Darkroom/Interscope's Billie Eilish leads the Top 20 on this week's chart. Prince's Welcome 2 America (Legacy) and Isaiah Rashad's The House Is Burning (TDE/Warner) will also be among the top debuts.

I'm a numbers freak. I read them when I wake up. I pore over them all day long. I spend a lot of time scrolling through them on my iPad before I go to sleep.

Grammy has not done right by Justin Bieber. Not that he hasn’t been recognized...

Merriam-Webster defines the adjectival form of “august” (emphasis on the “gust”) as “marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.” That applies to imperial leaders Michael Rapino and Sir Lucian Grainge and to several other figures before whom the industry genuflects as the calendar flips to the month of the same spelling. It’s midsummer; let the bronzing begin.

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The living legend turns 95 and celebrates with two shows and a new album with Lady Gaga.

Conceived in the wake of the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery killings, Def Jam Forward is celebrating one year of education, advocacy and action.

The U.S. women's track and field team have lent their luster to The Weeknd's video announcement that Friday will see the release of his single “Take My Breath” (XO/Republic).

When you’re talking about New & Developing Artists—as we do, at length, in our latest print issue—you gotta give it up to Columbia boss Ron Perry...

After locking in Frank Ocean as a headliner for Coachella 2023, Goldenvoice co-founder Paul Tollett submitted to a rare interview with the L.A. Times. During a wide-ranging conversation with Steve Appleford, Tollett echoed the words of AEG Presents chief Jay Marciano in a recent HITS interview about the first concert either had attended in more than a year: Tyler, The Creator’s 6/29 secret show at the Roxy.

Miles Marshall Lewis concludes his narrative of a mercurial music form's metamorphoses during the 20th century.