It’s obviously been a major year for Cynthia Erivo. The star, who portrayed the iconic Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked, is in the running for best actress in a leading role at this year’s Oscars ceremony and her inimitable vocal ability has been the inspiration behind many social media users attempting to recreate her […]
In our Latin Remix of the Week series, we spotlight remixes that the Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors deem exceptional and distinct. We might not publish a review every week. This is our selection today. RaiNao celebrated the first anniversary of her album CAPICÚ by unveiling CAPICÚ (Aniversario) on Monday (Feb. 24) — a special edition that preserves the original 16
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African female artists have been killing it this month. A week after Ayra Starr dropped her new single “All the Love,” she became the first African female artist to win best international artist and first female artist to win best African music act in 16 years at the 2025 MOBO Awards. And Tems‘ record-breaking domination
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Welcome to the latest Executive Turntable, Billboard’s weekly compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across the music business. There’s a full slate of personnel news this week, so let’s hop to it. EMPIRE‘s global expansion is afoot with the appointment of Guillermo Ramos as managing director of Europe,
Argentine rapper and singer Duki will be the headlining act at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2025 on Friday night (Feb. 28). He will perform at the Quinta Vergara amphitheater, the festival’s venue in the coastal city of Viña del Mar, Chile. Duki is scheduled to take the stage at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by Eladio Carrión.
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Neil Young has added a major festival date to his upcoming summer run with new band the Chrome Hearts. Young, 79, will headline a July 11 date at the annual BST Hyde Park summer concert series in London, where he will be joined by “Peace Train” singer Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Van Morrison, with more support
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BLACKPINK will be hanging around in your area a bit longer this summer. The K-pop girl group announced the addition of five more dates for their anticipated world tour on Thursday (Feb. 27). After initially rolling out 10 stops on the outing earlier this month, JENNIE, ROSÉ, JISOO and LISA have doubled down, adding second nights
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Lizzo‘s fun night out turns into a nightmare (and then gets fun again) in the high-energy video for her comeback single “Love in Real Life.” Two years after her last solo single, the singer was back in our ears and our eyes on Friday (Feb. 28) with the release of the rollicking, uptempo pop rock
Tate McRae has officially hit a new career high in Australia. The Canadian singer-songwriter has secured her first No. 1 album on the ARIA Albums Chart with So Close To What, marking her third top 10 placement Down Under. It follows I Used To Think I Could Fly, which peaked at No. 10 in 2022,
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Chris Stapleton isn’t taking part in one of Australia’s most infamous concert traditions. The 10-time Grammy winner, who is currently on his first-ever tour of the country, has made it clear that he won’t be doing a shoey—drinking beer from a shoe—despite the custom being a fan favorite at major performances. “I’ve heard about this.
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