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Lady Gaga Says There Was Something ‘Completely Freeing’ About Playing Harley Quinn in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

What’s the most difficult way to follow-up a terminally bleak, billion-dollar, Oscar-winning blockbuster superhero (adjacent) movie with no super heroes? Add in some live song and dance numbers, naturally. That’s what Joaquin Phoenix said the team behind the anticipated Joker: Folie à Deux decided to do, a choice that terrified the notoriously fearless actor from […]

Eden Muñoz Opens Up About Finally Feeling ‘Happy Again’ 

While recording his latest album, Eden, Eden Muñoz landed himself in the emergency room a whopping four times, all to monitor his fast-beating heart. “I consider myself a relatively healthy person,” the Mexican singer-songwriter says today, still sounding a bit perplexed by the situation. “It wasn’t stress — I know stress.” After consulting multiple cardiologists, […]

Sony Announces New PlayStation 5 Pro Is Coming This Year: Here’s When You Can Pre-Order The New Console

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. Although the PlayStation 5 was released just a few years ago in Nov. 2020, Sony announced an upgrade to the company’s […]

Young Miko Is Leading Urbano Into a ‘More Receptive and Inclusive’ Future

Young Miko is sitting, legs criss-crossed, atop her purple bed, surrounded by bookshelves, a boombox and a big Tamagotchi. A microphone clutched to her chest, she’s visibly emotional, almost teary-eyed. But she’s not alone in what appears to be her bedroom. On this September evening, she’s onstage at Miami’s Hard Rock Live, and a crowd […]

Young Miko: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot

Young Miko is sitting, legs crisscrossed, atop her purple bed, surrounded by bookshelves, a boombox and a big Tamagotchi. A microphone clutched to her chest, she’s visibly emotional, almost teary-eyed. But she’s not alone in what appears to be her bedroom. On this September evening, she’s onstage at Miami’s Hard Rock Live, and a crowd […]

35 Years of Billboard Latin Music Week in Photos: Shakira, Rauw Alejandro & More

Billboard Latin Music Week — the single most important, and biggest, gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world — is celebrating its 35th anniversary, taking place Oct. 14-18 at the Fillmore Miami Beach. This year’s coveted event will feature superstar speakers J Balvin, Young Miko, Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Sanz, Peso Pluma, JOP […]

Executive Turntable: TikTok Music Stategist Joins Warner’s ADA, Plus UK Charts Hub Elects Chairman

Welcome to a sopping edition of Executive Turntable, Billboard’s comprehensive(ish) compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across music. It’s Julie Greenwald‘s last Friday as chair and CEO of Atlantic Music Group — read her farewell letter to staff here. Carry on for [mostly] good news but also check […]