When Miranda Lambert named her current album, she took note of three previous projects — Kerosene, Revolution and Platinum — and focused on fitting an obvious theme. “My one-word titles have been special records, a little more special than the others for some…
Drive-By Truckers takes the socio-political focus of 2016's American Band even further on the group's upcoming The Unraveling — from which "Thoughts and Prayers" is premiering exclusively on Billboard today (Jan. 14). But frontman Patterson Hood says the set, due out Jan. 31, did…
It's been in the works for some time, but Akon officially announced that the paperwork has been signed to launch Akon City in Senegal. The "Locked Up" artist posed with Senegalian officials on Monday (Jan. 13), as he put pen to…
Selena Gomez stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday (Jan. 13) to chat about the release of her long-awaited album Rare and dig into the very poignant meaning behind the long-awaited collection's title. During the interview, the pop star opened up…
“I wanted respect from other musicians,” she says of new album ‘Treat Myself’ Meghan Trainor remembers exactly when she realized pop music was changing. It was the spring of 2018 and she was just starting to promote her third album,…
Welcome back to Takeover Tuesday, where each week, Billboard taps chart-topping artists and tastemakers to compile their very own playlist exclusive to Billboard's Spotify account. We give the artists free rein to base the list on whatever subject they choose.…
Roddy Ricch currently holds the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs and 200 albums charts simultaneously. Two months ago, when Roddy Ricch last connected with Billboard, he was preparing to release his debut album Please Excuse Me For Being…
Moneybagg Yo set off 2020 with the release of his Time Served album. Yo enlisted Lil Baby to join him on the Tay Keith-produced "U Played," which served as the project's second single and a recipe for streaming success. The…
The “Bad Guy” singer and her brother, Finneas, are collaborating on the track. Billie Eilish is officially a Bond woman. Less than a day after the 18-year-old singer set 007 watchers into a frenzy by posting an Instagram story that spotlighted Bond…
Is Billie Eilish about to join a storied club that includes Shirley Bassey, Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Duran Duran, Madonna, Adele and Sam Smith? Bond watchers sure think so after the 18-year-old "Bad Guy" singer posted a series of pictures…