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Selena Gomez Is Now a Billionaire, According to Bloomberg

Selena Gomez is in rare financial air. According to a report from Bloomberg published Friday (Sept. 6), the 32-year-old star has officially crossed over into billionaire status. Related Selena Gomez Stuns High School Volleyball Team, Attends Weekend Game in Telluride 09/01/2024 More precisely, Gomez now has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, making her one […]

Joey Bada$$ Receives Tres Generaciones Tequila Impact Award: ‘It Feels Good to Be Acknowledged’

On Thursday (Sept. 6), Billboard and Tres Generaciones presented Joey Bada$$ with the Tres Generaciones Tequila Impact Award at the 2024 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Event. Related R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard’s 2024 List Revealed 09/04/2024 Held at the Edition Hotel in Times Square, Billboard Deputy Director of R&B/Hip-Hop Carl Lamarre presented Bada$$ with the award for […]

Why Country Radio Embraced Post Malone: ‘He Went All In’

Last spring, while working with Post Malone on his upcoming country album, the hired studio songwriters took a break. Malone started noodling on guitar. “He’d be playing, like, old B-sides, Toby Keith songs, that nobody knew,” recalls Chase McGill, a Nashville veteran who has written songs for Morgan Wallen, Kenny Chesney and many others. “But […]

Linkin Park’s New Singer Emily Armstrong on the Pressure & ‘Passion’ of Singing Chester Bennington’s Vocals

Emily Armstrong is taking the bitter with the sweet as she steps into her new role as Linkin Park co-vocalist amid the band’s surprise comeback. Related Inside Linkin Park’s Secret Comeback 09/05/2024 While speaking to Billboard‘s Jason Lipshutz about the rock group’s secret return, the Dead Sara co-founder opened up about both the excitement she feels […]

Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian Bossa Nova Giant and Bandleader Dies at 83

Beloved bossa nova producer, songwriter, pianist and song interpreter Sérgio Mendes has died at 83. The legendary Brazilian superstar whose career spanned more than six decades and helped craft the modern sound of crossover Brazilian pop thanks to such indelible hits as “Mas Que Nada” and “Magalenha,” died in Los Angeles of undisclosed causes. Beginning […]