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Marc Nathan, Longtime Promotion and A&R Exec, Dies at 70

Marc Nathan, the promotion and A&R executive who in his 55-year career helped Barenaked Ladies, 3 Doors Down and more get record deals, has died. He was 70. He passed away earlier this week at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, a representative says. A statement said Nathan had “been ill for some time and he […]

Luis R. Conriquez’s Show in Mexico Ends in Chaos for Excluding Narcocorridos

A concert by popular Mexican corrido singer Luis R. Conriquez ended in chaos on Friday night (April 11) when the musician announced that his performance at the Feria del Caballo in the State of Mexico would not include narcocorridos due to a ban on expressions that glorify violence implemented in several municipalities in the central […]

Death Toll From Jet Set Nightclub Roof Collapse Rises to 225

Four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight, raising the death toll to 225, health officials said Saturday (April 12). Officials said 189 people were rescued alive from the rubble of the popular venue in the capital Santo Domingo. More […]

Birkenstock Season Is Here: Shop Popular Styles for Summer (and Find One ‘Perfect’ Dupe for $18)

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. From beach days and barbecues, pool parties and errand runs, Birkenstock sandals are perfectly designed for summer. And nothing finishes off […]

Mick Jagger Is Engaged to Longtime Partner Melanie Hamrick

Congratulations are in order — and overdue — for Mick Jagger and his longtime parter Melanie Hamrick, who are engaged. Hamrick confirmed the news to Paris Match, revealing that the Rolling Stones frontman has been her fiancé for “two or three years.” On the topic of marriage, she shared, “Maybe one day we’ll marry, maybe not. […]

Why Did Coachella Campers Get Stuck in an Hours-Long Traffic Jam on Thursday?

Starting early Thursday morning (April 10), Coachella campers arriving a day early to set up their campsites and attend the festival’s first-ever Day Zero dance party took to social media to post troubling dispatches about long lines and a lack of bathrooms or shade as they waited for hours to get in. According to sources […]

Spotify and Live Nation Fuel Music Stocks Comeback in Wild Week

Led by Spotify and Live Nation, music stocks surged on Wednesday (April 9) after the U.S. Treasury placed a 90-day pause on most tariffs and recaptured some of the losses from the chaotic previous week.  A week after losing $12 billion in market value, Spotify was one of the top-performing music stocks of the week, […]

Katy Perry Teases Upcoming Blue Origin All-Women Space Flight Launch

Katy Perry is just three days away from living her hit single, “E.T.,” in real life, and the star took to Instagram to tease her upcoming space flight. The “Lifetimes” singer will be on board Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company Blue Origin’s first all-women flight crew, which will be led by Lauren Sánchez — who […]

NIKI Takes on Chappell Roan’s ‘Casual’ for ‘Like a Version’

NIKI has given Chappell Roan a musical makeover, covering “Casual” for her recent appearance on Like a Version, the long-running segment from Australian radio station triple j. Airing on Friday, April 10 (Australian time), the performance was recorded in mid-March during the Australian leg of the Indonesian-born singer’s Buzz World Tour. As is tradition, the […]