Will ‘Houdini’ Have Eminem Magically Reappearing Atop the Hot 100?
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. Next week...
Ice Spice Announces Y2K! World Tour: Here Are the Dates
Ice Spice is hitting the road this summer in support of her debut album. On the heels of revealing Y2K‘s release date, The Bronx native announced...
Radiohead Guitarist Jonny Greenwood Hits Back at Critics of Israel Concert: ‘We Are Musicians...
Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood posted a lengthy note on Tuesday (June 4) in response to renewed criticism for his long-running collaboration with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa after...
Josiah Queen’s ‘The Prodigal’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart
Josiah Queen’s launch album The Prodigal enters Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart (dated June 8) at No. 1. Released May 24, the set earned 4,000 equivalent...
James Blake Talks ‘Anarchistic’ Campaign Behind His First Single Since Going Indie
James Blake is “the freest ever felt,” tells Billboard over a recent Zoom call.
After about twelve years spent signed to Polydor Records, the producer/singer is...
Listen to Disco Legend Sylvester Perform ‘Body Strong’ Off Forthcoming ‘Live at the Opera...
45 years ago, disco icon Sylvester performed what would ultimately become one of his most famous concerts to date at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera...
How Asset-Backed Securities Are Changing the Music Catalog Market
This July, roughly six years after the debut of Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF) on the London Stock Exchange, the relatively short-lived experiment of publicly traded catalog funds —...
Taylor Swift Wins Songwriter of the Year at 2024 BMI Pop Awards
Taylor Swift took pop songwriter of the year at the 2024 BMI Pop Awards, which were held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif....
SACEM Revenue Rose 5% to Record $1.6B in 2023
At European collective management organizations (CMOs), the hits just keep on coming. On Wednesday (June 5), SACEM announced record results for 2023, with collections up 5%...
KUN Discusses How Collaborative Versace Single ‘Afterglow’ Kicks Off His ‘New Chapter in Music’: Exclusive
After being named a global brand ambassador for Versace in May, KUN is taking the partnership to the next level with a collaborative single with the...