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Bruce Springsteen Drops Searing Anti-ICE Protest Song, ‘Streets of Minneapolis’: ‘King Trump’s Private Army From the DHS/ Guns Belted to Their Coats’

Bruce Springsteen released one of the most politically charged tracks of his career on Wednesday (Jan. 28) with the surprise drop of the smoldering protest song “Streets of Minneapolis.” In a statement, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said the song was written on Saturday (Jan. 24) and recorded on Tuesday (Jan. 27) in […]

How Volara Management’s Janelle Lopez Genzink Makes Her Clients ‘Feel Like Anything Is Possible’

At weekend one of Coachella 2024, during her main stage sunset slot, Sabrina Carpenter gave her then-new single, “Espresso,” its live debut — and by the festival’s second weekend, “we knew things had shifted,” recalls her manager, Janelle Lopez Genzink. “It was obviously really exciting,” the Volara Management founder ­continues, “but it was also slightly […]

‘Boo’ Rapper H3adband Turns Viral Hot 100 Success Into New Hitmaker Deal

Baton Rouge rapper H3adband has turned his viral hit “Boo” — one of the first new hip-hop songs to reach the Hot 100 in 2026 (No. 90) — into a buzzy new record deal. Billboard can exclusively announce that H3adband has signed with Tony Bucher’s Hitmaker Music Group, in partnership with Atlantic Records and 10K […]

Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Tops Streaming Songs Chart

Ella Langley leads Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart for the first time, rising to No. 1 on the Jan. 31-dated tally with “Choosin’ Texas.” In the week ending Jan. 22, the song accumulated 18 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate. Langley’s first ruler comes with her fourth song to reach the survey, nearly three months […]