The Neighbourhood debuts its first full-length album with 9,000. Its breakout single, "Sweater Weather," jumps 4-2 on Alternative Songs as well. And Van Halen's classic album returns to the chart for the first time since July 13, 1985, thanks to sale pricing in the iTunes Store. Read on for more chart news about Snoop Lion, George Jones, the Postal Service and more.
Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, Conrad Murray, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court.
Chris Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, A$AP Rocky, Wale, Miguel, Joe Budden and French Montana will all be performing. Summer Jam XX will take place on June 2 at the MetLife Stadium.
Repeatedly hailed as the greatest country singer of all time since his April 26 passing, Jones received an appropriately grand send-off that included performances and speeches by the likes of Brad Paisley, Barbara Mandrell and former First Lady Laura Bush.
The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, according to a police report.
He's at it again. Jay-Z, who helped bring the Barclay's center to Brooklyn, is now part of a group bidding to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island.
Legendary producer Billy Sherrill gets the last laugh on his dear friend and fellow Country Music Hall of Fame honoree George Jones, as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" soars back onto Hot Country Songs, some 33 years after Jones bet Sherrill that the song wouldn't be a big hit.
Singer Courtney John, producer Natassja "The Wizard" Hammond (Beres' daughter) and keyboardist Stephen "Lenky" Marsden have come together to play, refine, and promote their hybrid sonic creation: rootstronic, defined as “one part Kingston mash-up, one part Euro-electronica and 100% provocative," but can it catch-on?
To famed producer Jermaine Dupri, who turned a pair of backwards pants-wearing teens from Atlanta into the hit-making force Kris Kross, the death of Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly was like losing a son.
George Jones performed hundreds of times at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House -- whether on the WSM Radio show, or appearing on such shows from the auditorium like the CMA Awards, so it's only appropriate that this morning's funeral has turned out to be a farewell fit for a country king. Open to the public, fans started lining up yesterday for a chance to say farewell to the artist known as "The Possum."
Thousands of fans who had been waiting in line since the wee hours joined some of country's biggest stars Thursday to pay their respects to George Jones at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Billboard.biz will be following this story throughout the day.
There's nothing small about the Billboard Music Awards -- but it will have Lil Wayne. Weezy will join a number of new additions to the May 19 event, including label mate Nicki Minaj and stars including Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Akon, Ne-Yo, David Guetta and "I Love It" breakthrough act Icona Pop.
