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Billboard and State Farm® Team Up for Exclusive Merch at Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE

Billboard returned to New York City for its annual Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE event, taking over Webster Hall for a night of unforgettable performances. This year’s lineup featured Armanii, Leon Thomas, Ravyn Lenae, Odeal, and Gelo, drawing fans who lined up hours before the show to secure their spot inside the historic venue. Fans were in for […]

Australia’s Senator Tackles Football Codes For Overlooking Homegrown Artists at Grand Finals

Australian sport’s biggest moments should be soundtracked by Australian artists. That’s the message from senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who has put the boot into the nation’s top football leagues for booking international entertainers to lead their grand final festivities. As the NRL, the professional men’s rugby league competition, and the AFL, the premier league for men’s […]

‘KPop Demon Hunters‘ Collects Another ARIA Chart Double

The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects another double on the new-look ARIA Charts, while Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters. Western Australian indie artist John Butler bows at No. 3 with his solo release PRISM (via Jarrah/MGM), the third in an expansive, four-part “seasons” project. PRISM follows an album of […]

JADE’s ‘That’s Showbiz Baby!’: All 14 Songs Ranked

Throughout her solo career, Jade Thirlwall has positioned herself as an awe-struck romantic, her songs capacious enough for both high camp and heartfelt examinations of selfhood and love. On long-awaited debut LP That’s Showbiz Baby!, the singer and Little Mix member tackles a flurry of personal contradictions: yearning and rupture, ambition and anxiety, broken promises […]

Ed Sheeran Presses ‘Play’ On New Album: Stream It Now

 Ed Sheeran is here to play. The superstar British singer and songwriter today drops Play, his eighth studio album, which gathers the previously released singles “Camera”, “A Little More”, “Azizam”, “Sapphire,” “Old Phone” and more. Inspired, in part, by his exposure to Indian and Persian musical cultures, Play sees Sheeran enter a brand new era, […]