Josh Thompson Hits No. 1 on Country Songwriters Chart Thanks to Hits by Luke Bryan and More

This week, Luke Combs becomes the first artist in the 56-year history of Billboard's Top Country Albums chart whose first two studio albums each logged 25 or more weeks at No. 1.

CMA Best of Fest is just hours away from premiering on ABC.Hosted by Luke Bryan, the three-hour retrospective special will feature 25 performances throughout the CMA Fest's 16-year history.

Roddy Ricch rises 2-1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated July 11), adding a record-tying 10th total week on top. The rapper rules thanks to four songw

Luke Bryan banks his 23rd No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, as "One Margarita" rises 2-1 on the July 11-dated list. The song gained by 13% to 32.8 million audience impressions in the week ending July 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The track, written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem a

Queen Latifah paid homage to Breonna Taylor on Sunday (July 5), just days after what would have been the Louisville, Kentucky, native's 27th birthday.

In hopes of tapping into the vein of nostalgia and honor legends, DJ Cassidy will be kicking off his new Pass the Mic series, he tells Billboard. 

Cardi B has denied being homophobic and transphobic after coming under fire from fans on Twitter.The star became involved in a spat with users on the social media site after a fan account shared a tweet referencing a mention of the Bodak Yellow star on Hulu’s Love, Victor, which is about a gay teenager.“Cardi is mentioned in Hulu’s new series Love, Victor E04; in a scene discussing how the mother was ejected from a basketball game for excessive dancing,” they penned, also sharing the quote, “Not

JoJo Siwa is back to her roots, days after dyeing her hair brown. The 17-year-old dancer revealed that she was back to her original blonde hair color on herTikTok on Monday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAdvertisers are spending less to get their messages in front of the U.S. consumer base, thanks to fewer big media spectacles to which they can attach.U.S.

Luke Bryan has revealed the new dates for his Proud to Be Right Here tour. The 43-year-old country music star took to social media on Thursday to make the announcement, noting that he will hit the road starting in May 2021 in Youngstown, Ohio.

Dance Club Songs chart on hiatus, we're asking reporting club DJs what they've been listening to lately, while at home, of course.This week, we spoke with South Jersey DJ Paul Desisto; Boston's PeteDown; and Seattle's Trent Von.Paul Desisto Paul Desisto extols the virtues of a couple of Kygo collabs from his Golden Hour LP, which debuted at No. 2 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart earlier this month, including "Lose Somebody," with OneRepublic.

The countdown has begun as we're just two days away from the comeback of the year! Yes, BLACKPINK is all set to rule over the music industry one more time after more than a year and BLINKS could not be happier for their idols. This time, we'll be getting a three-part comeback with the first step being the pre-release single, How You Like That, which drops on June 26.

Lil Baby returns to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated June 27) for a second total week on top, thanks to five songwriting credits on the latest Billboard Hot 100. The rapper's new single "The Bigger Picture," which he co-wrot

Major music companies including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group -- along with dozens of artists from Ariana Grande to Rihanna -- have signed a letter urging Congress to support the newly-introduced Justice in Policing Act. The legislation unveiled earlier this month, which the House of Representatives

Scotty McCreery notches his third consecutive and total No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, as "In Between" blasts from No. 8 to the top of the list dated June 27. In the tracking week ending June 21, the song increased b

Luke Bryan is following through with plans to meet with a more-than-deserving fan.