Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has tested positive for COVID-19. The leader of the Texas-based band alerted fans Facebook on Tuesday morning (March 31) of his diagnosis but says he remains optimistic. “Well folks, the bad news I’ve contracted the…
Big & Rich return with their feel-good new single Thirty Tigers, aptly titled “Stay Home.” An uplifting tune that serves as a warning to the world currently battling the coronavirus, Big & Rich advise for everyone to “Stay Home” alongside…
Billboard’s ‘El Factor Latino’ podcast is breaking the biweekly schedule to time this special podcast with Selena’s anniversary. All guests recorded from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-five years have passed since Selena Quintanilla’s life was cut short at…
After SXSW was canceled, up-and-coming artists Ghetto Kumbé, La Doña, Lido Pimienta and Angelica García navigate a new reality. Going to the United States for the first time was like finding the holy grail for Colombian Afro-house trio Ghetto Kumbé.…
Being forced to stay indoors can be mentally taxing for many, but Five North have curated a playlist that will musically transport you to happier places. The new rock trio (comprised of The Last Summer actor Tyler Posey, Makeout’s Scott Eckel…
While the rest of the world’s headlines get drearier by the day, The Weeknd just keeps winning. The artist born Abel Tesfaye scores his fourth consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with his After Hours set,…
Dolly Parton has partnered with her Imagination Library for a new video series, Goodnight With Dolly, where the country singer will read bedtime stories to viewers. Parton launches the 10-book series Goodnight With Dolly on April 2 at 8:00 p.m.…
OneRepublic streamed into The Tonight Show: At Home Edition on Monday (March 30) to perform their latest single “Didn’t I.” Sequestered together in a massive studio space, lead singer Ryan Tedder stripped the track down for the performance, accompanied by his…
CMA Fest, the annual gathering of country artists and their fans that takes over Nashville in June, has been canceled for 2020 over concerns about COVID-19. This year’s edition, slated for June 4-7, will not happen and the festival will…
Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett took over Billboard‘s Facebook page Tuesday (March 31) to raise money for My Friend’s Place with a Billboard Live At-Home concert. Streaming live from his home studio in Los Angeles, Willett kicked off his solo set…