Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Logs Fourth Week at No. 1 In Australia

billboard.com Taylor Swift makes it a month on top in Australia with The Tortured Poets Department (Universal), while Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen roars to No.…

2024 ACM Awards: Best Photos From the Red Carpet

billboard.com These days, it’s not a country music party until Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie XO show up — so it looks like the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards have officially…

Drake and Nicki Minaj Lead 2024 BET Nominations List

variety.com For a second consecutive year, Drake leads the nominations list for the upcoming BET Awards on June 30. His longtime colleague, and fellow rapper, Nicki Minaj follows with…

Drake Leads Nominations for 2024 BET Awards: Full List

billboard.com Drake has had a tumultuous month, engaging in an increasingly personal diss battle with Kendrick Lamar that has seemingly ended in his defeat, but Thursday (May 16) brought…

BET Awards Nominations: Drake & Nicki Minaj Lead The Field

deadline.com BET announced the 2024 BET Awards nominees today. Drake leads the nominations with seven, while Nicki Minaj has six. BET also announced “BET Awards” 2024 performance lineup,…

Highlights From ’s Country Power Players 2024: Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey & More

billboard.com The best moments from Billboard’s Country Power Players 2024 featuring some of the biggest country stars like Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey, The War and Treaty…

Hannah Karp Presents Shaboozey With Hot Country Songs Chart Plaque for “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

billboard.com Billboard Editorial Director Hannah Karp presents Shaboozey with a Billboard Hot Country Songs No.1 chart plaque to celebrate his record breaking achievement with his song…

Shaboozey Accepts Hot Country Songs Chart Plaque For “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

billboard.com Shaboozey accepts his Billboard Hot Country Songs No.1 chart plaque for his record breaking achievement with his song “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” Shaboozey: I was told this was…

Will Morgan Wallen Give Post Malone the ‘Help’ He Needs for Another No. 1 Debut?

billboard.com The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. Next week (for the upcoming…

Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey & More Honored at Billboard’s Country Power Players 2024 Event

billboard.com Billboard honored the country music industry’s most impactful, influential artists and executives during the 2024 Billboard Country Power Players Awards, held at Gilley’s in…

Post Malone and Morgan Wallen on Track For U.K. No. 1 With ‘I Had Some Help’

billboard.com Post Malone and Morgan Wallen are getting the party started in the U.K., where “‘I Had Some Help” is heading for No. 1. If it holds its position, “I Had Some Help” (via…

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso,’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Lead Billboard Global Charts

billboard.com Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” buzzes to No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” launches atop the Billboard Global 200. The songs…

Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss Track ‘Not Like Us’ Debuts at No. 1

variety.com Kendrick Lamar claims the No. 1 song in the United States this week with “Not Like Us” debuting atop the Hot 100. “Not Like Us,” Lamar’s fourth No. 1 single, dominates the…

This Buzzy, Country-Inspired Los Angeles Venue Is Headed to New York

billboard.com With Sparkling gold cowboy boots that double as disco balls, a corner dedicated to Dolly Parton and vintage storefront signage that recalls the spirit of Westerns filmed in…

How Shaboozey Leveraged a Beyoncé Collaboration Into a Solo Chart Smash

billboard.com “We were pretty prepared for this moment,” says Shaboozey, lounging on the floor of a Los Angeles recording studio. While putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming…

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ Stays Hot In U.K

billboard.com Sabrina Carpenter has a hot one on her hands with “Espresso.” The pop gem enters a second straight week at No. 1 in the U.K., where it’s the U.S. pop star’s first leader and…

Lay Bankz’s ‘Tell Ur Girlfriend’ Is No. 1 for a Third Week on TikTok Billboard Top 50

billboard.com Lay Bankz’s “Tell Ur Girlfriend” is No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for a third week, followed by Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby,” which vaults to No. 2 on…

Here’s Why Lily Allen Apologized to Elton John for Years of ‘Resentment’

billboard.com Everyone has to put their foot in their mouth sometimes, even notoriously outspoken artists like English singer-songwriter Lily Allen. On Monday (May 6), the “Smile” singer…

Beyoncé Joins Viral ‘II Hands II Heaven’ Dance Challenge: Watch

billboard.com Beyoncé may be notoriously elusive, but she always has an ear to the streets. On Wednesday (May 8), the Grammy winner shared two Instagram posts commemorating her visit to…

Hot 100 First-Timers: Tommy Richman Cashes In With ‘Million Dollar Baby’

billboard.com Tommy Richman scores his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated May 11), as his new single, “Million Dollar Baby,” soars in at No. 2. Released April 26 on…

New Hits From Tommy Richman, Shaboozey & Sabrina Carpenter Are Scaling the Hot 100

billboard.com As Taylor Swift rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a second frame with her Post Malone collab “Fortnight” — and before an onslaught of tracks resulting from the…

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ Leads Midweek U.K. Chart

billboard.com After scorching the U.K. singles chart last week, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” (via Island) remains hot. The U.S. singer and actor is dazzling at both sides of the…

Tommy Richman’s ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Breaks Through at No. 2; Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ Keeps Heating Up the Hot 100

variety.com Virginia-bred singer Tommy Richman makes his Billboard Hot 100 debut with “Million Dollar Baby” after the single experienced staggering growth in a rollout that started…

Taylor Swift & Post Malone’s ‘Fortnight’ Spends a Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

billboard.com Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, notches a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart (fittingly given its title). A week earlier, Swift…