Metro Boomin commented on “fake woke” people complaining about billionaire’s donations for coronavirus relief, and replied to DJ Akademiks’ posts about the same thing. As the world is scrambling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, super-producer is and billionaire donations…
Jay-Z fans are in for a treat. After The-Dream previewed an unreleased version of Hov’s “Holy Grail” during his songwriters battle with Sean Garrett Saturday night (March 28), Tidal unleashed the demo of the song’s reference track, which features him…
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…
Alan Merrill, co-writer and singer of the original version of “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll,” has died at age 69 from COVID-19, according to his daughter, who shared the news on social media. “The Coronavirus took my father this morning,”…
Joe Diffie, who died Sunday (March 29) from complications from COVID-19, brought an everyman appeal to every song he did. He charted 17 songs on the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, making him a mainstay on radio…
“This is the demo track," Stipe wrote on YouTube. Michael Stipe is sending his love to all those in self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday (March 28), the former R.E.M. singer unveiled the demo of his new song “No…
INTERVIEW: RZA opens up about the creative process. The air was crisp as I walked down the crowded Los Angeles streets. Songs like “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Gravel Pit” shaped so much of my childhood that it felt like a dream to…
Viva Friday is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Sebastian Yatra & Ricky Martin – “Falta Amor” (UMLE) Sebastian Yatra and Ricky Martin joined forces, for the first time, to…
Guitarist Rainbow describes the alternative rock band's latest set as "a little bit of escapism." “It’s slowly turning into some strange Howard Hughes world where we’re using Kleenex boxes as shoes,” ponders Rainbow. “But] life could be worse.” No, The…
Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2000, we’re writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, we examine a quietly important boy band single that hinted at…