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…
The track tops Adult Alternative Songs. With his first solo single since gaining prominence as leader of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff earns his first solo No. 1 on a Billboard chart, as "And It's Still Alright"…
“You have to understand where it came from: from the trash to over 40 million records sold in the world!” Forget for a minute that the two men you thought sang Milli Vanilli’s “Girl You Know It’s True” didn’t actually…
Sech is just eight days away from embarking on his Sueños U.S. tour, named after his debut studio album, presented by CMN Entertainment. The Panamanian singer, who became a household name thanks to his hits such as “Otro Trago” and…
Ever hear a song that just makes you want to throw on a pair of shades? Hot Mulligan wrote one of those kind of tunes, aptly titling it "Equip Sunglasses," and they created a music video to bring that oh-so-cool feeling to life. …
Feb. 2 marked two years since Justin Timberlake's Man of the Woods album arrived, and it seems there may be new JT music on the horizon — and that Max Martin is involved. Timberlake posted four studio photos to Instagram on Wednesday…
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…