The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated July 5, we ...

As we mentioned in our midyear albums list, one of the biggest themes of 2025 on the Billboard charts has largely been about smash 2024 hits that refuse to die — songs by the likes of Benson Boone, ...

Jack Black's "Steve's Lava Chicken" from "A Minecraft Movie" is No. 1 on the Top Movie Songs chart for a second month in a row.

Sombr on hit singles 'Undressed' and 'Back to Friends', his biggest takeaways from tour, his thinking on new music and Grammy buzz and more.

Every month, Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors spotlight a group of rising artists whose music we love. Think “diamantes en bruto,” or “diamonds in the rough.” These are newcomers who have ...

Fifty years ago, the summer blockbuster was born, thanks to Steven Spielberg's Jaws. The film became the year's top-grossing ...

Scottish indie band Young Fathers has been releasing vital, genre-blurring art rock for well over a decade now, drawing huge critical acclaim – particularly in the U.K. – and ...

In honor of scalding songs that have burned paths up the Hot 100, Billboard has ranked the 40 biggest hits with “hot” or ...

Machel Montano & Ludmilla will headline New York's 2025 Planet Brooklyn Music Festival. Block parties to connect Barclays ...

Blockbuster albums have dominated the charts in 2025. Look at the Billboard Hot 100 at various points this year and you’d ...