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Kicking off the new year in style, Coldplay leads Billboard’s Top Tours chart for January. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Chris Martin and company grossed $58.8 million and sold 417,000 tickets during the month, essentially doubling its closest competition. January is traditionally the slowest month of the year, with Elton John and Tool crowning lists in 2020 and 2022, respectively, with less than $20 million each. John himself […]

Tones And I enters the history books once more, as the Australian artist’s monster hit “Dance Monkey” ticks past 3 billion streams on Spotify. With that feat, Tones (real name: Toni Watson) becomes the first female artist to achieve that streaming milestone. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Since its commercial launch in 2008, Spotify has entered just eight songs into the […]

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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. Fans of BookTok are most likely no stranger to author Colleen Hoover, who has gone viral for her bestselling books It Ends With Us and It Starts With Us and earned herself the title of Time’s […]

BMG has promoted Los Angeles-based executive Marian Wolf to lead its North American publishing operations. With the official title of senior vp of music publishing, North America, Wolf now heads the company’s single largest business unit, leading employees in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and Canada. He will report to Thomas Scherer, the newly appointed president of global catalog recordings and music publishing, North America. Wolf is a longtime member […]

After an unlikely global smash hit that was 37 years in the making, and a long-overdue induction into the Rock Hall, Kate Bush is named as ambassador for the U.K.’s Record Store Day 2024. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The English singer rarely appears in public, on TV or radio. Though, being asked to serve as ambassador for RSD is “a […]

A U.S. District Court judge is allowing a shareholder lawsuit against Live Nation to move forward, denying the concert promotion giant’s motion to dismiss it in a decision handed down Friday (Feb. 27).   Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The case involves how much the company should have to disclose about ongoing public pressure from federal authorities and how much of its financial […]

Will Ariana Grande go on tour in support of her fast-approaching new album Eternal Sunshine? Even she doesn’t know for sure. When asked during a Monday episode of The Zach Sang Show whether she plans to hit the road in support of her March 8-slated record, the 30-year-old pop star said her decision was “TBD.” “I would love to do shows, I miss being onstage,” she continued. “I miss my […]

NarratorMaren Morris is always pushing the boundaries in music and in life. That’s why she’s Billboard’s Women In Music Visionary honoree. With 12 songs on the Hot 100, Maren shows no signs of slowing down. This is Billboard Explains Marin Morris’ crossover chart success. Marin Morris is a cross-genre country artist with 12 songs on the Hot 100 including pop dance song, “The Middle” with Zedd and Grey which peaked […]