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BOYNEXTDOOR: Exclusive Photos of the October 2024 K-Pop Rookie of the Month

With less than a year and a half since BOYNEXTDOOR’s debut, Billboard’s K-Pop Rookie of the Month for October 2024 is seeing its message reaching audiences worldwide. 19.99 scored BOYNEXTDOOR its first entry to hit No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and land inside the top 40 of the Billboard 200, while the group has performed on […]

BOYNEXTDOOR Wants to Redefine Who the Boy Next Door Represents: ‘You Never Know Who’s Living Next Door’

BOYNEXTDOOR‘s latest single, “Nice Guy,” begins with the K-pop group crooning, “Don’t be such a wuss, Seoul is mine tonight/ Let’s rizz up all night” for a synth-pop anthem of declarative self-confidence. While it seems like a stark contrast from “Dangerous,” the rebellious pre-released buzz single about teens pushing curfew which kicked off the group’s […]

Executive Turntable: Capitol Hires Breaker of Artists, Plus a Sony Music Video Star Joins WMA

Time to drop the needle on the latest Executive Turntable, Billboard’s comprehensive(ish) compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across music. Read on for good news and also check out Billboard‘s annual list of music’s highest compensated executives, plus our weekly interview series spotlighting a single executive, our helpful […]

Ringo Starr Going Country (Again) on Upcoming ‘Look Up’ Album

Ringo Starr‘s first new full-length album in six years, Look Up, will find the former Beatles drummer and solo star going country, again. The 11-track album of original songs produced and co-written by T-Bone Burnett is due out on Jan. 10 and was prefaced on Friday (Oct. 18) by the tear-in-your tea ballad “Time On […]

Louis Messina to Receive Executive of the Year Award at Billboard Live Music Summit

Billboard, in partnership with AEG Presents and Live Nation, has announced the first round of talent and industry leaders for this year’s Billboard Live Music Summit and Awards. The event, taking place Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, will celebrate creativity and achievement in the live music industry through exclusive panels and conversations, featuring some of […]