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Mastodon Notches Third Hard Rock Albums No. 1 With ‘Hushed and Grim’
Mastodon tops Billboard‘s Hard Rock Albums chart for a third time, as Hushed and Grim debuts at No. 1 on the Nov. 13-dated ranking. The set bows with 20,000 equivalent album units earned in the Oct. 29-Nov. 4 tracking period, according to MRC Data, with album sales comprising 18,000 units. Mastodon first crowned Hard Rock...
Spotify Wrapped: Here’s How to See Your Top Music For 2021
Spotify is teasing listeners with its 2021 Spotify Wrapped insights, which allows consumers to take a look back on their favorite tracks, songs and artists and gives users a chance to see their listening activity over the past year. The streaming app has yet to confirm an official release date for their ever popular Wrapped...
Far Cry 6, FIFA 2022, Back 4 Blood Lead PlayStation’s Top October Downloads, Full Top 20 Revealed
October was a big month for video games in terms of releases. It saw new titles like Far Cry 6, Back 4 Blood, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and more hit the market. It’s no surprise that many of these debuts lead PlayStation’s top downloads for the month of October, either. PlayStation released the top...
Listen to Ot7Quanny’s “Get Money”: The Ones
The must-hear rap song of the day Ot7Quanny Ot7Quanny – “Get Money” On “Get Money,” Ot7Quanny raps like he’s got something better to do. It’s easy to imagine the rapper slouched over, delivering every word with his hand on his chin. You would think that since he seems so bored, he would be rapping about...
Ye Offers Olive Branch to Soulja Boy After Dropping Him From ‘Donda’
More than two months after he found out that he was not going to be on the final version of Donda, Soulja Boy got the apology he was looking for from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West.) “Yo it’s Ye. Love you bro. I should have told you I wasn’t gonna use the verse,” Ye...
CKay Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart Thanks to Breakout Single ‘Love Nwantiti’
Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay rises to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart (dated Nov. 13) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to the success of his breakthrough single “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah).” The track ranks at No. 33, after reaching No. 31, on the Billboard Hot...
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Got Teary’ Recording Her Part on Taylor Swift’s ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
Fans aren’t the only ones getting emotional about Taylor Swift’s upcoming re-recorded Red album — even her collaborators on the project got a little choked up. “It’s just been a dream,” Phoebe Bridgers, who is featured on the song “Nothing New,” told Billboard last month during an interview about her record label, Saddest Factory Records....
John Legend Signs Label Deal With Republic Records: Exclusive
John Legend has signed a new deal with Republic Records, leaving his longtime label home of Columbia, Billboard can exclusively reveal. The best-selling singer-songwriter will mark the occasion with the release of a new holiday single, “You Deserve It All,” on Thursday (Nov. 11), with his Republic full-length debut expected in 2022. “I am excited...
46 Lawsuits Now Filed Against Astroworld Planners Over Deadly Incident
More lawsuits continue to be filed over Friday night’s deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival by injured victims or the families of those killed, reaching a total of 46 cases filed by Wednesday morning. The cases, which accuse Travis Scott, Live Nation, ScoreMore and other organizers of negligence, began to be filed in...
Mariah Carey Teams Up With McDonald’s For a Menu of Free Goodies Leading Up to Christmas
Mariah Carey continues her reign as the Queen of Christmas by spreading holiday cheer with some help from McDonald’s. On Wednesday (Nov. 10), the fast food giant and “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer revealed a collaboration not in the form of a special meal (which J Balvin, Saweetie and BTS have done)...
Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’: How the ‘Red’ Fan Favorite Became One of Her Biggest & Most Important Songs
When Taylor Swift brought out her emerald green acoustic guitar on the first night of the Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018, she addressed the sold-out Arizona crowd from one of her three elaborate stages. “There is one song that you requested that I play more than all other songs, and it wasn’t even a single,”...
The Game Awards 2021 To Feature 40 To 50 Games
Industry figure Geoff Keighley has revealed that his annual gaming awards show, aptly titled The Game Awards 2021, will feature somewhere between 40 to 50 games. This news comes by way of a news post by Epic Games about the awards show and in it, Keighley revealed that he learned from last year’s event that “games...
Tencent Music Partners With Apple Music On Global Streaming
SHANGHAI — Apple Music and Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) have reached an agreement that will allow hundreds of thousands of Chinese musicians to stream their music globally on Apple’s platform, while giving Apple a way to scrape its way into China’s booming domestic music market. Music from record labels and artists that are part of...
Marvel’s Avengers: Spider-Man 1st pic, he has a different costume from Sony’s game
A few days after confirming the arrival of Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers for November 30, 2021, Square Enix finally reveals the first illustration of the game featuring Spider-Man. We see him in the foreground among the Avengers team, between Thor, Miss Marvel and Iron Man in the background. First observation: his costume is very different...
Rockstar Reveals More Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Features And Full Music Roster
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launches tomorrow, and we already have a pretty good idea of how Rockstar is enhancing GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas. However, the publisher shared more specifics on the changes made to its classic sandbox titles. As previously revealed, the controls have been revamped to...
Needle Spiking? Laced Pills? Examining the Astroworld Fentanyl Theories
As authorities work to unravel the causes of this weekend’s Astroworld tragedy, and who will be held accountable for the eight deaths and hundreds of injuries, different theories have emerged suggesting the opioid fentanyl may have played a role in the mayhem. Media sources including TMZ have also suggested there were instances of attendees being injected...
Mastodon Notches Third Hard Rock Albums No. 1 With ‘Hushed and Grim’
Mastodon tops Billboard‘s Hard Rock Albums chart for a third time, as Hushed and Grim debuts at No. 1 on the Nov. 13-dated ranking. The set bows with 20,000 equivalent album units earned in the Oct. 29-Nov. 4 tracking period, according to MRC Data, with album sales comprising 18,000 units. Mastodon first crowned Hard Rock...
Spotify Wrapped: Here’s How to See Your Top Music For 2021
Spotify is teasing listeners with its 2021 Spotify Wrapped insights, which allows consumers to take a look back on their favorite tracks, songs and artists and gives users a chance to see their listening activity over the past year. The streaming app has yet to confirm an official release date for their ever popular Wrapped...
Far Cry 6, FIFA 2022, Back 4 Blood Lead PlayStation’s Top October Downloads, Full Top 20 Revealed
October was a big month for video games in terms of releases. It saw new titles like Far Cry 6, Back 4 Blood, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and more hit the market. It’s no surprise that many of these debuts lead PlayStation’s top downloads for the month of October, either. PlayStation released the top...
Listen to Ot7Quanny’s “Get Money”: The Ones
The must-hear rap song of the day Ot7Quanny Ot7Quanny – “Get Money” On “Get Money,” Ot7Quanny raps like he’s got something better to do. It’s easy to imagine the rapper slouched over, delivering every word with his hand on his chin. You would think that since he seems so bored, he would be rapping about...
Ye Offers Olive Branch to Soulja Boy After Dropping Him From ‘Donda’
More than two months after he found out that he was not going to be on the final version of Donda, Soulja Boy got the apology he was looking for from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West.) “Yo it’s Ye. Love you bro. I should have told you I wasn’t gonna use the verse,” Ye...
CKay Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart Thanks to Breakout Single ‘Love Nwantiti’
Nigerian singer-songwriter CKay rises to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart (dated Nov. 13) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to the success of his breakthrough single “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah).” The track ranks at No. 33, after reaching No. 31, on the Billboard Hot...
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Got Teary’ Recording Her Part on Taylor Swift’s ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’
Fans aren’t the only ones getting emotional about Taylor Swift’s upcoming re-recorded Red album — even her collaborators on the project got a little choked up. “It’s just been a dream,” Phoebe Bridgers, who is featured on the song “Nothing New,” told Billboard last month during an interview about her record label, Saddest Factory Records....
John Legend Signs Label Deal With Republic Records: Exclusive
John Legend has signed a new deal with Republic Records, leaving his longtime label home of Columbia, Billboard can exclusively reveal. The best-selling singer-songwriter will mark the occasion with the release of a new holiday single, “You Deserve It All,” on Thursday (Nov. 11), with his Republic full-length debut expected in 2022. “I am excited...
46 Lawsuits Now Filed Against Astroworld Planners Over Deadly Incident
More lawsuits continue to be filed over Friday night’s deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival by injured victims or the families of those killed, reaching a total of 46 cases filed by Wednesday morning. The cases, which accuse Travis Scott, Live Nation, ScoreMore and other organizers of negligence, began to be filed in...







