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, Maggie Heskin — senior director of…
With Black Music Month in full effect this year, African American artists are looking for ways to stay active, motivated, and committed on the fight for social change within their communities in light of the recent deaths…
Mandopop star Jay Chou released the music video for his latest single “Mojito” on Thursday (June 11). Filmed on location in Havana, Cuba, the clip finds the Chinese superstar flanked by a pair of back-up dancers in…
The Grammys are organized into 30 different 'fields.' Now that the Recording Academy has announced its rule changes for the upcoming 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, we know that, for the fifth year in a row, awards will…
"Behind the Colores: The Live Experience," hits YouTube on June 20. When J Balvin realized he wouldn’t be able to perform the songs from his album Colores — released in the middle of the pandemic — before a…
British grime superstar Stormzy is putting his money where his mouth is with a new pledge to donate a massive amount in the fight against racial injustice in the UK. The rapper’s Merky brands announced on Friday…
Stadiums’ 2020 calendars have dried up, but it doesn’t mean those spaces will stay empty. From June 4-7, Texas Rangers and Rev Entertainment hosted the Concert in Your Car Series in Lot B of the Globe Life…
This story is part of Billboard‘s 2020 Pride List, which spotlights 40 LGBTQ executives who are shaping the music industry. John Geraghty Founder/artist manager, JPG Projects Carter Gregory Director of A&R, Capitol Records When John Geraghty was 14,…
Plus, they dropped 'No Mañana' featuring El Alfa. The Black Eyed Peas are gearing up for the release of their highly-anticipated studio album Translation, dropping June 19 via Epic Records. On Friday (June 12), the renowned musical…
This story is part of Billboard‘s 2020 Pride List, which spotlights 40 LGBTQ executives who are shaping the music industry. Elissa Ayadi Senior vp fan engagement and digital marketing, Warner Records Spencer Moya Senior director, digital marketing, Interscope…
This was a great week for Little Monsters, as Lady Gaga’s new Chromatica album roared in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Gaga also appeared during YouTube’s star-studded “Dear Class of 2020” event, delivering an impassioned commencement speech: “There…
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week,…
Even as DaBaby’s “Rockstar” sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the rapper dropped a new “BLM” (Black Lives Matter) remix of the song with Roddy Ricch on Friday (June 12) that makes reference to…
As Dane County looks toward phase 2 of reopening, the Madison record store continues to see an increase in business. In October 1988, Angie Roloff and her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron…
Nicki Minaj is officially hitched. Minaj announced that she officially married Kenneth Petty on Oct. 22, 2019, about a year after they started to date again, as the love poured in from friends and her crazed Barbz. Minaj previously…