Even though rainbow isn’t her favorite print to wear because of its usual exclusion of pink, Trixie Mattel donned ROYGBIV and more for her Billboard Live At-Home concert outfit Friday (June 12) to celebrate Pride Month. The drag queen-turned-folk sensation claimed…
When Tito Puente Jr. received the news that Edward James Olmos wanted to produce a set of projects honoring his late father, Tito Puente, it was a no brainer for the Puente family to give the green light. “This is…
New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand.…
Twenty One Pilots reached a significant “Level of Concern” with the alternative duo’s quarantine hit, but Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun want fans to catch up with their new cryptic interactive game. On Wednesday (June 10), the group posted a short…
This week, singing superstar Todrick Hall graces the cover of the Pride Issue of Billboard magazine. Now, the 35-year-old sensation is ready to celebrate. In a post on his Instagram page, Hall showed off the official cover, while reflecting on his achievement.…
Blame it on “Baby”: For decades and decades on the Billboard charts, the word has been as unavoidable in the names of the songs, albums and artists topping our various listings as nearly any other. That continues this week with the…
Oprah Winfrey will send off high school seniors from all over Chicago, Ill., during her commencement address at the “Graduation 2020: For Chicago. By Chicago” event this Sunday, June 14. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to host the citywide virtual ceremony…
The Chinese music company spent at least $200 million to scoop up 8 million shares of WMG Class A common stock on June 3. Tencent has confidence in a publicly traded Warner Music Group, to the tune of at least…
When Sam Bettens was in his early twenties, he got to experience what it’s like to be a global rock star. As the lead singer for the Belgian band K’s Choice, Bettens was booking international gigs, releasing popular music and…
As Billboard has yet to announce which smash will officially be crowned the Song of the Summer 2020, we reflected on the past 20 years of hits that turned up the heat. Nelly topped our critics’ picks with his 2002 club banger “Hot…