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Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift Race for No. 1

The two pop music titans, locked in a close contest for the top of next week’s album chart, are stoking fans’ competitive spirit with a variety of digital tactics.

By Joe Coscarelli

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Taylor Swift Beats Gunna on the Chart. Her Next Rival? Billie Eilish.

“The Tortured Poets Department” logs a fourth week at No. 1. Next week’s competition is a battle between two stars with multiple versions of their LPs for sale.

By Ben Sisario

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Kansas City’s Harrison Butker Draws Intense Criticism for Graduation Speech

Kansas City’s Harrison Butker quoted Taylor Swift lyrics while telling men to be “unapologetic in your masculinity” and women to focus on being homemakers.

By Scott Cacciola and Benjamin Hoffman

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Kendrick Lamar Rides a Rap Beef All the Way to No. 1

On the Billboard album chart, Dua Lipa’s heavily promoted “Radical Optimism” opened at No. 2, held off by the third week of Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets.”

By Ben Sisario