The Annenberg Inclusive Initiative took a Twitter shot across the bow at The Recording Academy’s diversity efforts following the launch of the academy’s new survey on women’s representation in the music industry on Friday (Sept. 3). “According to our data, #womeninthemix initiative failed,” the Annenberg Inclusive Initiative’s tweet read. “No hires in popular music. Perhaps […]

Drake’s latest album Certified Lover Boy is Apple Music’s most-streamed album in 24 hours in the services’ history, Apple Music tells Billboard. The album — which was released at midnight EST on Friday (Sept. 3) and at time of publishing still has a few hours left to accumulate streams for its first day — already broke the

Pepe Aguilar’s enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Tejano singer-songwriter returns with the Jaripeo Sin Fronteras 2021 tour, resuming Friday night (Sept. 3) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and traveling through 17 other cities before wrapping Dec. 5 in San Jose, Calif. Produced by Live Nation, the tour picks up after

First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Tokischa & Rosalía, “Linda” (Sony Music Latin) One of the most attractive pairings of the year, Dominican Republic newcomer Tokischa and Spanish star Rosalía teamed up for a certified bop.

Drake’s sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, which arrived Friday (Sept. 3), is now certified as his first official release under his label, OVO Sound, which he founded in 2012. The Toronto-based rapper signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment label in 2009, where, in partnership with Cash Money Records, he released four full-length albums (Thank Me Later, Take Care, Nothing

Drake’s Certified Lover Boy is one of the most anticipated albums of the year — but if you’re using a smart speaker to listen to the long-awaited album on Spotify, you may have trouble hearing it. Since Certified Lover Boy’s release just last midnight EST, users of Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri have

Drake just topped his own all-time record for single-day streams on Spotify with his new album, Certified Lover Boy, Spotify has confirmed with Billboard. His previous album, Scorpion, was the previous record-holder with 132 million single-day streams. Earlier this week, Kanye West’s Donda earned nearly 100 million global streams in its first 24 hours on Spotify,

Drake is making his OVO fans break a sweat after he released the music video for “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future and Young Thug, on Friday (Sept. 3). After the threesome previously linked up on “D4L” from Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes, they come back hotter than ever to flip Right Said Fred’s 1991 Billboard Hot 100 No.

Lorde will not longer be performing at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, the awards show announced on Friday afternoon (Sept. 3). “Due to a change in production elements, Lorde can no longer perform at this year’s show. We love Lorde and cannot wait for her to perform on the VMA stage in the future!”

Made in America will return for its 10th year during Labor Day Weekend, and fans who won’t be able to attend the festival in Philadelphia can watch the official livestream. Jay-Z’s yearly festival, produced by Roc Nation, will take place at Philly’s iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Saturday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 5. The