Madonna has been there and done that, more times than anyone can remember. So in a new cover story for Elle magazine about Billie Eilish’s style and music evolution, the 63-year-old pop star lays down the real talk about what happens when a female artists stops worrying about the male gaze and starts getting real. […]

The first solo offering from Chloe Bailey, “Have Mercy,” debuts in the top five of Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart as it starts at No. 3 on the list dated Sept. 25. The single also begins as the genre’s top-selling song of the week and opens in the top 40 of the all-genre Billboard Hot

After a brief break from his backing band The Night Sweats to go solo, Nathaniel Rateliff is back atop Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart with his usual suspects, with “Survivor.” The lead single from the group’s upcoming third studio album jumps from No. 3 to No. 1 on the list dated Sept. 25. Rateliff logs

A year after the launch of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and Billboard Global 200 charts, we may have found the most global hit yet. Nigeria’s CKay debuts on both lists at Nos. 21 and 30, respectively, with “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah).” The Afrobeat sleeper hit drew 27.8 million streams and sold 1,200 downloads

Nashville hitmaker Dustin Lynch has inked a global publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Music. An inducted member of the Grand Ole Opry who was toured alongside the likes of Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban, Lynch has been dubbed “one of the most consistent and exciting artist/writers in country

Worldwide live entertainment leader ASM Global has named industry veteran John Boyle as global chief content officer to lead the expansion of its development and live entertainment production initiatives. In making the announcement, ASM president and chief executive Ron Bension said, “It’s acknowledged that ASM partner venues lead the industry in events per venue. With

Steve “Steve-O” Carless has been appointed president of A&R at Warner Records, the company announced today (Sept. 23). Beginning in his newly-created post Dec. 1, the former Atlantic, Def Jam and Republic A&R veteran will report to Warner co-chairman/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck, who had previously been overseeing A&R efforts at the label, and will also be

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said the company needed to make changes to its Spotlight fund after too many creators were copying one another in an attempt to cash in on the incentive program. “There was actually a lot of copycat content, so people would see the winning content that was making the most money and then make content just like

To close out day three of Billboard’s Latin Music Week, superstar Anitta sat for an intimate conversation with Billboard News host Chelsea Briggs on the Faena Bazaar rooftop. The pair discussed everything from the singer’s nonstop run lately — from performing at the MTV Video Music Awards to attending the Met Gala — as well as how

On Wednesday evening (Sept. 22) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the Americana music community celebrated the crowning evening of its annual AMERICANAFEST, with the Americana Music Association’s 20th annual Honors & Awards. The evening proved a joyous, much-anticipated reunion, as last year’s live event was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Brandi Carlile was the