Someone played a pillow. With everyone quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic, Jimmy Fallon did a special “at home” edition of his classroom instruments bit on Thursday night’s (April 9) Tonight Show, inviting Sting to join house(bound) band The Roots for a…
Welcome to Emerging Country, a Billboard series where we highlight an up-and-coming act who is making a splash in the genre. This month’s pick is country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum, who is introducing himself to country radio with his debut single…
Lil Jon and Ludacris are here to help out. Usher is back, in a big way. The singer dropped the sensual, highly erotic single “SexBeat” on Friday morning (April 10), a NSFW banger on which he re-teams with his “Yeah!”…
The Puerto Rican Duo Notch Their FIfth Week at No. 1 For the past five weeks, Billboard’s Latin Producers chart has been topped by Súbelo Neo. It’s not an individual, but the production duo made up of Jose Carlos Cruz…
Selena Gomez called in to Apple Music on Friday (April 10) alongside Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter to chat about writing her new single “Boyfriend.” Tranter, who’s collaborated with the pop star dating all the way back to her Revival-era…
It’s finally here. The Strokes unveiled their sixth album, The New Abnormal, on Friday (April 10), six years after their last full-length release, 2013’s The Comedown Machine. The nine-track album features previously released singles “At the Door,” “Bad Decisions” and “Brooklyn Bridge…
"It’s like the man had things he wanted to say and we were just lucky enough to be there," The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, who co-produced & co-wrote the project, tells Billboard. The most powerful albums are often those that…
Dolly Parton is tucking everyone in with her bedtime stories video series Goodnight With Dolly, and now she’s penned a poem for those who are tired of staying at home. Parton dolled up for a minute-and-a-half video recording of her songlike anthem…
"The irony of that is that the funnier version is the bleeped-out version," JT says of the FCC making the show censor the chorus. Justin Timberlake couldn’t stop the spicy feeling during his interview with First We Feast’s Hot Ones on…
Coming at a time where, let’s face it, we’re all playing more than our fair share of board games, fresh drop ‘Monopoly’ from Brighton-based duo Dashwuud feels rather aptly titled. Following the release of their tripped-out debut single ‘Limitless’ in…