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How Brian Kelley Defined His Place in the Country Field With ‘Acres’

When Florida Georgia Line decided to go in solo directions, Brian Kelley arguably had the tougher route, simply because of his established role in the duo. Tyler Hubbard has one of the most identifiable voices in the genre, and he understandably took the lead on all of the pair’s singles, plus most of the album […]

Lucky Daye Talks New Album ‘Algorithm’ & Gives His Definition of R&B

Lucky Daye sat down with Billboard News and executive director of R&B/hip-hop Gail Mitchell to talk about his latest album Algorithm. “My mind-set was I kinda wanted to talk to myself as if God was talking to me,” the New Orleans singer said when asked what his approach was for this project. “So, I was […]

Shaboozey, Drew Baldridge Earn Their First Country Airplay Chart Top 10s

Shaboozey scores his maiden top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated July 13), as his launch entry “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” jumps six spots to No. 6. It surged by 20% to 20.5 million audience impressions June 28-July 4, according to Luminate. The track interpolates J-Kwon’s 2004 hip-hop classic “Tipsy,” with the pair performing […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 Basketball League Expanding With New Teams in Miami, Houston

Ice Cube‘s popular three-on-three basketball league, BIG3, is setting down roots. Since its founding in 2017, the 12-team league featuring former NBA and international players has barnstormed around the country setting up shop in cities and playing a series of games, with last year’s contests rolling into Chicago, Dallas, Brooklyn, Memphis, Miami, Boston, Charlotte and […]