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Madonna Says Her ‘Valentine’s Day Gift’ to Fans Is New Music Coming Soon

Madonna fans are getting something better than chocolates or roses for Valentine’s Day this year: the promise of new music. Related Madonna Praises Sabrina Carpenter’s Vogue Cover 02/12/2025 On Instagram Thursday (Feb. 13) — just one day before the day of love — the superstar shared a video slideshow of photos showing off her recent time […]

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How Are Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud & More Preparing For AI Music?

This analysis is part of Billboard’s music technology newsletter Machine Learnings. Sign up for Machine Learnings, and other Billboard newsletters for free here. Related AI, Music & Business: Everything You Need to Know 11/19/2024 Have you heard about our lord and savior, Shrimp Jesus? Last year, a viral photo of Jesus made out of shrimp went

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Kim Kardashian Appears to Comment on Ex-Husband Kanye West’s Changes During Marriage: ‘You Can’t Live With the New Person’

Since filing for divorce from ex-husband Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) in 2021, Kim Kardashian has mostly kept quiet about the couple’s relationship, how they are co-parenting their four children and whatever feelings she might have about West’s repeated public meltdowns in which he spouts hate-filled antisemitic invective for days on end. Related A

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Why Influence Media Is Expanding Beyond Catalogs and Investing In Hip-Hop’s Future

In the ever-evolving world of music asset trading, Influence Media Partners early on broke away from the initial frenzy over evergreen rock music classics to pursue a riskier strategy: acquiring contemporary music catalogs, including hip-hop. One of its biggest deals was the 2022 acquisition of Future’s publishing catalog, which consists of 612 songs composed from

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Justin Tranter on the ‘Misogynistic’ Backlash to Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech: ‘Anger Is Going to Fix This Problem’

When Chappell Roan won best new artist at the 2025 Grammys, she used her platform on Music’s Biggest Night to demand that labels provide “a livable wage and healthcare” for artists. While her speech was greeted with applause from many artists and industry players at the ceremony, not everyone was cheering — the most outspoken

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Country Singer Max McNown, Whose Show Was Bumped for Paul McCartney’s, Is Happy to Let It Be

It was a few weeks ago that Max McNown’s agents at Wasserman Music told the country upstart that his Feb. 11-12 sold-out Bowery Ballroom shows in New York City needed to move to accommodate another artist. Related Paul McCartney Brings ‘Now and Then’ to America, Speaks on Ukrainian Freedom at Surprise… 02/12/2025 The agents, Jonathan

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Fetty Wap’s ‘Again’ Is No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart Via JBL Speakers Trend

Fetty Wap is back at No. 1 on a Billboard chart as “Again” jumps 8-1 to rule the TikTok Billboard Top 50 tally dated Feb. 15. The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Recalls Being ‘Blown Away’ by 1994’s ‘The Lion King’ Ahead of ‘Mufasa’ Digital Release

Mufasa: The Lion King is set to hit digital retailers this month, and to celebrate all the bonus content that will become available for fans to enjoy, Billboard is sharing an exclusive clip that finds two of the creative forces behind the live-action musical reminiscing on their early Lion King memories. In the clip, songwriter

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Here’s How 2 Chainz Feels About Kendrick Lamar Name-Dropping Him on ‘Not Like Us’

2 Chainz was one of the Atlanta artists Kendrick Lamar named in the third verse of “Not Like Us” who had worked with Drake in the past before proceeding to call him “not a colleague” but a “colonizer.” And now, the “Watch Out” rapper is sharing his thoughts on the mention. Related Drake & Kendrick

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