Gabe Lee’s Honky Tonk Hell — including the track “Heartbreaker’s Smile,” premiering exclusively on Billboard below — is heaven for fans of the stylistic diversity that can be found under the country music umbrella. And the Nashville-based artist is happy…
“A Written Testimony” was a decade in the making. Just when the hip-hop community was ready to close the chapter on Jay Electronica’s rap career, the Roc Nation wordsmith hushed his naysayers on Friday (Mar. 13) when he finally unleashed…
He also performed “Black and White” on Thursday night’s (March 12) “Late Late Show.” The last night of Niall Horan week on The Late Late Show ended with both a bang and a whisper, as the “Nice to Meet Ya”…
The trek was slated to kick off on March 26 in El Paso, Texas. The highly anticipated Rage Against the Machine Public Service Announcement reunion tour has been postponed due to fears over the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. The outing, which was…
Welcome to Emerging Artists Spotlight, the Billboard series where we highlight a musician or band who has recently made their debut on the Emerging Artists chart. Whether they are new to the industry, or have been around for a while but are just starting…
Jessie Reyez started feeling anxious in January, as soon as her debut album was announced. “There’s so much pressure for a first album,” says the singer-songwriter. “And I never felt that before I started doing interviews and people started bringing…
Think about Britpop, that mid-1990s cultural flashpoint and back-to-basics rock sound that impacted the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. What comes to mind? Oasis, of course. Blur, “Song 2.” Suede. The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony.” The Union Jack. Kangol…
It may be Friday the 13th, but Niallers are in luck. After much anticipation and months of teases, Niall Horan finally unveiled his sophomore effort, Heartbreak Weather, on Friday (March 13). The 14-track set follows Horan’s debut solo album, 2017’s chart-topping Flicker. Heartbreak Weather…
Rumer shares her interpretation of 15 songs by Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Hugh Prestwood on her upcoming album Nashville Tears. Due April 24, the album includes the British singer-songwriter’s stirring take of Trisha Yearwood’s “The Song Remembers When,” which…
Just hours before his show at The Forum in Los Angeles on Thursday night (March 12), Prince Royce took to social media to inform his fans that the show is “absolutely” happening despite the coronavirus pandemic. “What’s up guys! As…