Billboard is addressing the widespread concern. In August of 2018, Nicki Minaj took to Twitter to expose the tactic that allowed Travis Scott’s Astroworld to snatch the #1 spot from Queen. Minaj was especially ticked off because Astroworld‘s second week sales beat out Queen‘s debut. She highlighted how the majority of Travis’ sales could be attributed to album bundling. After Astroworld released, Travis’ put up new merchandise on his webstore every …

  Drake’s “Take Care” is the gift that keeps on giving. Drake fans understand the significance of Take Care. Despite amassing a hefty discography made up of studio albums, mixtapes, and even an A-List collaboration album, many fans name Drizzy’s sophomore drop as his magnum opus. Though some may vouch for Nothing Was The Same or even the dark-horse favorite …

  Expect their climb to continue. It’s been a big year for lists. It’s tricky to pinpoint the source of this obsession with ranking artists and their work, but on a surface level, it’s all very entertaining. Something about lists entice you to click to see how your faves fared, and curse your screen when their standings don’t correspond to …

  It may not be the top spot, but it’s still an accomplishment. For many artists, if they don’t reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts, they don’t count their albums to be a success. We’ve watched as some famous artists take to social media to rant about only making it to No. 2 while others who thought …

Young Thug finally gets his No. 1. With 131,000 copies sold in its first week, So Much Fun has become Young Thug’s very first No. 1 -ranked project on the Billboard 200 chart. While 5,000 of the units were pure album sales, streaming expectedly dominated the figure, making it the most-streamed album of the week, In total, Thugger’s newest output has been streamed a …

A giant billboard has been mounted on the streets of London to appreciate Ghanaian singer, King Promise as he recently released maiden album, ‘As Promised.’ The singer, who took to Twitter to spread the good news, told his fans in London to share photos of themselves by the billboard and send them to him. He excitedly wrote; “Nungua boy with …

Lil Nas X makes his Billboard 200 debut. This week, Lil Nas X’s 7 EP earns the young artist a slot on the top 10 the Billboard 200 chart as the project pushed 77,000 equivalent album units with 4,000 accounting for pure album sales. It equates to 90.4 million on-demand audio streams and makes it the most-streamed album of the …

Lil Nas X battles Billie Eilish for the #1 spot. Lil Nas  X’s viral hit “Old Town Road” catapulted him to stardom by mixing genres. The rapper/singer ventured into the country music lane to craft a genre-melding hit record that seems to be everywhere. Lil Nas X plans on continuing his success via his debut project 7, which touched down this past week. …

Few can deny that Drake is one of the biggest artists in the world. Heavy lies the crown. As Drake continues to plot his next musical endeavor, the Canadian icon has achieved yet another major sales milestone. After his and Chris Brown’s “No Guidance” debuted in the ninth spot of Billboard’s Hot 100, Drizzy locked down the 34th Top 10 …

DJ Khaled has decided to take legal action against Billboard after “Father of Asahd” failed to reach the number one spot. DJ Khaled and his legal team have decided to settle things in court. After a reported “temper tantrum” about his album, Father Of Asahd failing to procure the number one spot on the Billboard charts, and a recently deleted post calling Tyler, The Creator’s new album “mysterious,” …