Extol announce first album in over a decade, 'Aura of Decay,' and debut single 'The One and the Many'
Norwegian extreme metal band Extol will release their sixth studio album, Aura of Decay, on November 6 via Solid State R...
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Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' logs 18th week atop Billboard Hot 100
Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" logs its 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest run by a female artist...
Stray Kids' 'This & That' Debuts at No. 38 on Billboard Hot 100, Group's Highest-Ever Position
Stray Kids' single "This & That" debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the K-pop group's first top 40 entr...
Jin's "Don't Say You Love Me" surpasses 1 billion Spotify streams
Jin's solo track becomes his first to reach 1 billion Spotify streams.
Stray Kids' 'THIS & THAT' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Extending Historic Chart Run
Stray Kids debut 'THIS & THAT' at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 369,000 equivalent album units, their ninth consecutiv...
Jonas Brothers announce 45-city North American tour
Jonas Brothers will take the Burning Up Tour All Over Again to 45 North American cities, beginning after three Madison S...
Madonna Tops 2026 MTV VMA Nominations, Followed by Taylor Swift
Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 11 nods, followed by Taylor Swift with nine, ahead of the...
Tiger JK and Yoonmirae to release first duet in eight years
Korean hip-hop couple Tiger JK and Yoonmirae will release their new duet single "Let Me Love You" on August 20, their fi...
Shakira and Burna Boy's 'Dai Dai' Holds Atop Billboard Global Charts a Month After World Cup Final
Shakira and Burna Boy's "Dai Dai" tops the Billboard Global 200 for a fifth week and Global Excl. U.S. for an eighth wee...
Stray Kids top Billboard 200 with 'THIS & THAT,' extending record to nine straight No. 1 debuts
Stray Kids' EP 'THIS & THAT' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 369,000 U.S. units, making the group the first a...
Stray Kids Debut 'This & That' Atop Billboard 200 With Biggest Sales Week Yet
Stray Kids' 'This & That' debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 369,000 equivalent album units, giving the group its...
Ariana Grande ties Elvis Presley with 25th Hot 100 top 10 as 'Petal' debuts at No. 4
Ariana Grande's "Petal" debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving her a 25th top 10 hit that ties Elvis Presley's...
Australian music and television icon Johnny Young dies at 79 after pancreatic cancer battle
Australian music and TV icon Johnny Young, creator and host of Young Talent Time, has died at 79 after a brief battle wi...
Global Citizen Festival 2026: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz to Headline Central Park
Global Citizen announced its 2026 Central Park lineup, with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey...
K-pop influencer Mina Chan dies at 26 during TikTok livestream after backlash over ENHYPEN interaction
K-pop influencer Mina Chan died at 26 during a TikTok livestream in Seoul after weeks of online criticism from fans over...
Rod Stewart cancels remaining 2026 US tour dates after coronary stent surgery
Rod Stewart cancels remaining 2026 US tour dates after undergoing coronary stent surgery and announces a four-week recov...
Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' logs 17th week atop Billboard Hot 100
Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a 17th week, the fourth-longest reign in chart history, a...
Stray Kids' 'This & That' tops global music and YouTube charts after comeback
Stray Kids' new mini album "THIS & THAT" swept the Hanteo weekly World and Album charts and led YouTube music video tren...
Outside Lands weekend closes with surprise Bridges set and Strokes–Charli XCX collaboration
Outside Lands 2026 closed its Aug. 9 Golden Gate Park finale with a last-minute Leon Bridges set, following Saturday's S...
Stray Kids return with eight-track mini album 'THIS & THAT', previewing new world tour era
Stray Kids released their tenth mini album "THIS & THAT" on Friday, an eight-track EP fully produced by 3RACHA that the ...
Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani Launch Excel Music, Naming Mirzapur: The Movie Soundtrack as First Release
Excel Entertainment founders Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani launched Excel Music with Universal Music Group as partne...
Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 as Charli xcx Debuts at No. 3
Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" reclaimed No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 80,000 units, its 14th non-consecutive week ...
Blackpink's Jennie debuts new single at Lollapalooza, Seventeen's Dino readies alter-ego EP 'Gilboard'
Blackpink's Jennie headlined Lollapalooza Chicago's close with an unpublished single debut, while Seventeen's Dino readi...
Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' retakes No. 1 on Billboard 200 for a 14th week
Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' has reclaimed No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 14th non-consecutive week, while Charli...
Madonna Premieres 'Bizarre' at Martin Garrix's Brooklyn Show as EDM's Festival Profile Grows
Madonna debuted 'Bizarre' at Martin Garrix's Brooklyn show, as EDM continues its crossover into major festivals like Lol...
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's "Rein Me In" sets longest-running UK No. 1 record
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet "Rein Me In" became the longest-running UK No. 1 with 19 non-consecutive weeks at the ...
Australian Chamber Choir begins eighth European tour; Darwin venues warn Top End tours are unprofitable
The Australian Chamber Choir embarks on its eighth European concert tour, while Darwin industry figures warn rising cost...
KATSEYE's 'Animal' breaks Spotify global top 10 as Cortis extends long chart run
KATSEYE's "Animal" debuted at No. 9 on Spotify's Weekly Top Songs Global chart, while Cortis extended a 100-day run on t...
Jimin's 'Who' passes 2.5 billion Spotify streams as Cortis and Katseye land on Billboard's 21 Under 21
BTS' Jimin solo single 'Who' surpasses 2.5 billion Spotify streams, his first solo track to reach the milestone, while C...