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Jay-Z Extends Record For No. 1 Albums
Rap mogul Jay-Z on Sunday extended his record as the solo artist with the most number-one US albums, after a one-week...
Southern Rock Trailblazer Gregg Allman Dead At 69
Gregg Allman, the powerfully bluesy and hard-jamming singer and songwriter who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and...
Singer Songwriter Gregg Allman Dead At 69
Gregg Allman, the powerfully bluesy singer and songwriter who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and emerged as a...
Spanish Conquers US Song Chart With Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’
More than 20 years after the "Macarena" sensation, a Spanish-language song has again conquered the US singles chart --...
Kendrick Lamar Scores Biggest US Album Release of Year
Kendrick Lamar has pulled off the biggest US album debut this year with "DAMN.," an introspective work of hip-hop...
Tributes and Discord One Year After Prince Death
Prince's purple-clad fans were converging Friday on Minnesota for a celebration of the pop legend one year after his...
Rapper Future Makes History With Back-To-Back No. 1 Debuts
The rapper Future made history on Sunday by debuting at number one on the US chart in back-to-back weeks with different...
Mr. Eazi Makes It On Billboard World Charts
Early this year, Afrobeats act Mr. Eazi made history when he became the first African artiste to have his song...
Bruno Mars Earns First No. 1 On Hot R&B Songs Chart With ‘That’s What I Like’
Bruno Mars earns his first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart (dated March 4) as "That's What I Like" leaps...