The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack continues its reign atop the ARIA Albums Chart, holding the No. 1 spot for a third consecutive week. It now becomes the longest-running No. 1 album from an animated film since Trolls led for three weeks back in 2017.

The hit-packed compilation also dominates the singles chart, with four tracks in the top 10: “Golden” sits at No. 2, “Your Idol” at No. 4, “Soda Pop” at No. 7 and “How It’s Done” at No. 9.

Alex Warren makes a strong comeback this week, as the expanded edition of his debut album You’ll Be Alright, Kid surges from No. 25 to No. 2—well above its previous peak of No. 15 earlier this year. He also appears at No. 10 on the singles chart with “Eternity,” while his Jelly Roll duet “Bloodline” jumps from No. 48 to No. 30, having peaked at No. 12 in May.

Tyler, The Creator lands his seventh consecutive top 20 entry in Australia as Don’t Tap The Glass debuts at No. 4. The rapper’s previous chart history includes: Wolf (No. 19, 2013), Cherry Bomb (No. 13, 2015), Flower Boy (No. 8, 2017), Igor (No. 3, 2019), Call Me If You Get Lost (No. 2, 2021) and Chromakopia (No. 1 for two weeks in 2024).

Jessie Murph also makes a splash with her sophomore album Sex Hysteria, entering at No. 12. Her 2023 debut That Ain’t No Man That’s The Devil previously peaked at No. 76, while her latest single “Blue Strips” hit No. 17 earlier this year.

On the singles front, Justin Bieber returns to No. 1 with “Daisies,” marking his ninth Australian chart-topper. The track features guitar and production from Mk.Gee and Dijon, among others. Bieber now ties Delta Goodrem, Pink and Eminem for seventh-most No. 1 singles in ARIA chart history.

“Daisies” follows Bieber’s previous No. 1s: “What Do You Mean” (2015), “Love Yourself” (2015–16), “Cold Water” with Major Lazer and MØ (2016), “Despacito” with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (2017), “I’m the One” with DJ Khaled and others (2017), “I Don’t Care” with Ed Sheeran (2019), “Peaches” (2021) and “Stay” with The Kid LAROI (2021–22).

Meanwhile, Alex Warren’s long-running hit “Ordinary” slips to No. 3 after an impressive 17 weeks at No. 1.

As the world mourns the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, a new petition has been launched to provide a fitting tribute by renaming an airport in his honor.

Osbourne passed away on Tuesday (July 22) at the age of 76, just 17 days after making his final appearance as part of the Back to the Beginning concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England.

It’s Birmingham where U.K. podcaster, comedian, and radio host Dan Hudson has set his sights, launching a new petition to have Birmingham Airport renamed for Osbourne.

“Ozzy Osbourne was the most important musician ever to hail from Birmingham,” Hudson’s petition explained. “He rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the pioneering rock band Black Sabbath, who invented the genre of heavy metal.

“Ozzy’s influence on music and culture is undeniable. Naming our international airport after him would be a fitting tribute to his extraordinary career and contributions to the arts.”

As Hudson points out, other famous U.K. identities have found themselves with airports named after them, including footballer George Best in Belfast, Northern Ireland; and The Beatles’ John Lennon in Liverpool, England. 

Internationally, other musicians have also been given a similar honor, including Louis Armstrong in New Orleans; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, Austria; and Ástor Piazzolla in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

“It is only right that we do this here in Birmingham, in honour of Ozzy,” Hudson adds. “Together, we can celebrate the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne and the incredible influence our city has had on the world stage, thanks to him.”

At the time of publication, the petition has just exceeded 10,000 verified signatures, though it’s unclear how many – if any – will be enough to kickstart the renaming process.

In June – just six days before Osbourne’s final concert – the founding members of Black Sabbath were awarded the Freedom of the City of Birmingham. 

“This is a great working class city, and we’re all working class, from Aston,” said bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler in a statement. “We weren’t given a chance when we started out, but Birmingham has always been behind us.”

The nascent recognition was far from the first time that Birmingham has recognized the continuing impact of Black Sabbath. In 2019, Birmingham named both a bench and a bridge after the band. 

In April 2024, Osbourne stated his desire to visit the bench, claiming he would do so “if I have to crawl there.” It’s unknown, however, if he ever did so before his passing.

Kevin Parker has made good on his promise to release new Tame Impala, delivering a new single as the ostensible first taste of a forthcoming LP.

Dubbed “End of Summer,” the seven-minute track arrives as Tame Impala’s first release via their new home at Columbia Records. While its release is transitional, so too is its sound, with Parker leaning on the history of dance music to recast the project as “kind of future primitive rave act,” per a press release.

While prominently featuring Parker’s trademark vocals, “End of Summer” is an undeniable shift from the main focus of previous Tame Impala records, though serves as something of a logical evolution of what had been teased thanks to the disco elements of 2015’s Currents and 2020’s The Slow Rush.

The release of the track also comes accompanied by a Julian Klincewicz-directed visual, which pairs rapid-fire images with grainy footage of Parker both performing the track and in various locations.

Parker first previewed “End of Summer” during a surprise DJ set in Barcelona’s Nitsa Club in early June. “You guys want to hear a new song? “You want to hear a new Tame Impala song?” he asked the crowd. “You’re going to be the first ones to hear it, you realize? There’s no going back from this point on, you realize?”

Earlier in July, Parker also shared a series of photos to Instagram in which he teased a forthcoming album. Soon after, an untitled 12″ vinyl record was added to the Tame Impala web store which promptly sold out.

Though press materials don’t describe “End of Summer” as a preview of Tame Impala’s fifth album, Parker’s recent Instagram post features a whiteboard filled with album tracks, including one which appears to be “End of Summer.” 

In the time since 2020’s The Slow Rush, Parker has been busy with myriad other projects. In 2023, second album Lonerism would receive a tenth anniversary reissue, and would be followed by the release of the track “Journey to the Real World” for the Barbie soundtrack.

Additionally, Tame Impala would also be credited with remixes of songs from Crowded House and Elvis Presley, and would appear as a guest artist on cuts from Diana Ross and Gorillaz. 

In 2024, Parker would serve as a producer and guest musician for Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism album, and would also serve as a guest artist on two tracks from French outfit Justice‘s Hyperdrama album. One of those collaborations, “Neverender,” would see Parker win his first Grammy for best dance/electronic recording in 2025.

Most recently, Justice also announced a series of Australian tour dates for December 2025, with a Tame Impala DJ set listed as the main support alongside Busy P.

See the video for Tame Impala’s “End of Summer” below.

Irish rap group Kneecap will not be performing in Hungary next month, with the group now banned from the country for allegedly posing “a national security threat.”

Hungarian politician and spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced the ban on social media on Thursday (July 24), explaining that the group’s planned appearance at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Aug. 11 would not be going ahead.

“Kneecap are officially banned from entering Hungary—for antisemitism and glorifying terror,” Kovács stated. “When hate ignores the mail, we put it on a wall.”

“Kneecap’s members repeatedly engage in antisemitic hate speech supporting terrorism and terrorist groups,” he wrote in a follow-up statement. “Hungary has zero tolerance for antisemitism in any form.

“Their planned performance posed a national security threat, and for this reason, the group has been formally banned from Hungary for three years. If they enter, expulsion will follow under international norms.”

Kneecap themselves responded to the band with a statement hours later, apologizing to the “tens of thousands of fans who we were buzzing to see in person at Sziget.”

“The authoritarian government of Viktor Orban say we ‘pose a national security threat,’” the group wrote. “Which is f–king outrageous coming from a man who welcomed Netanyahu, a wanted war criminal, like a hero just a few weeks ago.

“There is no legal basis for his actions, no member of Kneecap has ever been convicted of any crime in any country. We stand against all hate crimes and Kneecap champions love and solidarity as well as calling out injustices where we see it.

“It’s clear this is political distraction and a further attempt to silence those who call out genocide against the Palestinian people,” they added.

Kneecap’s ban from the country takes place in the wake of their headline-generating actions of recent months, with the trio having gained greater attention following their appearance at Coachella in April. The group projected strong anti-Israel sentiments during their set – sentiments which they had claimed were censored during their first weekend appearance.

“Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” the projected messages read. “It is being enabled by the U.S. government who arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes. F–k Israel; free Palestine.”

While they would also gain similar attention for their performance at the Glastonbury Festival in June, and would be removed from the lineup of Scotland’s TRNSMT Festival, the group have also faced legal issues. Most notably, member Mo Chara (born Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) was recently charged for allegedly showing support for militant organizations Hamas and Hezbollah – both of which are defined as terror groups by U.K. law – in resurfaced videos from a past concert

Chara appeared at Westminster’s Magistrates Court on June 18, where he was released on unconditional bail and set a hearing date of Aug. 20.

“Much like the good people of Budapest, who defied their own President’s ban on their ‘Pride Parade’ in June, we will fight on for what is right,” Kneecap promised in closing their latest statement.

The Iceman is back. Drake returned with episode two of his Iceman stream on Thursday night (July 24), which included the premiere of his island-tinged “Which One” single featuring Central Cee.

Drizzy didn’t waste any time bringing the vibes to fans as the OVO boss carried the “Which One” momentum to streaming services on Friday (July 25) in a similar strategy that he deployed earlier in July with “What Did I Miss?”

The smooth tune finds the 6 God in a familiar position, talking to the ladies. He singles out a potential love interest, letting her know she’s not like her friends and there’s something special about her that he sees.

“You’re not like the tings you’re around/ You’re a real good girl, so I’m bringin’ you down/ But come to the bed, I’ll fling you around,” Drizzy raps.

Cench takes the baton and uses the song title to ask a certain girl if she’s here for a good time or a long time. “God forbid a girl’s tryna have fun/ I got X, if you wanna take drugs/ You wanna have sex or do you wanna make love/ Which one,” he interrogates.

The OVO-U.K. link-up received a live debut when Drake tested the waters for “Which One” during his set at Wireless Fest and also played a snippet of the track during episode one of Iceman.

Drake and Central Cee previously joined forces in 2023 when they hit the booth for their ferocious “On the Radar Freestyle,” which drew rave reviews.

Episode two was another busy stream for Drake, which saw him preview another unreleased track that we assume will land on Iceman. He also teased his upcoming LP, promising that it’s “coming soon.”

Listen to “Which One” and watch the Iceman stream below.

Mariah Carey has cooked up another sweet fantasy with “Sugar Sweet,” her latest single featuring Shenseea and Kehlani that dropped on Friday (July 25).

“Sugar Sweet” is the second single released ahead of Carey’s 16th studio album Here For It All, which drops Sept. 26 via gamma. In June, she shared the lead single “Type Dangerous,” as well as an accompanying remix EP featuring collaborations with Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Red Man; Big Sean; DJ Snake and Luísa Sonza. “Type Dangerous,” which samples Eric B. & Rakim‘s 1986 track “Eric B. Is President,” became her 50th Billboard Hot 100 hit, reaching No. 95. It also entered the top 10 of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.

At the start of this month, the elusive chanteuse revealed she had finished Here For It All during a sit-down interview with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden at the new Apple Music Studios in Los Angeles during a special live broadcast to celebrate the streaming platform’s 10th anniversary. Mimi said she was “very excited” about “Sugar Sweet” because “it’s very summery. I like the beat as well.” She also revealed that Here For It All will feature 11 or 12 songs, including “some Mariah ballads.”

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Here For It All will arrive seven years after her last studio album, Caution. The 10-track project featured collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign, Slick Rick and Blood Orange, and Gunna. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and earned MC her eighth No. 1 project on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Listen to “Sugar Sweet” below.

During his July 11 and 12 shows at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, as part of his current headlining I’m The Problem Tour, Morgan Wallen teased fans during his nightly stage walkout video by swapping out his usual walkout song and instead introducing a clip of a remixed version of his song “Miami,” featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross.

Now, he’s released the new collaboration version of the song, which also incorporates elements of Keith Whitley’s 1985 hit “Miami, My Amy,” which was written by Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran and Royce Porter.

Morgan Wallen "Miami" ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross

Morgan Wallen “Miami” ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross

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Of course, this is far from Wallen’s first hip-hop and rap collaboration. The country star previously collaborated with Lil Durk on the songs “Broadway Girls” (which topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 2022) and “Stand By Me.” He also teamed with Moneybagg Yo for the song “Whiskey Whiskey.” Additionally, Wallen made a cameo in the music video for Drake’s song “You Broke My Heart” in 2023. Drake also was one of Wallen’s walkout guests on his I’m The Problem Tour, during his June 21 show in Houston.

Since the release of his new, 37-song album I’m the Problem in May, the project spent its first two months atop the all-genre Billboard 200, and spurred Billboard Hot 100-topping songs including “What I Want” (with Tate McRae) and “Love Somebody,” and the top 10 hits “Lies Lies Lies,” “I Got Better,” and the top 5 hits “I’m The Problem” and “Just in Case.”

Listen to “Miami,” featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, below:

 

Veronica Electronica has entered the club.

Madonna’s long-rumored Ray of Light remix album becomes reality today (Friday, July 25), with the project featuring rare and unreleased edits of songs from her 1998 masterpiece.

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Remixers on the project include Ray of Light co-creator William Orbit and clubs kings Peter Rauhofer, Sasha, BT and Victor Calderone. Veronica Electronica also includes the original demo of “Gone, Gone, Gone,” a previously unreleased recording co-produced by Madonna and Rick Nowels, who co-wrote several Ray of Light tracks alongside her in the late ’90s.

The rest of the tracklist includes “Drowned World/Substitute For Love,” “Ray Of Light,” “Skin,” “Nothing Really Matters,” “Sky Fits Heaven,” “Frozen” and “The Power Of Good-Bye.”

Released in February of 1998, Ray of Light spent 78 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 2. (The Titanic soundtrack blocked it from the top spot.) It generated four Hot 100 hits with the title track, “Frozen,” “The Power of Goodbye” and “Nothing Really Matters” and won four Grammy awards, including the trophy for best pop album, in 1999.

Ray of Light was of course a major moment for electronic music’s mainstream crossover, with Madonna being the first major pop artist to do an entirely electronic album and thus helping push ’90s club culture onto radio and into pop culture. While Veronica Electronica was originally intended to be a remix companion to Ray of Light, it was shelved due to the success of the album, which ultimately sold more than 16 million copies.

27 years later, the project is out and ready for the weekend. Stream it below.

Tyla is about to have us chanting “We wanna party!” all summer long with her new mixtape WWP that dropped Friday (July 25) via FAX and Epic Records.

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The four-track pack includes two previously released singles “Bliss” and “Is It” as well as two new songs: “Dynamite,” featuring Wizkid, and “Mr. Media.” “When I thought of doing a mixtape called ‘WWP,’ I went back to all my old demos and I remembered the Wiz one,” she said of the 2022 demo during an exclusive listening session in London earlier this month. “And it was still good, like, after three years! I just told him, ‘Let’s finish it because I want to drop it.’”

At the same event, Tyla explained the meaning behind the title WWP. “I’ve been on this tip of enjoying life, not just partying, but just enjoyment with people that I love, with people that are a vibe,” the “Water” hitmaker said. “‘We wanna party’ is actually a South African chant, so we’ve been using it forever. And it’s been a thing for hyping up people and just that feeling of enjoyment. I thought it was perfect for the mixtape ’cause the music screams ‘we wanna party!’”

The Grammy-winning South African star is set to perform at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 27, which will be headlined by The Weeknd and Shakira. Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist are also featured on the lineup.

Listen to WWP below.

If only they had an “Ask a Billboard Charts Department Member” lifeline.

On the season premiere last night (Wednesday, July 23) of ABC’s Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, contestants Drew Carey and Aisha Tyler were cruising along, until they got to a question about the Hot 100.

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The two stars (who each previously hosted Whose Line Is It Anyway?) had won $16,000 for their charities — La Maida Project and International Rescue Committee, respectively — when they were faced with the following question from host Jimmy Kimmel: “With a whopping 11, which of these singers has more #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 than the other three combined?”

The choices: “A: Whitney Houston / B: Celine Dion / C: Tina Turner / D: Britney Spears”

Carey and Tyler were originally on the right track. “I think it’s A or B,” Carey said. “I actually think it’s A or D,” Tyler countered. As they pondered the question further, they drifted toward Spears, given, in part, that Houston died in 2012.

They decided to ask the audience, who voted and settled on Spears (60%) as the consensus correct answer, followed by Houston (38%) and rounded out distantly by Dion (2%) and Turner (0%).

The pair trusted the audience and Tyler the delivered the fateful words: “Britney Spears, final answer.”

The correct answer then flashed in green … Whitney Houston.

“The answer rhymed with ‘itney’,” Kimmel consoled Carey and Tyler.

Unfortunately not the students of the Billboard charts that they needed to be for that particular question, the tandem learned that Houston achieved 11 career Hot 100 No. 1s. Spears has scored five; Dion, four; and Turner, one.

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Houston’s 11 leaders, between 1985 and 1995: “Saving All My Love for You,” “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional,” “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,” “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” “All the Man That I Need,” “I Will Always Love You” and “Exhale (Shoop Shoop).”

Spears has topped the Hot 100 with “…Baby One More Time,” “Womanizer,” “3,” “S&M” (with Rihanna) and “Hold It Against Me,” between 1999 and 2011.

Houston boasts the ninth-most No. 1s in the Hot 100’s 67-year history. The Beatles lead with 20, followed by Mariah Carey (19), Rihanna (14), Drake, Michael Jackson (13 each), Madonna, the Supremes and Taylor Swift (12 each). Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder (10 each) have also each earned double-digit totals.

Despite their elimination, Carey and Tyler’s night ended on an important positive, as they received $32,000 for their charities.

Also good: the next Who Wants To Be a Millionaire contestants got their own Hot 100 question correct. Jeopardy host Ken Jennings and Kimmel frenemy Matt Damon knew that the briefest hit ever on the chart, Jack Black’s “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” is from A Minecraft Movie.

“We hear that a lot in my house,” Kimmel noted of the 34-second-long (or, short) hit.