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Sep 22, 2020
Bad Bunny surprised fans with the official music video for 'Una Vez,' in collaboration with Mora and part of his chart-topping album YHLQMDLG.
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Sep 22, 2020
As states struggle to keep COVID-19 cases down, the Midwest has become a hotspot for promoters specializing in regional Mexican music looking to keep their businesses running and artists working in a live industry sidelined by the pandemic.
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Sep 22, 2020
Artists including Cardi B, Kesha, and more want you to make sure you are ready for the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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Sep 22, 2020
Rising alternative pop force Rei Ami has signed with Visionary Records, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 22) exclusively on Billboard.
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Sep 22, 2020
The NSAI names Ashley Gorley its songwriter of the year at this year's virtual Nashville Songwriter Awards. He wins for the fifth time
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Sep 22, 2020
Kelsea Ballerini scores her fourth top 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.
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Sep 22, 2020
Everyone from Lil Nas X and Machine Gun Kelly to Thomas Rhett and Dan Shay took to social media on Tuesday (Sept. 22) to celebrate their BBMAs nominations.
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Sep 22, 2020
The coronavirus is devastating the concert business, as well as the overall economy, but the market for music publishing deals is hotter than ever.
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Sep 22, 2020
NCT dropped some major news on Tuesday (Sept. 22): the mega-group is releasing its sophomore album and also adding two new members to its ranks!
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Sep 22, 2020
"BTS Week" will feature a unique performance every night. Here's what you need to know.
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Sep 22, 2020
iHeartRadio is sharing new details about its upcoming podcast with Hillary Clinton.
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Sep 22, 2020
After the Coronavirus crisis devastated the music touring business and left creators with an uncertain future, former Paradigm agents Patrick McAuliff and Phil Egenthal and ex-William Morris Endeavor agent C. J. Strock have combined to launch Mint Talent Agency.
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Sep 22, 2020
Post Malone and Lil Nas X are this year's leading nominees for the Billboard Music Awards, with 16 and 13 nods, respectively. The awards, which were originally scheduled for April 29, will finally be handed out on Oct. 14.
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Sep 22, 2020
Post Malone leads this year's 2020 Billboard Music Award nominations with 16 total nods.
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Sep 22, 2020
A lean, mean 11-track masterpiece of hard-driving yet accessible selections, Queensrÿche's fourth studio album, Empire, entered the Billboard 200 on Sept. 22, 1990, at No. 35 and peaked at No. 7. It spawned six singles that were illustrated by cerebral, gossamer videos and has sold 3.5 millioncopies (according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data).
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Sep 22, 2020
After P!nk rocked a Biden-Harris t-shirt during a motorcycle ride, husband Carey Hart had a few choice words for commenters who slammed her choice of political swag.
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Sep 22, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson slammed the brakes Tuesday on the country's return to offices and a normal social life, saying the U.K. was at a "perilous turning point" in its fight against coronavirus.
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Sep 22, 2020
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are around the corner, and Billboard has your exclusive first look at the nominees for five categories.
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Sep 22, 2020
After being postponed from its original May 2 date following the COVID-19 outbreak, the 7th annual iHeartCountry Festival will now take place Oct. 23 as a virtual streaming and on-air radio special.
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Sep 22, 2020
Jimmy Buffett, Mac McAnally and the late B.B. King are among the latest inductees to the Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Sep 22, 2020
Mariah Carey scared a lot of the Lambily on Monday (Sept. 21) when she posted "Thanksgiving is Cancelled," only to explain that it's a chapter title from her upcoming memoir.
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Sep 22, 2020
Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK have served up another video for their "Ice Cream" collaboration, this time a lyric clip in which all the women Zoom in from home.
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Sep 22, 2020
Brandon Flowers and Co. took the stage in their hometown Las Vegas.
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Sep 22, 2020
The 2020 ceremony's host also poked fun at winners including Jeremy Strong and Zendaya.
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Sep 22, 2020
Ava Max's debut album "Heaven & Hell" (Atlantic) blasts into an early lead in what's shaping as a thrilling U.K. chart race.
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Sep 21, 2020
The Supreme Court loses its most pro-copyright voice just as the high court is set to hear its most important copyright case in decades.
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Sep 21, 2020
Avril Lavigne is dedicated to conquering Lyme disease.
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Sep 21, 2020
Diplo channeled Uncle Sam's spirit (and none of his patriotic get-up) when he posted a cheeky voter registration PSA on Instagram Monday (Sept. 21), a day before National Voter Registration Day.
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Sep 21, 2020
Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda (real name Ackquille Pollard) was denied parole and will remain behind bars until the end of next year, according to TMZ.
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Sep 21, 2020
Tyler Childers directed a YouTube video toward his "white rural listeners" about the Long Violent History, his surprise album that he dropped Friday (Sept. 18), behind the age-old target on the backs of Black Americans.
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Sep 21, 2020
Travis Scott had fans hyped for his new single "Franchise" by making it available for pre-order last week for only 69 cents.
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Sep 21, 2020
To celebrate that RBD's music catalog is available on all streaming platforms, fans have officially voted for the best RBD album. See the results here.
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Sep 21, 2020
Chris Cornell's daughter Toni turned 16 on Friday (Sept. 18).
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Sep 21, 2020
A European court ruling this month could help level the playing field for music creators around the world — with U.S. artists and labels to benefit the most.
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Sep 21, 2020
Kanye West issued one of his favorite rappers Ma$e a public apology on Twitter yesterday (Sept. 20) for the line in his 2010 track "Devil in a New Dress."
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Sep 21, 2020
The experience of Willie Nelson's Farm Aid offers lessons in how any artist, manager or promoter can responsibly source t-shirts and other concert garb.
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Sep 21, 2020
Short-form video startup Quibi is said to be exploring strategic options including a sale less than six months after its launch.
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Sep 21, 2020
Sunday night's (Sept. 20) episode of Celebrity Family Feud has us thinking, "Thnks fr th Mmrs" as Fall Out Boy and Weezer faced off in the hilarious game show hosted by Steve Harvey.
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Sep 21, 2020
Three years after the launch of TikTok, 52% of Generation Z (people ages 13 to 23) in the U.S. use a short video clip sites such as TikTok and Triller in a typical month.
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Sep 21, 2020
NBA player Kevin Love didn't jump on the remix of Demi Lovato and Marshmello's "OK Not To Be OK" collab, but he moderated a Twitter Q&A with them Monday (Sept. 21) about mental health.
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Sep 21, 2020
Norah Jones has joined the diverse and expansive lineup of Willie Nelson's 35th annual Farm Aid on Sept. 26, as it spotlights the issues of sustainable agriculture, the pandemic, climate change and the struggle for racial justice.
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Sep 21, 2020
In anticipation of Dulce María's debut on Telemundo's "Falsa Identidad" second season, here are 20 questions with the Mexican singer and actress.
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Sep 21, 2020
Which are you most looking forward to enjoying while sipping on some pumpkin spice lattes?
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Sep 21, 2020
"Turn Up the Vote" launches with a centralized online voting resource hub, which breaks down the state-by-state voting process for new and first-time voters.
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Sep 21, 2020
Fortnite's Party Royale is boasting some international sensations who will blow up the island's Main Stage this week with "Dynamite": BTS.
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Sep 21, 2020
It is now more important than ever for art to emulate, critique and respond to the world around it.
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Sep 21, 2020
We won't be getting a "Say So"-type remix from Nicki Minaj any time soon.
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Sep 21, 2020
Ahead of his new album's Sept. 18 release, Max answered 20 questions for Billboard.
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Sep 21, 2020
Ahead of his new album's Sept. 18 release, Max answered 20 questions for Billboard.
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Sep 21, 2020
Online auditions for ABC's American Idol are still underway, and Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and host Ryan Seacrest will return for the next season. But if it was up to you, who would be your dream judge?
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Sep 21, 2020
Run the Jewels are teaming with Adult Swim and Ben & Jerry's for an Oct. 10 broadcast of the hip-hop duo performing their RTJ4 album in its entirety.
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Sep 21, 2020
BTS' "Dynamite" lights it up at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, rising from No. 2.
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Sep 21, 2020
Sadie Dupuis discusses the creation of 'Haunted Painting,' how she incorporates her social activism into her albums, her karaoke go-to and why she'd sing the praises of Veronica Mars to her younger self.
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Sep 21, 2020
Ahead of their new two-track release The First Step: Chapter Two on Sep. 18, TREASURE met with Billboard Korea to share their stories about their debut and new album.
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Sep 21, 2020
Zach Braff criticized the Emmys on Monday (Sept. 21), after the awards show failed to include late actor and Broadway star Nick Cordero in its In Memoriam segment Sunday.
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Sep 21, 2020
Lewis Capaldi's "Before You Go" hits No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Songs and all-format Radio Songs charts (dated Sept. 26).
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Sep 21, 2020
Legendary R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire are hosting a "21st of September" party on Monday night (Sept. 21) in honor of their iconic 1978 hit "September," which also has a new remix by DJ Eric Kupper.
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Sep 21, 2020
Cardi B's "WAP," featuring Megan Thee Stallion, spends a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Plus, The Weeknd's former Hot 100 leader "Blinding Lights" breaks the record for the most weeks spent in the top five in the chart's history.
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Sep 21, 2020
Thanks to the various chapters Taylor Swift has dropped since Folklore's surprise release, she doesn't show any sign of closing out the story anytime soon.
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Sep 21, 2020
These 10 tracks from artists like Georgia, Evie Irie, Phil Good and more will get you energized to take on the week.
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Sep 21, 2020
These nine executives are elevating artist brands to new heights, whether it's a Carnaby Street brick-and-mortar store devoted to The Rolling Stones, limited-edition clothing inspired by Bob Dylan, $1,500 jeans for the Grateful Dead or a weed farming app for Wiz Khalifa. They've also weathered the pandemic via innovative e-commerce offerings such as puzzles and…
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Sep 21, 2020
StockX was founded in 2016 primarily as a marketplace for shoe collectors known as sneakerheads, offering to verify the authenticity of hard-to-find, pristine-condition kicks that were bought and sold on the platform. But in the past three years, it has started a rapidly growing trade in artist merchandise, with products from over 20 performers, labels…
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Sep 21, 2020
A T-shirt will never replace a concert, but with live events — and touring revenue — off the table for the immediate future, artists have shifted their priorities, and merch allows them to connect with the same passionate fan base they would see on tour. And e-commerce has significant advantages: Items ordinarily too complicated or…
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Sep 21, 2020
Billboard spoke to three of the top attorneys in the music licensing and merchandising field, along with the president of a merch company that specializes in legacy acts, and asked them to highlight the key deal points and material clauses every attorney or artist should insist upon before signing on the dotted line.…
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Sep 21, 2020
Shopify. The 14-year-old Ontario-based business has grown into a global giant over the last six years since it launched Shopify Plus, the enterprise version of its software. Smooth setup — and robust data — make it a favorite of not just the music industry, but retailers like Staples, Heinz, Allbirds and more. It's a Wall…
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Sep 21, 2020
The counterfeiting of music merchandise has mushroomed — "flagrant" is the descriptive used by Bravado CEO Mat Vlasic — and CounterFind has emerged as the music merch industry's high-tech weapon against online counterfeit at a time when e-commerce sales of artist-branded T-shirts, hoodies and other goods have become an ever more important financial lifeline thanks…
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Sep 21, 2020
"I'm really passionate about ensuring that artists can survive and thrive," says Ruxandra. "It's especially important because music can truly change culture — it can change the world."
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Sep 21, 2020
Pamela Hutchinson, a singer in the 1970s R&B trio the Emotions, has died at 61.
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Sep 21, 2020
Ellen DeGeneres addressed multiple reports about a "toxic" work culture on her eponymous show when the daytime program returned on Monday (Sept. 21).
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Sep 21, 2020
BTS took NPR's Tiny Desk series all the way to South Korea on Monday (Sept. 21) for their hotly anticipated Tiny Desk (Home) concert.
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Sep 21, 2020
Nielsen Music/MRC Data Releases the Annual U.S. Music 360 Report. This survey of music fans is the most comprehensive report available covering consumer behaviors, attitudes and preferences.
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Sep 21, 2020
Barry Weiss' RECORDS is opening an office in Nashville this month, the company announced today (Sept. 21). Ash Bowers will serve as president.
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Sep 21, 2020
Neil Young has announced that The Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976 will be released on Nov. 20 and the 10-disc collection will include a vintage live albums recorded in London and Japan.
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Sep 21, 2020
Reba McEntire's new Spotify podcast debuts today.
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Sep 21, 2020
Nominations opened Monday morning (Sept. 21) for the 10th annual A21M Libera Awards, which celebrate the independent music community.
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Sep 21, 2020
Taylor Swift has dropped another chapter in her Folklore series, "The Yeah I Showed Up At Your Party" collection, which includes her performance of "Betty" from the 2020 ACM Awards.
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Sep 21, 2020
This is Spinal Tap co-creators Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest have got a deal that could potentially revive the franchise.
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Sep 21, 2020
Billie Eilish has announced a collection of action figures based on her singles "Bad Guy" and "All the Good Girls Go To Hell."
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Sep 21, 2020
Gord Downie, the late frontman of The Tragically Hip, will be immortalized with a special double album of his last recorded works.
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Sep 21, 2020
Field rises from CEO of Live Nation Australia & New Zealand to President, Asia Pacific, a new position.
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Sep 21, 2020
Justin Bieber is on track for his 21st U.K. Top 10 single with "Holy."
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Sep 21, 2020
Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in California said the government's actions would affect users' First Amendment rights.
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Sep 21, 2020
The popular video-sharing app TikTok will partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company.
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Sep 21, 2020
"WAP" grabs a piece of chart history as it snags a fifth week at No. 1 in Australia.
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Sep 20, 2020
"We're witnessing a ‘Schittskrieg,'" Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel quipped when Schitt's Creek swept the comedy categories at the 72nd annual Emmy Awards on Sunday (Sept. 20). Schitt's Creek won nine awards, setting a new record for the most Emmys ever won by a comedy series in a single season.
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Sep 20, 2020
Doves fly high with their third leader as "The Universal Want" (Virgin) bows at the summit of the national albums chart.
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Sep 20, 2020
H.E.R. performed 'Nothing Compares 2 u' at the 2020 Emmys.
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Sep 20, 2020
Bad Bunny literally stopped traffic during his first-ever virtual concert, held live from New York City. Check out the highlights.
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Sep 20, 2020
A full list of winners from the 2020 Emmys.
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Sep 20, 2020
Christina Aguilera has honored late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a message to her fans.
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Sep 20, 2020
Tomorrow X Together have unveiled the release date of their next EP.
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Sep 20, 2020
Avril Lavigne has some kind of news to reveal on Monday.
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Sep 20, 2020
Get ready to dance! As fall kicks off, Billboard's Live At-Home concert series is giving you some great live tunes to groove to.
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Sep 20, 2020
The first week of autumn offers plenty of musical events to keep you rockin' on your couch. See what's livestreaming the week of Sept. 21.
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Sep 20, 2020
Make way for Kulture Kiari.
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Sep 20, 2020
Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again achieves his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart in less than a year, as the fittingly titled 'Top' debuts atop the tally.
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Sep 20, 2020
Beyonce may be one of the most talented stars in the world, but when it comes to being a comedian, those closest to her aren't as impressed.
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Sep 20, 2020
Kelly Clarkson has been finding comfort in some of John Legend's "sexy" new songs amid her divorce.
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Sep 20, 2020
Kanye West had some more thoughts to share about recording contracts in a series of tweets on Sunday (Sept. 20).
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Sep 20, 2020
It's happening! NPR announced on Sunday (Sept. 20) that K-pop superstars BTS will be doing a Tiny Desk Concert -- and soon.
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