Album & Track Reviews
Iron Maiden Announces 2027 North American Tour
Bullet for My Valentine and The Raven Age will provide support on the spring outing. Iron Maiden Announce 2027 North American Tour Spencer Kaufman
Smashing Pumpkins Release "Black Stars" for Hunger Games Soundtrack
The Pumpkins teamed up with Vig for the first time in 33 years to record a moody song for the new Hunger Games prequel soundtrack. Smashing Pumpkins Share New Butch Vig-Produced Song “Black Stars” for
Matchbox Twenty Performs "3AM" on Kimmel
They revisited the hit to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their blockbuster debut, Yourself or Someone Like You. Matchbox Twenty Take It Back to “3AM” on Kimmel: Watch Eddie Fu
Jacqie Rivera Breaks Down 5 Essential Songs From Her New Album, ‘Corazón Desnudo’: ‘A Very Healing Process’
Jenni Rivera’s eldest daughter talks with Billboard Español about the creative process of her latest album.
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11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Fontaines D.C., the Avalanches, and More
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Jacqie Rivera Breaks Down 5 Essential Songs From Her New Album, ‘Corazón Desnudo’: ‘A Very Healing Process’
Jenni Rivera’s eldest daughter talks with Billboard Español about the creative process of her latest album.
As streaming services set out proposals for US songwriter payments post-2027, NMPA labels Amazon “the worst offender”
The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032. Most of the services want to keep the current rate, the publishers want an increase, but Amazon is controversially proposing a rate cut
Matchbox Twenty Take It Back to “3AM” on Kimmel: Watch
They revisited the hit to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their blockbuster debut, Yourself or Someone Like You. Matchbox Twenty Take It Back to “3AM” on Kimmel: Watch Eddie Fu
Smashing Pumpkins Share New Butch Vig-Produced Song “Black Stars” for Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping: Stream
The Pumpkins teamed up with Vig for the first time in 33 years to record a moody song for the new Hunger Games prequel soundtrack. Smashing Pumpkins Share New Butch Vig-Produced Song “Black Stars” for Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping: Stream Paolo Ragusa
11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Fontaines D.C., the Avalanches, and More
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AFEM's AI Initiatives Highlighted in Press Coverage
Independent press is spotlighting AFEM’s work on AI in music, with recent coverage of the AFEM AI Principles and the Berlin AI Think Tank. The articles track the industry’s move towards workable syste
Rob Cavallo on producing Green Day and MCR
Revered producer Rob Cavallo recounts studio stories from working with many of rock's greats and shares his essential production advice…
Sony IER-M500 review
Can Sony go above and beyond at an affordable price point?
Fontaines D.C. talk “very tough year” and launch ‘Dopamine Chamber’ at intimate Roundhouse gig
The band performed fan favourites and new album tracks – including the live debut of 'You Miss Me' – in aid of mental health charity CALM
White House ICE Deportation Video Using Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Mexico Honey’ Goes Silent
The removal of the song from the singer's Middle of Nowhere album is the latest instance of a Trump administration propaganda clip getting muted.
Tinashe appears in popular micro-drama as part of her Popstar album campaign
Tinashe is the latest artist to appear in Brooklyn Coffee Shop, Pooja Tripathi’s hit Instagram micro-drama. In it, a pair of deeply unimpressed baristas, Thyme and Cale, serve up attitude to a rotating cast of customers. The post is from Music Ally.
Fontaines D.C. talk “very tough year” and launch ‘Dopamine Chamber’ at intimate Roundhouse gig
The band performed fan favourites and new album tracks – including the live debut of 'You Miss Me' – in aid of mental health charity CALM
White House ICE Deportation Video Using Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Mexico Honey’ Goes Silent
The removal of the song from the singer's Middle of Nowhere album is the latest instance of a Trump administration propaganda clip getting muted.
“I wish these were my first in-ears. That would have made things a lot easier”: Sony IER-M500 review
Can Sony go above and beyond at an affordable price point?
AFEM's AI initiatives gain press attention
Independent press is spotlighting AFEM’s work on AI in music, with recent coverage of the AFEM AI Principles and the Berlin AI Think Tank. The articles track the industry’s move towards workable syste