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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P115PL8H-e1785328512939.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard UPDATE (July 29): Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. released a statement on Wednesday (July 29) in response to BTS’ decision not to enter their music for the 2027 Grammy Awards. “I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sam-smith-2026-cr-collier-schorr.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Sam Smith is writing a new chapter for their love story. The Grammy-winning singer disclosed in a new interview with The New York Times that they’re engaged to fashion designer Christian Cowan, sharing the heartwarming news just days after releasing the latest single, “Oh Mother” feat. The TwoCity Chorus,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/P102GHMF-e1782426492239.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard This year has already been a jam-packed for Cardi B, and now she’s set to release her first single since 2025’s Am I the Drama? After previewing the single “Ah Ha” on Monday (July 27), the overwhelmingly positive reception from the Bardi Gang pushed Cardi and Atlantic Records to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bts-arirang-album-cover-bighit-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard BTS’ ARIRANG flies back into the top 10 on the Billboard 200, Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts (dated Aug. 1), following a flurry of promotion and the release of a new picture disc vinyl edition of the hit set. Explore BTS See latest videos, charts and news…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P103J7WT-e1785358189928.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Ariana Grande isn’t holding back on her new album, Petal, which the pop star said comes from a place of “unfiltered rage” in a new Apple Music clip posted Wednesday (July 29). Related Ariana Grande Debuts ‘Petal’ Title Track at Eternal Sunshine Tour Show: ‘Don’t Need Someone to Save Me’…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/flo-billboard-news-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Majestic girl group FLO is entering their sophomore era with intense momentum. Ahead of the Aug. 7 release of Therapy at the Club, the British R&B trio offers Billboard a closer look at the 16-song project, which includes previously released songs “Leak It,” “Don’t Break Her Heart” and the title track, as…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2234200271-e1785359176949.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Music-Tectonics-2026-logo-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Merck Mercuriadis, the founder and former CEO of Hipgnosis who recently launched a new venture called Hipgnosis Artist Partnerships, is slated to deliver the keynote at the 2026 Music Tectonics conference, it was announced on Wednesday (July 29). Mercuriadis will speak on Oct. 28 at the Santa Monica, Calif.,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/trace-adkins-theo-von-podcast-screenshot-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Trace Adkins doesn’t hold a grudge against his second wife, Julie Curtis, even after she shot him during a 1994 argument, nearly taking his life. Related Trace Adkins Defends Morgan Wallen & Jason Aldean Against ‘Grievance Junkies’ on Bill Maher Podcast: ‘They’re Not Racist’ ‘A Capitol Fourth’ Celebrates America’s 250th…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bad-bunny-pr-cr-eric-rojas-dtmf-01-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Bad Bunny continues his streak as the artist with the most videos in YouTube’s Billion Views Club with “Me Acostumbré,” his collaboration on Arcángel’s trap banger, becoming his 20th entry in July 2026. He’s followed closely by J Balvin, who has 16 videos that have reached the milestone. Directed by Rodrigo Films…