Katy Perry is ready to rev up a love-filled holiday season. The singer stars in a new Gap ad for the chain’s 2021 All Together Now end-of-year campaign in which she sings a cover of the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love.” In the minute-long spot, Katy wakes up, pulls off her eye mask and […]

Ahead of a headlining set with The Strokes at San Francisco’s Outside Lands this coming weekend (Oct. 29-31), vocalist-guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has revealed a new venture in JETWAY, a “naturally uplifting” wine seltzer. When recalling the product’s inspiration, Hammond Jr. is transported back to 2018 when he had just landed after a transatlantic flight

The Beatles’ Let It Be surges back onto the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 30), re-entering at No. 5 following its deluxe special edition reissue on Oct. 15. The set was first released in 1970 as the final studio effort from the band, and also doubled as the soundtrack to the documentary film of

This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. Within latin music, sales of regional Mexican repertoire as of Sept. 30 (including video streams) may still fall behind pop and urban, according to MRC Data, but they have risen 21% compared with last year — more than any other

This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. The summer of 2020 was approaching, and BTS needed a seasonal hit. On the hunt for this smash song was Columbia Records CEO Ron Perry, who put in a call to Neil Jacobson, founder/CEO of Hallwood Media, a Los

Next year, a trial will take place that will determine how much songwriters are paid by digital streaming services for the years 2023-2027. As music fans move from buying records and listening to AM-FM radio to digital music services, songwriters increasingly depend on revenue from these platforms for their livelihood. American songwriters, particularly those who

The reunited Guns N’ Roses have been barnstorming stadiums and arenas for more than five years. But to hear guitarist Slash tell it, despite all that time on the road together they haven’t yet started writing any new material for the group’s next album. Slash and bassist Duff McKagan re-teamed with singer Axl Rose in

The Latin Recording Academy on Monday (Oct. 25) announced additional artists set to take the stage for the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas. The lineup includes current nominees C. Tangana, Ozuna, Rubén Blades – who will be honored as the Person of the Year – as well as Paula Arenas,

Bon Iver is returning to amphitheaters next spring. The band has announced a 23-date tour scheduled to launch on March 30 in Arizona.   Throughout the spring and summer, Bon Iver will play throughout North America including dates in Atlanta, New Orleans, Miami, Houston and more. Upcoming venues include Forest Hills Stadium in New York City, Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, two nights

Drake celebrated his 35th birthday in style on Saturday night in Los Angeles with a Narcos-themed bash attended by some of his A-list friends. Rocking custom cowboy boots, a white cowboy hat, tan fringed jacket, bolo tie and denim shirt, the Six God did it up in style at yet another one of his legendary