British star Dua Lipa surprised fans at her second concert in Mexico City on Tuesday night (Dec. 2) by inviting Maná‘s Fher Olvera to perform a duet of the Mexican band’s classic 1992 hit “Oye Mi Amor.” The GNP Seguros Stadium turned into a massive karaoke session celebrating one of the most iconic rock en español bands in the world.

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“Tonight we are very lucky because we have someone very special who is going to sing with us,” the London diva expressed in Spanish before introducing Olvera, who stepped onto the stage amid a storm of applause. The crowd’s ovation grew louder when the unmistakable guitar chords of the song – one of Maná’s most popular tracks – began to play.

The moment was celebrated by the 65,000 attendees (according to Ocesa’s figures) gathered in the iconic capital stadium and went viral on social media soon after. Check out this fan-shared video of the special moment.

The “Oye Mi Amor” cover came after Dua performed Consuelito Velázquez’s classic “Bésame Mucho” on Monday during the first of three concerts that make up the Mexican leg of her Radical Optimism Tour, which is set to conclude on Friday (Dec. 5) at the same stadium.

The list of covers Lipa has performed by acts from Latin America and Spain since May includes: “Héroe” by Enrique Iglesias in Spain; “De Música Ligera” by Soda Stereo in Argentina; and “Tu Falta de Querer” by Mon Laferte and “El Duelo” by La Ley in Chile. In Brazil, she thrilled fans with “Magalenha” by Sergio Mendes, singing alongside Brazilian artist Carlinhos Brown. In Peru, she danced to “Cariñito” in a duet with Mauricio Mesones, while in Colombia she charmed with “Antología” by Shakira.

The conclusion of her world tour in Mexico strengthens the love affair between the artist and the Latin American country. Dua previously performed in 2017 at the Corona Capital festival and in September 2022 at the Foro Sol (now the GNP Seguros Stadium).


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As the transgender community continues to face unprecedented attacks, pop and R&B superstar Mariah Carey is doing her part to make sure the community is being represented properly.

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On Wednesday (Dec. 3), LGBTQ+ advocacy organization GLAAD announced their new partnership with Carey, who is auctioning off her rhinestoned “Protect the Dolls” jacket in support of the non-profit’s continued efforts advocating on behalf of the trans community.

Carey wore the now-iconic jacket during her Aug. 2 performance at Brighton, England’s Pride in the Park festival earlier this year. The hot pink jacket features the phrase “Protect the Dolls” emblazoned across the back — a reference to the oft-cited phrase of support for the trans community.

While the phrase’s use dates back to the ballroom scene of the 1980s, “Protect the Dolls” became more widely known in 2025 after fashion designer Conner Ives featured the slogan in large, bold letters across a white t-shirt during his London Fashion Week show as a show of solidarity and fundraising for the trans community. Since then, celebrities including Pedro Pascal, Troye Sivan, Charli xcx, Addison Rae and more have worn the slogan as a show of support for the trans community.

GLAAD’s auction for Carey’s jacket begins on Monday (Dec. 8) at 3 p.m. ET. All proceeds raised from the auction are set to benefit the organization’s Transgender Media Program, an outreach program designed to help media professionals accurately cover and tell stories about the trans community.

Carey, meanwhile, is in the midst of her annual resurgence to chart dominance — earlier this week, the Elusive Chanteuse’s perennial holiday hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” continued its rise up the Billboard Hot 100, landing at No. 5. The 1994 holiday track has topped the Hot 100 for at least one week every year since it first reached the summit of the chart in Dec. 2019.


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Burna Boy is stepping up to pay for the funerals of four individuals slain in a Stockton, Calif., mass shooting on Saturday (Nov. 29). The afrobeats star pledged to cover the costs of the funerals after learning about the heartbreaking shooting at a children’s birthday party in North Stockton.

“When I heard about the children murdered in Stockton, my heart broke. After hearing the story on The Breakfast Club, I reached out to Wack 100 and connected with Jason Lee because no family should ever face this kind of pain alone,” Burna Boy said in a press statement. “I wanted to do whatever I could to support these parents as they begin the long process of healing.”

Burna was also particularly moved by the story of Amari Peterson, a 14-year-old academic and athletic standout, who was tragically murdered. “Burna Boy’s generosity is an example of how people around the world want to help, even when they’ve never met the families impacted,” Stockton Vice Mayor and Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee said.

At a vigil for victims over the weekend, Lee added, “It’s never been gangsta to kill kids. Never. You went in a birthday party and shot people’s children. Parents brought their children out and they left with medical examiners. That is not human.”

According to NBC News, the shooter remains on the run. Law enforcement is searching for an unidentified individual, but there may have been multiple shooters.

At least 100 people gathered at a banquet hall in North Stockton for a children’s birthday party on Saturday when gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. PT. Eleven people were wounded and subsequently hospitalized. Outside of 14-year-old Peterson, the ages of the victims were eight, nine and 21.

Burna Boy is doing plenty of giving back this holiday season. The Grammy-winning artist stopped by the Boston Arts Academy earlier this week, where he committed to sponsoring the school’s Free Bodega program to support students’ needs on a day-to-day basis.


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It’s that time of year again. As of Wednesday (Dec. 3), Spotify Wrapped 2025 is finally here, which means that everyone and their mother is posting their personalized roundup of the top songs, artists and genres they listened to this year on their Story – and here’s how to find yours.

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But first, for those not up to speed – for the past several years, the streaming service has been rolling out an annual, customized summary of listening habits for each individual user to look back on all of the music they consumed over the past 12 months. This year, your Wrapped will show you how many minutes of playback you accumulated on Spotify, your top five artists and songs of the year, and your five favorite genres.

Plus, you might just get a personal message from one of your top artists, with everyone from Bad Bunny to Taylor Swift – Spotify’s No. 1 and 2 biggest global artists of 2025, respectively – recording thank-you videos for their biggest listeners this year.

And while those are all features that users have come to expect over the years, Spotify unveiled several new goodies this time around. In 2025, Wrapped will also show you your top albums, your “listening age” based on the release years of the tracks you streamed the most, AI-powered stats tracking your biggest listening days of the year, and your assignment into one of six “clubs” determining what kind of music listener you are.

So, how to find your personalized Wrapped? The experience is only available on Spotify’s mobile app, which can be downloaded for iOS and Android. Make sure you have the most recent version of the app by checking if it needs updating in your cell phone’s app store.

Once the app is opened, a pop-up with a link to your Wrapped should appear automatically – but you can also find it by clicking the “Wrapped” badge at the very top of your home page. Or, type “2025 Wrapped” into your search bar – it should be the first suggested result.

Boom. Now your Wrapped is, well, unwrapped for the year. Make sure to save one of the shareable graphics Spotify generates for you after you finish scrolling through, so that you can exchange listening summaries with friends or post on the ‘Gram – and here’s to more streaming in 2026!


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Before the full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts arrives on Dec. 9, we’re counting down the days to their unveiling with a special look at select rankings in the lead-up to the big reveal — and today, we have two country top 10s.

Hundreds of year-end charts will be posted on Billboard’s website Dec. 9, following the conclusion of the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski, which will broadcast on the Billboard News YouTube channel and BillboardTV on Samsung TV Plus starting at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, as special surprise guests stop by to celebrate the year in chart-toppers.

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Today, we’re dropping the top 10 of the 2025 Top Country Albums and Hot Country Songs charts below. Morgan Wallen‘s I’m the Problem leads the former, while Shaboozey‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” crowns the latter.

I’m the Problem premiered at No. 1 on the weekly Top Country Albums chart dated May 31, 2025, and remained at No. 1 through the remainder of the 2025 chart year (which ran from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025). “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” debuted at No. 6 on the April 27, 2024-dated chart and rose to No. 1 a week later. During the 2025 chart year, it was a near-constant presence at No. 1, until its final week on the chart (dated May 25, 2025).

Find both top 10s below.

Billboard’s year-end music charts represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the entries appeared on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the difference between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate.

All of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts are almost here, and we’re counting down the days to their unveiling on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with a special look at select rankings in the lead-up to the big reveal — today featuring a year-end Christian chart and a year-end gospel chart.

On Dec. 9, hundreds of year-end charts will be posted on Billboard’s website, following the conclusion of the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski, which will broadcast on the Billboard News YouTube channel and BillboardTV on Samsung TV Plus starting at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, as special surprise guests stop by to celebrate the year in chart-toppers.

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Today, we’re dropping the top 10 of the 2025 Hot Christian Songs and Hot Gospel Songs charts below. Brandon Lake‘s “Hard Fought Hallelujah” leads the former, while CeCe Winans‘ “That’s My King” crowns the latter. “Hallelujah” debuted at No. 1 on the weekly edition of the Hot Christian Songs chart (dated Nov. 23, 2024) and then ranked at either Nos. 1 or 2 for the remainder of the 2025 chart year (which ran from the Oct. 26, 2024, through the Oct. 18, 2025-dated charts). As for “Thats My King,” the cut launched at No. 6 on the Feb. 17, 2024-dated Hot Gospel Songs chart, and reached No. 1 on May 11, 2024. During the 2025 chart year, it racked up multiple weeks at No. 1 and was never below No. 3 in that span of time.

Both Lake and Winans dominate the top 10s of the two rankings. On the year-end Hot Christian Songs roundup, Lake has four titles among the top 10 (including the Nos. 1, 3 and 4 titles), while Winans has both Nos. 1 and 2 on the year-end Hot Gospel Songs retrospective.

For the top 10 of both lists, scroll below. The full depth of both rankings (beyond the top 10 of each) will be posted Dec. 9 alongside the complete menu of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts.

Billboard’s year-end music charts represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 26, 2024, through Oct. 18, 2025. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the entries appeared on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the difference between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate.

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, author Jillian Lauren-Shriner, has reportedly filed for divorce from the rocker after 20 years of marriage. According to People, Lauren-Shriner, 52, cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split, with no additional information available on the filing date, including the date of separation.

The filing came eight months after Lauren-Shriner was shot by police near the couple’s home on April 8 in Los Angeles in the midst of a manhunt for three suspects in an alleged hit-and-run in the couple’s Eagle Rock neighborhood. According to police, while Lauren-Shriner was not involved in the hit-and-run incident, she allegedly fired a weapon at an officer while in a backyard after officials said she repeatedly ignored their commands to drop her gun.

Lauren-Shriner was charged with two felony counts in the incident and pled not guilty on May 13 to charges of discharging a firearm with gross negligence and assault with a semiautomatic firearm; those charges were less severe than the initial charges the author faced when she was booked on suspicion of attempted murder following the bizarre incident.

Officers said that when the LAPD encountered Lauren-Shriner she refused to lower her weapon and aimed it at officers, leading to a shootout in which she sustained a non-life-threatening wound to the shoulder; no officers were injured in the incident. She was allowed to enter a two-year mental health diversion program instead of doing jail time, according to documents reportedly obtained by People.

At press time a spokesperson for Weezer had not returned Billboard‘s request for confirmation of the divorce proceedings.

The couple, who married in Nov. 2005 in Hawaii, have two children, son Jovanni Starshine, 13 and Tariku Moon, 17, and Lauren-Shriner is reportedly seeking joint legal and physical custody. She is also reportedly asking for spousal support and and that Shriner, 60, pay her attorney fees and that her last name be restored to Lauren.

Lauren-Shriner revealed on Instagram in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer and that she’d undergone two back-to-back surgeries, including a full hysterectomy.

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Cardi B is starting to gear up for her first headlining tour next year, but that doesn’t mean the mother of four doesn’t make time for cuddles. According to People, in a post on her Instagram Stories earlier this week, Cardi, 33, shared a glimpse of her newborn son with boyfriend Stefon Diggs while enjoying some quiet alone time with the precious bundle she gave birth to on Nov. 13.

In the snap, the boy, whose name has not yet been revealed, is spotted wearing a beige onesie covered in giraffes as he snuggles up to Cardi’s chest and rests his head on her shoulder. While the pic did not show the child’s face, the caption told you everything you needed to know about how Cardi feels about her first child with the Patriots wide receiver.

“My cuddle buddy 🧸🩶 I love him soooo much,” Cardi wrote under the snap. It was just the latest glimpse of the newborn. Cardi posted a carousel of photos on Nov. 19 of the child, including ones of her cuddling the baby in the nursery, as well as in a hospital bed right after his birth.

Cardi also has three children with ex-husband Offset: 7-year-old daughter Kulture, 4-year-old son Wave, and 1-year-old daughter Blossom.

In between snuggles, Cardi has been chronicling her fitness journey to get into shape for her Little Miss Drama Tour, which is slated to kick off on Feb. 11 in Palm Desert, Calif. “Tour journey with me,” she wrote in a clip from the gym last month. “I haven’t started tour rehearsals yet but I’m doing light workouts to not only get my body back in shape but my joints and bones.. I’m 33 honey I’ma ol’ lady.”

The 30-date North American arena tour in support of Cardi’s sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, will represent the rapper’s first significant run of shows in six years and hit cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, Houston, Denver, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C and Sunrise, Fla. before winding down on April 17 in Atlanta.


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Bad Bunny dominates the majority of this year’s Spotify Wrapped Global Top Lists, which Billboard can exclusively reveal today (Dec. 3). 

Overall, the Puerto Rican star ranked No. 1 as the Global Top Artist of 2025. In second place among artists is Taylor Swift, followed in order by The Weeknd, Drake, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Arijit Singh, and Fuerza Regida. 

Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS album—which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in January — also ranked as the Global Top Album of 2025. The set is followed by popular productions KPop Demon Hunters (KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys), HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (Billie Eilish), SOS Deluxe: LANA (SZA), and Short n’ Sweet (Sabrina Carpenter).

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ heartfelt “Die with a Smile” wrapped as the Global Top Song of 2025, followed by Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT,” Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” and Bad Bunny’s album title track “DtMF.” 

As for the Latin categories, Música Mexicana ranked as the No. 1 Latin genre for a second consecutive year, followed by reggaetón; and among the Top 10 Global Genres, reggaetón, urbano Latino, and Música Mexicana ranked No. 5, No. 6, and No. 8, respectively. Additionally, salsa, merengue, and guaracha saw double-digit growth, both globally and in the U.S. 

For a sixth year in a row, Karol G ranked as the Top Most-Streamed Female Latin Artists in the U.S. and globally, joined by Shakira, Kali Uchis, Emilia, Young Miko, and Maria Becerra. 

Below, see Spotify’s 2025 Global Top Latin lists.

Global Top Latin Artists of 2025:

  1. Bad Bunny
  2. Fuerza Regida
  3. Rauw Alejandro
  4. Peso Pluma
  5. Karol G

Global Top Latin Songs of 2025

  1. “DTMF” by Bad Bunny
  2. “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” by Bad Bunny
  3. “La Plena – W Sound 05” by W Sound, Béele, Ovy On The Drums
  4. “NUEVAYoL” by Bad Bunny
  5. “EoO” by Bad Bunny

Global Top Latin Albums of 2025

  1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
  2. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
  3. Mi Vida Mi Muerte by Neton Vega
  4. BORONDO by Béele
  5. INCÓMODO by Tito Double P

Top Latin Albums in the U.S. of 2025

  1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
  2. Mi Vida Mi Muerte by Neton Vega
  3. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
  4. INCÓMODO by Tito Double P
  5. $AD BOYZ 4 LIFE II by Junior H

It’s official: Bad Bunny is a beast on Spotify’s year-end Wrapped campaign, for which he dominates multiple categories, including top artist.

Bunny hops in at No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Top Artist tally for 2025, with more than 19.8 billion streams worldwide, topping the podium ahead of Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, respectively. TayTay is, however, the No. 1 Spotify artist for the United States.

It’s the fourth time Bunny has held Spotify’s global streaming title, after ruling in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The Puerto Rican superstar singer and rapper also leads Spotify’s global top album rankings with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, and cracks the top 5 on the top songs chart. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS dropped in early 2025 and led the Billboard 200 on several occasions, for his fourth No. 1 on the all-genres U.S. albums chart, after Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (in 2023), Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) and El Último Tour del Mundo (2020).

On the 2025 global Spotify frame, Un Verano Sin Ti comes in at No. 10.

With those impressive numbers on Spotify, the world’s leading streaming music platform, Bunny can confidently head into his headline spot for the Super Bowl Halftime Show as the world’s top streaming artist.

Also, Benito’s “DtMF” appears at No. 5 on the global top song of 2025, behind the winner, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ smash hit “Die With A Smile,” with more than 1.7 billion streams globally for the year. That ballad climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January for Gaga’s sixth Hot 100 leader and Mars’ ninth. Along the way, the single logged five weeks at the Billboard Hot 100 summit.

Billie Eilish comes in at No. 2 on the Spotify songs list with “Birds Of A Feather,” while Mars nabs another top 3 finish with “APT.,” his collaboration with Blackpink’s Rosé, at No. 3.

Not surprisingly, The Joe Rogan Experience nabbed Spotify’s Global Top Podcast for 2025. It’s the sixth consecutive year Rogan’s popular podcast has finished on top.

The year-end lists accompany Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped, the Swedish streaming platform’s data-driven annual recap of listening habits, which roll out from today.

See Spotify’s 2025 Global and U.S. lists below.

2025 SPOTIFY WRAPPED GLOBAL TOP MUSIC, AUDIOBOOKS & PODCASTS

Global Top Artists of 2025:

Global Top Songs of 2025:

Global Top Albums of 2025:

Global Top Podcasts of 2025:

Global Top Audiobooks in Premium of 2025:

  1. Fourth Wingby Rebecca Yarros
  2. Lights Outby Navessa Allen
  3. Iron Flameby Rebecca Yarros
  4. A Court of Thorns and Rosesby Sarah J. Maas
  5. A Court of Mist and Furyby Sarah J. Maas
  6. The House of My Motherby Shari Franke
  7. The Wedding Peopleby Alison Espach
  8. A Court of Wings and Ruinby Sarah J. Maas
  9. Quicksilver by Callie Hart
  10. Great Big Beautiful Lifeby Emily Henry

2025 Spotify Wrapped Top U.S. Music, Audiobooks & Podcasts:

Top U.S. Artists of 2025:

Top U.S. Songs of 2025:

Top U.S. Albums of 2025:

Top U.S. Podcasts of 2025:

Top U.S. Audiobooks in Premium of 2025:

  1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
  2. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
  3. Lights Out by Navessa Allen
  4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
  5. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
  6. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
  7. The Wedding People by Alison Espach
  8. A Court of Mist and Furyby Sarah J. Maas
  9. The House of My Motherby Shari Franke
  10. Quicksilver by Callie Hart