The Billboard Latin Women in Music special is scheduled to return for its third edition on April 24 at 9 p.m. ET via Telemundo, Billboard and Telemundo announced Thursday (March 20). Hosted by the legendary Mexican singer and songwriter Ana Bárbara, who was among the 2024 honorees, the two-hour event will celebrate the groundbreaking women who are shaping […]

As the concert business soars to new heights, five of its most powerful women have been on a tear. As leading agents across five top booking agencies, Jenna Adler, Lucy Dickins, Samantha Kirby Yoh, Cara Lewis and Marsha Vlasic serve as tour architects and chief dealmakers to the stars, shaping the live-music landscape while helping

Live Nation, BMI, ASCAP, Nettwerk Music Group, Soundstripe and the Recording Academy rank among the best places in the music business for women to work, according to a first-of-its-kind survey. The 40-year-old nonprofit organization Women in Music, in partnership with company reviews platform InHerSight, has unveiled its first edition of WIM Best Places To Work,

Musicians have often expressed a desire to make a difference in the world, through both their art and their actions. Now, the world’s biggest music company has assembled a powerful squad of corporate ninjas to help its artists get the job done. In June 2024, Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge announced the creation of

It’s a few days late to tie in with St. Patrick’s Day, but U2 are the first Irish songwriters to be named Ivors Academy Fellows. They are the second group to receive the honor, following Bee Gees. Related 7 Best Moments as U2 Welcomes Striking Sphere Venue to Las Vegas 09/30/2023 Ivors Academy Fellows is the

The style of dancehall currently dominating the streets of England is quite different from the dancehall that ruled the Billboard Hot 100 in the early 2000s. Trap dancehall — the aptly named subgenre of trap-infused dancehall — has been king for the last couple of years, and Manchester-bred Jamaican dancehall artist 1Ski OG is looking

Taylor Swift is now a part of Benny Blanco‘s life in more ways than one since his romance with Selena Gomez started. Related Benny Blanco & Selena Gomez Reminisce on Feeling ‘Like a Teenager Again’ on Their… 03/19/2025 In addition to the pop star being one of his famous fiancée’s closest friends, the producer has

Primary Wave said on Thursday it partnered with The Notorious B.I.G.‘s estate to acquire a stake in the Brooklyn rapper’s music publishing and recordings, as well as certain name, image and likeness rights. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Thursday that Biggie Smalls’s late mother, Voletta Wallace,

Welcome to Publishing Briefs, our semimonthly bulletin of recent signings, deals and doings in the wide world of music publishing. Since we last spoke, Primary Wave bought a stake in a Notorious catalog, Eslabon Armado frontman Pedro Tovar inked a deal with Kobalt, reggaetón star Ryan Castro signed with Warner Chappell, BMI said it will