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Sierra Ferrell, The Red Clay Strays & More Win at Americana Honors & Awards

As the Americana Music Association celebrates 25 years as a trade organization committed to honoring, supporting and advocating for a myriad of roots-oriented music, the organization held its 23rd annual Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday evening (Sept. 18). The historic building, which has been home to generations of […]

Zach Bryan Deactivates X Account After Kanye West/ Taylor Swift Tweet

After backlash to a spicy tweet about Ye and Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan has deactivated his X account. On Wednesday (Sept. 18), the country star shared a hot take that might have proven to be too hot for social media. “eagles > chiefs,” his message started, followed by, “Kanye > Taylor.” He concluded: “who’s with […]

Doechii Says Tradition in Hip-Hop Is Important, First Rap Song Was a Diss Track

TDE’s newest rising star sat down with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden for a conversation about her young career and her critically-acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. Doechii credited her love of golden era rap music as a major influence on the direction she decided to take. “When people are listening to this project, they’re really […]

Artone Acquires Townsend Music for D2C, Superfan Potential

Townsend Music, a U.K.-based distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer, has been acquired by Artone, a Dutch business with a portfolio of companies that caters to the physical music marketplace. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Townsend Music founder Steve Bamber called the acquisition “a clear opportunity to push its European expansion strategy forward quickly, with Artone’s well […]

Richard Goodall Completes #AGT Journey With ‘Faithfully’ Finals Cover: Watch

Richard Goodall might’ve saved the best to last, as the 55-year-old singer competed in the finals of America’s Got Talent. The season 19 fan-favorite, Goodall stood and delivered a cover of Journey’s 1983 song “Faithfully,” a Billboard Hot 100 hit lifted from the Rock Hall-inducted band’s album Frontiers. Wearing an all-black ensemble, with a black […]

Cardi B Responds to Non-Payment Lawsuit: ‘I’ll See You In Court’

Cardi B won’t be backing down in a lawsuit in which the rap star and her estranged husband Offset are accused of using a mansion for the purposes of shooting content, and underpaying for the privilege. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper turned to her social accounts, where she responded to allegations that the pair had broken […]

Jeremy Dutcher Wins the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for ‘Motewolonuwok’

Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for Motewolonuwok, making history as the first two-time winner of the prize. Dutcher will take home the $50,000 prize, which goes to the best Canadian album of the year, as determined by a jury of experts and based solely on artistic merit. He first won the prize in […]

Kiyoshi Matsuo on How Music Expanded His Views, Promoting Affirmative Action in Japan’s Music Industry & More

Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative began in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work. The WIM interview series has highlighted female players in the Japanese entertainment industry, with the first 30 conversations released in book form as a Billboard Japan […]