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Spotify’s New Co-CEO Gustav Söderström on AI, Artist Concerns and the One Thing He Regrets Most About the Company

In September, Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström were announced as Spotify’s new co-CEOs, following news that the company’s founder and CEO Daniel Ek would be stepping back and becoming the streamer’s executive chairman, with the new co-leaders taking the reins at the top of 2026. Yet Söderström tells Billboard that, even though he’s only a […]

BTS’s ‘Arirang’: All 14 Tracks Ranked

An album titled after a 600-year-old Korean folk song. A stacked lineup of global producers. A sold-out stadium world tour. A showcase on Gwanghwamun, Seoul’s ceremonial spine, with the statue of the king who invented the Korean alphabet right in front of the comeback stage and drones stitching patterns across the night sky. BTS‘ long-awaited […]

BTS’s ‘SWIM’ Gets the Tiny Vinyl Treatment Through Target

Got the album, and the “SWIM” music video on repeat? Now ARMY can get their hands on a piece of BTS wax. Target will exclusively stock the limited-edition Tiny Vinyl release of “SWIM,” the new single lifted from the K-pop superstar’s fifth and latest album release, ARIRANG. The b-side is “NORMAL,” which is also housed […]

Muse Jets Us Into Space For ‘The Wow! Signal’

Muse’s music is often said to be out of this world. With The WOW! Signal, the British alternative-rock trio once more turns its attention to the stars. The band’s 10th and latest studio album is due out June 26 via Warner Records, and achieves lift-off with the single “Be With You,” a track that manages […]

Shakira Reveals the Dates & Place for Her Record-Breaking World Tour’s Finale

Shakira will close her historic world tour this fall in Madrid, and she will do so in a special way. The Spanish superstar will offer a three-night residency at the “Shakira Stadium,” a temporary 4.2-acre (185,000-square-meter) venue that will integrate cinema, gastronomy, literature and exhibitions curated by the artist herself under the title “Es Latina.” […]

Olivia Dean’s ‘Man I Need’ Is Australia’s Second-Longest Running No. 1

Harry Styles is unmoved at No. 1 on Australia’s albums chart with Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally (via Columbia/Sony), as Olivia Dean enters rare air with “Man I Need” (Universal). Dean’s signature song collects an 18th consecutive week at No. 1 on the national tally, making it the second-longest reigning single since the official ARIA […]

BTS, Niall Horan, Lizzo & More: New Music Friday Guide

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday’s most essential releases each week — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  Last week, we featured Noah Kahan, Kacey Musgraves, The Pussycat Dolls and more. This week, BTS is back! […]

BTS Sets Sail In ‘SWIM’ Music Video: Watch

Grab your suit, or your Speedos. And get ready for a swim. Unless if you’ve been living in a cave, covered by a massive rock, the pop music community is locked-in for return of BTS, and their new album ARIRANG. The 14-track collection dropped at midnight, featuring production from Diplo, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Mike […]