The family-owned company’s sixth-generation leader will step down in July 2021. Chris Martin IV has announced plans to retire as CEO of the storied guitar-maker C.F. Martin & Co., which he has led for more than three decades. Martin, 65, announced…
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,…
Update: The festival has now been pushed to 2021, organizers announced on Thursday (July 16). “Thank you for your patience during these uncertain times. After careful consideration and extensive coordination with local and state authorities, we are announcing BottleRock Napa Valley…
Gigi Hadid makes a special music video cameo today (July 16) for artist Maha Alamri’s reimagined tribute to Daft Punk’s timeless dance anthem “One More Time.” The 23-year-old college student from Saudi Arabia teamed up with the model for Gigi Journal…
Japanese band MAN WITH A MISSION shared the new music video accompanying their latest track, “Rock Kingdom” featuring Tomoyasu Hotei. The rocking collaboration follows the two acts getting together for Hotei’s track “Give It to the Universe,” included on his…
Plus, Marca MP scores first Billboard Latin albums chart entry with Flores EP. J Balvin scores his 23rd No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart as “Rojo” jumps 3-1 on the July 18 survey. Balvin extends his second-most No. 1…
Stocks of out-of-home entertainment companies got a boost from biotech company Moderna’s announcement on Tuesday. As markets reacted enthusiastically to a promising coronavirus vaccine trial, shares of concert promoter Live Nation leaped 12.2% to $52.09 on Wednesday (July 15) before…
Pleasure and pain are both common side effects of desire, with this trifecta of emotions broken down in colorful contrast via “Desire,” a new collaborative single and video from Bob Moses and Zhu. The song is a darkly vibey homage…
TWICE’s new single, “Fanfare,” lands at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100 with 208,778 copies sold in its first week. On the chart dated July 6 to 12, the multinational girl group leads physical sales while faring…
Geffen Records has appointed industry veteran Nicole Bilzerian to the newly-created position of executive vp, it was announced Wednesday (July 15). Bilzerian will oversee and expand marketing operations at the label alongside executive vp/GM Lee L’Heureux, who arrived at the company…