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Where is the next 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'?
Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is topping the charts again, among seasonal songs that date back to the 1950s.
Morgan Wallen sets sales records despite N-word controversy
Disgrace pays – at least if you’re the country crooner.
Secrets of The Weeknd's face: From bloody horror to 'surgery' shocker
Will the 2021 Billboard Awards showcase another one his takedowns of the "absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity?"
Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' returns to No. 1
Mariah Carey got all she wanted for Christmas. The singer's iconic Christmas anthem "All I Want for Christmas Is You" soared to the top of the Hot 100 chart on...
'Gonna take a breather': Ed Sheeran announces another break from music
Time for Ed to find some new material.
This singer has a No. 1 hit — but still lives with his parents
Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has had a lot to celebrate all year, with his single “Someone You Loved” spending seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the UK and then...
Drake officially has more Billboard charted songs than The Beatles
Yesterday, all their troubles seemed so far away. Then Drake caught up. Yesterday (June 24, that is), Billboard announced that Drake — with his new song “Money in the Grave," featuring...
Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' not 'country' enough for Billboard charts
They gave this cowboy the boot. Singer Lil Nas X is embroiled in a genre feud — and claims of discrimination — this week after his viral hit, “Old Town...
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie hits No. 1 despite selling only 823 albums
A Bronx rapper has set a new record for the digital age, by topping the most recent Billboard album chart with the fewest number of albums sold -- a measly...
Cardi B snags top Billboard spot from Taylor — and makes history
The Right Said Fred revival is on ice, because Taylor Swift’s “I’m Too Sexy”-cribbing single “Look What You Made Me Do” has been dethroned as the Hot 100 No. 1...
The secret to predicting the next pop hit
To get to the top of Billboard's Hot 100, you need to be different but not too different, according to a new study. Researchers at Columbia Business School and INSEAD...
Khalid wants millennials to get off their damn phones
Kids today — all they want to do is stare at their phones and text, Snapchat, Snaptext and Textchat, right? Well, not exactly. As rising R&B star Khalid explains, the...
Which one of these music labels will land 'Song of the Summer'?
So who do you like — DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber or Bruno Mars? Well, you probably fancy all three — but only one of the trio of superstars is in...
Heavy exposure has sparked Ed Sheeran's rise to No. 1
Flame-haired troubadour Ed Sheeran is exploding. “Divide,” the third album from the 26-year-old Brit, is expected to debut at No. 1 when the US album charts are released on Monday,...
New Jersey's newest music star tops the Billboard charts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d54L6laXyM0 Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, meet New Jersey’s freshest musical star: Charlie Puth. The 23-year-old Atlantic Records singer-songwriter hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on...
Sales slip gives Madonna ‘Heart’ pain
Madonna just keeps on pushing through the pain. Sales of her “Rebel Heart” album, released March 10, suffered a sharp drop in its second week. Her 13th studio effort swiftly...
How many songwriters does it take to produce a 'hit'?
How many people does it take to write a hit song? If you're Pharrell, one. If you're Pitbull or Jason Derulo, probably eight — or more. Billboard's recent Hot 100...