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Mariah the Scientist Accepts the Rising Star Award | Billboard Women In Music 2026

Mariah the Scientist accepts the Rising Star Award at Billboard Women In Music 2026.  At the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night (April 29), Billboard Women in Music 2026 is honoring EJAE, REI AMI, AUDREY NUNA, Kehlani, Teyana Taylor, Ella Langley, Thalia, Zara Larsson, Laufey and Tate McRae.

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Zara Larsson Accepts the Breakthrough Award | Billboard Women In Music 2026

Zara Larsson accepts the Breakthrough Award at Billboard Women In Music 2026. At the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night (April 29), Billboard Women in Music 2026 is honoring EJAE, REI AMI, AUDREY NUNA, Kehlani, Teyana Taylor, Ella Langley, Thalia, Zara Larsson, Laufey and Tate McRae.

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Coco Jones Presents Mariah The Scientist With the Rising Star Award | Billboard Women In Music 2026

Coco Jones presents Mariah The Scientist with the Rising Star award presented by Honda at Billboard Women In Music 2026.  At the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (April 29), Billboard Women in Music 2026 is honoring EJAE, REI AMI, AUDREY NUNA, Kehlani, Teyana Taylor, Ella Langle

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Billboard’s Women In Music 2026

Each year Billboard Women in Music event recognizes music’s rising artists, creators, producers and executives for their contributions to the industry and community. Featuring Keke Palmer, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, Ella Langley, Laufey, Tate McRae, Kehlani, Mariah the Scientist, Teyana Taylor, Zar

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Zara Larsson Performs ‘Midnight Sun’ | Billboard Women In Music 2026

Zara Larsson performs “Midnight Sun” at Billboard Women In Music 2026.    At the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night (April 29), Billboard Women in Music 2026 is honoring EJAE, REI AMI, AUDREY NUNA, Kehlani, Teyana Taylor, Ella Langley, Thalia, Zara Larsson, Laufey and Tate McRae.

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Tyla Presents Zara Larsson With the Breakthrough Award | Billboard Women In Music 2026

Tyla presents Zara Larsson with the Breakthrough Award at Billboard Women In Music 2026.   At the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (April 29), Billboard Women in Music 2026 is honoring EJAE, REI AMI, AUDREY NUNA, Kehlani, Teyana Taylor, Ella Langley, Thalia, Zara Larsson, Laufey

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Lil Tjay Says He’s Got ‘No Beef’ With Offset Following Florida Shooting

"I’m just as confused as everyone else about that," the Bronx rapper previously told Billboard.

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SiriusXM Posts Double-Digit Profit Growth on Subscription Price Hikes, Pandora’s Ad Revenue

The audio entertainment company discussed improved customer retention with companion plans and advertising 'momentum,' but declined to address market speculation that it may acquire iHeart Radio.

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In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B

YouTube's advertising revenue grew 11% YoY to $9.88 billion in Q1 2026 Source

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Marihiko Hara on His Artistic Vision and Its Culmination in ‘KOKUHO’: Billboard Japan MONTHLY FEATURE

Hara opens up about the creative process behind the music of KOKUHO, his influences from Ryuichi Sakamoto & what lies ahead in his career.

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Tech startup Nebula partners with EMPIRE’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service

The new service lets fans invest in artists' music via Nebula's marketplace Source

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Tech startup Nebula partners with Ghazi Shami’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service

The new service lets fans invest in artists' music via Nebula's marketplace Source

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Ye Defends Releasing ‘Donda 2’ Exclusively on STEM Player in 2022: ‘Sold Over 100,000 Units’

At the time, Billboard determined it didn't meet eligibility requirements to land on the charts.

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Anthropic’s supporters tell court “novel” fair use arguments put forward by music publishers are “unconstitutional”

The music industry has evolved its copyright arguments as to why AI training is not fair use under US law. But are those new arguments valid? Supporters of AI company Anthropic, which has been sued by a group of music publishers, say the revised arguments are novel, flawed and unconstitutional

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Op-ed: More than the Beatles: the quiet secrets behind Liverpool’s world-class music industry

Sound City kicks off in Liverpool tomorrow with this year’s Sound City+ conference, ahead of a weekend of great music across the city. Managing Director Becky Ayres looks back at how the event has evolved over its nineteen editions, and the role it has played in developing Liverpool’s music industry

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Billboard Women In Music 2026: See the Backstage Portraits

Tate McRae, Keke Palmer, the HUNTR/X singers and more struck a pose backstage.

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Believe and TuneCore are blocking distribution of Generative AI tracks made on ‘pirate studios’ like Suno – while inking new partnerships with ElevenLabs and Udio

Denis Ladegaillerie walks MBW through company's new policy – and gives his thoughts on AI, Ackman, and more Source

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Inside 2026 Billboard Women in Music Awards: The Best Show Photos

We’ve collected some of the best star-studded photos from the 2026 Billboard Women in Music ceremony.

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Symphonic targets catalog acquisitions and indie artist financing deals with launch of Symphonic NEXT

Michelle Garramone, who recently joined Symphonic as Head of Strategic Partnerships, will lead the new initiative. Source

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Hot 100 Hits Have Become ‘Moodier, More Distant’ Emotionally Over the Past Five Years

Analytics firm ChartCipher has released its all-encompassing 2025 Hot 100 trend report.