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Hot 100 First-Timers: Tame Impala Bites Into the Chart With ‘Dracula’

After more than a decade headlining festivals, raking in five Grammy nods and dominating Billboard’s rock and alternative charts, Tame Impala finally achieves a long-awaited milestone — scoring its first career entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Kevin Parker’s psych-pop project debuts on the chart this week with its new single, “Dracula.” The song enters […]

Taylor Swift Says Travis Kelce Had Her Engagement Ring a ‘Long Time’ Before Proposing: ‘I Look at It Constantly’

Even Taylor Swift still can’t believe she’s engaged, much less that fiancé Travis Kelce designed the perfect diamond ring for her while keeping it a secret for a “really long time” before he proposed. Related A Timeline of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: All 12 Tracks Ranked Watch Jason […]

Bad Bunny Is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Artists of the 21st Century Chart

Bad Bunny reigns as the No. 1 Latin act on Billboard’s recap of the first 25 years of the quarter-century, ruling Billboard’s Top Latin Artists of the 21st Century chart. The retrospective is based on performance on the Top Latin Albums and Hot Latin Songs charts from January 2000 through December 2024. Bad Bunny’s placement […]

Get Great Sound at an Affordable Price With These Amazon Prime Day Deals on Headphones & Earbuds

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. There’s nothing better than scoring a deal on your favorite brands. If you’re looking for headphones and earbuds that provide crisp […]

Donald Trump Confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Asked Him for a Pardon

Donald Trump confirmed on Monday (Oct. 6) that Sean “Diddy” Combs asked him for a presidential pardon. Taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office yesterday, Trump said the disgraced hip-hop mogul’s team had reached out to ask about the pardon, but the president seemed on the fence about granting one. Combs was sentenced to […]

Tesseract and Hawkeye Music Publishing Team Up to Acquire Artist & Songwriter Catalogs

Tesseract Music and Hawkeye Music Publishing have formed a strategic partnership to acquire and manage music-related intellectual property rights, mainly geared to artist and songwriter catalog acquisitions. Tesseract Music, which apparently counts Tesseract Icons and Tesseract Collective Inc. as its sister companies, is an intellectual property management company founded by entrepreneur Richard Seet, a former […]

Mark Ronson Pairs With Pulse Music Group for New Publishing Venture

Pulse Music Group has forged a new music publishing joint venture with Grammy Award-winning producer-songwriter Mark Ronson and his company Zelig Music, it was announced Tuesday (Oct. 7). The venture’s first signing is Swedish artist Thea Gustafsson, who writes, records and produces under her stage name Becky and the Birds and earlier this year won […]

Ed Sheeran Teaming Up With ‘Adolescence’ Director For ‘One Shot’ Netflix Special To Be Shot Live in New York

Ed Sheeran is taking a runner on his next project. The singer revealed in an Instagram post on Monday night (Oct. 6) that he has teamed up with Netflix to create a “groundbreaking, one-shot music experience” to be directed by Emmy-winning Adolescence director Philip Barantini. Related Taylor Swift Dishes On Which Musician Friend She’s Sure […]