Post Malone’s sophomore album Beerbongs & Bentleys debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week, marking the Texas-bred rapper’s first chart-topping LP. Now, the 22-year-old has surpassed the Billboard record for the most simultaneous hits in the Hot 100’s Top 20, which was previously held by The Beatles and J. Cole. More
The charts will soon give more weight to music that people have paid money to hear. Billboard has announced that starting the week of June 29 to July 5, plays on paid subscription services (like Apple Music or Spotify Premium) will count for more than those on free, ad-supported services (like YouTube or basic Spotify). More
John Lennon’s “Imagine” was awarded the National Music Publishers Association Centennial Song Award Wednesday and Yoko Ono was given a long overdue credit as co-writer of the iconic song. More
The following statement from Irving Azoff, regarding the increasingly sharp battle over exclusives being waged between Azoff MSG and AEG Live, was sent to Billboard’s Dave Brooks prior to AEG’s Jay Marciano providing his own comment on the matter. For the main story outlining that battle, click here. More
Republic Records is receiving the label of the year honor at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards, Billboard has learned. The label of the year award is based on having the most hits played on radio. More
Lady Gaga will headline both weekends of Coachella, Billboard has learned, replacing Beyoncé, who postponed her performance after announcing she was pregnant with twins. More
Prince’s biggest songs are coming to music streaming services this Sunday in time for the Grammy Awards, multiple sources close to the situation have confirmed to Billboard. More
In what’s become a new Grammy tradition, Billboard’s Power 100 party served as an unofficial kick-off to the music industry’s busiest week of the year. More
(AllHipHop News) Back in 2014, Billboard announced the publication would begin counting streaming as part of its Billboard 200 album chart. More
The buzz about Prince’s music being widely released to streaming services in time for the Grammys got louder on Monday morning, as a series of purple ads bearing the Spotify logo — and only the Spotify logo — appeared in New York’s Union Square subway station. More