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Robbie G.K. & Nadine Bhabha caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly at the Spotify Best New Artist Party 2026. Source link

One day after lambasting ICE in a new song titled “Streets of Minneapolis,” Bruce Springsteen has followed it up with a powerful lyric video featuring footage of the ongoing protests against the agency’s immigration enforcement operations in the city. In the visual posted Thursday (Jan. 29), footage of the Boss — visibly passionate as he […]

[PIAS], the bracketed independent music company, has appointed stalwart executive Edwin Schröter as CEO of its [PIAS] Label Group.  Schröter, a 25‑year veteran of the business, previously served as group managing director, overseeing both the [PIAS] Label Group and Integral Distribution Services. He succeeds co‑founder and former chief Kenny Gates, who transitions into the newly […]

These memories still follow us around. The video for Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” — off of her fifth full-length, 1989 — has has passed one billion views on YouTube, her sixth to accomplish that feat. (The others? “Blank Space,” “Shake It Off,” “You Belong With Me,” “Bad Blood” and “Look What You Made Me Do.”) […]

The U.K.’s LIVE Trust has announced its first wave of funded programmes which will see £500,000 ($688,000) distributed through a grant strategy (Jan. 27).  The news comes as Harry Styles is the latest artist to pledge £1 from every ticket sold for his ten-night stand at London’s Wembley Stadium this June. Given the stadium’s 90,000 […]

Two global Canadian superstars will duke it out for top honours at the 2026 Juno Awards. Announced Tuesday morning (Jan. 27) by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the 2026 Juno nominations list is headed by Justin Bieber and Tate McRae with six nods apiece, closely followed by The Weeknd and Cameron Whitcomb, […]

Australia’s dedicated heavy metal cruise Hellbound will return in 2027 following overwhelming demand for its inaugural voyage, which sold out in under 10 minutes. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The four-night cruise is set to sail Jan. 17–21, 2027 aboard Carnival Splendor, marking the second edition of the metal-focused experience created by Australian […]

Billboard‘s Genre Now package looks at artists who are expanding the definitions and worldviews of their respective genres, whether in R&B, country, dance, hip-hop, indie or pop. Below, find mini-profiles of seven of those game-changing artists, who speak to both the present and the future of popular music from their own respective corners of the […]

The Core, XG‘s first full-length album, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 23) on Billboard, choosing the Japanese vocal group’s fresh arrival as their favorite new drop. The Core arrived in a week that also saw new music streaming in from two former One Direction members — Louis […]

Teyana Taylor showcased her singing and dancing skills in a hilarious airport-themed sketch on Saturday Night Live. The 35-year-old singer and actress hosted the late-night sketch comedy show on Saturday (Jan. 24), joined by musical guest Geese. In a timely nod to the winter storms sweeping the U.S., Taylor appeared alongside SNL cast member Kenan […]