Documenting the women in dance music and the female influence on the history of the genre is a long-overdue task. A new book is working to make it happen. Longtime UK-based events manager, promoter and club consultant Laila Mckenzie and author Ian Snowball (who’s written books on a variety of British musicians) are expanding the […]

In honor of Veterans Day, leading live music promoter Disco Donnie Presents has pledged to donate $1 million worth of tickets to first responders, currently-serving military staff, veterans and gold-star families for its 2022 festivals and club shows in the U.S. The tickets, which will be donated through the nonprofit organizations Vet Tix and 1st

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The first night of Hanukkah is just a few weeks away, and if you’re a Deadhead looking to make your festive decor a bit more rock n’ roll, look no further. Grateful Dead launched

Following a four-year hiatus, indie-rock band The Walters have reunited and finalized a deal with Warner Records, the company exclusively tells Billboard. The Chicago quintet will commemorate their reunion and new deal with a string of live shows in December. The reunion comes after the band’s 2014 single “I Love You So” has picked up steam

Rushion McDonald, who executive-produced the Steve Harvey daytime talk show from 2012 to 2017, will spearhead production for the inaugural Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating the Spirit of Jazz on Oct. 22, 2022, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. Presented by Jazz 91.9 WCLK, the Jazz Music Awards recognizes “a broad spectrum of creators within the national and international jazz world, from mainstream and

Since the release of his sophomore album Limbo, Aminé has been in a different bag. The Portland rapper is high off what he calls his new EP/LP/mixtape/album TWOPOINTFIVE. The second in the POINTFIVE series following 2018’s ONEPOINTFIVE, the 12-song in-betweener project finds the 27-year-old stretching his vocals over more upbeat tempos — becoming his most

Megan Thee Stallion nabs her fourth top 10 album on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, as Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives debuts at No. 3 on the list dated Nov. 13. The set starts with a little over 38,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 4, according

On the evening of November 1, 39-year-old rapper El Funky (real name Eliecer Márquez Duany) got on a plane in Havana bound for Miami, leaving his native Cuba for the first time in his life. “Cuba looked so dark from above. There were so few lights. When you get here to the United States, it’s

A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died, the family’s lawyer said Thursday (Nov. 11), making her the ninth person to die in a crowd surge after fans pushed toward the stage during a performance by headliner Travis Scott. Bharti Shahani died Wednesday, attorney James Lassiter said

Meduza launches at No. 10 on Billboard’s multimetric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Nov. 13) with “Tell It to My Heart,” featuring Hozier. Released Oct. 29, the track earned 2 million U.S. streams and sold 1,100 downloads in the week ending Nov. 4, according to MRC Data. It’s Italian production act Meduza’s fourth top 10,