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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 4 — Kendrick Lamar

For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard will be counting down our editorial staff picks for the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 all the next two weeks. Last week, we revealed our Honorable Mentions artists for 2025 as well as our Rookie of the Year and Comeback of the Year artists. Now, we reach No. 4 on […]

Pharrell Sued By Chad Hugo, Drake Appeals UMG Case, Spotify Files Lawsuit & More Music Law News

THE BIG STORY: Nelly’s “Hot in Herre.” Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body.” If you can think of an infectious pop song from the mid-2000s (personally, I’m visualizing a college basement) there’s a decent chance it was produced by The Neptunes, the legendary duo of […]

Ex-BMG Chief Hartwig Masuch Joins Swedish Music Startup Hyph as Chairman

Swedish music service Hyph has appointed Hartwig Masuch — former CEO of BMG — as its chairman, effective April of this year. Masuch, who has already joined the company in an advisory capacity, will help guide Hyph’s strategic expansion as it aims to create interactive services at a time when traditional subscription streaming growth is […]

Alicia Karlin Joins The Circuit Group As Global President of Live

Alicia Karlin has joined The Circuit Group as global president of live, the company’s CEO Dean Wilson announced Tuesday (Jan. 27). With the move, Karlin also brings her firm ASK Management & Advisory into The Circuit Group ecosystem through a joint venture. Hard techno star Sara Landry is the first joint-venture signing under this new partnership, with […]

Ericka Coulter’s TheBasement & Warner Records Partner With Feeture for Grammy Week Artist Showcase Featuring Honey Bxby

Grammy week is underway in Los Angeles, and TheBasement, Warner Records and artist collaboration app Feeture are set to kick off their partnership on Tuesday (Jan. 27) with a Grammy showcase of the live music series created by Warner SVP of A&R Ericka Coulter. “TheBasement Series was created as a space for creatives to connect, collaborate […]

Ye Says Latest Apology For Hateful Antisemitic Remarks ‘Isn’t About Reviving My Commerciality’ Ahead of Album Release

Ye (formerly Kanye West) apologized once again this week for his repeated amplifying of hateful antisemitic remarks, this time taking about a full-page ad in Monday’s (Jan. 26) edition of The Wall Street Journal to offer a mea culpa. The paid advertorial was his reported attempt to make amends to the Jewish community for his repeated embrace of […]