Rauw Alejandro and Myke Towers are confirmed for Billboard’s 2021 Latin Music Week, returning to Miami in September with a weeklong event that unites the top Latin hitmakers, influencers and industry leaders, and features live performances and conversations with superstars. Presented by Patron Tequila, the two chart-topping Latin acts will come together for a mano a mano discussing new […]

Blxst knows exactly where he’s going, because he knows exactly where he came from. Born Matthew Burdette, the 25-year-old musical polymath is a proud byproduct of his Los Angeles surroundings. He grew up with his mother in South LA before moving in with his father in Inland Empire. That time spent farther away from the

Billboard is partnering with Logitech For Creators on Tuesday (Aug. 17) to launch the new Song Breaker Chart, which is the first-ever creator-centered music chart. The new monthly chart will rank digital creators who are driving music consumption through their content creation. The Song Breaker Chart will recognize their roles in helping songs debut and rise up Billboard charts

On the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, the No. 1 spot was occupied by The Weeknd’s new official single “Heartless,” which had jumped up 31 spots from the week before — but the week’s top debut was another new Weeknd track, “Blinding Lights,” which bowed at No. 11. “Heartless” would ultimately

LONDON – The U.K.’s uncapped secondary ticketing market is facing further intervention from regulators, including the possibility of tougher rules for resale sites like Viagogo and StubHub. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a U.K. government watchdog, is calling for the government to amend existing consumer laws and make it illegal for ticket resellers to

Pose’s Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez has signed with UTA. The actress, who was with Gersh, recently made history as the first transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy in any lead acting category for her role as house mother Blanca in the FX drama from Steven Canals and Ryan Murphy. UTA will rep Rodriguez

Dan + Shay, the duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, score their eighth leader on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Glad You Exist” ascends 3-1 on the list dated Aug. 21. In the week ending Aug. 15, the song gained by 4% to 29.9 million impressions, according to MRC Data. “Glad,” which Dan +

Six month after he was shot during a dognapping incident, Lady Gaga’s dogwalker, Ryan Fischer, has launched a GoFundMe to help him purchase a new van for his healing cross-country trip. Fischer revealed that the effort, which he launched on Monday (Aug. 16), came together over the weekend when he said goodbye to the “quasi-reliable”

The Weeknd makes history on this week’s Billboard Hot 100: not only does the pop superstar score a top 10 debut with his latest single, “Take My Breath,” but he also captures the chart record for most weeks spent by a single song on the tally, as “Blinding Lights” notches its 88th week on the

TOMORROW X TOGETHER released their repackaged album, The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape, on Tuesday (Aug. 17) via HYBE and Republic Records. The K-pop boy band released the original album, The Chaos Chapter: Freeze, in May, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales and World Albums tallies in June and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The official reissue features three new