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Hip-Hop Back on Top: The State of the Hot 100’s Top 10 for 2024

What were some of the most notable trends on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart during 2024? Hit Songs Deconstructed, which provides compositional analytics for top 10 Hot 100 hits, has released its year-end 2024 State of the Hot 100 Top 10 report. Here are three takeaways from Hit Songs Deconstructed’s latest in-depth research. Related […]

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Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Wins IFPI Global Single Award For 2024

It was a beautiful ride in 2024 for Benson Boone, as the breakthrough artist scored the biggest hit on the planet. Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is crowned the IFPI Global Single Award for 2024, effectively the world’s best-performing single across all digital formats. Boone earns bragging rights as his signature song planted itself at or near

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Abou ‘Bu’ Thiam Partners With Atlantic Music Group For BuVision Label

Record executive and former artist manager Abou “Bu” Thiam has formed a new partnership with Atlantic Music Group that brings his BuVision label to the Warner-owned major, Billboard has learned. As part of the deal, BuVision’s artists’ projects will now be released and marketed through Atlantic moving forward. Artists as part of the venture include

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Janelle Monáe To Play Notorious Con Artist in ‘Never Saw Me Coming’ Adaptation

Janelle Monáe will explore the art of the con in the upcoming Universal Pictures adaptation of Tanya Smith’s 2024 memoir, Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System – and Pocketed $40 Million. According to Variety, Monáe will star in the film and also produce through her Wonderland Pictures

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NJZ Star in Calvin Klein’s Spring 2025 Campaign: Shop the Collection

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. NJZ are putting on their denim and dancing shoes for Calvin Klein‘s spring 2025 campaign. Directed and shot by Oliver Hadlee

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The Killers, Tyler, the Creator and Olivia Rodrigo to Headline 2025 Osheaga Festival

The Osheaga Festival in Parc Jean-Dreapeau in Montreal (Aug. 1-3) announced its 2025 lineup on Wednesday (Feb. 19), which will feature headlining sets from The Killers, Tyler, the Creator and Olivia Rodrigo. The stacked-and-packed roster also includes: Glass Animals, Doechii, Dominic Fike, Lucy Dacus, Finneas, Gracie Abrams, The Chainsmokers, The Struts, Future Island, Smino, Tommy

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Sharon Osbourne Regrets Stopping Ozzy From Auditioning for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Ozzy Osbourne was once invited to audition for a role in Pirates of the Caribbean—but the opportunity was shut down by his longtime manager and wife, Sharon Osbourne. During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Sharon revealed what she considers the “biggest mistake” she ever made on the legendary Black Sabbath

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Drake Surprises Pregnant Fan With VIP Upgrade and Cash Giveaway at Sydney Show

Drake’s Anita Max Win Tour in Australia continues to deliver viral moments—this time, with the rapper handing out $30,000 to a pregnant fan at his Sydney show at Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday night (Feb. 19). During a break in his set, Drake was scanning the crowd for signs when he spotted one that read:

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