After five weeks of arguments, evidence and over 40 witness testimonies, the trial against R&B icon R. Kelly is reaching its end. Today (Sept. 24), federal prosecutor Nadia Shihata gave the final arguments of the case, stating that Kelly was surrounded by “sycophants, yes men and enablers,” and that he is “not a genius, he’s […]

Foo Fighters extend their mark for the most top 10s in the 33-year history of Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, as “Making a Fire” rises 12-10 on the tally dated Sept. 25. With the ascent of “Fire,” Foo Fighters now boast 27 top 10s, dating to 1995, when their debut single “This Is a Call” hit

The New York Times, FX and Hulu are set to release a follow-up documentary to Framing Britney Spears, titled Controlling Britney Spears, which is slated to premiere tonight, just days ahead of the release of a secret Netflix documentary about the conservatorship and a high-profile hearing on the arrangement. The project, directed by Samantha Stark with Liz Day as a supervising producer and reporter, explores

If you missed the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday (Sept. 23), we’ve got you covered. Hosted live from the Watsco Center in Miami by Pedro Fernández, Maite Perroni, William Levy and Gaby Espino, this year’s event showcased back-to-back performances by a variety of chart-topping artists. From Maná‘s heartfelt “El Reloj Cucú” performance with

Janet Jackson fans around the world are marking their calendars for January 2022. That’s when the pop icon will unveil the landmark four-hour documentary JANET, set to air simultaneously on Lifetime and A&E. Produced by the Banijay UK company Workerbee—and executive produced by Janet and her brother Randy—the film offers an unprecedented look into the

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Coldplay and BTS drop a galaxy-sized collaboration, YoungBoy Never Broke Again checks in after a quiet period, and

On Sept. 24, 2016, Kelsea Ballerini’s “Peter Pan” ascended to No. 1 for a two-week stay atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. As the single led the airplay-, sales- and streaming-based survey, it took over at No. 1 on Country Airplay the same week. It became Ballerini’s first No. 1 on Hot Country Songs and

It’s become a yearly tradition for Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” to score significant sales and streaming gains on Sept. 21, the day (or night, technically) mentioned in the classic hit’s opening line, and 2021 was no exception. On Sept. 21, “September” drew 1.5 million on-demand U.S. streams, according to MRC Data. That’s a 322%

BTS is still on a high from their appearance at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, but what they’re really looking forward to is seeing ARMY in person again. On Friday (Sept. 24), the K-pop supergroup sat down with Good Morning America alongside South Korean president Moon Jae-in to reflect on their history-making performance of

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back. Well, they’re going to be back at some point next year. The long-running funky rock quartet revealed on Friday (Sept. 24) that they have teamed with promoter Live Nation for a 2022 global stadium tour, with dates, sales information and support acts to be announced soon. In the