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Will Stray Kids End Taylor Swift’s Run Atop the Billboard 200 — Or Will Swift End the Kids’ No. 1 Albums Streak?

The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Dec. 6, a couple true chart heavyweights duke it out for the top spot.   Stray Kids, DO IT (JYP/Republic): A new five-track mixtape wouldn’t be a particularly big threat from most artists to take down the record-setting new album by the biggest pop star […]

Here’s When Luke Combs Would Want to Perform for the Super Bowl Halftime Show

Luke Combs has performed on many of the most coveted stages around the world, but this two-time CMA entertainer of the year winner would also be open to performing on football’s biggest stage. Related Country Music Artists Who Have Performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl Who Should Perform the National Anthem at the 2026 […]

The Second Golden Age of Vinyl: The 10 Best Reissues This Year

If you’re looking for vinyl records that sound better than streaming, it’s a great time to be a music fan. For years, executives wondered how big the vinyl business could get — I remember being told it would peak soon in 2014, when the format accounted for $315 million in U.S. revenue, according to the RIAA, […]

Jimmy Fallon Is the Only One in an ‘Ugly Sweater’ in His Twangy New Christmas Song With Carter Faith: Watch a Sneak Peek

While ugly Christmas sweaters have become an annual holiday tradition, they’re not in the dress code for every festive event. Jimmy Fallon finds that out the hard way in his latest Christmas song, the twangy “Ugly Sweater,” featuring Nashville newcomer Carter Faith. The song and video will debut on the Thanksgiving episode (Nov. 27) of […]

Jimmy Cliff’s 10 Best Songs: Staff Picks

Few names are as synonymous with reggae music as Jimmy Cliff. The Grammy-winning artist, whose music traversed reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul and rock ‘n’ roll, passed on Monday (Nov. 24), as announced by his wife, Latifah Chambers, in an Instagram post. “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed […]