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UMG and TikTok End Three-Month Standoff

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Kristin Robinson
2 days ago

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Read Lucian Grainge’s Memo on UMG-TikTok Deal: ‘Entire Music Ecosystem’ Will Benefit

By
Dan Rys
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Taylor Swift’s First-Week Vinyl Sales Through the Years: From Nothing to Historic

By
Dan Rys
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Will Rising Hits From Sabrina Carpenter & Others Unseat Taylor Swift Atop the Hot 100?

By
Andrew Unterberger
3 days ago

Record Store Day 2024’s Top Sellers: Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore & More

By
Keith Caulfield
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TaP Music Co-President Wendy Ong Wants to Be the AAPI Mentor She Never Had: ‘K-Pop Has Changed Things’

By
Lyndsey Havens
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Steve Knopper
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Charts

Billboard Global Excl. US

1

Fortnight

Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

2

I Like The Way You Kiss Me

Artemas

3

Gata Only

FloyyMenor X Cris Mj

Emerging Artists

1

Shaboozey

2

BossMan Dlow

3

Chappell Roan

Top Album Sales

1

The Tortured Poets Department

Taylor Swift

2

Dark Matter

Pearl Jam

3

Lover

Taylor Swift

Market Watch: Weekly Music Streams, Sales in the U.S.

Music streams and sales in the U.S. weekly totals, according to Luminate.

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Billboard Women in Music 2024: Photos From the Show

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