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BMG Promotes Celine Joshua to EVP of Global Marketing & Streaming

Celine Joshua has been elevated to executive vice president of global marketing and streaming at BMG, expanding her leadership across the company’s worldwide marketing and DSP operations. In this expanded role, she oversees the strategic alignment of BMG’s global marketing and streaming initiatives across 18 international offices in 13 markets. Joshua will continue overseeing marketing […]

Kid Cudi Announces Dates For 33-Date 2026 Rebel Ragers North American Tour

Kid Cudi is hitting the road this year. The Grammy-winning rapper announced the dates for an extensive 2026 North American outing on Monday (Jan. 26), the 33-show Rebel Ragers tour, which is slated to kick off on April 28 at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre before hitting arenas and outdoor sheds across the U.S. and […]

Billboard Staff’s 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 (Nos. 10-5)

For the last four years, we’ve counted down our picks for the 10 greatest pop stars of the year, with full essays for everyone from No. 10 (Jelly Roll in 2024) to No. 1 (Kendrick Lamar in 2024), as well as bonus write-ups for our picks for Rookie and Comeback of the year, and even 10 close-but-not-quite honorable mentions. This January, we’re doing the same […]

Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 5 — Sabrina Carpenter

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. 5 on […]

How the Indie Agency Behind Waxahatchee, Japanese Breakfast & More Is Looking to Grow Its Festival Bookings

As music festivals big and small have become more enmeshed in the fabric of the concert business, the way they are booked has evolved. Increasingly, agencies have created dedicated roles or teams to liaise between them and talent buyers for mutually beneficial outcomes. These festival specialists can bring consolidated asks to festivals that encompass large […]