The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated Aug.

The "KPop Demon Hunters" soundtrack continues to hunt down more slots in the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100. As of the newly revealed weekly chart, four songs from the album are now in the top ...

Another week, another round of new accomplishments for KPop Demon Hunters and its soundtrack. This week, “How It’s Done” — performed in the movie by fictional girl group superheroes HUNTR/X — hits the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lily Ogburn is a Forbes reporter covering money in politics. The fictional K-pop groups from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” are ...

Three songs from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack are in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 songs chart for the first time. Climbing to No. 10 from it’s previous No. 14 spot, “Soda Pop” from ...

In their place are four of the latest debuts, most of which look primed to be short-timers in their own right. At No. 3, Gunna's The Last Wun would seem to be in the best position to stick around for ...

Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has become one of the biggest films and soundtracks of the summer. The film has nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including fictional girl group HUNTR/X’s Golden ...

Experts say the secret to the record-breaking success of 'KPop Demon Hunters' is that it's free of the controversy in many ...

Netflix’s summer hit “KPop Demon Hunters” might be a fantasy, but it's making real-world waves. Six songs from the movie’s soundtrack have taken over Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, with two rising into ...