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Álvaro Díaz bounds back onto Billboard’s Latin Rhythm Albums chart as his new album, Sayonara, debuts at No. 8 on the list dated June 1. The 20-track set, released on Universal Music Latino, becomes his first top 10 in more than seven years. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I’m happy and I hope this a new beginning in my career,” Díaz […]

Nicki Minaj already made history with her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, and she’s only going to raise the bar with another leg coming up. Minaj announced plans for leg two of North America’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour on Wednesday (May 29), as the Queens rapper plots another roundtrip to Gag City this fall. The Barbz will have their chance at pre-sale tickets starting on Thursday (May 30) on […]

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” (Island) simply won’t cool down in the U.K., where it’s on track for a fifth consecutive week at No. 1. The summer hit leads an unchanged top 3 on the midweek chart, ahead of Billie Eilish’s “Lunch” (Interscope) and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (American Dogwood/Empire), respectively. Based on sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, the highest new entry should belong to Central […]

Twenty One Pilots could land their very first No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart, with Clancy. The Columbus, OH-formed duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun lead the midweek chart with Clancy (via Atlantic/Fueled By Ramen), their seventh studio album. The recording will become the group’s fourth U.K. top 10, following 2015 release Blurryface (No. 5 peak), 2018’s Trench (No. 2) and 2021’s Scaled and Icy (No. 3) — […]

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On a recent trip to New York, I spoke on a panel discussing the state of the global music industry. During the Q&A, someone asked, “When will the day come that Taylor Swift isn’t the biggest artist in the world?”  Answer: She already isn’t.  Now, maybe it’s a matter of perspective. From a Western vantage point, it’s a valid question. Given Swift’s ubiquitous media coverage, it’s hard to imagine a […]

The only existing copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, one of the greatest collector’s items in recorded music history, will finally get its public debut. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news There is a catch: you’ll have to visit Tasmania next month to hear it. The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, the capital of […]

STIM, the Swedish collective management organization (CMO) turned 100 last fall — and its results for 2023 are giving it another reason to celebrate. The organization took in a record-high 3.095 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) ($291.9 million, based on a 2023 average krona-dollar conversion rate), up 14.2% from the previous year, the CMO announced May 28. It also announced that it would distribute 2.573 billion SEK ($242.6) — up almost […]

Ariana Grande‘s “The Boy Is Mine” is getting a music video, and a release date has been set. The Eternal Sunshine singer posted an incredibly brief but intriguing preview of the video on Instagram on Monday (May 27). “meow,” Grande captioned the clip, which reveals that the video for “The Boy Is Mine” will be unveiled on Friday, June 7. The music video preview shows an unidentified actor placing a […]