Kendrick Lamar and SZA proceed their Billboard dominance as “Luther” tops the Scorching 100 songs chart for a ninth consecutive week, marking a career-best run for each artists. The chart-topping monitor, which pays homage to R&B legend Luther Vandross by means of a distinguished pattern, has solidified its place as one of many largest rap hits of the last decade.
With this milestone, “Luther” surpasses 24kGoldn’s “Temper” for the second-longest reign amongst rap songs on the Scorching 100 within the 2020s, trailing solely Roddy Ricch’s “The Field,” which led for 11 weeks in 2020.
The momentum surged following the discharge of the official video on April 11. Between April 11–17, the tune garnered 67.5 million radio airplay viewers impressions (up 7%), 25 million official streams (up 10%), and a couple of,000 digital gross sales (up 7%). It reclaimed the highest spot on the Streaming Songs chart for a seventh week, continues its third week at No. 1 on Radio Songs, and climbed again into the highest 20 on Digital Track Gross sales.
Kendrick Lamar and SZA set the tone for an unforgettable run, launching their Grand Nationwide Tour with a sold-out efficiency at U.S. Financial institution Stadium in Minneapolis. The worldwide icons reunited for an almost 3-hour spectacle, seamlessly mixing their distinct types right into a genre-defying set that spanned a number of eras of their celebrated careers.
Kicking issues off was DJ Mustard, who energized the group with a hits-packed set earlier than Kendrick and SZA took the stage collectively. The duo delivered fan-favorite tracks from albums together with GNX, SOS Deluxe: LANA, DAMN., Ctrl, and Mr. Morale & the Huge Steppers. Highlights included show-stoppers like “Kill Invoice,” “television off,” “All of the Stars,” “Snooze,” and their chart-topping collaboration “luther.”
Introduced by Dwell Nation, pgLang, and Prime Dawg Leisure, the 39-date stadium tour continues April 23 in Houston earlier than heading throughout North America after which abroad to Europe and the UK this summer time.
From begin to end, the opening evening proved why Kendrick and SZA are among the many most influential artists of their technology—delivering a efficiency that was each cinematic and deeply private, setting the stage for a landmark international tour.
