Flavor Flav and Chuck D are going harder than you think to help out people affected by the devastating wildfires in California, with the Public Enemy duo visiting affected families and raising money with the Black Music Action Coalition this week. Related Flavor Flav Comes to Selena Gomez’s Defense After Mass Deportation Backlash 01/28/2025 In a […]
Fostering the next generation of music creatives while also supporting relief efforts for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires were the twin themes of the Black Music Action Coalition’s BMAC x Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Music Maker Grants dinner/ceremony. The third annual event (Jan. 29) also doubled this year as the organization’s ReStore
Lainey Wilson‘s career whirlwind will continue surging this year, when the 2023 CMA entertainer of the year winner launches her Whirlwind World Tour in March. The nearly 50-date trek will feature openers Maddox Batson, Kaitlin Butts, Ernest, Zach Meadows, Drake Milligan, Muscadine Bloodline and Lauren Watkins at various shows. The Whirlwind Tour, which takes its
A new report by the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) reveals that live music contributes billions to the Canadian economy. That’s over $10 billion in GDP during 2023 alone to be precise. Hear and Now: Understanding the economic power and potential of Canada’s live music industry is the first-ever economic impact assessment of Canada’s live
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It’s finally starting to dawn on the members of Sum 41. This is really it. “For the first time, this really feels like the end,” says Deryck Whibley in an exclusive interview with Billboard Canada. The frontman of the quintessential Canadian pop-punk band is speaking over Zoom from his studio in Las Vegas during a
The music world is mourning Marianne Faithfull, who died this week at 78 years old. Tributes to the iconic singer-songwriter have been pouring in ever since her spokesperson revealed in a statement Thursday (Jan. 30) that she had “passed away peacefully” earlier that day while surrounded by family in London, with Mick Jagger, Metallica and
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It’s stadium status once again for The Weeknd. The Toronto crooner announced plans for the North American 2025 After Hours Til Dawn Tour on Friday (Jan. 31) and he’s bringing “Timeless” collaborator Playboi Carti with him. Along with Carti, Mike Dean is also hitting the road with Abel on the outing that is slated to
Joss Stone and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart have partnered with SongBits to allow fans the chance to own part of Stone’s 2021 single “Never Forget My Love”. Stewart – who produced and co-wrote the song – is also a co-founder of SongBits, which aims to empower independent artists by providing fans the chance to own
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, The Weeknd closes out a trilogy, JENNIE continues shining solo and Morgan Wallen declares that it’s him,
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The 67th annual Grammy Awards are here at last. A few weeks ago, the thought of an awards show in Los Angeles, where entire neighborhoods went up in flames, seemed unthinkable. But the Recording Academy withstood considerable pressure to postpone or even cancel the show in light of this month’s devastating wildfires, so here we
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