Farruko returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart after nearly six years, as La 167 debuts atop the Oct. 16-dated list. The 25-track set, released via Carbon Fiber/Sony Music Latin on Oct. 1, starts with 17,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 7, according to MRC […]

Halsey and the team of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross constitute one of the unlikeliest and most intriguing artist/producer match-ups in recent years. Halsey is one of the top pop singers of the past half-dozen years, while Reznor and Ross are masterminds of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails (who have built a very successful second

Garth Brooks is the latest addition to the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year presenter lineup. Announced Tuesday (Oct. 12), Brooks is slated to present the artist of a lifetime award to country legend Randy Travis during the awards ceremony on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.  Broadcasting live from Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, the event will honor Travis, Chris Stapleton, Gabby Barrett,

BLACKPINK wants their army of Blinks to stop gifting them presents, and instead want their fans to provide the tokens of gratitude to a greater cause. On Tuesday (Oct. 12), the K-pop supergroup announced via their label, YG Entertainment, that they will not accept gifts in the future. Handwritten fan letters to members Lisa, Jennie,

Raleigh Music Publishing announced today (Oct. 12) that it has acquired the catalog of American songwriter Lee Morris. Morris’s Billboard No. 1 hit, “Blue Velvet,” which is included in the sale to RMP, is a testament to how valuable ownership of a culturally relevant composition can be for rights holders. The song was first recorded as a hit

Lee Brice nets his eighth leader on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as “Memory I Don’t Mess With” rises from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Oct. 16-dated list, in its 49th week on the survey. It increased by 15% to 30.4 million impressions in the week ending Oct. 10, according to MRC Data. Brice co-wrote the song

After sitting out some shows due to reported health issues and returning to the stage over the weekend for an afternoon show in Bethel, New York in which he slurred his words and appeared to be out of sorts, Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell announced his retirement from the “All Star” group on Tuesday (Oct.

Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton’s “Does He Love You” debuts at No. 49 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Oct. 16) with 1.1 million audience impressions through Oct. 10, according to MRC Data, after it was sent to radio Oct. 8. The original version of the ballad by McEntire and Linda Davis ruled Country Airplay

Superstars come in many forms. Some achieve greatness gradually, working the circuit for years with progresses in prominence until a pivotal moment — an unexpected awards sweep, a landmark performance or a well-received sonic or stylistic change — triggers an ascent into music’s top tier. Others, though, blast off with such force that it’s hard

“We are outside — meaning we get to enjoy the great Los Angeles air, which I know may be as dangerous as COVID, but we’re willing to take the risk,” Trevor Noah joked during his monologue at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Later in the hilarious opener, he declared: “Tonight is gonna be the biggest outdoor event this year besides