TicketIQ Safety Index: Details
While COVID-19 has been a global crisis, the virus has spread and behaved differently around the world and the U.S. With that in mind, TicketIQ — an event ticket search engine and aggregator — has revealed its…
Motion Picture Academy's Plans To Boost Inclusion
The best picture category will be set at 10 nominees. And that's just for starters. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the next phase of its equity and inclusion initiative, Academy Aperture 2025, on…
Teyana Taylor Reveals Pregnancy With New Video
Teyana Taylor gave fans quite the wake-up call Friday (June 12) when she showed off her baby bump in the romantic “Wake Up Love” visual featuring her husband Iman Shumpert. As the two nestle together in bed surrounded…
6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj Call Out Rappers About Snitching
On Thursday night (June 11), 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj connected on Instagram to talk about their new collaboration “Trollz.” During their conversation, the two scolded rappers for playing both sides of the fence when it came to…
How We Work Now: D'Addario Chairman Jim D'Addario
In a series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to…
Taylor Swift Donates To Minneapolis Teens' Fundraiser
Yasmine and Grace Norman are purchasing skincare and hair products for people of color. Taylor Swift spotted a video from Minneapolis teens Yasmine and Grace Norman earlier this week — in which the pair said they were planning a…
YG's 'FTP' Video: Watch
What better place was there for YG to film the video for his street anthem “FTP” than at a massive rally in Los Angeles last week in support of Black Lives Matter? The epic black-and-white clip dropped…
How Dua Lipa & Lana Del Rey’s Managers Get the Best Deals & Support in a Crisis
TaP Music heads Ben Mawson and Ed Millett say they "have a strong belief in artists being in control of their own career and not giving away rights easily." At the end of March, the TaP Music…
Lil Baby, Chloe X Halle & More: New Music Poll
We’re nearly halfway through June and the end of another week brings another round of new music from the likes of Lil Baby, Chloe x Halle, 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj and more. As always, Billboard wants to…
Lady Gaga's 'Chromatica' Holds At No 1 In UK
Lady Gaga narrowly retains her lead on the U.K. album chart to start a second week at the top with Chromatica (Interscope/Universal). DaBaby’s “Rockstar” (Interscope/Universal), featuring Roddy Ricch, starts a fourth non-consecutive week at the singles summit.…
Jack Johnson Lands 18th Adult Alternative Songs Top 10
The song also marks Milky Chance's first top 10 since 'Stolen Dance' in 2014. Jack Johnson nabs his 18th top 10 on Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart, as his collaboration with Milky Chance, “Don’t Let Me…
'Don’t Waste My Time' Tops Adult R&B Chart
Usher returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs airplay chart for the first time in nearly eight years as “Don’t Waste My Time,” featuring Ella Mai, advances from the runner-up spot. The duet reaches the…
Mariah Carey Postpones Anniversary Celebration
Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut album turned 30 on Friday (June 12). And while every Lamb knows their queen loves a festive moment, the singer announced that she’s putting off the celebration in light of the nationwide fight…
2021 Grammys Preview: What It May Look Like
With a confirmed date for the 2021 ceremony, the Recording Academy is now focused on pandemic-proofing the show. The show will go on. That’s the word from Recording Academy chair and interim president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. about…
What It's Like to Be Out in Dancehall
As part of its 2020 Pride Issue, Billboard is spotlighting the experiences of artists and executives working in genres that are not always included in conversations about Pride in the music industry. Here, Shuzzr, a publicist and founder of…