ROSÉ and Bruno Mars ’ “APT.” tops the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a 12th week. In November, the song debuted as the stars’ second leader on each list.

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 chart dated Feb. 1, we look at whether the surging quasi-title track from Bad Bunny’s latest will be able to get over the top on the chart.

Blackpink's Rosé and Bruno Mars' "Apt." ties Justin Bieber and The Kid Laroi’s “Stay” for the fourth-most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.

BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ track ‘APT’ becomes the fastest K-pop track to cross 900M views, dethroning PSY's 'Gangnam Style.'

Bruno Mars and ROSÉ's APT has been a hit with fans since its release in October, but it seems that the song's pre-chorus sounds eerily familiar to several other hits

BLACKPINK’s Rosé's APT. featuring Bruno Mars has been achieving one milestone after another since its release. It recently became the quickest K-pop music video to achieve 900 million views on YouTube.

Rosé, a global star most known for her position in K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK, stars in a flirty Valentine's Day campaign from Kim Kardashian's SKIMS. The pop star's ad comes on the heels of her debut album,

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” scores a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, Bad Bunny banks three new top 10s.

In celebration of Bruno Mars hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 and Global 200, the singer wants to create a “strip club anthem” with Sexyy Red. Keep watching to see the two interact on social media! Tetris Kelly:Are Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red creating the next great strip-club anthem?

Bruno Mars recently announced his desire to create a “strip club anthem” in collaboration with rising Hip-Hop star Sexyy Red.

Bad Bunny, who had the most-streamed album of both 2022 and 2023, seems to have another potential juggernaut on his hands. But to top the chart this week he had to hold off an unlikely challenger.