Drake tops Franklin, Wonder record
Earning his 21st No. 1 hit on Billboard’s R&B/HipHop songs chart, Drake has bested a record previously held by icons Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.
Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later,” featuring rapper Lil Durk, reached the No. 1 spot on the chart this week. Wonder and Franklin each have had 20 songs top the chart.
Of Drake’s 21 No. 1 hits on the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, 12 include him in the leading role, including “God’s Plan,” “In My Feelings,” “Hotline Bling,” “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Best I Ever Had,” his first major hit released in 2009. Nine of his No. 1 successes are songs he co-starred on, including “Work” with Rihanna, “Moment 4 Life” with Nicki Minaj, “Fall for Your Type” with Jamie Foxx, and “I Invented Sex” with Trey Songz.
Earlier this year, Drake, 34, made Billboard chart history when he set a record for most songs on the Hot 100 chart — Billboard’s main songs chart that includes all genres.
Host Eve leaving ‘Talk’:
Eve, a host on daytime’s “The Talk” for four seasons, said she’s leaving in December to put her personal life first.
On Monday’s show, the actor and singer said she wants to focus on expanding her family. She’s been appearing on CBS’ “The Talk” from London since September.
“It’s been a crazy year, obviously for all of us,” Eve said, and the further uncertainty of travel because of a new U.K. coronavirus lockdown led to what she called “one of the hardest decisions in the world.”
“I have had the most beautiful experience. I’ve grown as a woman, as a person,” she said of her stint on the show.
‘Jeopardy’ greats join quiz show:
“Jeopardy” trivia titans James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter are returning to ABC’s game show category with a new prime-time program called “The Chase,” the network announced Monday.
The trio behind the ratings beast “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” will help headline the new quiz show along with host Sara Haines, the TV journalist known for her work on “Good Morning America” and “The View,” ABC said.
Adapted from a British format of the same name, “The Chase” will pit contestants against the “ruthless” quiz masters trying to strip them of their cash prizes.
Actor Carol Arthur DeLuise dies:
Carol Arthur DeLuise, 85, an actor who appeared in several Mel Brooks films and was the widow of Dom
DeLuise, has died. A family statement said DeLuise died Sunday in Los Angeles after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
One of her most memorable roles was in Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles,” as Harriet Johnson, a schoolmarm who is among the residents of a Western town offended when a Black sheriff is appointed.
She met DeLuise in 1963, and they married two years later. The couple had three sons, actors Peter, Michael and David DeLuise. Dom DeLuise died in 2009.
Nov. 4 birthdays:
Actor Loretta Swit is 83. Actor Markie Post is 70. Actor Kathy Griffin is 60. Actor Ralph Macchio is 59. TV host Jeff Probst is 59. Actor Matthew McConaughey is 51. Producer Sean “Diddy” Combs is 51. TV personality Bethenny Frankel is 50. Singer Gregory Porter is 49. Chef Curtis Stone is 45. Actor Emme Rylan is 40.