Teyana Taylor Announces Collection With MAC Cosmetics
After more than a year in the making, Teyana Taylor’s limited-edition makeup collection is MAC Cosmetics is on its way. The launch was inspired by Taylor’s love of 90s fashion and beauty, and will show through products, packaging, product names and…
DaBaby's "Rockstar" Tops Hot 100 for Second Week
Bieber boasts the most top five hits of any act in 2020. DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Plus, Justin Bieber’s “Intentions,” featuring Quavo, jumps from No.…
Justin Timberlake Pays Tribute to Rayshard Brooks
Bruno Mars also weighed in on police-involved killing of the Atlanta native. Justin Timberlake posted a message expressing his outrage over the police-involved killing of Rayshard Brooks early Monday morning (June 15), reacting to the disturbing footage of Atlanta police…
Who is Lakeith Smith? Petition to Free Man Charged With the Murder of Friend Killed by Police Signed By Over 400,000
SOURCE Lakeith Smith is a 20-year-old man from Alabama who is currently serving 55 years in prison for the murder of his friend who was killed by a police officer. When Smith was 15, he and his friends, A’Donte Washington,…
Blues Singer Lady A Speaks Out Against Lady Antebellum's Recent Name Change
A Seattle blues singer who has performed under the name Lady A for the past 20 years is speaking out against Lady Antebellum over the country trio’s recent name change in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Anita White,…
Tencent Is Now a 10% Shareholder in Warner Music Group
The Chinese music company spent at least $200 million to scoop up 8 million shares of WMG Class A common stock on June 3. Tencent has confidence in a publicly traded Warner Music Group, to the tune of at least…
Motion Picture Academy's Plans To Boost Inclusion
The best picture category will be set at 10 nominees. And that's just for starters. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the next phase of its equity and inclusion initiative, Academy Aperture 2025, on Friday (June 12).…
How We Work Now: D'Addario Chairman Jim D'Addario
In a series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings,…
Lady Gaga's 'Chromatica' Holds At No 1 In UK
Lady Gaga narrowly retains her lead on the U.K. album chart to start a second week at the top with Chromatica (Interscope/Universal). DaBaby’s “Rockstar” (Interscope/Universal), featuring Roddy Ricch, starts a fourth non-consecutive week at the singles summit. Chromatica stays at…