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This week, there’s a new No. 1 song in the U.K., and the musicians behind the tune make history as they conquer the competitive tally.Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ collaboration “Unholy” doesn’t just reach the top spot on the U.K. songs chart this frame, it actually debuts there.That’s a surefire sign that not only do the two artists have a real hit on their hands, but that interest in their duet was incredibly high and that their fan bases acted fast to support the tune.“Unholy” marks Smith’s eighth No.

freestdcheck.org and a photo of the Empire Polo Club, site of Coachella festival, which takes place annually over two separate weekends, with the first three days of musical acts starting on April 12. The festival is expected to draw about 125,000 revelers.

“Texas Hold ’Em” singer made a last-minute pitch to country upstart Willie Jones to appear on her new “Cowboy Carter” opus — with the album deadline fast approaching to make her March 29 release date — it was either go big or stay home.“It was literally in the fourth quarter,” Jones, 29, told The Post of recording his “Just for Fun” duet with Beyoncé in the final stages of “Cowboy Carter.” “It was literally … end of February, February 20-something.”Jones got the call that would change his life from Alex Vickery, who produced his vocals on “Just for Fun” — which, despite its title, is a decidedly moody meditation.“She’s like, ‘Are you sitting down?’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And she’s like, ‘You know Beyoncé is working on a country album … [and] she loves your voice.’ I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ She was like, ‘Can you come out here tomorrow?’ I was like, ‘Send the car.’ ”And now the Shreveport, Louisiana native is galloping into history as one of the Black country artists spotlighted by Beyoncé Knowles Carter on “Cowboy Carter” — the undisputed event record of 2024 — which just scored the biggest sales week of the year in its chart-topping debut on the Billboard 200. Released to rave reviews (including mine), the LP also made Queen B the first Black woman to reign over the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, while simultaneously holding the top three spots on the Hot Country Songs chart led by her No.

solar eclipse. Over four decades after its release, the power ballad, the biggest career hit for Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, is the No.

with no explanation after Lopez previously announced three additional shows in Miami, Toronto and New York in February. A source told The Post that the tour had added those dates due to popular demand.A veteran music industry insider, who has worked with some of the biggest stars in music, told The Post: “If they’re canceling tour dates with someone at her level, it’s bad, very bad.” “There are only a few people who can still draw the crowds after decades, like Springsteen or Madonna,” the music industry insider said.

“Carnival” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart Monday, you can’t tell Kanye West nothing.Indeed, the rapper and hip-hop mogul celebrated his fifth chart-topper — which also features Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti — by slamming everyone from Drake and Hailey Bieber to his former Yeezy collaborators at Adidas and all of his perceived enemies “that watched me have my kids taken out of my control.”“Rich Ty Carti and the supporters that stood by us though everything This number #1 is for you it’s for the people who won’t be manipulated by the system,” wrote West in a since-deleted Instagram post full of “f–k you’s.”Then West — who officially changed his name to Ye in 2021 — proceeded to rip into Adidas, which dropped his Yeezy line in 2022 after he had made a series of antisemitic and other controversial remarks.“f–k adidas and everybody who works there or with them,” he wrote.“Anyone who goes to school with anyone who’s [sic] parents work at adidas.

Eternal Sunshine.The set arrived on Friday, March 8, to positive reviews and intense streaming activity from fans eager to hear what one of the biggest pop artists on the planet had come up with.The full-length includes the superstar’s new single, “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” which could easily become another smash.“We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” is an electro-pop/synth-pop tune about a love gone awry, one that cannot be morphed into a friendship.It’s both energizing and perfect for the dance floor while also being restrained. Grande doesn’t belt her way through the cut.

“The Greatest Love Story Never Told” when the Bronx-born diva questions just how much the public might care about her — and her much-hyped comeback album “This Is Me… Now” — in today’s pop landscape.After all, it has been 10 years since Lopez’s last studio LP, 2014’s “A.K.A.” — and a whole 22 years since 2002’s “This Is Me… Then” gave her two of her biggest hits in “Jenny from the Block” and “All I Have.” “I didn’t even have to make the record,” says Lopez, 54, in the doc, which premiered on Prime Video Monday night.“It’s not like anybody was clamoring for the next J.Lo record, you know what I mean?”Well, damn, she was sure right about that.Despite a major promotional campaign — including a star-studded short film, “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story,” that accompanied the album release — Lopez’s ninth studio LP made an absolutely abysmal debut on the Billboard 200 at No. 38.Just to put that into perspective, seven of the singer’s previous studio albums debuted in the Top 10 — with 2001’s “J.Lo” opening all the way up at No.

Morgan Wallen — who has ruled the country and pop charts this year — is offering “no excuse” for the racial-slur scandal that threatened to get him canceled in 2021.“There’s no excuse. I’ve never made an excuse.

Billboard Hot 100 chart that was released on Monday.That’s almost exactly 63 years after the tinsel tune first hit the Hot 100, at No. 64, on Dec. 12, 1960.Lee’s third career chart-topper — and first since 1960’s “I Want to Be Wanted” — previously peaked at No.

2024 Grammy nominations were announced.But even as top contenders SZA, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo were already getting fitted for gowns, something was amiss.The fact that the nominees for music’s top prize were being announced before anyone got to chow and cocktail down for Friendsgiving — let alone Thanksgiving — made it feel way too early in the awards season.I mean, Mariah Carey didn’t even have enough time to properly defrost.Add to that the fact that the 2023 Country Music Awards took place just two days before the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced — and you knew that something just ain’t right with music award shows.That trend continued on Sunday night, when the Billboard Music Awards took the pre-Thanksgiving weekend spot long occupied by the American Music Awards — and turned it into one big turkey. (To make matters even weirder, both the BBMAs and the AMAs are owned by the same parent company.)Indeed, while the BBMAs were previously aired on NBC — these awards were relegated to a damn Billboard website.

2023 Billboard Music Awards are finally here — and, naturally, Taylor Swift is taking the lead with 20 nominations out of the 69 categories.Swift, who is currently on her Eras Tour in Brazil, is the most decorated female BBMAs artist of all time with 29 wins. On Sunday night, some of her nods include for Top Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Billboard 200 Album (“Midnights”).The “Archer” singer is followed on the leaderboard by Morgan Wallen, SZA, The Weeknd, Drake and Zach Bryan.The Billboard Awards kick off at 8 p.m.

GLAAD magazine. “It’s both hard to do those and hard to unravel those, and what I’m basically describing is a divorce, you know? And that’s very hard.

Jimmy Buffett died of skin cancer, sales of the legendary songwriter’s tracks collectively rose over 7,000%, according to to data from Luminate published by Billboard.For the tracking week dated Sept. 1 through Sept.

Careful, spoilers ahead!RuPaul’s Drag​​ Race has become one of the most popular shows on television, gaining a massive following over the years. The reality staple has an undeniable ability to make stars out of its contestants, and it can also propel songs featured on the show to newfound popularity.This week, Doja Cat’s single “Boss Bitch” made its way back to a number of Billboard charts, thanks in large part to its prominent feature in a recent Drag Race episode, and the song’s resurgence on the charts is a testament to the show’s reach and influence.“Boss Bitch” reappears on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart this week at No.

Billboard charts. But then again, when does she not?Swift has achieved a new milestone in her career by earning the rare feat of having 10 albums find space on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously.She’s just the fifth artist to do so, according to Billboard, and the first without a major event to connect the sales jump to. The singer-songwriter takes up 5% of all available real estate on the weekly ranking of the most-consumed albums and EPs in the U.S., which is no small accomplishment.The “Anti-Hero” talent has always been known for her dominance in the music industry, and her latest achievement proves once again how popular and powerful she remains.

announced the news on Twitter Wednesday, citing “unseen circumstances.” The Chili Peppers will still tour this summer, according to the announcement. The band was also announced Tuesday as headliners of the Austin City Limits Festival in October.pic.twitter.com/TuK64vsNOSThe Post has reached out to Warner Records for comment.

Billboard‘s weekly ranking of the most-consumed songs in the U.S. This is the list that people are referring to when they say they have a No.

The next chapter of Camila Cabello’s musical career is pushing forward at breakneck speed, and in just the past few days, she has given her legion of fans plenty to enjoy. The former Fifth Harmony star has returned with new single “Bam Bam,” which serves as the latest official promotional cut off her upcoming third full-length Familia.The tune is a jaunty Latin-pop affair, and it perfectly melds the singer’s Cuban heritage with her Top 40 sensibilities.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Olivia Rodrigo praised prior female songwriters and music artists for giving her strength while accepting Billboard’s 2022 Woman of the Year award.The former teen actor turned pop star was awarded during the event Wednesday night at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.

Billboard Hot 100 with her 1994 holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” knocking none other than Adele (“Easy on Me”) out of the top spot. It’s the historic third year in a row that the Queen of Christmas has reigned atop the charts with her seasonal juggernaut.“All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads a Top 10 that also includes 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee (No.

in a Wednesday post featuring his smiling, sunglassed face holding up the bouquet in front of a Christmas tree. The tweet has accrued over 21,000 likes in under a day.The good-winner gesture by Swift follows McLean admitting that, while disappointed to be dethroned from the title he’d held for over 49 years — “American Pie” remained at No.

uploaded an Instagram photo of the searing signage, which reads: “Ryan Reynolds uses his mom’s Netflix account.”“One last heist for the road. Beat that, @vancityreynolds,” prankster Johnson, 49, wrote in the caption.

mind-blowing acrobatics during concerts. After the segment, she proclaimed that her offspring “nailed it.” Like mother, like daughter.She was introduced by her longtime friend, musician Jon Bon Jovi, who saluted her artistry and legacy and said she “truly changed the game” as a rock and roll “trailblazer.”In her remarks, she playfully admitted to being “crushed” when, at age 8, she found out that Bon Jovi was already in a relationship.

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single “Mood,” featuring Iann Dior, just notched its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

posted a clip of him dancing, using a filter that showed three of him, matching the title to his album, “McCartney III.”“That feeling when your album goes to Number One on the US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart!” the Beatles legend wrote with the clip.Macca beat Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” to the top spot in what Billboard said was the biggest sales week for a rock album by a solo artist since his own “Egypt Station” two years ago, Billboard said.He had similar success in the UK, giving a “big

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s Rain On Me has beaten out The Weeknd’s record-breaking Blinding Lights to top Billboard’s songs of the year countdown.Editors and experts have released their top 100 tunes of 2020, and Ariana and Gaga’s duet scores the number one spot, just ahead of Blinding Lights and Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce’s Savage remix.Megan also comes in at five with her Cardi B collaboration, WAP, while Harry Styles’ Adore You is at four.The top 10 is:1.

Elton John has been crowned the king of 2020 touring after squeezing in 47 shows.The rocker sold almost 800,000 tickets and raked in over $114 million from his 2020 concerts to land the year’s top-grossing tour, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.Figures are based on gigs staged between November 1, 2019, and October 31, 2020, and include traditional dates, drive-in concerts, and live stream events.Elton managed to stage all 47 of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour concerts in

National Jukebox Day! On the day before Thanksgiving, celebrate by listening to our Spotify playlist: “Songs Made For Movies That Became #1 Hits”.From A Star is Born’s Shallow to Dirty Dancing’s (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life, we’re giving you a list of 20 songs that were made for film, but ended up becoming number 1 hits on charts all over the world.Listen to more of our playlists here.

Cardi B has been named the recipient of the 2020 Billboard Woman of the Year.She will be feted alongside Dolly Parton, Dua Lipa, and Jennifer Lopez at the 15th annual Women in Music celebration on December 10, 2020.Just days after landing an Icon honor at the People’s Choice Awards on Sunday, J.Lo will be feted with another Icon prize by Billboard as part of the virtual event, hosted by Teyana Taylor.Previous Icons have been awarded to Alanis Morissette, Aretha Franklin, and Shania Twain.Dua

The Rolling Stones have topped Billboard’s new Money Makers list of the highest-paid musicians in America.The Start Me Up hitmakers edged out Ariana Grande for the top spot with an estimated $63 million 2019 haul.Revealing the list on Monday (August 17, 2020), a Billboard spokesman says, “The rock ‘n’ roll legends secured the top spot as the top live band of the year in the United States, taking home $65 million for the year.

Summer is in full swing and even though the global pandemic has ruined most vacation plans, it has not stopped music artists from working.

In a move sure to be controversial among pop’s upper echelon, Billboard has today announced that merchandise and concert ticket bundles no longer count towards album placements on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This means that albums received when fans purchase a t-shirt or concert ticket, for example, will not be reflected in any official tallies, regardless of whether the album price was built into the bundle cost.

Bette Midler kicked off Stevie Wonder’s 70th birthday celebrations on Wednesday by sending him a heartfelt message on social media.

Soul legend Betty Wright has died, aged 66.