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This week's Billboard 200 featured the soundtrack to Furious 7 reaching no. 1 after four weeks on the charts. What's propelled the album to higher and higher sales every week? For one thing, the release of the film. More importantly however is the new metrics behind the Billboard 200, which now counts song streams and downloads toward "equivalent album sales." When an album has one song that really hits home with the population, that in turn helps the album that features it to move higher on the Billboard 200 charts. For Furious 7, that song is "See You Again," a track by Wiz Khalifa paying homage to deceased actor Paul Walker. -
The Breakfast Club Host Charlamagne tha God and Tyga Land Their Own Shows on MTV2
MTV recently sent out a report announcing that the network has achieved its highest-rated quarter in nearly two decades. To celebrate its success, MTV2 has decided to add some new shows to its lineup, including "Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne tha God" and "Kingin' With Tyga." -
Tyler, The Creator Drops Bonus Track "Yellow," Featuring Kali Uchis On Physical 'Cherry Bomb' Album Release [LISTEN]
Tyler, The Creator dropped his new album Cherry Bomb earlier this week as a digital-only release, but now it's available for purchase on CD format. With the physical edition comes one bonus track called "Yellow," which features Colombian singer Kali Uchis. -
TIDAL CEO Andy Chen Leaves Streaming Company for "Streamlining"
Jay Z's relaunched streaming service TIDAL may only be a few weeks, but the Spotify competitor is already facing some major internal issues. Today (April 17), it was announced that the CEO of TIDAL's parent company Aspiro, Andy Chen, is leaving the company. -
Jennifer Lopez to Honor Selena Quintanilla at Billboard Latin Music Awards
"American Idol" judge, Jennifer Lopez, delivered a groundbreaking and career launching performance as Selena Quintanilla in "Selena," the biopic that detailed her musical success, intimate life and catastrophic death. Lopez will honor the Tejana singer once more during the Billboard Latin American Music Awards. -
Miley Cyrus 'We Can't Stop': Growing Family Tackles 'Bangerz' Hit with Pregnancy Announcement Parody:
If there are two things that don't really seem to mesh all that well together, it's Bangerz era Miley Cyrus and newborn babies. But, one growing family seemed to make that connection work by releasing a parody of her controversial comeback single "We Can't Stop' to announce their fourth baby. Logically, it's called "We Can't Stop... Having Babies." -
Miranda Lambert New Song 'Two of a Crime' to Coincide with Reese Witherspoon Movie 'Hot Pursuit'
Miranda Lambert has some new music coming out later this month, and it's going to harken back to her "Something Bad" days. Today (April 17), Mrs. Blake Shelton revealed that she was asked to release a new song for the Reese Witherspoon film Hot Pursuit and now "Two of a Crime" will be coming in just a few days. -
'Dope': Trailer For ASAP Rocky’s Feature Film Debut Surfaces With Kendrick Lamar's "i" On Soundtrack [WATCH]
The new A$AP Rocky-featuring film Dope just got a new trailer. A 30-second preview dropped for the movie back when it premiered at Sundance Film Festival, but the new one is more in-depth. Clocking in at two and a half minutes, it features Kendrick Lamar's self-love championing single "i" on the soundtrack. -
Jay Z, Jack White Call TIDAL Users to Thank Them for Subscribing
If you've ever wanted a phone call from Jay Z or Jack White, well, you may just want to join TIDAL. In a new interview, one exec from the new streaming service revealed that the two artist co-owners have been ringing up fans to personally thank them for signing up for the $20 a month website. -
Shawn Mendes Releases Emotional 'Aftertaste' Music Video & Fans Go Nuts on Twitter
Shawn Mendes has finally released his debut album Handwritten but he's not done yet. Today (April 17), the 16-year-old pop star released a heartbreaking new music video for his latest single, and he's giving his fans an "Aftertaste." -
9 Longest Streaks in Billboard 200 Top 5: Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and More
Taylor Swift and her album '1989' continued to make history last week as it became only the ninth album to ever spend each of its first 24 weeks in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. That makes it the country/pop star's most consistent album to date in terms of chart placement. So what other hot acts have gotten to at least 24 weeks? Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and the Backstreet Boys number among them. -
Pitbull Reveals New Album 'Dale' On Twitter, Marking Second Spanish-Language Album
Eight records into his career, Pitbull (born Armando Christian Pérez) is dropping his second-ever Spanish-language album, and he's appropriately calling it, "Dale." His last Spanish-language album came in 2010, when he dropped his eponymous fifth studio album, Armando. Mr. Worldwide took to Twitter this afternoon to announce the new album and title.
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