Welcome back to Takeover Tuesday, where each week, Billboard taps chart-topping artists and tastemakers to compile their very own playlist exclusive to Billboard's Spotify account. We give the artists free rein to base the list on whatever subject they choose.…
Close to $500,000 was raised for cancer research at the fourth annual Martell in Miami gala which took place Feb. 19, honoring WK Entertainment CEO/founder Walter Kolm and UMPG President for Latin America & US Latin Alexandra Lioutikoff. The amount…
Welcome to Emerging Artists Spotlight, the Billboard series where we highlight a musician or band who has recently made their debut on the Emerging Artists chart. Whether they are new to the industry, or have been around for a while but are just starting…
Despite Dashboard Confessional's status as one of the most beloved rock bands of the new millennium, Chris Carrabba believes their success has come from luck. “We've done it all without ever having a proper hit,” Carrabba says over the phone from…
Purity Ring is back! On Tuesday (Feb. 18), the Canadian indie-pop duo unveiled "Stardew," the lead single of their upcoming third studio album, Womb. The pulsating track finds the band in search of respite in the midst of ever-changing chaos. "The world turns…
The indie-folk band last performed in 2011. A big year for Bright Eyes diehards keeps getting bigger: after announcing its reunion, plans for new music, and a handful of dates last month, the Conor Oberst-led band has announced a full-fledged…
After Manchester-based rockers Larkins released their EP, TV Dream, in 2019, the group released three other tracks that took their indie-rock sound to the next level. Those three songs — "Make You Better," "Pieces" and "Flood" — are now part of…
Anderson .Paak recently visited the Billboard office to reflect upon his most memorable Billboard moment, noting that the first time he ever really paid attention to the charts was after his third studio album Oxnard hit No. 1 on the…
Indie-pop act Flora Cash unveiled the lyric video for their new single "Honey Go Home" on Friday (Feb. 14) exclusively Billboard, and it's quite the blue Valentine. In the animated visual, Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole Randall trade verses as they wade…
Sophie Allison strategically opened for all of her favorite artists over three years — now, she’s selling out her biggest venues yet. "I feel like I've gotten on every tour I could have imagined wanting to get on,” says Soccer…