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MOBO Awards 2026 Head to Manchester to Celebrate Show’s 30th Anniversary

The MOBO Awards’ 2026 edition will be held at Manchester’s Co-op Live on March 26, becoming the latest U.K. music awards ceremony to ditch the English capital. For decades, London had hosted the vast majority of ceremonies, centralizing many of the industry’s music awards shows. In June, however, The BRITs announced that it would be […]

Billboard Launching ‘On the Record’ Music Business Video Podcast With SickBird Productions

Billboard has announced the launch of On the Record With Kristin Robinson, a new weekly video podcast that takes listeners inside the music industry, drawing on original reporting from the Billboard newsroom and featuring exclusive interviews with top executives and artists. Created in partnership with SickBird Productions, the first episode of On the Record will […]

‘White Lotus’ Stars Talk Working With BLACKPINK’s LISA on Her Acting Debut: ‘Plain and Simple Natural’

Even stars get starstruck. When Billboard caught up with White Lotus season three cast member Tayme Thapthimthong on the red carpet at Sunday night’s (Sept. 14) Emmy Awards, the actor who portrayed soft-spoken security guard Gaitok wasn’t afraid to admit that taking on his most high-profile role to date alongside K-pop royalty LISA from BLACKPINK […]

HARDY Joins Spirit Music in New Publishing Catalog Partnership: ‘They Believe in the Songs I Write’

Spirit Music has acquired select songs from singer-songwriter HARDY‘s music publishing catalog, while also signing the artist to a go-forward exclusive writing agreement with Spirit Music Nashville. “I’m pumped to be joining the Spirit Music family,” HARDY said in a statement. “They believe in the songs I write and that means a lot to me. I’m […]