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What It’s Like To Produce a Diss Track

When rap producer Ron Browz crafted the ominous beat that would ultimately become Nas’ legendary 2001 diss track, “Ether,” he initially had a much different MC in mind: Nas’ rival, Jay-Z, who was offered the instrumental first. But Jay’s then-A&R executive, Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua, passed on the track, with no idea that it would later […]

Eminem’s ‘The Real Slim Shady’ Surpasses 1 Billion Views on YouTube

More than a billion people have now begged the question: Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Eminem‘s iconic “The Real Slim Shady” music video has joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club, a full 14 years after it was uploaded to the site and nearly a quarter-decade after the 2000 smash first dropped. Related Billboard’s […]

All the Special Awards Honorees at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards

The 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards will honor some of Latin music’s biggest stars with special recognitions during the ceremony, which will broadcast Oct. 20 on Telemundo. As previously announced, regional Mexican star Pepe Aguilar will receive the Hall of Fame Award, joining past recipients like Joan Sebastian, Marc Anthony and Vicente Fernández. Colombian hitmaker […]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ‘Maps’ No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50

For the fourth straight week, the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart has a new No. 1 — this time Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps,” which reigns on the Oct. 12-dated survey. The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views […]

Disturbed Plot 2025 ‘The Sickness’ 25th Anniversary North American Tour

After 25 years, Disturbed still can’t shake The Sickness. The hard rockers announced on Thursday (Oct. 10) that they will embark on a 34-date North American tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 2000 debut album, on which they’ll perform the entire LP and a second set of greatest hits each night. The Live Nation-produced […]