Charts, records, tours and awards from across the global music industry.
BTS’s ARIRANG opened with 641,000 units, the year’s biggest Billboard 200 debut so far, ahead of Olivia Rodrigo and Drake. The full top 10 and what it says about 2026.
Metallica adds 12 North American stadium dates for 2027 with Limp Bizkit and Avatar, while Slipknot’s (sic)est Stadium Tour opens at Wembley on July 3, 2027.
Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on September 25, adding four new songs written in Sweden with Max Martin and Shellback to her record-breaking 2025 album.
With a 23rd week on top, Ella Langley’s country smash passed Mariah Carey’s holiday classic to become the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history.
