Day: February 17, 2026

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was arguably the foremost Black leader in the U.S. in the years between the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and the emergence of Sen. Barack Obama as a national political figure in 2004, died Tuesday (Feb. 17). He was 84. Jackson, who had battled the neurodegenerative…

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Five months after the midseason finale, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta season 13 is back with a spicy new premiere airing…

Non-English-language music has a long history on Billboard’s charts. While the U.S.-based Billboard Hot 100 chart naturally been dominated by English-language recordings, international hits have periodically broken through to become inescapable global sensations — taking over streaming platforms, radio airwaves and pop culture at large. Think Los Del Rio’s 14-week No. 1 smash “Macarena (Bayside…

Cardi B is already feeling the effects of life on stage for her Little Miss Drama Tour. Following Monday night’s (Feb. 16) Kia Forum show in Inglewood, Calif., Cardi joked about getting some of her butt removed and sizing down her backside. Explore See latest videos, charts and news While backstage with Kehlani after the…

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Crimeapple and Ebubé. 2/17/2026 Justine Skye at the Warner Music Group Grammy Awards Party on January 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Dan Steinberg/Billboard The ladies of hip-hop and R&B ran last week’s news cycle. Cardi B kicked off her arena-headlining Little Miss Drama Tour…

Grand Ole Opry member Luke Combs and Opry Entertainment Group are set to open a third location of their Category 10 brand, this time eyeing an Orlando, Florida, location to open in late 2027. The new venue will open at CityWalk at Universal Orlando Resort. The nearly 33,000 square-foot, three-story Orlando location will also include experiential areas…

It’s a decades-old conversation: When fans see a coach bus outside a concert venue, some of them are bound to wonder if the artist they’re planning to see that night is in there and, if so, what they’re doing. Increasingly, there’s a good bet they’re working with a couple of Nashville songwriters to create new…

Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” surges five spots back to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, adding a third frame atop the chart after it led for two weeks in January-February 2025. The track concurrently claims its first week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The superstar monopolizes the top five spots on the…

Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the superstar’s second leader on the list, and first on his own. He previously reigned with “I Like It,” with Cardi B and J Balvin, for a week in July 2018. “DtMF” blitzes 10-1 on the Hot 100 following Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl…

Dee Snider says rumors of his impending death have been exaggerated. The Twisted Sister frontman who a few weeks ago announced that he’d left the veteran metal band due to a “series of health challenges” that scotched their planned run of 50h anniversary shows revealed on this week’s episode of his House of Hair radio…