In just four days, Taylor Swift's new album has sold more traditional albums than any other release this year.
FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Billboard reports the album, "reputation," sold 1.05 million copies in the first four days after its Nov. 10 release.
Before Swift released her album, Ed Sheeran's "Divide" was the year's best-selling album, with 919,000 units sold. Kendrick Lamar's "Damn" has sold 842,000 units.
Since Billboard changed how it views albums sales — incorporating single track sales (10 song sales = 1 album sale) and streaming (1,500 streams = 1 album sale) — Sheeran's album has sold 2.3 million units overall. Lamar's has moved 2.5 million units.
Swift's "reputation" is not available on streaming services, pushing fans to buy it or wait until it appears on Spotify or Apple Music. It's Swift's fourth album to sell more than 1 million units in its first week of release.
Swift became the first artist to have three albums sell more than 1 million copies in their first week when "1989" reached the feat in 2014. Her albums "Speak Now" and "Red" also sold more than 1 million units in their debut weeks.
PARIS (AP) — The director of a group that advocates for female sports fans says she and other Paris Saint-Germain supporters were subjected to “abusive” searches while entering Barcelona's stadium for a Champions League match earlier this week.
Anoush Morel, the director of Her Game Too France, told L'Equipe and RMC Sport that her breasts, buttocks and groin were touched by a female security officer during a pat-down at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night. Other women reported similarly aggressive searches, she said.
Paris Saint-Germain won the match 4-1 and advanced to the Champions League semifinals.
In a letter Thursday, the organization condemned the practice and called on “relevant authorities” to take action.
“It's unacceptable that spectators, fans and women in general were particularly targeted by these intrusive and humiliating searches that constitute sexual aggression,” the letter read.
The group said there have been similar complaints at other stadiums in Europe, usually impacting visiting fans. It called on teams, organizers of the games and stadiums to ensure their security protocols avoid the “unfair treatment” of supporters.
It asks UEFA to provide answers on whether visiting fans in particular are being subjected to more aggressive searches.
A request for comment from UEFA sent on Thursday evening was not immediately answered.
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Barcelona supporters wait for the team arrival at the Olimpic Lluis Companys stadium for the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Paris Saint-Germain supporters arrive at the Olimpic Lluis Companys stadium for the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Paris Saint-Germain supporters arrive at the Olimpic Lluis Companys stadium for the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
