Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett took over Billboard‘s Facebook page Tuesday (March 31) to raise money for My Friend’s Place with a Billboard Live At-Home concert. Streaming live from his home studio in Los Angeles, Willett kicked off his solo set…
Chris Brown shared a clip of Sinbad explaining the “dark white” movement of people who are “neither white nor black.” There’s a new movement on the horizon, and it’s been launched by Sinbad. The legendary comedian hoped to bring some laughing…
There’s an easy chemistry on LULU, the seven song EP by Conway the Machine produced entirely by Alchemist, out Monday (March 30). The project taps into the spirit of a bygone era, when Ghostface was obliterating RZA soul loops. The resurgence…
For much of the decade, Kim Jun-myeon has been better known by his stage name Suho. A member and the leader of K-pop boy band EXO, the singer — whose stage name means “guardian” — spent his twenties performing across…
Dua Lipa’s second studio-album Future Nostalgia fuses lively electro-pop and disco sounds from decades past with new-school production, resulting in a remarkably fresh full-length product. While the 24-year-old notes that Madonna is one of the key inspirations for the album’s…
Following a busy 2019 that saw Peach Tree Rascals sink its teeth into the music industry with a handful of successful singles — including the aptly-titled “Summa” and the free-flowing, breezy yet yearning “Mariposa” — the Los Angeles-based five-piece is…
Nashville-based singer-producer Mokita grapples with the uncomfortable conclusion to a story he can’t rewrite on his latest single “Take It Back,” premiering exclusively on Billboard today (March 26). The “More Than Friends” artist seems determined to reach out, grasp the…
Foster the People lead vocalist Mark Foster penned a powerful essay calling out the ills of Western “unchecked capitalism” worsening the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on Tuesday. Released on the band’s website, the essay relays Foster’s hope that governments can…
San Mei premiered the sunny music video for her latest single “Cry” on Tuesday (March 24), exclusively to Billboard. In the clip, the up-and-coming artist, born Emily Hamilton, ditches her job as a down-on-her-luck waitress, stealing a car to hit the…
NASHVILLE — When the COVID-19 coronavirus forced the shutdown of the concert industry, independent Nashville artist Stevie Woodward got a double whammy. Not only did she lose the steady, six-nights-a-week bookings in the Music City club scene that kept her…