Mariah was 16 years old when she knew her calling was music. Now, at 20, the Miami-based half Puerto Rican, half Cuban emerging artist is on the radar thanks to her 2019 hit “Perreito,” which at the time of publishing…
On Thursday (Feb. 27), Royce Da 5’9″ dropped by Billboard‘s offices to perform some tracks from his eighth studio album, The Allegory, which dropped last week — and he flexed that rapping isn’t his only skill. Royce linked up with fellow Detroit-bred rapper Eminem on his Billboard…
Lady Gaga‘s monsters are finally getting the single they’ve been long waiting for, when “Stupid Love” arrives on Friday (Feb. 28). And judging by a new teaser, the video is going to be as epic as the song. Hours after Gaga…
Charley Crockett lives out some childhood cowboy fantasies in the new video for “The Valley,” premiering exclusively on Billboard today (Feb. 27). “Getting to do that cowboy s–t on film…I’ve been trying to do that since I was a little…
It’s been a minute — make that nearly four and a half years — between albums for Massachusetts punk rockers Four Year Strong. But the group promises that it was time well spent in preparation for the new Brain Pain,…
Kyshona Armstrong, who performs under the name Kyshona, shines a light on social issues throughout her new project, aptly titled Listen. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter enlisted producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, St. Paul & the Broken Bones) for the album, which…
The singer has been a vocal supporter of the democratic presidential candidate. The line outside the Charleston Music Hall for John Legend’s Wednesday night (Feb. 26) appearance with Sen. Elizabeth Warren snaked around the block, looping through an alley back…
As part of Universal's new global priority program, J Balvin is expanding his reach — without leaving his Latin label. Ever since he released 2017’s “Mi Gente” — which became that summer’s most-listened-to track on Spotify, even before Beyoncé jumped…
Rising star Max Leone premiered the music video for his new single “Cautious” on Thursday (Feb. 27), exclusively with Billboard. In the clip, directed by Clyde Munroe (Tove Lo, Selena Gomez, Gracie Abrams) in close collaboration with Leone, the rising…
With a bold new album, Kelsea Ballerini is taking charge of her career — and the smart social media strategy that keeps her followers loyal. On a recent rainy night in Manhattan, Kelsea Ballerini kicked back at an East Village…