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SiriusXM’s ‘Billboard Top 500 Summer Hits Countdown Channel’ Returns

Helping to kick off the Memorial Day weekend, SiriusXM’s Billboard Top 500 Summer Hits Countdown is back, with the limited-engagement channel celebrating the biggest and most sizzling summer songs over the Billboard Hot 100’s history. The channel counts down, from No. 500 to No. 1, the hottest summer classics from 1958, when the Hot 100 […]

Chart Rewind: In 1976, Merle Haggard’s Bicentennial ‘Freedom Train’ Rolled

When America approached its Bicentennial in 1976, the country’s celebrations included the Freedom Train, two locomotives that visited all 48 contiguous states to give citizens a close-up view of important documents and artifacts. Related From Merle Haggard to Miranda Lambert, All the ACM Award Winners for Entertainer of the Year Chart Rewind: In 1969, Merle Haggard Worked […]

BTS Dominates Monthly Touring Report With Career-Best Comeback Shows

To no one’s surprise, BTS’s first world tour in seven years is already a smashing success. The Korean septet rules Billboard’s April Boxscore report with the first batch of shows from the Arirang World Tour. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, BTS grossed $76.2 million and sold 417,000 tickets in its eight April shows. […]

Xavi Breaks Down 5 Essential Tracks From His New Album, ‘Dosis’: ‘We Tried to Add a Little Bit of Everything’

With Dosis, Xavi stretches his sound in new directions without letting go of the emotional core that got him here. On his second studio album, the Mexican-American singer-songwriter moves between música mexicana, bachata, pop and other urbano flourishes with an ease that reflects both his creative curiosity and his bicultural identity. The result is a 19-track […]

Maisie Peters Talks New ‘Florescence’ LP, Opening for Taylor Swift & Writing With Julia Michaels: ‘I’m Proud of Getting to Work With My Heroes’

Maisie Peters’ third studio album, Florescence, is an exciting new chapter for the singer-songwriter. Led by singles like “My Regards,” “Audrey Hepburn” and “You You You,” the 15-track project arrived Friday (May 22) via Atlantic Records and Ed Sheeran’s Gingerman Records, and features collaborations with Julia Michaels and Marcus Mumford. At its heart, Florescence is […]