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La Joaqui goes ‘Behind the Photo’ and shares a cute moment of her friendship with Cazzu, what the process was like recording “TU PATRONA” and more! La Joaqui: Hi everyone, I’m Joaqui and I’m here with Billboard for the ‘Behind the Photo.’ What a look that day, sometimes I treat myself badly. I love this […]

It looks like Brat Summer will roll well into 2025: Charli XCX has been announced as a headliner at another U.K. festival, this time heading up the bill at Manchester’s Parklife Festival (June 14-15), the largest city festival in Europe. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The […]

Kelly Clarkson has always been a Swiftie, and she paid tribute to Taylor Swift on her daytime talk show Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 26) by performing a cover of “Lavender Haze” during her popular Kellyoke segment. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Dressed in a yellow top and patterned […]

Gamma., Kakao Entertainment and SM Entertainment have formed a strategic global alliance to launch British boy band dearALICE, the companies jointly announced on Tuesday (Nov. 26). The pact will include global distribution in the U.S., U.K. and Korea/APAC, along with label services across A&R, production, marketing, promotion, brand sponsorships and global business development. dearALICE’s formation […]

Rauw Alejandro has much to celebrate this week as Cosa Nuestra, his fifth studio album, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums charts (dated Nov. 30). The set also launches at No. 6 on the overall Billboard 200, marking his highest charting set, and first top 10, among five […]

The value of global music copyright reached $45.5 billion in 2023, up 11% from the prior year, according to the latest annual industry tally by economist Will Page. When Page first calculated the value of various music copyright-related revenue streams in 2014, the figure was $25 billion—meaning music copyright could double in value in ten […]

Adele bid an emotional farewell to the Las Vegas stage she’s performed on since November 2022, which is when her two-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace began. “I don’t know when I’m next going to perform again,” she said to her final “Weekends With Adele” audience on Saturday night (Nov. 23), telling fans, […]

The opening night of Death Becomes Her on Broadway brought the ladies of Destiny’s Child together for a group reunion. Both Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland showed up at New York City’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Thursday night (Nov. 21) in support of Michelle Williams‘ performance as Viola Van Horn in the musical. Beyoncé posted on Instagram twice […]

Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Her death, just a week before Thanksgiving, was announced Friday (Nov. 22) by Guthrie on the Facebook page of his own […]

From K-pop gossip to the star-studded afterparty in West Hollywood, here’s what Billboard learned and overheard during the first-ever MAMA Awards ceremony in the States. KATSEYE pose backstage at the 2024 MAMA Awards in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Nov. 21, 2024. Rahul Bhatt For the first time in its 25-year history, the MAMA Awards […]