Pop Smoke Is the First Posthumous Lead Act to Top Rhythmic Songs Chart
Pop Smoke lands his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Songs airplay chart as “For the Night,” featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby, climbs from the runner-up rank on the chart dated Dec. 12. The track advances with a 7% boost in plays in the week ending Dec. 6, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. With the […]
The 20 Best Rap Songs of 2020: Staff Picks
This year, hip-hop checked off all the boxes in the songs department. If you needed some club vibes for your socially distanced house party? Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion were front and center with “WAP.” Seeking socially conscious activism to reflect the times? Lil Baby’s “The Bigger Picture” remedied your heartaches. Versatility and adaptation […]
Shirtless Justin Bieber Basks in the Sun With Hailey Bieber For Sweet Selfie
Justin Bieber could be playing in the snow this time of year, but he and wife Hailey are chilling under the sun in their latest selfie. The Biebs posted a pic of himself shirtless with his arms wrapped around Hailey, who reshared the picture on her own Instagram with the caption, “squish.” He’s been extra […]
5 Musician/Food Collabs You Need To Know About This Week: Chipotle Names Burrito After Miley Cyrus & More
As the weather outside quickly turns frightful, there’s one thing that might help keep you going: snacks! Musicians partnering with brands is nothing new, but nothing warms our foodie hearts like the type of collab you can eat. (Or drink, if you’re of legal age.) So Billboard is rounding up five exciting — and edible […]
Christina Milian Is Pregnant With Her Third Child: ‘You and Me + 3′
In the same year she welcomed her second child, Christina Milian has announced she’s already expecting baby No. 3! On Thursday (Dec. 10), she posted a swoon-worthy sunset beach shot of boyfriend Matt Pokora kneeling down to kiss her baby bump, and another of their 10-month-old son, Isaiah, caressing it. “You and Me + 3 […]
Mariah Carey Gets All ‘Misty’ Over Billy Eichner’s Cover of ‘Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)’
Billie Eichner was honored enough just be be an elf in Apple TV’s Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special alongside Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri and narrator Tiffany Haddish. But when MC shouted out his stunning performance of her song “Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)” from the Dec. 8 episode of Late Late Show, […]
Saweetie, Camilo, Conan Gray & More On What They Want Out of the 2021 Grammy Ceremony
The upcoming Grammys have a tough act to follow: the unprecedented year that was 2020. Ahead of the ceremony — slated for Jan. 31, 2021, which will celebrate the music that sustained us all through the a tough year — artists across genres answered the following question: 2020 has been unlike any other for the industry and the […]
Rob Stevenson Joins 300 Entertainment as Partner: Exclusive
300 Entertainment has brought on longtime record label A&R veteran Rob Stevenson as a partner in the company. Stevenson, who had previously held the role of executive vp at Republic Records and had managed the relaunch of Casablanca Records under the Republic umbrella, will be working alongside 300 co-founder/CEO Kevin Liles and overseeing new distribution, […]
Of Monsters and Men Are Latest ‘Visitor’ to No. 1 on Adult Alternative Songs Chart
Of Monsters and Men make another visit to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart with “Visitor,” which climbs to the top of the tally dated Dec. 12. The song is the Iceland-based band’s fifth No. 1 on Adult Alternative Songs and first since “Alligator,” which ruled for two weeks in July 2019. […]
The 10 Best LGBTQ Albums of 2020: Staff Picks
2020 has been a year of strife. The worst pandemic in a century, uprisings against racist institutions, natural disasters, the most divisive presidential election in recent memory… 2020 will long be held up as the new standard for how bad things can get. As we all look forward toward a (hopefully) better 2021, it’s important […]