Inspirations is a Billboard interview franchise that examines the process behind new standout releases. “A jolt of energy.” That’s how bassist Daniel Gleason describes the sound of “Deleter,” the lead single off Grouplove’s new album, Healer. “To come back after…
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, Niall Horan sends…
When singer-songwriter Alma-Sofia Miettinen was 16, she placed fifth in a 2013 season of the Finnish show Idols. She returned to school afterward, putting her musical ambitions on hold. A year later, though, one of the show’s judges, rapper Sini Sabotage,…
“When I walked back through campus, all I saw were all my CDs I made thrown all over the ground,” says Derrick Milano. Fresh off a flight from Toronto, he sits comfortably on a couch at Billboard’s New York office,…
The Air Jordan 5 “Alternate Grape” is a dope take on an established classic. One of the best sneakers of the 1990s was the 5 “Grape.” This shoe was a pop culture phenomenon and was mostly seen on the feet…
Think about Britpop, that mid-1990s cultural flashpoint and back-to-basics rock sound that impacted the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. What comes to mind? Oasis, of course. Blur, “Song 2.” Suede. The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony.” The Union Jack. Kangol…
Utah Jazz players are reportedly pissed at Rudy Gobert: “There is a lot of work to do to repair relationships.” Utah Jazz All Star center Rudy Gobert isn’t the most popular guy in the NBA right now, and he has…
Jay Electronica and Jay-Z have joined forces to deliver “A Written Testimony,” an album that has been anticipated for a decade. Though some had written it off as a hip-hop urban legend, has officially reclaimed the narrative in his favor…
Blueface recently caught heat over comments he made online following Pop Smoke’s murder in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles. Weeks after was murdered in an affluent area of Los Angeles, there are still many questions circulating about his death.…
Joss Favela joins forces with Greeicy for a new, pop version of his 2019 song “La Magia de Tus Ojos,” which premieres exclusively below on Billboard. It’s the first time the regional Mexican singer-songwriter and Greeicy, Colombian up-and-coming artist, team…