Though its absence from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has been criticized from many quarters, Iron Maiden is pleased that the number of its beast has finally come up for induction.
The heavy metal stalwart was previously nominated in 2021 and 2023 and has been near the top of most lists of Rock Hall snubs over the years. Now it’s one of eight acts in the performer category that will be inducted during the shrine’s annual ceremony on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. The group — which formed in 1975 in London — also received 395,000 votes in the fan vote.
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In a statement following Monday night’s announcement on American Idol, longtime Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood said, “We’d like to thank the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for including us (and former members who were all part of our story) in the 2026 roll call of inductees. Iron Maiden have always been about our relationship with our fans above anything else, including awards and industry accolades. However, having said that, it’s always nice to be recognised and honoured for any achievements within the music industry too!”
Smallwood added that, “It also seems appropriate for the band to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year as we continue our 50th anniversary celebrations with our Run For Your Lives World Tour visiting the Americas and beyond. We would also like to congratulate our fellow 2026 inductees and extend our gratitude as ever to our fans for their loyalty, perseverance and support for over 50 years now! See you all, somewhere on tour.”
The tour, which focuses on material from Iron Maiden’s first nine albums, launched last May in Europe and picks up again on May 23 in Greece, with dates through November in Europe, North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Additionally, a documentary film, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, opens in theaters worldwide on May 7. The group has said it’s planning a break for 2027.
Guitarist Adrian Smith recently told Billboard in an interview about the film that Iron Maiden’s long history of road work is as integral to the band’s connection with fans as its body of 17 studio albums. “It’s always been a touring band — tour, tour, tour, tour,” Smith notes. “Obviously there were albums in between that, but the philosophy was, ‘Let’s do this the hard way,’ I guess. We were never gonna get massive hit records — and I’m not criticizing people who did. What I’m saying is … we took the music to the people. I think in the long run people remember that, and it’s a very honest way to build up a following. We’re getting the payback for that now. It’s like a celebration, the band and the audience, ‘Look what we’ve done together!’ There’s always been that connection.”
As Smallwood notes, the Rock Hall induction will honor past members such as the late Paul Di’Anno and Clive Burr, as well as ‘90s frontman Blaze Bayley and longtime drummer Nicko McBrain, who retired from touring after 2024 due to health issues. The constant throughout has been bassist Steve Harris, who’s shepherded Maiden through myriad personnel changes and musical trends that have not always been kind to metal bands.
“He’s the driving force behind the band; he always has been and probably always will be,” Smith acknowledged. “We’re part of it. We’re contributors. But Steve is who’s really kept this alive.”
There’s no word yet on what Maiden might have planned for the ceremony. Frontman Bruce Dickinson, who’s in his second stint with the band, has been outspoken in the past about his disdain for the Rock Hall, labeling it “an utter, complete load of bollocks” while speaking to fans in 2018. He’s also said he feels Maiden deserves to be inducted, however.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s new Class of 2026 was announced on American Idol on Monday night (Apr. 13), and as always, the list of inducted artists — as well as the list of artists still left on the outside looking in — makes for a fascinating look at where the Rock Hall voting bloc’s priorities currently lie.
The eight artists who are to be inducted as performers this year are Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan — with Collins now a two-time inductee, having previously been entered as a member of prog-rock reverse-supergroup Genesis. Meanwhile, Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah and MC Lyte will also be entered via the early influence award, along with Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin as music excellence award honorees and Ed Sullivan as the Ahmet Ertegun Award recipient.
Meanwhile, nominated for 2026 but not inducted are New Edition, P!nk, INXS, The Black Crowes, Jeff Buckley, Shakira, Lauryn Hill, Melissa Etheridge and Mariah Carey. While Oasis, Iron Maiden and Joy Division/New Order all get in on their third nomination this year, Carey is left as one of just a dozen artists who have been nominated for the Rock Hall at least three times but still have not been inducted as a performer.
What do the list of inductees and snubs tell us about what the Rock Hall is thinking in 2026? Here are five quick takeaways we had following the Monday announcement.
“Con profunda tristeza despedimos al querido Felipe Staiti, un talento inmenso de nuestra tierra y pieza fundamental de la historia del rock mendocino. La cultura de Mendoza pierde a uno de sus guitarristas más brillantes e irreemplazables. Recordaremos para siempre tu música. ¡Hasta siempre, Felipe!“, escribió Diego Gareca, secretario de Cultura mendocino, en sus redes sociales.
Así anunció la muerte de Felipe Staiti, guitarrista y fundador de los Enanitos Verdes, a los 64 años. El músico estaba internado en el Hospital Italiano de la provincia de Mendoza y falleció el lunes por la tarde, tras sufrir complicaciones de salud.
A finales de 2024, tras concluir la gira latinoamericana por el 40° aniversario del álbum debut de la banda, Felipe Staiti enfrentó un grave cuadro de salud. Según detalló el diario Los Andes, una infección bacteriana contraída en México, agravada por su celiaquía, le provocó una deshidratación severa. Debido a esto, el músico permaneció internado durante un mes en el Hospital Italiano de Mendoza.
En aquel entonces, el guitarrista describió su crisis como un “reseteo” físico total: perdió 15 kilos y sufrió secuelas en su musculatura vocal, lo que obligó a la banda a cancelar presentaciones en festivales como Santiago Rocks en Chile y diversas fechas en Colombia y Perú. Este duro proceso coincidió con un rol histórico para Staiti, quien tras la muerte de Marciano Cantero en septiembre de 2022, quedó como el único integrante fundador de Enanitos Verdes. Así, además de atravesar el duelo por su compañero, debió asumir el desafío de liderar el grupo y convertirse en su voz principal.
Enanitos Verdes alcanzó recientemente un récord sin precedentes para el rock nacional. A fines de marzo, su hit “Lamento Boliviano” superó las mil millones de reproducciones en Spotify, marcando un hito para la música argentina en las plataformas de streaming.
“Todo arrancó en mi casa. Con Marciano nos empezamos a juntar en mi habitación, él con su bajo y yo con mi guitarra”, le contó Felipe Staiti al periodista de Rolling Stone Oscar Jalil sobre los inicios de los Enanitos Verdes y el comienzo de una alianza compositiva con Marciano Cantero para la nota Nuestra vida en 20 canciones. “En ese momento, el único elemento era la ilusión, porque no había ninguna realidad, solamente las ganas de tocar”. Escribía Jalil: “La casa familiar de los Staiti aún espera por una placa que indique el punto cero de una de las historias más relevantes del rock latinoamericano: ubicada en el número 213 de la calle Gutenberg, en la zona oeste de Mendoza Capital, el lugar parece otro eslabón secreto de una larga lista de logros poco reconocidos fronteras adentro para la banda que junto a Soda Stereo, Virus y Zas lideró la conquista del continente en la década del 80. Pero a diferencia de sus pares, los Enanitos Verdes nunca detuvieron su motor: giras interminables, plena actividad discográfica y ventas que superan los cuatro millones de discos vendidos son solo algunas de las razones para trazar una merecida reparación histórica o, al menos, recuperar un glosario de perfecta caligrafía pop”.
Sobre el hit, decía Marciano Cantero: “La historia del rock mendocino tiene muchas bandas que hicieron que todo sucediera, y Alcohol Etílico es una de ellas. Los Enanitos Verdes fuimos muy fans, y en un momento Sergio Embrioni, que fue parte de nuestra banda, también fue miembro de Alcohol Etílico. Nos relacionamos de varias maneras, y de hecho tocamos juntos muchas veces. De todas sus canciones, siempre nos encantó “Lamento boliviano”. La tocábamos en las pruebas de sonido y, por lo general, alguien que estaba escuchando, ajeno a la banda, nos decía: “Qué buena que está esa canción”. Con ese espíritu, decidimos grabarla y darle una oportunidad. Me acuerdo de que Los Chaskis se hicieron cargo de la parte de sikus y flautas andinas. Habíamos grabado un demo en el que Felipe tocó un solo muy bonito. Le sugerí que volviera a tocar lo mismo para el registro definitivo. Estábamos en Los Ángeles, entonces alquiló una Fender Stratocaster de los 60: la guitarra y el equipo venían directamente de la casa de Jeff Beck, que había sido el último en utilizar esa viola. Felipe grabó el solo en lo que demoró en tocarlo y quedó una pieza de música maravillosa… La canción dice mucho más de lo que uno se imagina. Intenta sintetizar el sentir de los latinoamericanos”.
Por su parte, Staiti completaba: “Este es un verdadero emblema del rock mendocino. Alcohol Etílico era una banda que no tuvo popularidad, pero sí grandes canciones. El ‘Lamento’ es el fiel reflejo de esas composiciones que, una vez descubiertas, trascienden a su autor para transformarse en himnos que le pertenecen a la gente. Hice algunas actuaciones con esta banda de amigos de la adolescencia y cada vez que tocábamos el ‘Lamento’ sentía que merecía otra oportunidad. Ya había sido grabada por Alcohol Etílico sin pena ni gloria. Llegó el momento de grabar Big bang y la hicimos. Los resultados aún son visibles. Es la canción más versionada de nuestro repertorio”.
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“Tiene el mejor lápiz que escuché en la vida, es una bestia de la música”, dijo Duki a fines de marzo de 2025, durante uno de sus conciertos en el Antel Arena de Montevideo. Se refería a Zeballos, el ascendente rapero uruguayo que acaba de lanzar “Malparido”, un auspicioso feat con el emblema del trap argentino. “Siempre es muy lindo recibir palabras así, sobre todo de alguien cuya trayectoria he seguido tanto y que conoce la suficiente música y raperos como para no decirlo a la ligera”, le dice Zeballos a Rolling Stone desde Montevideo. “Ya luego tuvimos tiempo de charlar y mostrarnos un tremendo respeto mutuo. Además no solo me nombró a mí sino también a otros raperos de la escena uruguaya muy importantes como Mili Milanss y eso habla de lo involucrado que sigue con todo lo que pasa en la movida”.
“Malparido” es una suerte de track oculto (o bonus track) de Amor fiado, el nuevo álbum de Zeballos, que se lanzó el 19 de marzo. “Es un proyecto distinto a todo lo que habíamos hecho antes. Le metimos muchísimo laburo para que llegue a ser lo que es hoy”dice el rapero charrúa. “El año pasado fuimos un tiempo a Los Ángeles, donde estuve trabajando con Christian Rich, que han laburado con gente como Drake, Mac Miller y A$AP Rocky, entre otros. Con ellos terminamos de encontrar el sonido que nació en España durante un viaje de unos meses que hice por allá. En el caso de ‘Malparido’, en Madrid había trabajado el beat con Andrés Yuma, un productor muy talentoso que ha hecho muchas canciones con gente muy grossa como Rels B. Con Duki nos veníamos hablando hacía tiempo y coincidimos en Buenos Aires este verano. El álbum ya estaba casi cerrado, con colaboraciones de personas que admiro hace mucho, pero esta junta le terminó de dar a Amor fiado el sonido de alto impacto y de alta calidad que buscábamos. Fue un tremendo broche para un álbum muy especial”.
La colaboración ocurrió en el mes de febrero, en Buenos Aires. “Desde hace mucho tiempo que veníamos hablando de juntarnos y finalmente coincidimos. Estuvimos en el estudio con Yesan que es un fenómeno también, escuchando un poco de lo que había hecho ya para Amor fiado y cuando escuchó ‘Malparido” él supo ver que era la canción para meterse. Creo que aprendemos algo de todas las personas que vemos en ese contexto de grabación, cada artista tiene sus mañas y su impronta a la hora de hacerlo”, expresa Zeballos sobre esa experiencia. “Algo que sin dudas compartimos y que quizás sea lo más importante, para mantener el hambre en esto, es un amor y un respeto tremendo por lo que hacemos”.
Duki ocupa un lugar destacado en la banda de sonido de la vida de Zeballos, pero él le otorga un vajor generacional. “Más que solo en la mía creo que a día de hoy es innegable que es alguien que hace muchos años, ininterrumpidamente, se hace presente en la vida de la gran mayoría de la gente que conozco”, afirma el artista uruguayo sobre su colega.
Zeballos sabe que está frente a un mojón en su carrera. “Es una colaboración importante y la vivo como parte de un proceso más grande. Siento que es un logro, sí, pero también que se conecta directamente con todo lo que venimos construyendo”, argumenta. “En el camino previo a Amor fiado hubo cruces muy distintos, como con Wesley Schultz o con Natos y Waor, y siento que cada uno de esos encuentros fue sumando desde un lugar diferente y también consolidando mi búsqueda que tiene mucho de experimentar y de concretar cosas que a veces parecen imposibles”.
Más allá de la colaboración con Duki, Zeballos participó en “La distancia”, un tema incluído en Esto tampoco soy yo, el primer disco como solista de su compatriota Juan Campodónico. “Juan es alguien a quien respeto mucho, no solo por su trayectoria y lo que representa para la música uruguaya sino por la forma en la que la entiende. Fue un cruce interesante porque logramos combinar nuestras formas de hacer arte, que es algo que siempre caracterizó su proceso creativo. Él tiene una manera muy particular de construir, más desde lo conceptual, y eso te lleva a pensar la canción desde otro lugar. Me encanta salirme de lo que esperan que haga y esta fue una oportunidad excepcional para hacerlo”, celebra.
Amor fiado es un escalón importante en su carrera, con presentaciones agendadas en el Microestadio de Ferro en Buenos Aires, el 13 de junio (entradas acá), y en el Antel Arena de Montevideo, el 20 del mismo mes (entradas acá). “La verdad es queme agarra en un momento donde tengo más claro quién soy y tengo la madurez para identificar qué quiero decir y cómo hacerlo. Con los shows, lo que más me interesa es poder llevar todo eso al vivo. Venimos laburando mucho en cómo traducir el álbum al escenario, en que sea una experiencia que vaya más allá de las canciones. Tanto Ferro como el Antel Arena son desafíos grandes. En el caso del Antel, tiene un valor especial porque lo siento como un logro colectivo, por lo que implica para el género y para la escena local. Y en Argentina también es un show muy importante para mí. Hace tiempo que no hago un show propio en Buenos Aires —el último fue en 2024 en el Estadio Obras, que estuvo explotado—, así que volver con este proyecto me genera mucha emoción… Lo vivo con mucha responsabilidad, pero también con muchas ganas.
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Apparently Ben Marshall’s impression of Jack Harlow on Saturday Night Live over the weekend was so convincing, it even tricked the rapper’s family.
On Monday (April 13), Harlow took to his Instagram Stories to reveal that his aunt sent him a text message saying she was “proud of me for going on SNL and addressing everything.”
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The “everything” Harlow’s aunt was referencing? The controversy around his most recent album, last month’s Monica, for which Harlow told The New York Times that he consciously “got Blacker” with his sound. “I love Black music,” he told the Times. “I love the sound of Black music. And, of course, I’m hyper-aware of the politics of today, that safer landing spot that a lot of my white contemporaries have found.”
SNL poked fun at the situation during a segment on Weekend Update that saw Marshall — wearing the exact outfit Harlow wore to December’s Marty Supreme film premiere — invoking some of the funniest nicknames social media had given the artist in the wake of the controversy, including “LL Cool Whip,” “D’Anglo,” “Jay-ZZ Top” and “Lil Wayne’s World.”
In his Monday post, Harlow marveled at the fact that someone so close to him could be fooled by the over-the-top impression. “My aunt that I am related to actually thought that was me,” Harlow wrote over a picture of himself with his hair in a black bonnet, looking in disbelief.
Next up for Harlow: The Monica Tour, kicking off Aug. 4 at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York and wrapping Sept. 21 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California.
Watch the Weekend Update segment and see Harlow’s response below.
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The road to WrestleMania has finally hit its end destination. After a year of surprises, upsets and championship title changes, the WWE is gearing up for an epic conclusion to the 2026 season at WrestleMania 42. Taking place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on April 18 and 19, wrestling fans will be eating good with thirteen matches scheduled for the weekend including world title matches finally set.
After the results of Elimination Chamber, Raw superstars CM Punk and Stephanie Vaquer will defend their belts against Romans Reigns and Liv Morgan, who’s looking for “trouble” in her latest music video, while SmackDown stars Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill will face “Legend Killer” Randy Orton and Rhea Ripley.
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From CM Punk and Roman Reigns running back their WrestleMania 41 main event, this time without Seth Rollins, to an unstoppable force (Oba Femi) meeting an immovable object (Brock Lesnar) in the ring, to women heavyweights Rhea and Jade going toe-to-toe, there so many grand moments taking place in Vegas.
One aspect fans love about WrestleMania are the surprise cameos. After Travis Scott’s viral moments last year, could we see another musical guest step into the ring? Will Bad Bunny make an epic return? iShowSpeed is the latest influencer to hop in the ring alongside colleague Logan Paul to take on LA Knight and the Usos. KSI is famously known to cameo in Pauls PPV fights, so we won’t be surprise if more content creators make their way on the WrestleMania stage this year.
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WWE WrestleMania 42 Match Lineup
Here’s a list of all confirmed matches for WWE WrestleMania 42 so far.
Night One (April 18):
- Unsanctioned match: Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre
- iShowSpeed, Logan Paul and Austin Theory vs. LA Knight, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso
- Gunther vs. Seth Rollins
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship fatal four-way match: Nia Jax and Lash Legend (c) vs. The Bella Twins vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs. Lyra Valkyria and Bayley
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship match: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- Women’s World Championship match: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
- Undisputed WWE Championship match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
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- Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
- Intercontinental Championship ladder match: Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans vs. JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio
- Demon Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio
- United States Championship match: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
- WWE Women’s Championship match: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
- World Heavyweight Championship match: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
This week’s crop of new songs come from both newcomers and established hitmakers. Emily Ann Roberts continues releasing solid songs, most recently this flirty, ’90s country-dipped track. Meanwhile, Willow Avalon teams with Jason Isbell for a stunning heartbreak ballad and Jo Dee Messina brings musical gravitas to her empowering new song.
Check out all of these and more in Billboard‘s roundup of some of the best country, bluegrass and/or Americana songs of the week below.
Emily Ann Roberts, “My Future”
Emily Ann Roberts has been steadily building an arsenal of breezy uptempo tracks and heartfelt ballads. Her warm country twang is perfectly suited for this flirty, fiddle-laced track, which delves into the first blushes of romance. She sings of meeting someone and quickly envisioning a future with them together, including a wedding day, mornings spent sipping coffee together and starting a family. “When you know, you know, and I know it’s you,” she croons sweetly, while the song brims with her signature bubbly personality.
Willow Avalon (feat. Jason Isbell), “Cardinal Sin”
Willow Avalon teams up with Jason Isbell, melding their distinct harmonies with quiet precision on this superb song about betrayal and consequences. Backed by lush strings, they give an understated, intimate delivery of a portrait of a marriage-ending decision, on lines such as “I’m here drinking doubles ’cause I set fire to our wedding vows.” Avalon has already established herself as a top-shelf vocal stylist and keen songwriter, thanks to singles and projects including her 2025 album Southern Belle, Raisin’ Hell — pairing with a writer and artist of Isbell’s stature feels like a natural alignment.
Kenny Whitmire, “Thought Twice About Loving You”
Whitmire and his co-writers Drew Parker and Lindsay Rimes spin a thoughtful, romantic ode of enduring love on this earnest ballad. “I can’t think of one time I’ve looked into your eyes/ And wished it was someone else’s lookin’ back,” he sings, while this song’s classic country feel serves as a perfect vessel for Whitmire’s warm twang. He’s fast cementing himself as a mainstay for fans of timeless country sounds.
Jo Dee Messina, “Don’t Let Them Hide Your Beautiful”
Messina wields both charismatic energy and time-wrought wisdom in this uplifting anthem. “Everyone’s an expert on the things you need to be and everything you need to change,” she sings, exposing societal pressures that people of all ages can succumb to, and instead, daring listeners to feel full confidence in all the things that make them unique. Bridges, Messina’s first album of new music in a decade, is slated for June 5.
80 Acres (feat. Treaty Oak Revival), “Mess We Made”
Dylan Marlowe has formed the five-member band 80 Acres with Christian Strahley (drums), Ethan Leak (guitar), David Medlin (guitar) and John Frisch (bass). They just released a self-titled EP, which includes a new collab with Treaty Oak Revival. This furious rock track dips heavily into full-throttle, grungy guitar stylings and pummeling percussion, while setting the scene of a crumbling romance that’s beyond repair on lines such as, “It feels like lately it’s been damage control.” Adding TOR to the mix ups the stakes on what feels like a summer anthem for the broken-hearted.
Only a madwoman could pull together these disparate talents for a music video.
Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Laufey dropped the new music video for her single “Madwoman” on Monday (April 13), and it is truly a star-studded affair. The Slim Aarons-inspired video features breakout actor Hudson Williams from Heated Rivalry, Lola Tung of The Summer I Turned Pretty, Olympic champion Alysa Liu and Megan Skiendiel of KATSEYE.
Williams plays the heartthrob and Laufey’s purported love interest while Liu, Tung and Skiendiel portray the singer’s friends. The video begins with the group convening at a mansion for a pool day, during which they’re served cocktails by a gaggle of butlers. The four women are all dressed in bright-colored retro outfits while Williams spends much of the video shirtless in swim trunks—commanding the attention of everyone at the shindig, including the butlers.
After a dance break and group choreography number, the video transitions to nighttime where Williams and Laufey feign being a happy duo for the cameras but are clearly in the middle of a couple’s spat. Later on, Williams proposes to a conflicted Laufey who fake smiles through the moment as her friends look on and clap. Laufey attempts to escape the situation when everyone at the engagement party but her suddenly freezes. Unfortunately, her escape plan is thwarted and she finds herself back at the house where her friends, with blank eyes and robotic smiles on their faces, creepily welcome her back inside where Williams awaits.
Laufey purposefully built the “Madwoman” cast exclusively with Asian and Asian American stars, citing a desire for greater representation. Asian American actresses Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms) and Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies) even appear on the cover of magazines read by the video’s cast.
“Growing up, I felt a general lack of representation for people who looked like me in music and media. With the ‘Madwoman’ video, I wanted to be that representation,” says Laufey, who is Icelandic and Chinese, in a press statement on the video’s release. “The result is what honestly feels like my absolute dream video and exactly what younger Laufey would have loved to see.”
The Asian and Asian American representation also extends beyond the cast: the music video was directed by Warren Fu, known for working with Dua Lipa, The 1975 and others, with Evaline Wu Huang serving as production designer and Andrew Truong as DP.
“Madwoman” is a single from A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, the deluxe version of Laufey’s Grammy-winning album A Matter of Time. The music video comes after Laufey made her full-set Coachella debut on Saturday (April 11), where she also live debuted the track.
Watch the “Madwoman” music video below.
BTS’ “SWIM” tops the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. for a third week each. Two weeks ago, the song debuted as the South Korean superstars’ record-extending eighth No. 1 on each chart.
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“SWIM” leads the Global 200 with 83.3 million streams (down 21%) and 44,000 downloads sold (down 61%) worldwide April 3-9, according to Luminate.
Dominic Fike’s “Babydoll” rises 3-2 for a new Global 200 best and Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” sinks its fangs into the No. 3 spot, also up one place for a new high.
Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” pushes 6-4 on the Global 200, after hitting No. 2, and PinkPantheress’ “Stateside,” with Zara Larsson, holds at No. 5 after it led for a week in March.
Elsewhere in the Global 200’s top 10, “Choosin’ Texas” gives Ella Langley her first entry in the region, jumping 18-8 with 31.2 million streams and 11,000 sold worldwide (up 15% in each metric). As the hit crowns the U.S.-based Hot Country Songs chart for a 20th week, it becomes the 13th song since the Global 200 began in September 2020 to have led Hot Country Songs and reached the Global 200’s top 10 (a feat that just 3% of all Global 200 top 10s have achieved). Here’s the list, which now includes two titles that shout out Texas:
- “Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley, No. 8 Global 200 peak (to date), April 18, 2026
- “What I Want,” Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae, No. 5, May 31, 2025
- “The Giver,” Chappell Roan, No. 10, March 29, 2025
- “Love Somebody,” Morgan Wallen, No. 8, Nov. 2, 2024
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, No. 3, July 6, 2024
- “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Beyoncé, No. 1 (two weeks), March 2, 2024
- “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, Sept. 9, 2023
- “Rich Men North of Richmond,” Oliver Anthony Music, No. 2, Aug. 26, 2023
- “Try That in a Small Town,” Jason Aldean, No. 2, July 29, 2023
- “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, No. 5, March 18, 2023
- “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift, No. 1 (one week), Nov. 27, 2021
- “Love Story (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift, No. 7, Feb. 27, 2021
- “Forever After All,” Luke Combs, No. 4, Nov. 7, 2020
“SWIM” tops Global Excl. U.S. with 72.2 million streams (down 21%) and 20,000 sold (down 56%) outside the U.S.
“Dracula” surges 4-2 for a new Global Excl. U.S. highpoint, “Babydoll” keeps at its No. 3 best and two more BTS songs round out the top five: “Body to Body,” down to No. 5 from its No. 2 peak, and “2.0,” up 8-5 for a new best rank.
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
The latest charts, dated April 18, 2026, will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, April 14. For both tallies, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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