Why Sped-Up Music—From SZA, Steve Lacy And Many More—Took Over TikTok And Became A Key Marketing Strategy

Topline Here’s why your favorite recent chart-topper has probably gotten that sped-up remix treatment on TikTok, the app’s latest viral phenomenon, which artists and record labels are jumping to capit...

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is Now The Most-Streamed Song In Spotify History

Topline The Weeknd’s hit 2019 song “Blinding Lights” is the most-streamed song on Spotify, the streaming service announced Wednesday, after it spent nearly two years on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a ...

Sam Smith And Kim Petras Become First Openly Nonbinary And Trans Artists To Reach Billboard’s No. 1

Topline Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ song “Unholy” earned the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday after three weeks in the top ten, making them the first nonbinary and transgender artists, respec...

TikTok Spurs Steve Lacy’s ‘Bad Habit’ Toward No. 1 Spot On Billboard Charts—But Can He Top Harry Styles?

Topline Steve Lacy’s song “Bad Habit” spent a third week at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as Harry Styles’ single “As It Was” and Bad Bunny’s album Un Verano Sin Ti add more record-breaking we...

Nicki Minaj Earns 3rd Career Number-One Hit With ‘Super Freaky Girl’

Topline Nicki Minaj’s new single “Super Freaky Girl” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday, earning the groundbreaking rapper the third top hit of her career—and her first as a solo perf...

Harry Styles Leads, But Can Beyonce Or Lizzo Catch Up?

Topline Critics, charts and even former President Barack Obama have weighed in on their picks for this year’s song of the summer, nominating hits from Harry Styles, Beyoncé, Kate Bush and Bad Bunny, a...

‘As It Was,’ ‘Break My Soul,’ ‘Running Up That Hill’

Topline Critics, charts and even former President Barack Obama have weighed in on their picks for this year’s song of the summer, with Harry Styles’ “As It Was,” Beyonce’s “Break My Soul,” Kate Bush’s...

Lizzo Tops Hot 100 Again As Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ Breaks Chart Record

Topline Lizzo’s single “About Damn Time” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week in a row, as the Glass Animals’ song “Heat Waves” became the third-longest charting song in history. Lizzo per...

Lizzo Earns Second No. 1 Hit With ‘About Damn Time’ As New Album ‘Special’ Debuts At No. 2

Topline Lizzo’s hit single “About Damn Time” finally hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday after 14 weeks on the chart, displacing a Harry Styles single, as her newly-released album Special deb...

Harry Styles’ Hit ‘As It Was’ Tops Billboard Chart For 10th Time—Tying Adele And BTS

Topline Harry Styles’ song “As It Was” has now spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the chart for the same amount of time as Adele’s “Easy On Me” and BTS’ “Butter,” and could soon...

Every Song From Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Lands On Billboard Chart

Topline All 18 songs on Kendrick Lamar’s newly-released album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers charted on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, including 13 that ranked in the chart’s top 40 t...

Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’ Goes Viral On TikTok—But Still Hasn’t Cracked Billboard Top 10

Topline Despite having viral success on TikTok, Lizzo’s latest single “About Damn Time” hasn’t yet cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, a surprise given that popularity on the app often transl...

Music From Disney’s Animated Film ‘Encanto’ Surges On Billboard Charts

Topline Music from Disney’s new animated musical Encanto saw major success on the Billboard charts a month after its theatrical release and a week after it became available to stream, with the film’s ...