The most notable and frankly, most iconic, of the bunch? Hatsune Miku, a blue-haired pigtailed sixteen-year-old girl Vocaloid ...

YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics Billboard’s latest change, and YouTube’s subsequent action, point to a more ...

Billboard will implement new chart rules starting January 17, 2026, giving more weight to on-demand streaming to reflect rising revenue and changing consumer habits Under the new “album consumption ...

YouTube announced that it will no longer share data with Billboard for the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 and other charts because the video platform doesn't believe they're calculated fairly. The ...

YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard for use in the publisher’s industry-leading U.S. music charts. The decision is in response to a recent change Billboard made to its ranking formula, which ...

The saddest sound coming from your wireless earbuds isn't Billie Eilish's song, What Was I Made For? It's the low-battery warning tone, especially when you've just sat down for your commute home.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Diana Ross does not record and release music at the pace that she ...

Hear real-time translation in your headphones with Translate. The feature supports more than 70 languages. Android users can try it now, with iOS support coming next year. If you find yourself in a ...

Fleetwood Mac and their classic album Rumours have once again proven to be unstoppable rock forces. Nearly 50 years after its original release, the 1977 LP still ranked among the biggest albums on ...

Three rock albums made Billboard's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 and one of them actually cracked the Top 10. This particular list consisted of staff picks and there are 30 writers credited on ...

It’s the biggest honor that an act can claim on Billboard’s charts each year: the coveted No. 1 spot on the annual Top Artists recap. As of 2025, the category ranks the year’s best-performing acts ...

Billboard crowns Cardi B #1 on their hottest female rap artists of 2025 list beating out a number of other acts. Cardi B‘s dominance of Billboard’s new female rap ranking proves women now control ...