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Graham Coxon to release never-heard-before 2011 album ‘Castle Park’ as he reissues solo catalogue
Check out new single 'Billy Says' as the Blur and Waeve guitarist also announces details of a special London show this November
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ No. 1 on Hot 100 for 7th Week as ‘Dandelion’ Debuts Atop Billboard 200
Langley joins Taylor Swift as the only women to top the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 with country titles simultaneously.
Jason Aldean Reflects on His Journey to Billboard Chart-Topping Success | Billboard Chart History
Country superstar Jason Aldean takes us through his No. 1 on the Billboard chart hits with personal backstories like how “Don’t You Wanna Stay” came to be with Kelly Clarkson and why she made him throw his studio notes in the trash, why Ludacris was perfect for “Dirt Road Anthem,” how “She’s Country
Drake says judge in defamation case didn’t properly consider whether “reasonable people” might believe slur in Kendrick’s diss track
Drake still wants Universal Music held liable for defamation over its release of Kendrick Lamar’s “certified pedophile” lyric in diss track ‘Not Like Us’. With defamation cases, context is everything, but Drake now argues the judge who dismissed his defamation lawsuit considered the wrong context
Why Wisin Says Ivy Queen Is the Reason ‘Many of Us Are Able to Make a Living Through Our Art Today’
The Puerto Rican icon is Billboard's 2026 Latin Women in Music Pioneer Award recipient.
UMG Sues Quince Over Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean Songs in TikTok Posts: ‘Rampant and Brazen’
The case against the ecomm startup is the latest in an industry crackdown on commercial brands accused of using music on social media without paying for it.
Juanes Highlights Rosalía's Comprehensive Cultural Influence Ahead of Latin Woman of the Year Honor
The Spanish superstar is being honored as the 2026 Woman of the Year at Billboard's Latin Women in Music.
Kanye tour cancellations build, as Polish and Swiss shows are pulled
Kanye West’s upcoming tour continues to contract amid ongoing controversies over past antisemitic conduct. A concert in Poland, only announced last week, has already been cancelled after the country’s culture minister criticised the show. A stadium in Switzerland has also declined to host the rapper
Why Juanes Says Rosalía’s Cultural Impact Isn’t ‘Just About Her Music, But Everything Surrounding It’
The Spanish superstar is being honored as the 2026 Woman of the Year at Billboard's Latin Women in Music.
Bad Bunny's 'DTMF' Matches 'Despacito' Record on Hot Latin Songs Chart
The two tracks share the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in its nearly 40-year-old history.
Rosalía Honored as Woman of the Year at Billboard Latin Women in Music 2026
The ceremony will broadcast live at 9 p.m. ET on April 23 via Telemundo.
Miranda Lambert Signs With MCA, Continues Big Loud Texas Role
Miranda Lambert has signed with label MCA and will continue her role as founder of Big Loud Texas.
25 Weed Songs: Highest Hits in Hot 100 History
Stoner songs that blazed their way up the chart.
Miranda Lambert Aligns With MCA
Miranda Lambert has signed with label MCA and will continue her role as founder of Big Loud Texas.
Rosalía Named Woman of the Year at Billboard Latin Women in Music 2026
The ceremony will broadcast live at 9 p.m. ET on April 23 via Telemundo.
Bad Bunny’s ‘DTMF’ Ties Historic Run of Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s ‘Despacito’ Featuring Justin Bieber
The two tracks share the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in its nearly 40-year-old history.
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya reveals a music-making app called Bop
No need to look puzzled: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is not, in fact, a vinyl-themed boozer in Tokyo’s youth-culture hotspot. It’s actually a “music software label” founded by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to he head of innovation at Spotify. Although he did come up with the name in one of those bars. What
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya launches a music-making app called Bop
No need to look puzzled: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is not, in fact, a vinyl-themed boozer in Tokyo’s youth-culture hotspot. It’s actually a “music software label” founded by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to he head of innovation at Spotify. Although he did come up with the name in one of those bars. What
OpenAI boss Sam Altman’s ‘World’ gets into concert ticketing
Sam Altman is best known as the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, but he’s got another project called ‘World’ that is suddenly directly relevant to the music industry. Sharply summarised by Wired as “Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, humanity-verifying World project” in a recent article, the initiative descri
UMG’s ‘Everything Jazz’ site focuses on sales and curation
Downloads may be well into a long-term decline that shows no signs of a vinyl-style revival, but there are still contexts where they are meaningful for individual artists and labels. Bandcamp is one, and Universal Music Group will be hoping that jazz is another. Specifically the Everything Jazz plat