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17 12, 2025

YouTube Ends Billboard Charts Partnership, Challenging How Streaming Is Measured

By JRL Charts|2025-12-17T21:38:27-08:00December 17th, 2025|Categories: Gay Music News, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS|Tags: Billboard Charts, gay music news, Music Industry News, Streaming Music News, YouTube|

By: Michael Jacobs, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – Gay Music News LAS VEGAS, NV — (December 17, 2025) — Shockwaves rippled across the global music industry Wednesday after YouTube announced it will stop supplying data to Billboard’s music charts, citing what it calls an outdated formula that undervalues ad-supported streaming. Related LGBTQ Music Entertainment [...]

21 08, 2025

Lil Nas X ARRESTED Naked After Wild Brawl With Cops in LA!

By JRL Charts|2025-12-17T21:14:57-08:00August 21st, 2025|Categories: Gay Music News, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS, New Music Videos K-Pop|Tags: Celebrity Arrests, gay music news, hip hop news, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Lil Nas X, Male Nudity in Film, Mr. Man, Music Industry News, New K-Pop Music Videos, Nude Male Celebrities, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Queer Hip Hop Artists, Top 10 Nude Celebrities|

By: Michael Jacobs, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – Hip Hop News LAS VEGAS — (August 21, 2025) — In a jaw-dropping turn of events, Grammy-winning rapper Lil Nas X has been booked for battery on a peace officer following a chaotic late-night incident that ended with him allegedly completely naked and clashing with police. [...]

11 03, 2025

Lil Nas X drops his new “SWISH” Music Video

By JRL Charts|2025-12-17T21:09:38-08:00March 11th, 2025|Categories: Gay Music News, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS, New Music Videos, New Music Videos Hip-Hop|Tags: Columbia Records, dreamboy album, gay music news, hip hop news, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, LGBTQ musicians, Lil Nas X, Music Industry News, Queer Hip Hop Artists, Sony Music Entertainment – LGBTQ Music & Artist News | JRL CHARTS, SWISH video|

LAS VEGAS, NV — (03-11-25) — Grammy Award-Winner Lil Nas X is back with his "SWISH" official music video, the third track taken from his upcoming sophomore album ‘Dreamboy‘. Having already captivated audiences with songs ‘Light Again‘ and ‘Need Dat Boy‘ in 2024, this week saw LNX ready his fans for the arrival of his [...]

5 11, 2022

Actor, Rapper and Singer Aaron Carter Dies at 34

By JRL Charts|2025-12-17T21:10:29-08:00November 5th, 2022|Categories: LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS, New Music Videos|Tags: Aaron Carter, Aaron Carter Dead 34, gay music news, Music Industry News, pop music news, pop star rapper dies|

LAS VEGAS — (11-05-22) — Aaron Carter, the pop singer and rapper who became a teenage sensation in the early 2000s has died at the age of 34. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said on Saturday that police were investigating the suspicious death at Carter's home in Lancaster, California. Carter's fiancée, [...]

21 09, 2021

Lil Nas X and Elton John – Uber Eats Commercials Go Viral

By JRL Charts|2025-12-17T21:09:54-08:00September 21st, 2021|Categories: Gay Music News, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS, New Music Videos|Tags: Ad Of The Day, Celebrity Endorsement, Creative Works, Creativity, Elton John, gay music news, hip hop news, JRL CHARTS Exclusives, Lil Nas X, Music Industry News, Music Marketing, Queer Hip Hop Artists, social media, Uber Eats|

LAS VEGAS, NV — (09-21-21) — The Iconic King of Social Media Lil Nas X and the Legendary Elton John crack the mic in Uber Eats new Campaign Commercials. Watch as these two modern day Gay legends not only flaunt their flawless fashions but also trade barbs amongst one another. The glamourous new Uber Eats [...]