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BTS Achieves Record-Breaking Billboard Global Chart Performance

The group adds its record-extending eighth No. 1 on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S.

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BTS’ ‘Swim’ Is No. 1 as Songs From ‘ARIRANG’ Make Historic Start on Billboard Global Charts

The group adds its record-extending eighth No. 1 on both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S.

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Hip-Hop Lawyer Drew Findling on Navigating the Music Biz, Racism in Law Enforcement & the Problem With RICO

Findling, whose clients include Cardi B, Lil Durk and Da Baby, talks to Billboard about his work at the intersection of music and criminal justice.

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Ronaldinho Launches Record Label, Kicking Off With World Cup-Inspired Album: ‘Music Has Always Been a Big Part of My Life’

Artists and songwriters can submit their work for a chance to feature on the Brazilian soccer legend's debut label LP.

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Taylor Swift sued for alleged trademark infringement over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Complaint filed in California on Monday, March 30 Source

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BTS Achieves Seventh No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 with "SWIM"

The song marks the reunited superstars' seventh leader on the list.

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Kehlani, BTS, and Olivia Dean on the Billboard Hot 100

Kehlani’s “Folded” re-enters the top 10 of the Hot 100, Olivia Dean continues to rise and BTS’ “SWIM” enters the top five, but will the K-pop group take No. 1? Tetris Kelly: Does BTS swim to the top o

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Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for April 4, 2026 | Billboard News

Kehlani’s “Folded” re-enters the top 10 of the Hot 100, Olivia Dean continues to rise and BTS’ “SWIM” enters the top five, but will the K-pop group take No. 1? Tetris Kelly: Does BTS swim to the top of the charts? This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated April 4. […]

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BTS’ ‘Swim’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

The song marks the reunited superstars' seventh leader on the list.

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Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar

A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.

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The Pussycat Dolls Discuss Career and Chart History

The Pussycat Dolls dive into the group’s Billboard chart history and share stories from their iconic career. The members discuss collaborating with CeeLo Green on their smash hit “Don’t Cha,” filming

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The Pussycat Dolls Reveal the Stories Behind Their Hits ‘Don’t Cha,’ ‘Buttons’ & More | Chart History

The Pussycat Dolls dive into the group’s Billboard chart history and share stories from their iconic career. The members discuss collaborating with CeeLo Green on their smash hit “Don’t Cha,” filming the music video for “When I Grow Up” and teaming up with A.R. Rahman on the global hit “Jai Ho (You

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The Disco Express Launches XPRESS Singles Vol.1

The Disco Express continues to build out its catalog with XPRESS Singles Vol.1, a five-track release that brings together a focused group of producers working across house and disco. The format here is direct. Two originals anchor the project, and three remixes expand the material into different clu

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Major music publishers buy into termination rights lawsuit to take fight to Supreme Court

The three majors and BMG really want the US Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle that set a major new creator-friendly precedent when it comes to the termination right under US copyright law. So much so they have acquired an interest in the song that is at the heart of that legal battle

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Ezekiel Lewis Appointed Chairman and CEO of Epic Records

The longtime A&R executive had served as president of the label since 2023, and will take over for industry legend Sylvia Rhone, who left last September.

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Pierce the Veil: First No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

With “So Far So Fake,” the band also tops Rock & Alternative Airplay for the first time.

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Pierce the Veil Earns First No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

With “So Far So Fake,” the band also tops Rock & Alternative Airplay for the first time.

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WAHM on Why the Best Sets Are Felt in the Room, Not Framed for the Phone

WAHM (@wahmmusic) approach club music from a live angle, and that point of view runs through their recent single “Feel My Fire” on Squire’s Ànims label. The French-Moroccan duo, Hicham and Walid, entered electronic music after time spent playing rock and metal, and that history still shapes how they

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Giom Revisits His Catalog With Giom Classics Part. 1

Giom returns to his own Supremus Records with Giom Classics Part. 1, a vinyl-focused release that revisits key records from his catalog and puts them back into circulation with a full remaster. The timing aligns with more than a decade of the label’s activity, and the approach is direct. These are t

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Ezekiel Lewis Named Chairman/CEO of Epic Records

The longtime A&R executive had served as president of the label since 2023, and will take over for industry legend Sylvia Rhone, who left last September.