The 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards are just around the corner, where Bad Bunny takes the lead as a 22-time finalist in 13 categories. He’s followed by Maluma with 11 nominations, J Balvin with nine nods, and Karol G, Anuel AA and Black Eyed Peas with eight each. This year, five female artists (Kali Uchis, […]

Certainly a lot of Porter Robinson fans would welcome the chance to get inside the producer’s head. This weekend, they’ll finally be able to — in a way. The sophomore edition of Robinson’s Second Sky festival kicks off tomorrow (September 18) at the Oakland Arena. The lineup includes Robinson, who’ll be performing his first live

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, albums and videos that dropped this week. Carly Pearce, 29: Written in Stone An expansion of Pearce’s previously-released EP 29, this full-fledged project is steeped in ’90s country influences, and exquisitely maps out the stages of emotional wreckage Pearce has weathered over the past

As clubs have been reopening and shows have been resuming across the country after a year-and-a-half-long COVID-19 pandemic pause on the live music industry, Billboard is asking club and touring DJs about their experience fading between spinning at home to performing back outside. Identical twin sisters Angel + Dren have provided delicious blends of Caribbean,

There’s nothing Taylor Swift loves more than surprising her Swifties with an unexpected music drop. But when Tay Nation woke up with the new “Taylor’s Version” of the 1989 single “Wildest Dreams”on Friday (Sept. 17) some of them had mixed feelings. Sure, they were wildly excited to have a glimpse of another one of Swift’s

It’s a battle of the harmonies on Sunday night’s Celebrity Family Feud, as Pentatonix faces off against Wilson Phillips on a brand-new episode of the prime-time ABC game show. In an exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, premiering exclusively on Billboard, host Steve Harvey introduces the Grammy-winning a cappella group. “Y’all can sing,” Harvey tells

Lil Nas X had plenty to be proud of on Friday (Sept. 17), thanks to the release of his long-awaited debut album, Montero. The collection is a head trip in many keys, with Lil Nas dipping from rap to rock, emo, pure pop, R&B and some pop-punk to take on topics including depression, anxiety, loneliness

Latin Grammy-winning artist Chiquis opens up about her humble beginnings, growing up in a bilingual household, and falling in love with banda music in Billboard’s new “Growing Up” episode. In the 8-minute clip, the “Mi Problema” singer shares her journey as one of the few women in the male-dominated regional Mexican genre. “I knew it

On the infectious chorus of his latest single “Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X rapped that “I told you long ago on the road, I got what they waiting for.” It was a fun callback, winking at his breakthrough 2019 single “Old Town Road,” which dominated pop culture throughout its unprecedented 19-week reign atop the BillboardHot 100. It

Colombian star J Balvin kicked off NPR’s “El Tiny” series in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Balvin’s performance on Sept. 16 was the first of 10 “El Tiny” concerts that will feature Latin artists such as Camila Cabello, Prince Royce, Sech, Nicki Nicole, Silvana Estrada. The series will run through Oct. 15. Backed by the Brooklyn