Detroit DJ and techno legend Kelli Hand, known as K-Hand and the First Lady of Detroit Techno, has died at age 56, according to the Detroit Metro Times. Her Tuesday, Aug. 3 death was mourned by friends and fellow artists on social media. A spokesperson for Hand had not returned a request for additional information […]

Lil Nas X hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart for the third time – and Jack Harlow for the first time – as their collaborative single “Industry Baby” bows atop the tally dated Aug. 7. In the July 23-29 tracking week, “Baby” earned 40.6 million U.S. streams, according to MRC Data. “Baby” is Lil Nas X’s second Streaming Songs No. 1 in

Barry Hankerson is late. It’s a Friday afternoon in July and the reclusive, enigmatic music mogul has been tied up in an Atlanta recording studio, overseeing a session involving one of the many sought-after, unreleased masters under his control, and is only just getting back home. His ranch in Newnan, Ga., stretches over 100 acres,

Marking a new record streak, Jonathan McReynolds notches his fourth consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart (dated Aug. 7) as “Grace” reaches the summit. In the tracking week ending Aug. 1, the song increased by 10% in plays, according to MRC Data. “This has been an amazing journey,” McReynolds tells Billboard. “I am

From BadGirlRiRi to BillionaireGalRiRi, Rihanna’s peers in the music industry are toasting the wealthiest female musician in the world. On Wednesday (Aug. 4), Forbes estimated that her highly successful Fenty Beauty brand increased her net worth to $1.7 billion, making her the richest female musician in the world and second richest female entertainer only after Oprah Winfrey,

Heavy hitters like Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny, Anitta, Rauw Alejandro, Karol G and Christian Nodal provided an eclectic soundtrack to the first half of 2021, with songs that cover the Latin sonic spectrum — including cumbia, perreo, corridos, and hip-hop fused with regional Mexican. But rising artists such as Eslabon Armado, Maria Becerra, Duki and

If you haven’t heard from your Swiftie friends recently, don’t worry about them — they’re just working too hard on a crossword puzzle to do anything else right now. Legendary trickster Taylor Swift posted a video to her social media accounts of random letters flying out of a red vault, sending her fans into a

Billboard, in partnership with Amazon Music’s flagship R&B/rap brand Rotation, will present a virtual R&B/Hip-Hop Summit on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The one-day event will honor the genre’s most influential singers, songwriters, producers and executives during thought-provoking conversations, an exclusive performance, and exciting awards presentations. Blxst will be honored with the Rising Star Award, while Gucci

Grammy-winning artist Anthony Hamilton is coming back with his first new studio album in five years — and the first on his own My Music Box label in partnership with BMG. Billboard can exclusively reveal that the singer-songwriter’s Love is the New Black, his 10th album overall, will arrive on Sept. 24. Love is the

BLACKPINK’s Blink’s will have yet another way to celebrate the K-pop girl group’s fifth anniversary this month at a pop-up exhibition. According to an announcement on Thursday (August 5), the event that will coincide with their “4+1 PROJECT” will be held at the YG Entertainment HQ in Western Seoul from August 21-30. While no specific