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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Logs an Eighth Straight Week at No. 1
Billie Eilish is No. 2, and Charli XCX debuts strong at No. 3.
Pay $1 to Hear Wu-Tang Clan’s Secret Album (Eventually)
An online art collective that spent $4 million on “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is telling fans their purchases will accelerate the one-of-a-kind album’s...
Taylor Swift Bests K-Pop Band to Stay No. 1 for Seventh Week
Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ held off Ateez’s ‘Golden Hour: Part.1.’ The singer-songwriter Shaboozey opened at No. 5.
The-Dream, Hitmaker for Beyoncé and Rihanna, Is Accused of Rape
In a lawsuit, a former protégée of Terius Gesteelde-Diamant says he entangled her in an abusive relationship. Mr. Gesteelde-Diamant called the allegations “untrue and defamatory.”
Taylor Swift Is No. 1 Again, With Little Competition on the Way
“The Tortured Poets Department” earns a sixth week atop the Billboard 200, while the latest from Twenty One Pilots opens at No. 3 with big...
Taylor Swift Prevails Over Billie Eilish for a Fifth Week at No. 1
In a tight battle that had fans hustling to support their favorite star, “The Tortured Poets Department” outsold “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
The Emails at the Heart of the Government’s Ticketmaster Case
Live Nation Entertainment, which owns Ticketmaster, is accused of violating antitrust laws. The Justice Department drew on the concert behemoth’s internal communications in its lawsuit.
Sexual Assault Suit Against Neil Portnow, Ex-Grammys Chief, Is Dismissed
The plaintiff, who had filed her suit anonymously, told a judge that she feared the consequences if efforts to reveal her name during the proceeding...
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...
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...