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How to Share Your Music on Apple Music and Spotify as an Independent Artist

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Distributing your music as an independent artist can be tricky. Yes, you have outlets like Soundcloud, Bandcamp and even YouTube, but […]

Dolly Parton’s 25 Best Songs: Critics’ Picks

Since releasing her debut solo album, 1967’s Hello, I’m Dolly, Dolly Parton has changed the face of the entertainment industry. Kicking down doors for female performers in both country and pop music, she has soared in the worlds of books, television, philanthropy and movies — and pretty much whatever else she tackled. On Jan. 19, Parton – who […]

The 12 Best Taylor Swift Remixes (Critic’s Picks)

As most artists do, Taylor Swift often turns to prominent DJs and producers, and sometimes her fellow pop stars, to create remixes of her singles. Ed Sheeran, R3hab, Seeb, Shawn Mendes, Clean Bandit, Elvira, Bleachers, LP Giobbi and The Chainsmokers are among those tapped to turn Swift’s work into something new. Alternate versions of her […]

A$AP Rocky Approves of Sarah Sherman’s Dirty Joke About Finn Wolfhard’s Name in ‘SNL’ Promo: ‘My Girl’

A$AP Rocky is feeling handsomely ahead of his Saturday Night Live performance this weekend. Related A$AP Rocky’s Long-Awaited New Album ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ Featuring Tyler, The Creator & Doechii Is Finally Here A$AP Rocky Recalls How His Mom Wanted Him to Break Up With Ex-Girlfriend to Get With Rihanna A Timeline of A$AP Rocky & Rihanna’s Relationship In […]

Belinda Carlisle, The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson & More to Perform in All-Star Jam Session at Steven Tyler’s 2026 Grammy Viewing Party

The seventh annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party, presented by Live Nation, will take place Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The event will feature a jam with an all-star band put together by drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), featuring Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Marcus King, […]