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After decades of supporting the fight against AIDS, Madonna is refusing to go backwards — no matter what Donald Trump‘s administration dictates. In a passionate post on Instagram on Monday (Dec. 1), the Queen of Pop slammed the president’s administration for shirking generations of precedent and refusing to observe World Aids Day, which has traditionally […]
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Toosii is trading platinum plaques for touchdowns. Following a slew of college visits, the 25-year-old rapper (real name Nau’jour Grainger) announced on Monday (Dec. 1) that he has committed to Syracuse University to play football next fall.
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“For every kid who ever had a dream, make it reality,” Toosii wrote on social media to accompany a photo shoot in his new Orange threads. “God’s will is the way and no one can stop it not even the devil. I wanna thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ for even giving me the strength to chase what I believed when so many people told me I couldn’t. Thank you to the people who supported me as well, it never go unnoticed.”
He continued: “To be born in Syracuse and move to North Carolina at age 12 and haven’t been back since. When Coach Fran called, I knew it was a sign from God. So with that being said, Cuse I’m coming home.”
Toosii starred as a wide receiver at Rolesville High School in North Carolina and retained four years of eligibility as a college athlete after graduating from high school in 2018. The rapper was also born in Syracuse, which could’ve played a role in his decision.
He revealed over the summer that he had plans to put music on the back burner and fully commit to training for a potential football career. After recently wrapping up supporting YoungBoy Never Broke Again on his North American arena tour, Toosii announced his plans to play for coach Fran Brown Jr. at Cuse.
Toosii reportedly had multiple options as he received an offer to play at Sacramento State while also making visits to North Carolina State University and Duke University, but ultimately decided to stay close to his roots in Syracuse, where he grew up before moving to North Carolina as a teen.
Toosii, who notched a top-five Billboard Hot 100 hit with 2023’s “Favorite Song,” received plenty of love from his peers and fans for making the pivot from rap to sports, looking to fulfill a childhood dream. DDG, Wallo and Seddy Hendrix were among those cheering him on in his comment section on IG.
Listed at 5’8″, 165 pounds, Toosii will look to help restore Syracuse football following a lowly 3-9 season in 2025. A representative for Syracuse’s Athletics department declined to answer Billboard‘s request for comment, citing NCAA rules prohibiting comments on prospective student athletes.
Trending on Billboard Charlie Puth is standing strong in the face of online backlash to the announcement of his upcoming national anthem performance at next year’s Super Bowl LX (Feb. 8, 2026). “I’ll never claim to be as good of a singer as Whitney Houston ever was,” the four-time Grammy nominee wrote on X on […]
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The second edition of Billboard Italia Women in Music took place on Nov. 25, 26 and 28 in Milan, at the new cultural hub called UFO, home to Billboard Italy’s headquarters, which for the occasion transformed into the Women in Music House.
Following the inaugural 2024 edition, which highlighted women’s contributions to Italian music and culture, the 2025 event offered an even richer and more comprehensive program, including exhibitions, workshops, panels, showcases and DJ sets, confirming its vocation as a space dedicated to creativity, plurality of artistic voices, and construction of new cultural perspectives.
Federico Durante and Silvia Danielli, editor-in-chief and co-editor-in-chief of Billboard Italy, said: “This edition, the main theme of which was “Intersections,” gave even more space to the honorees by connecting them with other personalities from other fields of contemporary culture. It put new talent in the spotlight, highlighting new ideas that increasingly emphasize the women who work behind the scenes of the music industry.”
The big star of Billboard Italia Women in Music 2025 was Giorgia, awarded as Woman of the Year, who met with TV host and writer Serena Dandini. With a career spanning several generations of fans with authenticity and depth, Giorgia was the symbolic centerpiece of the 2025 edition. The other awards were:
Global Icon – Laura Pausini
Powerhouse – Serena Brancale
DJ of the Year – Deborah De Luca
Rising Star – Sarah Toscano
Songwriter of the Year – Joan Thiele
Performer of the Year – Emma Nolde
Breakthrough – Ele A
Manager of the Year – Paola Zukar
Over the course of three days, the honorees participated in a series of conversations with leading figures in contemporary culture, from sports to social media, resulting in a series of events that will be published on YouTube and on Billboard Italy’s Instagram and TikTok profiles.
Aperol, Amazon Music and AW LAB were Official Partners of Billboard Italia Women in Music 2025. Ticketmaster was the Ticketing Partner, and SAE Institute was the Educational Partner. The event was supported by SIAE – Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori.
Here are some of the best photos from Billboard Italia Women in Music 2025.
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Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP One More Time debuts at No. 1 across four Billboard album charts, all dated Dec. 6.
In the week ending Nov. 27, One More Time earned 39,000 equivalent album units in the U.S., of which 37,000 was via album sales, according to Luminate.
Among the many chart the album topped is the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, marking Yungblud’s first ruler in his career and Aerosmith’s first chart-topper in over a decade. Aerosmith previously topped the ranking, which began in 2006, in 2012 via the one-week rule of Music From Another Dimension!, which had been Aerosmith’s most recent collection of new music prior to One More Time. Yungblud’s previous best, meanwhile, had been the No. 8 debut and peak of his self-titled album in 2022.
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The set also rules Top Hard Rock Albums, Aerosmith’s third ruler (following Music From Another Dimension! and the band’s 2023 Greatest Hits package) and Yungblud’s first appearance on the survey. The album also bows at No. 1 on Top Rock Albums and Indie Store Album Sales.
As previously reported, One More Time also debuts at No. 9 on the all-genre Billboard 200, giving Aerosmith top 10s in each of the last six decades (1970s-2020s), something only Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor have also accomplished.
Concurrently, music from One More Time appears twice on the Dec. 6-dated Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, led by lead single “My Only Angel” at No. 11. The song, which bowed at No. 1 on the tally dated Oct. 4, earned 2.7 million radio audience impressions, 723,000 official U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads in the week ending Nov. 27. It lifts 7-6 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, having previously become Aerosmith’s first top 10 on the ranking in 21 years.
One More Time is also represented on Hot Hard Rock Songs by “Wild Woman” (No. 14; 853,000 streams, 1,000 downloads), with the latter count good enough for a No. 6 debut on Hard Rock Digital Song Sales.
All Billboard charts dated Dec. 6 will update tomorrow, Dec. 2, on Billboard.com.
50 Cent has said Diddy‘s publicist is accusing the G-Unit leader of being an “adversary” against Puff because of his new Netflix documentary. 50 Cent and Diddy have been going back and forth all day in the wake of the former’s new four part Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which is set to hit […]
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What’s better than one iconic Michelle? Two!
On Sunday night (Nov. 30), fresh off Thanksgiving festivities, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Grammy-winning music and Broadway star Michelle Williams attended Brandy & Monica‘s much-buzzed-about The Boy Is Mine Tour at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
“A special night!” read the caption of a backstage montage shared by Black Promoters Collective, the production company behind the 32-date trek, to its official Instagram page on Monday morning (Dec. 1). “We were truly honored to have former First Lady [Michelle Obama] in the building for [The Boy Is Mine Tour] stop in DC.”
In the video, the former First Lady can be seen walking backstage and posing for pictures with Brandy, Monica and Kelly Rowland, who performs a 40-minute set as a special guest on each night of the tour. In one clip, Mrs. Obama smiles for a group photo alongside one of Rowland’s former bandmates, Michelle Williams, who was also in attendance.
Last month, Williams earned her first career Grammy nomination outside of Destiny’s Child thanks to her standout work on the 2024 original Broadway cast recording of Death Becomes Her. Nominated for best musical theater album, Williams will face off against Tony-winning heavyweights like Audra McDonald (Gypsy), Jonathan Groff (Just In Time) and Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending). In 2024, she performed her signature Death Becomes Her number, “If You Want Perfection,” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Like Williams, Mrs. Obama has also had a busy winter. On Nov. 4, she published her third book, The Look, which compiles over 200 photographs chronicling her style evolution inside and beyond the White House. Earlier this year, the former First Lady joined Tina Knowles in conversation for an in-depth look at Knowles’ Matriarch memoir, continuing her decade-plus-long relationship with the Knowles-Carter clan. During a June Las Culturistas podcast episode, the former First Lady raved about Blue Ivy’s growth on Beyoncé’s blockbuster Cowboy Carter Tour, which also included a surprise Destiny’s Child reunion at its final stop.
The Boy Is Mine Tour runs for just seven more shows before wrapping at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. on Dec. 14. Over the weekend, Muni Long, who was a part of the initial show lineup, took to Instagram to announce her permanent departure from the tour, writing, “my doctors have made it clear that it’s not safe for me to continue with the remaining dates of the tour.” Grammy-winning “Case of the Ex” singer Mýa will replace Long for the remaining dates.
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Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” rebounds a spot to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, leading each list for a third total week. The song spent its first two weeks on each tally at the summit in October.
Three holiday hits catch a sleigh up the Global 200’s top 10, while two climb Global Excl. U.S., led by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Plus, Stray Kids start at No. 8 on Global Excl. U.S. with “Do It.” The song is from their EP of the same name, which launches at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 albums chart.
Elsewhere, Olivia Dean adds her second Global Excl. U.S. top 10 with “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” (11-9).
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 charts’ calculations.
“The Fate of Ophelia” tops the Global 200 with 82.7 million streams (down 5% week-over-week) and 35,000 sold (up 199%) worldwide in the week ending Nov. 27. Helping spark its sales surge, its remix with the Chainsmokers was released digitally Nov. 25.
“Golden” by HUNTR/X (the singing trio of EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI), from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, drops to No. 2 after 17 weeks atop the Global 200 beginning in July.
Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” jumps 6-3 on the Global 200 with 55.5 million streams (up 41%) and 3,000 sold (up 34%) worldwide. The carol has spent a record 19 weeks at No. 1.
Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” slips to No. 4 from it No. 3 Global 200 best and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” falls 4-5, following 10 weeks on top beginning in May.
Two holiday classics return to the Global 200’s top 10, with Wham’s “Last Christmas” up 12-6, with 50.8 million streams (up 43%) and 2,000 sold (up 50%) worldwide, and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” climbing 24-10, with 35.3 million streams (up 51%) and 1,000 sold (up 32%) globally. The songs have both hit No. 2 highs on the chart.
“The Fate of Ophelia” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 62.1 million streams (down 4%) and 10,000 sold (up 55%) beyond the U.S.
“Golden” backtracks to No. 2 after 17 weeks at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.; “Ordinary” rises 4-3 after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May; and “Man I Need” retreats to No. 4 from its No. 3 high.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” flies 14-5 on the Global 200 with 35.2 million streams (up 41%) and 2,000 sold (up 38%) outside the U.S. It has collected 14 weeks at No. 1.
“Last Christmas” leaps 20-7 on Global Excl. U.S. led by 32.5 million streams (up 45%) beyond the U.S. The song has reached No. 2 on the survey.
Stray Kids’ “Do It” bounds in at No. 8 on Global Excl. U.S. with 34.5 million streams and 3,000 sold outside the U.S. The group adds its fourth top 10 on the chart.
Plus, Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” becomes her second Global Excl. U.S. top 10, ascending 11-9 with a 4% increase to 26.7 million streams outside the U.S.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Dec. 6, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Dec. 2. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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Credo Holdings Co., Ltd., a hospitality company (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koichi Shirai), opened “Billboard Live TAIPEI” on the seventh floor of “ATT 4 FUN” in Taipei’s Xinyi District on Nov. 18, 2025. The opening performances were headlined by Mika Nakashima, with all four stages across two shows completely sold out. She also took part in the venue’s opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting, organized by the group company Taiwan Credo Entertainment.
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“Billboard Live TAIPEI” held its opening ceremony on Nov. 18. The ceremony featured opening artist Mika Nakashima, Masato Kitaguchi, Executive Producer of Billboard Live TAIPEI and Credo CEO Koichi Shirai.
In addition to the ribbon-cutting, commemorative gifts were presented. Mika Nakashima commented, “It is a great honor to be invited to perform the very first show at this memorable venue.” Shirai gifted her with “Kaki (Persimmon),” a glass art piece by Ruri Kobo, explaining, “The word “Kaki” (柿 – persimmon) shares the same pronunciation as “Kaki”‘嘉来 – good fortune to come.’ We chose this piece as a wish for continued good luck and harmony for her.”
During the opening performance, Mika Nakashima stepped onto the stage barefoot and offered a deep bow. She greeted the audience in Chinese—“大家好，我是中島美嘉(Hello everyone, I’m Mika Nakashima!)”—which immediately brought the venue to an eruption of cheers, marking a brilliant and fitting opening for Billboard Live TAIPEI. The show began gently with her signature song “Hanataba,” followed by a series of beloved hits including “Sakura-iro Mau Koro,” “Glamorous Sky” and “Love is Ecstasy.”
Between songs, she commented on the dishes served at the tables, chatted with guests in the front rows, and exchanged high-five moments with fans—fully enjoying the intimate atmosphere that only Billboard Live TAIPEI can offer, where the stage and audience are uniquely close. One guest commented, “I can’t believe I was able to see Mika Nakashima this close—this was truly the best performance of my life, something I will never forget. The food and drinks were also excellent.”
At Billboard Live TAIPEI, the cuisine is supervised by Chef Yoshifumi Kishigami, a French chef with 35 years of experience in Japanese hotel restaurants, while the alcohol program is overseen by Mr. Hsu Chen-Hsuan, champion of the Suntory Cocktail Competition in Taiwan. Together, they ensure that the venue delivers top-quality experiences in both music and dining. “Billboard Live TAIPEI” is set to host a diverse lineup of international performances, featuring artists such as Nathan East, Vivian Hsu (Xu Ruo Xuan), Do As Infinity, Sunwoo Jung-a (鮮于貞娥), Joanna Wang (王若琳), Andrew Chen (陳勢安) and Eric Martin (Mr. Big), among many others.
Trending on Billboard Lorde is giving Justin Bieber his flowers on what she thinks was the song of the summer in 2025: “Daisies.” In a New Yorker piece published Monday (Dec. 1), the New Zealand pop star said that the Canadian singer’s Swag lead single was the “closest we came” to having a bonafide SOTS […]
