ARMY, it’s time to rejoice because BTS is breaking records yet again. Adding to their already record-shattering career, the Bangtan Boys just celebrated another one of their YouTube videos surpassing the billion view mark on the platform, the video platform announced on Wednesday (Sept. 8). This is their fifth video to achieve this milestone. “Fake […]

Following months of anticipation and countless delays and false starts, Kanye West’s Donda album was finally released on a Sunday morning in August. This week, the set debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart — West’s 10th consecutive album as a credited lead artist to top the listing. Despite working with an incomplete

ADA Worldwide, the independent label and services arm of Warner Music Group, is fortifying the second half of its name with a newly reimagined leadership structure that includes heads of both international and the U.S. On Wednesday (Sept. 8), the company announced that Marcus Siskind has joined as head of U.S., while Adriana Sein is

Kanye West vaults from No. 67 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Sept. 11), reigning as the top musical act in the U.S. for a third total week, thanks to his new LP Donda. Donda roars at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 309,000 equivalent album units, according to MRC

Jay Wheeler’s career kicked off with what was almost an unfulfilled promise. Last year, while attending Myke Towers’ album release party at LIV nightclub in Miami, the rising Puerto Rican reggaetonero hit it off with the more established hitmaker, and the pair made a non-committal agreement to work together in the near future A self-professed fan of Towers, Wheeler

SESAC Performing Rights announced an executive shake-up today (Sept. 8), as president and COO Kelli Turner departs the company and several executives are promoted. Based in Nashville, Turner has spent the past seven years at SESAC. She joined in 2014 as executive vp, operations, corporate development, and was promoted to president and COO in 2018. She

Consider Lorde a Britney Spears fan. The “Solar Power” singer is Vogue’s October cover star, and gave the magazine an exclusive performance, which they later posted to their YouTube page on Wednesday (Sept. 8). Surprisingly, Lorde’s performance included a unique cover of Spears’ single “Break the Ice” off 2007’s Blackout. In the video, Lorde stands

Rapper Polo G was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday (Sept. 6) after police found two loaded firearms during a traffic stop. According to an arrest report from the LAPD, the 22-year-old MC born Taurus Bartlett was stopped by police around 4:30 p.m. PT, during which officers said they recovered two loaded firearms, leading to

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott, who welcomed a baby together in February 2018, first made their relationship public in April 2017, when they were seen holding hands at Coachella. While the reality star-entrepreneur and rapper have mostly kept their romance private, they have been spotted spending some quality time together a handful of times. From that festival outing

Halsey reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums chart for the first time since 2015, as If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power bows atop the tally dated Sept. 11. Power debuts with 98,000 equivalent album units earned in the Aug. 27-Sept. 2 tracking week, according to MRC Data. It’s Halsey’s second Alternative Albums