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Watch Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’ Become a Rainy-Day Mermaid Anthem for ‘Little Angel’ Spin-Off ‘Emmie’s Wonder Wardrobe’

Natasha Bedingfield‘s “Unwritten” has lived a lot of lives in the two-plus decades since its 2004 release, from being the theme song for MTV’s The Hills starting in 2006 to its prominent placement in the 2023 rom-com Anyone But You. Now it’s back again, as the first-ever cover song on the Moonbug Entertainment kids’ series […]

Kenny Chesney Charts His 100th Hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs

Kenny Chesney lands his milestone 100th entry on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart as “Carry On” opens at No. 31 on the May 23 list. It totaled 1.5 million chart-eligible U.S. streams, 10.5 million in radio airplay audience and 2,000 sold May 8-14, according to Luminate. Related Kenny Chesney Joins Hey Now Records, Launched By […]

Stability AI Launches Improved Music Models

Stability AI has announced the launch of Stable Audio 3 — a family of three new AI music models and one audio-based special effects model. Most of these new releases are “open weight,” a term used to describe models that are publicly available and can be downloaded and built on for further development, and are […]

Vybz Kartel Announces New ‘God & Time’ Album: ‘The Flow Will Be Different’

When summertime calls, the King of Dancehall answers. On Wednesday (May 20), Billboard can exclusively reveal that Jamaican dancehall icon Vybz Kartel will unleash his new God & Time album on June 5 via TJ Records and Vybz Kartel Muzik, with Zojack Worldwide handling distribution. Pre-order is available now, alongside the release of the album’s […]

Rock on the Rise, Pop Drops: Five-Year Trends on Billboard’s Radio Songs Chart

What have been some of the most notable trends on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart over the past five years? ChartCipher has released its new trend report spotlighting Radio Songs hits from 2021 through 2025, encompassing all titles, whether they peaked at No. one or No. 50. (“Using AI, ChartCipher extracts granular data for the compositional, […]