Top 10 Songs on the Spotify Global Daily Chart (Sept. 27) 1. KAROL G, Judeline, rusowsky — BbY WOW (5.24M) = 2. Taylor Swift — Patient Zero (3.91M) = 3. ADÉLA — Nicole Kidman (3.32M) +1 4. Malcolm Todd — Earrings (3.26M) +4 5. ADÉLA — Ain’t In LA (3.22M) +2 6. Olivia Rodrigo — the cure (3.09M) +4 7. Katy Perry — The One That Got Away (2.81M) +5 8. Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj — Beauty And A Beat (3.19M) +1 9. Temper City — Self Aware (2.54M) +4 10. Taylor Swift — The Fate Of Ophelia (2.51M) +1

BTS become the first non-Japanese artist in history to have four songs surpass 1 million points on the Oricon Combined Singles chart. #1 “Lights” #2 “Dynamite” #3 “Butter” #4 “Boy With Luv” 🆕

KAROL G, Judeline & rusowsky’s “BbY WOW” remains at #1 on the global Spotify chart, with 5.24 million streams. It has now spent 31 days at #1

Top 15 Most Streamed Artists On Global Spotify Chart (Sept. 27) #1 Taylor Swift (=) #2 Drake (+1) #3 Bad Bunny (-1) #4 The Weeknd (=) #5 Olivia Rodrigo (=) #6 Ariana Grande (=) #7 Bruno Mars (=) #8 Arijit Singh (+4) #9 BTS (+2) #10 Justin Bieber (-1) #11 Karol G (-3) #12 Rihanna (-2) #13 Michael Jackson (=) #14 Fuerza Regida (=) #15 Kanye West (=)

TINASHE’s Popstar (Bonus Edition) has reached #1 on the US iTunes Album Chart.

Top 10 Music Videos on the Spotify Global Chart (Sept. 26) 1. Shakira, Burna Boy — Dai Dai (+1) 2. Drake, Sexyy Red — Cheetah Print (-1) 3. Cazzu — El Hombre Que Yo Amo|Noches… (+1) 4. KATSEYE — Hootie Frutti (+3) 5. Post Malone — Circles (-2) 6. ADÉLE — Nicole Kidman (+6) 7. Drake — Classic (-2) 8. Falling In Reverse, Corey Taylor, Serj Tankian — JOSEPH (=) 9. LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, KATSEYE — ICONIC BY MISTAKE (+4) 10. Taylor Swift — The Fate Of Ophelia (-4)

Top 10 songs on the Apple Music Top 100: Global (Sept. 27) 🍎🌍 1. Taylor Swift — Patient Zero (=) 2. Taylor Swift — Cleveland! (=) 3. Taylor Swift — Babylon (+1) 4. Taylor Swift — Pink Clouding (-1) 5. Karol G — Bby WOW (=) 6. Ella Langley — Choosin’ Texas (=) 7. ADÉLA — Nicole Kidman (=) 8. Taylor Swift — The Fate Of Ophelia (=) 9. Morgan Wallen — Last Thing You Need (=) 10. Olivia Rodrigo — stupid song (+3)

The only K-pop songs currently charting on the Apple Music Top 100: Global (Sept. 27) 🍎 🌍 #41 — ILLIT — “It’s Me” (+14) #93 — kATSEYE — “Animal” (RE-ENTRY)

Billboard’s ranking of the 2026 #VMAs performances, from best to worst: #1 Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter & Charli XCX - “Bring Your Love” / “Danceteria Afterhours” #2 Sombr, RAYE, Adam Lambert, MNEK, Saint Harison & Teddy Swims - George Michael Tribute Medley #3 RAYE - “I Will Overcome” / “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” #4 LISA - “SaWaDiKa” #5 Sienna Spiro - “Great Expectations” #6 Shaboozey & Gunna - “Cowgirl” / “High Noon” #7 Kacey Musgraves - “I Will Always Love You” #8 Gener8ion & Yung Lean - “Storm” #9 Bruno Mars - “Dance With Me”

Artists with the most wins at the 2026 #VMAs: Madonna - 7 Taylor Swift - 3 BTS - 3 Ariana Grande - 2 Sabrina Carpenter - 2

BTS continue to make history at the #VMAs. They won all three categories they were nominated in this year, becoming the most-awarded Asian group in VMA history with 13 career wins.

Madonna wins Best Choreography and Best Cinematography at the #VMAs for Confessions II: The Film.

Sabrina Carpenter wins Best Editing at the #VMAs for “House Tour.”

Group of the Year winners at the #VMAs: 2019: BTS 2020: BTS 2021: BTS 2022: BTS 2023: BLACKPINK 2024: SEVENTEEN 2025: BLACKPINK 2026: BTS 🆕

Best K-Pop winners at the #VMAs: 2019: BTS - “Boy With Luv” 2020: BTS - “ON” 2021: BTS - “Butter” 2022: LISA - “LALISA” 2023: Stray Kids - “S-Class” 2024: LISA - “ROCKSTAR” 2025: LISA - “Born Again” 2026: BTS - “SWIM” 🆕

Cardi B and Kehlani win Best Hip-Hop at the #VMAs for “Safe.” 🏆

Madonna wins Best Long Form Video at the #VMAs for Confessions II: The Film.