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Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Tucker Wetmore & More Honored at Billboard’s 2026 Country Power Players Event

On Wednesday (June 3), Billboard honored this year’s Country Power Players honorees during a ceremony held at The Eye Rooftop at Category 10 in downtown Nashville, celebrating many of the genre’s top artists and music executives. Billboard co-chief content officers Leila Cobo and Jason Lipshutz ushered in the evening by recognizing the current and enduring […]

Universal Purchases Part of Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Shares in UMG

Universal Music Group (UMG) said on Thursday (June 4) it repurchased 14.1 million of shares of its stock following moves by Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square to offload the investment firm’s entire 80-million share stake in UMG after the record company’s board rejected Pershing’s offer to take over the company. Related Universal Music Group’s Board Rejects […]

Questlove’s Ebullient, Incisive Earth, Wind & Fire Doc (And a Hit-Filled Set From the Band) Kicks off Tribeca Festival 2026

On May 9, 2003, The Roots played a free concert in Manhattan’s Battery Park at the second-ever Tribeca Festival; on Wednesday (June 3) at New York’s Beacon Theatre, Questlove — now an Oscar-winning filmmaker and Tonight Show mainstay — opened Tribeca Festival with the premiere of a documentary he directed about Earth, Wind & Fire […]

‘The Vampire Lestat’ on Sling TV: Here’s How to Watch the Premiere Online

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. Get ready for a bloody good time. We are just days away from the premiere of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat, […]

Beyoncé Joins Taylor Swift & Rihanna on Richest Self-Made Women List

Beyoncé has no trouble paying her bills, bills bills. This year, the superstar joins Forbes‘ annual tally of the richest self-made women, adding her name to a list that also includes Taylor Swift and Rihanna. Related Beyoncé Is Officially a Billionaire, According to Forbes Tori Kelly Tips Off 2026 NBA Finals With Pristine ‘Star-Spangled Banner’: Watch […]