Another week, another set of LGBTQ new music releases to jam out to. Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists. From Kim Petras and Kygo’s…
Paul Weller lands his fifth solo No. 1 on the U.K. album chart with On Sunset (Polydor/Universal). Weller has now had chart-topping albums across five consecutive decades, in three different incarnations: as a solo artist (in 1995, 2002, 2008, 2012 and 2020),…
“Brother, I’m over it. I got songs to write… Time to focus on other things and how to be the best I can be, and finally be able to concentrate on music for a minute.” That resigned email on Thursday…
Lady A, the singer, has responded to Lady A, the band, following their headline-making lawsuit over trademark of the name the two acts now share. “I think they always knew what they were gonna do,” the singer, born Anita White, told Vulture…
When Wrabel and Kesha were plotting out the lyric video for their new single, they knew they wanted to go back in time — and it turns out they managed to go even further back than fans expected. On Friday…
The Emmy-winning 'Pose' star discussed his experiences with homophobia amid a high number of killings of transgender individuals. Billy Porter says that any push for total unity is incomplete if transgender people are left out of the conversation. “We can…
As the COVID-19 pandemic positions the dance scene in a state of uncertainty, the million dollar question is how this singular moment in history is affecting the overall health and financial viability of the global electronic music industry. Coming out…
J-pop duo Yorushika shared a clip teasing snippets of all the tracks on their upcoming third studio album with an unconventional theme. Titled Tousaku — which means “plagiarism” in English — the concept of the 14-track set, due July 29,…
Released in February, Rauw Alejandro’s “Tattoo” gets a reimagined version featuring Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo. Staying true to its rhythmic pop core, the new take on “Tattoo,” released July 9, finds Alejandro and Camilo trading slick verses about falling for a…
When Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes dropped 20 years ago in the U.K. on July 10, 2000, the title was fitting – while Coldplay would go on to soar as a global act, the album’s international impact was up in the…