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Charley Pride’s Biggest Billboard Hits: ‘Kiss an Angel Good Mornin” & More

Charley Pride became country music’s first African-American commercial star in the 1960s and went on to earn 29 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in his pioneering career. He died Dec. 12 in Dallas at age 86 from complications due to COVID-19. Pride, who received the 2020 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award […]

Ashanti Tests Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of ‘Verzuz’ Battle With Keyshia Cole

Ashanti revealed she tested positive for COVID-19 just hours before her Verzuz battle against Keyshia Cole. The pair were set to face off Saturday night (Dec. 12). Ashanti, who says she’s feeling well, first indicated that she was trying to make her side of the event happen from home, but the official Verzuz Instagram account announced a […]

Blue Ivy Becomes One of the Youngest Grammy Nominees in History

Blue Ivy Carter has become one of the youngest Grammy nominees in history. The 8-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z was added to the nominations for best music video for “Brown Skin Girl” on Friday (Dec. 11). She was not listed when the nominations were announced on Nov. 23, but it’s not uncommon for adjustments […]

Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, BTS, Cardi B Among Inaugural Lockdown Awards Winners

One World: Together at Home, an all-star telethon organized by Global Citizen, won four awards at the inaugural LiveXLive Presents: The Lockdown Awards, which livestreamed Friday (Dec. 11) via livexlive.com. The awards show is meant to honor “the best of the best who created and entertained the world amidst the pandemic.” The One World event, which […]

Here Are All the 2021 New Year’s Eve Specials to Watch

Goodbye, 2020! The time has come to bid farewell to a tumultuous, devastating year and ring in 2021 with higher hopes. And while the coronavirus prevents any New Year’s Eve parties, large gatherings or the characteristically massive crowd over in Times Square to watch the ball drop this year, there are plenty of specials to […]

Defying Pandemic Woes, Live Entertainment Giant OVG Showed New Growth in 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented financial crisis for the live music business, leading to record job loss within the live music industry, according to recent data compiled by Billboard from state and federal databases. Approximately 75,000 to 100,000 full time concert employees working for North American venues, concert promoters, agencies, ticketing companies, touring crews […]