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‘Watershed Ruling’: Appeals Court Says Musicians Can Win Back Their Copyrights Globally, Not Just in the U.S.

A federal appeals court issued a first-of-its-kind ruling that says musicians can enforce U.S. copyright termination rules across the globe, adopting a novel legal theory that record labels and publishers have warned will disrupt “a half-century of settled industry norms.” Upholding a lower court decision last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth […]

Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘What You Saying’ Hits No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs Chart

Lil Uzi Vert captures the crown on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart for the first time in three years as “What You Saying” leads the list dated Jan. 17. The single, released on Cor(e)/Roc Nation, rises from the runner-up spot – where it debuted last week – to become Lil Uzi Vert’s third No. 1 […]

10 Weeks After Nearly 20 Years: The Rarity of Taylor Swift’s Hot 100 Reign With ‘The Fate of Ophelia’

“Pennsylvania teenager’s first chart entry references country superstar McGraw. Track moves 31-27 on Hot Country Songs,” Silvio Pietroluongo wrote in the Sept. 23, 2006, Billboard issue as “Tim McGraw” granted Taylor Swift her first Billboard Hot 100 appearance. The song started at No. 86 that week, as the chart’s third-highest debut (with Beyoncé’s “Ring the […]

Lego’s Latest Pokémon Collab Includes an Electric Pikachu-Themed Set: Shop It Here

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. Lego is getting in touch with the gaming community this new year with the release of three very intricate and nostalgic […]