Trending on Billboard Sony Music Group’s publishing arm is negotiating with Blackstone in what could be a deal to acquire all of Recognition Music Group’s publishing assets, according to sources. The

This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin poll — curated with key recommendations by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features a number of new albums including Carlos Vives’ El Último Disc

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4 Nia Archives - "Boys In Blue" I only needed one listen of "Boys In Blue" to know it would lodge itself in my brain like sugary taffy stuck stubbornly in your back molars. Nia Archives taps into the

All eyes were on The Beaches when the Toronto act took home the Global Force Award presented by FACTOR at Billboard Women in Music 2026. During the star-studded ceremony, which took place on Wednesday

A Drake fan now appears to own an expensive piece of 6 God history, as Drizzy’s Rolex from his 2011 Take Care album cover art has reportedly sold for six figures. According to WatchPro, Wind Vintage

Jacky Cadiou plays bass in the extremely sick French oi band Syndrome 81, and he's also the man behind the solo project Prisonnier Du Temps. (It's French of "Prisoner Of Time.") With Prisonnier Du Tem

Today is Friday, which means there are tons of new releases to look forward to from some of your favorite hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, and afrobeats artists. To help you unwind and enjoy the weeke

The line stretching around 15th Street towards Union Square in New York on Thursday was a familiar sight. Foo Fighters had done this exact same underplay — an intimate show at the 1,200-capacity Irvin

Powerhouse acts, both in front of and behind the scenes, showed up to Billboard Women in Music 2026 for a night of celebration. On Wednesday, April 29, women from all sectors of the industry took t

The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. has unveiled a raft of new hires and promotions for their executive team. In September 2025, Tom Greene was named chief executive of the company which oversees the Fab Fo

In addition to calling Riley Green a chart-topper, singer and songwriter, fans can now also call him doctor. The 37-year-old artist has received an honorary doctorate from Alabama’s Jacksonville Stat

Chicago shoegaze band Sunshy released their debut album, I Don’t Care What Comes Next, in 2024. Credit: Ayethaw Tun On September 29, a newish music festival called Slide Away announced its first Chic

Starting with next year’s Oscars, actors may have to compete with themselves in the final round of Oscar voting following a rule change announced on Friday (May 1) by the Academy of Motion Picture Art

With Janney, Chiquis challenges listeners to put down their distractions, close their eyes, and let the music take them somewhere only she can guide them. Released Thursday (April 30), the Mexican-Am

The pop (and country!) girls are out in full force for this New Music Friday (May 1). Kacey Musgraves leads the way with her new Middle of Nowhere album, which features her latest Billboard Hot 100 s

The first wave of performers for the inaugural L.A. Jazz Festival is now available. John Legend, Janelle Monáe, Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Raphael Saadiq and Charlie Wilson are am

Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert could potentially be facing a life sentence after the Montgomery County grand jury upgraded the charges on Ebert to include attempted first-degree murder. Accor

The last time Durand Bernarr spoke with Billboard, just days after he took home his first career Grammy for 2025’s Bloom (best progressive R&B album), he wasn’t planning a new studio album — just a de

N0rth4evr, the debut EP of pre-teen rapper-producer/blue-haired nepo princess North West, was always going to be polished. When the 12-year-old announced she’d partnered with Larry Jackson’s gamma for

The list of Rock Legends Who Never Had a No. 1 Single is all the more surprising when you consider the success so many of them had by any other measure. They've sold millions of albums, had videos in

Trending on Billboard As part of our continuing efforts to serve the music industry and its creators, Billboard Pro now features a music industry events calendar for readers. The calendar will act a

Olivia Rodrigo was sent on a scavenger hunt by Jack White, who left her a handwritten note hidden in the Saturday Night Live dressing room. Rodrigo made an appearance on The Tonight Show on Thursday

Dave Grohl recently revealed that his secret to healthy vocal cords is drinking beer and whiskey before a concert, but at Foo Fighters‘ intimate pop-up show at New York City’s Irving Plaza on Thursday

Halsey has a few more tricks up their sleeve on the deluxe edition of their fifth album, The Great Impersonator. The musician expanded the album with five previously unreleased songs, including the po

Olivia Rodrigo is the latest artist to appear on the front of the Barcelona FC jersey, which the team will wear as they go head-to-head with Real Madrid later this month. The collaboration comes as t

Your spouse should always be your biggest cheerleader, and that’s exactly the role country superstar Vince Gill played for his wife, contemporary Christian music icon Amy Grant, as she recovered from

Carlos Vives has unleashed his new studio album, El Último Disco, Vol. 1, a 10-track set that includes collaborations with Juan Luis Guerra, Nina Pastori, Sergio George and Josemi Carmona. Explore Ca

When Bailey Zimmerman spearheads two shows at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on May 1 and 2 as part of his first arena-headlining Different Night Same Rodeo Tour, fans won’t be the only ones getting

Melissa Etheridge had long had a very strong relationship with the LGBTQ community and planned to announce to the world that she is a lesbian after the release of her 1992 breakthrough album, Never En

A new Tupac Shakur family legal filing has referenced Sean 'Diddy' Combs in renewed allegations surrounding the rapper's 1996 death in Las Vegas, US court documents show. According to a complaint fil

Welcome to the latest issue of Stream On, the weekly newsletter from Consequence that answers the eternally confounding question: What films and TV shows should you be watching? (Subscribe here!) We’r

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have dethroned Olivia Rodrigo from the No. 1 spot on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, returning to the summit with “Rein Me In” on May 1. Fender and Dean’s joint single “

Noah Kahan has secured his second No. 1 album in the U.K. as The Great Divide debuts at the summit of the Official Albums Chart dated May 1. The fourth studio LP from the Vermont singer-songwriter ma

On Feb. 18, The Cowgays posted their first TikTok video, a clip of their debut single, “Wish I Wasn’t Gay,” and scored nearly 400,000 views. Dressed up in their finest cowboy/girl outfits, including a

Billboard Women in Music 2026 returned to Los Angeles on Thursday, April 29, and Sonesta International Hotels presented fans with exclusive access to the celeb-filled affair. Explore Billboard See la