ENHYPEN’s eighth mini album, THE SIN : BLISS, tops this week’s new music poll.

In a poll published Friday (Aug. 21) by Billboard, music fans selected the K-pop heavyweights’ second installment in the ongoing THE SIN series as their favorite new release of the week.

THE SIN : BLISS rose above a number of new releases this week from artists including Sam Smith, Weezer, Stella Lefty and Reba McEntire. At the poll’s closing time on Sunday, ENHYPEN’s new mini album had come out on top with nearly 73% of the vote.

THE SIN : BLISS marks ENHYPEN’s first release since HEESEUNG announced his departure from the group to pursue a solo career. Now a six-member act comprising Jake, Jay, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon and Ni-ki, the group recently completed the Latin American and U.S. legs of their BLOOD SAGA trek, their largest world tour to date.

In July, ENHYPEN took part in San Diego Comic-Con 2026, where they introduced global audiences to “DARK MOON,” HYBE’s original story inspired by ENHYPEN’s narrative universe.

Before the release of THE SIN : BLISS, the group had landed nine titles on the Billboard 200, including six top 10 appearances: MANIFESTO : DAY 1 (No. 6 in 2022), DARK BLOOD (No. 4, 2023), ORANGE BLOOD (No. 4, 2023), ROMANCE : UNTOLD (No. 2, 2024), DESIRE : UNLEASH (No. 3, 2025) and THE SIN : VANISH (No. 2, 2026).

Next up, ENHYPEN will take the BLOOD SAGA tour to the United Kingdom and Europe from February through March 2027.

Trailing ENHYPEN in Billboard’s poll this week was the “other” category with nearly 12% of the vote, followed by Sam Smith’s fifth album, Hazel Eyes, with 7%.

Check out the final results of this week’s poll below, and visit Billboard’s Friday Music Guide for more must-hear new releases.

Dr. Dre is sharing his thoughts on AI’s growing role in music.

In an interview with The New York Times alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy Iovine, the legendary rapper and producer called AI a “new tool for creativity” and said he doesn’t see it “as a threat.”

In the piece, published Sunday (Aug. 23), Dre compared resistance to AI with the skepticism that initially greeted drum machines and synthesizers.

“I had a discussion with a few people a few days ago,” Dre told the Times. “They were against AI and I’m like, ‘OK, you sound like the person that would have been against the drum machine when it came out.’ Or synthesizers, right? It’s a new tool for creativity. Some people are afraid of learning new things.”

Dre also acknowledged that he is using AI in his own music, explaining that he views the technology “as a tool to see what it would do with what I just did.”

“I’m embracing it. I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen with this,” he added.

The N.W.A. alum also pushed back on the idea that AI is inherently a threat to musicians. “I think the only people that see it as a threat are the people who have trouble creating,” the superproducer said.

Iovine expressed a similarly optimistic view of AI’s potential in music. The veteran music executive said there are “a lot of closet AI producers out there,” prompting Dre to reply, “That’s a good way to put it. They’re using it, they just don’t want to admit it.”

“I’m very pro-AI in music creation,” Iovine said. “I don’t see the downside at all. There will be some crappy music. There’s crappy music now. In the studio, when gifted people have AI, they’re going to make better records.”

Dre and Iovine co-founded Beats Electronics and Beats Music before selling Beats to Apple for a reported $3 billion-plus in 2014.

Their comments come as the music industry continues to grapple with the rapid rise of generative AI and questions surrounding creativity, authenticity, copyright and artists’ rights.

Apple Music recently said that its AI Transparency Tags will become visible to listeners later this year as “Made With AI” labels. The platform will require content providers to disclose when AI has been used to create a material portion of content.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and other music-industry organizations announced a voluntary track-labeling program in July that distinguishes between “AI-Generated” and “AI-Assisted” recordings.

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Summer is rolling into fall and the sun is setting earlier at night, making it a little more dangerous if you’re used to going on an evening run.

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Drake is continuing to show love to Ella Langley.

On Saturday (Aug. 22), Drizzy was spotted in the crowd at the country star’s concert at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Nearly a week after Drake made headlines for praising Langley’s songwriting abilities on social media, the 6 God was seen singing along to her smash hit “Choosin’ Texas” while standing alongside ERNEST, one of the openers on her Dandelion Tour.

Drake appeared fully immersed in the moment, even making his way onto the venue’s big screens as he sang and danced along to “Choosin’ Texas.” The hit recently logged its 18th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Langley the fourth-longest reign in the chart’s history.

Last Sunday (Aug. 16), Drake became a member of Ella’s Fellas after commenting on an Instagram post recapping her recent Texas shows. “Goated pen,” the superstar rapper wrote alongside a pen emoji. Drake also gave “Choosin’ Texas” a spin while DJing at a Houston club in July.

Drake’s appearance at Langley’s show has left some fans wondering whether a musical collaboration could be in the works. “WE NEED THAT COLLAB,” one person wrote on X alongside a raising hands emoji. Another observer speculated, “He’s gonna sample it I just gotta feeling.” A third added, “The collab we all never thought we needed. Send it!”

Drake’s admiration for Langley appears to be mutual. The Alabama native posted a TikTok video on Aug. 15 lip-syncing along to Drizzy and Lil Wayne’s 2011 hit “HYFR (Hell Ya F—king Right).” Langley rapped Weezy’s chorus bar-for-bar from the Grammy-nominated Take Care track.

In recent days, some Drake fans have also speculated that the Toronto MC could be preparing to release even more music. After dropping a trifecta of albums, the rapper posted a “FEAR OF MISSING OUT” CD case to Instagram on Aug. 21. The CD case features a black backdrop and white lettering, while Drizzy offered no context for the photo beyond a video camera emoji.

A full-on collaboration with a country artist would mark a first for Drake, who previously experimented with singing over acoustic guitar on HABIBTI’s opener “Rusty Intro.” Langley, meanwhile, has already dipped her toe into hip-hop, teaming up with BigXthaPlug for “Hell at Night” in 2025, which peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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KATSEYE lands its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as WILD debuts atop the list (dated Aug. 29). The set earned 170,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Aug. 20, according to Luminate. WILD marks the group’s second top 10-charted effort, following the No. 4-peaking Beautiful Chaos in 2025.

WILD is the fourth No. 1 album by an all-woman group this decade. It follows TWICE’s With YOU-th (2025), NewJeans’ 2nd EP ‘Get Up’ (2023) and BLACKPINK’s Born Pink (2022). Before Born Pink, the last No. 1 album by an all-woman group was Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse in 2008.

WILD also lands KATSEYE its biggest week by equivalent album units earned, and by pure album sales (145,000). Further, WILD tallies the largest week by units for an all-woman group since the Billboard 200 began ranking by units in December 2015. WILD additionally has the largest pure album sales week for an all-woman group in more than three years, since TWICE’s Ready To Be: 12th Mini Album debuted with 146,000 (March 25, 2023).

Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, Phoebe Bridgers gets her first top 10 as Lost Weekend bows at No. 2 with both her biggest week ever by units and by pure album sales.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Aug. 29, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Aug. 25. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.

Of WILD’s 170,000 first-week equivalent album units, album sales comprise 145,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 24,500 (equaling 26.95 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 19 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise about 500.

WILD’s album sales were largely driven by its availability across more than 30 CD and vinyl variants (all containing collectible items such as photocards, with some items randomized, including signed editions; some editions also contain bonus tracks).

WILD was preceded by a pair of Billboard Hot 100-charting cuts: “Pinky Up” (No. 28 peak in April) and “Animal” (No. 24 on the Aug. 8 chart).

Phoebe Bridgers collects her first top 10-charted set as Lost Weekend debuts at No. 2 with 118,000 equivalent album units earned — the singer-songwriter’s best week ever by units. Of that sum, traditional album sales comprise 77,000 (her largest sales week; it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 41,000 (equaling 41.6 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs, it debuts at No. 7 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. First-week album sales were bolstered by the set’s availability across 16 physical editions (CD, vinyl and cassette).

Lost Weekend is Bridgers’ first solo studio album since 2020’s Punisher. In the years since, she formed the supergroup Boygenius with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. The trio released The Record in 2023, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

The Nos. 3-9 titles on the latest Billboard 200 are all former No. 1s. Stray Kids’ THIS & THAT falls 1-3 in its second week, earning 82,000 equivalent album units (down 78%). Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love dips 3-4 (70,000, down 3%); Ella Langley’s Dandelion descends 4-5 (nearly 70,000, down 1%); Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem shifts down 5-6 (67,000, down 5%); Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide falls 6-7 (56,000, up less than 1%); Ariana Grande’s Petal slides 2-8 (51,000, down 38%); and Drake’s ICEMAN is a non-mover at No. 9 (43,000, down 5%).

Plus, Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving returns to the top 10, up one slot to No. 10 with 41,000 units (up 11%).

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.

Rosalía revealed on Saturday (Aug. 22) that the invective against the “emotional terrorist” referenced in her hit heartbreak anthem “La Perla” is primarily inspired by legendary ranchera singer Paquita la del Barrio and her iconic song “Rata de Dos Patas.” The Spanish superstar made the statement during the first of her five nights at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, part of her LUX tour.

Rosalía told the audience how honored she felt to be performing in Mexico — “a land with history, with enormous tradition and culture,” she said — and mentioned the similarities she finds between traditional Mexican music and flamenco. It was then that she admitted the ranchera genre inspired her hit “La Perla,” recorded as a duet with the singer from the Mexican-American trio Yahritza y Su Esencia, and included in her celebrated 2025 album that gives the tour its name.

“Ladies and gentlemen, without ‘Rata de dos patas,’ ‘La Perla’ wouldn’t exist,” Rosalía told the 16,500 people (according to Ocesa figures) gathered at the venue. “So, thank you very much, Mexico, and thank you, Paquita la del Barrio. Today, I offer heartfelt thanks for the inspiration.”

The legendary singer of classics that also include “Tres Veces Te Engañé” and “Las Rodilleras” died in February 2025 at the age of 77.

The living museum of LUX with contemporary liturgy from the Catalan artist included a second homage to Mexico when pop star Kenia Os joined Rosalía on stage for the famous “confessional,” a mythical segment of the show where celebrities share their most guarded secrets with the Motomami.

During her participation, Os — whose romantic relationship with Peso Pluma ended in June “on the best terms” — revealed that her “type of men” often tends to be singers. Rosalía responded, “Do you know what singers usually have in common? They know how to sing, but they don’t know how to maintain harmony in a relationship,” prompting a wave of applause and cheers from the audience.

The Mexican artist admitted her romantic relationships don’t work because she’s a woman “who sets boundaries and says what she doesn’t like.” She spoke about a previous partner she dubbed “el cacas” (a reference to fecal matter), whom social media quickly associated with rapper Gera MX. She recounted that it all happened during her first U.S. tour, when they decided to take a break due to conflicting work schedules.

“I found out he secretly tagged a woman on social media thanks to my friends and many gay friends,” Os revealed. “I told him I needed space, and he said it was nonsense, that I was crazy and he’d never be with her. Ten days later, he started dating her.” She concluded her segment with the saying, “An eye of a crazy woman never lies,” and both artists agreed: “When they tell you it’s not her, it is her.”

During her first night in Mexico City, Rosalía also surprised fans with new outfits for her performances of “Sexo, Violencia y Llantas,” “Reliquia” and “Dios es un Stalker.” In “Reliquia,” she gave a nod to Mexico by adding the country’s name to the lyrics, singing, “I grew up and learned boldness in Mexico and Barcelona.”

Rosalía will continue her series of shows in Mexico City on Aug. 24, 26, 28 and 29. Previously, the Barcelona-born star kicked off her trek in Mexico with two shows in Guadalajara (Aug. 15 and 16) and one in Monterrey (Aug. 19).

ZZ Top has returned to the stage following the death of longtime drummer Frank Beard.

On Saturday (Aug. 22), the legendary Texas blues-rock band played its first show since Beard’s death earlier in the week at Austin’s Moody Theater, “one of Frank’s favorite venues and in a city that had been something of a second home for him,” according to a previous press statement.

Following Beard’s death at age 77 on Monday (Aug. 17), ZZ Top canceled two tour dates in Salt Lake City on Aug. 18 and Colorado Springs on Aug. 19. The band previously announced that it would resume its current The Big One! Tour with back-to-back shows this weekend at Austin City Limits.

During Saturday’s show, drummer Michael Monahan stepped in behind the kit. Both Monahan and longtime drum tech John Douglas had been filling in for Beard as he dealt with health issues in recent years.

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons addressed his bandmate’s death once during the performance, during the group’s introductions after the first song, according to Ultimate Classic Rock.

“I guess some of you probably know there’s a new man in town,” Gibbons said of Monahan. “In fact, it all started a little while back. [Bassist Elwood Francis] and I got an unexpected call from our dear Frank Beard, our dear drummer for 50 years. I’ve never heard him admit, he said, ‘My bass drum foot’s a little weak. Can you get my man [Monahan] to take over?’ I said, ‘Oh yeah, yeah, he’s been doing pretty good.’ Frank said, ‘Yeah, that’s what worries me.’”

Gibbons then shifted his tone to a more upbeat one, telling the audience, “We’re all here for a celebration, you know what’s going on. So we’re gonna have a good time.”

ZZ Top similarly returned to the stage quickly following the death of the band’s longtime bassist Dusty Hill in 2021. At the time, Francis, the group’s guitar tech of 20 years, filled in for Hill on bass just days after the band announced Hill’s death at age 72.

ZZ Top will remain on the road through October as part of the band’s The Big One! Tour. The group will then travel to South America for additional shows in November. The band hasn’t yet announced whether Monahan will remain behind the kit for those performances.