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BE:FIRST’s ‘GRIT’ Debuts at No. 1, CANDY TUNE’s ‘BAIBAI FIGHT!’ Breaks Into Top 20 on Japan Hot 100

BE:FIRST’s “GRIT” blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released June 4. The CD version of the track went on sale on May 28, two days after being dropped digitally. The song launched with 105,783 copies to hit No. 2 for sales, while dominating downloads, radio airplay, video […]

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Barry Manilow on His Farewell Concerts (‘It Is Goodbye’) & Why Today’s Lyrics Sound Like a ‘Run-On Sentence’

“My mother always wanted me to be a doctor,” Barry Manilow quipped on stage Tuesday (June 3) night at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. “She would be so proud!” Related Barry Manilow’s 25 Top 40 Hits, Ranked From Worst to Best: Critic’s Picks 06/16/2023 Manilow indeed became a doctor during his Detroit tour stop, when six cap-and-gowned

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SZA’s ‘SOS’ Breaks Michael Jackson’s Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

SZA’s SOS sails into uncharted waters on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart by becoming the longest-running No. 1 title in the chart’s 60-year history. The juggernaut earns the achievement with a 38th nonconsecutive week at No. 1, on the chart dated June 7, breaking its tie with Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which set the previous record

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DDG Seeks His Own Restraining Order Against Halle Bailey, Citing Abuse and Threats of Self-Harm

DDG has countered Halle Bailey’s domestic violence accusations with a request for a restraining order of his own, telling a judge that the 25-year-old singer and actress is abusive and has repeatedly threatened self-harm for emotional manipulation. The 27-year-old streamer and rapper DDG (Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) made the allegations in a counter-petition filed Wednesday

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Fuerza Regida’s JOP, Gabito Ballesteros & Lupillo Rivera Join ‘Pase a la Fama’ TV Show

Fuerza Regida’s Jesús Ortiz Paz (JOP), Gabito Ballesteros and Lupillo Rivera join the new reality show Pase a la Fama, set to premiere Sunday (June 8) on Telemundo. Related Telemundo, HYBE Latin America Launch Music Competition Show to Discover Next Regional… 04/24/2025 The three Mexican artists will form part of the music competition series —

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A-ha Frontman Morten Harket Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis, Says He’s Done ‘Treating It as a Secret’

After battling Parkinson’s disease for some time in private, A-ha‘s Morten Harket is now sharing his diagnosis with the public. Related Marc Cohn Reveals Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis: ‘This Is Just Another Passage… 01/30/2025 By way of a letter written by the band’s biographer, Jan Omdahl, the singer broke the news to fans that he has been

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803Fresh’s Viral ‘Boots on the Ground’ Rises to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart

803Fresh’s “Boots on the Ground” is flying high on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as it rises from the runner-up spot to top the list dated June 7. The viral, line-dance track ascends by becoming the most played song on panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the United States in the tracking week of May

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Goldman Sachs Lowers Global Music Industry Growth Forecast, Wiping Out $2.5 Billion

Goldman Sachs lowered its global growth expectations for the music industry for the next five years, as well as its forecast for global recorded music revenues this year, in a report published Tuesday (June 3). The Wall Street investment bank’s Music in the Air report, which has become a closely-watched guide for music industry executives and

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How Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying — A ‘Disney Stan Deep Down’ — Became Part of ‘World of Color Happiness!’ Show at Disneyland

It’s an understatement to say it was a dream come true for Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying to write and record the new song “Great Rainbow” for the 70th anniversary of the Disneyland Resort. The Grammy winner tells Billboard he’s a “Disney stan, deep down.” But Hoying didn’t stop with one song: He can be heard throughout

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The 10 Best Songs From Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter’ Series: Critic’s Picks 

It’s officially Lil Wayne week. Weezy is set to return with the sixth installment of arguably rap’s most decorated album series with Tha Carter VI arriving on Friday (June 6).  Seven years after C5, Wayne hopes to make more history and add to his decorated legacy. The project’s slated to be another star-studded affair with

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