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Music History to Reflect On As Summer Winds Down

History as you’ve never seen it: albums, artists’ births, rumors, and more: discover with us what happened this week in the history of music. August…

Teresa Bigioli·
August 28, 2025·

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Chris Brown And K-Pop Demon Hunters Rocket Up This Week’s Tracks Rankings

Another week, another set of risers on our rankings. While the release calendar seemingly hasn’t cooled off in weeks on the hip-hop side of things,…

Matthew Varga·
August 15, 2025·

A photo of Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti. "BACKR00MS," a single featuring Travis Scott, is the fourth single he's dropped in recent months, heating up rumors of an album on the horizon.

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After Three Months, Playboi Carti Keeps Traction on “Music”

The album 'Music' from Playboi Carti is finally here—spanning 30 tracks and 76 minutes. Fans are divided, but streaming numbers are soaring.

Jack Friedman·
August 14, 2025·

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Freddie Gibbs And The Alchemist Serve Up “Alfredo 2”

2020 remains a year to forget for so many reasons, but Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist made the most of that maligned year. As we…

Matthew Varga·
August 11, 2025·

Fifteen years into her career, and Australian singer-songwriter Lenka remains in tip-top form on her new album "Intraspectral."

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Interview: Lenka’s Sixth Album, “Intraspectral” Shines Bright

The earwormy “Ultraviolet” and “Champion” bill the project’s standout singles and encourage a carefree spirit.

Andres Fabris·
August 6, 2025·

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Justin Bieber And Drake Make Late Summer Chart Surge On This Week’s Track Rankings

Given our complaints within this format regarding the overall stagnation that the charts can recently fall victim to, we shouldn’t be complaining about new material…

Matthew Varga·
July 31, 2025·

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Travis Scott and ‘Jackboys 2’ Join Clipse And Renée Rapp On This Week’s Tracks Rankings

It’s not just us. For those who pay attention to the “inside baseball” aspect of the music industry, among the biggest chart stories of recent…

Matthew Varga·
July 24, 2025·

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Zuli Jr. Discusses “The Snake” EP And What Lies Beyond In Exclusive Conversation With Music Daily

In a Music Daily exclusive interview, Zuli Jr. opens up about his most vulnerable project yet and what future chapters might hold.

Matthew Varga·
July 21, 2025·

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Drake, PLUTO, And K-Pop Demon Hunters Headline This Week’s Tracks Rankings

Though Drake and Pluto have solid cases in their own right, we unexpectedly step into the film realm for this week’s biggest winner: Netflix’s animated…

Matthew Varga·
July 15, 2025·

A photo of Chicago-born rapper Mick Jenkins.

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Feature Artist Profile: Chicago’s Own Rapper Mick Jenkins

As far as origin stories, there are few that feature shoulder brushing with as many notable names as Mick Jenkins'.

Matthew Varga·
July 9, 2025·

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Some Music History for Early July: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye, Rolling Stones

July 3: You Just Need One Sock This day in 1983 was the one when Red Hot Chili Peppers notoriously walked the stage of the…

Teresa Bigioli·
July 7, 2025·

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Movies and Animated Movies: Looking Back On Some Notable Soundtracks

The connection between music and images has always been indissoluble, especially within films. We cannot in fact imagine that a horror film is as scary…

Teresa Bigioli·
June 30, 2025·

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Cardi B Is “Outside” To Nab Prime Position On This Week’s Tracks Ranking

Many of our weekly check-ins this year decry the sometimes static nature of the charts, replete with hold-overs from earlier months or even years. From…

Matthew Varga·
June 26, 2025·

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A ReDiscovery: Ten Of The Best Albums Of 2016

(Some of) The Best Albums Of 2016 Can we time travel back to 2016 for a second? The decade 2010-2020 had really great music. From…

Kayla Ortiz·
June 18, 2025·

A BTS still of Sabrina Carpenter from her "Manchild" video. The singer is a star of the Music Daily Tracks rankings alongside Morgan Wallen.

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Morgan Wallen Is Utterly Dominant And Sabrina Carpenter Strikes Again On This Week’s Tracks Rankings

Any year in music takes a bit of time to develop its own unique texture, kicking off January after a (sometimes literal) deep freeze that…

Matthew Varga·
June 13, 2025·

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Music Discovery: After The Oscars, Interstellar Orchestra Has a Unique Take on Hans Zimmer From Italy

An event brought us to the discovery of one of the fastest-growing, most innovative and groundbreaking acts around. All the way from Italy, today we…

Teresa Bigioli·
June 9, 2025·

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2022 Emmy Awards Re-cap: Lizzo Is Half Way To EGOT Status And Adele Ties Beatles

Lizzo Wins First Emmy Lizzo won big at the 2022 Emmy Awards for best competition series with show ‘Watch Out for the Big Grrrls’. With…

Julia Laughlin·
September 23, 2022·

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The Front Bottoms, “Theresa”, and Existential Dread

The day is September 2nd, I just turned 23 and still filled with existential dread. Then I find that my favorite folk-rock band, The Front…

Juan Requena·
September 22, 2022·

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Jackson Wang – ‘MAGIC MAN’ Album Review

Jackson Wang has just released his newest album, MAGIC MAN, and it marks his biggest, most impressive project yet. Jackson Wang’s Latest Project Hong Kong…

Maia Robbins·
September 22, 2022·

John Legend releases eighth studio album LEGEND

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John Legend Releases Eighth Album LEGEND

LEGEND R&B hitmaker and grammy-winner John Legend finally released his highly anticipated eighth album, LEGEND on Friday, September 9th. The 24-track album contains a first…

Julia Laughlin·
September 21, 2022·

Pierre Bourne Releases New Album Good Movie

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Pierre Bourne Compares His Life To A Good Movie On New Album

Good Movie American rapper, record producer, and audio engineer Pierre Bourne, released his new album Good Movie on Friday, September 2nd. The album cover depicts…

Julia Laughlin·
September 21, 2022·

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Bad Bunny Honors a Great in Video for “Neverita”

Alright, sit down, grab a snack, ‘cause I’m about to take you on a surprisingly simple yet complex Hispanic journey. What journey could that be?…

Juan Requena·
September 19, 2022·

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Orchestra Noir: An Energetic Celebration of Black Culture

Orchestra Noir is not just a classical symphonic orchestra: a swinging, jazzy, hip-hop performing group, this orchestra empowers Black culture through incredible music making. Here’s…

Patrick Leu·
September 19, 2022·

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Harry Styles Stars in 2 Upcoming Movies: “The Policeman” and “Don’t Worry Darling”

A performer in all the arts, Grammy-award and pop icon Harry Styles is starring in not one, but two new movies this year—the extremely anticipated…

Patrick Leu·
September 17, 2022·

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Swedish House Mafia & IKEA Team Up For a Collection

HY’know, if you stare at the name “Swedish House Mafia” long enough… things will begin to blur. You’ll see the correlation between the words “Swedish”…

Juan Requena·
July 15, 2022·

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▶ Featured Artist: Remi Wolf

This week’s feature artist Friday is the ever-colorful, Remi Wolf! This queen is an American singer-songwriter from California. She is a rule-bending pop artist who…

Hailey Siegel-Freedman·
July 15, 2022·

The chart-topping French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura is confrontational and naughty on her chill clubby hit, "Méchante."

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Aya Nakamura Gets Naughty with “Méchante”

The chart-topping French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura is confrontational and naughty on her chill clubby hit, “Méchante.” MD Profile: Aya Nakamura Aya Nakamura, or Aya…

Andres Fabris·
July 15, 2022·

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Taylor Swift Shocks Fans In ‘Amsterdam’ Trailer

Taylor Swift has made a cameo in the new Amsterdam trailer, and fans have much to say about it. Taylor Swift Continues Her Acting Career…

Maia Robbins·
July 14, 2022·

As Pride Month comes to a close, let's look at some iconic Pride moments because love is an all-year-round thing. Featured acts include Christina Aguilera (with special guests Paris Hilton and Kim Petras), Azealia Banks, Madonna (with Saucy Santana and RuPaul's Drag Race alum), and Charli XCX.

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Pride On: Iconic Pride Month Performances

As Pride Month comes to a close, let’s look at some iconic Pride moments because love is an all-year-round thing. Featured acts include Christina Aguilera…

Andres Fabris·
July 14, 2022·

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Koi Will Stop at Nothing for His Lover on New EP

Coye Sanders better known as Koi, is a 21 year old artist and producer from Huntsville, Alabama. Koi has taken an untraditional route in the…

Julia Laughlin·
July 14, 2022·

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Carlos Santana “Taking it easy” After Collapsing on Stage

During the latest concert of his Miraculous Supernatural Tour in Detroit, Carlos Santana collapsed on the stage. With a Facebook post, he confirmed he is now…

Teresa Bigioli·
July 13, 2022·

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Glastonbury Festival Wrap Up: What You Should Know

Glastonbury Festival has come to an end, and we are ready to discuss the five days of music and entertainment it gave us. After two…

Teresa Bigioli·
July 13, 2022·

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Motionless in White Hits Multiple Charts in One Week

Heavy metal band Motionless in White made several of Billboard’s charts within a week of their album Scoring The End Of The World’s release. Motionless…