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MGK is looking forward to his second round of fatherhood. The rocker, who is expecting a child with his ex-fiancée Megan Fox, took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday (Feb. 16) to share a photo of a church stage, which showed the projected message, “Your past is not your purpose—your priority is ahead of you.” […]
Cynthia Erivo‘s next role is the exact opposite of wicked. As announced Tuesday (Feb. 18), the singer/actress is locked in to star as the titular role in Jesus Christ Superstar, running three nights in a row at the Hollywood Bowl this August. The Pinocchio star personally shared the news of her casting on Instagram, as […]
Farruko is back atop Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart as “Cables Cruzados” lifts 2-1 to rule the Feb. 22-dated tally. The Puerto Rican returns with his first song to rule in over a year.
“Cables Cruzados” was the focus track on Farruko’s 26-track studio album Cvrbon Vrmor (2024), his first full-length since the No. 1 set La 167 (2021). The song was a full embrace of the pop side he periodically showcased on past releases and arrived following his transformative spiritual conversion.
“Cables Cruzados” lands at No. 1 on Latin Pop Airplay, where it vaults 5.8 million audience impressions across U.S. pop radio stations in the tracking week ending Feb. 13, according to Luminate; that’s a 22% boost in weekly plays from last week.
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The song dethrones Shakira’s “Soltera” from its 18-week-straight coronation, the third-longest reign in the 2020s decade (Rauw Alejandro’s “Todo De Ti” and Karol G’s “Provenza” dominated for 28 and 21 weeks, respectively, in 2021 and 2022).
“Cables” becomes Farruko’s eighth win on Latin Pop Airplay among 40 career entries. The single also gives him a first champ since 2023, when “Pasa_je_ro” seized the No. 1 slot for five consecutive weeks in 2023, his longest-leading song there.
Farruko’s winning streak began with 2016’s “Obsesionado” (two weeks in charge). That same year, “Chillax,” featuring Ky-Mani Marley, led for one week.
As it has become a norm for Farruko’s leading songs on Latin Pop Airplay, “Cables” lands at No. 1 in its 17th week, a two-digit run to the penthouse as the rest of his eight champs. Let’s take a closer look at those eight winners and their journey to No. 1, from least to most:
Weeks to No. 1, Song, Weeks at No. 1, Year11, “Obsesionado,” two (2016)13, “Perfecta,” with Luis Fonsi, two (2020)13, “Me Pasé,” with Enrique Iglesias, one (2021)16, “Si Me Dices Que Sí,” with Reik & Camilo, two (2020)17, “Cables Cruzados,” (2025)21, “Chillax,” featuring Ky-Mani Marley, one (2016)22, “Pasa_je_ro,” five (2023)25, ‘Calma,” with Pedro Capo, one (2019)
Thanks to a winning performance across radio pop stations, “Cables Cruzados” delivers its first top 10 appearance on the overall Latin Airplay chart, where it climbs 18-10, Farruko’s 18th top 10 there.
All charts (dated Feb. 22, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 19, a day later than usual due to the Presidents’ Day holiday in the United States Feb. 17. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Sabrina Carpenter started the month of February by winning her first two Grammys ever, and as it turns out, she was just getting started.
Last week, Carpenter graced the cover of Vogue for the very first time — earning praise from Madonna for her Marilyn Monroe-inspired photo shoot that recalled Madge’s own Vanity Fair spread from the early ’90s (“Is this a Valentine’s present to me?”). Then first thing Friday, she dropped the deluxe edition of her Short n’ Sweet album that included a remix of her Billboard Hot 100-topping “Please Please Please” with none other than Dolly Parton.
Then on Sunday night, Carpenter got not one, but two looks on the blockbuster Saturday Night Live 50th-anniversary special, opening the show alongside Paul Simon with “Homeward Bound” and then joining a Domingo sketch alongside Bad Bunny and Pedro Pascal. Whew.
On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about Carpenter’s big week and recapping all the music moments on the SNL50 special.
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Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on Kendrick Lamar’s post-Super Bowl splash on both the Billboard 200 albums chart and Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as the GNX album returns to No. 1 on the former and “Not Like Us” is back at No. 1 on the latter. Plus, could Drake — the subject of the diss track “Not Like Us” — actually replace Lamar at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next week? His new collaboration album with PartyNextDoor, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, came out last Friday, so it could happen.
And we finally got our first pop headliner at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with the announcement of a Backstreet Boys residency in July.
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
Banda Los Sebastianes De Saúl Plata wins big this week achieving its seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart (dated Feb. 22), as “Voy a Levantarme” climbs 4-1 for its first week atop the ranking following a 10-week run in the top 10.
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“My people, we are very happy to be No. 1 on Billboard with ‘Voy a Levantarmé,’ how cool, honestly!” Armando “Choco” Celis, one of Los Sebastianes vocalists, tells Billboard. “Excited and happy, really, thank you for sharing our music, because this entire song is symbolic, about personal improvement.”
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“Voy a Levantarme” advances to the summit on Regional Mexican Airplay despite a 5% dip in airplay in the U.S. — that’s 5.8 million audience impressions logged in the tracking week of Feb. 7-13, according to Luminate. The song unseats Gerardo Coronel’s “CHSM El Hígado” from the lead. The latter manages to remain in the top 10 despite a 37% decline in plays. It drops to No. 9 with 4.1 million impressions across regional Mexican stations.
“Voy a Levantarme,” released Sept. 13, 2024, on Fonovisa/UMLE, gives Fonovisa its first win of 2025. So far, Universal Music Latin’s sublabel has reached a No. 9 high through Banda El Recodo de Cruz de Lizárrga’s “Coqueto Tazo Dorado” (chart dated Feb. 8). Fonovisa last secured a No. 1 when Los Tigres del Norte’s “Aquí Mando Yo” ruled Regional Mexican Airplay for one week last August.
As mentioned, Banda Los Sebastianes achieves its seventh No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay. Before the latest coronation, the Sinaloans placed one champ in 2024. The collaboration with Edgardo Nuñez, “El Humo de Mi Gallo,” held at No. 1 for one week in 2024. The reigning champ became the group’s only win through a co-lead billing.
“We love you very much and all this work is for you,” adds Javier Larrañaga, the group’s second vocalist. “Thank you very much for everything. We’re on!”
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” adds another honor to a triumphant February for the artist, breaking the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The culture-shaping hit re-enters directly at the summit on the list dated Feb. 22 after its high-profile inclusion at Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show (Feb. 9) and five wins at the Grammy Awards (Feb. 2), including record and song of the year.
With its recovery, “Not Like Us” picks up an unprecedented 22nd week atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It breaks from a tie with SZA’s “Kill Bill” to stand alone as longest-leading No. 1 in the chart’s history, which dates to 1958. The returning champ, which debuted in May and charted through November, is the first track to re-enter at No. 1; the previous return high was a No. 3 comeback for Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” on the list dated Dec. 21, 2019, following the rapper’s death that month.
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“Not Like Us” wins its record week at No. 1 through a combination of 49 million official U.S. streams, 20.5 million in airplay audience and 33,000 digital download sales in the Feb. 7-13 tracking week, according to Luminate. The single surged by 156%, 31% and 432% in the metrics, respectively, compared with its results last week.
As the record of the year winner rewrites the record books, here’s a look at the longest-running No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
22, “Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar, 2024-25
21, “Kill Bill,” SZA, 2022-23
20, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
18, “Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow, 2021-22
18, “One Dance,” Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla, 2016
16, “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell, 2013
15, “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige, 2006
15, “Lovin on Me,” Jack Harlow, 2023-24
Elsewhere, “Not Like Us” re-enters at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart to secure a record-extending 26th week in charge, while it flies 15-1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for a third leading week.
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“Not Like Us” leads a parade of 17 Lamar tracks on the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, including a full occupation of the top six slots. Former champs “Luther,” with SZA, “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, and “Squabble Up” book Nos. 2-4, respectively, and each gains in all three tracking metrics after their inclusion in the halftime show set.
Another SZA-Lamar collab, “30 for 30,” climbs 6-5 despite not being performed at the Super Bowl, though as a current single, it continues to grow at radio and earns gains in other metrics from fans’ wider streaming of SZA and Lamar’s larger catalogs. Finally, yet another team-up from the pair, 2018’s “All the Stars,” re-enters at No. 6 following its halftime show presence.
With 11 of Lamar’s songs this week from his GNX album, it’s little surprise that the set rebounds 3-1 for a fifth week at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album, released last November, earned 236,000 equivalent albums in the tracking week, up 264%. The sum also powers it 4-1 on the all-genre Billboard 200, where it captures the summit for the first time since its debut week.
Chloe Fineman isn’t proud of her Harry Styles impression.
The Saturday Night Live cast member chatted with Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg on the SNL 50th anniversary special red carpet on Sunday night (Feb. 16), where she revealed that her impression of the One Direction superstar is “really bad,” adding, “I did it and he was at the table and was so devastated by how bad it was.”
The comedian also did a quick rendition of Styles per the New York Post, saying in a British accent, “Anyway, I’m Harry Styles, anyway.”
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Styles has only hosted SNL one time, in 2019, but has appeared a number of times as a musical guest. With One Direction, he performed on the iconic sketch comedy show in 2012, 2013 and 2014. As a solo artist, he performed in 2017 and on the same day as his hosting gig in 2019. However, he and Fineman have never acted in a sketch together.
While Styles wasn’t one of the musical guests at the SNL50 celebration, the show featured a star-studded lineup with collaborations between Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon, Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard, and Lil Wayne and The Roots. The show wrapped with a performance from Sir Paul McCartney, who delivered an Abbey Road medley of “Golden Slumbers” / “Carry That Weight” / “The End.”
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Meanwhile, at the Homecoming Concert at Radio City two days prior, the stars who took the stage to perform included Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Backstreet Boys, Arcade Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, DEVO, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Mumford & Sons, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, The B-52s and The Roots.
Shakira is shaking up 2025 with her tour Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, and we’re highlighting her success in our series of highlighting Latin artists. Tetris Kelly:Shakira is a global icon, and as we take this month to highlight Black and Latin artists, we are putting the spotlight on the Colombian musician. Happy birthday, Shakira. […]
Lil Baby is back outside. The Atlanta rapper announced plans for the WHAM World Tour on Tuesday (Feb. 18), which will invade arenas across the globe this summer.
The WHAM World Tour kicks off in Houston at the Toyota Center on June 3 and is set to run through Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Brooklyn, Philidelphia and Detroit before wrapping up in Los Angeles on July 1.
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Baby is bringing some friends with him as BigXthaPlug, NLE Choppa and Loe Shimmy are expected to serve as openers on the North American leg. BigX will also be joining baby for the Australia/New Zealand dates.
Tickets for the North American shows hit the general public on Friday (Feb. 21) at 10 a.m. local time. There will be VIP packages available on the WHAM Tour website as well, which come with a Lil Baby meet and greet.
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After a break, Lil Baby is slated to head to Europe for a run of shows that will take him to Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, France and close out in London with a date at The O2 on Sept. 27. Australia will also be hearing from Baby in mid-October with four shows in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne before heading to Auckland, New Zealand.
Lil Baby kicked off 2025 with his WHAM (Who Hard As Me) album in January, which features Future, Young Thug and Travis Scott. The set topped the Billboard 200 by earning 140,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 9, according to Luminate.
Baby previously went No. 1 with his last three releases: It’s Only Me (2022), The Voice of the Heroes (with Lil Durk, 2021) and My Turn (2020).
Find all of the 2025 WHAM World Tour dates below.
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Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted Gabz Landman to senior vp of A&R at the company. News of Landman’s promotion comes just weeks after her longtime management and publishing client, Amy Allen, took home the Grammy for songwriter of the year, making her the first-ever woman to receive the honor. Landman got her start in […]