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Dolly Parton & Goddaughter Miley Cyrus Are Related by Blood, Ancestry Reveals

As Dolly Parton‘s goddaughter, Miley Cyrus was already part of the country legend’s family — but according to new research from Ancestry.com, the pair also share a family tree. Related Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 15 — Miley Cyrus 09/24/2024 The genealogy-tracking website revealed Monday (Sept. 23) that the 78-year-old country legend and 31-year-old […]

Time’s Up: TikTok Music Is Shutting Down

TikTok plans to end its subscription streaming service, TikTok Music, the company announced on Tuesday (Sept. 24). TikTok Music, which is currently available in Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Singapore and Mexico, will wind down on Nov. 28. The company will pivot to focus its efforts on the “Add to Music App,” which launched last November and […]

Reba McEntire Is Getting Her Own Funko Pop: ‘My Fans Have Been Waiting for This’

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Reba McEntire is getting her very own Funko Pop! The country icon teamed with Funko to debut a limited-edition Pop! vinyl […]

Hot 100 First-Timers: Country Upstart Zach Top Debuts With ‘I Never Lie’

Zach Top charts his first song on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Sept. 28) as “I Never Lie” debuts at No. 95. Released in April on Leo33, the song enters with 4.9 million U.S. official streams (up 16%), 261,000 radio audience impressions and 1,000 downloads sold in the Sept. 13-19 tracking week, according to Luminate. […]

Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 15 — Miley Cyrus

With the first quarter of the 21st century coming to a close, Billboard is spending the next few months counting down our staff picks for the 25 greatest pop stars of the last 25 years. We’ve already named our Honorable Mentions and our No. 25, No. 24, No. 23, No. 22, No. 21, No. 20, No. 19, No. 18, No. 17 and No. 16 stars, and now we remember […]