Earlier this year, when Taylor Swift’s Evermore sold 102,000 vinyl copies in a week, setting a modern-era record, and drove the six-month-old album back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, it had a secret weapon helping it along its way — digital sales. On June 3, for one day only, Swift sold four digitally autographed versions with her signature scrawled across new album cover artwork from her […]

Lil Nas X is basking in the praise he’s receiving from his peers. Following the release of his debut album, Montero, musicians have publicly congratulated the “Industry Baby” rapper on the project, with Lizzo being one of his most recent supporters. On Monday (Sept. 27), Lizzo hopped on Twitter to extend a big congratulatory message

Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced the return of the REVOLT x AT&T Summit, coming to Atlanta this Nov. 11-13. The three-day, in-person event will aim to inspire, educate and empower the next generation of Black leaders by celebrating Black excellence and hip-hop. “We’re excited to bring the REVOLT Summit back to Atlanta and celebrate the impact

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts launched with inaugural rankings dated Sept. 19, 2020, based on worldwide audio and video streams and download sales (the latter list excluding U.S. data). A year later, we’re recapping the biggest hits and newest names and more from around the world with the Global Music

WME has signed global superstar Daddy Yankee in all areas. Heralded as the king of reggaeton, Daddy Yankee has notched 85 entries on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart including 36 titles in the top 10 and seven going to No. 1, according to MRC Data. Daddy Yankee also topped the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart

Stand Up for Heroes — New York City’s annual event to honor America’s injured and ill veterans and their families — announced Tuesday (Sept. 28) that the event is coming back for its 15th year, and Bruce Springsteen is set to headline the live benefit show. The event is set for Nov. 8 and will take place

Zac Brown Band has paused their The Comeback Tour dates, as lead singer Zac Brown reveals he has tested positive for COVID-19. Brown revealed the news on Tuesday (Sept. 28) via an Instagram post. “I have made the very difficult decision to pause Zac Brown Band’s The Comeback Tour. Despite taking precautions, I’ve tested positive

The air is getting crisp and so are our picks. Ease through this first week of autumn with some mellow sounds by Lucky Daye, Reggie and more. Yet if you’re in denial about seasons changing, and still in summer, turn-up mode, we got you covered there too — with bops by Bia, Bankrol Hayden, Token

Scotty McCreery notches his fourth total and consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as “You Time” ascends to the top of the list dated Oct. 2. In the week ending Sept. 26, the song increased by 8% to 27.7 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data. “You Time” is the lead single from McCreery’s

In the opening minutes of her new Netflix documentary, Britney vs Spears, filmmaker Erin Lee Carr reveals the initial intentions of the project. “Two years ago, I began making a movie about Britney Spears with Jenny Eliscu,” she states of her colleague, the journalist, radio host and onetime Rolling Stone contributing editor. “The movie was going to be about her