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Ed Sheeran’s +–=÷× (Tour Collection) is back at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart on Friday (June 6) as excitement builds for his new LP, Play.
The collection is made up of Sheeran’s hits from his Mathematical series of records: 2011’s + (Plus), 2014’s × (Multiply), 2017’s ÷ (Divide), 2021’s = (Equals), and 2023’s – (Subtract). A number of songs from 2019’s standalone No.6 Collaboration Project, including songs with Justin Bieber (“I Don’t Care”) and Rudimental (“Lay It On Me”), also feature on the tracklist.
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The LP was released in September 2024 and first hit the top spot back in January, remaining in the top 10 ever since. On Sept. 12, Sheeran will share his new studio album, Play, his eighth, and on Thursday (June 5), he shared the latest taster of the record with “Sapphire,” following previous singles “Azizam” and “Old Phone.”
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As she shares the Jack Antonoff-produced single “Manchild” and headlines Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet holds steady at No. 2 and earns a 41st week on the chart.
Miley Cyrus’ ninth LP, Something Beautiful, is the week’s highest new entry at No. 3; she has hit the top spot only twice in her career with 2013’s Bangerz and 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation. Greatest hits collections by Fleetwood Mac (50 Years – Don’t Stop, No. 4) and The Weeknd (The Highlights, No. 5) complete the top five.
Following news of her reacquisition of her masters, Taylor Swift’s Reputation (2017) enjoys a 63-position leap up to No. 7, experiencing a 146% week-on-week uplift. Reputation and her self-titled debut are the only LPs from her Big Machine era not to be re-recorded by Swift, and fans are uncertain whether Reputation will get the Taylor’s Version treatment. (Taylor Swift has already been “completely re-recorded,” according to the superstar.) Albums from Garbage (Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, No. 24) and The National frontman Matt Berninger (Get Sunk, No. 27) also make top 40 debuts.
Sombr scores his first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart, as “Back to Friends” completes a 10-week trip to the top of the Alternative Airplay list dated June 14. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news By taking 10 weeks from debut to reign, “Back to Friends” […]
The Billboard Canada Screen Composers of the Year Award has its inaugural shortlist.
The award, presented by SOCAN, is shining a light on five talented composers who have made a global impact, scoring some of the most powerful moments in film and television.
Together, these musicians are responsible for the sounds behind some of the most talked about television and cinema of the past year, from The White Lotus to Palm Royale, massive IMAX documentaries to video games to major broadcasts of one of Canada’s national pastimes: hockey.
The winner will be announced at Billboard Canada Power Players on June 11, giving these pivotal artists – often positioned behind the scenes – a position onstage alongside the most powerful executives in Canadian music.
The shortlisters include:
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Cristobal Tapia de Veer – A three-time Emmy and BAFTA-winning composer who’s known for work on critically acclaimed series like HBO’s The White Lotus, C4’s Utopia, Black Mirror, and No. 1 box office surprise hit Smile.
Andrew Lockington – Hybrid composer for sci-fi film Atlas, Mayor Of Kingstown, Lioness and Landman. An avid Maple Leafs fan, he also composed the theme for Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey NHL broadcast series.
Michelle Osis – Four-time Canadian Screen Award nominee Michelle Osis is best known for her score to the gigantic screen documentary TRex in IMAX, as well as for her collaborations with composer Mark Korven on Netflix’s Don’t Move and the MGM+ series Billy the Kid. With partner Terry Benn, she’s composed for Carved for Disney+ and the festival favourites film Dark Match and Sway.
Mark Korven – Award-winning composer Mark Korven is best known for his scores to the A24 features The Witch and The Lighthouse, and for the over 10 million YouTube views of him performing on his invention, the Apprehension Engine. The last two years have seen him working The Black Phone, The First Omen and Until Dawn for Sony Playstation.
Jeff Toyne – Toyne’s score to Apple TV+’s Palm Royale (Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Carol Burnett) combines jazz, Latin and orchestral elements to evoke the 1960s and has won multiple Emmys and Canadian Screen Music Awards, among others.
Read more about all the nominees here.
deadmau5 & REZZ, Khalid Star on the Cover of Billboard Canada
Billboard is bringing the Billboard Summit to Canada next Wednesday (June 11) at Toronto’s NXNE, and one of the standout panels is a conversation between deadmau5 and REZZ. This week, the pair appeared on the cover of Billboard Canada to unpack their creative process in a rare joint interview.
“We produce in two totally different ways,” says Joel Zimmerman, the man behind deadmau5. “I am so old school and she is so new school.”
Both artists hail from Niagara Falls, Ontario, and both are known for their innovative production, DIY ethos and big-stage spectacle. They’re both big thinkers and big presences, instantly recognizable for their larger-than-life visual trademarks – deadmau5 with his signature LED mau5head helmet and REZZ with her hypnotic spinning light glasses – and they both have dedicated cult fanbases.
REZZ – born Isabelle Rezazadeh – cites deadmau5 as an immeasurable influence.
“He essentially birthed me as a producer,” she says. “He birthed my entire interest in making music.”
In 2021, deadmau5 and REZZ officially joined forces with their first on-record collaboration, “Hypnocurrency.” It’s dark, spellbinding and meticulously layered – a slow-burning cinematic journey that lands squarely between their two sonic worlds. To create it, they both had to step outside their comfort zones.
When asked what he learned from working with REZZ, deadmau5 doesn’t miss a beat.
“I learned that there are BPMs that actually do exist below 128,” he deadpans. “I didn’t know that all you had to do was click on the number and drag it down.”
The two give unprecedented access into how they create, including a tease of another upcoming track as REZZMAU5.
Read the full story here and get your tickets to Billboard Summit here.
Khalid will headline Billboard Canada The Stage at NXNE the following day, on June 12. He also joined Billboard for a cover story for Billboard Canada and Billboard that dropped today.
The R&B and pop artist talks about his ‘flirty side,’ gay identity and the myth that he’s an introvert. “My new era of music feels like I’m finally ready to be the artist I’ve always dreamt of being,” he says. “It goes back to the regressions of when I was a child — imagining myself and thinking, ‘I want to be this artist one day.’ Now I feel like I have the confidence to finally be that artist.”
Read the full story here.
Lil Wayne has long had a fascination with rock. The rapper even released a whole album devoted to his love of the genre back in 2010, Rebirth. He also appears to have a specific thing for Weezer, who prefaced his rock pivot in 2009 by inviting the legendary New Orleans MC to appear on their […]
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BMF (Black Mafia Family) is back for season four! If you’ve been meaning to catch up on the drama, it’s a great time to binge older episodes before you watch the new episode premiering on Friday (June 6).
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Want to watch BMF online? The TV series is available to watch on Starz.
BMF returns with new episodes airing Fridays. Want to watch catch up on the season? Subscribe to Starz as an add-on to Prime Video.
Right now, you can sign up for Starz on Prime Video for an additional $10.99 per month. This price is on top of your Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription price. However, Starz is offering a seven-day free trial before adding it on to your Amazon account.
For those who don’t have cable, satellite or TV via internet provider, Starz is available on Prime Video, Sling TV, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon Fios, Hulu, Xfinity and other streamers. See a full list of partnered providers here.
Starz is offered as an add-on with Philo ($28 per month after one week free), Fubo (from $64.99 for the first month of service after a week free) and Sling (starting as low as $23 for the first month).
What time does BMF usually come on TV? The new season drops on Friday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Starz. New episodes premiere on every Friday at the same time until the season finale on Aug. 8. You can subscribe to Starz as low as $3 per month for six months.
With Starz, you can binge previous seasons of BMF, along with the new season. And you can stream from your TV, smartphone or another compatible device via the Starz app (use ExpressVPN to watch internationally).
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Whether you’re looking for a free trial, or discounted subscription, your best bet would be to go through a third party, such as Hulu, Prime Video or DirecTV.
From executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and writer Randy Huggins, BMF, which premiered in 2021, follows Demetrius “Meech” (Demetrius Flenory Jr.) and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory’s (Da’Vinchi) pursuit to establish a hip-hop record label as a legitimate and legal face for their criminal activities, drugs and money laundering, during the mid ’90s.
The cast of BMF also stars Russell Hornsby, Michole Briana White, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Ajiona Alexus, Myles Truitt, Steve Harris, La La Anthony, Kelly Hu and others. For season four, the TV series has a soundtrack featuring music from rapper and producer Tony K.
Starz is the home to hit original and limited series such as The Couple Next Door, Fat Joe Talks, Gaslit, P-Valley, BMF, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Power Book IV: Force and much more.
BMF season four premieres on Starz on Friday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In the meantime, watch a trailer for BMF’s new season, below:
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Glass skin isn’t too hard to achieve when you have brands such as Medicube backing you up. The viral South Korean skincare brand has amassed a ton of fans, especially within the past few years, thanks to its fame on TikTok. Medicube also boasts a big celeb following, beloved by A-listers including Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner, influencer Alix Earle, Kyle Richards, Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Khloé Kardashian.
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If you’re looking to grab some of Medicube’s celeb-loved products without breaking the bank, you’re in luck. Amazon is currently having a sale on Medicube’s top sellers, from toner pads to collagen face masks. We’ve picked out seven products from the sale ranging in price from $15 to $79 that may help your skin looking flawless in no time. Keep reading. Your dream skin awaits.
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Medicube Zero Pore Pads 2.0
Toner pads with a textured finish.
These Zero Pore Pads 2.0 are true to the name in that they may help minimize pores in the blink of an eye. For those seeking smoother skin, you’ve come to the right place. Each pad features an exfoliating textured side and a smooth side. The pads are soaked in a mixture of BHA and AHA, or in non-skincare speak, chemical exfoliants that gently help rid the skin of dirt and dead skin.
Soothing botanical extracts such as lavender essence also calm skin, helping reduce redness after exfoliating. After cleansing, you’ll want to use the exfoliating side, swiping gently over the skin, followed by the silky side. Finish by patting the product lightly into your skin. Medicube features a whole slew of toner products that target specific skin needs, including brightening dark spots and battling redness.
Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Brightening Gold Jelly Gel Mask
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A brightening jelly mask made of kojic acid and tumeric.
Medicube’s Kojic Acid Turmeric Brightening Gold Jelly Gel Mask is not only luxurious, but can be nourishing as well. The jelly-like mask contains kojic acid, turmeric and niacinamide, a mix that works together to help boost your skin’s radiance, brightening the complexion for that dewy glass skin finish. You’ll know the mask is working because it changes color upon optimal absorption, from opaque to transparent. How cool is that?
This sheet mask is meant to be worn for a while — we’re talking up to three to four hours. To cut down on the absorption time, we recommend using this product as a final step in your nighttime skincare routine. Just slap it on before you hit the sheets, and you could wake up to the glassiest, most hydrated skin you’ve ever seen. Talk about beauty sleep.
Medicube Deep Vitamin C Golden Capsule Face Moisturizer
$16.90
$21.90
23% off
A facial moisturizer with Vitamin C capsules suspended in the formula.
This Deep Vitamin C Golden Capsule Face Moisturizer went viral on TikTok, and for good reason. The formula is jam-packed with nourishing ingredients to brighten, and features a unique popping boba-esque texture too. These vitamin C stabilized liposome capsules suspended in the formula work to visibly reduce the look of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation while boosting collagen.
You just pop the little skin-safe capsules on the back of your hand and mix it into the formula. If you want more vitamin C, you can scoop up more of the little capsules and mix them up to create a unique formula for your skincare needs. This formula moisturizes too, thanks to a mix of 50% sea buckthorn extract and 5% niacinamide. This popping capsule concept is available in two other Medicube formulas on Amazon, for hydration and spot treatment.
Medicube Collagen Overnight Wrapping Peel Off Facial Mask Pack
$17.00
$18.90
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A collagen face mask that is peel off.
Nobody wants dull skin. Medicube’s Collagen Overnight Wrapping Peel-Off Facial Mask Pack may help remedy it. The mask’s unique formula is peel-off, creating a film on the skin that hydrates for up to eight hours after use. You’ve got ceramide NP to help boost your skin barrier and hydration, collagen extract to enhance skin elasticity and adenosine to aid in reducing fine lines. Plus, the mask peels off satisfyingly in one piece for easy clean-up. There’s also a kojic acid and turmeric version available on Amazon for those looking to focus on brightening the skin.
Medicube Salmon DNA PDRN Pink Peptide Serum
$18.90
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A glowy pink peptide serum.
Kylie Jenner is a fan of this peptide serum. So much so that she shared this product as one of her many Medicube faves while shopping at Medicube’s Glowland pop-up in Los Angeles in March. The Jenner-approved pretty pink serum targets dull and dry skin, aiming to create a glassy look to the skin thanks to salmon DNA PDRN, a form of DNA extracted from salmon.
This strange but wonderful ingredient stimulates skin renewal and repair, giving your skin a clearer, more luminous look without much effort. Drop a few drips into the palm of your hands, rub them together and massage into the skin. We implore you: Do not put the applicator on your skin. You’ve likely seen influencers doing this, but just don’t. It’s unhygienic and introduces bacteria to the dropper. Yuck.
Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream
$19.98
$33.00
39% off
Collagen cream in a jelly formula.
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, included this jelly moisturizer on her recently launched ShopMy site. Retailing for $19.98, this funky cream features a jelly-like consistency and is imbued with collagen that promotes firmness and vibrancy. The jelly is also silicone-free, lightly scented and free of any skin irritants so our friends with skin sensitivities can use this product as well. When this cream is used, the end result can be bouncy and soft skin that’s tight and shiny.
Medicube Mini Booster Pro Pink
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$89.99
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A skincare facial tool.
If you’re like us, you don’t have enough money to shell out on weekly facials. Medicube’s Mini Booster Pro Pink gives you a facial experience at home, and for cheap, too. Used by celebs such as Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Khloe Kardashian, this product is a beauty wand that is used to help enhance the absorption of your serums or moisturizers.
To use, apply skincare as usual and massage in with the device in a circular motion on Booster Mode. How does it work? Well, the device aims to help open up the skin, allowing deeper penetration of active ingredients in your skincare products so they’re able to penetrate and do what they need to do. There’s also an Air Shot mode that can be used on dry skin to eliminate bacteria and reduce enlarged oil glands.
Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” leads Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for an eighth total and consecutive week. It holds atop the June 14-dated list with 27.1 million audience impressions (down 9% week-over-week) May 30-June 5, according to Luminate.
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Concurrently, “Just in Case,” the Sneedville, Tenn., native’s latest single being worked to country radio, gives Wallen his 20th Country Airplay top 10 — 17 of which have hit No. 1. It rises 11-10 with a 10% advance to 17.7 million in reach. (Plus, Wallen’s “I Ain’t Coming Back,” featuring Post Malone, ranks at its No. 32 high, up 9% to 2.9 million.)
“I’m the Problem” is the third Country Airplay No. 1 and title track from Wallen’s new album, which launched atop the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums (dated May 31) with 2025’s largest week by equivalent album units: 493,000 in the United States.
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Since the Country Airplay chart launched in January 1990, “I’m the Problem” is just the sixth hit to dominate for eight or more weeks — and Wallen owns three of them, as his latest joins “You Proof” (10 weeks at No. 1 beginning in October 2022) and “Last Night” (eight weeks, 2023).
The other three such supremacies are Nate Smith’s “World on Fire” (10 weeks, 2023-24), Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett’s “It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere” (eight, 2003), and Lonestar’s “Amazed” (eight, 1999).
Meanwhile, Wallen ties Luke Combs for the most Country Airplay top 10s dating to the former’s first week in the tier — on the May 12, 2018, chart, “Up Down,” featuring Florida Georgia Line, reached the region on its way to No. 1. (Combs boasts 22 total top 10s, having notched his first two in 2017.)
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Weezy F. Baby and the F is for finally
After a seven-year drought, Lil Wayne drops a new installment in his iconic “Carter” series with Tha Carter VI. This classic series has long been a staple in Hip-Hop culture, highly anticipated by fans and critics alike. Tha Carter I marked Wayne’s arrival on the national scene with bangers like “Go DJ.” By Carter II, he had begun maturing into his own sound, striking a balance between lyrical prowess and radio-friendly hits like “Fireman” and “Hustler Musik,” the kind of tracks that made listeners want to hustle harder.
Then came Tha Carter III, the era when the New Orleans rapper became a bona fide superstar, selling over one million copies in a single week. Yes, you read that right, in one week.
Now we fast forward to Tha Carter VI. Surprisingly, the usual suspects, Drake and Nicki Minaj, are absent. Instead, Wayne brings in an eclectic mix of artists, including BigXthaPlug, country artist Jelly Roll, his ATL partner 2 Chainz, and a few others. To be honest, the feature list is underwhelming. Where’s Drake? T-Pain? Even Rick Ross, though that omission might be due to Ross’s loyalty to Drake.
The album kicks off with “King Carter,” featuring a woman speaking about Wayne’s legacy and declaring that his impact “will never die.” There are no bars, just a mood-setting intro, let the beat build (pun intended). “Welcome to Tha Carter” opens with that iconic lighter flick, and Wayne delivers witty bars like “Smoking on a pure-L, no sanitizer.” Classic Wayne, sharp, funny, and effortlessly smooth.
“Bells” features a super unorthodox flow, but it doesn’t quite land. A for effort, but it’s a skip.
On “Hip-Hop,” BigXthaPlug and Weezy unexpectedly vibe well together. If you’re a fan of raspy-voiced Wayne, this track is for you. “Sharks” sounds like a failed attempt to break into Country radio. A T-Pain feature would’ve elevated it, Jelly Roll just doesn’t click here. “Banned from NO” brings the punchlines and double entendres we love from Wayne, a strong return to form.
“The Days” needed someone like Bruno Mars on the hook. The chorus is weak, though Wayne keeps it afloat. “Cotton Cotton” is rapid-fire from start to finish. Wayne doesn’t let up, and 2 Chainz seals the deal.
“Flex Up” is a gym playlist must-add — high energy and nonstop bars. “Island Holiday,” however, misses the mark. It sounds like a Maroon 5 leftover. Hearing Wayne say “demon time” is… unsettling.
Check out the full rating breakdown of each song from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI below.
1. King Carter (Intro, no rating)
2. Welcome To Tha Carter – 6/10
3. Bells – 4/10
4. Hip-Hop – 7.5/10
5. Sharks – 4/10
6. Banned From NO – 8/10
7. The Days – 5.5/10
8. Cotton Candy – 9/10
9. Flex Up – 7.5/10
10. Island Holiday – 5/10
11. Loki’s Theme – 5/10
12. If I Played A Guitar – 3/10
13. Peanuts 2 N Elephant – 3.5/10
14. Rari – 3.5/10
15. Maria – 4/10
16. Bein Myself – 5/10
17. Mula Komin In – 4/10
18. Alone In The Studio With My Gun – 3.5/10
19. Written History – 5.5/10
20. Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter VI” OVerall Rating: 5.8/10
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