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Megan Thee Stallion continues to stack up the wins as she heads into her anticipated MEGAN album later this month. Though busy on her tour, Meg took a minute to breath and reflect on her recent run while thanking her Hotties and GloRilla for their support in a heartfelt Instagram post on Wednesday (June 12). […]
Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” becomes the first song to lead the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for at least five straight weeks, linking together its fifth frame in a row on the June 15 survey.
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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity June 3-9. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
With five weeks at No. 1, “Million Dollar Baby” now sits one week from the reign of Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” which tallied six weeks atop the tally in late 2023. Mitski’s rule was split into two three-week segments at No. 1.
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“Million Dollar Baby” initially broke out on TikTok after Richman’s uploaded what eventually became a viral clip on the platform containing the then-unreleased song on April 13 (the video now has nearly 13 million views as of June 13).
Since its official release April 26, the song has been featured in a dance trend that has dominated its uploads since the end of April.
“Million Dollar Baby” has reached No. 2 on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100 so far; it ranks at No. 3 on the latest list via 45.2 million official U.S. streams, 35.2 million radio audience impressions and 7,000 downloads in the week ending June 6, according to Luminate.
Sexyy Red and Drake’s “U My Everything” lifts to No. 2 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 in its second week. It continues to benefit from a trend where the user asks their significant other how many likes on TikTok they need for something to happen (to buy them something, to get back together, etc.)
The song falls to No. 49 after debuting at No. 44 on the Hot 100, accruing 9.5 million streams, 1.8 million audience impressions and 1,000 downloads.
Lay Bankz’s “Tell Ur Girlfriend” falls to No. 4, while Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” rises to No. 3. The latter remains a runaway hit from Eilish’s new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, sporting a continued rise on charts weeks after the LP’s May 17 release. Its “Birds of a feather/ we should stick together” refrain is used to soundtrack creators’ uploads featuring friends, family and pets.
“Birds of a Feather” earned 28.4 million streams, 985,000 audience impressions and 3,000 downloads. The former metric is enough for the song to rise to No. 1 on the Alternative Streaming Songs chart, Eilish’s ninth ruler.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” ranks at No. 5 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, while 310babii, OhGeesy and BlueBucksClan’s “Rock Your Hips” debuts at No. 6. Originally released May 3, “Rock Your Hips” has vaulted in TikTok activity thanks to a dance trend.
“Rock Your Hips” is 310babii’s second song to chart, following “Soak City,” which peaked at No. 17 last November. The tune accrued 883,000 streams in the week ending June 6.
One other song debuts in the top 10: Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please,” which saw its official release on June 7. The track was initially teased on TikTok on June 5, garnering 2.8 million views to date, while a post-performance video after Carpenter played Governors Ball in New York has more than 12 million watches so far.
As for uploads not from Carpenter herself, many of the top-performing uploads featuring “Please Please Please” include makeup tutorials, lip synchs and more.
The full impact of “Please Please Please” will be represented on the Billboard charts dated June 22.
See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.
Chris Brown is a professional on stage. C. Breezy brought his 2024 11:11 Tour to New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Wednesday night (June 12) and experienced a set malfunction that he powered through. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Brown thought it would be a typical performance […]
Greatness always recognizes greatness. Jay-Z surprised the thousands of fans packing Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night (June 12) when he opened up Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Massachusetts. Hov emerged from the smoke filling the stage with his epic “Public Service Announcement” opening line: “Allow me to reintroduce myself.” Fans were […]
Rick Ross isn’t done beefing with Drake.
The Miami rapper recently updated the cover art to his “Champagne Moments” diss track aimed at his former friend and collaborator. The original artwork was from a 2014 tweet that read, “please take a moment to enjoy: white guy who looks like drake.”
Now the updated cover is a cartoon rendition of the Toronto rapper with blonde hair, glasses, and a bow tie.
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Fans remember “Champagne Moments” for being the first response to Drake’s “Push Ups.” Ross dropped the song hours after Drake released “Push Ups” and set the rap community ablaze with hot takes and commentary. While Ross didn’t diss Drake on his Future and Metro Boomin “Everyday Hustle” guest appearance, the mere fact he was on the album was enough for Drake to send shots at him.
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“I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I’m Ricky/ Can’t believe he jumpin’ in, this n—a turnin’ 50/ Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy/ Spend that lil’ check you got and stay up out my business,” Drake rapped on the last verse of “Push Ups.”
Ross then responded with “Champagne Moments,” where he mentioned ghostwriters and Drake’s deal with Universal Music Group, rapping, “Ghostwriters, they get to floss what you could’ve had/ Record label takin’ a loss, are you in your bag?/ You a worker wantin’ to chart, don’t make me laugh.”
He also referred to Drake as “white boy” multiple times and revealed why he unfollowed his former friend on social media during a rant on the song’s outro. “You ain’t never want to be a n—a anyway, n—a. That’s why you had an operation to make your nose smaller than your father nose, n—a.” Adding, “I unfollowed you, n—a, ’cause you sent the motherf—in’ cease-and-desist to French Montana, n—a. You sent the police, n—a, hated on my dog project.”
The ball is in Drake’s court… again.
J. Cole’s Might Delete Later mixtape has flown under the radar since he side-stepped the Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud and scrubbed “7 Minute Drill” from streaming services. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Dreamville boss revived his Might Delete Later‘s YouTube channel with the release of the […]
Hip-Hop legends Common and Pete Rock have finally announced the release date and cover art for their highly anticipated collab album, The Auditorium Vol. 1. The project is set to drop Friday, July 12, and will be available digitally, on CD, vinyl and cassette. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts […]
We’re still a long ways away from the days of a Rihanna biopic going into production, but it’s never a bad idea to plan ahead. E! News caught up with Ri while on the red carpet at her Fenty Hair launch event Monday (June 10), and asked the beauty mogul who she’d like to see […]
Westside Gunn isn’t retiring from making albums after all.
After losing his close friend Infinite — aka Big Dump — in April, the Griselda Records boss has been relatively quiet on the music front. However, the rapper from Buffalo, N.Y., gave fans an update on his Instagram on June 9, saying he’s in good spirits and ready to get back to work.
“Wellness check!!!! And just know I LOVE YALL,” he started the caption. “ALOOOOOOT of ppl been hitting me in my Dms just making sure I’m good, am I ok mentally/physically bc I haven’t been on the scene like that so I’m just posting this to let y’all know I’m still SUPER FLYGOD everyday!!!!!
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“I’m still the best Father I know, I’m still on my 4TH ROPE s—t, I’m still creating new ideas to attack the culture, I’ve been designing some incredible pieces and Yes I’m done with my new Album,” he continued. “physically as u can see I’m looking better than ever, mentally I think I’m focused more than I’ve ever been and since I lost Bro I look at life totally diff but even more than ever before it’s … F—K THESE N—s LORD!!! If my influence not attached or my hands isnt on it S—t trash.”
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Gunn’s most recent studio album, And Then You Pray for Me, was released in 2023 and was dubbed by the rapper as his last. “[This is] going to be the last album where I take the time to say ‘this is an album,’ Westside told Rolling Stone in October. “When I was doing the Hitler Wears Hermes series, I was doing all them projects like mixtapes. I was recording the whole s—t in two, three days.”
“I’m not saying I won’t come with a five-song EP with Madlib or I won’t do a seven-song EP with Alchemist or I won’t rap,” he added. “I’ll do all of that, but making a studio album, I’m done with all that. It’s back to dumping until I don’t want to dump no more. I’m going to have fun now. It’s no more pressure.”
Other Griselda members and affiliates have been keeping busy. Conway the Machine — who’s technically not under contract with the imprint he helped start — dropped his fourth studio album, Slant Face Killah, last month, Benny the Butcher released his Def Jam debut Everybody Can’t Go back in January and in-house producer Daringer recently produced the lead single of Action Bronson’s next album.
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Eminem has collected another accolade heading into his The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) album. In a testament to his decorated career and longevity, the rapper has earned another ticket the Billion Views Club, with 2005’s “When I’m Gone” reaching 1 billion views on YouTube. “When I’m Gone” arrived as the lead single […]