Month: May 2024

Subscription gains and a string of acquisitions helped Reservoir Media’s fiscal year revenue grow 18% to $144.9 million, beating the company’s guidance from February of $140 million to $142 million, the company announced Thursday (May 30). Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the period ended March […]

When Lenny Kravitz makes a promise, he keeps it. And yes, that includes the celibacy pledge he made back in 2005, with the 60-year-old rock star confirming in a Guardian interview published Thursday (May 30) that he’s still holding firm on his vow to abstain from intercourse until he meets […]

Action Bronson is getting back to rap after a brief hiatus making sneakers with New Balance. The Queens rapper hasn’t dropped a proper album in two years, when he released Cocodrillo Turbo in 2022. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He did […]

Superstardom might seem innate for someone like Ayra Starr. The Beninese-Nigerian singer-songwriter, born Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, possessed a certain level of self-assurance most teenagers lack on her 2021 debut album 19 & Dangerous, where her sweet, deep vocals documented her Gen-Z coming-of-age story. “[It] was literally a flex when I […]

In the fourth episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott & Carl Lamarre break down the top 15 most scathing diss tracks in the history of rap battles. They go in-depth about J. Cole’s “Grippy” feature, Sexyy Red’s newest album and her career projection, and more! Carl Lamarre: “Ether” […]

Megan Thee Stallion is firing back at a lawsuit that claims the superstar forced a cameraman to watch her have sex with a woman inside a moving vehicle, calling them “false and fabricated” allegations filed by a “con artist.” In a scathing first response to the April accusations, attorneys for […]

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Madonna is facing another class action lawsuit over delayed concerts on her Celebration Tour, this time from a ticket buyer who also claims she forced fans to watch “pornography” during the show. Like several previous cases, the new lawsuit claims that the Queen of Pop violated false advertising laws by […]

Nicki Minaj is reflecting on feeling “subhuman” after a May 25 incident, in which the “Super Bass” rapper was detained in the Netherlands for allegedly “carrying drugs.” As a result, Minaj was forced to reschedule the Manchester, UK, date of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. Explore Explore See latest videos, […]

You’ve most likely heard by now the news that Spotify, through a surprising bundling maneuver, has unilaterally decided to give songwriters a substantial pay cut. As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the songwriting community with data and details related to this incredibly important income stream — which at […]