Nearly every person who’s succeeded in country music did so after leaving their hometown for an unknown future. Most who take the risk find it doesn’t work out, but some get lucky.

Chris Stapleton addressed the strength it takes to make a major change in “Starting Over,” appropriately rhyming the title with “four-leaf clover” in the chorus. He found his own good fortune when the single rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated April 17, 2021, 32 weeks after its Sept. 5, 2020, debut.

Stapleton wrote “Starting Over” with Mike Henderson, a former bandmate in the bluegrass group The SteelDrivers, over a folkie chord structure, portraying a couple making changes and taking chances.

Co-produced by Stapleton and Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, A Thousand Horses), the song was released as the lead single and title track for Stapleton’s Mercury Nashville album released on Nov. 13, 2020. He performed the track two days prior to the album’s release on the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards. Days later (Nov. 19), “Starting Over” emerged as the supporting music for a Ram Trucks commercial. Subsequently, the 14-track project debuted at the summit on the Top Country Albums list dated Nov. 28.

At the 55th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10, 2021, “Starting Over” took single and song of the year, while Stapleton won male vocalist and the LP won top album honors.

Henderson died unexpectedly in his sleep in September 2023.

“Starting Over” was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA on Oct. 30, 2025.

Nearly every person who’s succeeded in country music did so after leaving their hometown for an unknown future. Most who take the risk find it doesn’t work out, but some get lucky.

Chris Stapleton addressed the strength it takes to make a major change in “Starting Over,” appropriately rhyming the title with “four-leaf clover” in the chorus. He found his own good fortune when the single rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated April 17, 2021, 32 weeks after its Sept. 5, 2020, debut.

Stapleton wrote “Starting Over” with Mike Henderson, a former bandmate in the bluegrass group The SteelDrivers, over a folkie chord structure, portraying a couple making changes and taking chances.

Co-produced by Stapleton and Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, A Thousand Horses), the song was released as the lead single and title track for Stapleton’s Mercury Nashville album released on Nov. 13, 2020. He performed the track two days prior to the album’s release on the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards. Days later (Nov. 19), “Starting Over” emerged as the supporting music for a Ram Trucks commercial. Subsequently, the 14-track project debuted at the summit on the Top Country Albums list dated Nov. 28.

At the 55th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10, 2021, “Starting Over” took single and song of the year, while Stapleton won male vocalist and the LP won top album honors.

Henderson died unexpectedly in his sleep in September 2023.

“Starting Over” was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA on Oct. 30, 2025.

Ice Spice was enjoying a late-night McDonald’s snack early Wednesday but ended up getting into another kind of beef.

The Bronx native was involved in a physical confrontation with another woman at the Hollywood fast-food restaurant, and footage of the viral altercation was posted by TMZ on Friday (April 17).

Unaccompanied by security, footage shows Ice Spice and a friend chatting in a McDonald’s booth over a meal when they were approached by another patron. The “Deli” rapper rejected the female fan’s advances for a conversation, which escalated the situation.

“Where you from?” the fan repeatedly asked. To which Ice hilariously responded: “I’m from McDonald’s.”

The woman became angry and slapped Ice Spice and a melee ensued, as Ice jumped across tables while shouting at the perpetrator. A separate group of individuals got involved, but the situation didn’t defuse and continued outside.

Ice and another male individual got into a separate heated argument. “Let me fight the bi—,” Ice insisted. “Let me fight her. On your momma, let me fight her. Let me fight the bi—. Why would you want to fight me? Are you a bi—? You’re 120 pounds, let’s get at it then! Y’all think because a bi— famous… F— you mean, what happened? Where she at?”

Footage shows the altercation getting physical once again with the male and female perpetrators against Ice Spice, who ended up on the ground. “He pushed her,” Ice’s friend claimed.

Ice Spice’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, relayed in a statement to Billboard on Friday that they will be exploring all avenues to “hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions.”

“The unprovoked attack on my client has been reported to the LAPD and we will be pursuing any and all criminal and civil avenues to hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions,” Cohen said. “We are also exploring holding the location responsible for their apparent lack of appropriate security.”

The powerhouse attorney continued: “Not to mention that the individuals involved obviously did not realize that we would get the video from inside the McDonald’s where the unprovoked attack occurred. They then turned their cameras on after the initial attack as if to set our client up, and as they say on the video to ‘go viral.’ The only thing that will be going viral for them is their mugshots.”

The female perpetrator, who identified herself as Vayah, spoke to TMZ following the altercation to give her side of the story. “Ice Spice was just being rude. She was like, ‘Why are you over here? You could leave,’” she said. “Then she calls me a bi—. So after she calls me a bi—, I hit her.”

Vayah claimed that Ice Spice picked up her friend’s phone and threw it, which resulted in a cracked screen. “She lost a fan, I can’t listen the same to her anymore,” she said.

On the music side, Ice hasn’t released any new singles in 2026. Back in December, she teamed up with TOKISCHA for “Thootie.”

Watch footage of the altercation below.

Nearly every person who’s succeeded in country music did so after leaving their hometown for an unknown future. Most who take the risk find it doesn’t work out, but some get lucky.

Chris Stapleton addressed the strength it takes to make a major change in “Starting Over,” appropriately rhyming the title with “four-leaf clover” in the chorus. He found his own good fortune when the single rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated April 17, 2021, 32 weeks after its Sept. 5, 2020, debut.

Stapleton wrote “Starting Over” with Mike Henderson, a former bandmate in the bluegrass group The SteelDrivers, over a folkie chord structure, portraying a couple making changes and taking chances.

Co-produced by Stapleton and Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, A Thousand Horses), the song was released as the lead single and title track for Stapleton’s Mercury Nashville album released on Nov. 13, 2020. He performed the track two days prior to the album’s release on the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards. Days later (Nov. 19), “Starting Over” emerged as the supporting music for a Ram Trucks commercial. Subsequently, the 14-track project debuted at the summit on the Top Country Albums list dated Nov. 28.

At the 55th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10, 2021, “Starting Over” took single and song of the year, while Stapleton won male vocalist and the LP won top album honors.

Henderson died unexpectedly in his sleep in September 2023.

“Starting Over” was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA on Oct. 30, 2025.

Ice Spice was enjoying a late-night McDonald’s snack early Wednesday but ended up getting into another kind of beef.

The Bronx native was involved in a physical confrontation with another woman at the Hollywood fast-food restaurant, and footage of the viral altercation was posted by TMZ on Friday (April 17).

Unaccompanied by security, footage shows Ice Spice and a friend chatting in a McDonald’s booth over a meal when they were approached by another patron. The “Deli” rapper rejected the female fan’s advances for a conversation, which escalated the situation.

“Where you from?” the fan repeatedly asked. To which Ice hilariously responded: “I’m from McDonald’s.”

The woman became angry and slapped Ice Spice and a melee ensued, as Ice jumped across tables while shouting at the perpetrator. A separate group of individuals got involved, but the situation didn’t defuse and continued outside.

Ice and another male individual got into a separate heated argument. “Let me fight the bi—,” Ice insisted. “Let me fight her. On your momma, let me fight her. Let me fight the bi—. Why would you want to fight me? Are you a bi—? You’re 120 pounds, let’s get at it then! Y’all think because a bi— famous… F— you mean, what happened? Where she at?”

Footage shows the altercation getting physical once again with the male and female perpetrators against Ice Spice, who ended up on the ground. “He pushed her,” Ice’s friend claimed.

Ice Spice’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, relayed in a statement to Billboard on Friday that they will be exploring all avenues to “hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions.”

“The unprovoked attack on my client has been reported to the LAPD and we will be pursuing any and all criminal and civil avenues to hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions,” Cohen said. “We are also exploring holding the location responsible for their apparent lack of appropriate security.”

The powerhouse attorney continued: “Not to mention that the individuals involved obviously did not realize that we would get the video from inside the McDonald’s where the unprovoked attack occurred. They then turned their cameras on after the initial attack as if to set our client up, and as they say on the video to ‘go viral.’ The only thing that will be going viral for them is their mugshots.”

The female perpetrator, who identified herself as Vayah, spoke to TMZ following the altercation to give her side of the story. “Ice Spice was just being rude. She was like, ‘Why are you over here? You could leave,’” she said. “Then she calls me a bi—. So after she calls me a bi—, I hit her.”

Vayah claimed that Ice Spice picked up her friend’s phone and threw it, which resulted in a cracked screen. “She lost a fan, I can’t listen the same to her anymore,” she said.

On the music side, Ice hasn’t released any new singles in 2026. Back in December, she teamed up with TOKISCHA for “Thootie.”

Watch footage of the altercation below.

Nearly every person who’s succeeded in country music did so after leaving their hometown for an unknown future. Most who take the risk find it doesn’t work out, but some get lucky.

Chris Stapleton addressed the strength it takes to make a major change in “Starting Over,” appropriately rhyming the title with “four-leaf clover” in the chorus. He found his own good fortune when the single rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated April 17, 2021, 32 weeks after its Sept. 5, 2020, debut.

Stapleton wrote “Starting Over” with Mike Henderson, a former bandmate in the bluegrass group The SteelDrivers, over a folkie chord structure, portraying a couple making changes and taking chances.

Co-produced by Stapleton and Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, A Thousand Horses), the song was released as the lead single and title track for Stapleton’s Mercury Nashville album released on Nov. 13, 2020. He performed the track two days prior to the album’s release on the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards. Days later (Nov. 19), “Starting Over” emerged as the supporting music for a Ram Trucks commercial. Subsequently, the 14-track project debuted at the summit on the Top Country Albums list dated Nov. 28.

At the 55th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10, 2021, “Starting Over” took single and song of the year, while Stapleton won male vocalist and the LP won top album honors.

Henderson died unexpectedly in his sleep in September 2023.

“Starting Over” was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA on Oct. 30, 2025.

Ice Spice was enjoying a late-night McDonald’s snack early Wednesday but ended up getting into another kind of beef.

The Bronx native was involved in a physical confrontation with another woman at the Hollywood fast-food restaurant, and footage of the viral altercation was posted by TMZ on Friday (April 17).

Unaccompanied by security, footage shows Ice Spice and a friend chatting in a McDonald’s booth over a meal when they were approached by another patron. The “Deli” rapper rejected the female fan’s advances for a conversation, which escalated the situation.

“Where you from?” the fan repeatedly asked. To which Ice hilariously responded: “I’m from McDonald’s.”

The woman became angry and slapped Ice Spice and a melee ensued, as Ice jumped across tables while shouting at the perpetrator. A separate group of individuals got involved, but the situation didn’t defuse and continued outside.

Ice and another male individual got into a separate heated argument. “Let me fight the bi—,” Ice insisted. “Let me fight her. On your momma, let me fight her. Let me fight the bi—. Why would you want to fight me? Are you a bi—? You’re 120 pounds, let’s get at it then! Y’all think because a bi— famous… F— you mean, what happened? Where she at?”

Footage shows the altercation getting physical once again with the male and female perpetrators against Ice Spice, who ended up on the ground. “He pushed her,” Ice’s friend claimed.

Ice Spice’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, relayed in a statement to Billboard on Friday that they will be exploring all avenues to “hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions.”

“The unprovoked attack on my client has been reported to the LAPD and we will be pursuing any and all criminal and civil avenues to hold the perpetrators responsible for their actions,” Cohen said. “We are also exploring holding the location responsible for their apparent lack of appropriate security.”

The powerhouse attorney continued: “Not to mention that the individuals involved obviously did not realize that we would get the video from inside the McDonald’s where the unprovoked attack occurred. They then turned their cameras on after the initial attack as if to set our client up, and as they say on the video to ‘go viral.’ The only thing that will be going viral for them is their mugshots.”

The female perpetrator, who identified herself as Vayah, spoke to TMZ following the altercation to give her side of the story. “Ice Spice was just being rude. She was like, ‘Why are you over here? You could leave,’” she said. “Then she calls me a bi—. So after she calls me a bi—, I hit her.”

Vayah claimed that Ice Spice picked up her friend’s phone and threw it, which resulted in a cracked screen. “She lost a fan, I can’t listen the same to her anymore,” she said.

On the music side, Ice hasn’t released any new singles in 2026. Back in December, she teamed up with TOKISCHA for “Thootie.”

Watch footage of the altercation below.

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Today, football fans and music fans are uniting with a capsule dropped by Mitchell & Ness inspired by the cultural impact of Mac Miller and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The capsule is small, with nine pieces total, but mighty, boasting everything from Miller-monogrammed jerseys to cozy cream-colored crewnecks. Pricing ranges from $65 to $160, depending on the item chosen. The collection is available to shop online now at Fanatics and Mitchell & Ness, and it’s selling out quickly thanks to the Miller tie-in.

Some of our favorites include the Legacy Jersey for $160, reading ” ’92 Til Infinity,” in reference to the year Miller was born. His name is also scrawled on the back, like a regular football jersey, reading like a player’s name. This will likely be a hot-ticket item, especially for Miller fans, because it almost serves as a collector’s piece.

Pittsburgh Steelers Mitchell & Ness x Mac Miller Legacy Jersey – White

$160

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Every good football collection needs an oversized jersey. This jersey subtly makes reference to Mac Miller with the ’92 on the front, in reference to his birth year 1992.

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Pittsburgh Steelers Mitchell & Ness x Mac Miller Blue Slide Park T-Shirt – White

$65

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Like the other Blue Slide Park-inspired pieces in this collection, this tee also features art from Mac Miller’s debut album of the same name on the front. This tee only comes in white.

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The Blue Slide Park Sweatshirt in white for $110 is another favorite of ours because it refers to the rapper’s 2011 debut album, Blue Slide Park, down to the Steelers’ logo on the front. Fun fact: this album was named after a playground in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park, a park close to where Miller lived. Behind the Steelers’ logo, you can see a geometric green, orange and blue print that was directly taken from Miller’s album art. It’s a thoughtful touch that we think Miller fans will appreciate in spades. As mentioned, all of these pieces are sure to sell out quickly because they pay homage to a musician whom many have nostalgia for and respect. Not to mention the Steelers call-out, which will have football fans flocking.

While the collaborative collection with the Steelers seems rather random at first glance, those who knew Miller will understand the significance. For some context, Miller was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Point Breeze to be exact. Miller was an immensely popular figure in Pittsburgh, repping the Pennsylvanian city through his music.

The rapper’s connection with the Steelers, beyond being a football team from his city, runs deep. He frequently expressed his love for the team, attended games, wore Steelers gear and even led the Terrible Towel twirl (a Steelers fan tradition meant to rally the team during playoffs) at Heinz Field, according to a piece published by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013. Safe to say, Miller had a connection to the football team that wasn’t just surface level.

Pittsburgh Steelers Mitchell & Ness x Mac Miller Til Infinity Hoodie – Black

$120

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This hoodie features a more subtle nod to Mac Miller and comes in a black colorway with colorful graphics. The graphic on the front refers to Miller’s hand tattoos, as seen through two fists wearing Super Bowl-esque rings.

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Pittsburgh Steelers Mitchell & Ness x Mac Miller Blue Slide Park Sweatshirt – White

$110

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This crewneck comes in both white and cream. The art seen behind the Steelers’ logo is directly pulled from Mac Miller’s debut album cover, Blue Slide Park.

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“More than just a hometown artist, Mac had a lasting impact on music and culture, helping shape a generation of independent hip-hop while building a deeply loyal global fan base through his honesty, creativity, and evolution as an artist,” said a statement from Mitchell & Ness. “His connection to Pittsburgh remained central throughout, consistently spotlighting the city and its influence on his work.”

Miller landed at the No. 9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 alongside Ariana Grande on her 2013 track “The Way.” Miller received a Grammy nomination posthumously for best rap album for his 2018 album Swimming. Even after he died in 2018, Miller was still leaving a lasting impression on the world of music. The rapper’s debut album, Blue Slide Park, garnered widespread love, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart back in 2011. In the first week alone, the album sold 144,000, according to Luminate.

Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” hits the top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, extending one record and contributing to a first over the survey’s 30-year history.

The song ascends a spot to No. 10 on the April 25-dated chart, becoming Swift’s record-furthering 35th top 10. Dating to the list’s start in March 1996, the superstar widens her lead over Maroon 5, the runner-up with 28 top 10s. P!nk places third with 20.

Meanwhile, “Elizabeth Taylor” joins two other Swift hits in the current Adult Pop Airplay top 10, making for a back-to-back-to-back block. “Opalite” ranks at No. 8 and “The Fate of Ophelia” is No. 9. The songs topped the chart for three weeks in February-March and four weeks last November-December, respectively. Swift makes history as the first artist ever to claim three spots in the chart’s top 10 simultaneously.

Highlighting Swift’s support at radio, all three songs were among the 10 most-played tracks on WBMX (Mix 104.1) Boston in the April 10-16 tracking week, according to Mediabase, which provides data to Luminate for Billboard’s airplay charts.

Numerous artists have doubled up in the Adult Pop Airplay top 10, starting with Alanis Morissette in July 1996 (thanks to “Ironic” and “You Learn”). Swift scores her record 80th week with multiple titles in the region, followed by Ed Sheeran with 59 weeks with two top 10s together and Justin Bieber with 48.

“Elizabeth Taylor,” “Opalite” and “The Fate of Ophelia” are from Swift’s Republic Records album The Life of a Showgirl, which launched last October with a record-shattering 4.002 million first-week equivalent-album units in the United States, according to Luminate, becoming her 15th Billboard 200 No. 1, the most among soloists. “Elizabeth Taylor” simultaneously debuted at its No. 3 high on the Billboard Hot 100, as the set’s songs infused the chart’s top 12 spots, the most ever for an artist from No. 1 on down in a single week.

All charts dated April 25 will update Tuesday, April 21, on Billboard.com.

Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” hits the top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, extending one record and contributing to a first over the survey’s 30-year history.

The song ascends a spot to No. 10 on the April 25-dated chart, becoming Swift’s record-furthering 35th top 10. Dating to the list’s start in March 1996, the superstar widens her lead over Maroon 5, the runner-up with 28 top 10s. P!nk places third with 20.

Meanwhile, “Elizabeth Taylor” joins two other Swift hits in the current Adult Pop Airplay top 10, making for a back-to-back-to-back block. “Opalite” ranks at No. 8 and “The Fate of Ophelia” is No. 9. The songs topped the chart for three weeks in February-March and four weeks last November-December, respectively. Swift makes history as the first artist ever to claim three spots in the chart’s top 10 simultaneously.

Highlighting Swift’s support at radio, all three songs were among the 10 most-played tracks on WBMX (Mix 104.1) Boston in the April 10-16 tracking week, according to Mediabase, which provides data to Luminate for Billboard’s airplay charts.

Numerous artists have doubled up in the Adult Pop Airplay top 10, starting with Alanis Morissette in July 1996 (thanks to “Ironic” and “You Learn”). Swift scores her record 80th week with multiple titles in the region, followed by Ed Sheeran with 59 weeks with two top 10s together and Justin Bieber with 48.

“Elizabeth Taylor,” “Opalite” and “The Fate of Ophelia” are from Swift’s Republic Records album The Life of a Showgirl, which launched last October with a record-shattering 4.002 million first-week equivalent-album units in the United States, according to Luminate, becoming her 15th Billboard 200 No. 1, the most among soloists. “Elizabeth Taylor” simultaneously debuted at its No. 3 high on the Billboard Hot 100, as the set’s songs infused the chart’s top 12 spots, the most ever for an artist from No. 1 on down in a single week.

All charts dated April 25 will update Tuesday, April 21, on Billboard.com.

Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” hits the top 10 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, extending one record and contributing to a first over the survey’s 30-year history.

The song ascends a spot to No. 10 on the April 25-dated chart, becoming Swift’s record-furthering 35th top 10. Dating to the list’s start in March 1996, the superstar widens her lead over Maroon 5, the runner-up with 28 top 10s. P!nk places third with 20.

Meanwhile, “Elizabeth Taylor” joins two other Swift hits in the current Adult Pop Airplay top 10, making for a back-to-back-to-back block. “Opalite” ranks at No. 8 and “The Fate of Ophelia” is No. 9. The songs topped the chart for three weeks in February-March and four weeks last November-December, respectively. Swift makes history as the first artist ever to claim three spots in the chart’s top 10 simultaneously.

Highlighting Swift’s support at radio, all three songs were among the 10 most-played tracks on WBMX (Mix 104.1) Boston in the April 10-16 tracking week, according to Mediabase, which provides data to Luminate for Billboard’s airplay charts.

Numerous artists have doubled up in the Adult Pop Airplay top 10, starting with Alanis Morissette in July 1996 (thanks to “Ironic” and “You Learn”). Swift scores her record 80th week with multiple titles in the region, followed by Ed Sheeran with 59 weeks with two top 10s together and Justin Bieber with 48.

“Elizabeth Taylor,” “Opalite” and “The Fate of Ophelia” are from Swift’s Republic Records album The Life of a Showgirl, which launched last October with a record-shattering 4.002 million first-week equivalent-album units in the United States, according to Luminate, becoming her 15th Billboard 200 No. 1, the most among soloists. “Elizabeth Taylor” simultaneously debuted at its No. 3 high on the Billboard Hot 100, as the set’s songs infused the chart’s top 12 spots, the most ever for an artist from No. 1 on down in a single week.

All charts dated April 25 will update Tuesday, April 21, on Billboard.com.

D4vd has not been on the rosters of Sony Music Publishing or The·Team (formerly Wasserman) for some time, Billboard has learned, following the singer’s arrest on suspicion of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenage girl whose dismembered body was found in his car last fall.

The “Romantic Homicide” singer-songwriter, who was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday (April 16), was previously represented by Sony for publishing and The·Team for touring. It’s not clear when exactly he was dropped from the two rosters. Reps for his labels, Interscope and Darkroom Records, did not immediately return inquiries as to whether D4vd is still signed, though he’s been scrubbed from both companies’ websites.

D4vd’s name has been connected to Rivas since September, when Los Angeles police discovered her partial, decomposed remains in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the singer. Rivas had gone missing from her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., at the age of 13 in April 2024. It’s unclear how old she was at the time of her death.

D4vd has not yet been officially charged with any crime. He is currently being held without bail at a Los Angeles jail on suspicion of murder, and police say the case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office for possible charges on Monday (April 20).

Three attorneys representing D4vd — Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter — said in a statement Thursday: “Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death. There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion. We will vigorously defend David’s innocence.”

D4vd’s career took off in 2022 after his first single, “Romantic Homicide,” went viral on TikTok and eventually hit No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. After releasing two EPs and opening for SZA’s blockbuster SOS tour in 2023, D4vd dropped his debut album, Withered, last April. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, and he embarked on a headlining tour in August.

But the tour was cut short, and a deluxe version of Withered shelved, after Rivas’ remains were found in D4vd’s Tesla in September. After police responded to reports of a “foul odor” coming from the car in a Hollywood tow lot, they discovered two black bags containing severed, decomposed body parts that were later identified as Rivas — including a head, torso and limbs.

A grand jury in Los Angeles spent many months reviewing the case. D4vd was confirmed as a suspect in the investigation in February, when the singer’s family members filed public court petitions seeking to avoid testifying before a grand jury.

D4vd has not been on the rosters of Sony Music Publishing or The·Team (formerly Wasserman) for some time, Billboard has learned, following the singer’s arrest on suspicion of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenage girl whose dismembered body was found in his car last fall.

The “Romantic Homicide” singer-songwriter, who was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday (April 16), was previously represented by Sony for publishing and The·Team for touring. It’s not clear when exactly he was dropped from the two rosters. Reps for his labels, Interscope and Darkroom Records, did not immediately return inquiries as to whether D4vd is still signed, though he’s been scrubbed from both companies’ websites.

D4vd’s name has been connected to Rivas since September, when Los Angeles police discovered her partial, decomposed remains in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the singer. Rivas had gone missing from her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., at the age of 13 in April 2024. It’s unclear how old she was at the time of her death.

D4vd has not yet been officially charged with any crime. He is currently being held without bail at a Los Angeles jail on suspicion of murder, and police say the case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office for possible charges on Monday (April 20).

Three attorneys representing D4vd — Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter — said in a statement Thursday: “Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death. There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion. We will vigorously defend David’s innocence.”

D4vd’s career took off in 2022 after his first single, “Romantic Homicide,” went viral on TikTok and eventually hit No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. After releasing two EPs and opening for SZA’s blockbuster SOS tour in 2023, D4vd dropped his debut album, Withered, last April. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, and he embarked on a headlining tour in August.

But the tour was cut short, and a deluxe version of Withered shelved, after Rivas’ remains were found in D4vd’s Tesla in September. After police responded to reports of a “foul odor” coming from the car in a Hollywood tow lot, they discovered two black bags containing severed, decomposed body parts that were later identified as Rivas — including a head, torso and limbs.

A grand jury in Los Angeles spent many months reviewing the case. D4vd was confirmed as a suspect in the investigation in February, when the singer’s family members filed public court petitions seeking to avoid testifying before a grand jury.

D4vd has not been on the rosters of Sony Music Publishing or The·Team (formerly Wasserman) for some time, Billboard has learned, following the singer’s arrest on suspicion of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenage girl whose dismembered body was found in his car last fall.

The “Romantic Homicide” singer-songwriter, who was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday (April 16), was previously represented by Sony for publishing and The·Team for touring. It’s not clear when exactly he was dropped from the two rosters. Reps for his labels, Interscope and Darkroom Records, did not immediately return inquiries as to whether D4vd is still signed, though he’s been scrubbed from both companies’ websites.

D4vd’s name has been connected to Rivas since September, when Los Angeles police discovered her partial, decomposed remains in the front trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the singer. Rivas had gone missing from her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., at the age of 13 in April 2024. It’s unclear how old she was at the time of her death.

D4vd has not yet been officially charged with any crime. He is currently being held without bail at a Los Angeles jail on suspicion of murder, and police say the case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office for possible charges on Monday (April 20).

Three attorneys representing D4vd — Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter — said in a statement Thursday: “Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death. There has been no indictment returned by any grand jury in this case and no criminal complaint filed. David has only been detained under suspicion. We will vigorously defend David’s innocence.”

D4vd’s career took off in 2022 after his first single, “Romantic Homicide,” went viral on TikTok and eventually hit No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. After releasing two EPs and opening for SZA’s blockbuster SOS tour in 2023, D4vd dropped his debut album, Withered, last April. The album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, and he embarked on a headlining tour in August.

But the tour was cut short, and a deluxe version of Withered shelved, after Rivas’ remains were found in D4vd’s Tesla in September. After police responded to reports of a “foul odor” coming from the car in a Hollywood tow lot, they discovered two black bags containing severed, decomposed body parts that were later identified as Rivas — including a head, torso and limbs.

A grand jury in Los Angeles spent many months reviewing the case. D4vd was confirmed as a suspect in the investigation in February, when the singer’s family members filed public court petitions seeking to avoid testifying before a grand jury.

Ella Langley becomes the first woman to chart two solo songs in the top 10 of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart simultaneously, as “Be Her” rises two spots to No. 10 on the list dated April 25. The song drew 19.3 million audience impressions (up 20%) April 10-16, according to Luminate. The track is her fifth top 10 and joins “Choosin’ Texas,” which holds at No. 3 (27 million).

Both tracks are from Langley’s sophomore album, Dandelion, released April 10. Written by Langley, Smith Ahnquist, HARDY and Jordan Schmidt, “Be Her” builds on the historic run of “Choosin’ Texas,” which led the ranking for three weeks in March-April and has ruled the Hot Country Songs chart for 20 weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and counting.

Langley has placed two songs in the Country Airplay chart’s top 10 concurrently before, but this week marks the first time that she or any woman has done so without a co-billed artist. She last doubled up with “Choosin’ Texas” and as featured on Riley Green’s No. 1 “Don’t Mind If I Do”; the songs spent five weeks together in the top 10 beginning in late December.

Lainey Wilson is the only other woman to place two songs in the top 10 simultaneously, though not entirely on her own. She most recently logged two such weeks in late 2023 with her solo “Watermelon Moonshine” and “Save Me,” with Jelly Roll, both No. 1s. She did so earlier that year with “Heart Like a Truck” and her HARDY team-up “Wait in the Truck.”

Seventeen artists overall have logged at least two concurrent top 10s since Country Airplay began in 1990. Morgan Wallen holds the weekly record with three simultaneous placements — each without any other credited acts — when “Thought You Should Know,” “Last Night,” both of which hit No. 1, and “One Thing at a Time” ranked at Nos. 7, 8 and 9, respectively, for one week in April 2023.

Also notably, “Be Her” hits the Country Airplay top 10 in just its ninth week on the chart, after “Choosin’ Texas” reached the region in its eighth week. Langley is the only woman this decade with multiple songs that have hit the top 10 in jaunts of single-digit weeks.

Ella Langley becomes the first woman to chart two solo songs in the top 10 of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart simultaneously, as “Be Her” rises two spots to No. 10 on the list dated April 25. The song drew 19.3 million audience impressions (up 20%) April 10-16, according to Luminate. The track is her fifth top 10 and joins “Choosin’ Texas,” which holds at No. 3 (27 million).

Both tracks are from Langley’s sophomore album, Dandelion, released April 10. Written by Langley, Smith Ahnquist, HARDY and Jordan Schmidt, “Be Her” builds on the historic run of “Choosin’ Texas,” which led the ranking for three weeks in March-April and has ruled the Hot Country Songs chart for 20 weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and counting.

Langley has placed two songs in the Country Airplay chart’s top 10 concurrently before, but this week marks the first time that she or any woman has done so without a co-billed artist. She last doubled up with “Choosin’ Texas” and as featured on Riley Green’s No. 1 “Don’t Mind If I Do”; the songs spent five weeks together in the top 10 beginning in late December.

Lainey Wilson is the only other woman to place two songs in the top 10 simultaneously, though not entirely on her own. She most recently logged two such weeks in late 2023 with her solo “Watermelon Moonshine” and “Save Me,” with Jelly Roll, both No. 1s. She did so earlier that year with “Heart Like a Truck” and her HARDY team-up “Wait in the Truck.”

Seventeen artists overall have logged at least two concurrent top 10s since Country Airplay began in 1990. Morgan Wallen holds the weekly record with three simultaneous placements — each without any other credited acts — when “Thought You Should Know,” “Last Night,” both of which hit No. 1, and “One Thing at a Time” ranked at Nos. 7, 8 and 9, respectively, for one week in April 2023.

Also notably, “Be Her” hits the Country Airplay top 10 in just its ninth week on the chart, after “Choosin’ Texas” reached the region in its eighth week. Langley is the only woman this decade with multiple songs that have hit the top 10 in jaunts of single-digit weeks.

You know that old saying about “don’t quit your day job?” Well, that’s excellent advice for Zohran Mamdani, who has a solid gig as New York’s Mayor since his election last November. But according to the New York Times, on Thursday (April 16), Mamdani, 34, and his wife, graphic designer Rama Duwaji, released the details of their joint tax return and let’s just say it’s a good thing his new gig pays in the mid-$250K range, because the cash coming in from Mamdani’s previous rap career isn’t going to keep the couple afloat.

The paper said that the couple reported a total 2025 income of $145,000, most of it coming from Mamdani’s state assemblyman salary of $131,296. A much smaller portion, $1,643, came in the form of royalties from Mamdani’s former gig as a rapper under the name Mr. Cardamom, with more than half of that figure coming from abroad. At press time it was not known what Mamdani’s previous-year hip-hop-related earnings amounted to.

Even though the royalties were modest, according to Luminate, Mamdani’s U.S. streams exploded in 2025. The six songs from his 2016 EP, Sidda Mukyallo, credited to Young Cardamom and Mamdani’s musical partner HAB (Abdul Bar Hussein), pulled in a combined 58,000 U.S. official on-demand streams in 2025. To date, the EP has 79,000 streams, meaning that 74% of its lifetime streams came last year.

In addition, his 2019 single, “Nani,” had 219,000 U.S. official on-demand streams in the U.S., which is a majority of its 232,000 lifetime total. Young Cardamom and HAB’s 2016 “#1 Spice” song had 243,000 official on-demand U.S. streams in 2025 out of its 595,000 lifetime total.

Before his rise to Mayor, Mamdani had a side hustle as a rapper under the stage names Young Cardamom and then Mr. Cardamom. As he gained more name recognition during his run for the city’s top office, his catalog picked up steam, with his streaming numbers getting a significant bump.

In addition to the Sidda Mukyaalo EP — on which the two men rap in six different languages, while drawing from their shared Ugandan heritage — they also released “#1 Spice” on the soundtrack to the Disney biographical drama Queen of Katwe.

Previously, the U.S. streams for Young Cardamom and HAB’s catalog went from less than 1,000 in late May of 2025, before Mamdani’s secured the nomination, to more than 15,000 from June 13-19, the week before he became the presumptive Democratic candidate for Mayor, with streams rising by 582% during that period.

Check out Mr. Cardamom’s “Nani” below