Thursday, May 14, 2026

Taylor Swift: Insider Her Record-Breaking Billboard Chart History | Billboard Explains

Will Taylor Swift earn another No. 1 album? In light of her highly anticipated release of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ this Friday, April 19th, let’s take...

Rauw Alejandro, Karol G & More: Here’s the Ultimate Latin Workout Playlist

National Exercise Day is held on April 18, and to set the mood, Billboard has curated the ultimate Latin workout playlist. The unofficial holiday was founded in...

Travis Scott Reflects on Grammy Award Snubs: ‘It Gets Rough at Times’

It’s been 10 up and 10 down for Travis Scott at the Grammy Awards. Through his 10 nominations over the years, Scott is yet to have...

The Deals: Cutting Edge Secures $500M for Music Rights; TikTok Partners With AXS for...

Cutting Edge Group (“CEG” or the “Group”), an investor in and manager of niche media music rights encompassing more than 2,000 titles across soundtrack albums, completed...

Nicki Minaj, Rihanna Songwriter Kosine Sells Catalog to Seeker Music, Partners on Samplémoose Program

Seeker Music has acquired the publishing rights to Marcos “Kosine” Palacios’ catalog, including his share of hits like “Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj, “Birthday Cake” by Rihanna,...

BTS ‘Monochrome’ Pop-Ups Coming to Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila

A BTS pop-up shop is headed to a number of cities in Asia and to Los Angeles beginning later this month. The K-pop supergroup’s label Big...

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Agrees $1.4bn Sale to Concord Chorus

After a disastrous couple months, Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF) has agreed to a $1.402 billion takeover from rival Concord Chorus. In a statement issued early Thursday (April...

Raye, Smashing Pumpkins, Tems and Duran Duran Set for 2024 Montreux Jazz Festival

Raye, Sting, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Janelle Monáe, and Duran Duran lead the lineup for the 2024 Montreux Jazz Festival, set for July 5 – 20 ...

Nas Hints at DJ Premier Collaboration Ahead of ‘Illmatic’ 30th Anniversary

Nas shifted the landscape of New York hip-hop when Illmatic hit the streets in 1994. Three decades later, Escobar is looking to party like it’s the...

Cub Sport, Jem Cassar-Daley Win Big at 2024 Queensland Music Awards

With two wins each, Cub Sport, Jem Cassar-Daley and Bluey composer Joff Bush were the standouts at the 2024 Queensland Music Awards, presented Wednesday, April 17...