The website for Hemphill Brothers Coach in Nashville has an odd feature this fall: a blatant “Now hiring!” advertisement. The tour bus company — which lists Dolly Parton, Dierks Bentley and Gary Allan among its clients — had almost all of its fleet grounded for the last year and a half. During the downtime, many […]

Lauren Jauregui is ready to show the world her debut solo project Prelude, and in a new interview with Billboard on Wednesday (Sept. 15), she lets us know how she’s rolling it out. The 25-year-old singer sat down with Billboard News host Chelsea Briggs to talk about Prelude, which she will be presenting for the very first time during a special

Radio industry veteran Jamillah “JAM” Muhammad died on Sept. 12 following a battle with cancer. She was 51. Most recently vp at marketing and management firm The Lewis-Kortez Group, Muhammad previously served as operations manager at Stevie Wonder-owned Los Angeles radio station KJLH. Her estimable radio career also included similar executive posts with various other

Digital rights organization Merlin has renewed a one-year deal with JioSaavn, a leading Indian streaming platform, to license its content in India, a country whose music consumers are largely focused on streaming domestic repertoire, the companies tell Billboard. The new one-year deal gives JioSaavn’s more than 100 million monthly average users access to Merlin’s catalog,

Nicki Minaj elicited a swarm of comments about her stance on COVID-19 vaccination this week, including a series of cutting jokes on Tuesday night’s (Sept. 14) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The episode opened with a raucous parody of Nicki’s 2011 hit “Super Bass,” which Colbert switched up as “Super Balls,” a reference to Minaj’s

Juan Diego Medina was barely out of his teens when he met Puerto Rican star Nicky Jam trying to make a comeback in Medellín. Medina had no musical background, no money (his mom sold lotto) and no connections. But he had grit and desire. Excited by the burgeoning reggaetón scene in Medellín, he signed Nicky

Nicki Minaj is making headlines for her stance on not getting a COVID-19 vaccination, and her reasoning for not doing so — plus a bizarre story about her cousin’s friend experiencing strange vaccine side effects — has inspired hilarious Twitter memes. On Monday (Sept. 13), Minaj became the subject of thousands of tweets after revealing that

BTS is on a roll, and they have their extremely dedicated ARMY to thank for that. On Wednesday (Sept 15), YouTube announced that the video for BTS’ smash hit single “Idol” — which was released in 2018 — has become the global superstars’ sixth visual to enter the one billion views club on the video

The story behind the new single from Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, “Crazy Tings,” off her newly-released EP If Orange Was a Place, is pretty straightforward. “It’s a song about my life and the things that are happening right now — everything’s crazy,” she tells Billboard. “A lot of my songs are from my struggle and a

Hispanic Heritage Month has officially started, and Facebook is celebrating all month long with exclusive music content, Billboard has learned. With the mission of elevating the culture and diverse voices, Facebook is celebrating how the Latinx and Hispanic communities are “taking heritage forward” and shaping society. Instagram has also partnered with Latinx music newcomers for