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‘SEAL Team’ Season 4 Episode 10 Photos, Plot, Cast and Air Date

Jessica Paré directs CBS’s SEAL Team season four episode 10 and reprises her guest-starring role as Mandy Ellis in an episode that finds Jason in dire straits. Episode 10 was written by Ariel Endacott and will air on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.

David Boreanaz leads the cast as Jason Hayes, Max Thieriot plays Clay Spenser, and Neil Brown Jr. stars as Ray Perry. AJ Buckley is Sonny Quinn and Toni Trucks is Lisa Davis. Recurring cast members include Justin Melnick as Brock Reynolds, Tyler Grey as Trent Sawyer, Scott Foxx as Full Metal, and Judd Lormand as Lt. Cdr. Eric Blackburn.

Additional episode 10 guest stars include Natasha Hall, Eddie Aguirre, Kyoko Dole, Aimee Parker, and Jason Medwin.

“A Question of Honor” Plot: Jason’s career and freedom hang in the balance when Command accuses him of committing a horrific crime during a mission. With Bravo under a no-contact order, Jason must fight this battle without his brothers.

Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

SEAL Team is a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them. Jason Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior’s existence. His team includes his trusted confidant, Ray Perry, the longest-tenured operator with whom Jason shares an ingrained shorthand; Sonny Quinn, an exceptional, loyal soldier with a checkered past who still combats self-destructive tendencies; and Clay Spenser, a young, multilingual, second-generation SEAL with insatiable drive and dedication. Vital to the team’s success is Ensign Lisa Davis, a no-nonsense, take-charge officer.

Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice, and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication even in the face of overwhelming odds.

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David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes and Natasha Hall as LT. CMDR Williams in ‘SEAL Team’ season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Erik Voake © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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AJ Buckley as Sonny Quinn and Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser in season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Neil Brown Jr. as Ray Perry in season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Natasha Hall as LT. CMDR Williams, Aimee Parker as LT. CMDR Cook, Eddie Aguirre as LT. CMDR Flores, and Toni Trucks as Lisa Davis in season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Erik Voake © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser and Neil Brown Jr. as Ray Perry in season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Erik Voake © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Jamie McShane as Captain Lindell and David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes in season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Erik Voake © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser in season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)




‘Riverdale’ Season 5 Episode 8 Photos: “Lock & Key” Preview

Things are about to get even crazier – if that’s possible – on The CW’s Riverdale season five when episode eight arrives on March 17, 2021. Episode eight – “Lock & Key” – was directed by Rachel Talalay from a script by Arabella Anderson.

The cast of season five includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, Drew Ray Tanner is Fangs Fogarty, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.

“Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key” Plot: THE QUEEN OF CHAOS STRIKES AGAIN — A big announcement forces everyone to take stock of their current lives. Cheryl (Petsch) sets a risky plan in motion after learning some surprising news about Toni (Morgan). Jughead (Sprouse) tries to make sense of a strange encounter he had. Kevin (Cott) and Fangs (Drew Ray Tanner) make a big decision about their future together.

Season 5 Description, Courtesy of The CW:

The fourth season of Riverdale began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie—and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).

Meanwhile, after Betty saved her mom and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP, Jughead enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers—and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of…Jughead Jones!

At Thistlehouse, Cheryl was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni. She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.

Season five of Riverdale will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come — with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college — or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life — and romance — will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…

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Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones and Erinn Westbrook as Tabitha Tate in ‘Riverdale’ season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
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Chris Mason as Chad Gekko in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
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Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
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KJ Apa as Archie Andrews in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
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Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom and Adeline Rudolph as Miss Marble in season 5 episode 8 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)
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Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper in the “Lock & Key” episode (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)




‘Station 19’ Season 4 Episode 7 Photos: “Learning to Fly” Preview

ABC’s Station 19 season four episode seven finds the team encountering a cult leader who thinks he can fly. Episode seven, “Learning to Fly,” is set to air on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.

The season four cast includes Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Jason George as Ben Warren, Boris Kodjoe as Captain Robert Sullivan, and Grey Damon as Jack Gibson. Barrett Doss plays Victoria Hughes, Jay Hayden is Travis Montgomery, Okieriete Onaodowan is Dean Miller, Danielle Savre is Maya Bishop, and Stefania Spampinato stars as Carina DeLuca.

Episode seven guest stars include Jayne Taina as Marsha, Colleen Foy as Inara, Ansel Sluyther-Obidos as Marcus, Robert Curtis Brown as Paul Montgomery, Carlos Miranda as Theo Ruiz, Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon, John Ales as Brother John, and Ezra Buzzington as Jerry.

“Learning to Fly” Plot: The Station 19 crew is called to a cult gathering where they find their leader, Brother John, dancing on the roof and claiming he can fly. Meanwhile, Travis gets a surprise visit from his father, and Dean makes a difficult decision that could affect his career trajectory.

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Lachlan Buchanan and Jay Hayden in ‘Station 19’ season 4 episode 7 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
Station 19 Season 4 Episode 7
Grey Damon in season 4 episode 7 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
Station 19 Season 4 Episode 7
Lachlan Buchanan and Jay Hayden in season 4 episode 7 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
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Jaina Lee Ortiz in season 4 episode 7 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
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Jay Hayden in the “Learning to Fly” episode (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
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Danielle Savre in season 4 episode 7 (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)

‘Spirit Untamed’ New Video Features Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams”

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Spirit and Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Spirit Untamed,’ directed by Elaine Bogan.

The just-released video from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming family-friendly film Spirit Untamed features a new version of Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams.” The animated adventure was directed by Elaine Bogan (Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television’s Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) and is targeting a June 4, 2021 release in theaters.

The voice cast includes Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Julianne Moore (The Glorias), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), and Marsai Martin (Little). Mckenna Grace (Captain Marvel), Walton Goggins (Justified), Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and Eiza González (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) also lend their voices to Spirit Untamed.

The film is a continuation of the Spirit franchise that kicked off with Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron released theatrically in 2002. Ennio Torresan co-directs and Karen Foster serves as a producer. Amie Doherty (DreamWorks Animation’s Marooned) composed the score.

The Plot, Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation:

An epic adventure about a headstrong girl longing for a place to belong who discovers a kindred spirit when her life intersects with a wild horse, Spirit Untamed is the next chapter in the beloved story from DreamWorks Animation.

Lucky Prescott (Merced) never really knew her late mother, Milagro Navarro (González), a fearless horse-riding stunt performer from Miradero, a small town on the edge of the wide-open frontier.

Like her mother, Lucky isn’t exactly a fan of rules and restrictions, which has caused her Aunt Cora (Moore) no small amount of worry. Lucky has grown up in an East Coast city under Cora’s watchful eye, but when Lucky presses her own luck with one too many risky escapades, Cora picks up stakes and moves them both back with Lucky’s father, Jim (Gyllenhaal), in Miradero.

Lucky is decidedly unimpressed with the sleepy little town. She has a change of heart when she meets Spirit, a wild Mustang who shares her independent streak, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone (Grace) and Pru Granger (Martin). Pru’s father, stable owner Al Granger (Braugher), is the best friend of Lucky’s father.

When a heartless horse wrangler (Goggins) and his team plan to capture Spirit and his herd and auction them off to a life of captivity and hard labor, Lucky enlists her new friends and bravely embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to rescue the horse who has given her freedom and a sense of purpose, and has helped Lucky discover a connection to her mother’s legacy and to her Mexican heritage that she never expected.

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Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Spirit Untamed’
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Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace) riding Boomerang, Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced) riding Spirit and Pru Granger (Marsai Martin) riding Chica Linda in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Spirit Untamed’




‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Adds 5 More Cast Members

Paramount+ confirmed five new series regulars have joined season one of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Babs Olusanmokun (The Night Of), Christina Chong (Black Mirror), Celia Rose Gooding (Jagged Little Pill), Jess Bush (Les Norton), and Melissa Navia (Billions) have joined the cast of the new Star Trek series currently shooting in Toronto.

The cast announcement was accompanied by a one-minute video featuring the series’ stars discussing the start of production.

Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers are guiding the new voyages of Starship Enterprise as co-showrunners.

“In a career, there is never enough work that is pure joy. I feel that my friend Alex Kurtzman along with David Stapf at CBS Studios and Julie McNamara at Paramount+ have given me just that by letting me haunt the stockrooms of my favorite candy store and I am grateful,” said Akiva Goldsman. “With a hell of a cast and undying love for the original series, we boldly go.”

“I’m incredibly grateful to be working alongside Akiva and our brilliant, multi-faceted cast to help bring the adventures of the Starship Enterprise to new life,” added Henry Alonso Myers. “For someone who’s been dreaming of spaceships and alien worlds since I was little, this show is a dream come true.”

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Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, and Anson Mount star in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ (Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/CBS)

The five new cast members join Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock.

Co-showrunner/executive producer Akiva Goldsman wrote the series premiere (story by Goldsman, executive producer Alex Kurtzman, and executive producer Jenny Lumet) and will direct the episode. Alonso Myers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth are also on board as executive producers. The series is a CBS Studios, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment production.

Series Description, Courtesy of Paramount+:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is based on the years that Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series will follow Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

 

Grey’s Anatomy Season 17 Episode 8 Photos, Trailer, Plot and Air Date

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy returned from its long season 17 winter break with a heartbreaking episode that found one of the series regulars killed off (no spoilers here) and Meredith still on a ventilator. Season 17 continues with episode eight which finds the staff mourning the untimely death while slammed with patients. “It’s All Too Much” will air on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.

The cast is led by Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber, and Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt. Kim Raver plays Teddy Altman, Jesse Williams is Jackson Avery, Camilla Luddington is Dr. Jo, Caterina Scorsone is Amelia Shepherd, and Kelly McCreary is Maggie Pierce.

Episode eight guest stars include Jason George as Ben Warren, Stefania Spampinato as Carina DeLuca, and Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop.

“It’s All Too Much” Plot: As traumas and pressure mount, Grey Sloan doctors try to find a path forward, and Richard questions his faith. Meanwhile, Maggie gives Winston hospital privileges and they work together to treat an uneasy patient. Jo, Link and Jackson play an unconventional drinking game.

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Director Debbie Allen and Chandra Wilson on the set of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season 17 episode 8 (ABC/Ali Goldstein)
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Chandra Wilson in season 17 episode 8 (ABC/Ali Goldstein)
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James Pickens Jr in season 17 episode 8 (ABC/Ali Goldstein)
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Kim Raver in the “It’s All Too Much” episode (ABC/Ali Goldstein)
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Kevin McKidd in season 17 episode 8 (ABC/Ali Goldstein)




A Million Little Things Season 3 Episode 6 Photos, Plot, and Trailer

Season three of ABC’s primetime drama A Million Little Things continues with what promises to be an emotional roller coaster of an episode. Episode six, “miles apart,” will air on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.

The cast of season three includes David Giuntoli as Eddie Saville, Romany Malco as Rome Howard, Allison Miller as Maggie Bloom, Christina Moses as Regina Howard, Grace Park as Katherine Saville, and James Roday Rodriguez as Gary Mendez. Stephanie Szostak is Delilah Dixon, Floriana Lima is Darcy Cooper, Tristan Byon is Theo Saville, Lizzy Greene as Sophie Dixon, and Chance Hurstfield as Danny Dixon.

Guest stars include Chris Geere as Jamie, Anna Akana as Dakota, Ron Livingston as Jon, and Adam Swain as Tyrell.

“miles apart” Plot: Maggie is forced to face the harsh reality that cancer still controls her life, while Gary must choose between supporting a friend in need and building his relationship with Darcy. Meanwhile, Rome helps Regina at Someday during the COVID-19 transition.

The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:

Friendship isn’t a big thing. It’s a million little things. Our gang ended last season with many challenges in front of them. In season three, we’ll see our group of friends once again lean on each other in ways that are both moving and aspirational—something we could all use right now.

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Anna Akana and David Giuntoli in ‘A Million Little Things’ season 3 episode 6 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Allison Miller and James Roday Rodriguez in season 3 episode 6 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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James Roday Rodriguez and Allison Miller in season 3 episode 6 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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James Roday Rodriguez in season 3 episode 6 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Anna Akana and David Giuntoli in season 3 episode 6 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Floriana Lima and James Roday Rodriguez in season 3 episode 6 (ABC/Jack Rowand)




‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Gets a Season 3 Premiere Date and Teaser Trailer

Dinosaurs will continue to roam the Earth for at least one more season. DreamWorks Animation and Netflix announced Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous is returning for a third adventure-filled season. The new season will premiere on May 21, 2021 and will consist of 10 new episodes.

The teaser trailer accompanying the season three announcement warns “a new threat is born,” and the poster reveals something has escaped its enclosure.

The animated series features the voices of Paul-Mikél Williams as “Darius,” Jenna Ortega as “Brooklynn,” Ryan Potter as “Kenji,” Raini Rodriguez as “Sammy,” Sean Giambrone as “Ben,” and Kausar Mohammed as “Yaz.”

The DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, and Amblin Entertainment production is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, and Frank Marshall. Showrunners Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley also executive produce.

Series Description, Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation:

“Inspired by the Jurassic World franchise, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous follows six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Camp Cretaceous, a new adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar, must work together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island.”

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Poster for season 3 of DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’

‘The Unholy’ Unveils a Super Creepy New Trailer

The new two-and-a-half-minute trailer for the supernatural horror film The Unholy warns us to be careful who we pray to. Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) leads the cast of the film adaptation of James Herbert’s Shine, adapted and directed by first time feature film helmer Evan Spiliotopoulos.

In addition to Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Unholy cast includes Katie Aselton (Legion), William Sadler (Hawaii Five-0), Cricket Brown (Dukeland), Diogo Morgado (The Messengers), and Cary Elwes (Stranger Things).

Spiliotopoulos, Sam Raimi, and Rob Tapert produced the PG-13 horror film. Andrea Ajemian and Romel Adam served as executive producers.

Screen Gems is targeting an April 2, 2021 theatrical release.

The Plot:

The Unholy follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate.

When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

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Poster for Screen Gems’ ‘The Unholy’




BTS Tops Multiple Year-End Sales Charts

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BTS (Photo Credit: Big Hit Entertainment)

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced this week their Global charts for the year 2020. The categories of the annual charts include Global Recording Artists of the Year, Global Album Sales Chart, Global Digital Single Award, and the newly added Global Album All Formats Chart.

IFPI provides music sales numbers at the end of the year by tracking sales around the globe. Their motto is “IFPI is the voice of the recording industry worldwide.”

The Global Artist of the Year chart was the first announced, with the top 10 artists in this category revealed on March 4th. The artists ranking in the top five were Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, Drake, Taylor Swift, and – coming in at number one – Kpop superstars BTS. The award’s calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year. BTS’ win marks their first-ever number one on this chart. In 2019 the group came in at number seven and in 2018 that came in at number two.

With their top place finish BTS became the first Korean act to win the accolade, as well as the first winners to perform primarily in a language other than English. “BTS are a global phenomenon. They have had another outstanding year, releasing three albums, and continually finding creative and engaging ways to share their story with the world. They truly show the power that music has to bring joy and happiness to people the world over,” stated Frances Moore, Chief Executive of IFPI.

The top 10 in the Global Digital Single Award category are:

10. BTS – Dynamite
9. Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
8. Da Baby ft. Roddy Ricch – Rockstar
7. Xiao Zhan – Made to Love
6. Future ft. Drake – Life Is Good
5. Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
4. SAINt JHN – Roses
3. Roddy Ricch- The Box
2. Tones and I – Dance Monkey
1. The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” was the second single off his fourth studio album, After Hours. The song peaked at number one in more than 30 countries and shattered records for most weeks in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. According to IFPI, it’s the world’s best-selling single of 2020 across all digital formats, including single-track downloads and streams on both paid subscription services and ad-supported platforms.

Just added to IFPI’s annual charts is the Global Album All Formats Chart celebrating the best-selling albums of the year across all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming. Coming in at number one on the new chart is BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7. The supergroup’s album broke records and topped charts all over the world after its release in February 2020. MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 broke a record in their home country of South Korea as the number one selling album of all time. Their smash hit album also topped the charts in the world’s five largest music markets: USA, Japan, UK, Germany, and France. In addition, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 reached number one on iTunes charts in over 90 countries.

BTS’ album BE (Deluxe Edition) came in at number four with less than two months of tracking. (BE was released near the end of November 2020.) The Weeknd’s After Hours came in at number two and Billie Eilish’s 2019 release, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, came in at number three.

The final chart to be announced was IFPI’s Global Album Sales Chart. Once again, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 by BTS came in at number one. The chart combines global sales of physical and digital album downloads. Not only did the group grab number one on this chart, but they also snatched up number two with their album BE (Deluxe Edition) and number eight with their Japanese album MAP OF THE SOUL: The Journey.

For those keeping track, BTS has managed to make all four of IFPI’S charts with three different languages: Korean, English, and Japanese. They’re the first act in history to earn the top two best-selling albums on IFPI’s year-end chart. They’re also the first act to rank three albums in the top 10 on IFPI’s year-end global chart since Michael Jackson did so in 2009.

For a full list of the top 10 on all four charts visit ifpi.org.




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