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Inside Christian Music’s Touring Boom: ‘Something To Believe In’

When Forrest Frank and his booking team at UTA opened up ticket sales for the Christian music singer’s 26-city Child of God Tour Part 2 in December 2024, they made a calculated risk — taking the artist from the 2,000- to 5,000-seat standing-room clubs where he had been performing hits including “Good Day” and “Up!” to […]

Taylor Swift Is Aiming for Another No. 1 With ‘Opalite’ — But She’ll Face Serious Competition From Bad Bunny, Olivia Dean, J. Cole & More

It was the news that Swifties had long waited for: “Opalite,” the fan-favorite second single from Taylor Swift’s blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl album, was getting a music video.  The official visual for the breezy pop-rock hit was released to Apple Music and Spotify on Friday morning (Feb. 6), with the YouTube premiere to […]

Billboard’s 2026 Top Music Venues

Drawing on both editorial insight and hard data from Billboard Boxscore, this report identifies 28 venues that define the live-music experience today — the rooms that artists dream of playing and fans flock to for unforgettable nights. From stadiums and arenas to open-air amphitheaters and intimate clubs, these picks are organized by region and venue […]

Create Music Invests $300M in Nettwerk to Support Canadian Label Buying Out Investors

Create Music Group is investing $300 million in Nettwerk Music Group to support the managers of the Vancouver-based label buying out their existing investors, according to a statement from Nettwerk seen by Billboard on Friday. The companies did not disclose which investors Nettwerk’s management is buying out, but previous investors includ Flexpoint Ford, Beedie Capital […]

Taylor Swift Drops Star-Studded ‘Opalite’ Video Featuring Lewis Capaldi, Greta Lee and Domhnall Gleeson As Her Disco Dancing Partner

What if we told you that a simple spray of “Opalite” spray would make you irresistible? That’s the premise of Taylor Swift‘s eagerly awaited video for her The Life of a Showgirl single “Opalite,” which debuted on Apple Music and Spotify on Friday morning (Feb. 6). The retro-themed clip features Swift as a miss lonely […]