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  • Motionless in White & Skylar Grey’s ‘R.I.P.’ Hits No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/motionless-in-white-2026-press-atomsplitter-cr-jonathan-weiner-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Motionless in White hits No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the third time this year, reaching the summit of the July 4-dated tally with “R.I.P.,” featuring Skylar Grey. In the week ending June 25, “R.I.P.” drew 1.5 million chart-eligible streams and 188,000 radio audience impressions, and sold 1,000…

  • ≠ME’s ‘Ai Kudasai Mase’ Scores Group’s First No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Not-Equal-Me-photo-by-YOANI_KING-RECORDS.png?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard ≠ME’s (Not Equal Me) “Ai Kudasai Mase” (Please give me your love) soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 1. The group’s 12th single debuted on the chart at No. 94 last week, powered by the accompanying music video that dropped…

  • Alan Jackson’s Final Concert Setlist: Every Song He Played at ‘The Finale’ Show in Nashville

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/alan-jackson-nashville-june-27-2026-crowd-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] UPDATE (July 1): Alan Jackson’s final concert, held at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on June 27, helped raise more than $2.25 million to find cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the rare nervous system disorder that he revealed in 2021 was affecting his performance. Jackson’s donation of a portion of the show’s ticket sales…

  • Megan Thee Stallion Enters Fragrance Industry With Hot Girl Summer Perfume ‘That Captures My Essence’

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2280403835-e1782871200697.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Every Hot Girl will have a new scent this summer. Megan Thee Stallion has entered the fragrance space with the launch of the Hot Girl Summer Eau de Parfum on Wednesday (July 1). Explore Megan Thee Stallion See latest videos, charts and news Megan adds to her business portfolio…

  • Marc Anthony’s Stories Behind ‘Ahora Quien,’ ‘Vivir Mi Vida,’ ‘Rain Over Me’ & More | Chart History

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Chart-History-Thumbnail-Marc-Anthony-1800×1200-1.png?w=1024″] Marc Anthony takes Billboard through his chart history of songs that built his legendary career. From early salsa breakthroughs like “Hasta Ayer” and “Y Hubo Alguien” to crossover hits including “I Need to Know,” “You Sang to Me” and “My Baby You,” Marc reflects on the moments that changed everything. He also…

  • Lionel Richie Returns to Stage in Pittsburgh After Postponing Dates Due to Dizziness

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P105OUU6-e1782918625902.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Lionel Richie was back on stage on Tuesday night (June 30) a week after the veteran R&B singer cut short his June 24 show in St. Paul, Minn. due to what was described at the time as an unexpected dizzy spell on the opening night of his tour with…

  • U.K. Industry Titans Behind U2 & Ed Sheeran Form Breaking Wave Group

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Breaking-Wave-Music-Group-press-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Former executives at Warner Music Group and Island Records and worked with major acts including U2 and Ed Sheeran have come together to launch a new venture Breaking Wave (BWG). The music company, formed by Jeremy Marsh, Marc Marot, James Radice, Nick Stewart and Beth Claridge, will operate as…

  • Rob Glass, Julian Hewitt Launch Hewitt Glass Law: Exclusive

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/julian-hewitt-1800-2026.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard SYDNEY, Australia — There’s a new specialist law firm serving Australasia’s music, media and arts industries — Hewitt Glass Law. Based in central Sydney, the new business is led by managing partners Rob Glass and Julian Hewitt,which forms following the closure of David Vodicka‘s prominent law firm Media Arts…

  • Rush Forced to Postpone Two Texas Shows As Singer Geddy Lee Battles Laryngitis/Bronchitis

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2268987177.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Rush‘s Fifty Something reunion tour has hit yet another snag. Just hours before they were slated to take the stage a Dixies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, the beloved Canadian prog rockers announced on Tuesday (June 30) that they would need to push back that night’s gig as well…

  • Harvey Lister, President and CEO of Legends Global, Announces Retirement

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/harvey-lister-2026-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard BRISBANE, Australia — Harvey Lister, president and CEO for the Asia Pacific and Middle East region, is calling time on a career in live entertainment that clocks in at more than a half century. Lister will continue to support the company over the next 12 months in a senior…