Michael K. Williams, who was best known for his portrayal of Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire, was found dead at his Brooklyn home on Monday (Sept. 6). He was 54. Not long after news of his death broke, musicians started paying tribute to the Emmy-nominated actor, who is up for this year’s supporting actor […]

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” remains the biggest song in the world, as it spends a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and a fourth frame atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tally. Plus, BTS’ “Butter,” a former Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. No. 1, rebounds to

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, which will feature performances by Doja Cat (this year’s host), Justin Bieber (this year’s top nominee), Shawn Mendes, Kacey Musgraves and more, will air on Sept 12. To celebrate the VMAs, which brought a welcome irreverence to music award shows when they launched in 1984, we’ve prepared this 20-question

Daddy Yankee, Anitta, Rauw Alejandro, Farruko, Jay Wheeler, Natti Natasha, among others, are set for exclusive superstar showcases as part of Billboard’s Latin Music Week nighttime programming. Billboard announced Tuesday (Sept. 7) the star-studded lineup for the one-of-a-kind live experiences set to take place throughout Miami from Sept. 20-25. Registrants will have access to the showcases

BTS’ “Butter” resurges to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a 10th total week at the summit. The song returns to the top following the release of its new Megan Thee Stallion remix. Plus, Kanye West debuts two songs on the Hot 100 in the top 10: “Hurricane,” at No. 6,

BTS’ “Butter” wraps as the top title on Billboard’s 2021 Songs of the Summer chart. The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular tracks based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 from Memorial Day through Labor Day (this year encompassing charts dated June 12

Sony Music Entertainment Korea has announced a batch of promotions within its senior leadership, starting at the top with label veteran Bobby (Youngchan) Ju taking over as managing director. Ju, who joined SMEK a decade ago, replaces outgoing MD Joseph Chang and now reports directly to Shridhar Subramaniam, Sony Music’s president of corporate strategy and market

It’s been more than two years since disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly went from living a life of superstar luxury to spending more than 20 hours a day in a cramped prison cell awaiting trial and eating packs of Ramen noodles heated up on a tray. That’s been the once high-flying star’s reality since he was

At Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, six videos are nominated for the top prize of the night: video of the year. And whichever of those six wins will join some very elite (and sometimes surprising!) company from the 37 previous VMA broadcasts. This weekend, Cardi B’s “WAP” (featuring Megan Thee Stallion), DJ Khaled’s “Popstar” (featuring

As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run