Andrew Unterberger

In this week’s The Contenders, Taylor Swift relinquishes her stranglehold on the Hot 100’s top 10 – but can she hold onto the No. 1?

In this week’s The Contenders, it’s all things Taylor Swift, as her 31-track new album looks to make a jaw-dropping chart bow in its first week.

An unexpected new class of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers goes against some recent trends with the institution’s inductees.

In this week’s The Contenders, two of the biggest names in rap reunite for their second collaborative full-length album in as many months.

Check out the must-hear releases of the week.

Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar’s explosive new hit has spent its first two weeks atop the Hot 100, but faces a number of challengers for next week.

Rodrigo inviting the ’90s alt greats to be part of her story helps stitch together a rock timeline that never should have been interrupted -- and makes for an emotionally overwhelming live experience.

Bey’s latest universally acclaimed opus is poised to set a new mark for the best first-week performance of 2024.

With the shots fired by Kendrick Lamar on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” helping the song debut atop the Hot 100, a rundown of all its spite-filled predecessors at the chart’s apex.

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 Apr. 6), a big week of new releases is headlined by Future and Metro Boomin, who could break the mark for first-week units […]

In this week’s The Contenders, two big names are back with new albums – but getting past last week’s Billboard 200-topper will be a challenge.

In this week’s The Contenders, one of the biggest pop stars in the world aims to have a pace-setting 2024 debut for her new LP.

In this week’s The Contenders, Beyoncé looks to hold off a host of challengers for the top spot on next week’s Hot 100.

In this week’s The Contenders, one of the biggest groups in Korean pop looks to secure their first No. 1 album.

In this week’s The Contenders, after making history on the Country charts, Bey’s two-stepping latest aims to best Billboard’s all-genre listing.

Drizzy first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009, marking the start of one of the most successful careers the chart has ever seen.

In this week’s The Contenders, the week’s most headline-dominating new release faces a challenge from the headliner of the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history.

Boone’s breakout hit is already No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, in just its third week on the chart.

A hit-filled, expertly delivered set completed Usher’s return to pop’s permanent A-list.

Here’s how we handicap this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class and their chances of induction.