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Madonna to Sean Penn at Haiti benefit: “I loved you when I first laid eyes on you and I still love you just the same”

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Madonna to Sean Penn at Haiti benefit: “I loved you when I first laid eyes on you and I still love you just the same”

Madonna was ex husband Sean Penn’s date tonight at Penn’s annual Haiti fundraiser. After the revelation that Penn has interviewed international criminal El Chapo, it seems like he can handle his ex. They are thick as thieves, very affectionate, posing for pictures with two of Madonna’s children on the red carpet.

But the real excitement in the Montage hotel ballroom was Madonna’s surprise acoustic performance of “la vie en rose.” She accompanied herself on ukulele, and impressed everyone including Leonard DiCaprio and Justin Bieber (who stopped in briefly but lost interest). Madonna told the crowd, referring to Penn, “I loved you when I first laid eyes on you and I still love you just the same. I just wish you didn’t smoke so many cigarettes.”

Madonna and Penn were married from 1985 to 1989. They have no children together.

Are they back together? No one can say for sure, but the formerly married couple put on quite a show Saturday night while millions were being raised for Penn’s J/P Haiti foundation. They sat almost on top of each other at the main table, with DiCaprio across from them.

Last year, Penn’s date was Charlize Theron, and there were certainly many more celebs. But this year, aside from the main table, Pamela Anderson was the main attraction.

For a short time, when Madonna sang, pop twerp Justin Bieber ambled in and plopped down to watch her performance with a couple of friends. But when Madonna was finished, so was the Beebs. He hopped up and exited. A waiter told me Bieber basically “lives” at the Montage, as well as at a house in Beverly Hills.

Madonna later contributed the ukulele to the live auction. She told the auctioneer that she’d sign it, “lick it,” and “kiss it” when her tour was over in March. She also said she’d put something secret inside it for the highest bidder. “It will be wet inside and dry inside,” she said. When the auctioneer asked who’d made the ukulele, Madonna replied: “None of your f—ing business.”

A lunch with Penn and DiCaprio, plus a night at DiCaprio’s Palm Springs spread, went for the bargain price of $200,000. Of course, many in the room may not have known that Penn had interviewed El Chapo, and might have good anecdotes from that experience.

Penn is devoted to Haiti, and is clearly making progress down. He’s so passionate about it tears came to his eyes twice talking about getting health care for a dying teen. If he’s diverted Madonna’s attention from Kabbalah into this worthy cause, then he’s really scored points. Bravo!

Leonardo DiCaprio: Oscar Campaign in Full Swing as “Revenant” Mauls “Star Wars” on Opening Night

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Leonardo DiCaprio: Oscar Campaign in Full Swing as “Revenant” Mauls “Star Wars” on Opening Night

“The Revenant,” with all its blood and guts, the mauling bear and gorgeous natural light photography, beat “Star Wars” on its opening night. The Leonardo DiCaprio epic made just over $14 million on Friday night vs. a Jedi $10 million.

With “The Revenant” expanding into general release, DiCaprio is also ramping up his Oscar campaign for Best Actor. The little gold man is his to lose. After twenty years in the game, DiCaprio — who’s had several top notch performances–has little competition. This year was not a good one for leading men. “Spotlight” and “The Big Short” came off as ensemble pieces. Matt Damon in “The Martian” might be the strongest candidate. Michael Fassbender as “Steve Jobs” is wonderful, but the movie fizzled. Will Smith is good in “Concussion,” but the movie hasn’t really broken out. Eddie Redmayne is convincing in “The Danish Girl,” but he just won the Oscar.

One industry insider observed to me: “I’d watch Bryan Cranston once Leo wins the Golden Globe. Hollywood really likes “Trumbo,” and Cranston has a lot of good will built up from Breaking Bad. He’s really liked.”

The major difference between “The Revenant” and the other films with lead actors? “The Revenant” push has mostly been stealth. It’s been aimed directly at Oscar voters. This past week, DiCaprio was feted in New York at a private lunch, and then in Hollywood at a private dinner. There’s been no press involvement. In New York, Sting sang Happy Birthday to his wife, Trudie Styler, which wowed the crowd of Academy voters. Stars on the level of Barbra Streisand, Warren Beatty and Sean Penn were enlisted for the west coast dinner.

And all the anecdotes have been fed to gossip columns instead of being witnessed. This is quite the opposite of campaigns for other movies. For instance, Matt Damon mixed and mingled last week, charming as ever, with press and Oscar voters at a 21 Club tea. Will Smith has made himself ultra accessible for “Concussion.” Ditto the “Spotlight,” “Hateful Eight,” and “Big Short” casts.

Cleverly, DiCaprio’s Oscar campaign casts him as a real life version of Robert Redford’s “Candidate.”

So now everyone waits to see what happens tomorrow night. DiCaprio should win the Golden Globe handily. He’s won it before, for “The Aviator.” Once that’s over, it will be interesting to see who is nominated for Lead Actor by the Oscars on Thursday. From that group, perhaps Cranston or Smith or Damon will launch an offensive to grab the real gold.

Amy Winehouse Father Comes Out Swinging on Twitter: “This Film is a Lie”

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Amy Winehouse Father Comes Out Swinging on Twitter: “This Film is a Lie”

Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch, has come out swinging on Twitter tonight. “This film is a lie,” he says of the hugely successful documentary about his late daughter. The film “Amy” directed by Asif Kapadia is nominated for a Golden Globe on Sunday. It also airs on British TV this weekend.

Winehouse also wrote on Twitter: “I never said Amy didn’t need rehab. I said she didn’t need rehab in 2005. Later on different story. They edited that out…Can I ask you all a question? Did the film say that Amy was clean of drugs for 3 years? How do u think she got clean without treatment?…Amys tweets to me. Seems like yesterday. I’m Amy’s dad. We won’t give in. Too many disadvantaged kids need our and Amy’s help…”

Mitch Winehouse also defended the foundation he started in his daughter’s name.

Adele Surprises with Final Sales Numbers This Week, 200K Total Including Streaming

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Adele Surprises with Final Sales Numbers This Week, 200K Total Including Streaming

It’s just water under the bridge. I told you on Wednesday that Adele was going to sell a “Mere” 150,000 copies of her “25” album.

In the end, including streaming, hitsdailydobuble.com says it was 204K. Justin Bieber, number 2, sold 127,000 including streaming.

Bieber sold only 55,000 actual copies. The bulk of his number comes from streaming.

Adele had only 30,000 streams. Almost all of it was sales in hand, so to speak. She sold 173,000 CDs and digital downloads.

The rest of the top 10 added up to about Adele’s number including Bieber.

Where IS Adele when these reports come out? Does she just say “F—in’ A,” and have a beer, or what? Is she bathing in Evian? Sleeping on thousand count sheets? It must be a strange feeling.

Uncasting News: Jennifer Aniston Out of “The Comedian,” Christian Bale Staying in “Ferrari”

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Uncasting News: Jennifer Aniston Out of “The Comedian,” Christian Bale Staying in “Ferrari”

Not all casting announcements work out. And it’s no one’s fault. Just didn’t click for different reasons.

Jennifer Aniston is not going to make “The Comedian” with Robert DeNiro, directed by Taylor Hackford. I heard this last night, and Tweeted it today once I confirmed it. The movie starts shooting next month. Hackford, one of our best directors, will bring in a successor to play opposite De Niro.

I’d love to see Sandra Bullock with De Niro. Or if Hackford wanted to get creative, someone like Annabella Sciorra would be very cool. No one asked me however! (Hey about Patricia Clarkson?) Producer Art Linson is very smart, and I’m sure it will all be resolved. Aniston goes on to greener pastures.

There’s talk that Christian Bale may not play Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s biopic of the racing legend. I’m told that everything is fine however. Michael Mann has made some great movies, like “Heat” and “The Insider.” This combo sounded good on paper. We’ll wait and see.

Meantime. I’m hearing Josh Gad may be cast in “Marshall,” the movie directed by Reginald Hudlin and also starring Chadwick Boseman as a very young Thurgood Marshall. Paula Wagner is producing.

PS HBO’s gift suite at the Four Seasons Hotel was hopping this afternoon. Guests received products from Swiss Army Victorinox, Nautica, Solo Computer Bags, Boiron homeopathic products, and so on. There was also a whole private cafe! A lot of the people working there came out from New York. Of course.

“Danish Girl” Star Alicia Vikander’s Parents Got a Big Surprise Yesterday When They Boarded Plane to Hollywood from Sweden

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“Danish Girl” Star Alicia Vikander’s Parents Got a Big Surprise Yesterday When They Boarded Plane to Hollywood from Sweden

alicia vikanderAlicia Vikander is this year’s actress launched into stardom — think Chastain, Lawrence, Blanchett, etc. She’s got two BAFTA nominations this morning, for “Ex Machina” and “The Danish Girl.” She’s nominated for the Golden Globes. Her Oscar nomination is around the corner. If you follow the tabloids, she dates Michael Fassbender. She’s also quite lovely.

Last night at W Magazine’s annual kickoff party on the 6th floor of the Chateau Marmont, Vikander told me the best story of the awards season. When her parents boarded their British Airways flight to Hollywood from Sweden, she gave them an incredible surprise– first class tickets upgraded from coach. It’s not like Alicia has a lot of money. She pieced together various upgrades from tickets she had this year, and paid for it herself.

“My parents live in a small village in Sweden,” she told me. “I’m waiting to hear from them. They must be shocked. They had tickets in economy!” I’m telling you, this girl was beaming with delight. Jack Huston– just about to break big– and Lily James (of Downton fame, Cinderella, etc) applauded her.

Lynn Hirschberg and W editor in chief Stefano Tonchi host this party with the Chateau owner and hotel mogul Andre Balazs. “Every year we try to make it smaller and it gets bigger!” red haired Lynn yelled to me over the din of actors, directors and fashionistas stuffed into the Chateau suite that spills out onto an enclosed terrace. Someone asked Lynn, one of my favorite all time movie writers, how she should be described. Doyenne? Is it too soon for that? I don’t think so.

The Chateau suite is so crowded– like a subway car at rush hour– that exuberance takes over just from the madness. Everyone is happy, from Downton Abbey star Joanna Froggatt (Anna) and her husband, James, who moved to L.A. three days ago– three days ago!!!– to a very sweet Kristen Wiig, who literally made herself into a wallflower in the hallway (“I can’t go in there!”).

There were lots of actresses– from Blanchett (who radiates glamour)– my pal “Room” star Brie Larson (also now in that Chastain-Lawrence galaxy)– to a contemplative Quentin Tarantino hanging out in the photo booth room accepting kudos from his fanatic fans in the industry. (You’d be surprised how A listers approach him– like he’s Yoda and Gandhi wrapped into one).

I ran into Gerald Butler– now this is a guy who looks like a Movie Star. He’s very happy to be in town because, he told me, all he’s been doing is working. “I made four films this year back to back!” he exclaimed.

Who else was there? Helen Mirren, Christoph Waltz, Kirsten Dunst, Anthony Mackie, Michelle Monaghan, Rami Malek, Adam McKay, Julie Delpy, Tom Hiddleston, Thomas Middleditch, Lola Kirke, Taylor Lautner, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jay Duplass, Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, producer Laura Bickford, writer Bret Easton Ellis- and I’m sure I am missing a few.

Missing this year, thank good ness– the Cronuts that had been featured in the last few years. Instead dessert– after delicious Chateau truffle raviolis and more– were small glazed doughnuts stuffed with bacon. You read that right. But please tell my healthcare insurer I did not try one. Many did, and I think they were carried out on stretchers!

Will Smith Offers to Work for “Joy” Director David O. Russell “At a Discount”

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Will Smith Offers to Work for “Joy” Director David O. Russell “At a Discount”

You would think Hollywood would be exhausted by now with all the parties around town. Not so at the Sunset Tower Hotel, where “Joy” director David O. Russell and “Concussion” star Will Smith were jointly being feted at a cocktail and conversation soiree hosted by Jerry and Linda Bruckheimer and the inexhaustible Colleen Camp.

“Joy” co-star Diane Ladd (a three time Oscar nominee) drove down from Ojai with husband Robert Hunter to be there for Russell along with “Mad Men” creator Matt Weiner, Nastassja Kinski, director Catherine Hardwicke and “Concussion” director Peter Landesman, Cuba Gooding, Brenda Vaccaro, Jason Patric, director Michael Mann, famed publicist Norby Walters and his producer son Gary, “Joy” producer John Davis, Harvey Weinstein, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

But leave it to the coolest lady in Hollywood, Dame Helen Mirren, to steal the show. When it came time for the remarks, Helen elegantly stepped in front of David, and in her best Queen Elizabeth voice boomed, “Hello. This is not David. It’s Helen and I’d like to thank Will Smith and all of you for coming.” While Russell and Smith cracked up, Helen continued her witty banter.

Russell thanked Will Smith for making “Concussion,” saying, “I’ve been a longtime fan of Will. I didn’t know about all of this before I saw it. I was knocked out by it, pardon the pun.” Will spoke up and returned the compliment saying, “I would like to thank David for his beautiful work in “Joy.” He addressed Russell: “Hey I wasn’t in the movie, and I do some acting you know. I’ve seen all of your films. I am offering myself at a discount for your services.”

Smith continued, “When they came up with this idea to this event as a joint evening,” which then elicited unintended laughs, to which Will cheekily clarified, “not that kind of joint.” Will continued, “I thought it was a wonderful idea. These award things can get lost into arrogance and vanity, so something like this just to say thank you is a good thing.”

Russell said, “Joy” is for anybody that has a dream, “Concussion” is so big and important and truly impactful.” Gracious David then thanked all for being there and especially Helen for “giving me my mighty voice.” So all in all, a relaxed Hollywood evening where everyone mingled and worked the room.

Movie Awards: British Academy Gives 9 Noms Each for “Carol,” “Bridge of Spies,” 2 for Alicia Vikander

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Movie Awards: British Academy Gives 9 Noms Each for “Carol,” “Bridge of Spies,” 2 for Alicia Vikander

BAFTA– the British Film Academy– announced their nominees while you were sleeping in the U.S. They went big for Todd Haynes’ “Carol” and resurrected the chances of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies.” Each film received 9 nominations. Aside from snubbing David O. Russell’s “Joy”– as well as Star Wars and Spectre– they got a lot of things right. They gave two- yes two– nominations to Swedish-British actress Alicia Vikander, the movie “It” girl for 2015. I saw Alicia earlier in the evening, and she was not prepared for that turn of events, certainly. But, well played! She’s a keeper.

BEST FILM
THE BIG SHORT Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt
BRIDGE OF SPIES Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg
CAROL Elizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley
THE REVENANT Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon
SPOTLIGHT Steve Golin, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
45 YEARS Andrew Haigh, Tristan Goligher
AMY Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
BROOKLYN John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby
THE DANISH GIRL Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Gail Mutrux, Lucinda Coxon
EX MACHINA Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
THE LOBSTER Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthimis Filippou

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
ALEX GARLAND (Director) Ex Machina
DEBBIE TUCKER GREEN (Writer/Director) Second Coming
NAJI ABU NOWAR (Writer/Director) RUPERT LLOYD (Producer) Theeb
SEAN MCALLISTER (Director/Producer), ELHUM SHAKERIFAR (Producer) A Syrian Love Story
STEPHEN FINGLETON (Writer/Director) The Survivalist

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE ASSASSIN Hou Hsiao-Hsien
FORCE MAJEURE Ruben Östlund
THEEB Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd
TIMBUKTU Abderrahmane Sissako
WILD TALES Damián Szifron

DOCUMENTARY
AMY Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
CARTEL LAND Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin
HE NAMED ME MALALA Davis Guggenheim, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
LISTEN TO ME MARLON Stevan Riley, John Battsek, George Chignell, R.J. Cutler
SHERPA Jennifer Peedom, Bridget Ikin, John Smithson

ANIMATED FILM
INSIDE OUT Pete Docter
MINIONS Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE Mark Burton, Richard Starzak

DIRECTOR
THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay
BRIDGE OF SPIES Steven Spielberg
CAROL Todd Haynes
THE MARTIAN Ridley Scott
THE REVENANT Alejandro G. Iñárritu

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BRIDGE OF SPIES Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
EX MACHINA Alex Garland
THE HATEFUL EIGHT Quentin Tarantino
INSIDE OUT Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve
SPOTLIGHT Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
BROOKLYN Nick Hornby
CAROL Phyllis Nagy
ROOM Emma Donoghue
STEVE JOBS Aaron Sorkin

LEADING ACTOR
BRYAN CRANSTON Trumbo
EDDIE REDMAYNE The Danish Girl
LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Revenant
MATT DAMON The Martian
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Steve Jobs

LEADING ACTRESS
ALICIA VIKANDER The Danish Girl
BRIE LARSON Room
CATE BLANCHETT Carol
MAGGIE SMITH The Lady in the Van
SAOIRSE RONAN Brooklyn

SUPPORTING ACTOR
BENICIO DEL TORO Sicario
CHRISTIAN BALE The Big Short
IDRIS ELBA Beasts of No Nation
MARK RUFFALO Spotlight
MARK RYLANCE Bridge of Spies

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ALICIA VIKANDER Ex Machina
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Hateful Eight
JULIE WALTERS Brooklyn
KATE WINSLET Steve Jobs
ROONEY MARA Carol

ORIGINAL MUSIC
BRIDGE OF SPIES Thomas Newman
THE HATEFUL EIGHT Ennio Morricone
THE REVENANT Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
SICARIO Jóhann Jóhannsson
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS John Williams

CINEMATOGRAPHY
BRIDGE OF SPIES Janusz Kamiński
CAROL Ed Lachman
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD John Seale
THE REVENANT Emmanuel Lubezki
SICARIO Roger Deakins

EDITING
THE BIG SHORT Hank Corwin
BRIDGE OF SPIES Michael Kahn
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Margaret Sixel
THE MARTIAN Pietro Scalia
THE REVENANT Stephen Mirrione

PRODUCTION DESIGN
BRIDGE OF SPIES Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
CAROL Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
THE MARTIAN Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales

COSTUME DESIGN
BROOKLYN Odile Dicks-Mireaux
CAROL Sandy Powell
CINDERELLA Sandy Powell
THE DANISH GIRL Paco Delgado
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Jenny Beavan

MAKE UP & HAIR
BROOKLYN Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
CAROL Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan
THE DANISH GIRL Jan Sewell
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin
THE REVENANT Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini

SOUND
BRIDGE OF SPIES Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White
THE MARTIAN Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
THE REVENANT Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
ANT-MAN Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke
EX MACHINA Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams
THE MARTIAN Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
EDMOND Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy
MANOMAN Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
PROLOGUE Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton

BRITISH SHORT FILM
ELEPHANT Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith
MINING POEMS OR ODES Callum Rice, Jack Cocker
OPERATOR Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan
OVER Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister
SAMUEL-613 Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
BEL POWLEY
BRIE LARSON
DAKOTA JOHNSON
JOHN BOYEGA
TARON EGERTON

Shia La Beouf May Be Reunited in Secret Film with “American History X” Director Tony Kaye

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Shia La Beouf May Be Reunited in Secret Film with “American History X” Director Tony Kaye

EXCLUSIVE You must remember this: a couple of years ago, Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf were supposed to star together on Broadway in a revival of “Orphans.”

But Baldwin and LaBeouf fell out, and Shia left the production with a lot of public acrimony. Ben Foster replaced him in the role.

Now LaBeouf–who’s mostly been having sex on screen, making performance videos, acting kooky lately– and Baldwin may be reunited at last in a film directed by Tony Kaye called “Stranger than the Wheel.”

Kaye and LaBeouf have been working on “Stranger” very quietly for some time, I’m told. It’s the story of a young man tracing his relationship with an abusive father. Alec could be playing the dad. At least, that’s what Shia and Kaye want.

“Stranger than the Wheel” has been around a while. Back in 2000, Dennis Quaid was going to star in it. The original screenplay is by Joe Vinciguerra.

Kaye is the talented and mercurial director of “American History X,” among other films. He also made a series of acting teacher videos with the late Marlon Brando that are the stuff of legend at this point. There was a lot of static about all that, but it’s a long time ago in a far off galaxy.

Kaye, like LaBeouf and Baldwin, is no shrinking violet. If they make “Stranger” and all survive, it could be incendiary. And worth seeing.

Pop Chart: Ed Sheeran’s Justin Bieber Song “Love Yourself” Topples Adele’s “Hello” on iTunes

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Pop Chart: Ed Sheeran’s Justin Bieber Song “Love Yourself” Topples Adele’s “Hello” on iTunes

The chipping away has finally worked. Adele’s “Hello” has been dethroned from its long run at number 1 on iTunes. It’s still number 1 in amazon, but on iTunes Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” has overtaken it. “Love Yourself” is written by Ed Sheeran, with input of some kind by Bieber It’s one of the few songs on Bieber’s “Purpose” album that isn’t ornamented by digital bird noises.

Adele needn’t worry. Her album is still number 1 and leading Bieber– number 2 on the album charts– by tens of thousands. Interestingly, Bieber’s sales numbers are hugely increased by streaming, while Adele is almost all physical sales. Bieber’s fans don’t need to own his music. They just like listening to it. Adele’s fans want the product in their possession.

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