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Linkin Park lands its 12th No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as “Heavy Is the Crown” lifts a spot to the top of the tally dated Feb. 15.
The song is the band’s fourth No. 1 in as many tries dating to 2023, when “Lost” reigned for eight weeks. “Friendly Fire” followed for a week last April and “The Emptiness Machine” ruled for six frames beginning in October.
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With 12 total Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1s, the sextet ties Disturbed for the eighth-most leaders in the chart’s history (which dates to 1981). Of those, 10 came with vocals from late singer Chester Bennington or rapper/singer Mike Shinoda, while new vocalist Emily Armstrong has taken the reins of the two most recent rulers alongside Shinoda.
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Most No. 1s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:19, Shinedown18, Three Days Grace15, Five Finger Death Punch14, Foo Fighters14, Metallica13, Godsmack13, Van Halen12, Disturbed12, Linkin Park
Linkin Park first led Mainstream Rock Airplay in 2003 with “Somewhere I Belong.” The group first appeared on the survey in 2000, when “One Step Closer” debuted; it peaked at No. 4 in January 2001, marking the band’s first of 21 top 10s.
Concurrently, “Heavy Is the Crown” rises 13-12 on Alternative Airplay. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it reigns for a fourth week via 5.3 million audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 6, according to Luminate.
On the most recently published Hot Hard Rock Songs list (dated Feb. 8, reflecting the Jan. 24-30 tracking period), “Heavy Is the Crown” ranked at No. 2; “The Emptiness Machine” led for 21st week. In addition to its radio airplay, the former drew 1.7 million official U.S. streams, up 3%.
“Heavy Is the Crown” is the second single from From Zero, Linkin Park’s eighth studio album and first with Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain. The set launched at No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart in November and has earned 287,000 equivalent album units to date.
All Billboard charts dated Feb. 15 will update Tuesday, Feb. 11, on Billboard.com.
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After the devastating Eaton and Hurst fires impacted the community of Altadena in California, local residents share their firsthand stories of how the fires burned their homes down, how they’re trying to rebuild and more.
Keep watching this Billboard News special to learn more about those impacted.
Julian Perry:Just seeing around, like the waves of black smoke coming over the houses and looking down the street, and I can’t even see down the street, but I can see the house over there. You know, it was fully engulfed in flames.
Adam Clingmon:I lived here for 40 years. This was just my community. This is where I grew up, my neighbors, my friends, we got the emergency text around 6:30, maybe little earlier than that. Then we saw it on TV that there was a fire in Eaton Canyon. And maybe 15 minutes after that, we get another text saying that we have to evacuate.
The Edwards Family:Every house, except for three on our street, burned down. And then she lives pretty far. I remember … Yeah, one mile, far in the sense of a fire, but yeah, she lives exactly one mile away, west of it.
Julian Perry:Hearing the loud explosions and the pops and that crunch of the wood was, you know, was terrifying.
Adam Clingmon:Most people are freaking out. I’m staying calm thinking, like, “You know, we’ve had these before, it’ll be all right.” And so we start packing stuff up. My mom, my sister, my nephew, they evacuate. My dad wants to stay. So I was like, “I’m gonna stay as long as my dad stays.” But then around 8:39 o’clock, the power goes out, and that’s when it gets scary. And then we go outside, and we can see a huge glow on the mountain, a huge glow. That’s when I got scared.
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Gelo became an overnight rap sensation when “Tweaker” dropped, and today, he exclusively reveals to Billboard the star feature on the “Tweaker” Remix. He shares how his hit came to life, why he chose to sign with Def Jam, debuting on the Hot 100, album plans and more!
Michael Saponara:
So we gotta talk about “Tweaker” here. It’s going crazy out here, walk me through how this came together. What was… When you started writing for it and then recording it? Paint that whole picture for us.
Gelo:
I had to, like, I always get, like, a little itch to write. If I feel like that, I go make some songs. Well, I wrote it in the garage, but I was feeling like, a certain way, and then I just got to thinking and writing and sh–. That’s what I came up with, though. But at the end of that, like, I knew that sh– was gonna be great. Like, I was like, wow.
So you’re like, “This is a hit here.” Right?
I played it all the way home. I’m like, yeah, “This goes hard.” Like, it’s gonna be it.
So were you sending it out? Does LaVar get to hear it? Does LaMelo hear it? Does Lonzo hear it?
I sent it to Melo and Zo, like, two of my friends, like, nothing. It’s not going to be spreading like that.
Gotcha. And they all thought it was out of here too?
I do that with all my music, though. I got other songs I like more than “Tweaker,” but it’s coming.
And how long, I guess, before we heard it? Did you write the record and record it?
I wrote that, like three weeks ago.
Oh, wow, so this is all fresh.
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After the devastating Hurst fire impacted the community of Altadena, Calif., in January, The Game heads out to the community of Altadena where he interviews first responders, local high school coaches and more about their survival stories from the Hurst fire.
Keep watching this Billboard News special to learn more about those impacted.
The Game:
This is some serious… It’s serious business, man, and after this experience, now, when I hear a fire truck coming down the street, I’m pulling over and I’m not annoyed because usually it’s like “agh I got to pull over.”
Firefighter 1:
Over there we have our kitchen.
The Game:
You know I like to eat. Is he a good cook?
Firefighter 2:
The best!
The Game:
So you guys went up?
Firefighter 1:
I mean, I was here the day that everything happened.
The Game:
Wow.
Firefighter 1:
It was myself and one of the partners. But unfortunately, he’s not here.
The Game:
How was that?
Firefighter 1:
It was one event where we thought that something was gonna happen and it just led to something way out of our hands.
The Game:
My like, my hat’s on, but it’s off to you guys, man.
DeAnthony Langston:
These guys are personal friends of mine. They’re high school coaches here. This is actually Tony’s crib that he grew up in right now. His mom’s crib right there, but all of them have their unique stories about how they were devastated about that right there. But this was a predominantly African American neighborhood, and just to see this is terrible man, and you coming out says a lot about you, man. And so I’d like everybody to introduce themselves and tell them what school you coach at.
Tim Tucker:
Not only were these fires big for our basketball program, two of our players lost their homes, but I also have residential treatment centers for kids. So I have group homes for kids. And we lost our girl’s house.
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Nicky Jam sits down with Billboard to share details about changing record labels, a new album on the way and more!
Are you excited for Nicky’s new music? Let us know in the comments!
Nicky Jam:This new album is like a new Nicky Jam.
Tetris Kelly:Nicky Jam has changed his record label, and we have the exclusive interview and announcement.
Leila Cobo:Nicky, you are switching record labels after a long time with Sony. So where are you going, first of all?
Nicky Jam:I’m going to Virgin Records. I went with my gut. I thought it was the best move to do. I have too much respect for AFO, the president of Sony Records, Sony Latin Records. It’s just sometimes you feel like you have to move. You know, it’s nothing personal, you know, it’s a mix of business and something that I just felt in my gut that it was the best move to do. I’m very spontaneous, and it’s just the way I am. I could say just, you know, I’m a bohemian. You know, I take my luggage and I go wherever I have to go, and it’s just the way I am.
Leila Cobo: What were they offering you that you liked, or what did they bring to the table?
Nicky Jam:A lot of things, man, family wise, their whole team and the creative part. This corporate way of coming out with music, to kill the buzz of the music, the momentum of the music, you have to wait four, five, six months to come out with a single. With these people at Virgin, I don’t have to wait. If I feel that a song’s gonna be a hit in a moment. They are not gonna mess with my creative part. And they’re gonna say, go ahead and come out. And that’s the way Bad Bunny works.
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Ye speaks up about his take on the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef, and he’s telling the crowd to not count Drake out. Keep watching to see what he had to say! Do you think Drake still has a shot at redemption? Let us know in the comments below! Ye: Or at least he took […]
On the Grammys 2025 red carpet, Mustard, Kehlani, Zedd and more predict who will win the Super Bowl LIX this upcoming Sunday, Feb. 9.
Who do you think will win? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly:
Eagles or Chiefs?
Mustard:
I’m gonna go Chiefs. Man, I’m gonna go Chiefs. I’m a 49ers fan, but I like Cheifs for this game.
Rich the Kid:
Eagles.
Tetris Kelly:
Okay, just making sure,
Zedd:
Okay, I was rooting for somebody who’s no longer in, so I don’t know. Okay, part of me does not want the same team to win this many times in a row, but the other team knocked out the team I was rooting for it. As you can tell, I’m not naming anyone, right?
Tetris Kelly:
He’s being very specific.
Rania Aniftos:
We could deduce.
Zedd:
But I’m rooting for a really good game.
Rania Aniftos:
Period.
Tetris Kelly:
Safe answer, are you a politician Zedd? You got any skin in the game, you know, Chiefs? Eagles?
Durand Bernarr:
So I just started going… No, I’ll go to football games like in person, but like, you know that’s where the energy is.
Rania Aniftos
Yeah, I agree.
Durand Bernarr:
You gotta let me know who’s, you know, team I’m rooting for, so I can coordinate with my outfit.
Rania Aniftos:
I agree, I’m the same!
Omarion:
I’m looking forward to Kendrick Lamar’s performance.
Dan Nigro:
You can’t ask me that. You look in the crowd, I might be at the game.
Kehlani:
Oh, football.
Tetris Kelly:
That’s how I feel, too, don’t worry about it.
Kehlani:
I’m like, touchdown go! I’m so sorry. Um Kendrick!
Tetris Kelly:
Okay, there we go.