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Arcángel Unveils U.S. Dates for La 8va Maravilla 20 Aniversario Tour

Arcángel continues to celebrate his two-decade trajectory by announcing the U.S. leg of his La 8va Maravilla 20 Aniversario tour on Tuesday (May 26).

Promoted by Live Nation, the Puerto Rican artist will kick off the 17-date trek on Oct. 9 in Orlando’s Kia Center, and will wrap Dec. 11 at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico. Throughout the months of October and November, the “Hace Mucho Tiempo” singer will make pit stops in key cities including Miami, Atlanta, New York, Boston, Houston and San Jose.

According to an official statement, the “tour promises a powerful production, unforgettable performances and a setlist spanning the classics that helped define a movement alongside the global anthems that continue to shape today’s urbano landscape.”

Arcángel’s world tour that kicked off in May with two dates in Spain will continue from July to September with dates across Latin America, including Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.

The tour is in support of his latest studio album, La 8va Maravilla, an experimental set that navigates merengue, Afro house, banda, Jersey club, pop and his signature R&B and reggaetón sound, and has collaborations with Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, Grupo Firme and more.

“I didn’t tour with my last album,” Arcángel previously noted in his Billboard Español digital cover story. “This one’s going to be really extensive because I plan to include all the material from my career, and you’ll see the different stages … the Arcángel from 2005, 2009, 2019. Thank God I have songs to sing for five to six hours or even more.”

General tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time on May 28 via his official website. See the complete dates below:

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Ariana Grande Says She ‘Barely Tried’ in New Song ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’ Tease

Ariana Grande seems to be getting brutally honest on her new song “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” with the pop star revealing what appears to be a lyric from the track on Instagram that — despite being just four words — cuts deep.

In a post on Instagram on Tuesday (May 26), Grande shared a black-and-white photo of herself looking over her shoulder at the camera that matches the demure, monochromatic aesthetic of the visuals she’s been rolling out for her third studio album, Petal, in recent weeks. In the caption, she wrote, “cause i barely tried.”

The Wicked star also reshared the post on her Instagram Story and added a countdown to the fast-approaching release of “Hate That I Made You Love Me” on Friday (May 29).

The track will mark the first taste of Petal fans get ahead of the album’s arrival on July 31. The project will feature 12 tracks total, and, as Grande teased in an Instagram video earlier in May, “It’s a little feral … definitely from a place I’ve been maybe too shy or polite to tap into before.”

The Grammy winner also shared a snippe t of “Hate That I Made You Love Me” on May 18, though it didn’t feature any vocals or lyrics. The clip did, however, seemingly preview the eerie, droplet-like sounds in the song’s instrumental.

Before she drops Petal, Grande will hit the road for her Eternal Sunshine Tour kickoff in June, marking her first trek in six years.

See Grande’s post revealing what appears to be a lyric from “Hate That I Made You Love Me” below.

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May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Jimin Edits BTS’ AMAs Artist of the Year Winner Card to Show Who He Thinks Should’ve Won Instead

BTS won the coveted artist of the year award at the 2026 American Music Awards on Monday night (May 25), but Jimin is making sure that he gives credit where it’s due.

In a sweet post on Weverse after the ceremony at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas — where the boy band is currently in the midst of a four-night run at Allegiant Stadium while on tour — the K-pop performer shared an edited version of BTS’ winner card to display who he thinks should’ve won artist of the year instead. “ARMY,” the card says instead of the septet’s band name.

“Our ARMY won an award,” Jimin wrote in the caption, according to the platform’s English translation.

The singer’s tribute to ARMY recognizes that the AMAs are fan voted, meaning BTS’ passionate listeners were 100% the reason for the group’s big victory Monday night. Jimin and his bandmates — RM, j-hope, SUGA, Jin, Jung Kook and V — also won song of the summer for Billboard Hot 100-topping single “SWIM” and best male K-pop artist.

“ARMYs, we made it once again,” RM said while accepting artist of the year. “It’s a fan-voted award, so our biggest thanks and gratitude goes to the ARMYs all over the world. You stood by us for the past 13 years — thank you so much.”

Jimin added at the podium, “Thank you for passionately following us on tour and showing so much love in every city.” Shortly after the ceremony, he shared an adorable video of himself on his Instagram Story getting celebratory cuddles from a sweet dog, who licks his face.

As Jimin mentioned, BTS is now on tour in support of new album ARIRANG, which topped the Billboard 200. After the band finishes its shows in Vegas on Thursday (May 28), the members will travel to South Korea for two shows at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in June.

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Cardi B Promises to Perform at 2027 AMAs & Reacts to Knicks Advancing to NBA Finals: ‘What a Great Day’

It was a great day to be a New Yorker on Monday (May 25), and even better one if you were Cardi B. Cardi took to her IG Stories to celebrate her three wins at the 2026 American Music Awards and celebrated the New York Knicks clinching the team’s first NBA Finals berth since ’99.

After racking up a few more trophies thanks to the Bardi Gang, Cardi promised her fans that she’ll attend and perform at the 2027 AMAs no matter what she has going on next year.

Cardi ended up taking home best female rapper, best hip-hop album (Am I the Drama?) and best hip-hop song (“ErrTime”).

“AMAs! Thank you so much for giving me three awards tonight. Best female rapper, best hip-hop song and best hip-hop song,” she said of the fan-voted honors in her Monday video. “Thank you so much and I promise you, not only am I gonna attend next year, I’m gonna perform.”

Cardi B continued: “That’s word to everything, I don’t give a f–k what I’m doing. Thank you so much. Please send my award to my house. Don’t send to my mom house because she be keeping my awards … What a great day: the Knicks is going to the motherf–king finals, I won three award shows! What’s next?”

Am I the Drama? finally arrived in September and topped the Billboard 200 with 200,000 total album units earned, according to Luminate. As for “ErrTime,” Jeezy hopped on the official remix, while the LP standout reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Rhythmic Airplay chart.

The Bronx native also posted footage Monday of watching the Knicks game with her engineer, who was fittingly rocking a Jalen Brunson T-shirt, while in the studio.

The Knicks ended up smashing the Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the Eastern Conference Finals by 37 points to complete the sweep and advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals in the 21st century.

She later posted a clip of the Empire State Building lit up in orange and blue for the Knicks. “Fire! We ain’t f–king around,” the 33-year-old said in awe.

Perhaps Cardi B could be in the building as part of celebrity row when the NBA Finals scene returns to Madison Square Garden during games three and four of the series in June. She previously pulled up to a Knicks playoff game last May, which saw her make her first public appearance with NFL star Stefon Diggs when the NYK faced the Boston Celtics.

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Shakira Tax Ruling, Live Nation Case, Charlie Brown Lawsuits & More Top Music Law News

THE BIG STORY: Nobody likes filing their taxes. But for globe-trotting music stars on cross-border tours, it’s an even bigger problem — and one that can lead to massive legal headaches.

Case in point: In a ruling last week, a Spanish court acquitted Colombian superstar Shakira of tax fraud and ordered the return of 60 million euros ($69 million) that had been levied for the 2011 income tax year. Spain claimed she was a legal resident, but she proved that she had spent just 163 days in the country between stops on her Sale el Sol world tour.

Shakira’s ordeal highlights the immense complexity of taxes for international stars, as Billboard’s Rachel Scharf reported last week. They need to closely track what days they spend where to figure out where to claim residency, as well as the taxes in each country they visit on tour, as a portion of concert revenue must be paid to local authorities.

“I advise my clients to maintain a calendar where they document every single day where they are, just for this reason,” says one music attorney who handles tax structuring for many touring musicians.

For all the ins-and-outs — including the complicated IRS process for taking a cut from international stars — go read Rachel’s full story here.

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Drake Becomes First Artist to Earn 400 Total Hot 100 Hits As He Charts 42 Songs in a Single Week

Drake returns with another blockbuster week on Billboard’s charts (dated May 30), following the release of his three new albums: ICEMAN, HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR.

The three projects, all released concurrently May 15, debut at Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard 200, making Drake the first artist to hold the top three simultaneously in the chart’s 70-year history. ICEMAN opens atop the chart with 463,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate, while HABIBTI launches with 114,000 and MAID OF HONOUR begins with 110,000.

ICEMAN posts the second-biggest week of 2026 for an album, after only BTS’ ARIRANG, which opened with 641,000 units in April. The set is Drake’s 15th career Billboard 200 No. 1, as he passes Jay-Z and ties Taylor Swift for the most among solo artists. Only The Beatles have more overall, with 19.

Drake’s dominance also extends to the Billboard Hot 100, where he places 42 total songs on this week’s chart — every chart-eligible track from the three albums — setting a new record for the most concurrent entries in a single week. He surpasses the previous mark of 37 set by Morgan Wallen on the May 31, 2025-dated list when his album I’m the Problem made is chart debut. The country star previously set the record with 36 songs on March 18, 2023, thanks to his LP One Thing at a Time. Prior to that, however, Drake held the record for five years, as he charted 27 songs from his Scorpion album on the July 14, 2018-dated ranking.

Here’s a rundown of Drake’s 42 entries on this week’s Hot 100:

No. 1, “Janice STFU”
No. 2, “Ran to Atlanta,” feat. Future & Molly Santana
No. 3, “Whisper My Name”
No. 4, “Shabang”
No. 6, “National Treasures”
No. 7, “Make Them Cry”
No. 8, “Dust”
No. 9, “2 Hard 4 the Radio”
No. 10, “Make Them Pay”
No. 11, “Plot Twist”
No. 12, “B’s on the Table,” feat. 21 Savage
No. 13, “Burning Bridges”
No. 15, “What Did I Miss?” (reentry; debuted at its No. 2 peak last July)
No. 18, “Little Birdie”
No. 19, “Make Them Remember”
No. 21, “Make Them Know”
No. 22, “Hoe Phase”
No. 23, “Don’t Worry”
No. 28, “WNBA”
No. 31, “Firm Friends”
No. 34, “I’m Spent,” feat. Loe Shimmy
No. 35, “Classic”
No. 36, “Fortworth,” feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR
No. 39, “Slap the City,” with Qendresa
No. 41, “Cheetah Print,” with Sexyy Red
No. 42, “Road Trips”
No. 43, “High Fives”
No. 56, “Gen 5”
No. 57, “White Bone”
No. 61, “Hurrr Nor Thurrr,” feat. Sexyy Red
No. 63, “Which One,” with Central Cee (reentry; debuted at its No. 23 peak last August)
No. 65, “Outside Tweaking,” with Stunna Sandy
No. 67, “True Bestie,” with Iconic Savvy
No. 71, “Rusty Intro”
No. 72, “New Bestie”
No. 74, “BBW”
No. 76, “Amazing Shape,” with Popcaan
No. 82, “Prioritizing”
No. 85, “Q&A”
No. 88, “Goose and the Juice”
No. 92, “Princess”
No. 93, “Stuck”

Of Drake’s 42 Hot 100 entries this week, 40 debut (also, thus, a single-week record). He extends his career totals, and ups multiple all-time records, to 47 top five hits, 90 top 10s, 154 top 20s, 241 top 40s and 402 overall entries.

Drake also becomes the first artist to reach 400 total Hot 100 entries in the survey’s 67-year history. He also remains the only act with at least 300 career appearances, as Swift ranks second with 276.

Here’s a look at the artists with the most career Hot 100 hits:

402, Drake
276, Taylor Swift
228, Future
207, Glee cast
195, Lil Wayne
177, Ye (formerly Kanye West)
159, Lil Baby
149, Nicki Minaj
133, Travis Scott
125, Chris Brown

Thanks to his massive week, Drake also rebounds to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart for a 39th total week atop the chart, the second-most in the ranking’s 12-year history, after Swift (137 weeks).

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Here Are All the Hot 100 Records That Drake Has (and Hasn’t) Broken

Every new Drake release seems to bring another piece of Billboard chart history.

Since first appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 23, 2009, with his breakthrough hit “Best I Ever Had” (which peaked at No. 2), Drake has shattered record after record and reached unprecedented chart heights.

In 2015, he became just the fourth artist in history to earn 100 career Hot 100 entries. He joined the 200-hit club in 2019, then became the first (and still only) artist to reach 300 entries in 2023. In 2026, he extended that record even further, becoming the only artist ever to amass 400 career Hot 100 entries.

Among Drake’s many other Hot 100 achievements are the records for the most top two, top three, top five, top 10, top 20 and top 40 hits, along with the most No. 1 debuts in the chart’s history.

He also holds the record for the most No. 1 Hot 100 hits among solo male artists, with 14. Among all artists, he’s tied with Rihanna and Taylor Swift for the third-most No. 1s overall, after only the Beatles (20) and Mariah Carey (19).

As Drake continues adding to his resume, here’s a look at every major Hot 100 record the superstar has broken throughout his career — and the milestones he hasn’t reached (yet) — through the chart dated May 30, 2026.

It’s also worth noting that the rise of streaming has drastically reshaped how artists accumulate Hot 100 records. In recent years, blockbuster album releases have allowed acts to chart multiple songs simultaneously, a stark contrast to earlier eras when artists typically promoted one radio single at a time in a largely physical-sales-driven marketplace. That shift in consumption helps explain why modern artists have been able to rapidly increase their career totals for Hot 100 entries and other chart milestones.

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Drake’s ‘Janice STFU’ Debuts at No. 1 on Global 200, BTS’ ‘Swim’ Holds Atop Global Excl. U.S. Chart

Drake’s “Janice STFU” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song is from his album ICEMAN — as the set and his HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR blast in at Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard 200, where he becomes the first artist to hold the top three simultaneously in the chart’s 70-year history. Also as previously reported, “Janice STFU” launches at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100.

Drake debuts eight songs in the Global 200’s top 10, all from ICEMAN, upping his total to a record 45 top 10s since the chart began in September 2020.

Meanwhile, BTS’ “Swim” scores a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.

“Janice STFU” drew 69.4 million streams and sold 3,000 worldwide in its first week (May 15-21), according to Luminate.

Here is a rundown of Drake’s eight new Global 200 top 10s, all from ICEMAN and all of which debut, along with their worldwide streaming totals:

No. 1, “Janice STFU” (69.4 million)
No. 2, “Ran to Atlanta,” feat. Future & Molly Santana (63.6 million)
No. 3, “Whisper My Name” (59.5 million)
No. 4, “National Treasures” (57.9 million)
No. 5, “Shabang” (54 million)
No. 6, “Make Them Cry” (53.8 million)
No. 7, “Dust” (49.6 million)
No. 9, “2 Hard 4 the Radio” (45.3 million)

Drake joins BTS (April 4) and Taylor Swift (May 4, 2024) in claiming the Global 200’s top seven titles in a single week. Drake also holds eight of the top 10 for a second time, following the debut week for his album Certified Lover Boy (Sept. 18, 2021). BTS and Swift have each taken a record nine of the top 10, the former once and the latter four times.

Drake achieves his fourth Global 200 No. 1 (and fourth No. 1 debut), as “Janice STFU” follows “IDGAF,” featuring Yeat (Oct. 21, 2023); “Rich Flex,” with 21 Savage (Nov. 19, 2022); and “What’s Next” (March 20, 2021).

Plus, now up to 45 Global 200 top 10s, Drake surpasses Swift (42) for the most. Bad Bunny ranks third with 25. Future pushes his top 10 total to nine, while Santana notches her first.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

The latest charts, dated May 30, 2026, will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, May 27 (a day later than usual due to the Memorial Day holiday in the United States May 25). For both tallies, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Fat Joe Claims Cavaliers Denied His Game 4 Courtside Seats as Knicks Clinch 1st NBA Finals Berth Since 1999

Fat Joe is a courtside staple at Madison Square Garden, but was not afforded that same celebrity treatment away from home.

After flying to Cleveland for game four against the Cavaliers, the Bronx native claimed that Cavs team officials revoked the courtside seats he purchased for Monday night’s (May 25) Eastern Conference Finals game, which saw the Knicks complete the sweep and advance to the team’s first NBA Finals since 1999.

Joe made the revelation that the Cavaliers weren’t allowing Knicks fans to take up courtside seats at Rocket Arena during a Monday afternoon appearance on ESPN’s NBA Today.

“I wanna say to Cleveland, I have bad news. We had bought some courtside seats to the game and then, once they found out it was superfan Fat Joe, they was like, ‘I can’t sit courtside. New York Knicks fans can’t sit courtside,’” he explained.

Fat Joe and other superfans who made the trip to the Midwest — including Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller — were eventually accommodated to the second and third rows, which Fat Joe has referred to as the “Joe Budden seats” in the past, instead of being stuck with no tickets at all.

“Playoff courtside seating is governed by a specific agreement that prohibits the resale or transfer of tickets without approval,” a Cavaliers spokesperson told The New York Post. “All courtside ticket holders are required to comply with the terms of the single-game playoff agreement.”

Billboard has also reached out to the Cavs for comment.

Even without his usual courtside view, It was a celebratory night for Fat Joe, as the Knicks throttled the Cavs to complete the 4-0 sweep in a 37-point beatdown 130-93, extending the team’s playoff win-streak to 11 games.

Joey Crack even posted a photo as part of the Knicks postgame celebration, as he shared a photo to IG with Knicks chairman/owner James Dolan while holding the Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy (the Larry Bird Trophy), which was awarded to Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson.

The Knicks and Fat Joe will have some time off to figure out their travel plans as they await the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Game one of the NBA Finals is slated for next Wednesday (June 3), and the Knicks will be on the road, so don’t be surprised to see Fat Joe and other members of celebrity row make the trip to OKC or San Antonio. The Knicks will look to end their half-century championship drought, as the franchise’s last title came in 1973.

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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Shinedown Extends Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 Record With ‘Safe and Sound’

Shinedown furthers its record for the most No. 1s in Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart history, scoring its 23rd on the May 30 tally with “Safe and Sound.”

The ruler marks the band’s third in a row and second this year, following “Searchlight” in March and “Killing Fields” last September.

Shinedown first led Mainstream Rock Airplay, which began in 1981, with the 12-week No. 1 “Save Me” in 2005-06.

Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:

23, Shinedown
20, Three Days Grace
17, Five Finger Death Punch
16, Foo Fighters
14, Metallica
13, Disturbed
13, Godsmack
13, Linkin Park
13, Papa Roach
13, Van Halen
13, Volbeat

Of the 11 artists listed above, seven appear on the latest ranking. Following Shinedown, Three Days Grace’s “Don’t Wanna Go Home Tonight” rises to No. 10, becoming the band’s 28th top 10. Papa Roach’s “Wake Up Calling” is No. 15 after a three-week reign, and Five Finger Death Punch’s “Eye of the Storm” is the week’s top debut at No. 18. Rounding out the group: Volbeat’s “Demonic Depression” is No. 27 after a week at No. 1; Foo Fighters’ “Your Favorite Toy” places at No. 31, also after a week at No. 1; and Godsmack’s “When Legends Rise (Live at Mohegan Sun)” rounds out the group at No. 37.

“Safe and Sound” is the fourth song from Eight, Shinedown’s upcoming eighth studio album (May 29), to reach No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, with “Dance, Kid, Dance” last year joining the aforementioned three leaders.

Concurrently, “Safe and Sound” leaps 9-6 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 3.5 million audience impressions in the week ending May 21, up 9%, according to Luminate. The song is also bubbling under Alternative Airplay.

May 26, 2026/by Yveto

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