On Oct. 20, 1958, Billboard introduced Hot Country Songs, which has since served as the genre’s main songs survey. It was then known as Hot C&W Sides, streamlining various country charts that had published since 1944. A little more than two months earlier, on Aug. 4, 1958, the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 began, and the
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul, a documentary chronicling the life of the revered guitarist and co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band, opens in theaters Wednesday (June 17). Explore See latest videos, charts and news In this exclusive clip, Allman recalls when his older brother Duane Allman first heard his baby brother play explosive
Most people’s weddings don’t make it onto the radar of a city’s mayor, but Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are not most people. And in a press conference on Monday (June 15), Mayor Zohran Mamdani seemingly confirmed reports that the couple will tie the knot in New York City on Fourth of July weekend while
With great love comes a great marriage! After months of speculation, Tom Holland has confirmed in his July/August cover story with Esquire that he and Zendaya are married. The actor subtly shared the news when addressing AI-generated wedding photos of the couple — who met in 2016 when they starred in Spider-Man: Homecoming, he as
Artist and songwriter Kierra Sheard is set to receive the BMI Impact Award at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards, to be held at BMI’s Nashville office on Tuesday, July 21. During the ceremony, BMI will also honor the songwriters, producers and music publishers of the past year’s 25 most-performed gospel songs in
Role Model becomes a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist this week as his new single, “High Hopes 3000,” debuts at No. 94 on the chart dated June 20. Released June 3 via Interscope/Interscope Capitol, the song arrives almost entirely on the strength of its opening-week streams, as it drew 3.9 million chart-contributing U.S. streams June 5-11,
Dexter and the Moonrocks are No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart for the second time, lifting a spot to the top of the June 20-dated survey with “Freakin’ Out.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news The song follows the eight-week reign for “Sad in Carolina,” the band’s breakout single, in 2024-25. The group
Following the surprising news of Jelly Roll filing to divorce Bunnie Xo after 10 years of marriage, fans have been desperate to know how the beloved former couple is doing. But, for her part, the Dumb Blonde host says she’s seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. In a somewhat cryptic post on
On a recent Thursday in Miami, three men dressed all in black entered the main room of Sony’s 5020 recording studios. Another man awaited, this one dressed in light blue. “Wait … was black the dress code?” asked Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo, the blue-clad one. “Did you guys plan this?” The guys in question were, in
Field: Pop & Dance/Electronic Field Notes: This category recognizes excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop and C-pop, with meaningful use of one or more Asian languages. Awards are presented to the performing artist(s). This joins a growing number of categories
