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 Hot 100 chart dated Feb. 1, we look at whether the surging quasi-title track from Bad Bunny’s latest will be able to get over the top on the chart.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” scores a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, Bad Bunny banks three new top 10s.

Bad Bunny, who had the most-streamed album of both 2022 and 2023, seems to have another potential juggernaut on his hands. But to top the chart this week he had to hold off an unlikely challenger.

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday are Taylor Swift 's Lover: Live From Paris, followed by SZA's SOS at No. 3, Kendrick Lamar 's GNX at No. 4 and Lil Baby's Wham at No. 5.

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Bad Bunny's latest, which moves from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in its second frame.

a Lady Gaga, Lana, Sia vibe... She’s cool." The next issue the Spanish singer picked up was of January 2025 - featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin. Bad Bunny joked about him: "I’ve always said he ...

Lil Baby and Bad Bunny debut in the top two spots on the Billboard 200, while Morgan Wallen experiences a huge surge in the Hot 100. But that wasn't enough to knock down Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile," which sits atop the singles chart for a ...

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” scores its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. This marks Gaga’s second longest chart-topping reign of her career, tying the three-week run at No.

This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Feb. 1, we look at whether the surging quasi-title track from Bad Bunny’s latest will be able to get over the top on the chart.

Bad Bunny ’s “DtMF” blasts to No. 1, from No. 12, on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song becomes the superstar’s fifth leader on the list, tying Taylor Swift for the second-most, and the most among soloists, since the survey began in September 2020. BTS leads all acts with seven No. 1s.

In an Instagram announcement that plays more like a horror film teaser, Lady Gaga has revealed that her new studio album – her seventh – will be titled Mayhem and be released March 7. Teased on billboards that recently began popping up in New York City and Las Vegas,

Lady Gaga has been hinting at new music for a while ... having about the past—almost like a recollection of all these bad decisions that I made in my life.” She added, “But it ends in ...