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Chris Brown’s ‘BROWN’ Album: All 27 Tracks Ranked

Chris Brown’s albums bring about many feelings. Excitement from his diehard fanbase. Hate from the people who understandably cannot forgive and forget his past transgressions. Exhaustion from the music fans who prefer shorter tracklists and runtimes. Most of all, the reminder that he is a machine. To debut in the mid-2000s, be white-hot, almost get […]

Billboard’s 2026 Indie Power Players Revealed

In times of upheaval, there is always opportunity — a condition that aptly describes the past year in the indie sector of the music business. Across the industry, there has been change: in leadership, in ownership, in distribution, in what it means to be independent and in creative control. And at the same time, the […]

Go Behind The Scenes on LE SSERAFIM ‘BOOMPALA’ Video Shoot

Think Mad Max: Fury Road, but make it K-pop. In the upcoming video for their single “BOOMPALA,” from their sophomore full-length album, PUREFLOW pt. 1 (May 22), girl group LE SSERAFIM slip into futuristic outfits and have a wild party with a group of back-up dancers that include a duck, aliens, a horned devil and […]

From a Small Medellín Studio to Madrid’s Plaza Mayor: Rels B Presents ‘Love Love Flakk’ — ‘It’s Like a Hug to Myself’

After months away from the spotlight, Rels B presented love love FLAKK on Thursday (May 7) at Madrid’s Plaza Mayor, just hours before the project officially hit streaming platforms at midnight ET. Released under Dale Play Records, the new album navigates between afrobeats, R&B, bossa nova and urban pop. In front of approximately 11,000 people, […]

Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal On Tribeca Festival Turning 25 & Honoring Bruce Springsteen: ‘You Have To Oppose This Insanity’

Robert De Niro and famed film producer Jane Rosenthal are seated in his spacious Tribeca office in Manhattan, surrounded by posters from projects they’ve worked on together over the last four decades, including A Bronx Tale and The Good Shepherd. The two-time Academy Award winner also has framed photos with family and friends on display […]

Save the Eye Roll, Rock Is Really Back — And All Over the Charts

On the Billboard Hot 100 dated April 11, a handful of rock acts launched their debut entries on the chart. Israeli trio Temper City entered at No. 91 with “Self Aware,” a bluesy alt-rock lament going viral for its evocation of 2010s rock hit-makers like The Neighbourhood and Cage the Elephant. Dormant U.K. alt-rockers The Long Faces […]