The 2021 Billboard Music Awards is this weekend. And if it feels like last year’s were just yesterday, you’re not far off: The coronavirus pandemic pushed 2020’s awards to October.

For the first half of 2021, physical and digital albums combined rang 51.3 million units, up 12.6% over the same term of 2020. Compare that with the year-end 2020 report, which saw a 9.2% decline ...

New year, new music. With 2020 nearly behind us, 2021 is around the corner and some fire new releases are coming to brighten up things.

Their canceled 2020 event was supposed to commemorate the festival’s 15th anniversary. While that didn’t quite go as planned, the 2021 event coincides with the website’s 25th anniversary.

Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo and, surprisingly, older songs dominated U.S. music in 2021, according to MRC's year-end charts and report.

Some of my favorite music of 2021 came from artists who were new to me — a contrast to my 2020 list, the year COVID made it extra challenging to the unknowns. Among the new finds are the Isle of ...

In 2020, Google's streaming service offered a "Year in Review" playlist, while some got an email with stats. YouTube Music's 2021 Recap ...

Meanwhile, the top social artist and top collaboration categories are fan-voted. The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will air live on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

The list compiles the most-streamed songs on Apple Music across the globe from October 16, 2020 through October 15, 2021. The top spot goes to global sensation K-Pop band BTS, for their song ...

If 2020 felt relatively quiet because of the pandemic, 2021 has been a fantastic year for new music. I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited for an album’s release as I was for Snail Mail ...