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Drake’s highly anticipated fourth studio album VIEWS dropped a little over a week ago, exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music, and has already amassed over 250 million streams. In addition, VIEWS claimed the NO. 1 spot on iTunes (replacing Beyonce’s Lemonade) and has sold more than 1.2 million albums in less than six days. The…
Hip-Hop heavyweight Drake shot to the top of Billboard’s weekly Artist 100 chart today. Released every Tuesday, the Billboard Artist 100 chart tallies album sales, song sales and streaming activity to measure an artist’s success. The following visualization offers a look at the top 10 chart-toppers on this week’s Billboard Artist 100 lineup. Data is…
http://youtu.be/z-6dDs2vIY8 Justin Bieber’s performance at Sunday night’s Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival seemed a little like a male revue show … as he stripped down slowly, but surely, during his performance. People were screaming “Encore!” for a whole different reason.
Jay Z and Beyoncé take the No. 1 spot on this year’s Billboard Power 100 — an annual list of the most influential people in the music industry. They are the first celebrities to ever claim the top spot on the list. The Power 100 issue, which hits newsstands Friday, features profile pieces and Q&A’s…
This morning, Billboard released its annual Year in Music issue which named Bruno Mars the 2013 Billboard Artist of the Year. The issue also breaks down the top artists in each genre based on performance on the Billboard charts from Dec. 1, 2012 to Nov. 30, 2013. Justin Timberlake and Rihanna were named the Top…
According to reports, the producers of the Billboard Award allegedly forbid Miguel from attempting the jump that turned into a WWE special move. This comes at a time when the woman that was injured by Miguel’s leg drop is having medical test to determine the degree of her injuries. If the reports are accurate, the…
Multi-Platinum selling recording artist Drake earned the GRAMMY® Award last night for “Best Rap Album” for Take Care. Drake celebrated by unveiling a new video for “Started From the Bottom,” the first track from his forthcoming album “Nothing Was The Same” due out in Summer 2013 on Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Republic. The video for “Started…