Thirty-five years ago, Randy Travis released his  major label debut, Storms of Life, and ushered a more traditional, twang-and-steel-drenched sound back to the country radio airwaves during the post-Urban Cowboy era. Four of his albums achieved multiplatinum sales, and songs such as “Forever and Ever, Amen,” “Diggin’ Up Bones,” “On the Other Hand,” “Three Wooden Crosses,” “I […]

China Anne McClain is calling on her sisters Lauryn and Sierra to revamp her 2011 hit “Calling All the Monsters” for its 10th anniversary, and Billboard is exclusively premiering a preview. Disney Channel will debut the full-length version of the new music video, directed by Gil Green, on Friday, Oct. 1, just i time for Halloween month. The

Posty Fest will not take place in 2021. Post Malone’s annual Texas event has been postponed until 2022, Billboard has confirmed. The festival said in a statement that “due to logistical issues impacting the production of the festival, Posty Fest is rescheduling to 2022.”  In July, the festival announced it would return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas after a year

Splice, the cloud-based beat pack and pre-cleared sample marketplace that boasts more than 4 million users, announced today (Sept. 30) the creation of a new Global Music Council to help support and recruit creators around the world. Chaired by Caron Veazey — founder/CEO of management and consultant company Something In Common and the vice chair

Elton John and Stevie Wonder’s long-awaited collaboration is finally here. On Thursday (Sept. 30), the “Rocket Man” singer released “Finish Line,” his new song with Wonder from his upcoming star-studded album, The Lockdown Sessions. John and Wonder both deliver a soulful performance on the track, which speaks of overcoming times of darkness with the help

Taylor Swift’s Red era is about to “begin again.” The pop superstar revealed on Thursday (Sept. 30) that she’ll be dropping the re-recorded version of her 2012 album a week sooner than her devoted Swifties originally expected. “Got some news that I think you’re gonna like – My version of Red will be out a week earlier

This article was created in partnership with Samsung Galaxy. Billboard Latin Music 2021 is a wrap, but we still have some exclusive artist portraits from the weeklong celebration of Latin music to share. Photographer Mary Beth Koeth captured some of the biggest names in music using the cutting-edge camera on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G,

Since making his major label debut in 2016, Kane Brown has steadily established himself as an artist capable of crossing — and erasing — musical boundary lines, thanks to his smooth, versatile baritone, a keen sense for an irresistible groove, and a knack for crafting songs that resonate with music fans of all backgrounds. In

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, issued a sharp statement on Thursday morning (Sept. 30) in reaction to a judge suspending him as the conservator of his daughter’s estate. “Mr. Spears loves his daughter Britney unconditionally,” read the statement from Jamie Spears issued via his attorney Vivian Thoreen, according to Variety. “For 13 years, he has

DannyLux hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Songwriters chart (dated Oct. 2), leading for the first time thanks to his work on Eslabon Armado’s “Jugaste y Sufrí,” on which he’s featured. The single holds at its No. 8 high on the Hot Latin Songs chart, largely powered by its streaming sum: 6.2 million U.S. streams