Solange earns first number one with surprise albumSolange (AFP/Ilya S. Savenok)NEW YORK (AFP) – Solange, the funk singer who has long endured comparisons with superstar sister Beyonce, on Sunday earned her first number-one album with an innovative and introspective work she surprise-released. “A Seat at the Table,” in which Solange examines both the role of African American women and her own despair, debuted at number one on the US Billboard album chart for the week through Thursday, tracking service Nielsen Music said. Solange has infused her music with electronica, psychedelica and dark New Wave and has been a frequent performer at alternative rock-dominated festivals. Beyonce is also a master of surprise releases, with her latest blockbuster album “Lemonade” paired with a made-for-television movie. “A Seat at the Table” sold 72,000 copies or the equivalent in downloads and streaming during the week, Nielsen Music said.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 09, 2016 21:33 UTC