Lola Young has bagged a second week at No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart with her breakout hit “Messy” (Jan. 31). The song first hit the top spot last week after dethroning Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True,” which reigned for eight non-consecutive weeks. The London-based musician’s star continues to rise with the song hitting
Central Cee has secured this week’s No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with his debut LP Can’t Rush Greatness (Jan. 31). The west London rapper outsold the rest of the top five combined to reach the summit; this album gives him his second chart-topper following 2023’s mixtape 23. There’s been a flurry of
Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood’s “I’m Gonna Love You” climbs three spots to No. 9 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Feb. 8). It gained by 11% to 17.3 million audience impressions Jan. 24-30, according to Luminate. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The team-up was authored by
Lainey Wilson‘s career whirlwind will continue surging this year, when the 2023 CMA entertainer of the year winner launches her Whirlwind World Tour in March. The nearly 50-date trek will feature openers Maddox Batson, Kaitlin Butts, Ernest, Zach Meadows, Drake Milligan, Muscadine Bloodline and Lauren Watkins at various shows. The Whirlwind Tour, which takes its
Fostering the next generation of music creatives while also supporting relief efforts for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires were the twin themes of the Black Music Action Coalition’s BMAC x Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Music Maker Grants dinner/ceremony. The third annual event (Jan. 29) also doubled this year as the organization’s ReStore
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Astropical (Bomba Estéreo & Rawayana), “Me Pasa (Piscis)” (Sony Music Latin) Bomba Estéreo and
If this is really the end of The Weeknd’s artistic moniker, what a run it’s been for the R&B titan, who redefined the genre with his Michael Jackson-adjacent croon and overindulging party favor-assisted anthems throughout the 2010s and early 2020s. It’s fitting that the era is bookended by a pair of trilogies, with The Weeknd
It’s stadium status once again for The Weeknd. The Toronto crooner announced plans for the North American 2025 After Hours Til Dawn Tour on Friday (Jan. 31) and he’s bringing “Timeless” collaborator Playboi Carti with him. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Along with Carti, Mike Dean is
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This week, The Weeknd closes
It’s finally starting to dawn on the members of Sum 41. This is really it. “For the first time, this really feels like the end,” says Deryck Whibley in an exclusive interview with Billboard Canada. The frontman of the quintessential Canadian pop-punk band is speaking over Zoom from his studio in Las Vegas during a
