Month: June 2024

Perhaps nobody in rap capitalized on the stillness brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic than Moneybagg Yo.  The CMG rapper posted four Hot 100 entries with the vengeful “Time Today” and the Debarge-sampling “Wockesha” powering his 2021 A Gangsta’s Pain album, which completed Bag’s transition to commercial stardom and gave […]

Sony Music Publishing Nashville has inked a go-forward and catalog deal with singer-songwriter Clint Black. The company will administer songs from the bulk of Black’s catalog, including hits such as “A Good Run of Bad Luck,” “Like the Rain” and “Nothin’ But the Taillights.” The deal does not include his […]

Hip-Hop has spoiled us. In the 50 years since a group of kids decided to throw a party in the Bronx, the genre has grown and blossomed in ways Kool Herc couldn’t have imagined. Hip-hop left New York and moved south to Atlanta, Miami, Memphis, and Houston, and west to […]

Ty Dolla $ign is defending his Vultures 1 collaborator, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West). The “Or Nah” rapper is the latest Billboard cover star, and he opened up about working with Ye on their recently released joint album. When asked if he feared Vultures wouldn’t perform well due to […]

MILLENNIUM PARADE is set to launch its first-ever global tour called the WHO AND HOW TOUR 2024 in November, traveling to nine cities around the world for 10 shows. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The band, led by Daiki Tsuneta of […]

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. BLACKPINK’s Jennie showcases her rap skills in the new campaign for Beats Solo Buds in-ear headphones […]

Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” holds at No. 1 for the 18th week on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, released June 19. Most likely due to the hype around the duo’s Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium shows over the weekend (June 15 and 16), the MASHLE Season 2 opener saw an increase in radio […]

Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa will return for a milestone 10th year, when the five-time entertainer of the year winner and his fellow artists take over the Moon Palace Cancun resort in Cancun, Mexico, for four days of music, sun, sand, and fun times on Jan. 15-18, 2025. Crash My […]

Megan Thee Stallion is coming back to Chicago this summer, as she’s been tapped to replace Tyler, the Creator at Lollapalooza 2024. The Windy City-based festival announced on Thursday (June 20) that the Houston Hottie will be headlining Thursday night (Aug. 1) of Lollapalooza. The announcement comes on the heels […]

Scan the ground after any given concert or music festival and one thing you’re almost certain to see is a scattering of empty plastic cups. According to a 2024 report by environmental advocacy agency Upstream, the live-event industry creates over 4 billion single-use cups that end up in landfills every […]