On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio became the latest public figure to reference John Lennon’s “Imagine” during turbulent times. When countering calls for police reform, de Blasio mentioned the enduring rock standard; the latest example of how…
Moneybagg Yo banks a trip to the top 10 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “1 2 3,” featuring Blac Youngsta, darts 13-9 on the latest list (dated June 6). The single ascends through a 1% boost to 11.7 million…
Each week, Billboard is polling club DJs, with venues shuttered due to the coronavirus. With clubs closed across the country and Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart on hiatus, we’re asking reporting club DJs what they’ve been listening to lately, while…
BTS cranked up the Festa 2020 party on Thursday (June 4) with Jungkook’s first solo release, the ethereal, jazzy ballad “Still With You.” Eagle-eyed fans had already anticipated there was something major coming today, which marks one year to the…
This personal live session from Boy Nash is electric. Only came across the under-rated MC recently but Nash has been about and making tunes with conviction for a good while. If you’ve not checked his stuff before… Last year’s single…
Anuel has spoken out against systemic racism and police brutality while expressing his solidarity with the black community. In his thought-provoking message posted on social media, the “Keii” singer calls out police brutality sharing personal moments of when he’s seen acts…
The music industry is taking a pause today (June 2) to observe an effort called #TheShowMustBePaused (or “Black Out Tuesday”). To participate, countless artists and music industry professionals have taken to social media to post black squares in solidarity with…
Killer Mike appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday (June 1) to speak about what white Americans can do to help the Black Lives Matter movement. The conversation started when host Stephen Colbert opened up a much-needed…
Photo Credit: Dudley Nganjo Bond has provided us with his latest project Isotapes, consisting of 5 tracks. Hailing from London Bond has been developing his craft, experimenting with his sounds in order to build his fanbase. His last drop ‘GO’ was…
Despite the key role he has played in bringing the sounds of Afrobeats to the U.S. and U.K. pop charts, the Nigerian producer says he has never been able to make a living out of his music from domestic revenue.…