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Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” Certified 5X Platinum in the United States

Miley Cyrus' 2013 smash "Wrecking Ball" has finally been certified under the RIAA's digital singles program. The ballad, which reached…

8 years ago

Homeless Youth Jesse Accepts Miley Cyrus’ VMA for Video of the Year

Miley Cyrus' controversial, buzzworthy and memorable "Wrecking Ball" predictably won video of the year at the 2014 MTV Video Music…

10 years ago

Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” Breaks Miley Cyrus’ Video Record

While the view count listed on YouTube suggested it fell short, Vevo announced Friday that Nicki Minaj's racy new "Anaconda"…

10 years ago

Eminem’s “The Monster” Hits Number One, “Timber” Climbs

You can only fight the inevitable for so long. Since releasing, Eminem's "The Monster (featuring Rihanna)" seemed like the rightful…

10 years ago

Lorde’s “Royals” No Longer Number One; Miley Takes Back Throne

The reign of "Royals" has officially come to an end. After nine weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100,…

10 years ago

AMAs Performance Looks: Miley Cyrus with a Kitty, Rihanna, Ariana, Katy

At this point, outfits are not going to do it. Twerking is not going to do it. Smoking a joint…

10 years ago

Lorde’s “Royals” Spends Another Week at Number One

New Zealand sensation Lorde cut her teeth on the Billboard Hot 100 with one of the chart's biggest songs in…

10 years ago

More Joint Trouble as MTV Censors Miley Cyrus’ EMA Acceptance Speech

During this week's CMA Awards, ABC repeatedly censored the line "roll up a joint...or don't" from Kacey Musgraves' performance of…

10 years ago

Lorde’s “Royals” Stays at Number One, Lady Gaga Debuts at 13

Billboard revealed Wednesday that Lorde's "Royals," which has become multi-format chart royalty, will lead its Hot 100 for a fifth…

10 years ago

Lorde’s “Royals” Tops Hot 100 Again; “Wrecking Ball,” “Roar” Flip-Flop

Its digital sales performance receded this week, but thanks to improvement at radio and continued dominance on the streaming charts,…

11 years ago

“Wrecking Ball” Leapfrogs “Roar,” But Lorde’s “Royals” Rules Hot 100

By making considerable airplay gains at a time when Katy Perry's "Roar" is slowing on all measures, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking…

11 years ago

Lorde’s “Royals” Stays Atop Hot 100, “The Fox” Moves Up

Either staying put or gaining on all chart metrics, Lorde's smash hit "Royals" claims a second consecutive week atop the…

11 years ago