With a confirmed date for the 2021 ceremony, the Recording Academy is now focused on pandemic-proofing the show. The show will go on. That’s the word from Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. about the 63rd annual…
As part of its 2020 Pride Issue, Billboard is spotlighting the experiences of artists and executives working in genres that are not always included in conversations about Pride in the music industry. Here, Shuzzr, a publicist and founder of Shuzzr PR, recalls getting…
As part of its 2020 Pride Issue, Billboard is spotlighting the experiences of artists and executives working in genres that are not always included in conversations about Pride in the music industry. Here, Maggie Heskin — senior director of editorial at Boosey &…
With Black Music Month in full effect this year, African American artists are looking for ways to stay active, motivated, and committed on the fight for social change within their communities in light of the recent deaths of George Floyd,…
Mandopop star Jay Chou released the music video for his latest single “Mojito” on Thursday (June 11). Filmed on location in Havana, Cuba, the clip finds the Chinese superstar flanked by a pair of back-up dancers in brightly-colored tie-dye looks…
The Grammys are organized into 30 different 'fields.' Now that the Recording Academy has announced its rule changes for the upcoming 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, we know that, for the fifth year in a row, awards will be presented in…
"Behind the Colores: The Live Experience," hits YouTube on June 20. When J Balvin realized he wouldn’t be able to perform the songs from his album Colores — released in the middle of the pandemic — before a live audience, he…
British grime superstar Stormzy is putting his money where his mouth is with a new pledge to donate a massive amount in the fight against racial injustice in the UK. The rapper’s Merky brands announced on Friday (June 12) that…
Stadiums’ 2020 calendars have dried up, but it doesn’t mean those spaces will stay empty. From June 4-7, Texas Rangers and Rev Entertainment hosted the Concert in Your Car Series in Lot B of the Globe Life Park parking lot…
This story is part of Billboard‘s 2020 Pride List, which spotlights 40 LGBTQ executives who are shaping the music industry. John Geraghty Founder/artist manager, JPG Projects Carter Gregory Director of A&R, Capitol Records When John Geraghty was 14, he entered a…