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Future Debuts All 17 Songs From ‘Mixtape Pluto’ on Hot 100

Future is back with another huge week on Billboard’s charts. His new project, Mixtape Pluto, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Oct. 5) with 129,00 equivalent album units earned in the United States in its opening week (Sept. 20-26), according to Luminate, and all 17 of its songs debut on the Billboard […]

Green Day Songs Banned By Two Las Vegas Radio Stations After Billie Joe Armstrong Calls City ‘Worst S–thole in America’

Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong knows his enemy, and at the band’s Sept. 20 hometown-adjacent show at Oracle Park in San Francisco he had no problem calling out the man he thinks is a real American idiot. Related Green Day Celebrate ‘Dookie’ Going Double-Diamond: ‘Thank You To Everyone Who Has Loved This Album… 09/19/2024 “We […]

Spotify’s Global Head of Music Jeremy Erlich Exits

Jeremy Erlich will be leaving his position as Spotify’s global head of music, a company spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday (Oct. 1). Erlich joined the streaming service back in June 2019, after a stint as executive vp, business development at Interscope Records. In an email to staff this week, he explained that “in the past few […]

Forrest Frank Talks GMA Dove Awards Nominations, Success of ‘Good Day,’ Finding His Voice as an Artist: ‘This Whole Journey Has Felt Like a Gift’

Leading into this week’s GMA Dove Awards, Forrest Frank is one of the frontrunners with nods for new artist of the year and pop/contemporary recorded song of the year (“Good Day”). He’s also set to perform during Christian music’s biggest night, when the GMA Dove Awards are held Wednesday (Oct. 2) at Lipscomb University’s Allen […]

Leslie Fram Pens Farewell Letter to CMT Colleagues: ‘It’s Been My Complete Honor to Learn From You’

Leslie Fram, CMT’s highly respected senior vp of music strategy and talent, is among the staffers who have left the Nashville-based country music and lifestyle programming network as part of the broad staff cuts taking place at Paramount Global. Related CMT Undergoes Layoffs as Part of Paramount Global Restructuring 09/25/2024 Fram, Billboard‘s 2021 Country Power Players […]

Hailey Bieber Celebrates Fifth Anniversary With Justin Bieber By Posting Sweet Tribute to Late Designer Virgil Abloh: ‘We Miss You!’

Hailey Bieber celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary with Justin Bieber on Monday (Sept. 30) by posting a loving tribute to late fashion designer Virgil Abloh. She posted a picture of herself with the beloved fashion icon who created the custom Off-White gown and veil for the model’s wedding on what would have been Abloh’s 44th […]