Variety

• Future Debuts at No. 1 With ‘The Real Me,’ as Rolling Stones and ‘Heated Rivalry’ Soundtrack Also Bow in Top 10 | Variety | July 19, 2026, 10:33 p.m.
Future's 'The Real Me' became his 12th No. 1 album. The Rolling Stones and the 'Heated Rivalry" soundtrack also debuted in the Billboard chart's top 10.

• Gracie Abrams Scores First No. 1 on Albums Chart With ‘Daughter From Hell’ | Variety | July 26, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
Gracie Abrams scored her first No. 1 on the albums chart with her third project 'Daughter From Hell.'

• The Sound of ‘The Odyssey’: Composer Ludwig Göransson Used Ancient Greek Instruments, Scrap Metals and Gongs | Variety | July 17, 2026, 4:11 a.m.
"The Odyssey": Ludwig Göransson Used Ancient Greek Instruments, Scrap Metals and Gongs to find film's score.

• Latin Grammys Winners 2025: Bad Bunny Takes Home Album of the Year for the First Time | Variety | Nov. 14, 2025, 4:07 a.m.
Bad Bunny and Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso each took home five Latin Grammy Awards. See the full Latin Grammy winners list here.

• The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Tops Albums Chart With Biggest Opening Week of 2025 | Variety | Feb. 9, 2025, 11:49 p.m.
The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' locked in the biggest debut for an album this year with 490,500 equivalent album units.

• ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ Is Bad Bunny’s Most Determined and Resonant Work Yet: Album Review | Variety | Jan. 8, 2025, 3 p.m.
Bad Bunny sets the bar higher with his sixth studio LP, 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' a declaration of resistance and pride for Puerto Rico.

• Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Is a Meticulous, Versatile, Hard-Hitting Masterpiece: Album Review | Variety | Nov. 24, 2024, 5:57 p.m.
Kendrick Lamar's surprise-released 'GNX,' is a hard-hitting, deeply coded masterpiece that cements his status as the world's greatest rapper.