Bad Bunny, as well as his collaborators in “Safaera” — including Latin hitmaker Tainy — have been sued for direct and copyright infringement, Billboard has learned. The lawsuit was filed by the Florida-based AOM Music Inc., which does business as BM Records, on Sept. 27, claiming the “unauthorized incorporation” of DJ Playero’s “Besa Tu Cuerpo,” “Chocha […]

Old Dominion may be known for crafting upbeat, country radio-friendly hits such as their ACM Award-winning 2019 smash “One Man Band,” but according to the group’s lead singer Matthew Ramsey, Old Dominion took inspiration for their new album from a 1991 Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary. That documentary, Funky Monks, chronicled the creation of the

Måneskin’s “Beggin’ ” is one of the fastest-rising No. 1s on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart by a new artist in the last 25 years, as the song crowns the tally dated Oct. 9 in just its seventh week on the survey. Måneskin completes the quickest climb to No. 1 on Alternative Airplay with a first

As speculation grows around a new Adele album, the superstar singer is considering a Las Vegas residency in 2022, sources tell Billboard. Adele is currently shopping for options and, according to sources, she is considering either the Park Theater at the Park MGM Las Vegas or the Colosseum at Caesars Palace — both of which

Madonna dropped a new trailer for her upcoming tour doc Madame X on Tuesday (Oct. 5), exclusively on Billboard, revealing the dramatic staging and rococo costumes in the feature film about the global adventures of her sexy secret agent character. “Sometimes I despair, sometimes I have hope, sometimes I don’t know, sometimes I feel… pushed,” the

As Coldplay and BTS’ “My Universe” rockets in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 9), the song marks the former’s second leader and the latter’s sixth. For co-writer and co-producer Max Martin, the pop luminary ups his totals to even more stratospheric levels. Martin scores his 25th Hot 100 No. 1 as a

What’s the least-metal occupation you can possibly imagine? How about data entry for a Canadian hospital, ensuring doctors and nurses’ paychecks are appropriately tabulated? For Michael Stringer and Courtney LaPlante, that was the banal day job that paid their bills for years, especially after their long-running mathcore outfit Iwrestledabearonce disbanded in 2016.  After more than

Harry Styles is warmly welcoming fans back to concerts during his Love On Tour arena run – even the ones that happen to be pop superstars on their own time. Halsey, a longtime fan of Styles, attended the “Fine Line” singer’s latest NYC show on Monday (Oct. 4) and received a personalized shoutout in commemoration

Adele teased her long-awaited return to music on Tuesday (Oct. 5), and fans are already bursting at the seams with excitement. The British singer gave her devoted listeners a taste of what to expect from her comeback single, “Easy On Me,” by posting a 17-second teaser clip from the song’s official video. The clip —

YoungBoy Never Broke Again vaults from No. 40 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Oct. 9), returning as the top musical act in the U.S. for a second week, thanks to his new LP, Sincerely, Kentrell. The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 137,000 equivalent album units, according