Month: July 2024

From a VIP tent on the floor to seats up in the rafters, there’s no telling where Travis Kelce will watch Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour performances whenever he attends. But the second the show is over, you can pretty much count on him being one place: at his superstar girlfriend’s […]

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news […]

On Friday (July 19), the music world received something it hasn’t gotten often over the last 10 years: a new “Weird Al” Yankovic song. “Polkamania!” is not a new parody, but a polka medley, the type of which he would often include on his full-lengths — a mash-up of pop […]

Will Beyoncé finally win album of the year at the 2025 Grammy Awards? Queen Bey has gone 0-4 in the category (as a lead artist), which has been a source of frustration for many in the BeyHive — and also those in her inner circle. Accepting an honorary award at […]

Welcome to yet another edition of Executive Turntable, Billboard’s comprehensive(ish) compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across music. While you’re here, we also have a weekly interview series spotlighting a single executive and a regularly updated gallery honoring many of the industry figures […]

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. Two cruiserweight clash at the top of the fight card for Fear No Man on Saturday, […]

While the Queen City did not get the breathlessly hoped-for drop-in from pop royalty on Thursday night (July 18) at the world premiere of the Cincinnati Opera‘s take on Sir Paul McCartney‘s Liverpool Oratorio, they did get a very special message from the night’s absent guest of honor. “Hello, Cincinnati! […]

The Smashing Pumpkins will release their 13th studio album next month. The Billy Corgan-led group revealed on Friday (July 19) that the 10-track Aghori Mhori Mei will drop on August 2 as the follow-up to last year’s three-act rock opera, ATUM. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See […]

The lawsuits filed by the major labels against the AI companies Suno and Udio could be the most important cases to the music business since the Supreme Court Grokster decision, as I explained in last week’s Follow the Money column. The outcomes are hard to predict, however, because the central […]

Aht, aht, you not finna embarrass me!” Latto jokingly warns her pet shih-poo, Coca. The fluffy little pup — the first of several in her brood, soon, if Latto has her way — is deciding whether to use a grassy area outside a North Hollywood rehearsal studio as the bathroom. […]