Billboard has compiled an ongoing list of major concerts and events that have been postponed or canceled due to the outbreak. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, live event organizers have been canceling or postponing large gatherings from technology conferences to major…
Pride Live isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic cancel Stonewall Day. The third annual Stonewall Day celebration remembers the 1969 uprising by the LGBTQ community responding to a police raid in New York’s Greenwich Village that signaled a turning point in the…
Universal Music Group (UMG) and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative are expanding their partnership to study systemic racial inequality in the music business, and how to create much-needed change. Over the next several months, the partners plan to examine all…
Happy Birthday, Ariana Grande! Grande’s discography is full of highly successful collaborations featuring some of the biggest names in music, along with some fan-favorite deep cuts that hit just as hard. She can sound great next to fellow pop superstars,…
What Does Underground Rapper Mean? The music industry is always changing, transforming, and evolving. Rap and hip-hop songs have played the role of a catalyst for a very long time. While you can still listen to some hit tracks, nowadays,…
Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap. The rap superstar will design adult and kids’ clothing that will be sold at the chain’s stores next year. Yeezy is best known for pricey sneakers that sell out online quickly.…
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida‘s annual pay rose 14 percent in yen terms. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant in a Friday regulatory filing disclosed that his pay for the latest fiscal year increased from ￥397 million to ￥454 million.…
The campaign kicks off with first “Conciencia Talk,” an online dialogue, featuring Goyo & Rafa Pabón. Comprised of more than 35 executives from the Latin music industry — including artists, activists, artist managers, publicists, among others — Conciencia Collective spearheads…
The Roots’ annual Roots Picnic is going virtual this year, and the group is teaming up with First Lady Michelle Obama’s nonpartisan nonprofit When We All Vote for the event. The June 27 show–executive produced by Shawn Gee (Live Nation Urban), the Roots’…
In an unprecedented move, indie label Rancho Humilde and Republic Records are joining forces in support of Natanael Cano’s first-ever trap album. The two powerhouses announced today (June 26) that Cano’s Trap Tumbado will be released under Rancho Humilde in a strategic alliance…