Louder

"We'd like to discuss a chart position." How a secret $70,000 cash payment to Italian gangsters secured a British rock band their first US hit single

What wasn't revealed at the time was exactly how that chart placing was achieved. The story behind this feat was revealed by ...

'Stranger Things' Star Joe Keery Tops Taylor Swift With Hit Song

It's been a big week for Stranger Things star Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington in the hit Netflix series, and it just ...
American Songwriter

The 1980s No. 1 Single That Had People Believing Prince Was Behind It

Ready For The World hit No. 1 with "Oh Sheila" in 1985. Many people heard it and assumed it was Prince at the helm.
The Official Charts

James Marriott talks California Rain, album three and 'biscuitgate'

James kicks off the year with a brand-new track, California Rain, currently Number 1 on the UK's Official Trending Chart and on course to become his first-ever Official Top 40 single. Today, we call ...

Review: Dell’s new 52‑inch 6K monitor is absurd until you use it

Not for casuals, but for the pro, it’s a productivity cheat code. Dell’s massive 6K, 120Hz productivity panel delivers ...

Pentagon pizza orders jump 1,250% as internet's 'pizza meter' sounds the alarm

A spike in pizza orders near the headquarters of the US Department of Defense has once again drawn widespread attention ...

Stephen Wilson Jr. on ‘Gary,’ His New Single’s Symbolic Blue-Collar Title Character: ‘AI Ain’t Gonna Show Up When Your Septic Tank Blows, Gary Will’

Billboard's Makin' Tracks column looks at the writing and recording behind Stephen Wilson Jr.'s "Gary." By Tom Roland When Stephen Wilson Jr. performed a dark acoustic version of “Stand By Me” on the ...