Josiah Queen earns his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart as “Demons” rises three spots to lead the ranking dated May 23. It totaled 3.1 million official U.S. streams, 23.9 million in radio airplay audience and 1,000 sold in the May 8-14 tracking week, according to Luminate. Written by Queen, John Michael
Rawayana reaches new heights as “Inglés en Miami,” with Manuel Turizo, hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (dated May 23). As the song ascends 4-1, it earns the Venezuelan group its first chart-topper on the overall Latin radio ranking, and becomes Turizo’s 10th champ. “This achievement belongs to our people, so we dedicate
“The show must go on” might be an oft-repeated adage in showbiz, but when it comes to children’s theater, the curtain rising is not the top priority. “The safety of children is the number one thing,” Ryan French, who has served as managing director at Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) for the last year, tells
When people ask me about the state of jazz, I always tell them that from where I live in New Orleans, the view is great, thank you. N’Awlins isn’t a museum to jazz but a living, breathing gumbo of jazz, blues and everything else besides. And that’s what attracts musicians like me to experience a
For over 15 years, Drake’s reign has been characterized by — and often maligned for — his versatility. Few rappers have ever ventured into so many genres and subgenres, pushing listeners past their boundaries and turning initial critics into those who have to spin back and say, “I didn’t get (insert song/album) at first, but
Bebe Rexha and Faithless hit No. 1 on the WARM Global Dance Radio chart as “New Religion” rises a spot to the top of the ranking dated May 23. Released in early March, the track leads with 900-plus spins across more than 200 monitored stations worldwide in the May 8-14 tracking week, according to World
The Super Bowl is headed to Music City in 2030. The National Football League announced on Tuesday morning (May 19) that it intends to bring the Super Bowl LXIV to Nashville’s new Nissan Stadium. Nashville previously hosted the NFL Draft in 2019, drawing an estimated 600,000 fans over that weekend. “The 2019 NFL Draft in
Even though it’s only mid-May, it certainly feels like summer around the Billboard office in midtown Manhattan. And with the official post-Memorial Day debut of this year’s Songs of the Summer chart just weeks away, Billboard‘s staff thought it was time for a check-in on how the race is shaping up so far. Explore See
Totó La Momposina, the legendary Colombian artist who elevated Caribbean folk music to the global stage, died on Sunday (May 17) in Mexico at the age of 85. The passing of the singer was confirmed by her family, Colombia’s president and the Ministry of Culture. “Farewell, dear Mother Totó la Momposina. With deep sorrow, we, her
The Foo Fighters‘ appearance on Hot Ones Versus was extra spicy — not just in terms of the chicken wings, but also because of the fiery stories and opinions Dave Grohl and his bandmates shared. Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee and Ilan Rubin competed against one another in the competition spinoff
