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Billboard’s Dance Moves roundup serves as a guide to the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard’s many dance charts — new No. 1s, new top 10s, first-timers and more.
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This week (on charts dated June 14, 2025), Tate McRae, D.O.D., Sammy Virji and others achieve new feats. Check out key movers below.
Tate McRae
Tate McRae is back at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart with her new song, “Just Keep Watching.” She released the track May 30 via Apple/Atlantic from F1 the Album, the soundtrack to the film F1, starring Brad Pitt. The set arrives June 27, the same day that the movie premieres in North American theaters.
The song opens with 11.4 million official U.S. streams, 1.3 million radio audience impressions and 1,000 downloads sold in its opening week (May 30-June 5), according to Luminate. It also debuts at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the highest launch on the chart this week.
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McRae has been one of the top-performing artists on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart dating to its launch in January. She led the inaugural list dated Jan. 18 with “It’s Ok I’m Ok” (which spent four weeks on top) and returned with two-week leader “Revolving Door” in March. The only other artist to top the chart since its start is Lady Gaga, whose “Abracadabra” has ruled for 15 weeks.
D.O.D.
The British DJ and producer tops a Billboard chart for the first time this week thanks to his song “Wrap Yourself Around Me,” featuring NORTH. The track, released in February on Armada Music, rises 3-1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay with an 18% gain in plays among 24/7 dance reporters and pop stations’ mix show hours.
D.O.D. charted two other songs on Billboard’s charts before this week: “So Much in Love” reached No. 8 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay in August 2023 and “Somedays,” with Sonny Fodera and Jazzy, also hit No. 8 on the chart in November 2024 (as well as No. 15 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs this April).
As for NORTH, the song grants the singer her first No. 1 with her initial chart entry.
Sammy Virji & Issey Cross
The acts each earn their first Billboard radio chart hit this week with their collaboration, “Nostalgia.” Released April 25 on Polydor/Capitol/ICLG, the song debuts at No. 40 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay (up 12%).
Both artists are up-and-coming on Billboard’s charts. Virji had logged one chart hit before this week: “Summertime Blues,” with Chris Lake and Nathan Nicholson, reached No. 48 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs in May 2024. Issey Cross claims her first chart appearance.
Daft Punk
The legendary DJ duo’s 2013 album Random Access Memories spends a 500th week on the Top Dance Albums chart, at No. 20. The LP is just the fourth album to reach the 500-week milestone in the chart’s 24-year history, after Lady Gaga’s The Fame (586 weeks), David Guetta’s Nothing But the Beat (542) and Gorillaz’s Demon Days (539).
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Coach Outlet just dropped a dreamy floral collection at an affordable price, giving fans of the brand a great excuse to shop till they drop.
The blooming collection features a slew of accessories including mini shoulder bags, bag charms, totes and baseball hats, all equipped with 60s-inspired floral motifs in shades of purple, yellow, blue, pink and orange. Pricing for the collection varies from $31.20 up to $219 depending on the piece and composition. To help narrow down your search, we’ve compiled some of our favorite pieces from the new collection guaranteed to instantly brighten up your wardrobe without breaking the bank.
City Tote Bag With Floral Print
A purple pastel City tote bag with florals throughout.
This coated canvas City Tote is a floral lover’s dream, boasting a roomy interior that can carry all the essentials. The bag measures 13.0 inches in length, 11.5 inches in height and a width of 6.25 inches, big enough to carry your laptop, wallet and water bottle with ease. The playful floral print is summer in a nutshell, consisting of purple, yellow and blue hues in muted pastel tones that evoke barriers dotted with blossoms scattered through wild grass.
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The handle is 10 inches and equipped with a Coach-branded hangtag. The bag features a sturdy construction that can stand all on its own accompanied by a nifty inside zip pocket and secure snap closures. Whether you’re dressing it up for a trip to the office or down for brunch, this bag is extremely versatile, offering a unique pop of color.
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Floral Print Baseball Hat
A floral-printed baseball cap with the Coach logo on the front.
Summer is the perfect baseball cap-wearing season. Protecting your eyes doesn’t have to be boring, and Coach Outlet proves this with the Floral Print Baseball Hat. Retailing for $51.20, the cap is made of breathable 100% cotton and features a kitschy cartoonish floral print in pastel yellow, green and pink accompanied by the Coach New York logo stitched to the front in contrasting black.
Adjustable closures offer a tailored fit while ventilating grommets give the wearer’s head and hair room to breathe. To style, you’re encouraged to pull from the colors present on the hat. We’re thinking of a pastel pink or yellow oversized button-down paired with light-wash denim shorts and a pair of lifestyle sneakers. Cool and casual, this hat marries form and function effortlessly.
Mini Skinny ID Case With Floral Print
A floral wallet and ID case attached to a jump ring.
Everyone needs a wallet or ID case. This one from Coach Outlet is functional and floral, bringing you the best of both worlds. The itty bitty wallet measures up at 4.25 inches in length, 3.0 inches in height and a width of 0.5 inches. It’s small enough to fit snugly in your pocket or a purse without taking up too much space. The ID case is simply constructed of purple-printed coated canvas and matching fabric lining.
The outside is equipped with cartoonish florals that pop. Coach branding can be seen on the front in contrasting silver lettering. Additional utilitarian features include two credit card slots, a zip-top closure and an ID window for easy access to what’s most important. Looking to decorate your keys? The ID case can be attached thanks to a split key ring fixed to the zipper.
Nolita 19 In Signature Canvas With Floral Print
A floral-printed shoulder bag made of canvas.
Coach Outlet’s Nolita 19 is cute as a button. Retailing for $119.00, this shoulder bag oozes personality with multicolored pastel florals accompanied by a contrasting white Coach hangtag and black strap. The bag is mini but mighty, made of Coach’s signature coated canvas for a durable, scuff-resistant finish.
Two credit card slots and a zip-top closure round out the piece, keeping your belongings safe and sound. The Nolita 19 is a party bag for sure. We can see her slung over the shoulder of “it-girls,” worn with a black lace slip and kitten heels for a date on the dancefloor. For more casual moments, the bag could be worn with black jeans, low-top kicks and a lavender crew neck to play off of the colors of the bag.
Teri Mini Crossbody Bag With Floral Print
A floral-printed crossbody bag with a chain strap.
We love a transformation, and Coach Outlet’s Teri Mini Crossbody Bag does just that. It’s a crossbody one moment, and a shoulder bag the next. Endlessly versatile, this bag is made of printed coated canvas and fabric lined, punctuated with a whimsical floral print. Both detachable straps included are a contrasting lavender and a gold chain. The chain strap measures 8.75 inches, while the long strap is 22.5 inches.
Other nifty details about this piece include an inside snap pocket, two credit card slots and a zip-top closure. Crossbody or worn over the shoulder, the way you change up this bag determines if it’s more casual or dressy. We’d like to think the crossbody is more casual, worn with low-rise jeans and a clean plain white tee. The chain should style would best serve a formal dinner or a date with that special someone in a breezy maxi-length dress.
Mini Rowan Crossbody Bag With Floral Print
A mini bowling bag-inspired crossbody with floral print.
Who doesn’t love all things mini? I know we do. Coach Outlet’s Mini Rowan Crossbody Bag is so cute with a design inspired by a bowling bag. You’ve got a sweet little floral print accompanied by contrasting lavender straps. The composition consists of printed coated canvas and smooth leather along with fabric lining.
The crossbody strap is 23.5 inches and can be detached while the small handles measure 2.75 inches, playing into those bowling bag-esque vibes. All the gold hardware offers the bag a glitzy finish. Carried crossbody with your favorite track set, the bag is transformed into something casual. With the crossbody strap removed, you could style this bag in a more formal way with a lavender bubble skirt, black leather ballet flats and a pastel pink blouse.
Trigger Snap Bag Charm With Floral Print
A floral hangtag charm with gold hardware and floral print.
Coach Outlet has been capitalizing on the bag charm craze for years. It’s one of the reasons the brand, and its counterparts, are so famous. This floral hangtag features a sweet floral print, accompanied by a snap closure, attached split key rings and a dog leash clip all in gold. The hangtag is made of printed coated canvas and smooth leather. The leather accent is a purplish pink, containing all of the gold and florals. You can snap this onto any and all Coach bags, especially the floral collection, or your key ring to create visual and textural interest.
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Lil Wayne’s new album “Tha Carter VI “just dropped, and it sold 110,000 units in its first week.
Out of that, only 35,000 were actual purchases; the rest came from streaming. While those numbers aren’t bad, they’re a step down from his last solo album “Funeral“, which sold 139,000 first week and hit No. 1. It’s an even bigger drop from Tha Carter V, which had a huge debut with 480,000 in 2018.
If things stay on track, Weezy’s new album will land at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with country star Morgan Wallen holding on to the top spot.
Reactions to the album have been mixed. Some fans who’ve been riding with the New Orleans legend since day one were let down, saying the album didn’t live up to the hype. However, there are still some standout moments. One of the most talked-about tracks is “The Days,” where Wayne teams up with U2’s Bono. It was first previewed during the NBA Finals, and on the song, Wayne raps about getting older and owning his place in Hip-Hop: “I ain’t getting younger, but I’m getting better…”
Even with the mixed reviews, Wayne’s getting love from some big names. Nicki Minaj jumped on a remix of “Banned In NO” and took some shots at Shannon Sharpe and Jay-Z. Justin Bieber also showed support, posting a FaceTime with Wayne and telling fans to check out the album.
It might not be Wayne’s biggest project, but he’s still making noise.
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There’s no better pairing than music and ice cream, and Jeni’s Ice Cream and Goose are taking that sentiment to heart.
Both parties have collaborated on a new ice cream flavor that plays on the ever-classic black raspberry chip. You can shop the ice cream nationwide and at jenis.com starting June 24. You can sign up on Jeni’s website to be notified when the dessert drops. Inspired by the rock band’s explosive live sets and genre-bending sound, “Goose Tracks” features a base of juicy raspberries and blackberries with textural bittersweet chocolate flakes folded in.
The resulting flavor combo is sweet and tart with a slight crunch that’s slightly nostalgic but fresh, much like Goose’s music. The bittersweet chocolate cuts through the sweet berry-forward base, creating an addicting contrast that’ll have you coming back for seconds.
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Jeni’s Ice Cream x Goose Goose Tracks
A raspberry and blackberry ice cream with bittersweat chocolate flakes.
Goose has done it all this year, from embarking on a national tour to releasing new music and hosting their own festival. The band also recently headlined their first-ever show at Madison Square Garden. “This was a really fun collab,” said drummer Cotter Ellis. “We are big fans of Jeni’s ice cream, what they stand for, and how they source their ingredients. We hope our fans enjoy Goose Tracks!”
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The pint packaging for “Goose Tracks” was illustrated by Brian Blomerth, the same artist who did the cover art for the band’s new album released in April titled Everything Must Go. The packaging is pink with swirling graphics of animals and berries spotted throughout. A limited-edition screen-printed poster designed by Blomerth will also be available to commemorate the release.
Goose testing out their Jeni’s Ice Cream “Goose Tracks” flavor.
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“On a Venn diagram comparing Jeni’s and Goose, where the circles overlap would be called Things That Bring People Together and Make People Feel Good,” said Jeni’s Head of Brand Ryan Morgan in a press release. “Music and ice cream are two of life’s greatest connectors. A live Goose show is about the joy of the moment and sparking the type of emotional connection that only comes through a shared presence in real life. A Jeni’s experience is about the same thing.”
Jeni’s Ice Cream Brambleberry Crisp
An oat and brambleberry jam ice cream inspired by the flavors of a brambleberry crisp.
While you’re waiting on “Goose Tracks,” fans of Jeni’s can shop “Brambleberry Crisp,” a berry-forward ice cream inspired by the flavors of a brambleberry crisp. You’ve got toasty oat streusel and brambleberry jam all layered throughout the sweet vanilla ice cream. What’s not to love?
In the past, Jeni’s has collaborated with many institutions in the music and media scenes including a Biscuits With The Boss shortbread cookies flavor inspired by Ted Lasso and a Bastani Sonnati saffron and pistachio flavor with apparel brand The Hundreds.
The Coca Cola Company and Universal Music Group have partnered on the launch of a new imprint, Real Thing Records. or rtr.
The venture will focus on signing and developing emerging talent from around the world, with the label focused on all genres. The first signees are French-New Zealand artist Max Allais, who clocked a hit this year with his single “When The Party Ends.”
Real Thing Records. has also signed Indian singer, songwriter and producer, Aksomaniac, whose music fuses jazz, hip-hop and R&B with traditional Carnatic music.
Each new signing will be a joint effort between Real Thing Records. and a Universal Music Group label counterpart in each artist’s respective territory, to provide both local support and global growth. For Allais these frontline labels will be Better Now Records and Universal Music Germany) and for Aksomaniac they will be Def Jam Recordings India/Universal Music India.
“The Coca-Cola Company has a rich legacy, one of deep human connection and cultural resonance—breaking barriers and bringing people together across borders and generations,” says Joshua Burke, The Coca-Cola Company’s global head of music and culture.
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“Real Thing Records. is designed to unlock greater potential for artists, fans, and our brands—where creativity fuels growth and the combined power of our network and key global music partners create value greater than the sum of its parts,” Burke continues. “It’s our intention to let artists shine and give them the flexibility to develop their identities with the support of global reach and expertise. It’s a long-term commitment to music—enabling us to reinvest in our programs, champion the next generation of talent, and stay rooted in what matters most: music and fandom.”
This is not the first partnership between The Coca Cola Company and UMG, with UMG also previously serving as the label partner for Coke Studio, an initiative that has recruited superstar artists like Usher, Tyla, Karol G, Peggy Gou and NewJeans to participate in projects like original songs, festival experiences and live performances.
“For years, Universal Music Group and The Coca-Cola Company have shared a belief in the power of music to spark connection and shape meaningful experiences,” says Universal Music Group for Brands executive vice president Richard Yaffa. “With the launch of Real Thing Records., we are taking that vision further – joining forces to build a modern label that champions artistry and amplifies emerging voices on global and local stages, while giving fans the cultural moments they crave.
“Both companies recognize the long-term value of investing in artistic innovation,” Yaffa continues, “and our past work together has consistently demonstrated how music can move people and create lasting impact. The evolution and continued success of our several collaborations stands as a testament to what’s possible when we align creativity with cultural relevance.”
To draw his K-pop fan army onto the new OpenWav app, pop singer Kevin Woo schooled his nearly 4.4 million social-media followers on how it works. Then he sold stuff to them: $10,000 worth of hoodies and water bottles and $1,200 worth of tickets to a Los Angeles listening party in March for his single “Deja Vu.”
“It’s very refreshing,” says Woo, formerly of hit boy band U-KISS. “It gives me so much freedom to do what I want and not have to stress about ‘Where am I going to get my next paycheck? How do I know when the label’s going to pay me out?’”
OpenWav, co-created by tech entrepreneur Jaeson Ma, who co-founded influential label 88rising and was an early investor in what became TikTok, launches Wednesday (June 11) with a splashy Indie Music Week party in New York attended by Ma and artist/OpenWav executive Wyclef Jean. It’s one of many platforms designed to help indie artists reach their most devoted followers and participate in a superfan market that Goldman Sachs predicted could reach $4 billion over the next five years. The app joins a crowded market that includes SoundCloud’s “fan-powered royalty” system and a long-promised Warner Music Group (WMG) app that launched a test version starring Ed Sheeran in April.
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Ma’s invention, which has drawn $30 million from investors such as WMG and CAA’s Connect Ventures, has an all-in-one smartphone interface that allows artists to stream new songs and videos, sell tickets and quickly design (through the use of AI tools), sell and ship merch. Ma spent two years setting up an international network of 200 factories that accommodate orders of any size. “I can put my design on a premium hoodie that’s like Yeezy off-white level, and if one fan buys that hoodie, we will make it and ship it to their doorstep directly — with zero inventory,” Ma says. “It’s pretty crazy what we’ve been able to do.”
“I call this the Gen-Z Sears catalog,” Ma says on a Zoom as he scrolls through the custom golf balls, water bottles and other products available through the app. “I don’t want to say we’re faster than Amazon or Alibaba — we’re not faster. We’ve built a similar supply-chain ecosystem and made it specifically to be on-demand for artists and creators.”
In a music business where few artists can make a living from streaming revenue alone, and must tour, sell merch and develop sizable loyal fanbases to buy their products, “superfan” has become a gold-rush buzzword. (OpenWav fits this category even though Ma avoids using the term “superfan app.”) In March, Australian producer Alan Walker launched an app designed to interact more directly with fans than he could on Instagram or TikTok; Boston metal band Ice Nine Kills’ app, Psychos Only, offers exclusive merch and exclusive ticket pre-sales with a $7 monthly membership fee.
“This started out several years ago with Patreon, and we learned that for premium content, fans will pay if you create something valuable,” says Dan Tsurif, vp of digital marketing for 10th Street Entertainment, Ice Nine Kills’ management company.
Ma’s bet for OpenWav is that dedicated fans will pay $10 a month — “a Starbucks coffee,” he says — and 1,000 of them will provide each participating artist with $120,000 in annual salary. But some in the music business wonder whether such artist-to-fan tools will be relevant for a broad range of artists. K-pop stars like Woo benefit from a loyal fanbase built meticulously over years of savvy music-company marketing, and veteran touring stars from Taylor Swift to Umphrey’s McGee have spent decades building fanbases on the road, but everyone else may struggle on this kind of app.
“In K-pop, they’re already obsessive about collecting things and buying merch. With a touring artist, they’re used to buying VIP [tickets] or merch,” says Aidan Schechter, a partner at management and publishing company 1916 Enterprises and founder/CEO of management music-tools venture Patchbay. “I don’t think artists and artist teams are able to keep up with the demands of consistent posting and exclusive content creation on a lot of these apps. Artists and their teams don’t have enough stamina.”
For Woo, 33, who came up in the South Korean K-pop industry, OpenWav is a crucial tool for remaining independent. The app, which he has been beta-testing most of this year, pays 80% of merch and ticket sales to the artist and keeps 20%. Woo says OpenWav allows him access to all his sales data and analytics — he has used it, for example, to discern that he has a surprisingly large listener base in Austin, Texas, leading him to a recent South by Southwest showcase.
“I’ve been in a K-pop boy band for over a decade, and knowing how the whole system worked, I wanted to start my own venture,” he says. “As I started to learn more about the app, I fell in love with how easy and seamless it was. It’s like TikTok meets Spotify.”
All the Jewish groups that have traditionally participated in the San Diego Pride Festival have pulled out of this year’s event due to headliner Kehlani‘s vocal support for Palestine. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, eight organizations and synagogues issued a joint statement this week saying that their decision was due to “serious safety concerns” prompted by what they called the R&B singer’s “repeated amplification of violent antisemitic rhetoric.”
Among those pulling out of the event slated to take place on July 19-20 in San Diego’s Balboa Park — Kehlani is slated to perform on the first day of the fest — are the Jewish Federation of San Diego, Anti-Defamation League of San Diego and the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. In a statement released last week, the organizations said their decision came after “The Finest Community Coalition released a statement last month, signed by nearly three dozen Jewish organizations, urging San Diego Pride to reconsider giving Kehlani a platform. That appeal has thus far gone unanswered, and as a result, there will be no organized Jewish presence at San Diego Pride this year.”
In addition to those organizations, the Chronicle reported that festival’s current director of medical operations and her assistant director have stepped down from their volunteer roles. In response to the actions, San Diego Pride’s board of directors said in a statement that it does not endorse the political views of any of its performers.
“Each member of our community must make their own decision about attending this year’s events, but we hope everyone will come out as a sign of solidarity for our queer community,” read their statement. “We honor the value of artistic integrity, the importance of free expression and the role that artists play in shaping culture, challenging systems and amplifying voices while respecting each other’s differences.”
Kehlani has been hit by a series of boycotts and cancellations due to her pro-Palestinian comments throughout Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas following the militant group’s terror attack on the Jewish state on Oct. 7, 2023, during which raiders killed more than 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages. In the ensuing war, Israeli bombing and incursions into the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian-majority territories have resulted in the deaths of more than 55,000 Palestinians according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not make distinctions between military and civilian deaths.
In May, Kehlani’s Central Park Pride concert in New York was canceled under advisement from the city’s mayor. The festival announced that the Pride with Kehlani show slated for June 26 as part of New York’s SummerStage series of shows was called off after it was notified by Mayor Eric Adams’ office that “they have concerns for security and safety issues.” Kehlani responded to that cancelation with a “lol” on their Instagram Stories. The SummerStage cancelation came after Cornell University pulled the plug on a planned Kehlani appearance at the school’s annual Slope Day event on May 7 over her public support for Palestinians and what they deemed her “antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments.”
Kehlani responded the the Cornell cancelation with a statement on April 26 in which they said, “I am being asked and called to clarify and make a statement yet again, for the millionth time, that I am not antisemitic nor anti-Jew. I am anti-genocide, I am anti the actions of the Israeli government, I am anti an extermination of an entire people, I am anti the bombing of innocent children, men, women — that’s what I’m anti.”
The singer added, “In fact, the very first Live that I did in the beginning of this genocide was with a really beautiful Jewish organization called Jewish Voices for Peace, and I still continue to learn from and work alongside really impactful Jewish organizers against this genocide.”
Oakland native Kehlani was also slated to be a headliner at SoSF, a new San Francisco pride festival, but they announced last week that they had pulled out of that June 28 event. Kehlani’s 2024 “Next 2 U” video featured the phrase “long live the intifada,” a reference to the two violent uprisings in the West Bank and Gaza Strip aimed at ending Israel’s occupation of those territories. It also depicted the singer and their background dancers waving Palestinian flags and wearing suits made of traditional keffiyeh scarves. In a since-removed Instagram video last May, Kehlani called out their musical peers for not joining in and commenting on Israel’s war against Hamas, saying, “You can’t speak? Disgusting… It’s f–k Israel. It’s f–k Zionism. And it’s f–k a lot of ya’ll too.”
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