On a night when the Recording Academy pulled out a tribute to Prince, country music partied like it was 1992 at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Tanya Tucker, who attended the ceremony at New York's Radio City Music Hall in…
Eliza Gilkyson is ready to be part of the election year discussion with her charged new album, 2020, fro which "Sooner Or Later," premiering on Billboard today (Jan. 28), promises that "it's a matter of fact/gonna rise up/gonna take all back."…
The music icon had a waitress do his dirty work. The name Jaleel White may not ring memories for a younger generation, but there are millions of people who tuned in every week once upon a time to watch him…
It's impressive when a new artist scores 10 Grammy nominations in just two years, but to do so with no proper album under your belt is almost unheard of. Enter H.E.R., the 22-year-old who has been wooing the industry with…
Early James didn't learn any carnival pain tolerance tricks while shooting his new video for "It Doesn't Matter Now," premiering exclusively on Billboard on Thursday (Jan. 23), from his upcoming debut album Singing For My Supper. But the Alabama singer, songwriter…
Dinah Jane is ready to take on the world. After closing out 2019 with her first solo shows in select U.S. cities, the "Bottled Up" singer revealed plans for her 2020 Dinah Jane World Tour on Wednesday (Jan. 22). The U.S. portion…
After tag-teaming on their collaborative Dum & Dummer mixtape last summer, Billboard learned on Wednesday (Jan. 22) that Memphis rap veterans Young Dolph and Key Glock are gearing up to head out on the joint No Rules Tour, which kicks off…
Initially due for release in early January, Lana Del Rey's spoken word album, provisionally titled Violet, has been delayed "about a month" following the disruption caused by a robbery. When it does arrive, half of its proceeds will go toward Native…
On MLK Day, we revisit the importance and impact of Kendrick Lamar’s single “Alright.” “Alls my life I had to fight, nigga!” During a peaceful 1963 demonstration against segregation laws in the city of Birmingham, Alabama activists were met with…
There's no question that the blues are an intrinsic part of Sass Jordan's musical makeup – heck, she even played lead in the off-Broadway Janis Joplin musical Love, Janis. But it took some convincing for her to make the upcoming covers…