The Billboard Music Awards performance roster has grown, adding in Brandy to the list of artists. Billboard reveals the B7 singer will take the stage sharing offerings from her first album since 2012’s Two Eleven. The BBMAs will also bring in Saint JHN who will bring a new song titled “Sucks to Be You” in […]
The Verzuz battle series was one of the best things that came out of this pandemic. It shined a spotlight on many industry game-changers that aren’t celebrated enough on a mainstream scale. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland created the platform and fans had the honor of seeing Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, John Legend, DMX, Snoop Dogg, […]
Drake does it again. At this point in his career, the OVO honcho has the crown as the Billboard record-breaker. Earlier this year, he surpassed the Glee cast for most Billboard Hot 100 entries of any artist all-time. He holds both records for most Billboard Awards in one night as well as the most Billboard […]
The legend of Juice WRLD is continuing to grow. The late Chicago emcee has five singles in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. He is now only the third artist to accomplish the feat, placing him alongside Drake and The Beatles. The singles that have hit the Top 10 are “Come & Go” […]
Billboard is making some serious changes. In recent years, record labels have packaged artists’ merchandise and ticket sales with the intent to increase their sales and chart position. The music publication has since caught wind of this advantage. As a result, they are no longer contributing these bundles to artist’s albums sales. The bundles will […]
Teyana Taylor’s The Album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The release is the second No. 1 debut of her career and hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, marking another high for the singer. The Album features Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, Future, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Quavo, Rick Ross, […]
6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj’s single “Trollz” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It tops DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar.” It is 6ix9ine’s second No. 1 record. 6ix9ine has went off and expose labels and artists for manipulating the charts.
Lil Baby has found himself back atop the Billboard 200 chart with his My Turn album. The album hits the top for the first time in three months rising with 65,000 equivalent album units in the last week. The album originally debuted at the top of the charts on March 14. Hip-hop holds down four […]
Future has jumped over The King. The High Off Life rapper is running up the numbers and landed 12 placements on the Hot 100. That amount of entries has allowed him to pass Elvis Presley and Nicki Minaj on the all-time list. The King and The Queen were tied at 109 entries before Future pushed […]
Doja Cat has recently been under fire regarding some alleged “racist comments” made in the rapper’s past. The rapper’s remix to her song “Say So” grabbed the number one spot on Billboard charts featuring Nicki Minaj as soon as it released to the public. Following Doja Cat’s sticky situation, fans began a trending hashtag in […]
Just two weeks removed from hitting number two on the Billboard Hot 100, Megan Thee Stallion has slid into the top spot with her “Savage (Remix).” The Beyoncé-assisted single flew to the top after dropping to the No.5 single last week. It is the first number-one single of Meg’s career and No. 7 for Queen […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is the king of trolling and beef. Since his release from prison early last month, the colorful rapper has picked up where he left off in 2018. He has already got into it with several rappers already. His latest beef stems from the desire to top Billboard’s Hot 100 charts. Prior to his […]
Drake’s decade long streak atop of the Billboard 200 chart has ended after Kenny Chesney’s new album, Here and Now, debuted at No. 1. Drake’s project moved 223,000 equivalent album units, meanwhile Here and Now pulled in 233,000 equivalent album units, as per Billboard. It was a close call but it’s been a legendary run […]
It was only a matter of time before Drake became Billboard’s top boy when it comes to Hot 100 entries. The OVO honcho accomplished the milestone after his latest entry comes from being featured on Lil Yachty’s latest single, “Oprah’s Bank Account.” The single debuted on the Hot 100 charts at #89. Following the release […]
Roddy Ricch is handling his success with style and grace. The “Every Season” rapper is on cloud nine to start 2020. His debut, Please Excuse Me For Being Anti-Social, sits atop the Billboard 200 charts, while his single “The Box” sits atop the Hot 100 charts. Pop stars are uber pressed to take the number […]
On this date in 1980, the monumental rap record known eternally as “Rapper’s Delight”, which was performed by the Sugarhill Gang, reached Billboard’s Top 40, an unprecedented accomplishment for Hip Hop. Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee, along with Sugarhill Records’ head honcho Sylvia Robinson, created a song that will forever be associated […]
Say what you want but the woman with the five-octave range has made history again. Carey, an artist that can rock on a track with Mobb Deep and ODB just as easily as she could jump on a Tony Bennett, has made set a record for having at least one #1 record in every decade […]
After spending 59 years and nine days on the Billboard charts, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” has finally cracked the top three and top five spots on the Hot 100 chart, according to Billboard. This is the highest the song ever has been, despite the surge in popularity in 1990s during the Home […]
When it comes to moving units and securing top spots on Billboard charts, one of the best tools to help you is by bundling. Rather it’s merch, tour tickets, or anything else, your top artists like Kanye West, Ariana Grande, and Travis Scott has all used bundles to help out their numbers. Now there will […]
We are nearing the end of 2019, which also means the decade is almost over. Over the course of the past ten years, numerous Hip-Hop and R&B stars have released albums that have been heralded by fans and critics. Billboard has announced its 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s and at the top of the […]
