Jorge Botas at Metal Global caught up with formere Nightwish bassist / vocalist Marko Hietala to discuss his forthcoming solo album, as well as his health and his decision to leave Nightwish in January 2021. Check out the interview below.
Hietala has gone on record numerous times saying that suffereing from…

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‘I was regretting it already when I was leaving.’

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BLACKPINK’s Rosé continues her record-breaking streak on the United Kingdom’s Official Singles Chart!

For the week of January 16 to 22, Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” spent its third consecutive week—and its fourth overall—at its peak of No. 2 on the Official Singles Chart (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s Hot 100 in the United States).

Not only does “APT.” already hold the record for the highest ranking ever achieved by a female K-pop act (including groups) on the Official Singles Chart, but it is now the first K-pop song ever to spend 12 weeks in the top 5—and the first to spend four weeks in the top 2 of the chart.

“APT.” also topped both the Official Streaming Chart and the Official Singles Sales Chart this week, in addition to staying strong at No. 2 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.

Congratulations to Rosé!

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