And just like that, fashion’s biggest night — the 2026 Met Gala — flew by. This year's exhibition, titled Costume Art, celebrated the dressed body. The theme explored the relationship between differen

We're throwing a party with skaiwater. Join The FADER and our latest cover star at Brooklyn venue Elsewhere Zone 1, 599 Johnson Ave, to celebrate the release of our latest cover. The 18+ event will t

It's perfect timing for a Slayyyter and PinkPantheress sit down. The two pop stars are both arguably having major summers in 2026, with Slayyyter reaching a new career peak with her rapturously recei

Jello Biafra, former frontman of punk legends the Dead Kennedys, has recovered most of his speech and cognition after suffering a stroke earlier this year. A statement shared on the musician’s Facebo

Trending on Billboard Young Thug is reminiscing. Thugger reflected on the loss of Rich Homie Quan, who died in 2024, with a regretful post to his Instagram Story featuring footage of their 2014 colla

FBI Director Kash Patel appears to have used an AI-generated ripoff of a Beastie Boys music video to promote the Trump administration's anti-fraud efforts, NPR reported on Tuesday. "With President Tr

Trending on Billboard The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), which advocates for independent labels, along with 10 other music industry groups, has penned an open letter to the US Copy

Bassist/vocalist Jason Newsted‘s decision to exit thrash metal titans Metallica back in 2001 left many fans blindsided. For decades since, much of the narrative behind that departure has stemmed aroun

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted revealed the real reason he left the band in 2001 — and it wasn't a conflict of interest with his other band at the time, Echobrain. “Sometimes you have to make

Trending on Billboard As a member of BLACKPINK and one of K-pop’s most in-demand performers, LISA has probably often wished she had an extra set of hands — and at the 2026 Met Gala, she got just that

Trending on Billboard Tori Kelly was made for music, and luckily for her fans, she’s ready to drop some more. The musician announced her sixth studio album, God Must Really Love Me, on Tuesday (May

Trending on Billboard Ella Langley monopolizes the top three on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated May 9, as her collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” adds to her haul

Kelela has announced her third studio album, new avatar, will be released July 10th via Warp Records. As the latest preview, she also unveiled the second single, “linknb,” alongside a video. Stream it

Trending on Billboard While singer-songwriter Noah Kahan‘s slow-burning Stick Season album never quite summited the Billboard 200, the effect of the album’s gradual success can now be seen in the fir

Trending on Billboard Christian Nodal may soon be redirecting his future in the music industry under the name “El Forajido” (“The Outlaw”). The regional Mexican music superstar has filed for trademar

Trending on Billboard Wish Kacey Musgraves‘ new album Middle of Nowhere was a bit longer? You’re in luck, because the musician has got you covered. The eight-time Grammy-winning country star release

There were surprisingly few tears shed at Netflix Is a Joke’s 40th anniversary celebration of Pee-wee’s Playhouse on Monday, May 4th, despite the weight of nostalgia and the sad absence of the dearly

There was something about cars in the 1970s—they weren’t just something you drove to get from here to there, you were the car. Before everything started to blur together, style- and design-wise, your

Sevendust and Theory of a Deadman have announced their co-headlining 2026 “The Dead/Seven Tour” across the US. The 36-date trek kicks off on August 7th in Duluth, Minnesota, passing through Detroit,

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Isaiah Rashad is about the vibers. The Top Dawg rhymesayer has always repped Chattanooga, TN and the South — quoting Pimp C and workshopping Project Pat and Three 6 Mafia samples into trunk rattlers t

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Squeeze have announced the 29-date North American “Tried, Tested and Trixies Tour” with support from from fellow English New Wave exemplar Adam Ant. The band behind “Tempted” and “Pulling Mussels” wi

Trending on Billboard This year’s Met Gala was a beautiful moment for everyone involved. For Tina Knowles, it was an emotional affair. Tina Knowles, who is the mom of Grammy award winners Beyoncé an

As Mother’s Day approaches on Sunday (May 10), we’ve curated the perfect Día de las Madres playlist to enhance your celebration. This carefully selected 35-track list features an eclectic mix of Latin

AI music startup Udio has denied Sony Music Entertainment’s copyright infringement claims while acknowledging that it used audio scraped from YouTube to train its models. In a filing with the US Dist

AI music startup Suno is expected to close its Series D funding round within weeks, raising more than USD $250 million and achieving a valuation of $5 billion. That’s according to separate reports fr

Live Nation Entertainment has pushed back on the US Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to use a recent court victory as leverage in the ongoing BOTS Act lawsuit against the company, arguing that the r

UnitedMasters is doubling down on its presence in the UK, bringing on music industry veteran Alessandro “Moz” Moro to run its UK division as Senior A&R. At UnitedMasters, he will work alongside Jesse

Sony Music Entertainment GSA is expanding its joint-venture partnership with Two Sides, the Berlin-based hip-hop label and management company behind superstar rapper Apache 207. The expanded deal wil

Kobalt has promoted Leslie Ahrens to the role of Managing Director and Executive Vice President, Creative, Latin America. In her new dual creative and operational role, Ahrens will report to Jeannett

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A group of ten music industry organizations formally opposed a proposed 43% average increase to copyright registration fees, arguing the hike would lock out independent creators out of the registratio

A coalition of 81 cultural and media organizations in France — spanning the music, film, publishing, and press industries — has called on the country’s National Assembly to schedule debate on a bill t

MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes from Frederic Schindler, a music supervisor and the founder of the music superv

Trending on Billboard Maluma has been an unstoppable force since kicking off his career at the age of 16. Now, 32 and a first-time dad, the Colombian artist is changing his priorities and putting him