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Harry Styles Adds New Dates to 2026 Tour, Ties Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium Record

Harry Styles’ blockbuster Together, Together touring run is showing no signs of slowing just yet. Related Here’s Everything We Know About Harry Styles’ New Album ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ (So Far) Harry Styles Channels ‘Dirty Dancing’ With His Stalker in Heartwarming ‘Aperture’ Music Video Harry Styles Unveils ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ Tracklist: See […]

Dave Matthews Band ‘Horrified’ By ICE Killings in Minneapolis: ‘If ICE Wasn’t In Minneapolis, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti Would Still Be Alive’

The Dave Matthews Band has joined the rising tide of anger and shock at the Trump administration’s deadly immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis. Following the killing of 37-year-old American citizen and intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Friday (Jan. 24) DMB posted an urgent message to fans on […]

Billboard Staff’s 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 (Nos. 10-4)

For the last four years, we’ve counted down our picks for the 10 greatest pop stars of the year, with full essays for everyone from No. 10 (Jelly Roll in 2024) to No. 1 (Kendrick Lamar in 2024), as well as bonus write-ups for our picks for Rookie and Comeback of the year, and even 10 close-but-not-quite honorable mentions. This January, we’re doing the same […]

Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 4 — Kendrick Lamar

For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard will be counting down our editorial staff picks for the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 all the next two weeks. Last week, we revealed our Honorable Mentions artists for 2025 as well as our Rookie of the Year and Comeback of the Year artists. Now, we reach No. 4 on […]

Pharrell Sued By Chad Hugo, Drake Appeals UMG Case, Spotify Files Lawsuit & More Music Law News

THE BIG STORY: Nelly’s “Hot in Herre.” Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body.” If you can think of an infectious pop song from the mid-2000s (personally, I’m visualizing a college basement) there’s a decent chance it was produced by The Neptunes, the legendary duo of […]

Ex-BMG Chief Hartwig Masuch Joins Swedish Music Startup Hyph as Chairman

Swedish music service Hyph has appointed Hartwig Masuch — former CEO of BMG — as its chairman, effective April of this year. Masuch, who has already joined the company in an advisory capacity, will help guide Hyph’s strategic expansion as it aims to create interactive services at a time when traditional subscription streaming growth is […]