The only sure thing in this earnings season is unpredictability. While the global economy remains resilient in the face of U.S. tariffs, and U.S. gross domestic product grew 3% in Q2, stocks took a hit from a weak U.S. jobs report on Aug. 1, and some experts believe a constant drip, drip, drip of negative developments will cause “death by a thousand cuts.”

Music companies’ early results also offered mixed signals. Spotify, the first music company out of the gate on July 29, posted solid year-over-year growth but disappointed investors with weaker-than-expected guidance for the third quarter. Spotify shares dipped 11.6% as a result. Two days later, Universal Music Group (UMG) posted 4.5% revenue growth and 8.5% subscription growth. But investors were hesitant — was it a lack of margin improvement or concerns about cash flow? — and UMG’s share price dipped 5.2% the following day.

Below are summaries, listed in alphabetical order, of every music company to report second quarter earnings as of July 31. Billboard will update the page as more results are announced. (If the summary includes a hyperlink, click on it to get the full story.)

HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from the soundtrack to the hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters, adds a third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Three weeks earlier, the song became the first leader on each list for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.

Notably, the track surpasses 100 million weekly streams worldwide for the first time.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020 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.

“Golden” crowns the Global 200 with 113.4 million streams (up 15% week-over-week) and 10,000 sold (up 24%) worldwide in the week ending July 31. The song surpasses 100 million global weekly streams for the first time, boosted by a remix by David Guetta, released July 25.

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at No. 2 on the Global 200 after 10 weeks on top beginning in May; Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” — also from KPop Demon Hunters — pushes 5-3 for a new high; Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” keeps at No. 4, after reaching No. 3; and BLACKPINK’s “Jump” falls 3-5, two weeks after it launched at the summit.

“Golden” rules Global Excl. U.S. with 85.2 million streams (up 16%) and 5,000 sold (up 29%) outside the U.S.

“Jump” holds at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., two weeks after it opened at No. 1; “Ordinary” is steady at No. 3, following eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May; Faheem Abdullah’s “Saiyaara” repeats at its No. 4 high; and “Soda Pop” bubbles up 6-5 for a new best.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 9, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 5. For both charts, 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.

At some point, (nearly) every member of 1960s made-for-TV boy band the Monkees appeared on the series Boy Meets World. According to the latest episode of the rewatch Pod Meets World show hosted by three of the stars of the beloved 1990s sitcom — Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong — before a season eight episode directed by the band’s drummer/singer Micky Dolenz that featured his former bandmates Peter Tork and Davy Jones, Dolenz got an earful on set from another boy band star.

Dolenz fist got behind the camera for the season six episode “Bee True,” during which then-contemporary boy band *NSYNC dropped by to visit and, according to Strong, group member Justin Timberlake inadvertently dissed Dolenz. “So we were at craft services and it was me and Justin [Timberlake] and I guess Lance [Bass] or whoever else, having a conversation about, like, what’s next [for the group]? And Justin was like, ‘Yeah, they want us to do, like, a TV show, you know, like with the band acting,’” Timberlake said in reference to what sounds like a modern version of 1966-1968 show The Monkees, in which the four musicians in the band played heightened versions of their goofy selves while reliably busting into song several times an episode.

When Strong sighed and asked if JT, Bass, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick were considering going down that path, he said Timberlake was like, “‘Yeah, we really don’t wanna do that’ and were both just of acknowledging that’s kind of crappy, cheesy… a hokey idea. And Micky Dolenz grabbed a handful of nuts from craft services and said, ‘Why? Why not? Why not?’”

Strong recalled Timberlake trying to dance away from the red face moment after realizing who he was talking to and stammering, “Ohhhh! Well, uh, it’s just not, well, we’ll see, we’re on tour… maybe [we’ll do it]… I don’t know why we wouldn’t.”

Timberlake, 44, recently revealed that he had been quietly battling the effects of Lyme disease for his entire Forget Tomorrow world tour, which kicked off in April 2024 and wrapped up on July 30.

Listen to the Pod Meets World episode here (JT talk begins around 42:45 minute mark).

The five-part Magic City: An American Fantasy docuseries is coming to STARZ on Aug. 15, and the premium cable network released another star-studded trailer on Monday (Aug. 4) featuring appearances from Drake, Quavo, 2 Chainz and executive producer Jermaine Dupri.

Drake, whose DreamCrew Entertainment is also on board as an executive producer, is featured raving about the famed ATL strip club, even championing it. “It’s one of the wonders of the world,” Drake says in the clip. “Magic City became this place for people to flourish, Black music to flourish.”

Quavo went as far as saying that there “wouldn’t be a Migos without Magic City,” pointing to the jiggle joint’s cultural cache around Atlanta’s hip-hop scene.

Club founder Michael “Mr. Magic” Barney, NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, Nelly and Big Boi also appear in the clip. Shaq Diesel revealed he signed his nine-figure $120 million contract with the L.A. Lakers in the ’90s while inside Magic City.

After seeing the reception to “B.O.B” inside Magic City, Big Boi recalled thinking with his Outkast partner André 3000 that they had another hit on their hands.

There’s plenty of bottles popping, money flying and dancer acrobatics showcased throughout the teaser, which will also delve into the crime that Magic City got tied up in as well, with owner Michael Barner being convicted on drug conspiracy charges, for which he served seven years in federal prison.

“Magic City: An American Fantasy is a riveting behind-the-curtain look at one of the most unique places in Black culture,” Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at STARZ, said in a statement. “The docuseries’ unprecedented insider access and history unveiled from those who built its empire is a perfect complement to STARZ’s slate of adult, culture-driving shows.”

Magic City: An American Fantasy debuted at SXSW in 2024, and the first of five episodes will premiere on STARZ come Aug. 15.

Watch the trailer below.