Women dominated the UK pop charts in 2023, even as festivals struggled to improve representation and female musicians were shut out of a number of major awards ceremonies. British stars including ...

For the first time this decade, women hold most of the top 10 spots in the latest Billboard albums charts. NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas counts them down. ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS, BYLINE: No big surprise.

Female artists are increasing their presence on popular music charts, but representation behind the scenes is still an uphill battle. The latest findings of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s ...

At No. 1 on the albums chart: country star Megan Moroney, who debuts on top with Cloud 9. At No. 1 on the singles chart: an even more newly minted country star in Ella Langley, whose "Choosin' Texas" ...

Megan Moroney (left) and Ella Langley. (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) On the Billboard charts, as in life, not all milestones are created equal.