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Ticketmaster Targeted By U.K. Regulators Over Panned Oasis Sale

LONDON — The U.K. competition regulator has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over its much-criticized sale of tickets for Oasis‘ reunion tour, which prompted hundreds of complaints from fans and fierce condemnation from British politicians. The probe was announced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday (Sept. 5) – less than a week […]

Billboard Live Music Summit & Awards to Return to Los Angeles in November

Billboard is bringing back its highly anticipated Billboard Live Music Summit and Awards, taking place on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. After a four-year break, the event returns in collaboration with AEG Presents and Live Nation, marking its first occurrence since 2019. The one-day event will feature a series of panels and thought leadership discussions, […]

Teezo Touchdown Is Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie Of The Year

In late May, Teezo Touchdown — clad in all-black leather, spiky silver nails piercing his shoulder pads — leaped across the stage of Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. As he performed his groovy 2023 song “Mood Swings,” he screeched helium-pitched “Wee!” ad-libs mid-air, and a vibrant flower bouquet encasing his microphone swung along with him. “A […]

Teezo Touchdown: Photos From the Billboard Shoot

In late May, Teezo Touchdown — clad in all-black leather, spiky silver nails piercing his shoulder pads — leaped across the stage of Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. As he performed his groovy 2023 song “Mood Swings,” he screeched helium-pitched “Wee!” ad-libs mid-air, and a vibrant flower bouquet encasing his microphone swung along with him. “A […]

Here’s Why Oasis Won’t Be Playing Festivals Next Summer

Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher could not have chosen a better time to hit the road for their reunion tour — they don’t have to do press, they can skip the big festivals and they won’t be running into their ’90s Brit-pop rivals Blur. Blur and frontman Damon Albarn already reunited last year and dropped […]

If Rock Is a Universal Language, Why Is Spanish Excluded From the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? A Case for Soda Stereo’s Induction

Three out of 996. That’s the number of individual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hispanic inductees born in Latin America. The stats remain low even when adding members of Ibero-American heritage born in the English-speaking world: one in England and 11 in the United States.  As of the 2023 class, the 15 inductees with confirmed Hispanic […]