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Ariana Grande Charts All 12 Songs From ‘petal’ on Hot 100, Surpasses 100 Career Entries
Katia Temkin
Ariana Grande returns with another dominant week on Billboard’s charts (dated Aug. 15), thanks to the arrival of her new album, petal.
Released July 31 via Republic Records, the set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with...
Ed Sheeran Wrote — But Doesn’t Sing — 2 of This Week’s Top 10 Songs in the World
Earl Gibson III/Deadline
As a performer, Ed Sheeran hasn’t reached the top 10 on Billboard’s global charts in over a year and hasn’t topped the list since 2021. But as a songwriter, he bookends the top 10 of this week’s Billboard Global 20...
Michelle Branch’s Classic 'Game of Love' Remade With New Radicals, Makes Billboard Chart Debut
Credit Shervin Lainez
Michelle Branch extends her history on Billboard’s charts to more than 25 years, as her new version of “The Game of Love,” her early 2000s smash, debuts on Adult Pop Airplay.
The update, with fellow veteran hitmakers...
Shakira & Burna Boy’s World Cup Anthem is the No. 1 Song in the World – But Where Is It Biggest?
Credit: Nico G
Fittingly, Shakira and Burna Boy’s World Cup anthem is the biggest song on Billboard’s global charts: “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” climbed to No. 1 on the July 18-dated Billboard Global 200, while logging a...
The Biggest Music Business Shakeups of 2026 So Far: Live Nation, AI & Mergers
The first half of 2026 has included its fair share of surprises. Perhaps none was more surprising than Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square making a bid to buy Universal Music Group for over $60 billion (a plan which was ultimately rejected by the...
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