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Prince Royce captures his 21st No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart as his latest single “Lao’ a Lao’” leads the Aug. 28-dated survey. “Lao’ a Lao’” surges 11-1 in its second week after its first full tracking week. The bachata tune with pop nuances was released Aug. 12 on Sony Music Latin and debuted...

Farruko crosses off a new milestone in his Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart career as his latest single “Pepas” rules the Aug. 28-dated survey. It dethrones Aventura and Bad Bunny’s “Volví” after its one week in charge. “I’ve had a lot of success on the charts, and with this song going viral and global so...

Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, Caetano Veloso has signed with Sony Music Brasil. The deal was inked last week alongside Sony Music Brasil’s President Paulo Junqueiro, Billboard has learned. “Caetano Veloso is one of those artists who choose exactly where he wants to be,” Junqueiro said in a statement. “To our luck and joy, he granted...

Jimmy Kimmel Live! spotlighted Kane Brown’s performance of his new song, “One Mississippi,” on Tuesday (Aug. 24). Niall Horan, known for his work with One Direction, as well as his solo albums including Heartbreak Weather, served as guest host for the evening. Brown’s smooth, relaxed vocals lead on this fiddle-drenched tale of someone who is eager to...

It seems almost impossible to imagine today, 20 years after that fatal plane crash in the Bahamas, that Aaliyah Dana Haughton was just 22 years old when she died. The title of her Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number debut album may be tainted today by what we would learn about R. Kelly, the man who...

Wondery and Amazon Music have reached an exclusive licensing and ad sales deal with the family-oriented podcast company Tinkercast. Beginning in September and extending through 2022, Wondery and Amazon Music will have exclusive rights to new and existing podcasts from Tinkercast. The Amazon-owned companies will also have merchandising rights to Tinkercast’s products and will expand the business with new offerings...

Storm Large tried to make the most of her Wild Card bid on America’s Got Talent on Tuesday night (Aug. 24). The powerhouse rock singer and Simon Cowell favorite, who got a fan-voted bid in the quarterfinals round thanks to her previous revved-up re-do of the jazz pop standard “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,”...

BTS‘ ARMY and Megan Thee Stallion‘s Hotties can let out a sigh of relief. After a complicated legal battle, the artists announced on Wednesday (Aug. 25) that their highly anticipated remix of “Butter” is set to release this Friday (Aug. 27). “LOVE YOU ALLL,” the rapper captioned an image of the remix’s art on Instagram,...

The credits for “Good 4 U,” Olivia Rodrigo’s Billboard Hot 100-topping hit, have been updated to acknowledge an interpolation of Paramore’s 2007 single “Misery Business.” Sources with knowledge of the situation confirm that Paramore leader Hayley Williams and former guitarist Josh Farro, who co-wrote “Misery Business,” are now credited as writers on “Good 4 U,”...

Click to watch embedded media The first Halo Infinite “flight” test, essentially a beta, was met with wildly positive feedback, which means there are a lot of Master Chief fans eager to see when the next early play period would be. 343 live producer Sam Hanshaw has confirmed what the next beta stage will entail,...

Much like the first Destiny, Destiny 2 fell into a rut at launch. The game launched under the Activision helm as its publisher and while the team did include a more in-depth story as requested from fans of the first game, the endgame content and most immediate subsequent expansions did little to connect with players....

What words are there to say when your musical companion of half a century passes on? Words can’t really describe how important Charlie Watts was to the Rolling Stones‘ signature sound, so after the drummer’s death on Tuesday (Aug. 24) the band’s members made the strongest statement by keeping it simple. Singer Mick Jagger posted a...

Artists Mentioned Bryan-Michael Cox Doja Cat Gucci Mane Jermaine Dupri Moneybagg Yo Polo G We weren’t just about to put out our R&B Hip-Hop Power Players issue and be done with the topic. Because we take all things groovy very seriously here at Billboard, it was only a matter of time before we launched a huge summit...

BTS‘ “Butter” retains its spot atop Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart (dated Aug. 28). Plus, Ed Sheeran‘s “Bad Habits” enters the ranking’s top 10. The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 from Memorial Day...

OnlyFans on Wednesday announced it was making a hard turn and would not ban pornography on the site. Previously, the content subscription service said that starting in October, it will no longer allow “sexually explicit conduct” on the platform, a move made at the behest of banking partners and payment providers. However, in a message posted to...

Niall Horan got way more than he bargained for when he dove into what he thought was going to be a harmless bit of flirting with Lizzo. The “Slow Hands” singer had a great time re-connecting with the “Rumors” rapper during his guest-hosting stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night (August 24), but he...