Holiday songs disappear, and Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga finally top the pop chart : NPR

The duet by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in November before being swept out of the top 10 by the annual rush of holiday songs. This week, it finally rises to the top of the chart.

The duet by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in November before being swept out of the top 10 by the annual rush of holiday songs. […]

After nearly two years, SZA’s ‘SOS’ rockets back to the top of the album chart : NPR

SZA accepts a Grammy Award for best R&B song for "Snooze" on February 4, 2024. At that point, the album on which "Snooze" appears, SOS, was already 14 months old. This week, nearly 11 months after the Grammys, SOS has returned to the top of the Billboard album chart thanks to the release of a deluxe version.

SZA accepts a Grammy Award for best R&B song for “Snooze” on February 4, 2024. At that point, the album on which “Snooze” appears, SOS, was already 14 months old. This week, nearly 11 months […]

Mariah Carey and K-pop group Stray Kids rule this week’s charts : NPR

On the albums chart, the K-pop group Stray Kids debuts at No. 1 with HOP; the group has debuted atop the Billboard 200 with its first six charting albums, which is a new record to kick off a career.

On the albums chart, the K-pop group Stray Kids debuts at No. 1 with HOP; the group has debuted atop the Billboard 200 with its first six charting albums, which is a new record to […]

The season of Christmas songs is here. Will the classics make room for anything new? : NPR

Mariah Carey released "All I Want For Christmas Is You" in 1994, but it took 25 years for the song to reach the top of Billboard's Hot 100 pop chart. Since 2019, it has topped the chart each December for a total of 16 weeks at No. 1 — so far.

Mariah Carey (shown performing in New York City in 2014) released “All I Want For Christmas Is You” in 1994, but it took 25 years for the song to reach the top of Billboard‘s Hot […]

2025 Grammys roundtable: Nominees on the year in pop music

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Thoughts on the visual appeal of musical waveforms. Memories of the late Quincy Jones. Debate over the role of peer pressure in the popularity of New Kids on the Block. These were among the points […]

Bing Crosby’s ‘Ultimate Christmas’ Enters The Top 10

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For the first time since 1960, the iconic Bing Crosby is back in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The new Crosby compilation record Ultimate Christmas climbed from number 18 to number 9 as […]

Taylor Swift TTPD Target editions send her to top of the charts : NPR

A single Black Friday title — Taylor Swift’s Target-exclusive physical editions of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology — has sent TTPD soaring back to the top of the Billboard 200.

A single Black Friday title — Taylor Swift’s Target-exclusive physical editions of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology — has sent TTPD soaring back to the top of the Billboard 200. Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for […]

With 17 weeks at No. 1, Shaboozey hits a major milestone : NPR

Shaboozey, seen here performing in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, now holds the record for the longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the 2020s. His

Shaboozey, seen here performing in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, now holds the record for the longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the 2020s. His “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has held […]

When Matthew Perry Reflected On His White Privilege & Aimed To Become A ‘Better Ally’ To Victims Of Systemic Racism

Matthew Perry Once Reflected On His White Privilege

Matthew Perry Once Said He Wanted To Become A ‘Better Ally’ To People Who Experienced Racism (Photo Credit – Instagram) In a refreshingly candid moment, Matthew Perry once took to Instagram to lay down some […]

Janice Was Nearly Cut from Friends After Season 1—Here’s the Story Behind Her Iconic Return

The Surprising Reason Janice Almost Left Friends After Season 1

Janice Was Nearly Cut from Friends After Season 1 (Photo Credit – YouTube) Sitcoms have a way of becoming pop culture touchstones, and Friends was no exception. Running for ten iconic seasons became a 90s […]