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AFEM members receive discount for Beatport Connect NYC

AFEM members get an exclusive discount on BMC with code: BPAFEM10

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Brighton Music Conference 2026 details announced by AFEM

AFEM returns to Brighton Music Conference from 20 to 22 May 2026 with four panels, a welcome mixer, members dinner and the return of Meet the Experts. Ten industry leaders join Meet the Experts on Fri

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Charvel Standard Series San Dimas Style 2 SD2 HH HT Review

Charvel takes on the lower end of the market with an Indonesian-built T-type that has some very intriguing specifications

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Believe: The Multibillion-Dollar Music Company Outmaneuvering Major Labels

Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie and executive Romain Vivien decode the rise of their multibillion-dollar music company that is commanding 10% of the global digital market. Believe has successfully

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Believe Founders Denis Ladegaillerie & Romain Vivien Explain the Global Rise of Their Multibillion-Dollar Music Company | Billboard News

Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie and executive Romain Vivien decode the rise of their multibillion-dollar music company that is commanding 10% of the global digital market. Believe has successfully

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Believe Founders Denis Ladegaillerie & Romain Vivien Explain the Global Rise of Their Multibillion-Dollar Music Company | Billboard News

Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie and executive Romain Vivien decode the rise of their multibillion-dollar music company that is commanding 10% of the global digital market. Believe has successfully outmaneuvered the major label system. Billboard News explores why top musical acts like Janet Jacks

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Denis Ladegaillerie & Romain Vivien Explain the Global Rise of Their Multibillion-Dollar Music Company | Billboard News

Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie and executive Romain Vivien decode the rise of their multibillion-dollar music company that is commanding 10% of the global digital market. Believe has successfully outmaneuvered the major label system. Billboard News explores why top musical acts like Janet Jacks

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Michael Jackson Rules Billboard Artist 100

The King of Pop is the sixth artist to reach No. 1 posthumously, and just the second this decade.

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Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for May 23, 2026

Ella Langley continues her dominant run in the top two spots with “Choosin’ Texas” and “Be Her,” Bruno Mars also gets two top 10 entries with “I Just Might” and “Risk It All,” Olivia Dean also appears

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Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for May 23, 2026 | Billboard News

Ella Langley continues her dominant run in the top two spots with “Choosin’ Texas” and “Be Her,” Bruno Mars also gets two top 10 entries with “I Just Might” and “Risk It All,” Olivia Dean also appears twice in this week’s top 10 with “So Easy (To Fall In Love)” and “Man I Need.” Tetris […]

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Michael Jackson Rules Billboard Artist 100 for First Time, Thanks to Continued ‘Michael’ Biopic Success

The King of Pop is the sixth artist to reach No. 1 posthumously, and just the second this decade.

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UMG CFO: Downtown Will Add 15 to 20 Million Euros to Virgin Music Group Revenue in the Coming Years

Virgin Music, physical distribution and publishing are currently growing at faster rates than the much larger recorded music division, Matt Ellis said.

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Billboard & Montauk Yacht Club Announce the Return of Marina Music Series With Washed Out DJ Set

More lineup announcements will be shared throughout the summer.

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Billboard & Montauk Yacht Club Announce the Return of Marina Music Series With Washed Out DJ Set

More lineup announcements will be shared throughout the summer.

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UMG CFO: Downtown Will Add 15 to 20 Million Euros to Virgin Music Group Revenue in the Coming Years

Virgin Music, physical distribution and publishing are currently growing at faster rates than the much larger recorded music division, Matt Ellis said.

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‘Adding Fuel to the Fire’: How Soaring Gas Prices Made a Difficult Touring Market Even Worse

With the Iran war sending the price of fuel skyrocketing, artists already squeezed by post-pandemic cost increases are being confronted with even tighter margins.

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Mariah the Scientist Makes Her Award Show Performance Debut at Billboard Women in Music 2026

The Rising Star Award presented by Honda Stage turned the evening into an intimate, late-night dreamscape with surprise guest Kali Uchis

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Jermaine Jackson Told to Pay $6.5 Million After Failing to Contest Rape Case

A default judgment was delivered in a lawsuit accusing Jackson of a 1988 rape

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Mariah the Scientist Makes Her Award Show Performance Debut at Billboard Women in Music 2026

The Rising Star Award presented by Honda Stage turned the evening into an intimate, late-night dreamscape with surprise guest Kali Uchis

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Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' Reaches No. 1 Globally

The two most recent top songs in the world are catalog classics, as “Billie Jean” dethrones Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj’s “Beauty and a Beat.”