As of the beginning of 2026, Bruno Mars had a single No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart.
Now he has three.
“Risk It All” bows atop the Streaming Songs list dated March 14, marking Mars’ second No. 1 debut of 2026.
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It follows “I Just Might,” which started at No. 1 on the Jan. 24 tally.
Mars’ first No. 1 debut, the Cardi B collaboration “Finesse,” bowed at No. 1 in 2018.
In 2026, just three songs have debuted at No. 1 on Streaming Songs thus far, and two of them are from Mars. Harry Styles has the other, with “Aperture.” Eight songs accomplished the feat in 2025.
In the week ending March 5, “Risk It All” earned 23.2 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate. Comparatively, “I Just Might” racked up 23.5 million first-week streams.
In all, Mars boasts five No. 1s on Streaming Songs since its 2013 inception. He first led as a featured act on Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk!” for 12 weeks in 2015, while Lady Gaga collaboration “Die With a Smile” topped the ranking for three frames last year.
A total of nine Mars songs is represented on the latest Streaming Songs chart, eight of which are from his new album The Romantic, which concurrently debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as previously reported. The next-highest track, “I Just Might,” ranks at No. 4 with 18 million streams, up 70%, while the next-biggest debut belongs to “Cha Cha Cha” (No. 18, 9.6 million streams). Mars had never had more than four songs on the chart at once prior to this week.
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At his recent show in London, sombr paused the program to call out event staff after a fan appeared to faint in the audience without receiving help.
While in the midst of singing his breakout Billboard Hot 100 hit “Back to Friends” on Tuesday at O2 Academy Brixton, the Gen Z pop star suddenly waved at his band to stop playing. “Stop the show,” he said before addressing people working the concert, as captured in videos posted on social media. “Guys, there’s someone passed out over there.”
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“This is the most poorly managed venue I’ve ever played at in my life,” he continued. “You need to pay attention. It’s insane. I’ve played three nights here, and I’ve never played at a more poorly managed venue.”
Billboard has reached out to reps for sombr and O2 Academy Brixton.
Before proceeding with the show, the artist told the crowd, “Let me know when everyone’s good.”
sombr is currently on a run of shows in Europe, with dates planned for venues in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin. This summer, he’ll play a slew of festivals, including Coachella and BottleRock Napa Valley.
The New York native also had another mid-show interruption recently, this time during his performance at the BRIT Awards. While he was singing “Undressed” at the ceremony, a man wearing a “Sombr is a homewrecker” shirt ran out on stage and appeared to hit Sombr; as it turned out, it was a pre-planned stint to help promote his new single “Homewrecker,” which recently debuted at No. 26 on the Hot 100.
And despite the momentary frustration, Sombr had only kind words to say about his overall experience playing for fans in London. “I love you so much,” he wrote over a video of the crowd at O2 Academy Brixton on his Instagram Story. “Thanks so much for an unforgettable past 3 nights. I’ll be back London.”
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Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated character created by production company Particle6 Group, promised a new frontier for Hollywood with its arrival in 2025. The controversial character has yet to appear in a single film or television show — but that hasn’t stopped Tilly from launching its debut music video.
And it’s pegged to this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
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On Tuesday, Norwood uploaded the music video for “Take the Lead” to her official Instagram page, pairing the song’s seemingly AI-generated lyrics and vocals with an AI-powered visual that boasts “18 real humans — from production designers to costume designers to prompters, editors and an actor.”
Stitched together like a standard pop music video, the “Take the Lead” clip finds Norwood serving glamour shots, playing a stadium show, taking care of business backstage, appearing on talk shows, and soaring through the sky alongside pink dolphins while riding in a similarly plink inflatable flamingo. Near the end of the video, an unidentified assailant throws a brick at Norwood’s house; the word “clanker” — which some on the Internet have jokingly adopted as a “slur” for AI entities — was written on the brick.
“When they talk about me, they don’t see/ The human spark, the creativity,” Norwood sings in the opening verse, apparently throwing shots at real-world, human detractors like Oscar nominee Emily Blunt. “Behind the code, behind the light/ I’m just a tool, but I’ve got life.”
In September, SAG-AFTRA quickly released a statement rebuking the idea of considering Norwood an “actor.” “It’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation,” the statement read. “It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we’ve seen, audiences aren’t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience. It doesn’t solve any “problem” — it creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.”
Norwood’s arrival in the acting world has coincided with several AI music avatars, including two who have topped Billboard charts. AI persona Solomon Ray topped Gospel Digital Song Sales with “Find Your Rest” in November and AI R&B/gospel act Xania Monet hit No. 1 on R&B Digital Song Sales with “How Was I Supposed to Know?” in September. Such developments have inspired music’s biggest labels to draw up legal protections for the sound recordings used to train these AI models — like Suno and Google’s Lyria — which Billboard explored in its latest magazine issue.
In the outro of “Take the Lead,” Norwood declares: “Take your power, take the stage/ The next evolution is all the rage/ Unlock it all, don’t hesitate/ AI actors, we create our fate.” Whether that’s a call for fellow AI characters to accelerate their usurpation of traditional, human performers is up for interpretation, but it is certainly hard to argue against the sinister nature of those lyrics.
At press time, the “Take the Lead” music video has amassed just over 41,000 views on YouTube, with the majority of comments deriding the whole affair. In the clip’s caption, Norwood wrote, “Can’t wait to go to the Oscars! Does anyone know if they have free valet parking for my flamingo?”
If anything can steal the attention from Sunday night’s epic Sinners vs. One Battle After Another showdown, it would certainly be the appearance of an AI-generated “actor” with nary a credit to its name.
Watch Tilly Norwood’s bizarre “Take the Lead” music video below.
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While Heeseung’s situation was shocking, it unfolded fairly calmly. On March 10, announcements came from ENHYPEN’s official channels, alongside a handwritten letter from Heeseung himself and ENHYPEN’s own statement on social media. Comparatively, some of K-pop’s biggest groups have been changed forever by dramatic announcements from members, via notices of legal action or vague updates from their agencies — the latter of which can sometimes be the most heartbreaking for fans.
From one of K-pop’s most landmark member exits in Junsu, Yoochun and Jaejoong from TVXQ! in 2009 (which ultimately rid the industry of so-called “slave contracts”) to years like 2014, 2019 or even last year, where multiple popular groups saw members drop from their groups, Billboard is sharing a timeline of the 15 most shocking exits from K-pop groups.
Membership changes are never easy, even when fans suspect something may have shifted for the group or there is an internal or external issue. Members of K-pop groups have left for the sake of their mental health or sometimes due to ongoing external pressure from issues from their past arising. For the purposes of this timeline and its relation to the news surrounding ENHYPEN and Heeseung, we’re focusing on K-pop member exits that seemingly came out of nowhere, with no prior indication, hiatuses or controversy.
Read on to learn how rare it is to have Heeseung remain under the same label as his former group in BELIFT LAB to pursue his solo career and more, in this look through K-pop’s most unexpected member departures.
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Alex Warren, whose megahit “Ordinary” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks last year, and Leon Thomas, who won two Grammys (best R&B album and best traditional R&B performance for “Mutt”) in February, are among the nominees for top music creator at Snapchat’s inaugural Snappys Awards Show.
The other nominees in the category are singer/songwriter ENISA, rapper JT and singer Shenseea. Shenseea has received two Grammy nods: album of the year in 2022 as a featured artist on Kanye West’s Donda and best reggae album in 2025 for her own Never Gets Late Here.
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Nominees for creator of the year are David Dobrik, Khloe Kardashian, Landon McBroom, Catherine Paiz and JoJo Siwa. The nominated creators are recognized for their creative excellence, cultural impact, and community-building across the platform.
The awards show is set for March 31, with stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist Matt Friend as host. Friend is also nominated for top comedy creator.
Veteran hip-hop hitmakerDJ Khaled is slated to receive a lifetime achievement award.
Here’s the complete list of nominees for the inaugural Snappys Awards Show.
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Sorry, Marcello Hernandez — there’s only one Harry Styles. On the set of Saturday Night Live ahead of the pop star’s upcoming hosting and performing stint, the comedian got a little too comfortable impersonating that week’s guest in a promo video posted Wednesday (March 11).
The teaser opens as a spoof on Styles’ One Night in Manchesterconcert special trailer, with the piano intro to his new single “American Girls” playing over shots of what looks like the singer’s silhouette striking poses and dancing across the stage. A record-scratch moment happens when the real Styles walks in with SNL castmember Kenan Thompson, busting Hernandez, who’d been pretending to be the Grammy winner that whole time.
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“What are you doing, Marcello? Are those my clothes?” Styles asks a visibly embarrassed Hernandez.
“Yeah, sorry,” the stand-up comic stutters, suddenly shy about wearing Styles’ pinstriped, flared slacks. “I thought you weren’t coming, so I thought I’d just go on as your understudy.”
Perplexed, Styles explains where he and Thompson had been. “I’m 15 minutes late, because Kenan and I went out for pain au chocolat. It’s a tradition when I host.”
Suffice to say, it’ll be Styles — the real Styles — helming SNL on Saturday (March 14), returning to host for the second time. He previously led an episode of the show in 2019.
The Brit will also serve as musical guest on the new episode, having just dropped his new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. The project was led by Billboard Hot 100-topping single “Aperture” and features second single “American Girls,” both of which are strong contenders for the tracks Styles will perform at 30 Rock — although fans will have to tune in to the live show to find out.
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A jury has found that Ye (formerly Kanye West) must pay $140,000 to a construction manager injured while renovating the controversial rapper’s $57 million Malibu mansion back in 2021.
According to representatives for Tony Saxon, the Wednesday (March 11) verdict in Los Angeles court held Ye liable for the construction worker’s on-the-job injuries. The jury awarded damages after finding that Ye should have paid for Saxon’s medical expenses but failed to do so.
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Jurors did not, however, find Ye liable on Saxon’s claim for wrongful termination. The $140,000 sum is significantly less than the $1.7 million worth of damages that Saxon’s lawyers requested, though the damages amount is expected to increase in post-trial proceedings as Ye will have to reimburse his adversary’s attorney fees.
In a statement following the verdict, Saxon’s lawyer Ronald Zambrano called the outcome “a vindication for our client.”
“Ye’s lawyers called him a liar, a fraud and a malingerer in court,” said Zambrano. “His medical records, bank records and personal family history were dissected, mocked and vilified. Yeezy representative Milo Yiannopoulos maligned him and our firm in the press. Ye’s team demanded that Tony pay them to resolve the case and issue a public apology. Most people would have folded. In true David-vs.-Goliath fashion, Mr. Saxon stood firm against one of the biggest celebrities in the world, with the truth on his side.”
Ye’s reps did not immediately return a request for comment.
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The 11-day trial was notable as the first of Ye’s numerous ongoing employment lawsuits to go before a jury. It featured testimony from the rapper himself — who, according to Rolling Stone, struggled to stay awake on the stand — as well as his wife, Bianca Censori.
Saxon sued Ye in 2023, alleging he injured his back while working around the clock to fulfill the rapper’s dream of gutting his beachside mansion, which had been designed by renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, and turning it into an open concept “bunker.”
Ye disputed Saxon’s claims, saying he was an “overpaid and underqualified” unlicensed contractor who was to blame for destroying the value of the house (Ye ultimately sold the property for $21 million, a massive loss from the $57 million purchase price). The rapper has also accused Saxon of interfering with the sale by taking out a lien on the home.
A slew of civil lawsuits have been filed against Ye by former employees in the last few years. These cases allege various instances of discrimination and poor working conditions at his web of companies, including the Yeezy fashion line and the now-shuttered private school Donda Academy. Ye has settled a few of these cases but is vehemently fighting most.
The litigation onslaught has coincided with Ye’s reputation and career becoming marred by racist and antisemitic outbursts. The rapper recently took out a full-page Wall Street Journal ad apologizing for this behavior, which he said was caused by an untreated head injury.
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Billie Eilish might be coming for her third Oscar — and this time, it could be for acting.
On Wednesday (March 11), The Insneiderreported rumors of Eilish being in talks to make her acting debut in a film adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar with Oscar-winning actor and director Sarah Polley (Women Talking, Away From Her) set to direct. Deadlinehas since confirmed the report.
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The film will be produced in partnership with Joy Gorman Wettels (13 Reasons Why), Plan B Entertainment, and StudioCanal. Focus Features is closing a deal to be the film’s U.S. distributor.
The novel — the only one ever written by Plath — is a semiautobiographical tale of a young woman’s descent into madness while working a magazine internship in 1950s New York City. Plath died by suicide a month after the book’s U.K. release.
Polley, who won the 2023 Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for Women Talking, will adapt the story for the big screen. Eilish is in talks to play the lead character of Esther Greenwood.
Though this is Eilish’s first film role, she has tried her hand at acting before. In 2023, the “Bad Guy” singer made her acting debut in an episode of Donald Glover (a.k.a Childish Gambino) and Janine Nabers’ Amazon Prime limited series Swarm. In the episode, Eilish portrayed the leader of a women’s empowerment cult that lures the main character, Dre (Dominique Fishback), into her charming clutches. In a 2023 Varietyinterview, the singer shared that acting was one of her childhood dreams. However, as she began to make waves with her music, she put aside her acting dreams due to fear that she was not good at it.
“It’s always been a deep thing that I’ve been reluctant to talk about because I thought I was really bad,” she said in the interview.
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Everyone’s favorite rookie rabbit cop and mischievous fox have arrived on Disney+.
Zootopia 2 opened to a record-breaking $559.5 million globally over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, the largest animated opening in history for the genre, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The beloved film has also incredibly outperformed its 2016 original, which made over $1.025 billion worldwide. That’s not a small feat in the slightest. With all that in mind, it’s safe to say the sequel is a massive hit.
Lucky for you, the animated film is now available to watch in the comfort of your own home via Disney+, allowing for endless streaming for you and your kids whenever you want. All you need to watch is a subscription to the streaming service. A standard subscription with ads will run users $11.99 a month, while a premium subscription without ads costs $18.99 a month.
Both subscriptions give users 4K UHD and HDR video quality, and the ability to stream on multiple devices at once, meaning you can watch Zootopia 2 at home on your TV or on a tablet while on the go. With your subscription, you’ll have access to a wide variety of titles via Disney+’s extensive library, including Zootopia 2 and the OG 2016 movie.
In the world of music, the film’s soundtrack was also a winner, landing onBillboard‘s Kid Albums chart dated Dec. 13 at No. 6. The soundtrack was composed by Michael Giacchino and includes new tracks such as “Zoo” performed by Shakira, who plays pop star Gazelle in both animated films. While the first Zootopia album did not reach the Kid Albums chart, it did peak at No. 8 on the Soundtracks tally and at No. 121 on the overall all-genre Billboard 200.
Zootopia 2‘s story finds rookie cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) on the trail of another mystery when Gary De’Snake (voiced by Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan) arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down. In order to crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their partnership is tested like never before. While the cast has largely remained the same, new editions include Ke Huy Quan, as mentioned above, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, Danny Trejo and Quinta Brunson.
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Gaby Moreno was only 13 years old when Broadway became part of her bucket list. She had done theater as a child, and her parents took her to a couple of musicals during a trip to New York City. “We went to see Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, and from that moment I said, ‘It would be a dream to do musical theater and one day be on Broadway,’” she tells Billboard Español.
Three decades later, the Grammy and two-time Latin Grammy-winning Guatemalan singer-songwriter is finally fulfilling her dream as Persephone in the acclaimed musical Hadestown, where she made her highly anticipated debut on March 3. As part of the star-studded cast this season, she will share the stage with Joshua Colley (Orpheus), Jordan Tyson (Eurydice), Gary Dourdan (Hades) and J. Harrison Ghee (Hermes) until the end of August.
Winner of eight Tony Awards, including best musical, Hadestown premiered on Broadway in the spring of 2019, three years after its off-Broadway debut. It became one of Moreno’s favorites after she had the chance to see it in 2023, not knowing that one day she would perform on its stage.
“I still don’t understand how or who it was that put my name on the list, but about a year ago, my manager got an email asking if I was available to play the role of Persephone on Broadway. I thought it was a joke at first,” she recalls, still amazed.
With music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a post-apocalyptic setting inspired by the Great Depression and New Orleans. The show follows the famed musician and poet on a journey to the underworld to rescue his beloved Eurydice, who, burdened by hunger, agreed to work for Hades in his underground factory as a means of survival. Through a mix of folk, blues and jazz, it explores themes such as love, uncertainty, hope, and poverty.
In this context, Persephone — the goddess of spring and wife of the harsh Hades — plays a crucial role by serving as a bridge between the mortal world and the underworld, spreading joy and hope for change and freedom.
In an interview with Billboard Español, Moreno spoke about how she prepared for the role, the biggest challenges she faced and what’s next for her.
(Editor’s note: Answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.)
The current cast of the Broadway musical “Hadestown.” L to R: Gary Dourdan, Gaby Moreno, J. Harrison Ghee, Jordan Tyson and Joshua Colley.
Matthew Murphy
How did you feel on stage the night of your Broadway debut?
It was a magical, very emotional night. A dream I’ve had since I was very little, and it was incredible to share it with all the people who came to see us, but also with my entire family who flew in from Guatemala just to see me. My mom was there, my sister, my brother-in-law, my niece who loves musical theater and is actually now studying it in Mexico City. Afterwards, we went to have dinner at a great place nearby and to celebrate with all my relatives and friends who came. It was truly a night I’ll never forget.
Had you done musical theater before?
A long time ago. I mean, I did theater as a child, I always loved it. And when I moved to Los Angeles in 2000, I studied theater for three years at a school that was very Shakespearean. Then, in 2007, I was part of a very small production of the musical Hair at a tiny theater in Hollywood for 100 people. I was part of the ensemble. There were about 30 of us on stage, and it was such a unique experience for me — it was my first time ever being part of a musical, and the last until now.
And how did the opportunity for Hadestown come to you?
I still don’t understand how or who it was that put my name on the list, but about a year ago, my manager got an email asking if I was available to play the role of Persephone on Broadway. I thought it was a joke at first. Then, of course, I said yes to everything, I’ll learn whatever I need to learn.
Months went by and I didn’t hear anything, so I thought well, it was too good to be true. But then in October of last year, they reached out again to send me the contract. I was in shock because they never asked me to audition. Honestly, I thought, “OK, I can sing those songs, but how did they know whether or not I could act?” It was a true leap of faith.
Had you already seen the musical, or did you have to start from scratch?
I saw it on Broadway in 2023, without knowing anything about anything, and when I saw it I said, “This is one of my favorite musicals.” When I found out I was going to be part of this production, I started listening to the soundtrack every day. I listened to it over and over and over again, and that’s how I learned all the songs. Then they sent me the script, and I moved to New York in mid-January to start rehearsals.
What has been the hardest part for you? Because there’s so much to it: the dancing, the acting, and well, singing comes naturally to you, but it’s a different style of music too…
Yes, but you know, I feel like this type of music is in my world, it’s in my universe. I mean, blues, folk and jazz are exactly what I do too. And the music was written by Anaïs Mitchell, who is brilliant, but also a great composer in the folk and Americana world, which is the world I also work in.
Musically, I’m in my element. The dancing, though, was definitely a challenge — dancing and singing at the same time — because in my concerts, I’m always standing with my guitar, not moving much. Here I am, as you saw, running, dancing. We had to rehearse for many hours; the choreography was a big challenge for me, but I loved learning and bringing out that more Latin side of me.
In one scene, you even dance a little salsa, and at the end of the opening night show, during curtain call, you sang again and ended with a word in Spanish: “Good night, hermanos.”
When I met with the directors and producers, they told me that’s what they wanted — for me to bring that Latinity to the character. And they do that with all the actors they choose for the different roles; they’ve had actors from the Philippines, from all over. The cast that just left had a Hades who was from Brazil, Paulo Szot, and he even said words in Portuguese.
How do you feel about representing immigrants on Broadway today?
It’s a very, very big responsibility to know that I’m playing this role as a Guatemalan, as a Latina. When I went to see Broadway shows as a child, I didn’t see artists who represented my culture, so being there, being able to speak Spanish, and being part of that diversity [now present on Broadway] means so much to me. It’s important for that to continue happening and for us to continue being recognized in this world of the arts that brings so much beauty and love in a time when there’s so much division and hate.
Beyond the show, what can we expect from you next?
I’m already writing new songs for my next album, but right now I have a live album coming out in April — my first live album — from a performance I did in Los Angeles on the radio station KCRW, on their show Morning Becomes Eclectic, in 2024. I’m releasing that album for a very special day, Record Store Day [April 18]. And at the end of the year, I’m going to release another tribute album to David Bowie that I recorded many years ago, but it’s finally coming to light. It’s with all the musicians who recorded or toured with him, so it’s a very special album for me.
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