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Billboard Hot 100 Gets New No. 1 Song of All Time

Nov 24, 2021 3:09 AM CST

The Weeknd Dethrones Chubby Checker

'Blinding Lights' is new No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time

(Newser) - After years as the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" has been dethroned. The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is now in the top spot, after Billboard updated its Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs recap. "The Twist,"...

Fired IT Staff
Deliver Parting
Diss at Billboard

Fired IT Staff Deliver Parting Diss at Billboard

Animal House-themed post announcing layoffs was quickly deleted

(Newser) - Revenge is apparently best served by Kent "Flounder" Dorfman. A photo of the Animal House character described as having a 0.2 grade point average topped a late Tuesday article published by Billboard with the headline "Billboard / Hollywood Reporter lays off entire IT staff due to Covid19....

Billboard Names
Woman of the Year

Sep 29, 2015 2:40 PM CDT

Billboard Names Woman of the Year

It's Lady Gaga

(Newser) - Lady Gaga is the woman of the year, according to Billboard magazine. Billboard announced Tuesday that the pop star will be honored at its Dec. 11 Women in Music event in New York City. The decade-old event will be televised for the first time, on Lifetime on Dec. 18. Gaga...

Billboard's
No. 1 Artist
of the Year
Is ...

Dec 13, 2013 6:00 PM CST

Billboard's No. 1 Artist of the Year Is ...

Bruno Mars

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus twerked her way to the top of the charts, and Justin Timberlake returned to music after a seven-year hiatus, but another artist owned music in 2013: Bruno Mars. Billboard announced today that the pop crooner is the year's top overall artist. The singer's year included a...

Music Industry
Mourns Icon Houston

APPRECIATION

Feb 12, 2012 7:06 AM CST

Music Industry Mourns Icon Houston

Singers, critics, pros all call her one of greatest ever

(Newser) - Tributes are pouring in for the career of the late Whitney Houston, after her shocking death yesterday, focusing on her uniquely powerful voice and incredible catalogue of hits. A sampling:

"At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music industry," praised Billboard . "She wowed audiences

...

Glee Beats Elvis Presley's Record on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart

Glee Squashes
Elvis's Billboard Record

Feb 17, 2011 10:32 AM CST

Glee Squashes Elvis's Billboard Record

Their 113 entries on the Hot 100 beat his 108

(Newser) - Between 1958 and 2003, Elvis Presley saw 108 of his songs land on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But he's officially been bested ... by Glee. With six songs debuting on the Hot 100 released today, the cast of the Fox TV series has now logged 113 entries on the chart—...

Editor & Publisher
Will Shut Down

STOP THE PRESSES

Dec 10, 2009 12:16 PM CST

Editor & Publisher Will Shut Down

Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, go to private equity consortium

(Newser) - Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Reviews will shut down after the Nielsen Company today sold off most of its other magazine properties—including Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter—to a new media consortium. Nielsen spun the move as a chance “to strengthen investment in our core businesses,” reports...