Month: March 2024

03/29/2024 Queen Bey dropped her highly anticipated sequel to Renaissance March 29. 03/29/2024 Beyoncé performs onstage during the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Aug. 11, 2023 in Atlanta. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Beyoncé‘s pivot to country — starting with the Billboard Hot 100-topping “Texas Hold ‘Em” and fellow […]

In early September 2022, organizers of the Harvest Moon festival in Miramar, Fla., were forced to cancel their three-day country music event for an unusual reason: They could not find affordable cancellation insurance for the festival, which was scheduled to take place Oct. 27-29, little more than a month away. […]

Sabrina Carpenter notches her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart — and on any radio-based ranking — with “Feather.” The song tops the April 6-dated survey with a 7% gain in plays March 22-28, according to Luminate. The single, released on Island/Republic Records, previously became Carpenter’s second Pop […]

Beyoncé may be Queen B, but when a higher power speaks, she listens — and that’s exactly what she did when it came to her Renaissance. The superstar revealed that though the first act in her trilogy made its debut in 2022, it was Cowboy Carter — which dropped Friday […]

“People used to call me a honky-tonker in an era of divas,” Canadian-born singer-songwriter Terri Clark recalls to Billboard of her musical breakthrough in the mid-1990s, which positioned her as one of the rare woman “hat acts” at the time. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, […]

On its surface, Cali Vibes seems like a normal music festival. In February, the three-day Long Beach, Calif., event held its third annual edition, welcoming 20,000 fans per day with a bill topped by Gwen Stefani, Stick Figure, Slightly Stoopid and Rebelution. But a closer look reveals quiet innovation. Attendees […]

BMI, which was acquired by New Mountain Capital in February, last night notified songwriters and publishers that its previous owners, mainly radio and TV stations, have followed through on their commitment to disburse a $100 million bonus from the undisclosed amount received for the sale — which sources say was over […]

LONDON — Utopia Music is planning to rebrand as Proper Group AG, named after its core physical music distribution business, to reflect changes to the Swiss-based firm’s “strategic direction,” the company said Thursday (March 28). The proposed name change, which needs to be approved by shareholders, comes almost two months […]

03/29/2024 Park your Lexus, throw your keys up and dig into Billboard’s preliminary ranking and review of Beyoncé’s eighth solo studio album. 03/29/2024 Beyoncé Mason Poole If you haven’t already, it’s officially time to trade in your silver and chrome outfits for chaps, lassos and rustic cowboy hats. On Friday […]

Blusher puts the pedal to the metal with “Accelerator,” the Australian pop-trio’s latest single. Produced by Donny Bravo (Disclosure), the club-ready electro-pop track is the product of an inspired and highly-caffeinated morning, the singers still buzzing from a late, late night watching a Tove Lo and Associanu DJ set. Bravo […]