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Ed Sheeran was certified for the record for "longest climb to no. 1 on the UK singles chart" by the Guinness Worlds Records foundation, to mark his song "Thinking Out Loud" rising to the top spot after 19 weeks on the list. -
Beyonce, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Pearl Jam to Play Global Citizen Festival 2015
The 2015 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park has announced its headliners for this Fall, as Beyoncé, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Pearl Jam will take the stage for one of the year's most celebrated charity concerts. There's no official word on which act will be the main headliner at the end of the night, but Chris Martin—who signed on as creative director for the concert earlier this year—has hinted that Bey will be the big attraction. -
Meek Mill Dominates Billboard 200; Miguel, Taylor Swift Try to Keep Up
Things started off big on the Billboard 200, with Meek Mill's 'Dreams Worth More Than Money', but then quickly dropped off. Mill might argue that his ideals have more philosophical value, but he can't argue with the financial results: Dreams opened with 246,000 in equivalent sales, easily marking his best sales week ever, as well as the fourth-largest opening of 2015 (trailing only Drake's 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late,' Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' and Mumford & Sons' 'Wilder Mind'). -
Breaking Benjamin, Tori Kelly, and Kacey Musgraves Top Albums Chart
This week's albums chart wasn't too much of a shakeup from the Billboard 200, except that all of the records that dropped in the Top 10 of the latter managed to move up a few places on the former. Breaking Benjamin, Tori Kelly and Kacey Musgraves took the top three spots, respectively, once again. -
Breaking Benjamin Breaks Sales Mark with New Album; Tori Kelly + Kacey Musgraves Follow
Apparently the waiting only makes desire stronger, or at least that's what Breaking Benjamin learned with its most recent release, 'Dark Before Dawn.' The band had gone more than six years without a new album but the new release debuted with 141,000 equivalent copies sold (and 135,000 actual copies, marking the group's highest sales week ever). It's also the band's first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Kacey Musgraves and Tori Kelly also dropped new albums. -
Rolling Stones Perform 'Beast of Burden' Alongside Ed Sheeran in Kansas City [WATCH]
The Rolling Stones have been pulling out all the stops on their North American Zip Code Tour, bringing special guests onstage to dazzle the audience while digging deep into their career-spanning catalogue to play rarities and fan favorites. During their Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium gig, the seasoned rockers continued the trend by bringing Ed Sheeran on stage to duet "Beast of Burden" with Mick Jagger. -
James Taylor, Adam Lambert and Hillary Duff Lead New Album Charge on Charts
The Billboard 200 allows pop stars such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran to camp out near the top for months thanks to singles and streams, but new albums took to the top of the Albums Chart this week, as James Taylor, Adam Lambert and Hillary Duff occupy the Top 3 spots on this week's list. -
James Taylor Finally Hits No. 1, Beating Namesake Taylor Swift
It's been a long-time-coming for James Taylor as his newest album, Before The World, took the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200, making it the first record in the songwriter's 45-year career to do so (that span, measuring from the release of Taylor's first album to this one, is the second longest span in chart history, behind only Tony Bennett, who went 54 years without a no. 1). Before The World sold 97,000 copies...far from Taylor's best but plenty enough to take the top spot. -
Ed Sheeran 'Thinking Out Loud' Spends the Whole Year on UK Charts, New Album 'x' Follows Suit
Ed Sheeran's major smash single "Thinking Out Loud" has been playing out loud in English homes, consistently, for the past year. As his sophomore album x reaches its one-year anniversary, today (June 23), it was revealed that the album's second, heartwarming single has spent a solid year in the top 40 on the U.K. charts. -
Muse 'Drones' Tops Billboard 200 Over The Rolling Stones, Of Monsters and Men
Muse has long been a major name in the U.K. music scene, and now the "Dead Inside" rockers are seeing their first major success in America. Today (June 17), it was announced that the band's latest album Drones beat out Of Monsters and Men, Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones and more for the top album in the United States. -
Florence + The Machine Take Top of Billboard 200; Taylor Swift + A$AP Rocky Stick Around
Florence + The Machine booked its first no. 1 effort on the Billboard 200 as mouthful How Big How Blue How Beautiful took the top spot with more than 137,000 equivalent album sales. Although only pure album sales were tracked at the time of the band's last release, Ceremonials, Billboard suggests that this was also the band's biggest sales weeks in terms of pure records as well. -
Ed Sheeran, The Roots Cover Fetty Wap 'Trap Queen' on Jimmy Fallon
Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" has been everywhere this year. A song that started out as somewhat unknown from a small rapper has blown up into a chart-topping and radio sensation, elevating the Paterson, New Jersey rapper's career to a height that wasn't attainable just six months ago. It has already received several official remixes featuring Gucci Mane, Azealia Banks and others, while also being covered by plenty of musicians - amateur and professional. The latest person to take a crack at the melodic hip-hop track is global superstar Ed Sheeran, who teamed up with The Roots to cover "Trap Queen" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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