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ADÉLA, Ella Langley & Tinashe: Which Pop Stars Won September 2026? Greatest Pop Stars Podcast (opens the original)
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It’s October 1, which means we’re into the home stretch for the year in pop stardom. And after a packed first half of the year and still very busy summer, 2026 finally seems to be taking a bit of a breather on the pop star front, as the volume of big releases and big moments has quieted a bit. But there’s still no shortage of big names to discuss, including some sneaky chart-toppers (as well as some now-historic ones), some late legends and some artists involved with last weekend’s MTV Video Mus
How Has Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Spent 24 Weeks Atop the Hot 100 — And Why Are People So Shocked By It? (opens the original)
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If you’re one of the many people who’ve been expressing their shock the past week or two about Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” becoming the longest-reigning Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of all time, that’s basically understandable. After all, If you were to try to custom-design a song to become the most indomitable No. 1 hit in Hot 100 history, going just by the history of both American popular music and of the Billboard charts, it probably wouldn’t look or sound like “Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley
ADELÁ’s ‘Nicole Kidman’ Is Becoming One of the Year’s Fastest-Rising Pop Hits (opens the original)
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Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. This week: ADÉLA’s second consecutive hit single just continues to rise, while Malcolm Todd eyes a chart breakthrough from his current album for once, and a mashup becomes a surprise vir
VMAs Producer Van Toffler on Awarding Taylor Swift’s Evolution, Honoring Dolly Parton’s Legacy & Mixing TV Generations: ‘Streaming Has Erased Time’ (opens the original)
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The 43rd annual MTV Video Music Awards are now just three days away, coming up this Sunday (Sept. 27). This year’s broadcast looks to be dominated by icons both new and old, with Taylor Swift accepting the show’s first-ever Artist Director Honors (and debuting her new video for “Patient Zero”), in addition to past VMAs greats like grunge paragons Nirvana and pop exemplar George Michael receiving tributes, and even the late Dolly Parton — whose crossover peak largely pre-dates the VMAs — being ho
How Did One Direction Become Superstars in Less Than a Year’s Time Upon Their 2012 U.S. Invasion? Greatest Pop Stars Podcast Discussion (opens the original)
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In 2012, boy bands hadn’t been a major part of the American pop marketplace in a decade — since the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC and their progeny ruled the world during the peak of the TRL era at the turn of the century — and hadn’t had a British vocal group take over top 40 in far longer. But by the end of the year, not only had X Factor alums One Direction — Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Niall Horan — crashed onto U.S. shores, they had absolutely taken the country ov
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