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Swag, the new album from Justin Bieber, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 11) on Billboard, choosing Bieber’s 21-track surprise summer drop as their favorite new music release of the past week. With several new tunes hitting streaming services just in time for the weekend, Beliebers swooped in to show their support for Swag, selecting the pop star’s studio return over new music from […]

Travis Scott and the Cactus Jack crew have been teasing the JACKBOYS sequel all year, and the day has finally arrived — and it’s fittingly 713 Day in La Flame’s hometown — with JACKBOYS 2 hitting streaming services first thing Sunday (July 13). “THIS ALBUM IS FOR ALL SEASON BUT WAS MADE FOR EVER SUMMER THAT COMES,” Scott told his X followers on Saturday (July 12), setting the stage for […]

Drake‘s love letter to London reached its climax Saturday night (July 12) when he performed night 2 of his Wireless Festival 2025 takeover. His second outing of the weekend had a grittier tone as he sought to abandon the melodies that had fans swaying Friday night and return to his punishing ways. “London, tonight is different,” Drake warned. “All that sweetheart, singing s—? That s— is over tonight. This is […]

With Sunday (July 13) serving as 713 day, it’s only right that Travis Scott and Cactus Jack dropped off the JACKBOYS 2 compilation album in an homage to La Flame’s hometown of Houston. The anticipated sequel hit streaming services on Sunday and JB2 finds fellow H-Town rap dignitary Bun B onboard as host, while the project boasts 17 tracks in total. Alongside Scott and Cactus Jack high-flyers like Sheck Wes, […]

Scooter Braun’s review of Justin Bieber‘s Swag is in. The surprise album that dropped Friday (July 11) is the pop star’s most genuine work to date, says Bieber’s former longtime manager — who noted he’s been watching the singer’s growth as an artist for nearly 20 years. Bieber parted ways with Braun in 2024. That June, Braun announced he was retiring from music management after a two-decade run that had […]

It feels undeniable at this point: the first half of the decade belongs to Bad Bunny. Over the past five years, the Puerto Rican superstar has reigned as the most-streamed artist on the planet, his music serving as the soundtrack to millions across borders, cultures and languages. Year after year, he shatters records, breaks barriers, numerously reaches No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and carves out a legacy shared only […]

If fans thought the Backstreet Boys‘ just-launched Into the Millennium residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere was going to be a faithful track 1 to track 12 run-through of the boy band’s seminal 1999 Millennium album, they were in for a shock at Friday’s (July 11) opening night. Yes, all dozen tracks of the standard album are there — in addition to “Hey,” the single from BSB’s brand-new Millennium 2.0 reissue […]

Night one of Drake's R&B-themed performance at Wireless Festival included melodies, deep cuts and legends. Drake performs onstage during Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 11, 2025 in London, England. Joseph Okpako/WireImage With Iceman season fast approaching, Drake is primed and ready to kick off another album worthy of anticipation and hype, especially after the release of his new single “What Did I Miss?” But, on Friday night (July […]

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. If you’re still not over Brat, just like us, you’re in luck: Charli xcx dropped an exclusive collaboration with Urban Outfitters. The certified collectors collaboration dropped Friday (July 11) and includes Charli’s full discography pressed on […]