The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week,...
This year, Kacey Musgraves will be honored with the Songwriter Icon award at the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) annual meeting. The NMPA will also honor...
Rod Wave (born Rodarius Green) was arrested on Tuesday (May 20) in Georgia and booked into Fulton County Jail on aggravated assault and possession of a...
Grammy-winning artist Ciara, stylist and creative director June Ambrose, and music executives Phylicia Fant and Sylvia Rhone will be honored on Tuesday (June 3) at the...
Michael B. Tretow, the pioneering Swedish sound engineer who helped craft the signature sonic identity of ABBA, has died at age 80. His wife and son...
Months after receiving backlash for utilizing AI-generated imagery for her “Delusional” single, Kesha has announced new artwork for the track. First released in November 2025, “Delusional” was...
20 years since he took up the role of vocalist of Foreigner, Kelly Hansen has announced that he will be leaving the band this year. Hansen’s...
Lady Gaga took home a Sports Emmy on Tuesday night (May 20) for her pre-Super Bowl performance of “Hold My Hand” in tribute to victims of...
Warner Music Latina signed three emerging urban artists who are creating a viral buzz on social media and the Billboard charts: DFZM (Colombia), Jombriel (Ecuador), and...
50 Cent is back at it. The Queens rapper and filmmaker continues to troll Diddy as the Harlem mogul’s sex trafficking trial heads into its second...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Gaga Music, the independent Australian publishing and sync specialist, forms a new partnership with London-based Warp Publishing....
Fallen Angel, JENNIE‘s latest solo release, tops this week’s new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (Aug....
For seven straight decades, from the 1960s on through the 2020s, the late Dolly Parton charted an iconic string of...
YSL shared the third installment of its popular Slime Language compilation series on Friday (Aug. 28), featuring Future, Travis Scott,...
ENHYPEN claims its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as THE SIN : BLISS debuts atop the...
KATSEYE is giving its loyal EYEKONS an update on Sophia Laforteza’s status. On Sunday (Aug. 30), the international girl group...
Congratulations are in order for Finneas and his longtime love, Claudia Sulewski, who have officially tied the knot. The Grammy-winning...
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields received a major financial boost thanks to a multimillion-dollar donation from Melinda French Gates. After...
It was scorching – and nearly every artist commented on the intense heat. From Rachel Chinouriri stating, “it’s f—ing hot,...
Olivia Rodrigo turned a last-minute lineup shakeup into one of the defining moments of her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival...
