Bebe Rexha’s ‘DIRTY BLONDE’ is projected to debut at No. 49 on the Billboard 200 with 16.9K units earned in its opening week (via @HITSDD).
The album is set to earn the biggest pure sales debut of her career with over 13K sold. It’s her first independent full release.
SZA criticizes Diplo, Suno, AI, and the exploitation of Black artists and songwriters via her private Instagram account:
“lonno who needs to hear this but diplo has equity in suno and is actively attempting to train it on the best and brightest black minds of writers and producers. We make up 13% of the American population yet influence the world w our sound and perspective. I AINT HEARD A WHITE AI SONG YET…We have no protection in legislature medical or creative. The easiest to steal from.”
Most-streamed American artists worldwide in 2026 by audio streams (Billboard France/Luminate):
#1 Taylor Swift
#2 Bruno Mars
#3 Morgan Wallen
#4 Fuerza Regida
#5 Michael Jackson
#6 Ariana Grande
#7 Kanye West
#8 Billie Eilish
#9 Sabrina Carpenter
#10 Lady Gaga
Bruno Mars is facing criticism from French fans after performing on a compact, boxed-in stage at Stade de France, which many attendees say offered a poor view of the show.
Ariana Grande reveals the tracklist for ‘petal’:
1. kiss me
2. hate that i made you love me
3. petal
4. stay
5. oh well
6. big feelings
7. freak
8. warning signs
9. like i do
10. never get over me
11. bad thing (bunny hop)
12. nowhere, nobody