Kendrick (super)bowls back to #1
Kendrick Lamar returns to the top of both the Albums and Singles Top 40 following his highly publicised Superbowl performance on Sunday. ‘luther’ also gains platinum certification this week; the track is the highest placing of five by the artist to feature in the Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa, including ‘Not Like Us’ at #2.
Nadia Reid’s much anticipated fourth album Enter Now Brightness debuts at #3 on the Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart. The Ōtepoti-born, Manchester-based performer had her trajectory interrupted by Covid – two kids and a relocation later, she’s finally blessing us with her first new material since 2020’s Out Of My Province.
Meanwhile, American artist and comedian Alex Warren is back at the top of the Hot Chart with ‘Ordinary’ – it’s his second #1 on the Chart, after ‘Burning Down’ topped it in September 2024. Te Wehi leads the Aotearoa Hot 20 for the fourth time in 12 months, with ‘Light Up’.