Lady Gaga makes a lively entrance on the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, “The Dead Dance.” The track launches at No. 40 on the Sept. 20-dated Hot 100 with 8.7 million official streams, 7.8 ...

Lady Gaga's latest hit song with Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile," means that Mother Monster has officially joined music industry legends such as Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Talk about pop music ...

Today, Lady Gaga is living with a smile. Nearly five months after the 38-year-old pop superstar teamed up with Bruno Mars for "Die with a Smile," the romantic ballad reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot ...

There are a lot of firsts here. Who runs the Billboard chart world? Women -- for this week, at least. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's collaboration, "Rain on Me," has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard ...

Last week, for the first time ever, every track on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was a Christmas song. Now, though, on the latest chart (dated January 11), the holiday music is gone, and we have a new ...

Thanks to some newly implemented rules, there's a surge of fresh faces in the top 10 Billboard charts. NPR Music's Stephen ...

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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Mar. 22, ...