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Billboard Explains: South by Southwest

South by Southwest takes over Austin, Texas, every year, intertwining film, music and interactive media — but how did it become one of the arts’ biggest festivals? The inaugural SXSW took place in 1987 as an extension of an already-existing New York City festival. When those plans fell through, Ronald Swenson of the Austin Chronicle […]

Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike Sells Entire Song Catalog to Reservoir

Rapper and actor Killer Mike has sold his entire song catalog to Reservoir Media and signed a go-forward publishing deal with the company. The agreement gives the independent publisher considerable say over the discography of Run the Jewels, the rap duo comprised of Killer Mike and EL-P, who have released such hit tracks as “Legend […]

Wisin & Yandel’s ‘Recordar’ Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart

Wisin & Yandel secure their 15th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Recordar” rallies 13-1 on the March 19-dated survey. It’s the second-biggest jump to lead the all-Latin genre tally in 2022 so far after another song where Wisin is also a collaborator: “Emojis de Corazones” (Wisin, Jhay Cortez, Ozuna, featuring Los Legendarios) […]

Selena Gomez Developing New Series Based on ‘Sixteen Candles’

Make a wish, because Selena Gomez is putting a Latinx spin on the John Hughes classic Sixteen Candles. Together with collaborators Tanya Saracho and Gabriela Revilla Lugo, the pop star is developing a new half-hour sitcom titled 15 Candles, which will take a page from the 1984 coming-of-age movie starring Molly Ringwald. According to Variety, […]

Billboard Explains: South By Southwest

The biggest stars in music joined with film and interactive media and the hottest city of the Lone Star State? It’s South By Southwest in Austin, Texas and every year it’s one of the biggest festivals around. But how did it begin? What goes down when all the industries collide? And what’s in store this […]