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Black Friday is here at last, which means you can start checking off your gifting list without breaking the bank.
‘Tis the season to shop ’till you drop, and while there’s a bunch of savings opportunities for you to look through, the best deals, especially if you’re on a budget this year, are the under $25 items. Plenty of stores from Amazon to Nordstrom and even Ulta Beauty have a slew of under $25 options for shoppers to browse. While it’s certainly amazing to get an under $25 product, not all deals are created equal. With so many options, though, it’s hard to know what’s actually worth adding to cart.
Not to fret, ShopBillboard is here to save the day. To streamline your shopping, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite products across categories like beauty, tech, music, fragrance and fashion, giving you our honest opinions on it all. Every product has been hand-picked by our shopping experts here at Billboard, and reflects our love of all things music. Shop our under $25 picks below.
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Amazon Echo Pop
$21.99
$39.99
45% off
The latest Echo model.
The Amazon Echo Pop is the latest Echo model from Amazon, and it’s already 45% off. The new and improved tech is a more compact, directional speaker than its older model and it’s more affordable too. The Echo is great for playing music, answering questions, setting alarms and timers and controlling smart home devices, turning your home into a smart home.
JBL Go Essential 2 – Portable Waterproof Speaker – Blue
$19.94
$39.95
50% off
A mini JBL speaker in blue.
Don’t be fooled by this JBL Go Essential 2 speaker’s size. It packs a punch of sound for just $19.94. This portable speaker has surprisingly big audio and deep bass from this ultra-compact speaker and it’s waterproof. Its compact nature allows you to take your tunes on the go with you, stored neatly in backpacks, luggage, purses and more.
JBL Vibe Flex 2 – True Wireless Earbuds – White
$19.94
$74.95
73% off
White earbuds with a case.
JBL’s Vibe Flex 2 boasts a heavy-duty base and crisp sound quality, all for a $19.94 price tag during Black Friday at Walmart. This is the best deal we’ve seen on JBL tech, a whopping 73% off for a newer JBL model. The earbuds come with Smart Ambient technology, letting you filter out outside noise. They’re also waterproof and dust-resistant. Plus the carrying case is nice and small, easily fitting into your pocket.
Vivitar Popsnap Compact Digital Camera in Pink
$18
$30.83
42% off
A pink digital camera.
If you’re looking to start up a new hobby in the new year, why not start up photography with this Vivitar Popsnap Compact Digital Camera for $18 at Walmart? The camera is pink, our favorite, and has a high resolution, 44 megapixels and 1080p video capture. The camera is also tailor-made for TikTok content creation because the camera integrates features to support trending challenges and effects.
Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo
$19.99
$29.99
33% off
A mouse and keyboard duo from Logitech.
Logitech is a favorite of many PC gamers. The brand’s tech is responsive and visually pleasing, and the price point on their products isn’t bad either. Our favorite? The MK270 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo, a set for just $19.99. Both pieces of the set boast a lengthy battery life, 36 months for the keyboard and 12 months for the mouse. Both also feature a durable spill-resistant design, while the keyboard has sturdy keys and sturdy tilt legs with adjustable height for working on short surfaces at the office or out at a coffee shop.
Charmast Portable Charger with Built in Cables
$18.99
$29.99
37% off
A portable charger with cables.
There’s nothing worse than your phone dying out on you when you need it most, especially if you’re out and about. You’ll be able to keep your device charged up and ready to go whenever with this Charmast Portable Charger with Built in Cables for $18.99 on Amazon. The charger brick comes with four built-in cables compatible for a variety of devices if you don’t have one on you and it is slim enough to fit in your pocket or handbag. It’s also fast-charging, so you can get back to using your tech in no time at all.
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Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K
$24.99
$49.99
50% off
Amazon’s streaming media player and remote.
Enjoy the all new Amazon Fire TV Stick, but without the hefty price tag. Now you can watch all your favorite content in 4K definition as well as download apps and use voice controls to open apps and search for things such as a movie, more information on an actor and much more.
Tile Mate White
$19.99
$24.99
20% off
A small Bluetooth tracker.
Have trouble misplacing things? You won’t if you get this Tile Mate for $19.99 at Staples. The product is similar to Apple’s AirTag, but way less expensive. It’s essentially a small Bluetooth tracker that helps you find lost items like keys and bags. Simply place the tile into the desired item and you can track it via your phone. Simple as that.
Loop Quiet 2 Ear Plugs
$16.49
$20.95
21% off
Comfy earplugs from Loop.
Avid concert-goers can protect their ears in style with a pair of chic Loop Quiet earplugs for just $16.49 on Amazon. There are four ear attachment sizes to choose from and the inside comes with sound filtering technology that’ll protect eardrums without sacrificing sound quality. When they’re done using them, they can place them in the included carrying case that features a built-in loop they can attach to their backpacks or belt loops.
Crocs Adult Unisex Baya Clog
$24.99
$49.99
50% off
Crocs Baya clogs.
Everybody loves Crocs’ clogs, but sometimes they can lean on the pricier side. If you want all the comfort of a slipper with the breathability of a clog but for less, Crocs is running a sale on its Baya clog for just $24.99. That’s 50% off. The clog comes in a variety of styles and is waterproof, breathable and slip-on, all the makings of a beloved house shoe.
Pinch Provisions 18-Piece Polyester Travel Comfort Set
$13.25
$25.99
49% off
A travel set with 18 products inside.
This one’s for the jet-setters and globe-trotters in your life. Staples has a Pinch Provisions 18-Piece Polyester Travel Comfort Set available on sale for $13.25. The kit comes with everything users need to cut their packing list short, including a phone/tablet stand, eye mask, earplugs, folding brush/comb, breath drops, dental floss, hand cleansing towelette, hand lotion, nail clipper and so much more all nestled in a navy travel case.
Jessica Simpson Women’s Blanche Studded Crossbody Handbag
$14
$24
42% off
A crescent-shaped handbag by Jessica Simpson.
Jessica Simpson’s collection at Walmart is always a banger. It’s even more so right now because it’s on sale for Black Friday. Our pick from the collection is the singer’s Blanche Studded Crossbody Handbag for just $14, 42% off the OG price tag. The bag is a crescent shape and features edgy gold-studded detailing throughout. The bag is also already equipped with a cute little butterfly bag charm, a Simpson signature. The chain strap can be adjusted so you can wear this bag a million different ways.
Yitty Active Women’s Ultraluxe Kick Flare High Waist Legging
$19.99
$29.99
33% off
High-waisted leggings from Lizzo’s brand Yitty.
Lizzo’s athletic brainchild Yitty is currently on sale at Walmart for Black Friday. We personally love the brand’s Ultraluxe Kick Flare High Waist Leggings, currently on sale for $19.99. The style is ultra-stretchy and high-waisted, sucking the wearer in and keeping them secure. The legs of these leggings are flared, comperable to vintage-inspired styles we’ve seen from Lululemon.
Men’s Sonoma Goods For Life® RFID-Blocking Crunch Extra-Capacity Trifold Wallet
$16.99
$24.99
32% off
A tri-fold wallet.
Kohl’s is running a big sale on a ton of men’s accessories. If you’re struggling to get the man in your life, whether that be your Father, brother, boyfriend or cousin, a gift, a fancy wallet is always a safe bet. This one from Sonoma Goods retails for $16.99, 32% off, and is a tri-fold with plenty of space for all your cash and cards. Additionally, this wallet features built-in RFID-blocking (or Radio-Frequency Identification) technology that protects your personal information from identity theft.
Owala SmoothSip Slider Insulated Stainless Steel Coffee Tumbler
$18.49
$24.99
26% off
A green Owala SmoothSip Tumbler.
Owala’s drinkware has been on top for the past few years, largely due to the brand’s innovative designs and color options. The only downside? Some of Owala’s products can be a bit pricey. Right now, you can get your hands on the trending brand’s SmoothSip Slider Insulated Stainless Steel Coffee Tumbler for just $18.49, 26% off the original price tag. While there are many colors to choose from on Amazon, our favorite is the Sour Apple color because it reminds us of a certain Wicked Witch of the West. Beyond its color, the tumbler is also extremely durable and does a great job at insulating both hot and cold beverages.
Nautica Voyage Eau De Toilette Cologne
$20.38
$29.15
30% off
A Nautica 6.7Fl oz fragrance.
Nautica’s Voyage Eau De Toilette Cologne is the epitome of class all packaged in a 6.7FL oz bottle. A full-size bottle of the men’s cologne is currently on sale at Amazon for $20.38 and makes a great addition to your daily fragrance lineup. The Voyage scent is categorized as a green fragrance, meaning it’s fresh and earthy along with earthy and floral notes. It’s a fresh and juicy fragrance that we can see our male readers getting a lot of mileage out of.
Fenty Beauty Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick
$10
$20
50% off
A bright red Fenty Beauty by Rihanna lip stick.
Looking for a red lip that really makes your look pop? Look no further than Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick for just $10 at Sephora. That’s 50% off the OG price. This vibrant red in the shade Danger Danc’r is a semi-matte, creamy and hydrating formula that glides on and doesn’t budge, no matter how many eggnogs you sip.
JoyBright Beauty Box: Y2Cutie
$19.99
$29.99
33% off
A multi-piece beauty kit.
Ulta Beauty is making makeup more accessible than ever this holiday season with this deal on a JoBright Beauty Box for just $19.99. The makeup kit comes with everything users need to build a full face, from concealer and blush to brushes and lip gloss. As an added bonus, every kit comes nestled in an ultra-cute Y2K-esque case.
Plush Velvet Travel Size Customizable Jewelry Case
$14.44
$16.99
15% off
A custom mini jewelry case.
This custom mini jewelry case is just $14.44 and will solve all your “lost jewelry” dilemmas. You no longer have the excuse of chucking your accessories in the bottom of your bag because this organizer is pocket-sized, meaning you can store it in your everyday bag or backpack for safe keeping. You can further make the case yours by slapping your initial on the top. In short, this is a perfect personalized gift that you can actually use.
Open Edit Waterproof Bubble Initial Pendant Necklace
$12
$20
40% off
A waterproof initial necklace.
Initial necklaces were ultra-trendy this year. This style from Nordstrom is trendy, what with the bubble letters, and waterproof, all for just for $12. Nordstrom has a range of initials to choose from, all attached to a silver chain in a chic, thin style.
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Hundreds of Taylor Swift fans have won a key court victory allowing them to move forward with a blockbuster lawsuit over Ticketmaster’s botched sale of Eras Tour tickets three years ago.
The lawsuit was the first in a series of cases brought by Swifties in the wake of Ticketmaster’s infamous Eras Tour presale in November 2022. A previous version of the complaint was dismissed this past May as legally deficient — but in a Monday (Nov. 24) order, a California federal judge says revised antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation are now strong enough to survive.
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Citing the Department of Justice’s ongoing effort to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster, 357 of Swift’s fans claim the companies’ monopolistic control over both ticketing and major concert venues has shut out all competition and allowed them to operate a shoddy sales platform. The lawsuit says this led to a “massive disaster” when Ticketmaster crashed amid overwhelming traffic from bots and scalpers during the Eras Tour presale, depriving many fans of the chance to buy face-value tickets.
Ticketmaster argued there’s an inherent problem with the Swifties relying on the U.S. government’s antitrust suit for their monopoly claims, as the DOJ case focuses on Live Nation’s deals with arenas and amphitheaters, not the stadiums where Swift performed her Eras Tour. But the Monday court ruling rejected this argument.
“None of these allegations clearly indicate that the government action excludes conduct related to stadiums,” wrote U.S. District Judge George H. Wu. “Furthermore, while noticeably absent from the [complaint] is the word ‘stadium,’ the court fails to see any meaningful distinction between arenas, amphitheaters and stadiums that would render baseless plaintiffs’ reliance on the government action.”
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Judge Wu is thus allowing the antitrust claims to move forward into evidence discovery, though he trimmed away other breach of contract and fraud claims brought by the Swifties. That part of the lawsuit claimed Ticketmaster lied when it promised to keep bots and scalpers away from the presale, and that the platform falsely said it would give priority access to fans who’d bought merch for Swift’s Midnights album or tickets to the star’s canceled 2020 Lover Fest.
The issue with the contract claims, says Judge Wu, is that Ticketmaster never actually made these promises in any enforceable agreement. And according to the judge, the consumer fraud claims don’t work because Ticketmaster believed it was telling the truth when it advertised the terms of the Eras Tour presale.
“Plaintiffs have failed to sufficiently allege that Defendants made promises with no intent to perform,” writes Judge Wu. “Plaintiffs’ reliance on the aftermath of the presales (i.e., defendants’ purported failure to deliver on the promises they made) cannot support a plausible fraud theory.”
A lawyer for the Swift fans, Jennifer Kinder, said in a statement to Billboard on Tuesday (Nov. 25) that they are “ecstatic to finally be moving towards our day in court.”
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“Ticketmaster has spent the past two years trying every legal trick to have their case dismissed. Judge Wu has ruled they will not be able to escape a jury trial,” said Kinder. “The people of Los Angeles will decide the legality of Ticketmaster’s monopoly.”
Reps for Ticketmaster did not return a request for comment. Swift’s team did not return a request for comment either, though the star previously had some choice words for Ticketmaster when the presale imploded back in November 2022.
“It’s really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse,” wrote Swift in an Instagram statement at the time. “I’m not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could.”
The chaotic presale for Swift’s Eras Tour, which wrapped last year with a record-breaking haul of more than $2 billion in face-value ticket sales over a two-year run, spurred multiple legal actions against both Ticketmaster and brokers who resold tickets at massive markups on the secondary market.
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The debacle also led to congressional scrutiny and sparked renewed interest in the DOJ’s attempt to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which is set for a trial this spring. The companies have denied that they’ve done anything to stifle competition, either in the Eras Tour ticket market or elsewhere.
Earlier this year, two people were criminally charged with stealing and reselling hundreds of Eras Tour tickets. One of these individuals copped to the charges last month, and the second pled guilty on Tuesday (Nov. 25).
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Summer Walker overcomes the competition on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as her third full-length studio album, Finally Over It, starts atop the list dated Nov. 29. The album begins with 77,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the week of Nov. 14-20, according to Luminate, and is the highest total for any R&B album by a woman in 2025.
Of Finally Over It’s first-week results, streaming activity contributes 69,000 units, equal to 91.9 million official on-demand audio and video streams of the album’s songs. 8,000 units are from tradition album sales, with a negligible amount of activity from track-equivalent album units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 1,250 paid/subscription tier or 3,750 ad-supported tier of official on-demand audio and video streams for a song on the album.)
Finally Over It was released on Nov. 14 as a standard 14-song widely available digital download album, an 18-song download and streaming edition (which added four tracks) and an 18-song physical edition on CD and vinyl (which added four other tracks). Later in the week, two deluxe editions arrived: an Apple-exclusive version with five bonus audio tracks on Nov. 18 and a widely available download/streaming deluxe version with three other bonus audio cuts on Nov. 19.
With Finally Over It, Walker lands her third No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, completing its trilogy of triumph. 2019’s Over It and 2021’s Still Over It both debuted at the summit and each topped the chart for one week. In addition to the three champs, the singer also has appeared on the chart with her mixtape Last Day of Summer, which reached No. 25 in 2018 and two EPs: Life on Earth (No. 6 in 2020) and Clear 2: Soft Life (No. 7, 2023).
Elsewhere, Finally Over It gives Walker her fourth No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart and launches at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
In addition to the album’s start, 16 of its tracks debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by “Robbed You,” a collaboration with Mariah the Scientist, at No. 10. With the entrance, Walker adds her fifth top 10 on the chart, joining “Playing Games” (No. 9, 2019); “No Love,” with SZA (No. 5, 2021); “Bitter,” with Cardi B (No. 9, 2021); and “Good Good,” with Usher and 21 Savage (No. 7, 2023). Mariah The Scientist, meanwhile, earns her third – all achieved this year – following “Burning Blue” (No. 3) and “Is It a Crime,” with Kali Uchis (No. 7).
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Below is a rundown of the Finally Over It placements on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which brings Walker to 60 total career entries. Notably, the album generated two pre-release singles, “Heart of a Woman,” which peaked at No. 13 in February, and “Spend It,” a No. 30 hit in May.
No. 10, “Robbed You,” with Mariah The ScientistNo. 11, “Go Girl,” with Latto & Doja CatNo. 15, “Baby,” with Chris BrownNo. 16, “No”No. 19, “1-800 Heartbreak,” with Anderson .PaakNo. 23, “Baller,” with GloRilla, Sexyy Red & MonaleoNo. 25, “Give Me a Reason,” with Bryson TillerNo. 26, “Scars”No. 27, “Get Yo Boy,” with 21 SavageNo. 28, “Finally Over It”No. 29, “Situationship”No. 33, “How Sway,” with SAILORRNo. 34, “Don’t Make Me Do It/Tempted”No. 35, “Number One,” with Brent FaiyazNo. 37, “Stitch Me Up”No. 40, “Allegedly,” with Teddy Swims
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Peacock’s Bel-Air has taken the beloved ’90s sitcom starring Will Smith and reimagined it as something entirely new: a gritty, hour-long drama that dives deep into class disparity, institutionalized racism, the pressures of growing up and so much more. This version has just as much humor and heart as the original, but also dives deep into family, identity and mental health with a depth that the original half-hour format couldn’t allow.
Now entering its fourth and final season, Bel-Air follows Will as he navigates his senior year and his looming future, while Carlton faces decisions that could shape his entire life. Behind the drama, there’s another character that drives the story: music.
On Bel-Air, music isn’t just a backdrop, it’s a heartbeat. A mood. A mirror held up to every character trying to find their place in a world that demands reinvention. Across the cast’s conversations, one theme came up again and again: the soundtrack isn’t simply something you hear in Bel-Air, it’s something the characters feel, something the actors use, and something the audience remembers long after the screen fades to black.
Grammy-winner Coco Jones, who plays Hilary, uses the show to push her music career forward. “Acting has actually opened me up creatively,” she explains. “Stepping into Hilary gives me another emotional world to write from, it’s like I have access to someone else’s lived experience.”
As the reimagined drama heads into its biggest season yet, the cast agrees that music has quietly become the show’s emotional language. It’s how they unlock vulnerability, shape performances, and lean into the chaos, joy, and pressure that define growing up. “The Bel-Air playlist always goes crazy,” says Olly Sholotan who plays Carlton.
Ask anyone in the cast how they prepare for a scene, and music somehow enters the conversation. “I mean, in a lot of ways, maybe always, I am Will to a T,” says Jabari Banks, who plays the reboot’s lead. “The soul of Philly, the neo-soul roots, the hip-hop influence, it’s all baked into who I am.”
Whether it’s a playlist that grounds the mood or a single song that carries emotional weight, the actors say the show’s sonic world heavily influences their approach. “I make a playlist every season for Carlton,” says Olly Sholotan of his character. “In season one, [Kanye West’s] ‘Hold My Liquor’ became his battle cry, all that darkness and angst. Now his sound has more light in it.”
For many, the right track works like a compass. It helps center their characters, grounding them in the emotional truth of the moment before any cameras start rolling. Take Will for example, “Will was very Philly in season one — by season three, you hear more of that LA vibe, indie artists, Coast Contra, reflecting his journey from Philly to LA,” says Carla Banks Waddles, the series show-runner. When navigating scenes of conflict, heartbreak, ambition, or reinvention, music becomes both preparation and protection: a private space to understand the stakes before bringing them to life.
Bel-Air thrives because it understands something timeless: young people translate their world through sound. Whether it’s Will wrestling with identity, Carlton navigating pressure, or Hilary stepping into adulthood on her own terms, music underscores each journey before a single line is spoken.
“There was only one scene where the director told me, ‘Just so you know, this song is playing underneath when this moment happens.’ And I was like, ‘Ooh.’ She was playing it on set the whole time,” Cassandra recalls. “But music changes for an actor not just based on the scenes we’re doing, but on how our day starts. Me, Coco, and Akira all show up earlier than everyone else because of hair and makeup, so we might be there at 4:30 or 5:00 AM. The music we listen to in the morning is either to wake us up or emotionally center us for the day. So that’s a lot of gospel, sometimes a lot of R&B. And then as the day goes on, it gets eclectic, depending on our mood.”
The cast continues to talk about how certain songs became tied to specific turning points, not just for their characters, but for them personally. “The soundtrack is such an integral part of the series, it really feels like another character in so many scenes,” Sholotan explains. “Snoop Dogg pops up, and moments like that really add to the fabric of the show. It’s always amazing to see how fans connect with the music once they experience it in context.”
A track that plays under a breakup scene doesn’t just mark a plot moment; it marks a memory. A hype anthem used before a high-stakes storyline becomes a ritual. The showrunner’s use of music as emotional architecture gives the cast something rare: continuity through sound. Behind the scenes, Waddles treats music like another cast member, one that needs direction, intention, purpose and “starts at the script stage.” Tracks are placed not because they sound good, but because they shape the way a scene lands emotionally and the price of course.
“We prioritize what we call our tentpole songs,” she explains. “Each song has a rating — four dollar signs means it’s an expensive piece of music — and we decide which big moments in the script are worth spending on. Then we allocate three, two, or one-dollar-sign songs for the smaller moments. That’s how we decide where to spend the budget on music, whether it’s for emotional beats or fun moments, and then we work backward based on what’s left.”
From West Coast energy to nostalgic R&B to mood-heavy modern rap, every sound choice is doing narrative work. It’s telling the audience what words never say out loud. If earlier seasons introduced the world of Bel-Air, this season sounds like the one where everything gets louder, emotionally, musically, and narratively.
By the time credits roll this season, the audience won’t just walk away remembering scenes. They’ll remember how those scenes felt. They’ll remember the soundtrack of growing up, Bel-Air style. Below, the cast shares their respective character’s season four arc as a mini-playlist.
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Trending on Billboard It’s about to be the sleepless night out at the club you’ve been dreaming of, because Taylor Swift just teamed up with The Chainsmokers to release a remix of “The Fate of Ophelia” that DJs everywhere are going to want to add to their rotations. As announced Tuesday (Nov. 25) by the […]
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Karol G and Feid‘s “Verano Rosa” marks the pair’s first collaborative No. 1 as the song soars to the top of Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (dated Nov. 29). It becomes the third track from Karol’s album Tropicoqueta to claim the top spot. This achievement also earns Karol G her 20th chart-topper and Feid his 11th.
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“Verano Rosa” flies 9-1 on the overall Latin radio ranking with a 55% boost in audience impressions, to 8.9 million, earned in the United States during the tracking week ending Nov. 20th, as reported by Luminate. The track also takes the Greatest Gainer honor, awarded to the song with the largest audience growth of the week.
While multiple two-way collaborations have topped the Latin Airplay chart in 2025, “Verano Rosa” stands out as only the second female-male pairing to achieve the feat. Earlier in the year, Silvestre Dangond and Emilia claimed the No. 1 spot with their hit “Vestido Rojo” (which coincidentally shares the same initials as Karol and Feid’s track, VR) leading the chart for one week in June.
Karol and Feid’s previous collab, “Friki” took them to a No. 36 high on Latin Airplay in 2022. Meanwhile, “+57,” where the pair also teamed up with DFZM, featuring Ovy on The Drums, J Balvin, Maluma, Ryan Castro and Blessd, gave each a top 10 on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, reaching No. 4 high in 2024.
“Verano Rosa” becomes Karol’s 20th No. 1 on Latin Airplay and the third ruler from her No. 1 album Tropicoqueta. The album’s lead single, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” shattered records earlier this year, surpassing Shakira’s “La Tortura,” featuring Alejandro Sanz, with an unmatched 26-week run at the summit of the 31-year-old chart. Second single, “Latin Foreva,” also reached No. 1, on the July 26-dated chart.
For Feid, “Verano” marks his 11th ruler. Prior to the new hit, the Colombian topped the chart for one in April through “Háblame Claro,” with Yandel.
Grupo Cañaveral & Marisela Celebrate First Regional Mexican Airplay No. 1:
Grupo Cañaveral de Humberto Pabón and Marisela claim their first No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, as “Que Bello” climbs to the top after a 4-1 surge with 8 million audience impressions, up 46%, during the tracking period.
The breakthrough marks Grupo Cañaveral’s first No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay after debuting on the chart in 2020. It comes after three prior entries, with two songs peaking at No. 18 as their highest achievement before now.
For Mexican American singer Marisela, “Qué Bello” is a successful return. It’s her first entry on any Billboard chart in over six years, and her first No. 1 on any Billboard chart since her four-week reign with 20 Éxitos Mortales on the Top Latin Pop Albums chart in 2009.
Trending on Billboard Doechii lit up Camp Flog Gnaw during her headlining slot, and spiced her show up by giving Ayo Edebiri a memorable lap dance. Doechii performed at Tyler, the Creator’s 2025 festival over the weekend at Dodger Stadium, and things got heated during her hour-long set once she brought The Bear star on […]
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Travis Scott has made history with his latest Circus Maximus Tour, bringing in over $265 million.
According to Billboard, this officially makes him the highest-grossing solo rap tour of all time. La Flame sold over 2 million tickets across a world tour that hit 20 countries and six continents. It also marked his major comeback following the 2021 Astroworld tragedy in Houston.
The show left ten concertgoers dead and raised questions about the safety at these big shows.
Two years later, Travis returned to the road after the strong reception to his fourth studio album, UTOPIA, which featured 21 Savage, Drake, Playboi Carti, and more. Standout tracks included MELTDOWN, FE!N, and TOPIA TWINS. The Circus Maximus Tour was crafted to be something special, and it delivered.
After announcing the tour, there was another huge announcement. Trav was bringing the show to Egypt and performing UTOPIA in front of the pyramids. This instantly had fans ready to book their travel to Cairo. Soon after the announcement, the Egyptian government chose to decline his request due to “complex production issues.”
Now the Circus Maximus tour has gone down in history.
Since then, the Houston rapper linked up with his collective and dropped a Jackboys 2. Dropping the same day Pusha T & Malice made a comeback as Clipse to drop their album, Let God Sort Em Out. Although the Jackboys project was overshadowed, Don Toliver, SoFaygo, and Sheck Wes still had their moments to prove they’re the next group up.
