Guggenheim Partners and Morgan Stanley have nearly a $10 billion difference between their valuation, largely rooted in forecasts on the streaming platform’s podcast strategy. Spotify is getting great reviews on Wall Street, even though analysts don’t agree on the company’s…
This year, Black Music Month takes a different turn. Because of the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more, we at Billboard hope to uplift and empower African Americans during this cloudy and dubious time. For the month…
The song reigns in its 27th week, breaking Kings of Leon’s record. Bakar’s “Hell N Back,” which in December arrived as the British singer-songwriter’s first Billboard chart entry, becomes his first No. 1, rising to the top of the Adult…
What can’t Dua Lipa pull off? Summer is here, and the pop star is celebrating with a sexy mirror selfie session. In the pics, uploaded to Instagram on Tuesday (June 30), she’s rocking a mini pink crochet bikini with a fun…
The Country Music Association is just one day away from its first-ever CMA Summer Stay-Cay variety special starring the best and brightest of country music. Billed as a multi-hour livestreamed event in place of the now-postponed CMA Fest, the CMA…
The art director and Studio Moross founder has designed live visuals for megawatt tours by the Spice Girls and Sam Smith — and imbued a message of inclusion along the way This story is part of a series spotlighting LGBTQ…
This story is part of a series spotlighting LGBTQ creatives — from art directors to glam squads — who help bring your favorite artists’ visions to life. Behind the relentlessly positive, super-size vision that has transformed Lizzo into a global…
As a makeup artist who’s worked with Dua Lipa, Icona Pop and Tove Lo, Colby Smith knows there’s no bond like the one between pop divas and the LGBTQ community This story is part of a series spotlighting LGBTQ creatives…
Designing great album art isn’t just about how a package looks — it’s also about how it feels This story is part of a series spotlighting LGBTQ creatives — from art directors to glam squads — who help bring your…
Emy Storey, the longtime art director for Tegan and Sara, shares her tips for designing merch that looks good and sells great This story is part of a series spotlighting LGBTQ creatives — from art directors to glam squads —…