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Anitta’s Rise on the Charts | Billboard Explains

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With the release of Anitta’s album, ‘Funk Generation’ we take a look at her various Billboard charts accomplishments especially with her debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Me Gusta” and later hits like “Bellaqueo” and “Envolver.” Anitta:…

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Bunnie XO Takes Part in Viral TikTok Trend to Taylor Swift’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?’

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Bunnie XO has always been an open book, and her latest TikTok shares insight to her traumatic upbringing.

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Ciara Shares Her Weight on the Scale After Saying She Wants to Lose 70 Pounds Postpartum

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The singer welcomed her third baby with husband Russell Wilson in December.

Belinda & Natanael Cano’s ‘300 Noches’ Plus More: Which Is Your Favorite New Latin Music Release This Week? Vote!

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Check out this week's new Latin music releases and vote for the one you think is best.

George Benson Reveals Release Date for Long-Lost Album Following Warner Music Group Return

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Rhino will release Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon on June 14.

Benny Blanco Reveals If He & Selena Gomez Have Gone on a Double Date With Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce

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Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift have been longtime BFFs, and now that they’re dating Benny Blanco and Travis Kelce, respectively, it would make sense that the group would go out on a double date.

New Music Latin: Listen to Releases From Anitta, Marc Anthony & More

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Plus, check out Billboard's New Music Latin weekly playlist below!

Taylor Swift & Post Malone’s ‘Fortnight’ Makes Record-Tying Start on Adult Pop Airplay Chart

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The song launches at No. 9, tying Swift’s own “Shake It Off” for the survey’s highest entrance ever.

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Conway the Machine Announces New Album ‘SFK’ & Reveals Cover Art: Here’s When It Arrives

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Conway the Machine revealed the cover art and release date for his fourth studio album, SFK, in an Instagram post on Wednesday (April 24).

Here’s the Date of the 2024 American Music Awards, Now on CBS

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The AMAs are the third major awards show that CBS has picked up in the past few years, following the CMT Music Awards and the Golden Globes.

Shakira Says Monogamy Is a ‘Utopia’: ‘I Just Haven’t Been That Lucky’

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However, the superstar says she has found plenty in love through friendships.

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Doja Cat Tells Fans Not to Bring Their Kids to Her Shows: ‘I Don’t Make Music for Children’

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Doja Cat isn’t here to run a day-care center or host your family outings. The Scarlet rapper discussed the explicit nature of her music on X Friday (April 26), and pointed out that the lyrics she writes aren’t necessarily for children’s…

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All the Latin AMA Performances, Ranked

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One thing you cannot say about the 2024 Latin AMAs, which aired live last night on the Univision network, is that they lacked guts. Beyond its 21 performances on the evening, the awards featured many up and coming acts, as well as a group…

Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week’s Best New Tracks From Justice, Hyperbeam, Salute & More

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This week in dance music: We talked to current Billboard cover star Peggy Gou about her ascent and forthcoming debut album, we talked numbers with Steve Aoki, we learned the value of the global dance music industry in 2023 amid IMS Ibiza…

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Janet Jackson Says She Passed on a Popular Movie Role That Went to Halle Berry

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"I couldn't, because I was just embarking on the Janet Tour," the superstar said.

The Drake and Kendrick Lamar Feud Shows the Power, and Danger, of ‘AI Fan Fiction’

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AI songs have yet to hit the Billboard charts, but the Drake and Kendrick feud proves the massive impact it’s already had on modern fandom.

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St. Vincent Reflects on Writing ‘Cruel Summer’ With Taylor Swift 4 Years Before It Became a Hit

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The singer born Anne Clark also opened up about her friendship with Olivia Rodrigo.

VVS Talks About What Fans Can Expect From Their Debut, Their Sound & More | Billboard Korea Cover

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New K-pop girl group VVS talk about what fans can expect from their debut, how their girl group concept is different from other girl groups, how they describe their R&B and pop sound and more in their Billboard Korea cover interview. VVSHi…

Introducing K-Pop’s New Group VVS, Who Intend to ‘Evolve’ the Genre

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The act, helmed by hitmaker Paul Thompson, is about to upend expectations of K-pop’s sound and approach.

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Friday Music Guide: New Music From Normani & Gunna, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Anitta and More

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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

Zendaya Says Music Is ‘Special To Me,’ Teases That One Day She May ‘Put Out a Little Something’

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The "Challengers" star released her self-titled debut and, so far, only album in 2013.

2024 Latin American Music Awards: Stars on the Red Carpet

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Becky G, Thalia, Victoria Justice and more posed on the carpet as they arrived for the April 25 ceremony.

‘That’s the No. 1 Song Ever’: J-Kwon on His 2004 Anthem ‘Tipsy’ & Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song’ Reviving It 20 Years Later

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Kwon's breakout hit peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in April 2004. "All I know is I did 'Tipsy' and 'Tipsy' is forever it," the St. Louis native asserts.

Steve Aoki On His New Music, Big Bets And Becoming the ‘Loud’ Asian American Hero He Always Wanted

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His globe-trotting, business-multiplying, cake-throwing, age-defying lifestyle has made him one of dance music’s most groundbreaking and long-lasting artists. He wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Mickey Guyton Announces Fall 2024 CMT On Tour Dates, Drops Emotional ‘Scary Love’ Lyric Video

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The North American outing is slated to kick off on Sept. 18 in Atlanta.

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Taylor Swift Creates History on Australia’s Charts

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It’s a Taylor Swift sweep on Australia charts, as "The Tortured Poets Department" smashes a slew of records.

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Eminem Announces New Album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady’ With Bloody Teaser

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"The Death Of Slim Shady" is the followup to the rapper’s historic 2020 album "Music to Be Murdered By."

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Eagles Fly Back Onto Charts With ‘To the Limit: The Essential Collection’

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The band’s latest best-of debuts in the top 10 across multiple charts, including Top Album Sales & Top Rock Albums.

Morat Bring Arena Pop/Rock to Latin Amas 2024

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We can’t remember the last time anthemic pop/rock made it onto a Latin music awards show. But after watching Morat perform at the Latin AMAs 2024, all we can say is: Let’s bring on some more of this.

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Taylor Swift Sets Single-Week Streaming Record With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

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After six days of release, it surpasses the previous U.S. record, set by the debut of Drake’s Scorpion in 2018.