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Which Drake Song From His Three New Albums Is Leading the Way on Streaming?

Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.  This week: Drake’s biggest […]

Apple Music Claims AI-Generated Songs Make Up Less Than 1% of Plays on Platform

Apple Music said it’s aiming to combat AI-generated content and shared that the service has updated its music style guide to address AI in a memo to partners obtained by Billboard. “While AI is an incredibly exciting opportunity that promises to further that goal, we believe that technology should amplify artists, not replace them,” states […]

The World Was Listening: The Saudi National Orchestra and Choir in Rome

The Colosseum does not need a backdrop. On a May evening in 2026, it was one in the 11th stop of the Marvels of Saudi Orchestra world tour. Sixty-two musicians performed at the Temple of Venus and Rome, inside the Colosseum Archaeological Park, with two thousand years of Roman stone rising behind them. Thirty-two were […]