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21 Savage’s ‘What Happened to the Streets?’ Debuts at No. 3 With 73,000 Units

Billboard logged 73,000 units for a No. 3 debut with scrutiny focused on a late spike in direct-to-consumer downloads.

YouTube to Pull Data From Billboard as Chart Rules Shift Toward Heavier Streaming Weights

Gene Simmons Presses Radio Royalties at White House Ahead of Senate Testimony

Los Campesinos! Publish Full Streaming Payout Data for 'All Hell', Exposing Platform Gaps

Snoop Dogg Fires Back at Daz Dillinger Over Death Row Catalog Claims

Daddy Yankee Files Federal RICO Suit Against Raphy Pina and Ex-Wife Over Alleged Royalty Scheme

Lil Uzi Vert Launches Independent Era With Roc Nation, Drops ‘Chanel Boy’ and ‘Relevant’

Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Suit Against Kevin Liles Citing 2005 UMG Release

Pausini and Grignani Reach Deal on Altered 'La mia storia tra le dita' Cover

McCartney Adds Silent 'Bonus Track' to Dec. 8 Vinyl in Protest of UK AI Copyright Plan

AI Project Breaking Rust Tops Billboard Country Digital Song Sales

Xania Monet Becomes First AI Act on a Billboard Radio Chart as Creator Defends Process

AI Acts Are Now Charting Weekly as Xania Monet Breaks Onto Billboard Radio

Ángela Aguilar Faces Backlash Over Credits as 15 Songs Surface in ASCAP Records

50 Cent Defends AI Motown Remakes, Calls for Industry to Adapt

DDG Says 30 Days on Twitch Outearned His Record Deal

Drake Extends RIAA Diamond Lead to 16 as Take Care and Five Singles Reach the Milestone

Celeste Accuses Polydor of Coercion and Withholding Support Before New Album

Jeff Cheen, Music Executive Who Opened Doors for Western Pop in China, Dies at 80

Spotify Partners With Sony, Universal, Warner To Shape 'Responsible' Music AI, Begins Building Generative AI Lab