Blackstone is negotiating a deal with Merck Mercuriadis that would see the equity firm team up with the music executive and his company, The Family (Music) Ltd., to buy music assets, according to industry sources. The potential deal was first reported by Bloomberg. According to sources, the deal being negotiated would see Blackstone buy equity in Mercuriadis’ […]

Michael Abitbol has been promoted to senior vp and head of U.S. digital at Sony Music Publishing (SMP). In the new role, Abitbol will manage all aspects of SMP’s U.S. digital business and oversee the publisher’s newly expanded U.S. digital team. He is based in New York and reports to SMP’s president global digital Antony

If you’re a Powfu fan, maybe you’ve occasionally thought, “I wonder what an actually happy Powfu song would sound like.” Wonder no more. The insanely prolific Canadian artist has such a talent for sad-sack, lo-fi hip-hop odes to solitude, post-adolescent doubts and romantic frustrations that a year ago he earned the New York Times headline,

Over the past year, pop-punk and alternative rock have reasserted their place in mainstream music — and this year’s 21 Under 21 list reflects that resurgence, with nearly half of the artists loosely fitting that mold. In 2020, on the heels of TikTok fame, jxdn became Travis Barker’s first signee to his DTA Records label (an imprint

Gearing up for his Hollywood Bowl performance on Friday night (Oct. 8), Burna Boy is feeling blessed. Recovering from a late-night recording session in Los Angeles that dipped into the morning, the illustrious afro-fusion star caught up with Billboard ahead of the historic set. “I’m feeling legendary,” Burna says. “Coming from where I’m from and

Darren Criss is going to have a very, very busy holiday season. The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor/singer dropped his debut holiday album on Friday (Oct. 8), A Very Darren Crissmas, which features appearances from Adam Lambert, Evan Rachel Wood and Lainey Wilson. “You know how every year around the holidays, you say to yourself,

The upcoming CMT Artists of the Year special will feature a star-studded performance lineup. The Oct. 13 show that will air live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center at 8 p.m. CT on CMT will feature solo performances from honorees Gabby Barrett, Kane Brown and Luke Combs, as well as breakout artist of the year Mickey Guyton

Sherrese Clarke Soares, previously CEO and co-founder of Tempo Music and before that managing director at Morgan Stanley, has launched a new investment firm called HarbourView Equity Partners. Backed by mega firm Apollo Global Management, HarbourView will focus on buying music, media and entertainment assets and, according to the New York Times, already has up

Bruce Springsteen is at his loose-limbed best in the electrifying new video for “Sherry Darling” from the upcoming first-time release of the band’s Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts film. The singer, 31 at the time, is a ball of energy as he bounds across the stage in black jeans and a grey sport coat, swinging his

Kim Kardashian West has branched out into a lot of new and unexpected businesses over the course of her long, wildly successful reality TV-launched career. But there’s one thing she absolutely will not do. “Oh my gosh, this crazy thought just occurred to me in this exact moment right now. Should we start our own girl