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Drake is the most decorated artist in Billboard Music Awards history, so it makes sense that he’s officially Billboard’s Artist of the Decade.  On Sunday night, Drizzy accepted the award that only two artists before him have earned: Mariah Carey, who was recognized for dominating the ‘90s, and Eminem, who previously took control of the charts in the ‘00s. […]

It can be tough for two rockstars to co-exist.  During Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, chart titan DaBaby picked up a major win for Top Rap Song for his Hot 100 topper “Rockstar” with Roddy Ricch. And the competition for the award— including “Savage” and “WAP”—was surely tough. But it was another rockstar who made himself known […]

During his quest to put up some numbers on the court, J. Cole put up some even more impressive stats on the charts, finishing on top of the Billboard 200 this week with his latest album, The Off-Season. The numbers are in, and Jermaine’s latest project earned 282,000 units sold in its first week. This marks the […]

After one of the most challenging years in history for the music industry, and society at large, the Billboard Music Awards are back. On Sunday, the 2021 class of winners was unveiled during a live NBC broadcast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with Nick Jonas serving as host. In April, finalists for the […]

Another one!  DJ Khaled earned his third No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with Khaled Khaled, Billboard reports. His 12th studio album scored 93,000 equivalent album units, with 76,000 comprised of SEA units, equaling 106.87 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks, and 14,000 in album sales. Even though Khaled Khaled didn’t perform as well as his previous effort, Father of […]

Twitter and Billboard have joined forces to create a real-time music chart powered by social media engagement. The online platform announced the partnership Wednesday, during its Digital Content NewFronts presentation. Billboard explained the chart, dubbed the Billboard Hot Trending, will be a daily ranking of music-related trending topics, “including buzz around new releases, awards show, and festival moments, music nostalgia threads and […]

As predicted, Moneybagg Yo’s album A Gangsta’s Pain has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, his first album to bow at the top of the chart. Billboard reports that a majority of its 110,000 equivalent album units derived from streaming: 106,000 were earned from SEA units, while 4,000 came from album sales, and less than 1,000 from […]

Young Thug and Young Stoner Life Records’ newly released compilation album Slime Language 2 has secured the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Slime Language 2 moved 113,000 equivalent album units in its first week out, Billboard reports, citing MRC Data. The project boasted a stacked list of features from artists like Drake, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Kid […]

Moneybagg Yo may be landing his first no. 1 debut for his latest album next week. Following his fourth studio album, A Gangsta’s Pain, Hits Daily Double projects that the Memphis rapper will finish the week with roughly 100K. The site estimates that A Gangsta’s Pain will generate anywhere between 95-105K activity at the end of the week when it’s time to […]

Some Iron Man fans are pleading with Marvel to bring Tony Stark back to life. As pointed out by Variety, a new billboard in Los Angeles is calling on the studio to revive the character of Iron Man, who died saving the universe in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Robert Downey Jr. portrayed the superhero for over a decade, appearing in stand-alone […]