Billboard Korea, together with Billboard, launches two new songs charts in Korea to more precisely capture the momentum and influence of K-Music. The newly introduced charts are Billboard Korea Global K-Songs and Billboard Korea Hot 100.

The charts mark Billboard‘s first tracking of how K-Music is consumed in the global music market.

These charts are part of Billboard’s K-Music initiative in Korea and have been designed through close collaboration between Billboard U.S. and Billboard Korea. Drawing on Billboard’s longstanding expertise in global chart systems, the project aims to accurately capture the dynamics of Korea’s music ecosystem within an internationally aligned framework.

Both charts are songs-based rankings, each serving a distinct purpose:

Billboard Korea Global K-Songs

A global songs chart that reflects the popularity of K-Music across regions worldwide — including Korea — based on listening and purchasing activity. It provides a clear view of how K-Music resonates with audiences around the world.

Billboard Korea Hot 100

A domestic songs chart highlighting the most popular tracks in Korea regardless of language, offering a direct and up-to-date reflection of what Korean listeners are consuming and responding to.

The rankings are based on data that includes streaming activity and digital music sales collected from major global and domestic music platforms, utilizing officially reported and trusted data sources to establish an objective and reliable benchmark for fans and industry stakeholders.

While the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 remain the flagship rankings among Billboard’s global chart menu, these new charts from Billboard Korea act as a natural extension of that system — reflecting the global growth and influence of K-Music.

With the launch of these charts, global K-Music fans will be able to understand how Korean music is performing internationally and which tracks are currently leading within Korea. The charts are intended to serve as a shared language connecting artists, labels, global listeners and the broader K-Music community.

“We are excited to reintroduce a more comprehensive Billboard Korea Hot 100 to highlight the wide range of songs and artists that are resonating with music fans in South Korea,” said Silvio Pietroluongo, EVP of Charts & Data Partnerships at Billboard. “And while the reach of Korean music globally has been well established, the newly launched Billboard Korea Global K-Songs chart will formally showcase the highest-performing songs across the world on a weekly basis.”

Billboard and Billboard Korea plan to build upon these two charts through a diverse range of future projects and collaborations centered on K-Music. Story-driven content, partnerships with artists and brands, and various live event formats will be developed to showcase the creativity, depth, and global potential of Korean music in more multifaceted ways.

Both charts will be updated weekly, with the latest rankings available on Billboard.co.kr and Billboard.com.

Trisha Yearwood will help usher in the holiday spirit Wednesday night (Dec. 3) by serving as host for NBC’s Christmas in Nashville. In this early look at the television special, Yearwood trades in stately holiday classics for one with a little more bite, performing “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” The song was originally composed for the 1966 film Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas and has since become a holiday standard.

The Christmas in Nashville special will air on NBC starting at 10 p.m. ET, following NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center. The special will also stream the following day on Peacock.

Aimed at helping bring viewers some holiday cheer straight from Music City, Christmas in Nashville was filmed at Luke Combs’s Category 10 bar. The special will also feature performances from Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, Lauren Alaina, Ne-Yo, The War and Treaty, and Trace Adkins. Christmas in Nashville was executive produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment.

Last month, Yearwood released her holiday album Christmastime, which includes her recorded version of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” along with other her renditions of classic holiday tunes like “Candy Cane Lane” and Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas.” The album also includes an original holiday track, “Merry Christmas, Valentine,” which Yearwood wrote and recorded with her husband and fellow country star Garth Brooks.

Christmastime is Yearwood’s first holiday album since 2016’s Christmas Together, which she recorded with Brooks. She previously recorded a solo holiday album, The Sweetest Gift, which first released in 1994.

Watch three-time Grammy winner Yearwood sing this ode about the beloved “Mr. Grinch” being as “cuddly as a cactus” and as “charming as an eel” below:

It looks like wedding bells are on the horizon for artists Molly Tuttle and Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor.

The longtime couple revealed that they were engaged on Wednesday (Dec. 3), showing off engagement photos on Instagram. They captioned the photos, “We first met at the Ryman Auditorium. We became friends, then harmony singers, then songwriters, then much more. This thanksgiving, in an old growth forest, with our families, we decided it’s time to make our biggest move yet, forever. ❤️”

Earlier this year, Secor released his solo album Story The Crow Told Me, while Tuttle released her album So Long Little Miss Sunshine. The two have been steady contributors to each other’s albums over the past few years, including Secor playing banjo, fiddle, mandolin and more on So Long Little Miss Sunshine, while Tuttle is featured on the final track of Story The Crow Told Me, “What Nashville Was.”

Several of the couple’s musical colleagues offered up congratulations, including Sierra Hull, who commented, “So excited for you guys!” and Gabe Lee, who wrote, “Whatta Ketch.” Artist-musician and 2024 CMA musician of the year winner Charlie Worsham also noted, “Hot dog!!! Congrats y’all, so happy and excited for you both!!!!”

Heading into next year’s Grammy Awards, Tuttle is nominated for best Americana performance for “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” and best Americana album for So Long Little Miss Sunshine. To date, Tuttle has won two Grammys in the best bluegrass album category, for the albums City of Gold and Crooked Tree, while Secor’s work as part of Old Crow Medicine Show has earned two Grammys, for best folk album (Remedy) and best long form music video (“Big Easy Express”).

Jojo Siwa says she’s on the mend following a scary medical episode last week. On Tuesday (Dec. 2), the singer/dancer gave fans an update on her recovery from what she said was a burst ovarian cyst that bled into her stomach.

“It’s been nothing short of an eventful weekend that’s for sure!🤍 Thank you all for the well wishes and prayers! I’m happy to say I’m doing a bit better, I’m not in the clear yet, but feeling better and doing well!,” Siwa wrote on Instagram. “I had a bit of a scare with a fever the night after I went to the hospital, but slept and woke up fever free and have been since! 🤍 resting when I can and drinking lots and lots of electrolytes! Keeping it pushing!” she added.

Siwa thanked all the fans for checking in and sending her kind messages in the post that also featured a photo gallery of her performance at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. on Friday (Nov. 28), which took place even after she was hospitalized with what she previously described as “excruciating” stomach pain just hours before showtime.

In the snaps, Siwa, 22, is seen smiling and waving to the crowd at the Black Friday mall event while wearing a bedazzled No. 23 jersey and black pants with colorful holiday decorations. She assured fans that “aside from all the drama with my Cyster” she’s had fun all week visiting different dance studios across America to teach fans the choreo to her new holiday song, “Message to the World (Little Drummer Girl).”

“It hasn’t been easy and I’ve been up and down with pain, but seeing the SMILES on the kids faces while dancing and hanging out for a little bit makes it so worth it!!,” she wrote. The post also featured the shots of her looking pained in a gurney at the hospital while giving a wan thumbs-up, as well as the singer getting loaded into an ambulance and displaying a thermometer reading 100 degrees.

In a TikTok video last week, Dace Moms alum Siwa described dealing with persistent discomfort for several days, which was made worse by walking, dancing or moving. “Every time that I’ve been dancing for the last couple of days or even just walking, my stomach would just really, really hurt,” she said at the time. After thinking it was menstrual cramps pain and calling her mom for advice, Siwa called an ambulance. At the hospital, doctors told her that one of her ovaries had a cyst on it and that it had burst and was bleeding into her stomach.

UPDATE (Dec. 3): Carnie Wilson has been added to the list of honorees for the 14th annual She Rocks Awards, taking place Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at the Anaheim Hilton during the NAMM Show. Wilson received five Grammy nominations in 1991-92 as a member of Wilson Phillips. The daughter of legendary composer Brian Wilson, who died in June at age 82, Carnie Wilson has forged her own path as a singer, songwriter, television host, author, actress, and mental health advocate.

PREVIOUSLY (Nov. 25): Vicki Peterson, founding member of The Bangles, and Mixi Demner, frontwoman of Stitched Up Heart, are set to cohost the 2026 She Rocks Awards on Friday, Jan. 23 at the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom in Anaheim, Calif., during NAMM. Peterson was a 2015 She Rocks honoree; Demner was honored in 2024.

The Bangles had a pair of No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 – “Walk Like an Egyptian” and “Eternal Flame,” and a pair of No. 2 hits – Prince’s “Manic Monday” and a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Hazy Shade of Winter.”

The awards are presented by the Women‘s International Music Network. NAMM is the presenting sponsor of the annual event, which celebrates the achievements of women in music and audio. It will feature live music, speeches and a silent auction, along with dinner for attendees.

The organization also announced the full slate of honorees, joining singers Rachel Platten and Judith Hill, bassist Rhonda Smith and guitarist Sophie Burrell, who were the first honorees to be announced on Sept. 16.

The show is open to the public. Tickets are on sale now at the She Rocks site or at Eventbrite. Tickets are $188.58 (VIP tickets), $161.90 (platinum) and $92.55 (gold), inclusive of fees. Through Dec. 2, attendees can use a code (BF10) to get $10 off She Rocks Awards tickets.

Here’s a complete list of the 2026 honorees (in alphabetical order):

Sophie Burrell

Guitarist, educator and online personality. Burrell will serve as the opening act for the 2026 She Rocks Awards. Hosted by PRS Guitars

Andreea Gleeason

CEO of TuneCore and founder of their BE THE CHANGE initiative

Kay Hanley

Songwriter, lead vocalist of Letters to Cleo and co-founder of Songwriters of North America (SONA)

Judith Hill

Vocalist, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist known for her work with Stevie Wonder, Spike Lee, Prince and Michael Jackson. In 2014, she was featured in the Oscar-winning film 20 Feet From Stardom. The following year, she and her co-stars Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer won a Grammy for best music film for their work in the film.

Reina Ichihashi

Roland’s global product marketing manager for Wind Instruments

Michelle Lewis

Songwriter and cofounder of Songwriters of North America

Susan Lipp

Recipient of NAMM female entrepreneur of the year award. Owner and CEO of Full Compass Systems.

Lisa MacDonald

Director of vertical marketing for Yamaha Corporation of America and inaugural Chair of the Women of NAMM Council.

Rachel Platten

Singer-songwriter best known for her anthemic 2015 hit, “Fight Song.” The song reached No. 6 on the Hot 100 in August 2015. Platten received a Daytime Emmy Award for a live performance of the song on Good Morning America.

Heather Dembert Rafter

Trailblazing attorney in audio and music technology, and principal counsel at RafterMarsh

Rhonda Smith

Bassist celebrated for her work with Prince and Jeff Beck, and her role as bassist for Jimmy Kimmel Live!  Hosted by Aguilar

Lisa Worden

SVP Rock & Alternative for iHeartMedia; program director for ALT 98.7 Los Angeles; and host of She Is The Voice.