Amid rising concerns over the delta variant, California will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend indoor gatherings of more than 1,000 people, state officials announced in a public memo on Wednesday (Aug. 18). The new restrictions go into effect Sept. 20, affecting events like concerts and sports games. California already […]

Guaynaa has signed an exclusive worldwide booking deal with Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN), Billboard has learned. The deal includes exclusive booking rights worldwide, including the Puerto Rican artist’s shows in the U.S. “I am looking forward to joining the CMN family and I am excited to work with them to create my best shows to date,”

Willow announced the dates for her upcoming headlining Life fall tour on Thursday (Aug. 19). The 19-city outing will kick off at The Observatory in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sept. 14, and carry her through an Oct. 19 gig at Centerstage in Atlanta, Ga. In addition, the singer who recently released the hard-rocking album Lately

On Thursday (Aug 12), WE Tv premiered The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E, a four-part limited series, under the guidance of the legendary rapper’s daughter Ebie, more than 26 years after his death. In March 1995, it was reported that the N.W.A. frontman, born Eric Wright, had succumbed to AIDS after a month-long hospitalization at LA’s

It’s official: Ed Sheeran’s new album will be called = (equals), and it’ll drop in late October. The superstar British singer and songwriter revealed the details of his fourth solo album on Thursday (August 19), the title of which continues a sequence of mathematical symbols. Sheeran’s forthcoming album spans 14 tracks, and includes his tribute

Audiam, an eight-year-old collection agency that helps rightsholders “license, police, audit, research, collect and distribute” unpaid royalties from YouTube and other services, was sold Wednesday to the performance-rights organization SESAC. “This is another brick in the wall of the strategy of finding businesses to deliver superior value to rightsholders,” says John Josephson, CEO of SESAC, which also owns the Harry Fox Agency. “Our plan is to

Camila Cabello, Christian Nodal, Juanes, Natti Natasha, Prince Royce, Ana Barbara, Carlos Rivera, Myke Towers, Reik, and Rauw Alejandro are confirmed to perform at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards set to take place Thursday, Sept. 23. The chart-topping artists make up the first lineup of confirmed performers at the annual awards show that will

Omar Chaparro made a name for himself in film and television, ultimately becoming one of Mexico’s most renowned actors, TV personalities and comedians. Now, he’s out to conquer the music industry with the release of his new single “Las Locuras Mias,” premiering exclusively on Billboard below. “Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been working on a lot

Skrillex teased his latest all-star collab on Wednesday (Aug. 18) in a 20-second clip of “Don’t Go,” featuring Justin Bieber and rapper Don Toliver. The brief preview of the song slated to drop on Friday (Aug. 20) opens with the image of a painting of a woman in an art gallery who appears to be

Modest Mouse reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in a third decade with “We Are Between,” which rises 2-1 on the ranking dated Aug. 21. The track follows “Float On,” the Isaac Brock-led band’s breakthrough single and first ruler, for a week in 2004, and “Lampshades on Fire” (three weeks, 2015) as Modest