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22 Black-Owned Fashion & Beauty Brands You Should Know About

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. Black-owned businesses have increased in the last several years, most notably during the pandemic, but it hasn’t always been easy staying […]

Black History Month Spotlight: Phylicia Fant | Billboard News

For Black History Month, Billboard is celebrating by highlighting some of the greatest Black executives in music. And today we’re celebrating Phylicia Fant. Phylicia FantFiguring out how can I be authentic, be myself and still achieve my dreams. Tetris KellyFor Black History Month, Billboard is celebrating by highlighting some of the greatest Black executives in […]

Billboard Explains: Luísa Sonza’s Global Force On The Charts

Narrator: Brazilian artists Luísa Sonza knows a thing or two about getting on the Billboard charts. And that’s why she’s this year as Women In Music Global Force honoree. Luísa first got her start in 2014, singing covers on YouTube and first entered the charts in 2020. This is Billboard Explains Luísa Sonza’s global force […]

Drama and Music at Viña del Mar 2024: The Hosts of Latin Music’s Biggest Festival Are Ready for Everything

Tonight (Sunday, Feb. 25) is the kick-off of Latin music’s longest-running and most-watched music festival. More than 200 million people are expected to watch the television broadcast of the Viña del Mar Song Festival, which celebrates its 63rd year (uninterrupted, save for two years of Covid-19 shutdown) with performances by global music stars. Alejandro Sanz […]

Fans Choose TWICE’s ‘With YOU-th’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

TWICE‘s With YOU-th tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Feb. 23) on Billboard, choosing the K-pop group’s latest mini-album as their favorite new music release of the past week. Fans showed their support for the girl group in a big way: With YOU-th won this poll by a landslide, […]