While the United States doesn’t have a performance right for master recordings except for digital transmissions, U.S. officials are including that issue and a variety of other copyright improvements in trade negotiations with other countries, like Canada and the U.K.,…
The song completed a 65-week rise to the top of the Country Airplay chart. Singer-songwriter Travis Denning watched as his second single, “After a Few,” debuted at No. 58 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart dated March 23, 2019. And watched…
Tenille Townes is taking her annual “Big Hearts for Big Kids” benefit concert virtual this year, though she will be hosting the all-star event from Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Dierks Bentley, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Andy Grammer, Mickey Guyton, Caylee Hammack, Ashley McBryde, Lori McKenna, Chrissy Metz, John Osborne and Lucie Silvas…
Queen and Adam Lambert had to cancel the European leg of their joint Rhapsody Tour, which would have ended this Sunday, June 21. But the party’s just getting started. The band will host a different kind of live show on Sunday that combines…
Social media and technology have become everyone’s go-to during the quarantine and social distancing caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Concerts are being held virtually, interviews are hosted on Instagram Live, and other apps, such as TikTok, have kept people entertained…
AMERICA NEEDS TO REBRAND ITS COMPANY’S IMAGE STARTING WITH ITS DOMESTIC POLICY AND CURRENCY A highly unfavorable image on the U.S. $20 bill has struck recent debates on social media. Is it a poorley drawn lantern or a black…
Mavis Staples, Willie Nelson, André 3000, Coldplay and about 600 others also signed the letter requesting federal funding. More than 600 musicians and comedians issued a letter to Congress Thursday (June 18) asking for federal assistance to keep music venues…
Lee has three new rap projects to work on, but is apprehensive about hitting the studio. Since getting her start through a chance meeting with Gucci Mane, Atlanta-based audio engineer Kesha Lee has worked on chart-toppers like Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” and Migos’ “Bad…
Jencarlos is ready for the summer and for some splashing fun with his new single “Water,” which music video premieres exclusively on Billboard today (June 18). Sensual fusions of EDM, Afrobeat and tropical rhythms bring to life the bilingual song,…
Live music virtual concert space Stadio returns tonight (June 18) at 8 p.m. PT with an exclusive mixed reality performance from dubstep producer and Los Angeles native 12th Planet. Launched last month with a performance from JSTJR, Stadio uses cutting…