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Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” debuts at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Grande achieves her fourth leader on the former and her third on the latter. The song is the second single from Grande’s seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which premieres […]
As the showdown continues between Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok after the world’s biggest record company pulled content by its artists and songwriters from the video-hosting social media site, it seems as though the ban has created a window of opportunity for independent music acts. A look at the upper echelon of Billboard‘s TikTok […]
Usher surprised fans when he got married last month. But they weren’t the only ones. The Grammy winner told Entertainment Tonight on Saturday that his wedding to Jennifer Goicoechea also took his family by surprise. “It was an incredible moment that we felt was great for us,” he said. “It was a button at the […]
Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine (via Republic Records) enjoys the brightest possible start in the U.K., where it opens its account at No. 1. The leader at the halfway mark, Eternal Sunshine is the U.S. pop star’s fifth U.K. chart-topper after 2016’s Dangerous Woman, 2018’s Sweetener, 2019’s thank u, next and 2020 LP Positions, a feat […]
Ariana Grande achieves her sixth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as Eternal Sunshine bows atop the list (dated March 23), launching with 227,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 14, according to Luminate. Eternal’s opening frame also marks the largest week of 2024 for any album. […]
Byron Janis, the celebrated classical pianist who studied with Vladimir Horowitz, recorded previously unknown Chopin waltzes from manuscripts he unearthed and became a cultural hero in the U.S. after performing in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, has died. He was 95. Related Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2024 03/17/2024 Janis died […]
The 55th NAACP Image Awards was sharp and sexy in its live broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California. Queen Latifah’s opening bit featured Vice President Kamala Harris, who asked the Queen to remind all Americans to register and vote. After Queen Latifah announced that just one drop of Usher’s […]
The NAACP Awards red carpet is a beacon of cultural celebration and empowerment, where celebrities and influencers from the African American community gather to showcase their talent, style, and commitment to social change. This iconic event serves as a platform for honoring excellence in various fields, from entertainment and activism to entrepreneurship and leadership. The […]
Illenium helped close out SXSW 2024 with a performance that was quite certainly one of the week’s heaviest when he played the third and final show of Billboard’s annual THE STAGE at SXSW concert series on Saturday, March 17. While the evening forecast in Austin had called for thunderstorms, the weather cooperated and no storms, […]
Madonna made headlines last week when a video clip of the Queen of Pop mistakenly calling out a fan in a wheelchair for sitting during her performance circulated online. The fan who caught Madonna’s attention has since spoken out about the much-talked-about moment. “What are you doing sitting down over there? What are you getting […]