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How Did Ghost Score Its First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá'?

1 week ago | msn.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Lyndsey Havens |Andrew Unterberger |Christine Werthman |Elias Leight

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How Did Ghost Score Its First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’?

1 week ago | billboard.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Lyndsey Havens |Andrew Unterberger |Christine Werthman

It’s been four years since a hard rock band topped the Billboard 200 albums chart — and far longer since such a band did so without having decades of hits already to its name. But this week, Ghost puts an end to both of those droughts.
A$AP Rocky’s Style Evolution: From 2011 to Now

1 week ago | billboard.com | Jenny Regan |Mackenzie Cummings-Grady

A$AP Rocky is seen during a photoshoot for "Vogue" in Harlem, Manhattan on March 04, 2025 in New York City. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images While A$AP Rocky‘s career in hip-hop came from his meteoric underground rise as part of Harlem’s A$AP Mob collective, the New York rapper quickly established himself as a budding fashionista as well.
How Did Ken Carson's 'More Chaos' Debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200?

3 weeks ago | billboard.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Kyle Denis |Angel Diaz |Angel Diaz |Jason Lipshutz

After reclaiming it for a third total week, Playboi Carti’s Music vacates the top spot of the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. But Carti likely won’t be too mad about the album replacing his at No. 1: More Chaos, the latest LP from his Opium imprint signee Ken Carson.
How Big a Deal for Ken Carson Is ‘More Chaos’ Debuting at No. 1?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Kyle Denis |Angel Diaz |Angel Díaz |Jason Lipshutz |Andrew Unterberger

After reclaiming it for a third total week, Playboi Carti’s Music vacates the top spot of the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. But Carti likely won’t be too mad about the album replacing his at No. 1: More Chaos, the latest LP from his Opium imprint signee Ken Carson. The rising rapper’s 21-track new set becomes his first album to top the Billboard 200, following predecessor A Great Chaos peaking at No. 11 in 2023.
EMPIRE Publishing Hires Grammy-Winning Producer !llmind as Senior VP of A&R

1 month ago | billboard.com | Kristin Robinson |Tom Roland |Melinda Newman |Mackenzie Cummings-Grady

EMPIRE Publishing has hired !llmind as a senior vp of A&R. As part of his duties, the tech entrepreneur and Grammy-winning producer, who has worked with Drake, The Carters, Eminem, Ye, Nicki Minaj, Nathy Peluso, Romeo Santo and more, will screen songs and provide feedback, based on his production expertise. !llmind will also act as a bridge between EMPIRE’s publishing and label arms.
Let the Circle Be Broken: Sister Sadie’s New Song Shows Country Women Reclaiming the Narrative

1 month ago | billboard.com | Tom Roland |Melinda Newman |Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Chris Eggertsen

Fiddler Deanie Richardson was about to go onstage for a sound check at the Grand Ole Opry in 2023 when she got word that her father had died. He had abused Richardson verbally, physically and — during her teens — sexually. She had longed for his passing for years, but now that the moment had come, she experienced a complicated mix of emotions. She was sad to have never had the kind of supportive dad that she deserved. But she simultaneously sensed something new and hopeful.
Interscope Geffen A&M Resurrects Lost Highway Label

1 month ago | billboard.com | Melinda Newman |Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Chris Eggertsen |Jessica Nicholson

Los Angeles-based Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) Records has set down roots in Nashville with the relaunch of the iconic Lost Highway imprint. Former Thirty Tigers executive Robert Knotts and Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN) executive Jake Gear will serve as co-heads and executive vps of the resurrected label. “Lost Highway carved out a special place in the remarkable musical legacy of Nashville.
Tay-K Found Guilty of Murder, Acquitted of Capital Murder

1 month ago | billboard.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Chris Eggertsen |Jessica Nicholson |Paul Grein

Rapper Tay-K has been found guilty of murdering a photographer in 2017, but was acquitted of capital murder. On Monday (April 14), a jury found the rapper, real name Taymor Mclntyre, guilty of robbing and killing photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar, according to News 4 San Antonio.
Playboi Carti Officially Releases 'Evil J0rdan' Music Video: Watch

1 month ago | billboard.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady

Playboi Carti officially released off the music video to "Evil J0rdan" on his YouTube channel.