Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” advances 2-1 on the Billboard Hot 100, granting the pop singer/songwriter his fifth leading title. It also marks just the second No. 1 in the chart’s more than five-decade history for a song featuring piano and vocals exclusively. With five No. 1s, Mars ranks behind only Michael Jackson…

Beyonce and Nine Inch Nails top an eclectic lineup for Budweiser’s second annual Made In America Festival, scheduled to return to Philadelphia for Labor Day weekend on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Jay-Z once again curated this year’s roster, but will not perform unlike last year’s headlining set. Tickets went on sale Wednesday to American…

While the Academy of Country Music Awards were staged on the final day of the most recent Nielsen SoundScan tracking week (April 7), the show’s impact can still be felt all over the latest Billboard charts. The most visible beneficiary of the show is the Band Perry, which makes a larger-than-expected start on the Billboard…

Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience holds at No. 1 for a third straight week on the Billboard 200, selling another 139,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 56%). It’s the first set to spend it first three weeks at No. 1 since Taylor Swift’s Red (Nov. 10-Nov. 24, 2012) and the first by a male…

With 15.38 million viewers tuning in, the Academy of Country Music Awards posted its highest ratings since 1998, CBS announced today (April 8). This year’s show was watched by 2.29 million more viewers than the 2012 edition. The 48th annual edition of the awards, broadcast from Las Vegas on April 7, was the night’s most-watched…