Plus, Nate Smith and Tyler Hubbard's new duet debuts. By Russ Penuell HARDY cracks the top 10 of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for a fifth time as “Favorite Country Song” surges 12-7 on the list ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated “APT.” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer ...

Plus, Kelsea Ballerini logs a fresh arrival ahead of her CMA Awards appearance. By Russ Penuell Cody Johnson debuts at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (dated Nov. 22) with a take on The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Madonna's "Love Won't Wait," from her upcoming Bedtime Stories: The ...

Forrest Frank is speaking out against AI-generated songs. The Christian artist was prompted to address the ever-growing issues by the fact that an AI artist currently has four songs in the Top 10 of ...

Country music stars including singer Jason Aldean and five-time Grammy-nominated songwriter Tom Douglas have spoken out after "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust—an artist who was created using artificial ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

Rose performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025, left, and Bruno Mars performs at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2017. (AP Photo) (Uncredited) ...