Nicki Minaj is furious. The rapper went on Instagram Live to vent in a 14-minute rant Wednesday (Sept. 14) after the White House denied her claim that she was invited there to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines after she tweeted unsubstantiated claims about the shots’ potential side effects. “Do you think I’d go on the internet […]

Drake and 40 lead Billboard’s Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts (dated Sept. 18), respectively, thanks to their work on the former’s chart-conquering new album Certified Lover Boy. Drake returns to No. 1 on Hot 100 Songwriters for a ninth total week on top on the strength of 20 songwriting credits on the

Following a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic that put the globe on pause in 2020, The Village Trip returns in the fall of 2021 for its third annual iteration. The nine-day celebration of Greenwich Village’s enduring cultural impact and continuing relevance starts Sept. 18 and runs through Sept. 26, and includes a wide

Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy is full of cameos, credits and interpolations. From Paul McCartney and John Lennon to Justin Timberlake, Christopher Cross and more, several longtime hitmakers make returns to the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Sept. 18) — including in the top 10 — via writing credits on the set. Certified Lover Boy

The “Livestreaming in an Amazon World” panel is set to take place at Billboard’s Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami with a weeklong (Sept. 20-25) event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars. The conversation, moderated by Cristina Martín, senior artist marketing manager, Amazon Music, will

Live Nation’s long-planned expansion into Mexico is back on and will be funded by a $450 million common stock offering, company officials announced this week in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The funds generated from the sale will go to Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento (CIE) and Grupo Televisa for the the purchase of 51%

Talk to enough people who have been part of the band Cake over the years, and you’ll start to encounter some recurring themes — or, as former manager Bonnie Simmons calls them, “Cake words.” When they were most popular, critics struggled to characterize the band’s center of gravity, its raison d’etre, tying them to everyone

Jojo Siwa is set hit the road for a few months starting in January for her D.R.E.A.M tour, and is making it clear that she’s planning to sing what she wants during her show, despite Nickelodeon — the network behind her new musical film, The J Team —  allegedly attempting to block her from singing

David Bowie’s career-spanning catalog of recordings will be represented by Warner Music Group for the first time, through a new licensing agreement reached with the late legend’s estate. Starting in 2023, the Thin White Duke’s recordings from 2000 until his passing in 2016 will shift to WMG on a global basis, in what the major

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited has acquired the master royalty income of British musician and artist Dennis Elliott, best known for being the original drummer in the rock band Foreigner. Elliott’s catalog includes 71 original recordings from Foreigner’s first seven studio albums, including hits such as “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Waiting