Eric Church literally lit up the stage for his “Heart on Fire” performance at the 2021 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday evening (Nov. 10) live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. While setting the stage ablaze, Church brought his and his backup singer Joanna Cotten’s fiery wailing and scorching guitar solo to the forefront of his performance. […]

It’s been 10 years since the release of “Super Bass,” and Nicki Minaj is adding one more accolade to the 2011 song’s already-long list of accomplishments. On Wednesday (Nov. 10), the rapper revealed that “Super Bass” has been certified diamond by the RIAA, meaning the song has moved 10 million equivalent units combining actual song

Toro y Moi pledged to donate all profits from his performance at Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival on Friday to the families of the eight victims who died. The performer, also known as Chaz Bear, took to Instagram on Wednesday (Nov. 10) following his performance last weekend at Houston’s Astroworld. Friday’s event left eight festivalgoers —

Going into Wednesday’s (Nov. 10) 2021 CMA Awards, Eric Church and Chris Stapleton are the top nominees, with five nods each. But who will emerge as the night’s biggest winner? Follow along with Billboard all night as we update the winners list live as the show broadcasts on CBS from Nashville. Keep track of the top

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced plans on Wednesday (Nov. 10) to form a concert safety task force in the wake of the Astroworld Festival tragedy that killed eight people and injured hundreds more last weekend. “Live music is a source of joy, entertainment, and community for so many Texans — and the last thing

Hours ahead of Wednesday night’s (Nov. 10) 55th annual Country Music Association Awards, Color of Change has launched a campaign calling for the CMA to be held accountable for what the online racial justice organization describes as its “anti-Black culture, its complacency in the industry’s habitual devaluation of Black people, and its incentive structure that jeopardizes the safety

Lady Gaga could be gunning for another Academy Award with her upcoming film House of Gucci, if early reaction from fans and critics is any indication. The pop superstar stars as Patrizia Reggiani in the biographical crime drama opposite Adam Driver, who portrays Reggiani’s ex-husband and Italian fashion house mogul Maurizio Gucci. Early reactions from critics

Bizarrap would love to record one of his now-legendary “Bzrp Music Sessions” alongside trap tumbao star Natanael Cano. The Argentine producer and DJ, who has recorded 46 “Bzrp Music Sessions” since 2019, revealed Cano was on his bucket list during a Twitter Spaces interview with Billboard’s Leila Cobo on Tuesday. Bizarrap also said he and

Houston Chief of Police Troy Finner on Wednesday (Nov. 10) said that an Astroworld security guard wasn’t actually pricked by a needle and knocked unconscious during the deadly festival last weekend, correcting an earlier statement to note the guard was actually “struck in the head.” “He woke up in the security tent,” Finner said during a Houston Police

The family affair teaming Carlos and Lucy Vives alongside Mau y Ricky pays off as together they score a top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart (dated Nov. 13) with “Besos En Cualquier Horario.” (Lucy is the daughter of Carlos, while Mau y Ricky are brothers, unrelated to the Vives.) The Latin pop bouncy tune, with