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BE:FIRST’s ‘BE:FIRST ALL DAY’ Tops Japan Hot 100

BE:FIRST‘s “BE:FIRST ALL DAY” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released March 25. The hip-hop number featuring David Arkwright, Will Jay, and Grant Boutin as songwriters dominates radio airplay, downloads, and video views, while hitting No. 6 for streaming. The song marks BE:FIRST’s 11th No. 1 on the […]

Jack Harlow Announces Dates for 2026 North American Monica Tour

Jack Harlow is headed out on the road in support of his new R&B-leaning album Monica. The Louisville-bred rapper’s Live Nation-promoted North American Monica Tour is slated to kick off on August 4 at the Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, N.Y. and hit Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver, […]

Inside the Secret Tactics Digital Marketers Use to Make Songs Go Viral in 2026

Jesse Coren and Andrew Spelman, two of the co-founders of popular digital marketing company Chaotic Good, joined Billboard at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 14 to talk about how songs go viral in 2026, and how online discourse around artists can be manipulated in their favor by companies like theirs. The conversation, hosted by Kristin Robinson, was […]

Eric Benét Calls Out Chappell Roan, Slams Celebrities Who Act ‘Inconvenienced’ by Fans

Eric Benét has a message for celebrities — particularly Chappell Roan — whom he thinks treat fans with disrespect. Related Jorginho’s Wife Catherine Harding: Chappell Roan Should Take ‘Responsibility’ for Security Guard After Incident With Daughter Eric Benét Says Jelly Roll Is ‘Full of Sh–‘ for Refusing to Comment on Politics at 2026 Grammys: ‘It’s You […]