Summer Walker bags her first top 10 visit to Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart in over a year as “Ex for a Reason,” with JT (of City Girls), starts at No. 6 on the list dated Oct. 30. With the new release, Walker collects her 14th top 10 on Hot R&B Songs and passes Jhene […]

Seether’s “Wasteland” becomes the band’s ninth No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, reaching the top of the Oct. 30-dated list. “Wasteland” is the Shaun Morgan-led rockers’ third No. 1 from their latest album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, giving the group a trio of toppers from a single set for the first time,

After TMZ reported that Yolanda Hadid is saying Zayn Malik — the father of Yolanda’s 1-year-old granddaughter — “struck” her during a dispute, the former One Direction singer is responding to the accusation. Zayn, who welcomed his daughter Khai with girlfriend Gigi Hadid in September 2020, took to Twitter on Thursday (Oct. 28) to address the

With excitement around Adele’s first new album in six years driving its debut single, “Easy On Me,” to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, fans have also been flocking to her catalog at an unprecedented volume. That’s particularly good news for XL, the independent label that first signed the U.K. star 15 years

“There’s a famous quote,” explains forensic musicologist Joe Bennett. “Where there’s a hit, there’s a writ.”  In the years following the resolution of the controversial “Blurred Lines” trial, which resulted in $7.3 million (later lowered to about $5 million) in damages and profits for Marvin Gaye’s estate, copyright infringement has been on the top of

Loza Alexander debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart (dated Oct. 30), becoming the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time thanks to his new song “Lets Go Brandon.” The song debuts at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it’s his first entry, with 1.2 million U.S. streams and

Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson has appointed Jasmine “Jay” Love as president and Tuere “Tu” Love as head of publicity for his label reboot, Blackground Records 2.0. The appointments follow the Oct. 8 reissue of two posthumous Aaliyah compilations: I Care 4 U and Ultimate Aaliyah. These albums are the final offerings from Blackground’s original

Jimmy Fallon is launching a new late-night show, and all his famous friends are invited. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host is about to launch That’s My Jam, an hourlong music and comedy variety show on NBC that kicks off next month with a special telecast, Billboard has exclusively learned. In a sneak peek at

Among the highest compliments a musician can receive is praise that their latest single sounds… super familiar. Sometimes, that’s a testament to crafting a hook so undeniable it feels like it’s always been in your ears. But other times, you’re not wrong — it was in your head all along. Think of Olivia Rodrigo’s second

It’s BTS ARMY’s lucky day: On Thursday (Oct. 28), BTS member Jungkook surprised fans with a brand-new cover uploaded to the K-pop group’s official YouTube page — this time, a passionate and piano-driven rendition of Harry Styles’ 2019 song “Falling.” Jungkook keeps the song true to form and sings the lyrics with a beautiful tenor and