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SEVENTEEN Soars to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100 With ‘Hitorijanai’

SEVENTEEN’s “Hitorijanai” soars to No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Apr. 19 to 25, selling 372,913 CDs in its first week. The K-pop boy band’s third Japanese single had charted at No. 44 on the Hot 100 last week before the CD dropped on the 21st, powered by Twitter mentions, downloads, […]

Zac Brown Band Signs With Warner Music Nashville

Warner Music Nashville has signed the Zac Brown Band to a recording contract in partnership with the group’s label Home Grown Music, it was announced Thursday (April 29). “Warner Music Nashville and Zac Brown Band share a fundamental value: forging connections through amazing and heartfelt music,” said Warner Music Nashville chairman & CEO John Esposito […]

Tencent Music Targeted for China Competition Regulator Crackdown: Report

Chinese authorities are preparing to slap down Tencent Music Entertainment and its parent company, Tencent Holdings, for anti-competitive behavior, according to media reports. Those actions threaten to force the music giant to unload streaming apps Kuwo and Kugou, shed more exclusive artist and label deals and pay a hefty fine. Tencent Holdings should expect to pay a […]

Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae Debut on Dance/Electronic Charts With ‘You’

Regard, Troye Sivan and Tate McRae debut at No. 4 on Billboard’s multimetric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated May 1) with “You.” It ties for the highest start this year, after DJ Snake and Selena Gomez’s “Selfish Love” in March. “I still love ‘You’ as much as after I finished it,” Regard tells Billboard. “‘You’ […]