• Spotify 25 Under 25: Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, One Direction Led Streams

    When it comes to owning Spotify's streams as a young musician, no one does it better than Ed Sheeran. Today (Aug. 18), the streaming service announced its "25 Under 25" musicians, and ahead of major pop players such as Ariana Grande, One Direction and Fifth Harmony, the title of the most-streamed young act of the year goes to none other than the "Thinking Out Loud" singer himself.

  • Ed Sheeran Defends Giant Lion Tattoo, Tells Haters "Byeziez"

    Ed Sheeran doesn't really care what you think of his new, massive lion tattoo. The "Photograph" singer got a little bit of flack after debuting the chest piece on his Instagram earlier this week, but he's defending his choice to get inked, saying it's neither the first not last "weird" ink he's gotten.

  • Disney 'Descendants' Tops Billboard 200; Led Zeppelin, Drake Return to Top 10

    Another week and another soundtrack on top of the Billboard 200 as Descendants, the newest Disney TV movie, manages to get its musical half to no. 1. The compilation moved a total of 42,000 units, which was the lowest number of albums moved by a no. 1 so far during 2015. It may have been a slow sales week, but Disney's not going to complain about another high entry for one of its soundtracks (Teen Beach 2 cracked the Top 10 earlier this year). This is the fourth soundtrack to top the Billboard 200 so far during 2015-the most since 2009-as Descendants follows Empire, Furious 7 and Pitch Perfect 2. We'll see if another title joins that list by the end of the year.

  • Macklemore, Ryan Lewis Tap Ed Sheeran for New Single 'Growing Up,' an Ode to His Baby

    It's been three years since Macklemore and Ryan Lewis broke out on the scene with "Thrift Shop" and just days after opening up about his struggles with marijuana and pills after he blew up to massive fame, the Grammy-winning rapper is back with new music. Today (Aug. 5), Macklemore and Ryan Lewis teamed up with Ed Sheeran for "Growing Up (Sloane's Song)," a track dedicated to Macklemore's infant daughter.

  • Jill Scott Tops Slow Billboard 200, Taylor Swift Spends 40 Weeks in Top 10

    Jill Scott took advantage of a slower (if more competitive) week of album sales, coming in at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the second time in a row with her album 'Woman.' Although she can be please with the second no. 1 record in her career, the 62,000 equivalent copies she sold of her new set is less than half of what 'The Light Of The Sun' sold in its first week during 2011. 'Woman' marks the first no. 1 for a solo female performer in nearly five months.

  • Future, Jason Isbell and Tame Impala Have Career-Best Albums Sales Weeks

    Future's 'Dirty Sprite 2' was expected to top the Billboard albums charts, but not even the emcee himself could have predicted just how well the album would do: DS2 moved 131,500 actual albums, more than double what Honest sold during 2014. Needless to say, it was the performer's best sales week to date.

  • Future's 'Dirty Sprite 2' Leads Billboard 200; Alan Jackson and Jason Isbell Rep

    Future found the secret to moving more albums with his 'Dirty Sprite 2': Don't give people time to think about it. The album topped the Billboard 200 with more than 147,000 equivalent copies sold, just two weeks after the album was announced. It's been a little more than a year since he released Honest, and he more than doubled the sales of that effort. The quick-release method has helped other rappers Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill get to the top of the charts as well during 2015.
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