Traditionally, the dance music showcases at the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) Festival, one of the world’s biggest and longest-running dance industry events, last until dawn. This year, they won’t even start until then. Due to recently implemented protocols around nightclub gatherings in The Netherlands, musical offerings at the 2021 incarnation of the annual dance industry […]

Billboard’s Boxscore charts returned earlier this week with the top-grossing tours and concerts of the summer (covering June 1-Aug. 30). Here, we’ll dissect the top venues and promoters upon the concert industry’s restart. Despite the summer months being known for six-figure attendance totals at festivals and stadiums, the highest-earning venue in the world was a

Moneybagg Yo snags a new top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Wockesha” flies 22-10 on the list dated Oct. 2. The single ascends thanks to a combination of increased radio airplay as well as some chart reshuffling following the recent influx of new songs from monster albums by Drake and Kanye West.

Tyler, The Creator is set to receive the cultural influence award in partnership with lifestyle brand Rock the Bells at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards. Hip-hop icon and Rock the Bells founder LL Cool J is slated to present the award to the “Earfquake” rapper/producer. The event airs Tuesday (Oct. 5) at 9 p.m. ET on BET.   “I am proud to honor Tyler, The

Just a four-hour drive south of Bryson Tiller’s native hometown of Louisville is the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. In 2020, The Anniversary star partnered with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey brand so it was only right that he venture to its homeplace, with friends and team members in tow (Neil Dominique, Manager and Chase Iziki, Creative

Grimes is not allowing the media attention concerning her high-profile breakup from SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to have an effect on her. On Thursday (Sept. 30), the “Violence” singer released a new song titled “Love” to address her feelings about the heightened media scrutiny surrounding her personal life and directly called out members of the paparazzi

BTS linked up with Coldplay in an alternate “Universe” for their new music video Thursday (Sept. 30), but which of BTS’ visuals with other artists blows your mind the most? Steve Aoki was at his normal post behind the DJ booth in their 2017 “MIC Drop” music video, while Nicki Minaj shared her “Idol” status with the K-pop boy

Following Texas’ passage of a restrictive voting rights law and one of the most severe and restrictive abortion rights laws in the nation, SXSW, which has been located in the state capital of Austin for 30 years, released a statement decrying the government’s “discriminatory laws” and vowing to continue to support “civil rights for all

One of the most beloved songs on the Rolling Stones’ 1981 album, Tattoo You, is closing track “Waiting on a Friend.” In it, singer Mick Jagger drawls about how he’s not “waiting on a lady/ I’m just waiting on a friend.” In a chat with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe on Thursday (Sept. 30), Jagger talked

Martin Solveig and Dragonette’s 2011 hit “Hello” impacts a pair of Billboard’s Oct. 2-dated dance/electronic charts, following its inclusion in the Sept. 17 airing of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso (the ninth episode of the series’ second season). “Hello” bows at No. 11 on the multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, marking the track’s inaugural appearance on