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Barbra Streisand Accused of Making Tribute to Alysa Liu About Herself
Alysa Liu's Olympic gold win sparked streaming surges for songs she performed to, with some tracks seeing increases up to 4,787% in sales, officials said.
- This week, Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu received a hero's welcome at San Francisco International Airport as passengers and staff applauded her arrival, while TikTok videos showed a flight attendant celebrating her return over the intercom.
- Having won Milan Winter Olympics women's singles gold, Alysa Liu became the first American woman in more than two decades and praised artist PinkPantheress, linking her programs to increased exposure.
- Data from Luminate shows the 'Stateside' remix hit nearly 1.8 million U.S. streams on Feb. 23, an 88% gain, while Donna Summer's 'MacArthur Park' surged 976% in streams and 4,787% in sales, and Laufey's 'Promise' gained 67% over Feb. 20-23.
- Liu's online presence surged, with five million Instagram followers gained earlier this month and viral TikTok reposts showing emotional airport welcomes and captions describing the trip back to San Francisco.
- The convergence of TikTok dance trends and fandom edits drives older song resurgences, with ' Give It Up to Me' vaulting 187% to over 1.98 million streams last week, indicating a broader music streaming trend.
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Barbra Streisand accused of making tribute to Alysa Liu about herself
Barbra Streisand seemed to mean well when she went on Instagram earlier this week to pay tribute to the Bay Area’s Alysa Liu, whose dazzling, joy-filled performances at the 2026 Olympics in Milan won her the figure-skating gold medal. But Streisand apparently couldn’t help herself, going off on some tangents in her post that left some respondents amused but others thinking that the entertainment legend was living up to her reputation for being s…
Alysa Liu Olympic Performances Lead to Big Bumps for PinkPantheress, Donna Summer & More
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. This week: Spotlight moments at the olympics help boost a number of songs, while an ’00s Sean Paul favorite finds new life and a U.K.…
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