For the 30th anniversary of the group’s best new artist Grammy win, Billboard does a deep dive into the real story behind the faux duo. Forget the great rock and roll swindle, this was the massive pop shell game. In…
With much of the hip-hop world in mourning, Drake paid respect to the late Pop Smoke. The 6 God took to his Instagram Story with a sobering message for the public on Wednesday (Feb. 19) following the Brooklyn rapper's murder in Beverly…
On this week’s Latin Factor podcast, Billboard editor Leila Cobo presents a deep conversation with the Spanish singer-songwriter José Luis Perales. The conversation begins with Perales sharing stories about his early days as a composer. “My first song was so bad that I…
Rascal Flatts sat down with Sarah Trahern, chief executive officer for the Country Music Association, in Nashville on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 19) for an in-depth and emotional conversation about their 20-year history and their upcoming retirement. The hourlong discussion, titled Rascal…
The Weeknd last performed on the road in 2018. The Weeknd will be hitting the road this summer in support of his highly-anticipated After Hours album, set for March 20. Abel officially announced plans for The After Hours Tour on Thursday…
Caleb Caudle changed up everything on his upcoming new album Better Hurry Up — from which the track "Let's Get," featuring Willie Nelson harmonica player Mickey Raphael and Courtney Marie Andrews, is premiering exclusively on Billboard today (Feb. 20). The album was…
The latest releases from the Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings will revisit a particularly fruitful period in the late rock hall of famer's early 2000s career. On Thursday (Feb. 20), the Estate said the first batch of 2020 titles will…
Tell us something, girl! A British woman's impromptu Lady Gaga cover went viral on Tuesday (Feb. 18) thanks to one content creator's clever idea. It all started when U.K. prankster Kevin Freshwater kicked off a "Finish the Lyrics" challenge by approaching unsuspecting…
Selena Gomez took to social media on Wednesday (Feb. 19) to share a cryptic new photo using lyrics from Rare album cut "Dance Again." In the snap, the curly-haired pop star is backlit by a lone spotlight, wearing a slinky white dress…
The posthumous David Bowie bounty will continue on April 18 with the the releaese of a special Record Store Day rarity live album. I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) pulls together previously unreleased tapes from shows in Nashville and Detroit in 1974.…