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When Hurricane Melissa made history as the strongest storm ever to make landfall in Jamaica, the island nation’s biggest stars immediately sprang into action to help provide relief to their home’s most devastated areas. Now, led by Sean Paul, Shaggy and Kes, several of the Caribbean’s brightest stars have teamed up for a massive benefit concert to further support relief efforts.
Announced Wednesday (Nov. 12), the Jamaica Strong benefit concert will take place Dec. 12 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York. At press time, additional confirmed performers include Chronic Law, T.O.K, Tessane Chin, Aidonia, Inner Circle, Ky-Mani Marley, Teejay, Richie Stephens, Gramps Morgan, and Mikey Spice, with more artists yet to be announced. Pre-sale begins on Thursday (Nov. 13) at 10 a.m. E.T., while general on-sale kicks off on Friday (Nov. 14).
“This is more than a concert — it’s a movement,” Jammins Events organizer George Crooks said in a statement.
With a death toll of over 75 across the Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa significantly impacted the region, particularly Jamaica, Cuba and parts of Haiti. Jamaican superstars like Shenseea, Beenie Man, Sean Paul and Spice have all documented their respective relief efforts via their social media channels.
Earlier this month, Shaggy spoke with Billboard about the destruction he witnessed in the days immediately following Melissa’s landfall. “We got [to Jamaica] early enough to reach the people, because it took me around six hours to get from Kingston to St. Elizabeth in Black River, which is normally a two-and-a-half-hour drive at most,” the reggae icon said. “We had to chop [tree] limbs down, move things out the way, and drive through high puddles of [runoff], so we got there in the middle of the night. At that point, all we could do was pass water out, so we had to regroup and drive six hours back to Kingston. The next day, we went to the Junction side of St. Elizabeth, which took us four hours. The square itself was shut down. It was ground zero because it wasn’t livable anymore. Nobody could stay there.”
UBS Arena is a worthy venue for the benefit concert, given its connection to New York’s Caribbean diaspora. This spring, Billboard reported that, in under a year, New York’s UBS Arena hosted five $1 million-grossing Caribbean-headlined shows across four different genres. From Buju Banton and Carimi to Machel Montano and Beres Hammond, the rhythms of reggae, dancehall, konpa, and soca ricocheted across the arena in 2025.
As Jamaica continues to rebuild, its people can find a moment of solace in the 2026 Grammy nominations. At the upcoming ceremony, all five nominees for best reggae album — Vybz Kartel, Lila Iké, Mortimer, Jesse Royal and Keznamdi — hail from Jamrock.
Check out the official Jamaica Strong benefit concert announcement below.
Trending on Billboard Shakira is set to return as pop star Gazelle for Disney’s Zootopia 2, and the colorful music video for “Zoo,” her original song in the film, premiered on Wednesday (Nov. 12). In the three-minute clip, the Colombian hitmaker channels her character appearing in multiple Gazelle-inspired looks, and she shares a number of […]
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Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.
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This week: Gordon Lightfoot’s signature story song sees massive gains due to an anniversary of its titular tragedy, HAVEN. inspires odd trends and strange questions with a mysterious dance smash, Lily Allen grows buzz for her comeback album and more.
The Legend of ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ Lives On With 50th Anniversary Spike
Even among recent unlikely bringback streaming hits, few could’ve seen this one coming. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” the sweeping and highly dramatic story song first captained by the late great Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in 1976 — about a real-life 1975 tragedy at sea that struck the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, with all 29 on board dying — has found a second life among TikTok audiences.
The song had gone viral in recent weeks, with videos and merch and even Chicago bar nights celebrating the song and the ship that inspired it, in commemoration of the wreck’s then-upcoming 50th anniversary (ultimately observed on Nov. 10, 2025). According to Luminate (and Billboard’s own reporting), the song had begun to rise in streams solidly in advance of that anniversary, with “Wreck” racking up 1.4 million official on-demand U.S. streams for the tracking week ending Nov. 6 — up a strong 77% from the prior week.
And then, of course, on the actual date of the anniversary, it exploded: “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” amassed over one million streams on Monday (Nov. 10) alone — while also selling over 1400 digital songs — up a whopping 436% and 930%, respectively, from its numbers the previous Monday (Nov. 3), according to early data provided by Luminate. It was enough to get “Wreck” onto the top 100 of the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA chart — and towards the top of the iTunes real-time chart, where it remains in the top five two days later. — ANDREW UNTERBERGER
Enigmatic Artist HAVEN. ‘Run’s Into Streaming Breakthrough
Thanks to a viral trend likening the nondescript dance-pop of department store playlists to that of ski resorts and clubs, HAVEN. — an enigmatic artist with minimal musical footprint — has scored a streaming smash.
“I Run” earned over 290,000 official on-demand U.S. streams during the four-day period of Oct. 31-Nov. 3. During the comparable four-day period the following week (Nov. 7-10), the viral EDM track exploded over 1,106% to 3.5 million streams, according to early data provided by Luminate.
Though the song has quickly overtaken TikTok, opinions have been split on its quality. To date, the official “I Run” TikTok sound plays in over 25,000 posts. Last month (Oct. 21), Jorja Smith denied the narrative that the song’s vocal was sourced from an old demo of hers, leading some users to question if AI was used in the creation of “I Run.” At press time, “I Run” is unavailable on Spotify, but remains playable on Apple Music and TIDAL; the track appears to have been pulled from streaming due to possible rights issues.
On Wednesday (Nov. 12), Andre Benz, the CEO of Broke Records, the label through which HAVEN. released “I Run,” shared an image to his Instagram Story that read “All my homies hate Sony.” Billboard has reached out to Benz, Sony Music Publishing and SoundOn for comment. — KYLE DENIS
Lily Allen Word-of-Mouths Her Way Into Top ‘End’ of Billboard 200
Veteran U.K. pop star Lily Allen hadn’t released an album since 2018’s tepidly received No Shame, which debuted at No. 168 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the UK Official Albums Chart, becoming her first album to miss the top 100 and top two on the respective listings. Now, she’s back in both chart regions thanks to the slowly building embrace of her late-October-released new LP, the explosive concept album West End Girl.
While West End Girl arrived with little fanfare, having only been announced by Allen four days prior, the minor detonation it sparked slowly grew over the course of last week, largely thanks to its subject matter: her recent separation from Stranger Things actor David Harbour, which the album details in often uncomfortable (if still quite catchy) detail. As the album captured headlines for its tabloid-y narrative, it also won over critics with its accessible melodies, biting lyrics and strong structuring, becoming a new favorite of pop fans who didn’t realize how much they’d missed Allen in her absence.
As a result, the album grew steadily in official on-demand U.S. streams over the course of its debut week, ultimately racking up 11.5 million for the tracking week ending Oct. 30 — helping to propel it to a No. 118 debut on the Billboard 200 (and a No. 4 bow on the UK Official Albums Chart). By the next week (ending Nov. 6), that stream count was up 17% week-over-week, pushing it to No. 93 on the Billboard 200, as it also climbed to No. 2 on its home country’s chart. – AU
‘Wicked: For Good’ Anticipation & Live Special Boost Streams for Film Soundtrack & A Judy Garland Classic
Wicked: For Good doesn’t hit theatres for another week and a half (Nov. 21), but the highly anticipated sequel to last year’s Oscar-winning, box office-topping musical epic is already boosting related songs on streaming.
During the period of Oct. 31-Nov. 3, the 2024 Wicked motion picture soundtrack, led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned 4.3 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to early data provided by Luminate. By the comparable four-day period the next week (Nov. 7-10), the soundtrack spiked 55% to over 6.7 million official streams. Last year, the soundtrack reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and last week (Nov. 7), the compilation (and score soundtrack) earned three combined Grammy nominations, including best pop duo/group performance for Erivo and Grande’s rendition of “Defying Gravity.”
The two Oscar-nominated witches also led the cast in a Nov. 7 special titled Wicked: One Wonderful Night. Featuring appearances from the principal Wicked film cast, viral fans and Broadway OGs Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, the Peacock special also churned out an accompanying live album. Billed to Grande and Erivo, the live album racked up over 4.3 million streams during the period of Nov. 7-10.
To close the special, Erivo and Grande recreated Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland’s iconic 1963 duet of “Get Happy / Happy Day Are Here Again.” In the four-day period preceding the special (Oct. 31-Nov. 3), Garland’s version of “Get Happy” earned just over 10,000 official streams. In the four-day period after the special aired (Nov. 7-10), “Get Happy” logged 33,000 official streams, marking a 214% boost.
The Wicked: For Good soundtrack, which features a pair of new original songs penned by three-time Oscar-winning composer Stephen Schwartz (“The Girl in the Bubble” and “No Place Like Home”), arrives on Nov. 21. — KD
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KATSEYE is learning that some parts of fame can be really gnarly — and not in a good way.
In a conversation with BBC News posted Wednesday (Nov. 12), the girl group opened up about the high volume of hate — and sometimes death threats — they’ve received since debuting in 2024. “I think as time goes on and on, the stakes just get higher and higher, and the pressure from 360 all sides becomes more heavy and intense,” said member Lara Raj. “I’m like, ‘It doesn’t matter, and what people say doesn’t matter,’ but we’re humans.”
“And if 1,000 people are, like, sending you death threats, it’s jarring,” Lara continued. “Even if it’s not gonna happen, and it doesn’t mean anything, it’s heavy, and it’s jarring.”
When interviewer Mark Savage responded with surprise that the ladies had already faced such intense negativity so early on in their careers, member Sophia Laforteza confirmed that even their families and friends have had to put up with online hate and attacks. “We’ve gotten a lot of things already said to us, about us, to our families,” she said.
“It’s something that we know we signed up for, being so public and just being out there for people to … they know so much about [us], and it’s a part of our job,” Sophia added as bandmates Daniela, Manon, Megan and Yoonchae nodded. “We know it’s a part of fame. But it doesn’t change the fact that we are human.”
Fortunately, the group members agreed that it’s nice to have each other to lean on when things get tough, as they all already know everyone in the band knows how it feels.
The interview comes as KATSEYE’s fame is exploding in 2025, with the sextet recently nabbing a best new artist Grammy nomination ahead of next year’s awards. In an interview with Billboard about the honors, Megan said, “With any award or nomination, it means so much to us because we work so, so hard … So, it’s like all of the hard work, those long hours and all the dedication are really paying off.”
The nomination comes less than two years after KATSEYE released its debut single, “Debut,” in 2024 after forming the year prior on the competition series Dream Academy. The band scored its first-ever Billboard Hot 100 hit in May when “Gnarly” made its entrance on the chart, and this fall, the ladies reached the top 40 with “Gabriela,” which also scored a Grammy nod for best pop duo/group performance.
Watch KATSEYE’s full sit-down with BBC News above.
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Three years after the legendary Ernest Tubb Record Shop closed in 2022, the iconic establishment is gearing up to celebrate its official reopening during a celebration set for Nov. 13.
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The late Country Music Hall of Fame member Tubb, known for hits including “Walking The Floor Over You,” “Soldier’s Last Letter,” and “Waltz Across Texas,” first opened the Ernest Tubb Record Shop on Nashville’s Commerce Street in May 1947. Since 1951, the Ernest Tubb Record Shop has been in its current location at 417 Broadway in downtown Nashville.
While the shop sold vinyl records and music songbooks, it also became a heralded performance spot due to Tubb’s Midnite Jamboree, where artists who were performing on Saturday nights at the Grand Ole Opry (then centered at the Ryman Auditorium) would head to the nearby shop afterward to perform late-night sets that would broadcast on WSM radio. Over the years, Tubb, who joined the cast of the Opry in 1943, welcomed and encouraged artists including Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Patsy Clin, and Johnny Cash, giving younger artists valuable career exposure. Over time, the shop became a home for community and camaraderie. Tubb was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, and won the Academy of Country Music’s pioneer award in 1980. Tubb died in 1984.
The same year the shop closed, brothers Jamie and Bryan Kenney, co-founders of management company Tusk Brothers Entertainment, bought the four-story building. The brothers are the team behind Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston bar Never Never, as well as Reunion Bar & Hotel in East Nashville. They teamed with Tubb’s grandson Dale Tubb, as well as top-flight Nashville session musician Ilya Toshinskiy, to revitalize the record shop.
“The first time I met these guys, they said, ‘We’ve been entrusted with this important piece of history,’” the younger Tubb tells Billboard. “Everything they do from a storytelling standpoint is to preserve and tell that story properly, to preserve the essence, the bones and the spirit of this place.’”
Now, the building that houses the Ernest Tubb Record Shop, has been revitalized to not only revive the record shop, but make use of all four stories, adding performance spaces, a honky-tonk and an open-air rooftop bar. The walls have the original exposed brick.
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In the process of preserving the building, the brothers got a first–hand look at the memorabilia Tubb’s grandson had kept over the years, such as journals where the country artist scribbled song ideas, a letter from Minnie Pearl telling Tubb she’d dropped off muffins for him, or a telegram from Johnny Cash telling Tubb that one of Cash’s children had been born. There is another letter from Cash, wherein the Man In Black was attempting to get a meeting with Tubb to discuss playing on the Grand Ole Opry. Much of that memorabilia now lines the walls of the building’s four floors.
“We saw the depths of his influence in a totally new way,” Jamie Kenney says. “[Ernest] was truly the godfather, the kingpin of country music.”
“It’s still very in line with what he did,” Dale Tubb says of the venue’s continuation of his grandfather’s legacy. “He partied hard. Granddad would be slinging booze in here. This place evolved, just like the music did. Music evolves as society evolves.”
The first floor features a honky-tonk with two bars and two stages (including the original stage of Ernest Tubb’s Midnite Jamboree), as well as photos of Tubb with his fellow country stars. Throughout the venue, there is more memorabilia, such as Tubb’s guitars, cowboy boots from the 1940s and a revolver Tubb used as a prop when filming the western The Fighting Buckaroo.
“The story that the first place Patsy [Cline] played in Nashville was the Midnite Jamboree; well, here’s the thank you letter from that night. What are the odds that it’s still in mint condition and didn’t get tossed or hidden in someone’s private collection?” Dale Tubb says. “You could immediately tell there was a sense that these guys care about this type of environment. There’s a true respect for the music.”
On the second floor is the record shop, with vinyl records for sale on wooden shelves, along with branded merchandise, another bar and space to host live acoustic performances in an intimate setting. The third floor offers a private event space, outfitted with vintage lighting and a bar, offering an exclusive setting for industry showcases, album release parties and label events.
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“Through the whole project, we want to honor the music business, because the music business is the piece that built this,” Jamie says. “We’ve been touring all the labels and the Opry and publishers and artists and just kind of saying, ‘We’re the stewards of this, but this is yours.’”
The basement has been revamped to become The Forty Seven lounge, which showcases wood-paneled walls, vintage accents and velvet seating — all paying tribute to 1947, the year Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop first opened. The Kenney Brothers estimate the remodeled venue has a capacity of around 1,000 people.
“Ernest Tubb seemed to be the classic gatherer of the people, and he was very ahead of his time,” Jamie says. “He always honored the past, but he would always grab the younger artists of his day, people that were up-and-coming. We want to reflect that, too. All these things we’re calling ‘country-adjacent’ or ‘folk,’ ‘Americana.’ I think he would have loved that. It’s going to be a curated artistic aesthetic.”
On Nov. 15, the longtime Midnite Jamboree will return to Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop, airing on WSM 650 AM radio.
“The soul of the record shop was the performances and these country stars wandering over from that alley 200 feet away, after they performed at the Opry, grabbing a flask of whisky or a six-pack, jumping onstage and having a party,” Bryan says.
“We don’t just want to save the record shop,” he adds. “We want to restore the DNA of what made it great and give it a new iteration, so it has many more years.”
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Trending on Billboard Ye’s (formerly Kanye West) concert slated for Nov. 29 in São Paulo is in jeopardy. According to Metropoles, the São Paulo State Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPSP) has reportedly ordered that West be arrested if he makes any pro-Nazi remarks during the show or performs his controversial song “Heil Hitler.” “No one who […]
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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Nov. 22, as Taylor Swift and KPop Demon Hunters continue to rule the roost, we look at artists with good chances to break into the top 10 below them.
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Rosalía, LUX (Columbia): Few new pop sets this year have been either as hotly anticipated or as rapturously received as Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía’s ambitious new set LUX, which arrived on Friday (Nov. 7). That is, if you can even plausibly call the album pop: While the album certainly has its big melodies and catchy moments, it’s as influenced by opera, classical, jazz and showtunes as much as it is by any of the genres most directly feeding into contemporary top 40, and it’s sung in over a dozen different languages.
Still, LUX has proven dazzling enough to delight critics and fans alike — and given both its rapturous critical acclaim and its strong start on streaming, it seems likely to become Rosalía’s highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 to date. Aiding its first-week performance will be its availability for purchase in four different CD boxed sets — each including branded merch and a CD — as well two vinyl editions, one of which is signed by the artist.
Will it be enough to get Lux to the Billboard 200’s top 10 — which, somewhat surprisingly for an artist of Rosalía’s profile, she has still yet to even get near, peaking highest (No. 33) with 2022’s Motomami? With solid sales and steady streams, it certainly seems likely — with a top five debut also a possibility — though it depends on both how well the set maintains on DSPs, as other more-streaming-proven releases continue to perform at a high level.
But it helps that the set already seems to have something of a breakout hit: Yahritza y Su Esencia collab “La Perla,” which is still on both the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA and Apple Music real-time charts, and climbing again on each.
Hayley Williams, Ego Death at a Bachelor Party (Post Atlantic): Hayley Williams’ first release on her new independent imprint Post Atlantic — can you guess which major label she recently parted ways with? — has had an extremely unconventional rollout. First, in late July Williams released 17 of its tracks to her website for free streaming, before uploading them to DSPs all as individual singles in early August. Then in late August, the set was collected on streaming as the full album Ego Death at a Bachelor Party, with two new songs joining the then-19-track set.
Now, the album has reached its (possibly) final form: Last week, Williams released Ego Death on CD and vinyl for the first time — while also re-releasing it to DSPs — all with the extra new track “Showbiz” now making the tracklist an even 20 songs. The set, which was very well received by fans and critics even with its somewhat jumbled release, should sell fairly well — with multiple vinyl variants on sale — and Ego Death should bound up from its No. 173 debut this week on the Billboard 200 (due to early availability of its vinyl in some indie stores), possibly even threatening a new peak in the top 10.
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Sombr, I Barely Know Her (SMB/Warner): One of the year’s most exciting new breakout hitmakers is coming off a very big weekend, both scoring his first Grammy nomination (for best new artist) and making his debut appearance on Saturday Night Live as a performer. Keeping the good times rolling: the first physical release on CD, vinyl and cassette of his debut album I Barely Know Her, which should give the album a nice boost on the Billboard 200, from where it currently sits at No. 27 to somewhere around its original No. 10 peak.
Yeonjun, No Labels Part 1 (Big Hit): Also threatening the top 10 this week: the debut solo EP from Yeonjun, singer/songwriter in the chart-topping Korean pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER. The six-track set does not yet have a major presence on streaming, but is expected to sell very well, assisted by a litany of different CD variants, each including collectible paper goods, some of which is randomized per copy.
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New Kids on the Block are ready to spend the next year in a committed relationship with Las Vegas, ’til death 2026 do them part.
On Wednesday (Nov. 12), the veteran boy band — made up of Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight and Danny Wood — headed to Las Vegas’ Little White Wedding Chapel to “recommit” to Sin City for 16 new dates of “The Right Stuff,” their debut Vegas residency, bringing their grand total of 2026 shows to 24. Clark County Commission chairman Tick Segerblom also gave NKOTB the keys to the Las Vegas Strip, so it sounds like they’re officially moving in to their new home of Dolby Live at Park MGM for the next year.
After kicking off the residency back in June, New Kids will have three more shows this week (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) before returning for previously announced February concerts starting on Valentine’s Day and continuing with the brand-new dates in June, July and October.
“What we’ve built here in Vegas, together with our incredible Blockheads, feels truly magical,” Wahlberg said in a statement announcing the news. “The energy in that room each night — the lights, the lasers, flying up to the balcony to see all our Blockheads dancing and singing along — is so far beyond anything we’ve ever done before. Vegas has been so welcoming to us, we couldn’t leave just yet! We are having the absolute best time and are so excited and honored to be asked to extend our stay here at the Dolby through 2026.”
To get tickets to the newly announced shows, Fan Club pre-sale starts Monday at 10 a.m. PT, while Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets starting Monday at noon PT through the Citi Entertainment program. Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers will have access to a pre-sale starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT, while members of MGM Rewards will receive access to a pre-sale starting Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sales end Nov. 20 at 10 p.m. PT before the on-sale begins Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. PT.
A limited number of tickets for all previously announced performances are on sale now as well.
In addition to Wednesday’s quickie Vegas wedding, “The Right Stuff” residency also includes a different set of marriage vows each night: between the band and their fans. “Do you, New Kids, take these Blockheads to be your forever fans, so long as we both shall live?” Wahlberg asked his bandmates during the residency’s June 20 debut, to which they all responded: “I do.”
“Do you, Blockheads, take these New Kids to be your forever boy band, forsaking all other boy bands — that means *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, O-Town, One Direction, all of them — so long as we both shall live?” Wahlberg cheekily asked the screaming crowd, who clearly had no trouble abandoning all those other groups to commit to New Kids on the Block once and for all.
See the full “Right Stuff” residency dates below:
Josh Homme, the much-celebrated lead singer for the Queens of the Stone Age, performed one of his most daring concerts yet in Los Angeles — his first in his adopted hometown after a health scare last year forced him to cancel a number of shows. A native of nearby Palm Desert, the 52-year-old Homme has said […]
Trending on Billboard Just a few days after earning her second career Grammy nomination — best African music performance for “Push 2 Start” — Tyla called upon her pop music foremothers to launch her We Wanna Party at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Tuesday (Nov. 11). Mounted in support of July’s WWP EP, the We Wanna […]
