In December 2014, I saw Ariel Camacho perform at Guelaguetza, a popular Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles. He was making the rounds as the emerging sierreño act to watch from Sinaloa, known for his extraordinary guitar skills and striking vocals. In his early 20s and on the brink of stardom — signed to the indie […]
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K-pop star G-DRAGON dropped his first full-length album in more than a decade on Tuesday (Feb. 25), Übermensch. The eight-song collection released through Galaxy Corporation as part of their deal with indie label EMPIRE kicks off with the rock-adjacent banger “Home Sweet Home” featuring fellow former BigBang members TAEYANG & DAESUNG. The LP features DRAGON’S
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Released Feb. 14 on the deluxe version of Sabrina Carpenter’s album Short n’ Sweet, the remix of her originally solo smash “Please Please Please” — adding Dolly Parton in a featured role — debuts on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (dated March 1). Related Sabrina Carpenter’s Very Sweet Week, From ‘SNL50’ With Paul Simon to
Drake and PartyNextDoor blast onto the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated March 1), thanks to the pair’s new collaborative album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. The set debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 246,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in its opening week (Feb. 14-20), according to Luminate. PartyNextDoor
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With RuPaul’s Drag Race bringing back their Rate-a-Queen system for season 17, Billboard decided to rate each of the new queens every week based on their performance. Below, we take a look at this season’s Rusical to see which queens brought Broadway to the main stage. Spoilers ahead for episode 8. Related ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
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Two of the most prominent names in New Zealand music have joined forces, with Lorde appearing on “Kāhore He Manu E”, the latest single from Marlon Williams’ first Māori language album. Set for release on April 4, Williams’ forthcoming album – Te Whare Tīwekaweka – was first announced in January as the follow-up to 2022’s
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A feature-length documentary chronicling heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne‘s six-year struggle to recuperate from a devastating 2019 fall, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, will debut on Paramount+ later this year. The movie, currently in production, is described as an intimate look into the 76-year-old rock legend’s personal life since the injury that has colored
Grimes posted a pair of previously unreleased demos on Monday (Feb. 24) that the singer said are among her favorite unheard tracks. Both songs are somewhat of a departure for the singer, including the mostly acoustic “The Fool,” which finds her singing new lyrics over Mazzy Star’s beloved 1994 ballad “Fade Into You.” Related Grimes
Colombian pop-rock band Morat headlines Day 3 of the 2025 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, performing Tuesday night (Feb. 25) at the Quinta Vergara amphitheater in the coastal city of Viña del Mar in Chile. Morat is slated to take the stage at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by countryman Sebastián Yatra. The pop star’s performance
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“The middle class is growing, and it’s only going to accelerate with AI,” says Laurent Hubert, CEO of Kobalt. It’s a sentiment that’s widely held in the music industry today and one that’s backed by hard data. According to Luminate’s Midyear Music Report for 2024, the number of mid-tier artists – those earning between 1
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