Wham!’s 1984 holiday classic, “Last Christmas,” has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for the very first time, rising three spots to top the chart on the strength of 95.3 million streams and 5,000 sales worldwide. This marks the song’s most successful season yet, making it only the second holiday hit to top…… MORE
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has topped the 2025 year-end Billboard 200 Albums chart, marking her fifth time leading the final roundup and making her the only artist to achieve this feat more than three times. Remarkably, the album secured the top spot with just one week of eligible chart activity, debuting at…… MORE
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit “APT.” dominated Apple Music’s 2025 global year-end charts, topping multiple categories including the overall Global Songs, Shazam, Radio, and Lyrics charts. While Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s chart-topping collaboration, “Luther,” secured the No. 2 spot, with Lamar placing five songs in the Top 25 and nine in the Top 100. Other…… MORE
Bad Bunny dominates Spotify’s 2025 year-end Wrapped campaign, securing the No. 1 spot as the Global Top Artist with over 19.8 billion streams, ahead of Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, and leading the Global Top Albums chart with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. This marks Benito’s fourth time being recognized as Spotify’s global streaming leader, after…… MORE
Alex Warren has been named Billboard’s Top New Artist of 2025 after a breakout year highlighted by his No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Ordinary,” which spent 10 weeks atop the chart. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter’s Top 10-charting debut album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 back in August, and…… MORE
On Monday (December 22), Gracie Abrams, The National’s Aaron Dessner, and Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon released their emotionally charged collaborative song, “Sold Out,” to support Everytown, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence. Created last year in response to a school shooting, the track highlights the ongoing fear and frustration surrounding gun violence in…… MORE
Taylor Swift is set to conclude her Eras Tour docuseries, The End of an Era, with the final two episodes set to premiere on Tuesday (December 23). In the teaser trailer for the last two installments, Swift reflects on the tour as a tribute to her family, including her late grandmother Marjorie, whose memory inspired…… MORE
Bad Bunny and J Balvin reunited on stage for the first time since 2021 during the final night of the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour stop in Mexico City on Sunday (December 21), with the duo delivering an emotional reconciliation after their past differences. The Puerto Rican and Colombian music superstars exchanged hugs, apologies,…… MORE
On Monday (December 22), Barry Manilow announced that he will undergo surgery to remove a “cancerous spot” on his left lung discovered after the 82-year-old singer completed his Christmas concerts, following a prolonged bout of bronchitis. Reassuring fans, Manilow said doctors believe the cancer has not spread, and he will not require chemotherapy or radiation,…… MORE
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” continues its holiday chart dominance with a record-extending 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, helping Carey reach a milestone 100 total weeks at No. 1 across her 19 chart-topping songs since 1990. The holiday classic, from her 1994 album, Merry Christmas, also…… MORE
