Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile" secured a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart dated Jan. 25, 2025, and Mars is ready to party. "THANK YOU ALL!" he wrote alongside a cheers emoji and a screenshot of this week's top 10 on the chart.

I can always rely on Billboard to educate me on what's hot (and what's not) in the music industry. The mag recently confirmed that Taylor Swift is *not* the most popular pop star. Plus, it also surprised fans by revealing the top artist of the last 25 years.

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars ’ “APT.” becomes the first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Pop Airplay chart by an act prominent in K-pop (Korean pop ), as it jumps three spots to the top of the latest, Feb. 1-dated survey.

The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Feb. 1, we look at whether the surging quasi-title track from Bad Bunny’s latest will be able to get over the top on the chart.

Reality TV stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sued the city of Los Angeles this week, claiming mishandling of the water utility made the fire that destroyed their home and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood "inescapable.

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign up for The Amplifier,

In a historic development, Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has become the center of a bipartisan bill to ban the app nationwide in the name of national security. Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Information and a prominent scholar in the study of state censorship,

As fate would have it, Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red came together for their "Fat, Juicy and Wet" strip club anthem, which dropped Friday (Jan. 24).

President Donald Trump announced plans to levy 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as early as February 1st, citing border concerns. Trump labeled Canada "a very bad abuser" and tied the proposed tariffs to fentanyl trafficking issues.

TikTok influencer Rini Frey’s viral 10-second video has sparked a playful debate about home cleaning and relaxing styles in relationships. People are commenting whether they are a "clean first so you can relax" person or a "relax first,

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