“Our hearts and prayers go out the all of the family and friends of the Rivera family,” the sheriff’s department said Thursday as the investigation continued. Lake Piru in Southern California is closed to the public as authorities continued their…
Katy Perry revealed her Smile album artwork today (July 9), but her frowning face has KatyCats clowning around on Twitter with the best memes reenacting her circus act. Cyn, Perry’s label signee, donned the same red nose and blue-and-white checkered outfit as the “Daisies”…
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…
Plus, moves for Kygo & Sasha Sloan. Bassnectar bows at No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated July 11) with All Colors. The set starts with 5,000 equivalent album units earned, including 3,000 from album sales, according to…
Plus, Natanael Cano’s ‘Trap Tumbado’ arrives on Latin Rhythm Albums chart. Los Dos Carnales earn their first top 10 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart (dated July 11) as “El Envidioso” surges 18-10. It’s the Mexican duo’s first top 10…
Plus, NLE Choppa returns to No. 1 for 19th week on top. Social media star and singer Dixie D’Amelio makes her Billboard chart debut, opening at No. 41 on the Emerging Artists survey dated July 11. D’Amelio bows on the strength of…
Genius is officially launching Genius Live, a new live performance experience where fans control the show. To kickstart the series, Wiz Khalifa will headline a fully interactive livestream charity concert TONIGHT! Tune in at live.genius.com at 9 PM EST. As…
Earlier this month, Live Nation U.K. and the virtual reality company MelodyVR partnered on Wireless Connect, a virtual version of London’s long-running Wireless Festival that featured 360-degree VR performances from 70 artists out of London and L.A., drawing over 132,000…
Steven Severin, co-owner of Neumos in Seattle, says the federal Restart Act could be music venues’ last chance to survive the shutdown. As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle…
After launching four multi-tiered, transnational touring indexes in 2019, the Bandsintown + Billboard touring indices are adapting to the livestream climate of 2020 by tracking online activity as fans seek out their favorite artists’ digital live performances. Bandsintown has recorded…