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Trending on Billboard Kehlani celebrated a new career milestone when her R&B smash “Folded” reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week (chart dated Nov. 8). “First top 10 on Billboard. lucky #7 gratitude is endless,” they wrote on Instagram Monday (Nov. 3) prior to performing “Folded” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that night. Following its […]
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Kehlani bags her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Folded” snags the summit on the list dated Nov. 8. The single advances after five weeks in the runner-up spot and likewise captures the crown on the Hot R&B Songs list.
“Folded,” released on Atlantic Records, traces its coronation week on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart to a combination of 13 million streams, 32.9 million in airplay audience and 3,000 sold in the United States for the tracking week of Oct. 24-30, according to Luminate, gains of 35%, 11% and 74%, respectively.
Streaming and sales improvements were aided by the release of the six-song “Homage Pack,” which remixed “Folded” with different R&B singers. The collection features individual remixes for the song with Brandy, Toni Braxton, JoJo, Mario, Ne-Yo and Tank, respectively. The first five versions all combine with the original “Folded” entry for charting and data purposes; the Tank edition, which recasts Kehlani’s vocals in a less-prominent way, is tracked separately. As the original “Folded” contributes most of the chart activity, no featured artists were added to the song’s billing.
Kehlani claims their first No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with their 19th career appearance, stretching back to 2016’s “Gangsta,” which debuted at No. 20 in August 2016 and peaked at No. 13 the following month. That rank remained Kehlani’s best result until this year; in addition to the “Folded” rise, they came close to the top slot via a feature on Cardi B’s “Safe,” which peaked at No. 3 last month.
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Elsewhere, as “Folded” tops Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it repeats its rise from runner-up to top dog on the Hot R&B Songs chart, dethroning Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” on both rankings. It likewise is the Kehlani’s first No. 1 entry there; the singer-songwriter previously reached a No. 4 best via the Ty Dolla $ign-featuring “Nights Like This” in 2019 and the Tory Lanez-assisted “Can I” the next year.
In addition to its new crowns, “Folded” continues to unwrap new career milestones across other charts. This week, it becomes Kehlani’s first top 10 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, where it darts 14-7, and marks their first top 10 visit on both the Streaming Songs (28-10) and Radio Songs (11-8) charts.
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Chris Brown doubles up on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart by occupying the top two spots of the radio ranking dated Nov. 8. The singer’s “It Depends,” featuring Bryson Tiller, rises 2-1, while former champ “Residuals” rebounds 3-2. With the pair, Brown pulls the double play for the third time in his career, and first instance since 2014.
“It Depends,” released on Brown’s CBE imprint and RCA Records, becomes Brown’s 12th No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, tying Lil Wayne’s count for the third-most among all acts. Tiller, meanwhile, nabs his third champ after his two-week No. 1 “Don’t” in 2016 and via he and Rihanna’s featured spots on DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts,” a five-week leader the following year.
“It Depends” ascends from the runner-up spot to rule R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from panel-contributing adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations. There, the single jumped to 22.4 million audience impressions in the United States for the week of Oct. 24-30, according to Luminate, up 15% from the prior week’s total of 19.4 million. The nearly 3 million audience upsurge secures “It Depends” the Greatest Gainer award, given weekly to the song with the largest increase in audience.
Plus, Brown’s nine-week leader “Residuals,” which ruled at various times between February and August, rallies 3-2. In its 65th week on the chart, the single improved 6% to 20 million in audience for the tracking week.
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With “It Depends” and “Residuals,” Brown links a fifth occasion of appearing on the Nos. 1 and 2 songs on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. It’s the first time, however, he is the lead act on both tracks. He previously was on the top two titles simultaneously:
On the Nov. 25, 2006, chart with his own No. 1 “Say Goodbye,” and he and Johnta Austin’s features on the runner-up, Bow Wow’s “Shortie Like Mine.”
For three weeks of Nov. 15 – Nov. 29, 2014 charts via he, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih’s featured appearances on DJ Khaled’s No. 1 “Hold You Down” and his own No. 2, “New Flame,” featuring Usher and Rick Ross
Moreover, “It Depends” is Brown’s 12th No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, tying Lil Wayne for the third-most among all artists since the chart began in April 1992. The pair trail only Drake (29) and Usher (16) on the leaderboard. As Brown makes it to a dozen leaders, here’s a review of the chart-topping collection:
“Say Goodbye,” six weeks at No. 1, beginning Oct. 14, 2006
“Deuces,” feat. Tyga and Kevin McCall; nine, Sept. 11, 2010
“Look at Me Now,” feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes; eight, April 2, 2011
“Loyal,” feat. Lil Wayne and French Montana or Too $hort or Tyga; eight, June 7, 2014
“New Flame,” feat. Usher and Rick Ross; four, Oct. 25, 2014
“Hold You Down,” DJ Khaled feat. Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih; five, Nov. 15, 2014
“All Eyes on You,” Meek Mill feat. Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj; one, Sept. 26, 2015
“No Guidance,” feat. Drake; 27, Aug. 24, 2019
“Go Crazy,” with Young Thug; 29, Aug. 22, 2020
“Under the Influence,” two, March 25, 2023
“Residuals,” nine, Feb. 15, 2025
“It Depends,” feat. Bryson Tiller; one (to date), Nov. 8, 2025
Elsewhere, “It Depends” lands a fifth week at No. 1 on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, where it improved 5% in plays for the week and repeats, at its No. 8 high, on Adult R&B Airplay (up 14% in plays). After three weeks atop the Rhythmic Airplay chart, the song surrenders the summit to Cardi B’s “Safe,” feat. Kehlani, and slides to No. 2 with a 5% decrease in plays.
Combined strength across formats is enough to advance “It Depends” 8-7 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, where it added 10% in audience to reach 35.9 million in listenership for the tracking week.
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Kehlani makes her top 10 debut with “Folded,” while Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” continue to rise. Billboard‘s chart experts break down the new contender and whether Mariah Carey will come flying in to No. 1 anytime soon. We also took to the streets of L.A. and asked fans what they thought about the top 10 for this week.
Tetris Kelly: The battle between “Golden” and Taylor Swift stays tight as a new contender enters the top 10. It’s time, well, according to Mariah Carey and KATSEYE, but maybe not quite yet on the charts. More on that moment a little bit later. But for now, let’s jump into the top 10. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated Nov. 8. Still at 10 is Leon Thomas with “Mutt.”
Guest 1: So, “Mutt,” man, I feel like it’s so, like, relatable to our culture. I love it. It’s got, like, a lot of flavor in it. And the women, I love the women. So it gets you, you know, it gets you in there.
Tetris Kelly: Morgan also stays at No. 9.
Guest 2: I mean, I live in Texas, so everyone’s obsessed with Morgan Wallen. I kind of stay away from what everyone’s obsessed with.
Guest 3: I don’t listen to him. I’ve never been a country girl, but I know he’s big. I don’t actually think I’ve ever listened to a single song by him.
Guest 4: I never even heard of him. You wilding because I don’t know Morgan.
Tetris Kelly: “Elizabeth Taylor” falls to eight.
Guest 4: Music swiftly goes right by me. Oh, hey, she cute. Though, I bet if I heard it, I probably would like it, though.
Tetris Kelly: So not a lot of movement in the bottom of the chart, but I am happy to see Leon Thomas still hanging in there. How we feeling about the chart this week, guys?
Delisa Shannon: I mean, y’all know this, I love me some Leon Thomas, so to see him holding on, I mean, it’s just truly a testament to really pushing a song. I think that’s what we’ve seen time and time again on these charts, where we see a song that not only that the artist is really strong behind, but their fandom is really strong behind.
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Max Chambers charged into the Knockout Round on The Voice on Monday night (Nov. 3) and proceeded to blow the coaches away with his high-energy, preternaturally soulful cover of Stevie Wonder’s 1972 classic “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing.” The 14-year-old Shreveport, Louisiana student came in to do battle with fellow Team Bublé member Max Cooper III, who also held his own with a cover of Djo’s “End of Beginning.”
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But Chambers’ poised, powerful performance had Snoop Dogg jumping out of his seat, howling and singing along, as the teen swung and smiled his way through the soul-funk jam with such ease, confidence and swagger that he earned the show’s first-ever Mic Drop award.
The new wrinkle introduced for season 28 of the show — there are no more steals or saves left in the knockout rounds — allows each coach to select one of their acts for the honor bestowed on a performance that is simply undeniable. Even better, after the Droppers are chosen, fans at home get to vote on which one of them will represent the show at the Jan. 1 Rose Parade; voting for the Mic Drop winner will take place on the Nov. 24th episode.
“Max, for my money, is a frontrunner to win The Voice this year,” said coach Bublé. “He could be the youngest winner in Voice history. I really think that Max Chambers could be the reason I am a three-peat winner.” After hitting his Mic Drop button, Bublé added, “I was so excited. I felt like I was doing millions of people a favor. I do hope you’ll vote for him because I do feel he deserves to be there.”
Snoop’s praise climbed even higher. “Precious lord, take my hand, lead me on and let me stand! I got to take my glasses off!…A star is born, man,” the Doggfather enthused.
So far, Team Reba’s Aubrey Nicole, Team Niall’s Ava Nat and Team Snoop’s Ralph Edwards have all won their Knockout rounds so far and are moving on to the playoffs. The Voice airs on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.
Watch Chambers’ performance below.
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Winnie Harlow has responded to criticism of her Whitney Houston Halloween costume, saying she never meant to insult the late singer.
Harlow recreated Houston’s appearance at the 2001 BET Awards, and posted a subsequent video of her reenacting the icon’s famous Lifetime Achievement Award speech. After some blowback, Harlow addressed the situation on her Instagram Story.
“My video wasn’t mocking Whitney. That clip has always been one of my favorite of hers,” Harlow wrote, via People. “She was radiant, funny, confident and captivating. She was being awarded. The way she moved across that stage with flair and swag? Iconic.”
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She continued, “People are more than headlines. A woman who could command a room, make you laugh & carry herself like royalty. If all you see when you see Whitney are her struggles, you’re missing her charisma, humor, talent, personality & wit. She was hilarious & magnetic. THAT is and what should always be highlighted. The light that made us all love her. Attention to positivity.”
Celebrities had mostly praised Harlow’s costume in her Instagram comments, with Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, Ciara, Tracee Ellis Ross, Rita Ora and Law Roach showering Harlow in praise.
Houston struggled with drug addiction throughout most of her adult life. She died from an accidental drowning in 2012, with an investigation concluding that heart disease and cocaine were contributing factors. The report also found that the singer had marijuana, Xanax, Benadryl and other meds in her system.
Whitney Houston’s impact on the Billboard charts is both historic and unmatched. With 11 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, she stands among the top 10 most successful solo artists in U.S. chart history. From 1985 to 1988, she made history as the only artist ever to land seven consecutive No. 1 singles, a record that still stands in 2025.
Her signature ballad “I Will Always Love You” spent 14 weeks at No. 1, setting a then-record for the longest-running No. 1 by a solo female artist and topping multiple Billboard charts simultaneously. She earned 16 Billboard Music Awards, including a record-breaking 11 wins in a single year (1993), and remains the most awarded female artist in history.
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Usher took the stage at the 2025 Billboard Live Music Summit Monday afternoon (Nov. 3) to reflect on all of the stages he’s taken over during his 28-year touring career.
The R&B superstar and Gail Mitchell, Billboard executive director of R&B and hip-hop, walked out to his 2001 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “U Got It Bad” at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., which Mitchell reminded he previously said in his 2024 Billboard cover story that it was his favorite song to perform live. “I think because of the connection between me and the audience,” he said at the time. Today, he added: “I want to impress them. I would like to be as theatrical and use my imagination as much as I possibly can to lift the song higher than what it was when I delivered it as a piece of intellectual property.”
Following his two Las Vegas residencies from 2021 to 2023 and his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance (also in Vegas) last year, Usher embarked on his most recent Past Present and Future Tour. The 83-date international jaunt became his highest-grossing and best-selling tour yet, according to Billboard Boxscore, by grossing $183.9 million and selling 1.1 million tickets over 80 shows. He has a reported career gross if $422.6 million from 3.3 million tickets over 334 shows.
But before becoming a marquee act, Usher served as an opener for Diddy‘s 1997 No Way Out Tour, Mary J. Blige‘s 1997-98 Share My World Tour and Janet Jackson‘s 1998-99 The Velvet Rope Tour. “I had another notch on my belt in terms of what I was capable of being able to handle, so that when I went to try to headline my own tours, we knew that we had the ability to hold a crowd,” he explained.
He told industry audience members a story about his time opening for Diddy: As his 1997 hit “You Make Me Wanna…” was steadily climbing the Hot 100 (where it eventually peaked at No. 2), the crowd coming to see Usher gradually grew from 10 people to a packed house. Diddy told Usher he wanted him to come out during his headlining set, but Usher recalled saying, “Nah, I’m cool. I’m gonna stay right where I’m at because I wanna earn my keep. I’m here for a reason. I want to someday be where you are.”
By the time Usher embarked on his debut headlining tour, the 8701 Evolution Tour in 2002, he remembered “the importance of paying tribute” during those shows. “I’m an artist who was inspired by the legends. If I study the legends, then hopefully one day, I will be one,” he said, adding that he performed covers of Bobby Brown, Babyface and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis because he didn’t have enough of his own hit records at the time and wanted to still captivate his audiences.
The Coming Home artist also teased “something coming. I’m in the midst of working on something that may shine a light on a very specific period of my life and around performance. Just stay tuned. There is true value in live,” he said. He later argued that there’s also true value in R&B. “I want people to continue to celebrate the music and legacy that is the foundation that I am. It comes from soul music, it comes from the South. It comes from a very wide collective of being exposed to many different artists from many different genres, but most importantly, R&B.
“In the same way that I think all other industries have managed to monetize what they are — whether it’s hip-hop, rock & roll, country — I want the same thing for R&B,” he continued. “That is the thing that I haven’t done yet. I want us to celebrate the legacy of what it is that we created, not just look at these nostalgic things that have come and gone, but be able to savor them and savor their legacy.”
Mitchell later presented Usher the Legend of Live Award following the panel. He isn’t the only superstar panelist during the Live Music Summit. Billboard cover star Rauw Alejandro and Hans Schafer, senior vp of global touring at Live Nation, will sit down with Billboard Español/Latin chief content officer Leila Cobo later this afternoon to discuss the reggaeton artist’s emergence as one of the live sector’s most sought-after stars.
Trending on Billboard We’re currently focused on next year’s Super Bowl halftime show headliner, but the 2024 master of ceremonies is still at the center of the culture. After the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays at the 2025 World Series on Saturday (Nov. 1), the City of Angeles reached for the only […]
Trending on Billboard Kehlani’s “Folded” makes its way into the top 10 of the Hot 100, while “Daisies” and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” continue to climb. Meanwhile, HUNTR/X’s “Golden” and Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” continue to battle for the No. 1 spot. Tetris Kelly: The battle between “Golden” and Taylor Swift stays […]
Trending on Billboard Our Billboard chart experts break down whether Joji’s “Pixelated Kisses,” Tame Impala’s “Dracula,” or Chris Brown and Usher’s recent remix collab on “It Depends (Remix)” can make big moves on the Billboard Hot 100 chart next week. Tetris Kelly Some new bombshells entered the top 10 last week. But who’s next? Can […]
