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Fan Army Face-Off 2024 Is Over — And We Have a Winner

UPDATE Aug. 22: The 2024 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off has officially ended, and we have a winner. For the second year running, SB19 is the victor – winning by a landslide — thanks to the tireless efforts of its fan army A’TIN. The Filipino boy band previously won the 2023 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off. A […]

Inside UMPG’s Unlikely K-Pop Hit Factory

I’m not getting too stressed about bridge lyrics,” says Benjmn, 29. “Because there’s like a 100% chance it’s going to get translated.” The Los Angeles-based topliner is closing in on his ninth straight hour of songwriting today. And like the 10 other lyricists and producers Universal Music Publishing Group has assembled at Arcade Studios in […]

James Brown Estate: Photos From the Billboard Shoot

Mr. David Washington stands on the grounds that he has tended for decades, amid the Georgia Pines that flood much of the property, as the early-morning June heat creeps across the lawns. Now in his 70s, he’s quick to laugh and does so often, each one punctuating his thick, Southern drawl as he tells the […]

Warren Zeiders on Touring With Jelly Roll and Crafting New Album ‘Relapse’: ‘It’s Fun to Take a Concept and Flip It on Its Head’

On his 2023 full-length album, Pretty Little Poison, Warren Zeiders covered a little-known 14-year-old Chris Stapleton song, “Inside Your Head,” which Stapleton had recorded as part of rock duo The Jompson Brothers. While many artists would regard a Stapleton-sung song as beyond anything they would dare attempt, the task was undaunting to newcomer Zeiders. “It’s […]

Sexyy Red Reshuffles 4 President U.S. Tour Dates, Pushes Back Kick-Off

Sexyy Red‘s upcoming tour is getting a re-shuffle. The “Pound Town” rapper was originally slated to kick-off the U.S. outing in Seattle tonight (August 22), but according to Ticketmaster listings, the planned first gig at the WAMU Theater has been cancelled, with a note advising, “unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event.” […]

Inside James Brown’s House: Can It Become the Next Graceland?

Mr. David Washington stands on the grounds that he has tended for decades, amid the Georgia Pines that flood much of the property, as the early-morning June heat creeps across the lawns. Now in his 70s, he’s quick to laugh and does so often, each one punctuating his thick, Southern drawl as he tells the […]