When Cash Money Records co-founder/co-CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams hits the ESSENCE Festival stage with his “Birdman and Friends” performance on Friday (July 5), he’ll be joined by Juvenile and Mannie Fresh, among others. Related Cash Money Founders Bryan and Ronald Williams to Receive YouTube’s Leaders and… 06/14/2024 Confirming those names without disclosing any more, Birdman tells Billboard via email that […]

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are hoping their stage musical, Invincible, will prove to be just that as they continue to work on it — amidst several other projects the couple has going, both together and separately. The production, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet built around the pair’s songs from Benatar’s albums, […]

Pearl Jam lands two straight No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time, as “Wreckage” rises to the top of the July 13-dated tally. The song follows the four-week reign of the group’s “Dark Matter” starting in March. The Eddie Vedder-led band now boasts five career Mainstream Rock Airplay rulers. It […]

New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard’s Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Tiago PZK, GOTTI A (Warner Music Latina) Tiago PZK’s sophomore album is a profound journey of self-discovery, with 14 tracks that present a kind of debate between Tiago the star and his alter ego, […]

Our interview starts with one of the many stories that make up the legend of Paul Anka. For the soon-to-be 83-year-old, the tale is one of many he enjoys regaling people with from his generations-spanning career, where he’s been both in front of the mic (he first topped the Billboard Hot 100 as a teen […]