Beyoncé is back, in case you hadn’t heard. Across 12 shows in May, the Cowboy Carter Tour grossed $157.4 million and sold 567,000 tickets, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. It’s the second biggest reported monthly gross in Boxscore history – second only to herself. Beyoncé brought in $179.3 million in August 2023, in […]

This week in dance music: We visited Zedd at his house in L.A. to chat with him about his passion for latte-making, a hobby that isn’t casual. Upon arrival we found a veritable chemistry lab worth of coffee-making equipment, which the producer used to prepare a perfect cup. Later in the interview he also talked

Corey Kent’s “This Heart” becomes his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The single by the 31-year-old from Bixby, Okla., ascends two spots to the top of the survey dated July 5 with 27.9 million audience impressions, up 16%, June 20-26, according to Luminate. “This Heart” was co-authored by Thomas Archer, Blake Bollinger,

New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Christian Alicea, Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón (Rimas Entertainment) Alicea’s first album under Rimas Entertainment, his label since February, is exactly what the title suggests: a marathon of tropical gems. In a

The ladies of aespa are getting busy! The quartet dropped its latest single, “Dirty Work,” and its accompanying music video via SM Entertainment/Virgin Records on Friday (June 27). The synth-poppy rock-infused dance track didn’t arrive alone, though. It came packaged in a four-song release that includes the original version of “Dirty Work,” as well as

Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Diddy‘s son King Combs have dropped a surprise EP titled Never Stop. The embattled rapper and Puff’s son released the project on streaming services at midnight Friday (June 27). Ye served as executive producer, and North West — his eldest daughter with ex-wife Kim Kardashian — is featured

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  This week, Lorde reinvents herself, Alex Warren brings ROSÉ into his sonic world, and KATSEYE continue a “Gnarly” run

Morgan Wallen reimagines English rock band Nothing But Thieves’ 2014 track “Graveyard Whistling,” leaning into an alt-rock sound on his version, released as an Amazon Music Original cover on Friday (June 27) The 19-time Billboard Music Award winner first released “Graveyard Whistling” in March 2024 as part of his Abbey Road Sessions series on YouTube.