This summer, people everywhere are stuck inside and wishing that they could get out and enjoy the sunshine. Lucky for them, Trixie Mattel is here to give them a taste of what they’re looking for. The RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3…
In kicking off the Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter‘s second annual Pride Summit and Prom on Saturday (June 13), Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors described herself as a “proud, queer Black woman” who has been out since she was…
When Sam Bettens was in his early twenties, he got to experience what it’s like to be a global rock star. As the lead singer for the Belgian band K’s Choice, Bettens was booking international gigs, releasing popular music and…
With a confirmed date for the 2021 ceremony, the Recording Academy is now focused on pandemic-proofing the show. The show will go on. That’s the word from Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. about the 63rd annual…
As part of its 2020 Pride Issue, Billboard is spotlighting the experiences of artists and executives working in genres that are not always included in conversations about Pride in the music industry. Here, Shuzzr, a publicist and founder of Shuzzr PR, recalls getting…
This story is part of Billboard‘s 2020 Pride List, which spotlights 40 LGBTQ executives who are shaping the music industry. Elissa Ayadi Senior vp fan engagement and digital marketing, Warner Records Spencer Moya Senior director, digital marketing, Interscope Geffen A&M Growing…
As Dane County looks toward phase 2 of reopening, the Madison record store continues to see an increase in business. In October 1988, Angie Roloff and her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron left a career…
And she's urging you to vote in November. As protests around the nation, and the world, have led to the dismantling of monuments to a racist and oppressive past and the push to defund and rethink policing has taken on…
John Prine passed away much too soon in April, due to complications with coronavirus. His music lives on, and his legend should grow with the posthumous release of “I Remember Everything.” The folk hero’s final recording dropped after the star-studded…
Kicking off the National Music Publishers’ Association’s annual meeting Wednesday, the organization’s president and CEO David Israelite applauded RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier for his leadership in pulling together around 65 music trade groups to lobby Congress for CARES…