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Why Creating a Holiday Hit Is the ‘Holy Grail’ For Songwriters

Christmas music is big business. According to a Billboard estimate in 2022, Christmas records make over $177 million a year in the U.S. alone each year — not bad for a genre that is only consumed for about six weeks out of the year. Those lucky artists, like Mariah Carey, Brenda Lee, Bobby Helms and […]

Wale Speaks on Rumors He Dated Solange: ‘We Was Real Good Friends’

Between the photos together and the possible references in lyrics, Wale and Solange sparked dating rumors in the late 2000s. Related NBA Star Kevin Durant Gives Wale His Flowers for ‘Everything Is a Lot’ Album: ‘He’s a Craftsman’ Wale Remembers When He Saw J. Cole Get Furious During Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 Tour: ‘To This Day, […]

12 Great Pop Songs From 2025 You Might Have Missed

2025 was a thrilling, wide-ranging year for pop music, from the big-budget triumphs of superstars like Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift to the mainstream arrivals of artists like Addison Rae and Olivia Dean (both Best New Artist nominees at the upcoming Grammys) to all things KPop Demon Hunters. And as year-end list season comes to […]

Priscilla Presley Slams ‘Shameful’ Claim That Riley Keough Is Biological Mom of John Travolta’s Son

Priscilla Presley has responded after being hit with another shocking claim amid her legal battle with former business advisors Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko, who have now alleged that Riley Keough — the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and his ex-wife — is the biological mother of John Travolta’s son. Related Priscilla Presley Lawsuit Update Accuses […]

Top 10 Highest Grossing Comedy Tours of the Year

Billboard revealed its year-end Boxscore charts, ranking the top tours, venues and promoters of 2025 earlier in December. We’re breaking it down further, looking at the biggest live acts, genre by genre. Now, we continue with comedy. This year’s top 10 comedy tours feature a familiar slate of names. Half of them appeared on 2024’s […]

JO1 Competes For Bowling Glory & Talks Pioneering a New Genre | Takes Us Out

Japanese boyband JO1 hits the lanes with Tetris Kelly, discussing their latest project, how they’re pioneering a new genre and bringing it to Los Angeles at Jingle Ball. Have some fun with the guys as they go head-to-head against each other for bragging rights! Tetris Kelly: I’m scared.  All right, man, look who it is. […]

Global Value of Music Copyright Doubles In a Decade, Reaching $47.2 Billion

The value of global music copyright has nearly doubled over the past decade, reaching an all-time high of $47.2 billion in 2024, according to a study conducted by Pivot Economics founder and former Spotify chief economist Will Page. That’s up from some $25 billion in 2014, and encompasses revenue from record labels, publishing and songwriting […]