The fight against fraud in DSPs (digital service providers) does not stop
If you are a new artist with big dreams and want your songs or videos to have millions of streams or views overnight to impress colleagues, fans and the media, don’t take the easiest step, which is ultimately the most dangerous, as well as illegal: hiring warehouses or bot farms to inflate the numbers. By […]
TikTok has officially shut down in the US
TikTok has become unavailable in the US as of today (January 19), following the implementation of a ban or divestment law targeting Byte Dance, the platform’s parent company. TikTok maintains that without firm guarantees, it cannot keep the app running in the US, leaving millions of users and creators in limbo. Meanwhile, the company remains […]
Billboard: The future of radio in the United States this year
iHeartMedia remains the bellwether for radio in the U.S.: The 860-station, 10,000-employee company has more broadcast radio listeners today than it did a decade ago. A Luminate study from December reports that 54% of millennials and 38% of Gen Z listeners discover new music through traditional AM-FM radio. But the growth of streaming platforms like […]
DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS OF BAD BUNNY, THE #1 ALBUM ON BILLBOARD’S TOP STREAKING ALBUMS CHART
By Carlos Passage, Billboard Colombia Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS sold 122,000 copies this week, making it the second most popular album on the Billboard 200 list that ranks the 200 best-selling albums in the United States every week. It was only surpassed by WHAM by 30-year-old rapper Lil Baby, who achieved sales of […]
Billboard releases new chart: Hot Dance/Pop Songs
Billboard’s inaugural Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart officially kicked off this week with Tate McRae’s “It’s Ok I’m Ok” at No. 1. The 15-spot chart ranks the biggest dance/pop hits of today. These songs must feature dance-focused vocals, melodies and choruses from artists who do not have roots in the dance/electronic genre. The songs on the […]
Village People to perform at Donald Trump’s inaugural events
“We know this won’t make some of you happy, but we believe music should be performed without regard to politics. Our song “Y.M.C.A” is a global anthem that will hopefully help unite the country after a tumultuous and divided campaign in which our preferred candidate lost. Therefore, we believe now is the time to unite […]
Lil Baby Vs Bad Bunny
Lil Baby will score his fourth No. 1 album on the U.S. Top 200 albums chart tomorrow with WHAM, which sold 140,000 copies. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos, the album from Bad Bunny, had to settle for second place with 122,000 units sold. Lil Baby is 30 years old and was born in Atlanta.
Elton John’s Diamonds collection is the best-selling album of the week in England
Diamonds finally reached number one in its 374th week on the chart, almost eight years. It is the ninth time that Elton John has had an album at number one on the UK album chart. The first time he achieved a number 1 was in 1973 with his album Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The […]
Benefit concert announced for LA wildfire victims
The Intuit Dome in Los Angeles will host a benefit concert to help rebuild communities affected by the devastating fires ravaging the city. FIREAID, billed as “a night of music and solidarity,” will take place on January 30. Ticket information and performing artists will be announced in the coming days. The event, produced by the […]
Chappell Roan named BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 winner
Chappell Roan has come out on top in BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 list, an annual poll that recognises rising artists with “the best chance of commercial success”. The pop sensation, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, was chosen as the winner by a panel of more than 180 music industry figures and […]
