Music Industry
Watch Lady Gaga & Bad Bunny Race to the Top of Billboard’s Midyear Touring Report
Friends become chart foes as the collaborators staged the two biggest tours of the first half of the 2026 chart year.
HarbourView Equity Partners acquires pre-2024 catalog from Stefflon Don
Deal covers both publishing and recorded music rights Source
John Summit on the Resurgence of Dance Music
Is dance music coming back to the mainstream? On this week’s episode of Billboard On The Record, John Summit — DJ, producer and founder of Experts Only — discusses what makes the dance music industry
Lizzo Clears Up Misconception About Her 2025 Mixtape
The singer also told Billboard why she thinks her 2025 mixtape will be remembered as a "classic."
Lady Gaga Sets Midyear Boxscore Record on The Mayhem Ball With $236M Gross
Gaga marathoned the chart year's first six months across four continents.
Lizzo Becomes the New Face of Chili's Baby Back Ribs
The star also tells Billboard about playing a rib flute and studying *NSYNC to recreate the iconic jingle.
Bad Bunny Tops Three Midyear Boxscore Charts
The first leg of the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour grossed more than $200 million and is already one of the year’s biggest tours.
YouTube will now automatically detect and label AI videos – even when creators don’t disclose it
The platform said it is rolling out "new internal signals" to identify AI-generated content, starting in May 2026. Source
Live Nation have created “climate of fear” in UK live music industry, finds government report calling for fresh investigation into market dominance
The report points to "deep concerns about whether competition in the industry is now working fairly for fans, artists, venues and independent promoters" The post Live Nation have created “climate of fear” in UK live music industry, finds government report calling for fresh investigation into market
Horizon Future Leaders Share Resources for Music Industry Development
From guilds to grassroots communities, job boards to leadership programmes, here is a guide to everything the next generation of music industry leaders told us helped them develop their skills and pro
Larry Jackson's Gamma Files Lawsuit to Identify Online Smear Creators
The 12-page complaint, filed on Tuesday (May 26) and reviewed by MBW, brings three causes of action: defamation, trade libel, and unfair competition under New York common law Source
Flea and Thom Yorke Stage Atoms for Peace Reunion
The duo performed "Traffic Lights" and covered Marvin Gaye. Flea and Thom Yorke Stage Atoms for Peace Reunion Alex Young
How Lizzo Went From Vegan to the New Face of Chili’s Baby Back Ribs: ‘I’m the Perfect Person for It’
The star also tells Billboard about playing a rib flute and studying *NSYNC to recreate the iconic jingle.
Lady Gaga Sets Midyear Boxscore Record on The Mayhem Ball With $236M Gross
Gaga marathoned the chart year's first six months across four continents.
Lizzo Clears Up ‘Misconception’ She Shelved Her ‘Love in Real Life’ Album: ‘I Just Changed the Name’
The singer also told Billboard why she thinks her 2025 mixtape will be remembered as a "classic."
John Summit: How an Accountant-Turned-DJ Is Bringing Back Dance Music | Billboard On The Record
Is dance music coming back to the mainstream? On this week’s episode of Billboard On The Record, John Summit — DJ, producer and founder of Experts Only — discusses what makes the dance music industry unique, how DJs went from underground clubs to arena shows and festival headliner slots and why he d
Every resource our Horizon Future Leaders recommended, in one place
From guilds to grassroots communities, job boards to leadership programmes, here is a guide to everything the next generation of music industry leaders told us helped them develop their skills and progress in their careers
Flea and Thom Yorke Stage Atoms for Peace Reunion
The duo performed "Traffic Lights" and covered Marvin Gaye. Flea and Thom Yorke Stage Atoms for Peace Reunion Alex Young
Swedish startup Tonada is making AI music for retailers
Hands up anyone who didn’t think AI music was coming for the retail/business background-music sector? No hands? No surprises. As a target market, it’s low-hanging but extremely tempting fruit indeed. Tonada is one of the startups hoping to fill its boots (with fruit? This mixed metaphor won’t end we
States Seek Ticketmaster Sale and Venue Divestiture from Live Nation
The US states that successfully pursued that big antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation have filed a wishlist of sanctions they now want the judge to impose. It includes forcing a sale of Ticketmaster