Now that his El Dorado, which came out in January, has topped multiple charts — including Americana Folk, Blues, Current Rock and Top New Artist — Marcus King figures trying his hand at a solo album was a good decision.…
Eduardo Hernández Saucedo, better known as Ed Maverick, is a self-taught musician. At the age of 15, the Mexican singer-songwriter turned to the Internet to learn how to play guitar. "All of a sudden, I realized I was actually getting good at…
He steals beats and his name isn’t ironic. Lil Dicky is ridiculous. That's kind of MC David Burd's m.o. as a rapper, and it's also his fictionalized character's groove in the first trailer for Dave, an FXX series loosley based…
Richard Swift liked what he was hearing when Nathaniel Rateliff brought him an idea that would grow into the latter's first solo record since 2013. "Oh, I can’t wait to work on that," Swift told him. "You can’t be too Nilsson,…
The four Texan singer-songwriters in the Panhandlers formed to pay tribute to another Lone State all-star group, the Flatlanders. But what the group's Josh Abbott pitched as a covers album has turned into a self-titled set of originals, due out…
Eight years after arriving on the scene, singer-songwriter Meg Myers scored her first Billboard No. 1 in early 2020 when her rendition of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" topped the Rock Airplay and Alternative Songs charts. That feat is…
Ari Fletcher declares that her and Moneybagg Yo’s relationship is their business, after leaving a snide comment on his “pennies and dimes” Instagram post. Ari Fletcher is telling everyone to stay out of her relationship with Moneybagg Yo, after leaving a…
What's the best way to pay tribute to a legendary drummer who was known for his incredible chops and for rocking a gargantuan kit? On a tiny, tiny child's drum kit, of course. "I think this is to honor my hero Neil…
When Rihanna met Calvin, plus more “Love” songs that dominated the charts, on the Pop Shop Podcast. Are you in the mood for "Love"? Well, Valentine's Day is fast approaching on Friday, so the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast team thought…
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you are.” The words of 20th-century poet e.e. cummings get to the heart of being an adult. It isn’t easy, or fun, to take responsibility for your own actions in the…