SoCal’s beloved Lightning in a Bottle festival returned this past weekend (May 21-24), with its 23rd edition thrown in the event’s characteristically loose and groovy style. Drawing roughly 25,000 people to the Lake Buena Vista Recreation Area near Bakersfield, Calif., the sold-out camping festival featured one of the highest-profile lineups in its history, with headliners
The release of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael spells a strong debut on Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), with four Jackson classics debuting on the April 2026 list. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data
The month of May is ending on a particularly strong weekend for new music releases, with Ariana Grande, Labrinth, aespa and more superstar acts all dropping fresh projects. Starting strong with the Wicked singer-actress, new single “Hate That I Made You Love Me” finally arrived Friday (May 29), marking the first piece of Grande’s new
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced this week it will present Garth Brooks with the artist of a lifetime award at the upcoming RIAA Honors event in Washington, D.C. The country icon is being recognized for his unprecedented reach and success, having had 10 diamond-certified records. The event — which recognizes artists, industry executives
This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin poll — curated with key recommendations by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features a number of new albums, including Mau y Ricky’s Ricky y Mau, Young Miko’s Do Not Disturb: Late Checkout, Tito Double P’s ACOMODO, Grupo Frontera’s Con Dolor and more. Explore See latest videos, charts
For Maluma, his priorities as an artist have changed drastically, to the point where he says he is no longer interested in collaborating with American artists or pursuing the crossover success that once motivated him early in his career. During a recent interview on Univision’s All Access, the Colombian singer spoke about the shift he
Latto returned with her new album Big Mama on Friday (May 29), which found her seemingly putting an end to the speculation about whether she recently gave birth to a baby girl or boy. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Should’ve seen my face when they told me it’s a baby girl/ Ms in
President Donald Trump‘s makeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has hit some roadblocks as a federal judge ordered Friday (May 29) that the president could not add his name to the historic building’s title. U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper stated in a new 94-page opinion that the
“Good Friends” brings good news for Baby Keem, who achieves his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart with the single, which features Kendrick Lamar and Momo Boyd. The track, released and promoted on eerie times/pgLang/Columbia, rises from No. 3 to crown the list dated June 6. Explore See latest videos, charts and news
Ella Langley earns her fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Be Her” rises a spot — in its 15th week, completing her fastest flight to the top — on the survey dated June 6. It gained by 3% to 29.8 million audience impressions May 15-21, according to Luminate. “Be Her” follows Langley’s
