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Luke Combs Lands First No. 1 Album With 'What You See Is What You Get' | Billboard News
Video ThumbnailLuke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen are set to headline Tortuga Music Festival when it returns to Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 8-10, 2022. This will mark a much anticipated return to its normal April slot for the festival, which was canceled in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the festival shifted to Nov. 12-14.
Other artists slated to perform during the three-day festival next year include Breland, Priscilla Block, Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis, Travis Denning, Walker Hayes, Randy Houser, Scotty McCreery, Nelly, Brittney Spencer, Tiera, Mitchell Tenpenny, Hailey Whitters, Lainey Wilson, Chase Rice, The Cadillac Three, The War and Treaty, and more.
Combs is the reigning CMA entertainer of the year, and on last week’s CMA Awards show, he debuted the new track “Doin’ This.” Rhett is the reigning ACM male artist of the year (and a former ACM Awards entertainer of the year winner) and recently announced he will release two new albums next year. Meanwhile, Wallen will launch an arena tour in 2022, including stops at Madison Square Garden, Staples Center and Bridgestone Arena. Wallen’s current single “Sand in My Boots” is at No. 13 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart.
Tickets for Tortuga Music Festival will go on sale Friday, Dec. 3.
Tortuga Music Festival launched in 2013, with the dual purpose of offering an ocean-side festival as well as raising awareness for marine conservation. Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Gary Allan and Jake Owen were among the artists on the inaugural Tortuga Music Festival bill.
London four piece Keo are on course to land their first UK Number 1 album with Put A Smile On For Me. After building a loyal audience over the past two years, the London band now lead this week’s Official Albums Chart update. Their debut record explores love, guilt, and self destruction.
Nothing But Thieves are close behind at Number 2 with their fifth album, Stray Dogs. The Southend band are hoping for a second straight Number 1 after Dead Club City reached the top in 2023. Taylor Swift is at Number 3 with The Life Of A Showgirl, helped by the expanded The Encore edition. Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In sits at Number 4, while Soft Cell’s Danceteria opens at Number 5. It is the synth pop duo’s final album together following Dave Ball’s death last year.
Europe could reach Number 9 with Come This Madness, giving the Swedish rock band its first UK Top 10 album in four decades. A 30th anniversary reissue of Alice In Chains’ MTV Unplugged is at Number 13 in the midweek update, with Orbital’s Glastonbury 1994 set at Number 14. Julia Jacklin is heading for her first Top 40 album as The Gem reaches Number 18, while Suede’s Coming Up returns at Number 23 after its 30th anniversary physical release.
Also on track for Top 40 places are Nessa Barrett’s Tough Love at Number 29, the companion soundtrack to LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER at Number 30, and Dublin band Gurriers’ Nobody’s Coming To Save You at Number 31. Blondshell, Kneecap, Tina Turner, and Leon Bridges also appear in the lower half of the midweek chart.
The official positions will be announced when the final Albums Chart is published on Friday.
