In this week’s The Contenders, the last charts rung to climb is the hardest for the surprise pop story of the year.

Giant music streamer Spotify saw nice Q2 subscriber grown but profit and revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts. CEO Daniel Ek talked advertising.

We look at the No. 1 bow of Tyler, the Creator's 'Don't Tap the Glass,' his second straight set to top the Billboard 200 ...