It has been over one year since Spotify brought limited audiobook functionality to its Spotify premium products in November 2023. In March 2024, in a major shift for songwriters and music publishers, Spotify began reporting its three principal premium subscription tiers to the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as “bundled subscription services” rather than as “standalone […]

Lorde is laying down the hammer in the last few days before her new album, Virgin, drops, with the pop star announcing that she has one more single coming out in advance. Related Everything We Know About Lorde’s ‘Virgin’ So Far 05/30/2025 On Instagram Wednesday (June 18), Lorde revealed that the new song will be titled

Billboard Unfiltered returned on Wednesday (June 18) with another brand-new episode featuring a special guest: Rapsody was in the building. This week, senior director of R&B/Hip-Hop Carl Lamarre returned with hip-hop editor Angel Diaz alongside Rapsody to debate who is the greatest rapper/producer combination of all time. Related ‘Billboard Unfiltered’: Reviewing Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter

Bun B thinks Pusha T is “a dangerous man.” The Texas rap legend sat down with Shannon Sharpe’s Night Cap and was asked about Pusha T’s recent diss aimed at Travis Scott that has been dominating the rap news cycle. Related Mannie Fresh Reveals Bun B Originally Was Going to Be in Big Tymers 08/12/2024 “Pusha’s

NIVA ‘25 — the fourth annual conference for the National Independent Venue Association, slated to take place June 22-25 in Milwaukee — is happening against the backdrop of some of the fiercest ticketing battles heating up around the country. According to NIVA executive director Stephen Parker, this year alone throughout the U.S., there have been