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Whatâs the future of the kiss cam at concerts? Nick Groff, manager of German electronic producer Bunt., offered some insight when he took the stage at the Billboard Live Music Summit on Monday (Nov. 3) in West Hollywood, California.
Speaking with Billboard editor-in-chief Hannah Karp, Groff discussed giving fans control of the cameras capturing crowd footage at shows, an initiative that sparked a viral moment at an Oct. 18 Bunt. show at The Shrine Los Angeles when one of the phones was used by a couple to show themselves kissing.
âWe didnât plant that kiss,â said Groff. âWe gave that phone out to fans.â
For Bunt. and his team, giving fans the ability to film themselves for the big screens at shows is a way to incorporate fans into the performances, especially as Bunt.âs concerts have grown bigger and the team has had to put barricades around the producer for crowd control.
âWe had this really awkward problem where we got to this place by celebrating the fan, but how do we bring the fan into a larger show?â Groff said during the Summit.
To address the issue, the Bunt. team linked with a technology company, who reported that theyâd created a system that allows specially prepared iPhones to be linked with venue systems, so that footage captured on these phones can be broadcast on the venueâs big screen. At the Oct. 18 Shrine show, these phones were given to longtime Bunt. fans that the artist and his team had a pre-existing relationship with.
The goal with the initiative, Groff said, is âcelebrating the fan by capturing them in their moment.â
The Summit discussion referenced the now-infamous viral moment that happened at an August Coldplay concert, where a couple engaged in an affair were captured on a kiss cam. âAlthough the novelty of that moment, which was scandalous, happened, the reality is that the kiss cam was a novelty idea at live events because it actually celebrated this simple, pure, human emotion of love,â said Groff.
Groff pointed out that this method could also help solve an issue thatâs particularly problematic in dance music, where fans stick their phones in the faces of DJs while theyâre playing, interrupting the show and affecting the overall mood. This system being employed by the Bunt. team makes it so that phones are now turned back around on audience members, rather than being pointed at artists.
Still, the widespread adoption of this system may be a ways off, as Groff said putting it together was expensive and is technically âreally complicated right now.â While the overall system is âstill in its infancy in terms of being able to build out,â the team is planning to use it at some of Bunt.âs bigger upcoming dates, including a Nov. 13 set in Munich.
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When Warped Tour kicked off in 1995, weâre guessing founder Kevin Lyman didnât have any idea heâd be mounting a 30th-anniversary edition of his traveling rock fest in 2025 â or that heâd be named Billboardâs 2025 Visionary at Mondayâs (Nov. 3) Billboard Live Music Summit for all the ways heâs helped revolutionize the industry. In fact, he joked onstage that he thought heâd be receiving a different honor: âWhen you called, I thought it was maybe the â64 Under 65Ⲡnow, and I finally made the list.â
During a panel titled âHow Warped Tour Built A Lasting Legacy â And Returned In 2025â at West Hollywood, Californiaâs, 1 Hotel, Lyman was joined by Steve Van Doren, an executive from the tourâs presenting sponsor Vans, as well as Warped vet Fletcher Dragge from the SoCal punk band Pennywise and first-time performer-but-longtime attendee Devin Papdol from L.A. pop-rock band Honey Revenge for a conversation moderated by Billboard editor Taylor Mims.
Below, find the best quotes from each panelist about what makes Warped Tour so special and how itâs evolved across three decades.
Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman
It was always about trying to get people out to their first festival. You know, having the show end by sunset was a big part of it too. Because to me, 90% of the problems were caused by 10% of the people under cover of darkness at shows. So if we could bring it into the sunshine, we eliminated some of the problems we had, maybe of certain things in punk rock, but it gave people a chance to listen to the music and really observe. ⌠Everything we did from the reverse daycare center [letting parents attend for free in a âParentsâ tentâ so teens could attend], all these things I developed were how to get these young people turned on to this music at a younger age, so they can stay with us. I always said they stayed with us until they were 19, and then they wanted to go to a festival and burn up their student loans and do modeling in the desert.
Vansâ Steve Van Doren
I wanted to get skateboarding from Florida, Texas and California to the rest of the country. He [Lyman] wanted to get music in the rest of the country, 35 to 45 stops each year. I thought itâd be perfect. And no room for rock stars â learned that one early. Everybodyâs treated the same. Being able to meet [Pennywiseâs] Fletcher in the early days, where he invited me over to the barbecue area, and thatâs where you get to meet everybody. Everybodyâs done at 8:30, 9 oâclock at night. The buses arenât leaving until 11 oâclock or 11:30, so everybodyâs hungry, come back there. And every day is a little bit different.
Pennywiseâs Fletcher Dragge
I never went to summer camp, but it was the best summer camp on the planet. So why wouldnât you go do what you love to do: play music and hang out with the coolest people and do the coolest shâ? Kevin and these guys would always arrange off days, like river trips or wherever you were, and everyone would come, like, all crew, all bands. It was just completely, undeniably some of the best times of my life. So it was like a no-brainer. âYou want to come?â Yes. Ten years later: âNow you want to come?â Yes.
Honey Revengeâs Devin Papadol
I went to my first Warped Tour in 2013 and it was kind of the first opportunity for me to be around so many people that liked the same music as me. ⌠Going to Warped opened up this incredible community that I didnât know was real locally to me; it kind of felt far away until I went. And I went every year until it stopped. ⌠It was how I found all of the music I ended up listening to, and all the music that ended up influencing Honey Revenge.
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Rauw Alejandro took a day off between stops on his Cosa Nuestra tour to attend the 2025 Billboard Live Music Summit in Los Angeles to explain how a new partnership with Live Nation helped him create a theatrical spectacle that could âtravel through the whole world.â
Alejandro â who came straight from a Sunday (Nov. 2) show in Monterrey, Mexico and has to fly right back for a Tuesday (Nov. 4) performance in Mexico City â took the stage for a spotlight conversation with Billboardâs Leila Cobo and Live Nation senior vp of global touring Hans Schafer at the 1 Hotel West Hollywood on Monday (Nov. 3).
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The Cosa Nuestra tour is a high-concept, 1970s New York-inspired spectacle supporting Alejandroâs 2024 album of the same name, which hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The tour grossed $91.7 million across spring and summer legs in North America and Europe before heading to South America and Mexico. Alejandro will conclude at the end of this month with a five-date residency at San Juanâs Coliseo de Puerto Rico JosĂŠ Miguel Agrelot.
During the discussion, the cover star of Billboardâs touring issue explained that after attending live theater in New York, he was inspired to create what he called âthe biggest Broadway show on earthâ â though itâs not so easy to bring Broadway to an arena. Enter Live Nation.
âI consider myself the best, so I want to work with the best team,â said Alejandro of joining up with the concert giant for the tour.
As Alejandro explained, Live Nation helped him bring his vision to life using maximum precision. âWe could sell stadiums,â said Alejandro, but ultimately, he and his team decided to schedule his tour in arenas to âfocus on the art.â The tour also eschewed outdoor venues, preferring the dark environment of an indoor arena to better evoke the feel of a Broadway theater.
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A huge priority, said Alejandro, was to create consistency across markets. As he put it, he didnât want South American fans to watch one version of Cosa Nuestra on TikTok during the U.S. leg and then be disappointed when a different show came to their cities.
âI had to find a show that I can take everywhere, because I think my fans deserve the best of me,â said Alejandro. âFor me, it was really important to put our minds together and find this perfect show that I can travel through the whole world, and I think we did it.â
Schafer, who runs Latin touring for Live Nation, said he was galvanized by Alejandroâs desire to prioritize performance quality over all else.
âThe greatest is when you partner with an artist team and they are not looking to make it the biggest, they are looking to make it matter,â said Schafer.
Mondayâs panel also covered the way Alejandro was inspired by salsa music for Cosa Nuestra and how he stays in shape for the demanding, dance-heavy show. He said he eats clean â âsalmon, white rice, vegetablesâ â works out and doesnât drink or smoke on show days.
Alejandro also hinted at whatâs next for his touring career. The reggaeton star said he does intend to play stadiums â and that in the future, he aims to take his shows to even more markets than he did this time around. âWe want to conquer Asia,â he said.
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When it comes to convincing major artists to use sustainable merch on tour, it doesnât take much work, says Bravado president Matt Young. As he puts it, a little competitive spirit goes a long way.
âFor us, itâs just about using the platform to tell the story,â Young said at the Billboard Live Music Summit on Monday (Nov. 3) in West Hollywood, California, noting that stars including Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Shawn Mendes and Lorde used sustainable merch options on their most recent tours. âAnd it gets our competition to follow suit. The artists are saying, âHey, how come we canât do that?’â
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Young was speaking during the panel âBuilding Touringâs Sustainable Future With Maggie Baird.â Moderated by Billboard senior music correspondent Katie Bain, the panel also featured Adam Gardner, frontman of the band Guster and co-founder of the environmental music nonprofit REVERB; and Maggie Baird, founder of nonprofit Support+Feed and mother of Eilish â arguably the most outspoken major artist on the subject of sustainability.
Below are four major highlights from the panel.
The price point for sustainable merch is trending down as more artists adopt it.
While noting that sustainable merch tends to be âa few dollars moreâ than non-sustainable, Young said that once artists and their teams realize itâs an option, they tend to be open to it.
âThe ultimate sell is, âThis is the right thing to do,’â said Young. âA few months ago, we did a summit in Nashville, where we were sitting down with partners in town and just talking about the options. And half the time, they go, âI didnât realize that.â And the other part about this is, because weâve done so much over the last three or four years, weâre starting to see the price gap close a bit.â
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Added Gardner, âOnce enough artists are asking for the same things, they make permanent change.â
Offering plant-based meals at concerts is actually cheaper.
You know which sustainable option is actually less expensive than the status quo, according to Baird? Plant-based food. Thatâs helpful when it comes to her organization, Support + Feed, selling organizations on offering more non-meat options.
âOne of the whys [to offer plant-based options] is you can save money,â said Baird. âThatâs really an important part of the storytelling, is getting arenas to understand itâs actually cheaper to serve whole, plant-based foods. And then we offer tools â tools about menu guidance, creating dishes, how to sell more of them. You donât just put the vegan option at the bottom [of the menu]âŚyou want it to be No. 2.â
Some sustainable options take a little more convincing than others.
In attempting to sell artists and their teams on battery-powered vs. traditional diesel-powered generators, Gardner says it took proof of concept to get more artists on board. That proof of concept came courtesy of Eilsh, who partially powered her headlining seat at Lollapalooza 2023 using zero-emissions battery systems, charged using solar power, without a hiccup.
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âThe first step was just convincing folks that it was feasible and that it was okay,â said Gardner. âBecause obviously, when youâre talking about powering the stage, nobody wants the power to go out during a concert. So it is scary, and yet itâs also necessary.â
Once Eilishâs 2023 Lollapalooza set proved it could work, the festival âhas continued to use battery[-powered generators] since that year.â In 2025, Lollapalooza announced its main stage would be entirely powered by a hybrid battery system â a joint effort by REVERB, C3 Presents and Live Nationâs Green Nation sustainability initiative.
This is just the beginning.
While some strides have been made on the sustainability front in the touring business, thereâs still a lot more work to be done. As Young optimistically put it, âThe beauty of this is, every day, thereâs a new, innovative, entrepreneurial company trying something new in this space.â
He added, âWeâre just getting started.â
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Diplo got the short end of the stick in his âlove triangleâ with Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau â something he joked about in a hilarious recent Instagram post.
On Monday (Nov. 3), the DJ shared a selfie he once snapped at a crowded event with the former Canadian prime minister on Instagram. In the picture, Diplo makes a silly face while Trudeau stares straight into the camera.
âthe one that got away,â the musician wrote in his caption, playfully referencing Perryâs 2011 hit of the same name.
The humorous post comes a few weeks after Diplo addressed his past fling with the pop star â who is now linked to Trudeau â on Nayeema Razaâs Smart Girls Dumb Questions podcast. At the time, the host had started to say that she knew âso many peopleâ whoâd dated the politician, but before she could finish, Diplo had interjected, â⌠whoâve dated Katy Perry? Like me?â
Indeed, the producer and Perry were briefly romantically involved circa 2014. Three years later, the singer would rank Diplo last on her list of best and worst ex-partners in the bedroom, after which he would write on X that heâd âwon the bronze in sex Olympics.â
âNow, Katy Perryâs dating Justin Trudeau,â Diplo continued on Razaâs show. âPretty fire.â
He went on to joke that heâd âdated Trudeau, too,â but ultimately determined, âThat was a weird one, though. Iâm just not into politicians. He is kinda hot.â
Diploâs remarks come shortly after Perry and Trudeau made their debut with their first public outing as a couple, stepping out together in Paris. Before that, the Ottawa native had attended one of the musicianâs concerts in Montreal before packing on the PDA with Perry on a boat.
See Diploâs selfie with Trudeau below, and check out his appearance on Smart Girls Dumb Questions above.
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PinkPantheress just added model to her rĂŠsumĂŠ, starring in Anna Sui and Old Navyâs new fall campaign.
The collectionâs offerings are extensive, featuring a plethora of fall apparel and accessories seen on the âPassionâ singer via the campaign images shared by Old Navy to their Instagram beginning Oct. 23. Youâve got everything from denim and suede jackets to floral dresses, scarfs, tote bags and lace-trimmed maxi skirts all marrying hallowed New York designer Anna Suiâs proclivity for bohemian and romantic silhouettes and Old Navyâs wearability and comfort led by Chief Creative Officer Zac Posen.
With the recent release of PinkPantheressâ new mixtape, Fancy That, and her eye for fashion, itâs no wonder both brands tapped the star for this campaign. The hitmaker is a star, especially in the eyes of Gen Z audiences, a demographic that Old Navy has been pushing to market toward with Posenâs help.
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Every piece seen on PinkPantheress, from maxi skirts to baby tees, can be shopped right now on Old Navyâs website. Pricing ranges from $19.99 to $119.99. Below, weâve picked out a few of our favorites from the collaboration, including a few pieces PinkPantheress wore in the campaign. Weâll go over everything from pricing, materials and styling, giving you the opportunity to shop must-have fall pieces without having to sift through the full collection.
Old Navy x Anna Sui Crepe V-Neck Ruffle Maxi Dress in Purple Floral
A ruffled floral maxi dress.
Feeling witchy? While Halloween may be over, you can still channel your inner witch with this Crepe V-Neck Ruffle Maxi Dress for $69.99. The maxi-length dress comes in two styles, Purple Floral and Multi Floral. It features a zip-up back with a tiered skirt and ruffled short sleeves that give way to a plunging V-neckline. Depending on the size you get, the dress can fit a little flowy.
Our personal pick is the Purple Floral, a black dress with purple floral print throughout, a color scheme that best suits the fall. Weâd style this piece with chunky black boots and a cozy cardigan over top, giving you all the cozy vibes. What we love about this dress is that it encapsulates all the style and quality of Anna Sui, combined with the affordability of Old Navy.
Old Navy x Anna Sui Button-Down Applique Top in Dahlia
A lacy button-up top in lavender.
Everyone needs a fancy little button-down for the fall, whether it be for work or for a formal event. The Button-Down Applique Top is a must-have in our book because it bridges the gap between formal but playful, affordable but fancy. Retailing for $49.99, the button-down comes in three colorways, Dahlia, Creme De La Creme and Black Jack. Creme De La Creme and Black Jack are plain cream and black, respectively, a great monochrome option to have in your closet that can be styled a multitude of ways.
If youâre looking for something more eye-catching, the lavender-esque Dahlia style is for you. No matter which color you pick, the button-up is romantic and playful, featuring a high neck, cut-out detailing and sweet lace trim throughout. Tucked in, the top looks sharp and sophisticated, while untucked, it billows like a dream.
Old Navy x Anna Sui Tote Bag Avocado Oil
An Anna Sui-branded tote bag.
You can never go wrong with a tote bag, especially an Anna Sui-branded tote bag. Retailing for $34.99, the tote comes in four colorways: Avocado Oil, Rinse, Black Jack and Howlite, and is made of a sturdy and easy-to-clean mix of canvas and denim. The design varies based on the colorway; however, each tote comes with Anna Sui branding somewhere on the front, alongside a cute vintage-inspired hangtag with even more of the designerâs branding. Each colorway is extremely fall, what with the muted tones and playful boho-esque accents. The bag is also extremely spacious, perfect for those looking for a new work bag that you can stuff anything and everything into.
Old Navy x Anna Sui Satin Lace Hem Midi Skirt in Dahlia
A maxi-length lavender skirt with lace trim.
The Satin Lace Hem Midi Skirt is one of our top contenders for our favorite piece in the collection. Retailing for $49.99, the piece is made of shiny satin with romantic lace trim. Itâs a maxi length that stops just above the ankles, depending on your height. The skirt comes in three total colorways: Dahlia, our favorite, Black Jack and Multi Floral. Weâre obsessed with this piece for a multitude of reasons.
Firstly, the contrast between the shiny satin and the textural lace is romantic and sleek. The style is less fitted than your traditional maxi skirt, giving the style a breezy finish. It can also be dressed up or down depending on the styling. Worn with a graphic tee, cardigan and boots, youâre ready to take on a few errands. Worn with black suede pumps and a lacy blouse, youâre ready for a dinner date you wonât soon forget.
Old Navy x Anna Sui Sleeveless Denim Mini Dress in Rinse
A denim mini dress.
Dresses can be hard to style in the fall, given that itâs already super chilly outside. This Sleeveless Denim Mini Dress in Rinse is a favorite of ours because it opens the door for a multitude of layering possibilities. Retailing for $69.99, the dress is made of a stiff dark-wash denim and features a plunging neckline and short sleeves and a form fit that flatters every body.
Ribbing can be seen throughout, creating structure. While this dress can totally be worn on its own, we think it would look great for the fall worn over a sweater with a fun collar or a graphic tee for a youthful twist. Leggings or printed tights would also look great beneath this dress. We think this piece is a winner because itâs denim, a versatile fabric, and the styling options are endless.
Old Navy x Anna Sui Vegan Suede Boxy Jacket in Earthen
A brown suede jacket with faux-fur.
If youâve been on the hunt for a wearable, warm and stylish fall and winter jacket, youâve come to the right place. The Vegan Suede Boxy Jacket in Earthen is one of the hero pieces of the collection, coming in at $84.99. The style is cropped and made of a textural vegan brown suede and trimmed with coordinating brown faux fur, making the piece extra warm. Brown button closures give way to two front-facing pockets, great for holding all your necessities from your phone to lip balm. The structural style is just one of those items that you can throw on to make an outfit look put together. Plus, the suede offers a nice reprieve from all of the denim we see in the collection.
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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 heâs 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 âU Got It Badâ 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. âI think because of the connection between me and the audience,â he said at the time. Today, he added: âI 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.â
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 $183.9Â million and selling 1.1Â 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 Diddyâs 1997 No Way Out Tour, Mary J. Bligeâs 1997-98 Share My World Tour and Janet Jacksonâs 1998-99 The Velvet Rope Tour. âI 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,â he explained.
He told industry audience members a story about his time opening for Diddy: As his 1997 hit âYou Make Me WannaâŚâ 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, âNah, Iâm cool. Iâm gonna stay right where Iâm at because I wanna earn my keep. Iâm here for a reason. I want to someday be where you are.â
By the time Usher embarked on his debut headlining tour, the 8701 Evolution Tour in 2002, he remembered âthe importance of paying tributeâ during those shows. âIâm an artist who was inspired by the legends. If I study the legends, then hopefully one day, I will be one,â he said, adding that he performed covers of Bobby Brown, Babyface and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis because he didnât have enough of his own hit records at the time and wanted to still captivate his audiences.
The Coming Home artist also teased âsomething coming. Iâm 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,â he said. He later argued that thereâs also true value in R&B. âI 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.
âIn the same way that I think all other industries have managed to monetize what they are â whether itâs hip-hop, rock & roll, country â I want the same thing for R&B,â he continued. âThat is the thing that I havenât 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.â
Mitchell later presented Usher the Legend of Live Award following the panel. He isnât 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 EspaĂąol/Latin chief content officer Leila Cobo later this afternoon to discuss the reggaeton artistâs emergence as one of the live sectorâs most sought-after stars.
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HUNTR/X remains triumphant as âGolden,â from Netflixâs record-breaking animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, leads the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a 14th week each. In July, the song became the first No. 1 on each survey for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.
Plus, LE SSERAFIM and j-hope, of BTS, serve up a top 10 debut on both charts with âSpaghetti.â
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the chartsâ calculations.
âGoldenâ leads the Global 200 with 120.8 million streams (down 2% week-over-week) and 13,000 sold (down 8%) worldwide in the week ending Oct. 30.
The entire Global 200âs top five holds in place: Taylor Swiftâs âThe Fate of Opheliaâ at No. 2, after two weeks at No. 1 in October; her âOpaliteâ at No. 3, after hitting No. 2; Alex Warrenâs âOrdinaryâ at No. 4, following 10 weeks on top beginning in May; and Olivia Deanâs âMan I Needâ at No. 5, after reaching No. 4.
LE SSERAFIM and j-hopeâs âSpaghettiâ makes a piping hot start at No. 6 on the Global 200 with 48.4 million streams and 14,000 sold worldwide following its Oct. 24 release. LE SSERAFIM earns its first top 10 on the chart, while j-hope adds his second as a soloist; hereâs an updated count of BTS membersâ top 10 totals on the chart as soloists: Jung Kook (five); Jimin, JIN (three each); j-hope, V (two each); and Suga (one). BTS boasts 11 top 10s as a group.
âGoldenâ commands Global Excl. U.S. with 93.3 million streams (down 2%) and 7,000 sold (down 10%) beyond the U.S.
âThe Fate of Opheliaâ holds at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S. after two weeks at the summit in October.
âSpaghettiâ debuts at No. 3 on Global Excl. U.S. with 42.7 million streams and 9,000 sold. LE SSERAFIM previously hit the top 10 with âEasyâ (No. 6 peak) and âPerfect Nightâ (No. 8), both in 2024. âSpaghettiâ is also j-hopeâs third top 10 on the chart solo; hereâs an updated rundown of BTS membersâ top 10 totals on the survey as soloists: Jung Kook (seven); Jimin (five); JIN, V (four each); j-hope (three); and Suga (one). BTS has notched 11 top 10s as a group.
âOrdinaryâ ascends 5-4 on Global Excl. U.S., after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May, and âOpaliteâ drops to No. 5 from its No. 3 high.
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Trending on Billboard Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have a thrillifying night in the works for Wicked fans, with the pair gearing up to star in NBCâs upcoming One Wonderful Night concert special â the first sneak peek of which dropped Monday (Nov. 3). In the 40-second clip, lovers of the Broadway musicalâs soundtrack are […]
