Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown For March 29th, 2025 | Billboard News
Playboi Carti, Chappell Roan and Doechii have entered the top 10, but will any of them claim the No. 1 spot? Tetris Kelly: With new top 10s from Chappell Roan, Doechii and Playboi Carti, this is the...
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Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ Is a Grammy Natural, but Luther Vandross...
Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s old-school R&B smash “Luther,” now is in its fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100, sounds like a natural to receive Grammy nods for record and song of the year when the...
View ArticleCan Playboi Carti Maintain His Superstar Run For the Long Haul? (Critic’s Take)
On Sunday night (Mar. 23), Playboi Carti notched his second Billboard 200 No. 1 album with MUSIC. The colossal 30-track set scored a wondrous debut for the OPIUM leader, as he secured the biggest...
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Miley Cyrus ‘Flowers’ Ruling, Drake-UMG Drama, Mariah Carey Case & More Top...
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. This week:...
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Interscope Records Holds Top 3 Albums on Billboard 200 With Playboi Carti,...
Interscope Records rules the top of the latest Billboard 200 albums chart, as the company holds the top three titles on the list dated March 29. It’s the first time Interscope has held the top three...
View ArticlePlayboi Carti’s Huge Week, Ye’s ‘Bully’ Drop & More | Billboard Unfiltered
In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson and Kyle Denis are joined by Nyla Symone as they discuss Playboi Carti’s big week on the Billboard charts...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Received 125 FCC Complaints
Kendrick Lamar’s historic Super Bowl Halftime performance may have broken records — but it also ruffled some feathers. The Grammy-winning rapper’s appearance at Super Bowl LIX drew 125 formal...
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Will Smith Reveals the Advice Jay-Z & Kendrick Lamar Gave Him Before Reviving...
Will Smith is gearing up to release his first album in 20 years with Based on a True Story, which arrives Friday (March 28). Before digging into the recording process for the project, Smith made two...
View ArticleBillboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown For April 5, 2025 | Billboard News
Morgan Wallen’s “Just In Case” debuts in the top five of the Hot 100. Tetris Kelly: This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated April 5. “APT” is back in the top 10 while “Not Like Us”...
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Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ No. 1 on Hot 100 for Sixth Week
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” rules the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a sixth total and consecutive week. The single, whose title fêtes late R&B icon Luther Vandross, who is sampled on the...
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Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Lady Gaga & More Nominated for 2025 Webby Awards
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” won a Grammy for best music video on Feb. 2, but can it also win a Webby Award? The visual was nominated in the music video, general video & film category, along...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Movie With ‘South Park’ Creators Delayed Until 2026
Kendrick Lamar’s movie with the creators of South Park has been pushed back into 2026, according to Variety. Paramount’s comedy debut for Lamar with Trey Parker and Matt Stone is now slated to arrive...
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Mustard Is Opening for Kendrick Lamar & SZA on Their Grand National Tour
The Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show won’t be the only time Kendrick Lamar and Mustard share the stage together this year. Related Kendrick Lamar’s Movie With ‘South Park’ Creators Delayed Until 2026...
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Harvey Mason Jr. on Recording Academy’s Impact Report: ‘We Needed to Do a...
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. sent a letter via email to all Recording Academy members on Wednesday (April 2) sharing a report that the academy created and quietly posted on its website in...
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Drake Can Seek Kendrick Lamar’s Record Deal & Other Docs in ‘Not Like Us’...
A federal judge says Drake can move forward with discovery in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” allowing his attorneys to begin...
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Q1 2025 Record Label Market Share: Interscope Surges Into Lead as Universal,...
A mammoth first quarter of 2025 saw Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) surge into first place in the current market share rankings of U.S. record labels so far this year. Big records from the likes of...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ Leads Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Tops Radio...
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” tops the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a seventh total and consecutive week. The single, whose title shouts out late R&B crooner Luther Vandross, who is...
View ArticleBillboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for April 12, 2025 | Billboard News
Billie Eilish re-enters the top 10 of the Hot 100. Tetris Kelly:This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated April 12. “Birds of a Feather” is back in the top 10, as is Morgan Wallen’s “I’m...
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OVO Affiliate Preme Celebrates Drake’s ‘Nokia’ Success: ‘They Said We Were Dead’
Preme, one of Drake‘s oldest friends and collaborators, has weighed in on the recent success of the Toronto rapper’s song “Nokia.” He recently tweeted a screenshot of Apple’s Top 100: Global chart...
View ArticleBaka Not Nice Says Drake Talked Him Out of Responding to ‘Not Like Us’
Baka Not Nice recently sat down with Hot Freestyle’s Mic Check podcast and talked about being mentioned in Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” When the subject came up, Baka revealed that he initially...
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