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Lil Baby is opening this week's Billboard 200 at No. 1 with WHAM.His newest record earns a total of 140,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 90,000 in streaming equivalent album units (119.77 million on-demand streams of the songs), 50,000 in album sales and the remaining in track equivalent album units. WHAM marks Lil Baby's fourth chart-topping effort following It's Only Me, The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Durk and My Turn, and is also his seventh top 10 entry.Also debuting at No. 2 is Bad Bunny with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, which opens with 122,000 equivalent album units. That total is credited to 113,500 in streaming equivalent album units (152.16 million on-demand streams of the songs), 8,000 in album sales and 500 in track equivalent album units.Elsewhere on the char...

Ferg is keeping it real about the current status of the A$AP Mob. Speaking on the Touré Show in a 56-minute chat, the rapper touched on the collective's present place in the world. When asked point blank if he is still involved with A$AP, Ferg said that he currently is A$AP, "I'm an A$AP...But I don't think there is A$AP anymore." He added, "There's not a Cozy Tape out, a new one. Or there's not an office, there's not a record label, A$AP Worldwide. There's not a record label. I think it's a thing of the past." The rapper went on to discuss the legacy of the group and how people still gravitate towards the name, "I think people hold onto the legacy that we created and those things but when you think about A$AP, I think from the music point, you think about me and Rocky who did the music an...

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars are kicking off 2025 on a high note as their latest collaboration "APT." has officially been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).As per the RIAA website, "APT." was certified both Gold and Platinum on January 9 — confirming that the track has sold at least 1 million units in the United States. The duo were able to achieve this impressive feat just under three months since its release in mid-October 2024."APT." served as the lead single from the BLACKPINK's staple debut solo studio album rosie, and went on to peak at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Meanwhile, rosie debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 to set the record for the biggest US debut and  highest-charting album by any Korean female soloist in history.Click here to v...

Justin Bieber could be making his exciting return to music in 2025, as per Matthew Belloni of Puck News.Belloni's What I'm Hearing newsletter claims that the 30-year-old is currently in the process of setting up his comeback, which includes hiring new legal representation. Bieber's decision to return to recording music and possibly performing could be due to his significant debt to live events presenter AEG, which he incurred in 2022 after cancelling his tour to take care of his health. “I’m told Bieber needs the money and wants to work,” Belloni wrote via Consequence, also noting “other pop star expenses” as other probably reasons for his comeback.Bieber has largely stayed away from music in the recent years, instead spending his time with his family, Hailey Bieber and their son Jack, as ...