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Ousmane Dembélé and Ninho On Their Biggest Victories, Defeats and Sources of Inspiration: ‘They Saw Me When I Had Nothing’

This story is part of Billboard’s Global World Cup Series, a collection of 11 cover stories which pairs top soccer stars across the world competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with highly-touted musicians in accompanying countries. In 2025, Ousmane Dembélé and Ninho fulfilled their dreams. One became a Ballon d’Or winner — a prize […]

Carly Pearce Signs With BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville

BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville has signed singer-songwriter Carly Pearce to its roster. Pearce had previously been signed with Blue Highway. Stoney Creek Records will serve as Pearce’s radio imprint, as Pearce is currently at country radio with her Riley Green duet, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay.” Related The Red Clay Strays and Carly […]

Rubén Blades Accepts Billboard’s Icon Award at 2026 Indie Power Players: ‘No One Is Successful Without Help’

Rubén Blades accepted Billboard’s Indie Icon award at the 2026 Indie Power Players event on Tuesday (June 9) at The Cutting Room in New York City. Related ‘The Only Path For Me Was Independence’: Latin Music Legend Rubén Blades On His Decades of Art and Activism Billboard’s 2026 Indie Power Players Revealed Here’s What Jack Schlossberg Had […]

Warner Music Group Acquires AI Attribution Tool Sureel AI

Warner Music Group has acquired Sureel, an AI attribution start-up. Through the acquisition of this company, WMG hopes to better track when their songs and recordings are used in the training of AI models or in AI-generated works. A press release about the deal notes that Sureel has multiple patents to create “AI DNA” for […]

Eslabon Armado Announces Amor Nocturno Tour: Here Are the Dates

Eslabon Armado is hitting the road for its 2026 Amor Nocturno Tour, Billboard can exclusively reveal. The Live Nation-promoted trek kicks off July 24 at The Van Buren in Phoenix, and will hit major markets including Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, Boston and San Francisco before wrapping its U.S. leg on Dec. 5 in San […]