Artist Interviews
Maluma & His Girlfriend Are Having a Boy: ‘The Joy’s Very Different from the First Pregnancy’
The Colombian artist revealed the gender of his second baby in an exclusive interview with Billboard.
Structural Growth in Melodic Techno: Follower Metrics Signal Genre Expansion
New data reveals a 3% average growth across Melodic Techno profiles, with significant gains for Argy and Omiki suggesting a deepening market for the genre.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's Sadler Vaden Reveals His Approach to Slide Guitar
Don't sweat the action, keep it in standard tuning and just pretend you're a trapeze artist with syrup on the fingerboard... Wait, what!?
Sadler Vaden Reveals Approach to Slide Guitar
Don't sweat the action, keep it in standard tuning and just pretend you're a trapeze artist with syrup on the fingerboard... Wait, what!?
Courtney Barnett on Creature of Habit, Musical Callbacks, and Lost Songs: Podcast
The songwriter also talks about working with Flea and Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield Courtney Barnett on Creature of Habit, Musical Callbacks, and Lost Songs: Podcast Kyle Meredith
AFEM Activities at IMS Ibiza 2026
We’re looking forward to returning to International Music Summit Ibiza this April, with a programme that reflects the conversations shaping our sector right now.
Towa Bird's Journey and New Album
This is partner content. Billboard and Hennessy present Next in Sound with Towa Bird, in which the rising star opens up about her early inspirations, new album and what it meant to appear at Billboard
The Great Escape’s Adam Ryan talks music discovery and building international pathways
The Great Escape kicked off in Brighton earlier today for its 20th year. Toby McCarron spoke to the showcase festival’s Head Of Music Adam Ryan, who has programmed the event for twelve years, about his role, and how the festival and its programme has evolved over the last two decades
Inside Towa Bird’s Rise in Music, New Album | Billboard Women in Music 2026
This is partner content. Billboard and Hennessy present Next in Sound with Towa Bird, in which the rising star opens up about her early inspirations, new album and what it meant to appear at Billboard Women in Music 2026. Towa Bird: It’s Towa Bird, and I’m here with Billboard and Hennesey for Women
“I didn't think I needed a drum machine, so I gave mine to one of the road crew”: Phil Collins reveals that he gave his brand-new Roland CR-78 to a roadie, then got it back and created "the record that people think of when they think of me”
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
Macaulay Culkin Opens Up About “Unfinished Business” with Catherine O’Hara
O'Hara, his on-screen mother in the Home Alone movies, passed away in late January. Macaulay Culkin Opens Up About “Unfinished Business” with Catherine O’Hara Eddie Fu
Universal Music India renews distro deal with music services company first.wav
Universal Music India, which first signed an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Indian music services company first.wav in 2023, has renewed its agreement with the Mumbai-based entity. The major will […] The post is from Music Ally.
AFEM to Participate in IMS Ibiza 2026 Program
We’re looking forward to returning to International Music Summit Ibiza this April, with a programme that reflects the conversations shaping our sector right now.
Anthropic’s new funding round sees valuation approaching $1tn
Its tangle with music publishers continues to show no sign of impeding Anthropic’s ability to raise absolutely tons of money from investors and tech giants. The AI firm is reportedly in talks to raise its next bumper round of funding. Bloomberg suggested that it’s raising “at least” $30bn at a val
‘Spirit Of The North 2’ Soundtrack to Include Unreleased Music
Check out a live performance of ‘The Song Of Misthaven’, exclusively on NME
Market Analysis: Quantifying the Growth of Adrien and the Ozcillex Signal
Analysis of Spotify engagement metrics reveals an 18% surge for French artist adrien under the Ozcillex label, signaling a concentrated period of early-stage audience growth.
‘Spirit Of The North 2’ soundtrack is coming to streaming with unheard songs
Check out a live performance of ‘The Song Of Misthaven’, exclusively on NME
New Doc ‘Primetime Predator’ to Explore Rolf Harris’ Dark Double Life
"Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator" will debut Tuesday, June 9 on the ABC, and will feature interviews with survivors who’ve never before spoken publicly of his crimes.
Rolf Harris’ Dark Double Life to Be Explored In New Doc ‘Primetime Predator’
"Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator" will debut Tuesday, June 9 on the ABC, and will feature interviews with survivors who’ve never before spoken publicly of his crimes.
Linda Perry discusses new documentary and 4 Non Blondes
The legendary songwriter & frontwoman also talks to the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast about reuniting with her '90s band for a new album.