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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars hit collaboration “Die With a Smile” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With the chart-topping success of “Die With a Smile,” Gaga joins Janet and Michael Jackson as the only artists with multiple Hot 100 No. 1s in three different decades, as Gaga now boasts…

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. announced on Monday (January 13) that the 2025 Grammy Awards will proceed as planned on February 2. Mason Jr. sent out a letter to Academy members assuring them that the ceremony will take place as scheduled at Crypto.com Arena early next month, even as Los Angeles deals with the…

Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph’s hit collaboration, “High Road,” remains at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for a fourth consecutive week. “High Road” is the first Country Airplay No. 1 for both Wetzel and Murph, as well as each of their debut entries on the chart. It becomes the first debut track to…

In a series of Instagram stories posted on Thursday (January 9) on his now private account, Zach Bryan lashed out at social media trolls who came after the country star and his friends following his very public split with Brianna LaPaglia. Bryan said he could “take all the hatred” regarding the break-up, but told those…

Beloved Australian children’s music group The Wiggles are pairing up with some of country’s biggest stars on their upcoming new album. The record is titled, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!, and is set to be released on March 7. The collection features collaborations between The Wiggles and celebrated country artists including Dolly Parton, Dasha, Lainey Wilson,…

RodeoHouston is set to return to NRG Stadium on March 4-23, 2025, and the lineup for the weeks-long music event was revealed on Instagram on Friday (January 10). Country legends Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, and Brad Paisley top the list of artists set to appear at RodeoHouston, joined by contemporary chart-toppers Old Dominion, Post…

On Friday, Julia Michaels and Maren Morris release their new collaborative single, “Scissors,” and the accompanying provactive music video directed by Blythe Thomas. The break-up track captures the end of a relationship, but Michaels and Morris’ creative partnership is still going strong. “Scissors” marks the second time that Michaels and Morris have teamed up, after…

Lil Baby’s new release, WHAM, debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart. This marks the fourth consecutive chart-topping record from the Atlanta rapper, and his seventh Top 10 album of his career. Another notable release on the current Billboard 200 chart is Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS debuting at No.…

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” comes in at No. 1 on Billboard’s look back at the hit songs of the first 25 years of the 21st century, ruling Billboard’s Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century chart. The survey takes into account the collective performances on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart from the start…

A benefit concert for Los Angeles fire victims dubbed FIREAID is set to take place on January 30 at L.A.’s Intuit Dome. The event, billed as “an evening of music and solidarity,”  will be organized by the Azoff family alongside booking giants Live Nation and AEG Presents. Ticket information and a music lineup will be…