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Inaugural Billboard Arabia Music Awards Set for December

The first edition of the Billboard Arabia Music Awards (BBAMAs) is set for Dec. 11 at the iconic KAFD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The awards show is part of the first-ever Riyadh Music Week, an initiative bringing together the global music community for a series of music festivals and events. ​ Billboard Arabia has become […]

Prince’s Music Companies ‘Working to Resolve Matters’ Regarding Unreleased Doc Accusing Musician of Abuse

Primary Wave Music and Prince Legacy, two companies with ties to Prince‘s assets, released a statement Monday afternoon in response to reports of an unreleased documentary accusing the late musician of physical and emotional abuse. “Those with the responsibility of carrying out Prince’s wishes shall honor his creativity and genius,” the statement reads. “We are working to resolve […]

Who Has Won the Most CMA Awards This Century?

You may be aware that Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill are tied for the most CMA Awards wins with 18 each. But Brooks & Dunn won most of their awards, and Gill won all of his, in the last century. So who leads for the most awards won in this century? We have prepared […]

Music AI FAQs: Experts Answer the Most-Asked Questions About the Growing Sector

From Ghostwriter’s “fake Drake” song to Metro Boomin‘s “BBL Drizzy,” a lot has happened in a very short time when it comes to the evolution of AI’s use in music. And it’s much more prevalent than the headlines suggest. Every day, songwriters are using AI voices to better target pitch records to artists, producers are […]

Where AI Meets Music: A Directory of Music-Centric AI Startups

As more music industry entrepreneurs rush into the nascent AI sector, the number of new companies seems to grow by the day. To help artists, creators and others navigate the space, Billboard has compiled a directory of music-centric AI startups. Given how quickly the sector is growing, this is not an exhaustive list, but it […]

‘A Fundamental Change’: How Major Labels Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Distro Deals

Major labels and distribution companies were once distinct entities with different ways of doing business. In today’s music industry, however, “distributors are starting to look like labels, and labels are starting to look like distributors,” says entertainment attorney David Fritz.  Each of the major label groups has its own distribution arm: Sony relies on The […]