It seems almost impossible to imagine today, 20 years after that fatal plane crash in the Bahamas, that Aaliyah Dana Haughton was just 22 years old when she died. The title of her Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number debut album may be tainted today by what we would learn about R. Kelly, the man who […]

Wondery and Amazon Music have reached an exclusive licensing and ad sales deal with the family-oriented podcast company Tinkercast. Beginning in September and extending through 2022, Wondery and Amazon Music will have exclusive rights to new and existing podcasts from Tinkercast. The Amazon-owned companies will also have merchandising rights to Tinkercast’s products and will expand the business with new offerings

Jimmy Kimmel Live! spotlighted Kane Brown’s performance of his new song, “One Mississippi,” on Tuesday (Aug. 24). Niall Horan, known for his work with One Direction, as well as his solo albums including Heartbreak Weather, served as guest host for the evening. Brown’s smooth, relaxed vocals lead on this fiddle-drenched tale of someone who is eager to

Farruko crosses off a new milestone in his Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart career as his latest single “Pepas” rules the Aug. 28-dated survey. It dethrones Aventura and Bad Bunny’s “Volví” after its one week in charge. “I’ve had a lot of success on the charts, and with this song going viral and global so

Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, Caetano Veloso has signed with Sony Music Brasil. The deal was inked last week alongside Sony Music Brasil’s President Paulo Junqueiro, Billboard has learned. “Caetano Veloso is one of those artists who choose exactly where he wants to be,” Junqueiro said in a statement. “To our luck and joy, he granted

Prince Royce captures his 21st No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay chart as his latest single “Lao’ a Lao’” leads the Aug. 28-dated survey. “Lao’ a Lao’” surges 11-1 in its second week after its first full tracking week. The bachata tune with pop nuances was released Aug. 12 on Sony Music Latin and debuted

We weren’t just about to put out our R&B Hip-Hop Power Players issue and be done with the topic. Because we take all things groovy very seriously here at Billboard, it was only a matter of time before we launched a huge summit filled with conversations between today’s coolest musicians and producers to celebrate the genres of

BTS’ “Butter” retains its spot atop Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart (dated Aug. 28). Plus, Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” enters the ranking’s top 10. The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 from Memorial Day

What words are there to say when your musical companion of half a century passes on? Words can’t really describe how important Charlie Watts was to the Rolling Stones’ signature sound, so after the drummer’s death on Tuesday (Aug. 24) the band’s members made the strongest statement by keeping it simple. Singer Mick Jagger posted a

The credits for “Good 4 U,” Olivia Rodrigo’s Billboard Hot 100-topping hit, have been updated to acknowledge an interpolation of Paramore’s 2007 single “Misery Business.” Sources with knowledge of the situation confirm that Paramore leader Hayley Williams and former guitarist Josh Farro, who co-wrote “Misery Business,” are now credited as writers on “Good 4 U,”