Sakurazaka46 launch at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Oct. 11 to 17, with its latest single called “Nagaredama.” The J-pop girl group’s third single sold 407,334 copies to rule physical sales, while also scoring points in a balanced way across most metrics. The track comes in at No. 2 for […]

While the world devours the newest release from a certain divorced British torch singer, another U.K. export enters the global charts. Jesy Nelson arrives at No. 86 on the Billboard Global 200 and at No. 96 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tally with her debut solo single, “Boyz,” featuring Nicki Minaj. Following its Oct.

This story is part of Billboard’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue, highlighting the artists, issues and trends that will define awards season. Read our cover story on Halsey, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross here. Tyler Arnold was only 20 minutes into Bo Burnham’s latest musical comedy special, Bo Burnham: Inside, released on Netflix in May, when he started

A longtime attorney for Britney Spears’ father confirmed on Thursday (Oct. 21) that she had parted ways with Jamie Spears in the legal battle over his daughter’s conservatorship, but said she and her firm “stand by his and our actions.” The statement, issued by Vivian L. Thoreen of Holland & Knight, came two days after

Alanis Morissette wrapped the U.S. leg of her 2021 World Tour: Celebrating 25 Years of Jagged Little Pill with the biggest numbers of her career. In 34 shows in (mostly) amphitheaters around the country, the run brought in $29.4 million and sold 493,000 tickets according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. To sort the success

It made perfect sense that Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker lent a hand on the Willow’s raging fourth album, Lately I Feel Everything. The project from the 20-year-old singer, who has embraced her inner rocker, is exactly the kind of album the in-demand producer and time-keeper loves: unexpected, genre agnostic and hard-hitting. The pair discuss their

This story is part of Billboard’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue, highlighting the artists, issues and trends that will define awards season. Read our cover story on Halsey, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross here. In August 2019, D’Mile received a fateful message from fellow producer James Fauntleroy. “He texts me out of the blue on a Wednesday and asks me

Elton John has made an entire career out of defying expectations, penning hits and working with all of the right people to become the international phenomenon that he is today. And to celebrate that legacy, the Rocket Man is making sure he pays it forward. On Friday (Oct. 22), John is set to unveil his

This story is part of Billboard’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue, highlighting the artists, issues and trends that will define awards season. Read our cover story on Halsey, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross here. As the album of the year race takes shape, the music industry must grapple with a difficult reality: The year’s most popular album is

DJ Snake, Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion and Lisa from BLACKPINK’s forthcoming track, “SG,” is almost here. On Thursday (Oct. 21), the EDM artist uploaded a teaser ahead of the song and video’s premiere to his YouTube page, which features the four artists against several technicolor backdrops. Snake and Ozuna appear in the trailer between cuts