More than two months after he found out that he was not going to be on the final version of Donda, Soulja Boy got the apology he was looking for from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West.) “Yo it’s Ye. Love you bro. I should have told you I wasn’t gonna use the verse,” Ye […]

Mastodon tops Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart for a third time, as Hushed and Grim debuts at No. 1 on the Nov. 13-dated ranking. The set bows with 20,000 equivalent album units earned in the Oct. 29-Nov. 4 tracking period, according to MRC Data, with album sales comprising 18,000 units. Mastodon first crowned Hard Rock

As authorities work to unravel the causes of this weekend’s Astroworld tragedy, and who will be held accountable for the eight deaths and hundreds of injuries, different theories have emerged suggesting the opioid fentanyl may have played a role in the mayhem. Media sources including TMZ have also suggested there were instances of attendees being injected

Darius Rucker has some advice for his pal Luke Bryan, who is hosting the CMA Awards tonight. “Have fun! You’re going to rehearse your butt off, but go have fun with it because if you don’t, it looks like you’re not having fun with it,” he says. Rucker knows what he’s talking about. He and

After eight years of logging entries on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, Asking Alexandria scores its first leader with “Alone Again,” which leaps 4-1 on the tally dated Nov. 13. “Alone Again” is the rockers’ first ruler among 11 charted titles, six of which have hit the top 10. The band first reached the ranking

The very public and contentious multi-million dollar dispute between Argentine trap star Paulo Londra and his label, Big Ligas, was settled quietly and amicably in a small Miami courtroom just three days into a trial. Amid smiles and hugs, Londra and Big Ligas’ attorneys  — James Sammataro and Jesús Cuza, respectively — wrote a statement

ViacomCBS and Twitter are entering into a multiyear global agreement for digital content tied to live events, popular shows and franchises from ViacomCBS’ brands, including CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount. As part of the partnership, Paramount+ will host three Twitter watch parties for the streamer’s original series, while tentpole programs will use Twitter’s marketing support and take

More lawsuits continue to be filed over Friday night’s deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival by injured victims or the families of those killed, reaching a total of 46 cases filed by Wednesday morning. The cases, which accuse Travis Scott, Live Nation, ScoreMore and other organizers of negligence, began to be filed in

John Legend has signed a new deal with Republic Records, leaving his longtime label home of Columbia, Billboard can exclusively reveal. The best-selling singer-songwriter will mark the occasion with the release of a new holiday single, “You Deserve It All,” on Thursday (Nov. 11), with his Republic full-length debut expected in 2022. “I am excited

Fans aren’t the only ones getting emotional about Taylor Swift’s upcoming re-recorded Red album — even her collaborators on the project got a little choked up. “It’s just been a dream,” Phoebe Bridgers, who is featured on the song “Nothing New,” told Billboard last month during an interview about her record label, Saddest Factory Records.