The rising Korean pop stars' latest EP leads a spate of new releases that also includes Sam Smith and Lil Yachty.
The two companies announced they will partner to find a new solution to the economic model in streaming. The result could spark an industry-wide change.
The two genres are on a multi-year hot streak, and other notable takeaways from analyzing the year in genre consumption.
The new Hot 100-topping hit seems to references Mars' "When I Was Your Man," but does not sample or interpolate any melodic elements from the song.
Plus, one of 2022's breakout rappers releases her debut EP, and a rock legend's death sends a classic album back up the charts.
A brief delay in the Coachella announcement this year left other festivals scrambling, demonstrating the interconnectedness of the entire ecosystem.
The vocal group had 92 recordings in the top 10,000 holiday tracks from Nov. 4 to Dec. 22.
In 2017, 72 newly released tracks made the top 1,000 holiday recordings. Five years later, only 30 recordings released that year remained.
Taylor Swift topped this year's global tally with an estimated $65.8 million on the strength of her sales and streaming income.
Company will use an older fan-club ticketing system to sell the remaining Eras tour tickets that takes the queue out of the process.
