Peso Pluma and Tito Double P started 2026 on a high note with their collaborative album Dinastía, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart (dated Jan. 10, 2026). The 15-track set also starts atop the Regional Mexican Albums chart and secures a No. 6 launch on the all-genre Billboard 200.

“This moment is a reminder of how far our music has traveled, and it makes me really happy to see the fans connecting with it,” Peso Pluma tells Billboard. “Together, we’re continuing to push Mexican culture forward.”

Dinastía starts at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums with 34,000 equivalent album units earned in the United Stats during the Dec. 26-Jan. 1 tracking week, as reported by Luminate. Released via Double P Records, the album’s first-week activity was generated almost entirely by streaming activity, with the set earning 45.1 million official on-demand audio and video streams of its tracks. Minimal contributions derive from album sales and track-equivalent units from song purchases.

The streaming performance also places cousins Hassan and Roberto at No. 5 on the all-genre Top Streaming Albums chart —the highest rank for Tito, whose previous best was No. 10 with Incómodo in 2024.

On the Billboard 200, Dinastía makes a No. 6 debut and marks Tito’s first top 10 out of two career appearances. Peso, meanwhile, secures his third consecutive top 10.

As Dinastía opens at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums, it becomes only the second team-up between two acts that primarily record regional Mexican music claim the top spot since Bronco and Los Bukis’ Crónica De Dos Grandes in 2004. Overall, this marks just the eighth time a joint project between two acts has debuted at the summit since the chart’s inception in 1993. One only other collab album reached No. 1: Juan Gabrial and Rocío Durcal’s Juntos Otra Vez in 1997 (two weeks atop).

Below is a look back at those collaborative projects that opened at No. 1:

Title, Acts, Debut Year
Mambo Sinuendo, Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban (2003)
Crónica De Dos Grandes, Bronco & Los Bukis (2004)
Más Flow: Los Benjamins, Luny Tunes & Tainy (2006)
San Patricio, The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder (2010)
Versus, Gloria Trevi & Alejandra Guzmán (2017)
Oasis, J Balvin & Bad Bunny (2019)
Los Dioses, Anuel AA & Ozuna (2021)
Dinastía, Peso Pluma & Tito Double P (2026)

Dinastía not only makes a splash across Billboard albums charts but also sweeps the Hot Latin Songs chart, which incorporates airplay, streaming activity and digital sales. A total of 14 songs from the album debut on the chart, joining “intro,” which surges from No. 23 to No. 13. Leading the new cuts is “Dopamina,” at No. 2, with 6 million official on-demand streams in its first week.

Here’s is the rundown of Dinastía’s songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart:

No. 2, “Dopamina”
No. 7, “Daño”
No. 8, “Ni Pedo”
No. 9, “Bckpckbyz”
No. 11, “7-3”
No. 13, “Intro”
No. 14, “Putielegante”
No. 15, “Billete”
No. 18, “Trucha”
No. 22, “Mezcal”
No. 23, “Malibu”
No. 24, “Morras II”
No. 25, “Tú Con Él”
No. 27, “20s”
No. 30, “Viejo Lobo”

A week after holiday hits monopolized the top 24 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, a new record for seasonal songs from No. 1 on down, the latest, Jan. 10-dated chart is absent those titles (even if such chestnuts as “Baby It’s Cold Outside” would still be appropriate, weather-wise, in many areas of the U.S.).

In their wake, Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” rebounds 28-1 for a ninth week atop the Hot 100, a new personal best, and a flurry of titles hit the top 40 for the first time.

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Leading the songs that make their first appearances in the region on the Hot 100, RAYE’s “Where Is My Husband!” blasts 56-13, granting the British singer-songwriter a new career high on the chart. She previously charted in the top 40 with “Escape” (featuring 070 Shake), which reached No. 22 in January 2023.

RAYE’s latest surges with 18.2 million official U.S. streams (up 18% week-over-week), 16.1 million in radio airplay audience (up 5%) and 2,000 sold (up 31%) Dec. 26-Jan. 1, according to data tracker Luminate.

Here is a rundown of the nine non-debuting titles that are in the top 40 for the first time on the latest Hot 100:

  • No. 13, “Where Is My Husband!” RAYE
  • No. 26, “Nice To Meet You,” Myles Smith
  • No. 27, “Is It a Crime,” Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
  • No. 32, “Better Me for You (Brown Eyes),” Max McNown
  • No. 33, “House Again,” Hudson Westbrook
  • No. 34, “The Fall,” Cody Johnson
  • No. 36, “A Couple Minutes,” Olivia Dean
  • No. 38, “4 Raws,” EsDeeKid
  • No. 39, “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

Notably, Max McNown, Hudson Westbrook and EsDeeKid earn their first placements in the Hot 100’s top 40.

Plus, Olivia Dean adds her third top 40 Hot 100 hit with “A Couple Minutes.” Her other two join it in the tier: “Man I Need” returns to its No. 4 high and “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” bounds to a new No. 14 best.

Jelly Roll had a tough time explaining his face tattoos to his daughter Bailee Ann’s friends as she was growing up — but the opinions of those children’s parents were even tougher.

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According to Monday (Jan. 5) post by Taste of Country, the singer recently recalled on Taste of Country Nights how he used to fib to his firstborn’s kindergarten classmates about the ink on his face. “It was so funny, because all of her little friends would go, ‘What is all that stuff on your face?’” he said.

“I would go, ‘You won’t believe this, I only draw this on when I come see y’all so y’all are excited about it,’” he continued. “Finally, they were like, ‘How do you draw it on the same way every time?’ I said, ‘I got the little sticker things now because I been coming so much.’”

The jig was up, however, when Bailee’s friends got older and their parents started to forbid them from hanging out at Jelly’s house “due to the face tattoos and the lifestyle that they assumed it brought,” the publication reports.

Jelly is still tight with his daughter, over whom he now shares joint custody with his wife, Bunnie Xo. He’s been open in the past about fighting to rebuild his relationship with Bailee when she was young after he spent time in jail and having to prove he was capable of being a father to the court. Now 17 years old, Bailee recently hosted a prom for her dad and stepmother, neither of whom got to experience one when they were in high school.

And though his tattoos will always be a part of him, Jelly — who also has a son from a previous relationship — has said in the past that he isn’t always a fan of his own ink. “I regret 98 percent of these tattoos, 97 percent. Almost all of them,” he said in a March 2024 interview with GQ. “Now that I’m 40, I’m like, ‘What the f–k was I thinking?’”


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Fans have been rooting for Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes since the couple first sparked dating rumors in early 2023.

By that point, the country star had already been through a lot romantically. Ballerini was just 22 when she met fellow singer-songwriter Morgan Evans, whom she married in 2017 and later divorced in 2022 — a painful process which she documented on her EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. Stokes was also previously in a high-profile public relationship, having dated his Outer Banks costar Madeline Cline for more than a year before their split in 2021.

But after private dates turned to red-carpet appearances and sweet interview moments, fans knew that Ballerini and Stokes had found love again in each other. The pair have not shied away from expressing their love for each other in public and on social media, emphasizing how supportive they are of each other and their willingness to make their relationship last — even after it hit a rough patch in late 2025. The couple briefly broke up toward the end of the year, making for a confusing few months before announcing their renewed romance by the time 2026 came around (but more on that later).

From their cutest moments to big anniversaries and a little bit of on-and-off drama, the musician and actor have made for one of the most beloved and talked-about couples in the entertainment business. Take a look at how their dynamic has evolved over the years by checking out Billboard‘s timeline of their relationship below.


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Following a successful year on the silver screen, A$AP Rocky graces one of W Magazine‘s covers for the publication’s Best Performances issue on Tuesday (Jan. 6) alongside some of Hollywood’s finest.

A heartthrob in his own right, Rocky revealed his childhood crushes, which spanned TV, music and sports. The Harlem native appears to be a big fan of Full House, as he went with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, as well as Aaliyah and Serena Williams.

“Mary-Kate and Ashley [Olsen] in Full House,” Rocky said. “I had some cool crushes: I always had a crush on Aaliyah. And Serena Williams was a big crush of mine.”

Fittingly, Rocky’s breakout hit “F–kin’ Problems” — featuring Drake, Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz –samples Aaliyah’s “Don’t Be Jealous.” The 40-produced track reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is currently eight-times Platinum.

Rocky’s also been fully immersed in dad mode as he and partner Rihanna welcomed baby No. 3 last year. The couple’s first daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers, was born on Sept. 13, 2025.

When Rocki starts dating, her superstar dad told the magazine, he’s sending out a warning message to whoever that love interest might end up being. “I’m going to pray for them,” he said. “It’s going to be tough for them indeed.”

Elsewhere in the W Magazine cover story, Rocky revealed he still gets starstruck around some of his peers, such as his Highest 2 Lowest costar Denzel Washington and a pair of rap titans.

“I got starstruck working with Denzel [Washington],” he admitted. “And even though I know these guys, I get starstruck anytime I encounter André 3000 or Jay-Z. I admire and respect them so much that I still fan out.”

On the music side, A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb is finally on the horizon. Rocky dropped off his “Punk Rocky” single and a Winona Ryder-assisted video on Monday (Jan. 5), while the album is set to arrive on Jan. 16.

See A$AP Rocky’s W cover below:

A$AP Rocky on the cover of W Magazine 2026.

Tyrone Lebon for W Magazine


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Jelly Roll, who earned his first Billboard 200 chart-topping project in 2024 with his set Beautifully Broken, is set to serve as a judge on the return of the storied talent competition Star Search, when the five-week live event premieres on Netflix Jan. 20.

Alongside Jelly Roll, Golden Globe-nominated actor Sarah Michelle Gellar and television personality/author Chrissy Teigen are set to join as judges.

New episodes of Star Search, hosted by actor Anthony Anderson, will air live on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET. The show will highlight performers in categories including comedy, dance, magic, music and variety, and will feature weekly eliminations with real-time voting.

Viewers will help judge which contestants continue on the path to the winner’s circle in real time, by voting with their remotes or by tapping the screen of the Netflix mobile app.

Teigen wrote on Instagram, “Holy s–t, this is big, and I am so so excited. I spent all of yesterday’s promo shoot trying to understand how every remote in the world with arrows of any kind can even do this but I’ve since learned to let it go and trust the process because my mind is too blown. What kind of judge am I going to be? I have no idea. I have no plan. All I know is I cannot wait to see the talent this brings…”

Star Search first launched in 1983, and is known for helping to propel careers of artists and performers including Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

This is just the latest 2026 milestone for Jelly Roll, who recently graced the cover of Men’s Health, taking fans into his yearslong fitness journey and sharing how it has impacted the singer-songwriter mentally and physically.


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As Billboard publishes its 138th volume throughout 2026, stay in the know on the magazine’s print schedule for the year, along with each issue’s corresponding theme. This is an updating post, so be sure to check back for any changes.

Issue Date: Jan. 24, 2026
Themes: The Billboard Power 100; Managers to Watch

Issue Date: Feb. 7, 2026
Theme: Sports
*This issue will include Top Music Venues

Issue Date: March 7, 2026
Themes: SXSW; Dance Power Players
*This issue will include Global Power Players

Issue Date: April 18, 2026
Theme: Women in Music

Issue Date: May 9, 2026
Theme: Indie

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Issue Date: May 30, 2026
Theme: Country Power Players

Issue Date: July 18, 2026
Theme: n/a
*This issue will include Top Music Lawyers

Issue Date: Aug. 1, 2026
Themes: 40 Under 40; 21 Under 21

Issue Date: Aug. 22, 2026
Themes: Fall Music Preview; R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players; Producers

Issue Date: Oct. 3, 2026
Theme: Grammy Preview
*This issue will include Top Music Business Schools

Issue Date: Oct. 10, 2026
Theme: Latin Power Players

Issue Date: Nov. 7, 2026
Themes: Touring; BBMAs
*This issue will include Top Business Managers

Issue Date: Dec. 5, 2026
Theme: Grammy Voter Guide

Issue Date: Dec. 12, 2026
Themes: No. 1s; Year in Music

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.

From Elton John and Billy Joel to Stevie Wonder and Charlie Puth, the piano has become the backbone of some of music’s most popular acts.

The instrument has shown up on a slew of top tracks in genres galore, from R&B and hip-hop to rock and pop, delivering melodies that boast longevity, whether as earworms or hits on the Billboard charts. Take John’s track “Bennie and the Jets,” which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 1 in 1974 for a week, and lasted a whopping 18 weeks on the chart in total.

The toe-tapping tune features an iconic staccato jazz-inspired piano melody that you’ll likely recognize instantly, even without John’s vocals. You’ve also got 2013’s “All of Me” by John Legend, which held a peak position of No. 1 for three weeks and spent a total of 59 total weeks on the Hot 100. The piano in the track is soulful and emotional, with a building and flowing chord progression that takes you on a journey.

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Piano Adventures: Lesson Book – Primer Level, 2nd Edition

A paperback piano learning book.


If you love the way piano adds to any track and want to give the instrument a try for yourself, pick up these beginner piano books from Amazon. The set of three is currently in the top five on Amazon’s bestselling books in music and ranges from $9.99 to $19.99, depending on the book’s composition.

Each book is suitable for all ages, allowing you to learn at any stage of life. We’ve included Primer Level books that will teach you the fundamentals of piano, along with higher-level but still beginner options once you’ve got the basics down. These books aim to teach key skills and concepts to deepen their understanding and musicianship, and come with sheet music segmented into easy to follow chapters.

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Piano Adventures: Lesson Book – Level 1, 2nd Edition

A paperback piano learning book.


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Adult Piano Adventures: All in One Course – Book 1

A paperback piano learning book.


According to Piano Adventures, these beginner books will help users set the foundation for reading sheet music, understanding rhythm and developing confident hand coordination. We’ve also included the Adult Piano Adventures: All in One Course – Book 1, which comes with an audio guide for further instructions if you’d rather be led by example.

These books are said to make it easy to grasp an understanding of a new instrument, and they’re all affordable for less than $25. If you’re looking to learn the piano in the new year, these books are a great place to start. Looking for a piano or keyboard to play on? Check out our list of beginner-friendly electric keyboards here.

It was a busy December at Billboard, as we rolled out all our annual year-end charts, as well as our usual editorial lists of our staff’s favorite albums and favorite songs of the year. But before we close the books on the past year, we have one more editorial-based list to get through: The Greatest Pop Stars of 2025.

This list — which we first debuted as a year-end top 10 ranking in 2021, though we’ve been doing it in some form since 2018, where we first named a Greatest Pop Star for every year dating back to 1981 — is one we really take the entire year to monitor and debate on staff, and we’ve even started doing monthly check-ins on the 2025 race through the Who Won the Month series on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast. You can see our full list for 2024 here — and for 2025, we’re also asking for your help.

From now until next Tuesday (Jan. 13), you can take our poll here to cast your vote for who you think should be the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 — we have a nominee shortlist of 30 pop stars you can choose from — as well as your pick for Rookie of the Year, and Comeback of the Year. We’ll tabulate your votes and count the final reader-voted results towards our eventual staff rankings. (No showing up just to vote for your one absolute fav, though — you’ll have to vote for 10 different pop stars for your vote to count.)

Then, starting next Thursday (Jan. 15), we’ll start to unveil the final list results — starting with our 10 honorable mention pop stars, then the Rookie and Comeback of the Year winners, and starting the week after (Jan. 19), our picks for the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025.

Remember, when we’re deciding our Greatest Pop Stars of 2025, we’re going beyond the charts, even beyond just the hit songs and albums. That stuff is all important in this discussion, of course — but so are things like tours and live performances, music videos, pop culture and social media moments, and overall impact and influence on the larger culture and music of 2025. (And we’re also considering the entire year from start to finish, so if you arrived late or checked out early, that’ll hurt you in comparison to artists who were active the whole year.)

Mostly, we’re asking: Which artists best personified across-the-board greatness with their 2025 pop stardom? Which artists can you not imagine the year without? Those are the artists who you should be voting for.

Find our ballot again here, and see the complete list of nominees below. Happy voting and let the debates begin!

Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 Nominees:

Addison Rae
Ariana Grande
KPop Demon Hunters Cast
Bad Bunny
Benson Boone
Beyoncé
BLACKPINK (including solo artists)
Bruno Mars
Chappell Roan
Charli xcx
Chris Brown
Doechii
Drake
Ella Langley
Justin Bieber
Karol G
Kehlani
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Lorde
Morgan Wallen
PinkPantheress
Playboi Carti
Rosalía
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Tyler, the Creator

2025 Pop Star Rookie of the Year Nominees:

Alex Warren
KATSEYE
Leon Thomas
Lola Young
Mariah the Scientist
Olivia Dean
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2025 Comeback Artist of the Year Nominees:

Cardi B
Clipse
Kesha
Lily Allen
Oasis
Selena Gomez
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Zara Larsson


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Emerging Dallas rapper ZeeTheWizard died on Monday (Jan. 5) after being injured in a shooting during the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to the Dallas Police Department.

Police responded to a call about a shooting around 3:45 a.m. CT, where they discovered multiple shooting victims at Empire Central and northbound North Stemmons Freeway. Five people, including ZeeTheWizard, were transported to a local hospital.

The 25-year-old rapper (born Zecqurie Fields) was in critical condition at the time of his transportation and died on Jan. 5, according to police.

CBS News reported the shooting appeared to take place outside of Pink Club, which is a new strip club in Dallas that was celebrating its grand opening on New Year’s Eve. Police said on Tuesday (Jan. 6) that an investigation remains ongoing and no arrests have been made.

Hailing from Oak Cliff, Texas, ZeeTheWizard was part of the New Dallas movement of rappers preaching unity and positivity over violence, which saw him standing alongside the likes of Zillionaire Doe, HeadHuncho Amir and Montana 700. He was also tight with Dallas rap star BigXthaPlug.

HeadHuncho Amir paid tribute to his close friend with a heartbreaking post on Instagram on Monday.

“Zecqurie You Crushed An—a With This I’m Talm Bout Since Kids To Grown Men We Been Locked I’m Lost For Words It Hurt Even Deeper When 20mins After I Got Done Praying That You Pull Thru I Get The Txt You,” Amir wrote. “Ain Make it I’ll Never Let Them Forget About You To Know Zee Is To Know Bro Was A Cool Genuine, Loving, Respectful Person Ms Shannon Raised You Well You Ain Deserve That S–t Kid.”

He continued: “Im Glad I Gave You Your Flowers Everytime I Seen You Literally Letting Yunno Brother You One Of Them Ones I Meant That Damn You Jus Signed To Future We Was Jus Otp Talm Bout You Doing yo Roll Out I Can’t Stop Crying I Wish This S–t Was All A Dream I Love You 4E NewD We Jus Lost A Important Piece To The Puzzle We Gone Hold it Down Dammm Zee.”

ZeeTheWizard signed to Future’s Freebandz label in 2025 and released a pair of projects last year with Words of WIZdom and Hood Prophet.


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