Month: May 2024

After nearly a decade at Universal Music Latino, Colombian superstar J Balvin is moving to Interscope Records. Sources tell Billboard that Balvin’s much anticipated new album will be released via Interscope Capitol Miami, the newly-minted division headed by Nir Seroussi in Miami. Balvin’s album is expected to be released some […]

It’s refrain has become universal shorthand for keeping your eye on the prize. And now Survivor‘s legendary Rocky III pump-up anthem, “Eye of the Tiger,” has crossed the one billion views mark on YouTube. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The video […]

Usher will be the BET Awards’ 2024 Lifetime Achievement honoree. The R&B veteran is also nominated for four BET Awards at this year’s ceremony – album of the year for Coming Home, best collaboration and video of the year for “Good Good” and best male R&B/pop artist. Usher won in […]

Billboard Boxscore unveiled its midyear 2024 charts earlier today, and in addition to U2’s Sphere shows dominating various rankings, there are brand new venue charts that highlight some of the most iconic concert halls in the world. Historically, Boxscore’s capacity-specific venue charts have gone as far down to rooms that […]

Concert industry experts generally thought 2024 would be a down year — or at least less busy than 2023, when Taylor Swift and Beyoncé catapulted the sector to new heights and challenged the personnel within it to keep pace amid its explosive growth. But so far, 2024 hasn’t brought much […]

Shaboozey is ready to blow out what has already been an epic year so far. The 29-year-old Virginia country rapper who was featured on two songs from Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album (“Spaghetti” and “Sweet Honey Buckin’”) is riding high with his solo single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — which hit […]

JoJo Siwa is used to be in the red hot spotlight. The Dance Moms alum who began her career a decade ago is in the midst of what she has described as a new musical era, one that she promised will continue to evolve with her next single. In a […]

They told you it was coming and now it’s almost here. Just days after Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B and GloRilla teamed up on stage during Meg’s Madison Square Garden Hot Girl Summer show in New York last week, Cardi revealed that a remix of “Wanna Be” will drop on […]

Kelis, the “Milkshake” master, Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef and author is heading to the land Down Under, where she will deliver a keynote presentation for Bigsound conference. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Harlem-born artist will deliver […]

Free music streaming shouldn’t be so free, Rob Stringer, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, suggested Wednesday during a presentation to Sony Corp. analysts and investors.  The value of paid subscription “remains incredible,” said Stringer in prepared remarks during parent company Sony’s Business Segment Meeting 2024. But recent price increases — […]