50 Cent’s brand of cognac is firing back at accusations that it copied the design of Remy Martin’s bottle, blasting the rival for trying to “eliminate” a competitor and “monopolize the Cognac market.” Sire Spirits filed a motion Monday in Manhattan federal court seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed in August by E. Remy Martin […]

Elvie Shane’s debut single “My Boy” bounds from No. 5 to No. 1 in its 54th week on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Oct. 23). In the week ending Oct. 17, the song gained by 23% to 29.5 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data. Shane wrote “My Boy” with Nick Columbia, Lee Starr and

Colombian hitmaker Karol G has teamed up with Smirnoff for their new campaign dubbed “Sabor for the People,” which will showcase the new Smirnoff Poco Pico Seltzer variety pack and Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind products with Día de Los Muertos-inspired cans. The vodka brand also announced it will hit the road with the “El Makinon” singer for her

Drake returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Oct. 23) for a 36th total week on top, ruling as the biggest musical act in the U.S. thanks to the continued success of his latest LP, Certified Lover Boy. The album rebounds to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a fourth

Beyoncé and Jay-Z redefine fine dining in the bonus Date Night film for their “About Love” Tiffany & Co. campaign, which debuted Tuesday (Oct. 19). Directed by Dikayl Rimmasch and second unit director Derek Milton, the new mini-film spotlights the superstar couple’s night out on the town as inspired by the backseat taxi scenes from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, soundtracked by Paul Anka’s

Doja Cat tops Billboard’s Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Oct. 16) for the first time, powered by five songwriting credits on the latest Billboard Hot 100. “Kiss Me More,” featuring SZA, leads at No. 7 (after reaching No. 3 in July), with 61.7 million radio audience impressions, 11.4 million U.S. streams and 2,000 sold in

In what’s been a relatively slow year for breakout hits from new artists, we haven’t seen a lot of first-timers climbing into the top 20 of the Hot 100 — but fewer still who debut there as a lead artist. That’s what 19-year-old Jacksonville rapper Nardo Wick does this week with his breakout single, “Who

When Kelly Rowland and Jay-Z ran into each other at a movie premiere last week, Hov’s reaction was nothing short of iconic. Last Wednesday, the two were both at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall,” and a short clip of the two seeing one another made waves on the Internet and had

Reba McEntire’s new triple-album Revived Remixed Revisited enters multiple Billboard charts (dated Oct. 23), including at No. 8 on the all-genre Top Album Sales tally (8,000 sold, according to MRC Data) and No. 12 on Top Country Albums (9,000 equivalent album units). McEntire adds her 12th Top Album Sales top 10, dating to the chart’s 1991

Liberty Media ended its brief entrée into broadcast radio on Oct. 5 by selling its entire stake in iHeartMedia, the largest radio broadcaster in the United States. According to an iHeartMedia SEC filing, Liberty Media sold its total holdings of Class A common stock (5.94 million shares) at $25.25 per share in an open market block trade.