A Kanye West interview from more than 15 years ago has resurfaced following the backlash to DaBaby ‘s homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Miami last month. In the August 2005 interview with MTV News’ Sway Calloway, the 22-time Grammy-winner passionately defends the LGBTQ+ community and calls out discrimination in the hip-hop industry. In the video, West […]

About two and a half years ago, artist manager Tyler Henry found himself in the unenviable position of stepping away from his then-client Doja Cat — who was then on the cusp of exploding into the mainstream with her No. 1 single “Say So.” “I was just over capacity with my clients,” says Henry, who this

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

AmazeVR has signed an agreement with Roc Nation recording artist Megan Thee Stallion to create a one-of-a-kind immersive VR experience. Developed for theaters outfitted with haptic motion chairs and VR headsets, the experience will include a musical performance by the “Savage” rapper and musical artist set in an imaginary world. It’s set to debut to

Vince Staples, Cyn and Zhu will join Katy Perry, J Balvin, Post Malone and Mabel to celebrate Pokémon’s 25th anniversary by contributing music to two upcoming EPs, Billboard is exclusively announcing on Thursday (Aug. 5). The Pokémon 25: The Blue EP and Pokémon 25: The Red EP, which pay homage to the original Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue video games, are part

Metallica urged fans to “keep an open mind for a different view” on “Nothing Else Matters,” and in return, they gave the hard rockers 1 billion views on the music video. The six-minute-plus visual is the sixth entry in YouTube’s Billion Views Club from the ’90s, following Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain,” Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” The Cranberries’ “Zombie,”

Omy de Oro’s career has blossomed thanks to star-studded collaborations that include Yandel, Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro, to name a few. He now presents the remix to “A Mi Manera” alongside Ozuna, premiering exclusively on Billboard below. The remix perfectly demonstrates why many of the big dogs have their eyes on Omy: He’s a

Warner Music Group’s quarterly earnings report boasted some solid numbers on Tuesday — including a 32.7% revenue gain compared to the year prior, and a 49.2% improvement in adjusted OIBDA (operating income before depreciation and amortization) — but it’s what CEO Stephen Cooper and CFO Eric Levin said in the earnings call that should have

Kanye West has previewed yet another single from his highly anticipated new album, Donda, expected out on Friday. The album, named after his late mom — who died in November 2007 — was originally set to be released on July 23. His all-new tune, “Run to Glory,” appears in an ad for Beats by Dre that features

Cardi B is back with the latest episode of her Facebook Messenger series Cardi Tries ____, in which she gets into the Olympic spirit by trying her hand at the very tricky discipline of rhythmic gymnastics. As in past episodes — where she got some help from professionals while trying to learn ballet, wig weaving,