As the T.J. Martell Foundation celebrates its 50th year, the cancer research nonprofit supported by the music industry is looking to the future, and how it can continue to grow under new chairman of the board Steve Gawley. Gawley, who is executive vp of business and legal affairs and business development at REPUBLIC Collective, will

Durand Jones & The Indications are back and it’s “Been So Long.” The soul group – officially the trio of Durand Jones, Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein – are returning Wednesday (March 18) with the announcement of their fourth studio album Flowers (out June 27 on Dead Oceans) and lead single “Been So Long.” Their latest

Tom Corson, co-chairman/COO of Warner Records, is set to receive the City of Hope’s 2025 Spirit of Life Award. It will be presented this fall at the annual Spirit of Life Gala in Los Angeles. For more than 50 years, the music industry has united around the Spirit of Life campaign, raising nearly $170 million

Colombian reggaetón star Ryan Castro has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, the company tells Billboard. Born in Medellín, Castro released his debut album El Cantante del Ghetto, a nod to his journey from street busking to bona fide hitmaker, last year. “Joining Warner Chappell is a big step in my career as an

Erykah Badu remembers her last moments of normalcy. The generational talent who changed the course of R&B and hip-hop with her home-cooked neo-soul has never truly been “normal,” of course. But before Badu was the futuristic stylist we know her to be, she was just a young woman from Dallas. One who traveled to New

After months of teases, Ye surprise released his Bully album on Tuesday night (March 18) in three different versions. Though at press time only one of those versions appeared to be live, the short film that is available was directed by West and edited by famed hip-hop video master Hype Williams and stars the rapper’s