Billboard Creates US Chart For Afrobeats Songs After Ditching Reggae Song Chart

Two years after Billboard discontinued its Reggae Digital Song Sales chart, the magazine announced yesterday that it has joined forces with the music festival and global Afrobeats brand Afro Nation to launch the first-ever US chart for Afrobeats Songs. The announcement appears to herald the…

Drake Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With ‘Toosie Slide’

He becomes the first male act with three No. 1 arrivals, as he scores his seventh total topper. Drake becomes the first male artist, and second act overall, to have debuted three songs at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart,…

LIL WAYNE ‘FUNERAL’ EARNS #1 BILLBOARD SPOT

Lil Wayne’s FuneralLP became the New Orleans rapper’s fifth album to earn #1 on the Billboard 200. The 24 track LP sold 139,000 copies in its debut week which includes 134 million streams according to Forbes. Wayne took over the top spot…

Cardi B Leads 2019 Billboard Music Awards Nominees List

Female American rapper, Cardi B is leading the 2019 Billboard Music Awards nominees list with 21 nominations. Cardi B is nominated in three strong categories, top hot 100 songs, top-selling song and top collaboration. Second, on the list with 17…