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Sleep Token's album <em>Even in Arcadia</em> has scored the largest-ever streaming week for a hard-rock album.

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Sleep Token is the second hard-rock band to hit No. 1 in 3 weeks

This week the lore-rich, genre-smashing, entirely anonymous hard-rock band Sleep Token lands its first-ever No. 1 album. Elsewhere, on the Hot 100 singles chart, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" registers a 13th consecutive week at No. 1.

May 21, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Sean 'Diddy' Combs aka Puff Daddy (L) and Cassie attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City.

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Sean Combs trial: Cassie Ventura's mother and former best friend testify

Regina Ventura and Kerry Morgan testified in the federal trial of Sean Combs this week as the prosecution continues to build a case around the mogul's relationship with singer Cassie Ventura.

May 21, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Cassie Ventura chats with VJ Stephen Colletti during a July 2006 appearance on MTV's <em>Total Request Live</em>.

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Who is Cassie? The stalled music career of the Sean Combs trial's star witness

The mogul's former protégé and girlfriend emerged as a promising pop artist in 2006. On the stand this week, she said her relationship with Combs and his label quickly became more about control.

May 15, 2025
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nev.

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A timeline of the federal trial against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

The federal trial against Sean Combs, the Bad Boy Records founder turned businessman, is underway. He faces charges for racketeering conspiracy and prostitution. Catch updates from the trial here.

May 14, 2025
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Fuerza Regida's <em>111XPANTIA, </em>which just hit No. 2 on the <em>Billboard </em>chart<em>,</em> now holds the highest chart position in the history of regional Mexican music

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Two Spanish-language albums top the Billboard chart for the first time ever

Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS and Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on this week's Billboard 200, making this the first week in history with Spanish-language albums in the chart's top two spots.

May 14, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson

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And the winner of the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest is...

NPR Music's Robin Hilton announces the name of this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner. Every year since 2015, a different unsigned musician or band has benefited from the exposure that NPR Music provides.

May 13, 2025
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  • Robin Hilton
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: Sean Combs speaks onstage during the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony for DJ Khaled on April 11, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

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Sean Combs' jury has been selected. The trial is officially underway.

After a brief delay, the jurors and alternates for the mogul's trial for racketeering conspiracy and prostitution have been set. The trial is expected to last eight weeks.

May 12, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
This week, we finally get a shake-up on the <em>Billboard</em> 200 from Swedish hard-rock band Ghost with its new album, <em>Skeletá</em>.

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  • Music

A Swedish hard-rock band tops the charts, while Kendrick Lamar ties an all-time record

The Swedish hard-rock band Ghost has never topped the Billboard 200 albums chart — until this week. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1 for an 11th week, tying a record for hip-hop songs.

May 09, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
The musician Cassie was the first to bring a civil lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs in November 2023 — and may have opened the doors for the federal investigation that landed Combs in custody.

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  • Music

How a post #MeToo law opened the floodgates for allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

The New York Adult Survivors Act gave alleged victims of sexual violence a one-year window to file civil claims, even after the statute of limitations had lapsed. It's a law that may have opened the doors for the federal investigation that landed Sean Combs in custody.

May 09, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Sean "Diddy" Combs attends an album release party for his <em>The Love Album: Off The Grid</em> album on Sept. 15, 2023, in New York City.

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  • Music

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' fame posed challenges during jury selection

Nearly 100 potential jurors were whittled down to a group of 45 on Wednesday ahead of the mogul's case for racketeering and prostitution. For many, his outsized celebrity was an issue.

May 07, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
After a 30-year career spent defying expectations, André 3000's latest sleight of hand finds him moving the keys like Bob James.

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  • Music

On his surprise piano EP, André 3000 continues to play with our expectations

Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his newly released surprise EP, follows up the instrumental turn he took on 2023's New Blue Sun with another non-rap project.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rodney Carmichael
Miles Caton as aspiring bluesman Sammie Moore in a pivotal scene from <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Music Features

In 'Sinners,' the blues is a portal between this world and the next

Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sheldon Pearce
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 15: Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Music

Jury selection in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial begins today

The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.

May 05, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Alex Warren's (left) "Ordinary" continues to climb up the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 chart. Meanwhile Jack Black (right) scores a surprising record with a very short song from<em> A Minecraft Movie</em>.

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  • Music

Jack Black hits a milestone on the charts, while Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' keeps rising

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but Jack Black breaks a surprising record on the chart. Plus, rapper Doechii lands her first top 10 album and Alex Warren's "Ordinary" continues to move up the Hot 100.

April 30, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Ken Carson performs at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2024. This week, Carson's fourth album, <em>More Chaos</em>, became his first to hit No. 1. on <em>Billboard</em>'s album chart.

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  • Music

In a quiet week for new releases, a noisy album tiptoes to the top of the charts

For the last few years, Carson's star has been on the rise, and his latest album debuts at No. 1 thanks to a bit of good timing. Also: Record Store Day makes a dent on the album chart.

April 23, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
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