Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. 

This week: Justin Bieber’s post-Coachella streams keep going up, while a couple artists experience their first big viral moments — one with a newer song, one with an older one.

Justin Bieber Gets His Best Streaming Day of 2026 Following Coachella Weekend Two

Following his extremely buzzy headlining appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival two Saturdays ago (April 11), Justin Bieber experienced the biggest non-Super Bowl catalog bump we’ve seen this year, with his discography essentially tripling in streams in the days following his performance. But unlike Bad Bunny’s performance on the most watched television event of the year, Justin Bieber got to go back and do it all over again a weekend later — and his streams climbed even higher as a result.

Bieber returned last Saturday (April 18) for his weekend two set, a performance generally better-received by fans than his weekend one show. The Bieb was praised for seeming more comfortable both with the stage and with his audience, as well as for bringing out even starrier guests like Billie Eilish and SZA. He also played an entirely different set of early-career classics and forgotten gems during the YouTube portion of the set. Consequently, the set drew similar attention to his weekend one performance, keeping his streaming momentum pointing in the right direction.

On Monday (April 20), Bieber’s streams reached a new high for 2026, as the pop superstar racked up a stunning 32.4 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to Luminate — a 12% gain from his total the previous Monday (just over 29 million), and a 5% gain from the previous Tuesday (30.9 million), his prior high-water mark for the year. Since getting his initial Coachella bump, he’s now had six days of at least 30 million streams — compared to only four such days in all of 2025, a year when he released both a 21-track new album (Swag) and a deluxe reissue with an additional 23 tracks (Swag II).

Clearly, Bieber’s Coachella headlining appearance has turned into an absolute game-changer for him — and will undoubtedly be studied by both fellow star artists and by the folks at Goldenvoice themselves as, evidence of what such a set can mean to even a long-established veteran artist’s career. – ANDREW UNTERBERGER

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People Are Really Missing Frank Ocean — And F3mii’s “Noble” Is Filling the Void

Dublin-based Nigerian-Irish singer-songwriter F3miii doesn’t hide his influence — and that’s exactly why his catchy new “Noble” single has taken over TikTok and debut on the official U.K. Singles Chart.

He first teased “Noble” in a Dec. 16, 2025, TikTok post, pairing a snippet of the track with the onscreen caption, “I was really missing 2013 Frank Ocean and Childish Gambino, so I made this demo, let me know what you think.” Less than a day later, F3miii shared that he had completed the song and would share it once the attached TikTok sound reached 500 posts. By Christmas Day (Dec. 25), F3miii announced (again via TikTok) that “Noble” was officially available on streaming (in Ireland/U.K. time), with the rest of the world receiving the track the following day. Now, those three posts boast a combined 5.8 million views, mostly thanks to similarly Frank Ocean-starved music lovers.

According to Luminate, “Noble” earned 335,000 official on-demand U.S. streams during the week of Feb. 27-March 5. Three weeks later (March 20-26), “Noble” jumped 276% to over 1.26 million official streams, and by April 10-16, that number leapt another 116% to over 2.74 million official streams. Over the past six weeks, “Noble” has vaulted a whopping 716% in official on-demand U.S. streams. On the U.K. Official Singles Chart dated April 22, “Noble” debuted at No. 81, marking F3miii’s first career entry.

The official “Noble” TikTok sound plays in over 25,000 posts, while the unofficial sound attached to F3miii’s initial snippet plays in an additional 11,300. Most of these posts fall into three main categories: fans heralding the return of Ocean’s electronic-infused R&B sound, comedic clips timed to the “she has composure” lyric in the chorus and steamy fancams for fictional characters, namely those on the newest season of HBO’s Euphoria.

Already proving to be a multipurpose song that can bridge different generations of R&B lovers, “Noble” is just getting started. — KYLE DENIS

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Sweet Sibling Trend, Basketball Edits & Furries Revive 2017 Sidney Gish Deep Cut

The most enduring songs tend to resonate with seemingly disparate communities, and Sidney Gish’s “Imposter Syndrome” is headed down that path.

Over the past few years, very different groups of listeners (although there’s bound to be some overlap) have latched on to “Imposter Syndrome,” the penultimate song from Gish’s 2017 No Dogs Allowed album. The acoustic pop song describes feelings of discomfort, as if its protagonist were a dog pretending to sit at a table with humans. Those sentiments struck a chord with the neurodivergent community, who have used an unofficial TikTok sound (nearly 100,000 posts) to soundtrack depression room clean-ups and reflect on living with autism.

Separately, in September 2025, producer and DJ Russel Buck dropped his RAVEPOP album, which housed an “Imposter” remix titled, “Just Be Competent.” Buck, who associates with the furry community, earned a TikTok hit with his remix, which can be heard in over 50,000 clips. Back in 2018, Gish, via her official X account, addressed fans thinking her song was about being a furry, writing, “No, but it can be.” Finally, a more recent trend of younger siblings using “Imposter Syndrome” to admit their admiration of their older siblings has helped further propel the song on social media, as has the litany of acoustic covers the track inspired. A few users have also used the song to highlight athletes they deem underrated or underappreciated.The official “Imposter Syndrome” TikTok sound currently plays in over 76,000 clips.

At the top of the year (Jan. 16-22), “Imposter Syndrome” earned just over 335,000 weekly official on-demand U.S. streams, with that number jumping 80% to 1.33 million by Feb. 27-March 5. By the week of April 10-16, the song jumped another 68% to over 2.23 million streams. Over the past 12 weeks, streams for “Imposter Syndrome” have exploded over 203%.

Seven years after opening for Mitski, Sidney Gish is still very much in the conversation. — KD

 
 

Britney Spears has Sam Asghari’s support from afar as she seeks treatment in a facility following her arrest on suspicion of a DUI.

On Wednesday (April 22), TMZ asked the former backup dancer for his thoughts on the news that his famous ex-wife had checked herself into a treatment center as he was walking into Mic Drop in West Hollywood. “I think it’s great,” he said in the video.

“Anything that has anything to do with healing and great things, as long as the person is in charge of that, it’s all great,” he continued, noting that he hasn’t spoken with Spears recently.

The pop star’s rep confirmed to Billboard on April 12 that she had voluntarily checked herself into a facility, providing no specific reason. The month prior, Spears was arrested in Ventura County, Calif., for a suspected DUI. She was booked on March 4 and released the following morning.

“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” Spears’ rep told Billboard shortly after the arrest. “Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”

The Grammy winner and Asghari got married in 2022 after first meeting on the set of Spears’ “Slumber Party” music video. They separated the following year, and their divorce was finalized in December 2024.

After Spears was arrested, the fitness model said on Fox News, “When it comes to people making mistakes, I understand that, but I think everybody deserves privacy. And I hope the press has learned from the past [and] that they give her the privacy that she needs.” To date, Spears has not made any public statements about her arrest or her treatment.

In the new Michael Jackson biopic Michael, one complicated chapter of the King of Pop’s life is notably absent: the accusations of child molestation that followed him for years, but for which he was never convicted or held legally liable.

In a recent interview with Today, however, Colman Domingo — who plays Michael’s father, Joe Jackson, in the film — explained why he thinks the controversy ultimately didn’t belong in the script. “The film takes place from the ’60s to 1988,” he said on Thursday (April 23) when asked whether he felt Michael had “whitewashed” that part of MJ’s legacy.

“So it does not go into the first allegations in, like, 2005?” he continued, agreeing with co-star Nia Long’s assessment that Michael was deliberately written “through [Michael’s] eyes.” “We centered on the makings of Michael, so it’s an intimate portrait of who Michael is.”

Though Michael’s criminal trial for charges related to child molestation took place in 2005, the allegations date back to the early 1990s. The Los Angeles Police Department first began investigating him in 1993 after Jordan Chandler, who was 13 at the time, accused the musician of inappropriate sexual conduct. The child’s family settled with Michael for $22 million the following year, but the investigation was reopened in 2003. Two years later, a jury found Michael not guilty on all charges. Jackson and his legal team steadfastly denied the allegations.

“There’s a possibility of there being a part two that may deal with other things that happened afterwards,” Domingo continued on Today. But Michael, he asserted, “is about the making of Michael, how he was raised and then how he was trying to find his voice as an artist.”

Michael arrives this week after numerous production setbacks, with early projections estimating it could open with $150 million at the global box office. Originally scheduled to premiere a year ago, the film underwent heavy reshoots.

And while the film in its final form may not have gone into the years where Michael was under investigation, it’s been widely reported that the reshoots were necessitated by the discovery of a decades-old agreement between the Jackson estate and Chandler’s family, which promised that the former would never dramatize the latter in any capacity. The original script allegedly featured depictions of their accusations against the late icon, who died in 2009.

Chandler is not the only person who has accused Michael of molesting him as a child. Wade Robson and James Safechuck also claimed that the Grammy winner sexually abused them when they were kids — which the Jackson estate has vehemently denied — outlining their allegations in the 2019 docuseries Leaving Neverland while spending the last decade pursuing legal action. In court filings from 2025, the Jackson estate claimed that Robson and Safechuck were seeking $400 million in their lawsuit, which Jackson’s lawyers claimed had “no merit,” adding that “Michael is innocent.”

Watch Domingo address the absence of the child molestation allegations from Michael on Today below.

Geese announced the dates for their fall 2026 Getting Killed Again North American tour on Thursday (April 23). The buzzy Brooklyn rockers fronted by singer Cameron Winter will hit the road in support of their fourth album, 2025’s Getting Killed, beginning on Sept. 29 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, followed by stops in Asheville, N.C., Brooklyn, Mexico City, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, Toronto and Philadelphia, winding down on Nov. 10 with a gig at the Roadrunner in Boston.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale beginning on April 29 at 10 a.m. local time through an artist pre-sale, with a public on-sale rolling out on May 1 at 10 a.m. local time; fans can sign up for early access to tickets here.

Before they hit the road in the fall, the band will play a round of summer festivals, including their debut at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, followed by stops at Governor’s Ball in New York, Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., Nelsonville Music Festival in Nelsonville, Ohio, Green River Festival in Greenfield, Mass., Osheaga in Montreal, Lollapalooza in Chicago, Outside Lands in San Francisco and a number of others.

Check out the dates for Geese’s Getting Killed Again 2026 North American tour below (followed by previously announced dates):

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