After being on The Billboard Hot 100 for the past 20 weeks, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s duet “Die With a Smile” has hit the No. 1 slot, in the Jan. 11 ratings chart.
Further, Mars’ duet “APT.” with ROSE, is lingering at the No. 5 spot.
It’s rare that an act has two charted tunes, but n Bruno’s case, it’s a shared honor since he co-sings two with different female leads. Since he’s not completed a new album, the formula to link with a woman singer has worked well.
Then there’s Sabrina Carpenter, a solo singer, who also has two tunes on the ratings list: “Espresso” is at No. 9, and “Taste” is No. 10…
Broadway grosses, for week ending Jan. 5
Though the $3 million-plus gross for “Wicked” is over, the musical about the pair of fabled witches still is the No. 1, for the week terminating Jan. 5. Its tally was more than $3 million, which still is a commanding lead.
The Top 10
1—“Wicked,” $3.294 million
2—“The Lion King,” $2.000 million
3—“Hamilton,” $2.379 million
4—“Aladdin,” $1.995 million
5—“The Outsiders,” $1.841 million
6—“The Great Gatsby,” $1.889 million
7—“Back to the Future: The Musical,”$1.875 million
8—“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” $1.864 million
9—“MJ the Musical,” $1.805 million
10—“Gypsy,” $1.799 million
The complete list, courtesy of The Broadway League:
And that’s Show Biz…