'It’s bye, this time for real / Tired of painting endless pictures of a life that isn’t mine,' Ari sings in one verse of the ...

It’s almost August, which means it’s high time we sorted out the song—or songs—of the summer. While Role Model, Haim, and Addison Rae dominated last year’s list, 2026 has plenty of hits to rival ...

“I love that song. It’s like the hit of the summer. When they play that jam, I’m jamming.” It’s an unofficial distinction (well, Billboard has an official chart for it now) that annually carries some ...

Meet the new “Day-O”: Richard Harris’s 1968 psychedelic pop hit “MacArthur Park,” which Donna Summer remade as a disco anthem. By Sarah Bahr Some spoilers follow. It’s the climactic moment in ...

On July 29, after RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook announced that they would not submit an entry for this year’s ...

The setlist for Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" is constantly analyzed, but there are some things that can't be predicted. On each stop, Swift drops in a few surprise songs during an acoustic set. With ...

Music group BTS accepts the Top Social Artist award onstage during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) South Korean pop music, also known as K-pop, has ...

NEW YORK — What is 2026's song of the summer? There's no easy answer. Algorithmic division is certainly a factor in why there isn't an obvious pick this year. Where have the songs like “Despacito” in ...

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...