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Billboard has more than 200 different weekly charts, encompassing numerous genres and formats.
While established artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically start off on genre-specific lists.
Here’s a look at five artists who appear on surveys for the first time on the March 9, 2024-dated charts.
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Lady London
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The New York City-based rapper, from the Bronx, is officially a Billboard-charting artist for the first time thanks to her collaboration with Jeremih, “Do Something.” The song, released in November on her zodiac-themed debut LP S.O.U.L, debuts at No. 37 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (up 15% in plays Feb. 23-29, according to Luminate). The song samples Mya’s 2000 hit “Best of Me,” featuring Jadakiss.
In a November interview with Billboard, London explained that S.O.U.L. is a concept album detailing her love for astrology. “Do Something” is a Cancer track, she said, and in keeping with the theme, London ensured that Jeremih was a Cancer before recruiting him to appear on the song. Along with Jeremih, the album features collaborations with Capella Grey, Dreezy, Tink and Brooke Valentine, among others.
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Before pursuing music, London planned on becoming an orthopedic surgeon. She graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree before attaining her master’s from the University of Southern California. She told Billboard that graduating was one of her proudest accomplishments: “I was the first in my family to go to college. It was really a big deal. My father didn’t even finish high school. I handed my mom my degree both times when I got my degree. I think that’s why she supports so much — because ‘you said what you were gonna do’.”
London made inroads with “Lisa’s Story,” which samples Foxy Brown’s 1996 single “Get Me Home,” and her 2023 track “Pop Ya Shit,” a viral freestyle (produced by The Neptunes) that samples Birdman and Clipse’s 2002 song “What Happened to That Boy.”
London signed to High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings in March 2023. In a statement following her signing, Def Jam chairman/CEO Tunji Balogun said, “There are artists who challenge you to disregard everything you know and just follow them into the future. Lady London is one of those artists.” Ahead of her signing, Billboard named London one of the Hip-Hop/R&B Artists to Watch in 2022.
Redferrin
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Redferrin (full name: Blake Redferrin), from White House, Tenn., notched his first entry on Billboard’s charts with his debut seven-track EP, Old No. 7. Released Feb. 16 on Warner Music Nashville/WMN, the set entered the March 2-dated Heatseekers Albums chart (which ranks the most popular albums of the week by new or developing acts) at No. 24 with 3,000 equivalent album units earned Feb. 16-22. The set garnered 2,000 units in the latest tracking week.
While the project marks Redferrin’s first chart entry as a recording artist, he has already charted as a songwriter, notably having co-penned Nelly and Florida Georgia Line’s “Lil Bit,” which reached No. 3 on Hot Country Songs in 2020 and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021. He has also written songs for Dean Brody, Kidd G and the Reklaws.
Redferrin – who before beginning his music career was a motocross racer – has a string of dates lined up through August, including supporting roles on Billy Currington, Kip Moore and Niko Moon’s tours.
Glass Beams
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The masked trio, from Melbourne, Australia, reached Billboard’s charts for the first time with its 2021 debut four-song EP Mirage. Released via Research Records, the set opened at No. 14 on the March 2-dated Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The all-instrumental set blends elements of psychedelic jazz, classical, disco and pop. Glass Beams is led by Rajan Silva, who was influenced by Western musical styles and traditional Indian music.
The group’s follow-up EP, the five-track Mahal, is due March 22. The act released its first single from the set, “Mahal,” Feb. 20. The band has a run of European and North American tour dates scheduled through June.
ATARASHII GAKKO!
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The Japanese group lands its first Billboard chart appearance with its single “Hello.” Released Feb. 9 on 88rising Records, the song debuts at No. 37 on Pop Airplay (up 58% in plays). It appears on the soundtrack to the new animated fantasy film The Tiger’s Apprentice, which premiered on Paramount+ Feb. 2. The film stars Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Bowen Yang.
ATARASHII GAKKO! (which translates in English to “new school”) has been releasing music since 2015, including two studio LPs: Maenarawanai (マエナラワナイ) in 2018 and Wakage Gaitaru (若気ガイタル) in 2019. The group comprises members Kanon, Mizyu, Rin and Suzuka.
Jet Trouble
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The singer-songwriter achieves his first entry on Billboard’s charts with his single “I Need You.” Released in July 2023 on TroubleHasbun Publishing, the track debuts at No. 27 on Hot Christian Songs with 472,000 official U.S. streams.
The artist, from Dallas, has been releasing music since 2017, including three studio albums: Warren Park (2017), Son of ’61 (2018) and Though None Go (2022).
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On Thursday (Mar. 7), Pop Conference 2024 will kick off three days of programming that includes a keynote session with funk legend George Clinton, as well as with musical duo and Prince & the Revolution members Wendy & Lisa.
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This year’s PopCan, titled “Legacy! Legacy! Music Collections and Archives,” will be held Mar. 7-9 on the USC University Park campus. For the first time in the annual summit’s 22-year history, Pop Conference will be hosted by the USC Thornton School of Music, in collaboration with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
“For 22 years the Pop Conference has been an incredible gathering of pop music writers, journalists, critics, scholars and musicians,” says dean of the USC Thornton School of Music Jason King, who serves as the USC conference producer and keynote curator for PopCon. “It’s an unparalleled opportunity to engage in sustained, thoughtful discussion on pop music over the course of a weekend.
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“This year’s theme—all about music legacies, archives and collections—is a topical one, given that we’re living in a moment where we are witnessing polarizing cultural debates around the value of history, memory and the past,” King continues. “I’m so happy to bring this conference to USC and Los Angeles.”
The first day of PopCan will be highlighted by A Little Light Under the Sun: The Unstoppable Funky Genius and Cosmic Legacy of George Clinton, in which the icon will discuss “history, legacy and impact in relationship to his personal archives and history,” per programming. On Friday night (Mar. 8), Wendy & Lisa will be in conversation with Timothy Anne Burnside, museum curatorial specialist at the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture.
In addition, a roundtable discussion “A Seat at the (Mother)Ship: The Reclamation of Women’s Stories in Parliament-Funkadelic” will center and recognize the women who became fundamental in building the legacy of P-Funk. PopCon programming will be rounded out by more panels and discussions, mentorship sessions and performances.
Pop Conference 2024 is free and open to the public, with advance registration here.
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In the 15 years since K-pop’s early international pioneers BoA and the Wonder Girls made their respective marks on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 charts back in 2009, the Korean pop industry has made significant strides on the Billboard charts — and never has its crossover success been more apparent than now.
In 2023 alone, 35 different K-pop albums entered the Billboard 200, and five took the No. 1 spot. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION hit the top spot in February, Stray Kids’ 5-STAR reigned for a week in June, NewJeans’ Get Up took over in August, Stray Kids scored a second No. 1 this year with ROCK-STAR in November, before ATEEZ snagged their first chart-topper with The World EP.Fin: Will in December.
Over on the Hot 100, Jimin of BTS opened a new chapter of K-pop history when he became the first South Korean solo artist to hit No. 1 on the chart with his solo single “Like Crazy.” His bandmate Jung Kook followed soon after when “Seven” (featuring Latto) debuted atop the Hot 100 and set the stage for the star to set a new record with three top five solo hits so far. Elsewhere, artists like BIGBANG’s Taeyang, NewJeans, FIFTY FIFTY, Stray Kids and Jennie of BLACKPINK all earned their first Hot 100 entries, while TWICE and BTS members J-Hope, Agust D and V all added additional entries to their Hot 100 collections.
Of course, many artists also spent time connecting with their global fans, thanks to massive tours across the globe. Acts like SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, NCT, TWICE, aespa, LE SSERAFIM, (G)I-DLE, ITZY, Agust D and more played the largest venues of their career, further displaying K-pop’s impact on the live market.
Ahead of the launch of Billboard Korea — with a kick-off event in Seoul set for May, where the artists on this list will be invited as the guests of honor, and the first issue, Billboard K Vol.1, scheduled for release in June — we’ve compiled the inaugural Billboard K-Pop Artist 100 list, with rankings based on activity on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard Boxscore (touring) data for the charts dated Jan. 7, 2023, through Dec. 30, 2023. (In most cases, group members are listed together, except for where notable solo activity separates the artists.)
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Yuna (ITZY)
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Joe Keery has already solidified himself as a breakthrough actor during his run as heartthrob Steve Harrington in Netflix’s Stranger Things. Now, he’s officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist.
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Keery debuts on the March 2-dated chart under his musical pseudonym Djo, his synth-pop solo project, with his breakout viral hit “End of Beginning.” The song starts at No. 51 entirely from its official U.S. streaming sum: 8.4 million in the Feb. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate. That’s a 194% increase from the week before.
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Keery initially released the song in 2022 on his sophomore solo album Decide, but it recently began surging on TikTok. Billboard reported that over Feb. 16-19, the track earned 5.3 million streams, up more than 200% from Feb. 9-12 (1.7 million). The uptick was sparked by a trend in which TikTok users have taken the chorus lyric, “And when I’m back in Chicago, I feel it / Another version of me, I was in it / I wave goodbye to the end of beginning,” to soundtrack clips of Chicago or their own hometown. “End of Beginning” has been used in over 18,000 TikToks to date.
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On Feb. 9, Keery uploaded a video on his TikTok page of him riding the subway, saying he’s been “tokked,” referencing the song’s sudden popularity.
Keery has been releasing music for nearly a decade. He was a member of the Chicago psych-rock band Post Animal from 2015-18 and launched his solo career as Djo in 2019. He has self-released two solo full-lengths under exclusive license to AWAL: Twenty Twenty (in 2019) and Decide (2022). He has also performed at festivals including Boston Calling, BottleRock, Lollapalooza and Shaky Knees.
In a 2022 Billboard feature, Keery explained his philosophy about making music. “I say that [music] is a hobby because it’s a freeing way to think about it,” he said. “The second I start to get too precious with something, I inhibit myself. If you’re less worried about making mistakes, you might make something crazy or exciting. That’s what I’m focused on doing.”
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