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YouTube’s Lizzie Dickson on Championing British Music After Banner Year: ‘Authenticity Is What Cuts Through’

When Lizzie Dickson joined YouTube in 2015, the music industry was a very different place. Streaming services were still a nascent (but growing) force, while live performances and tours still had untapped commercial potential for artists. Music videos made up most of an artist’s visual output, a medium that had stayed relatively unchanged since the […]

Jai’Len Josey & Xavier Omar ‘Bring HunnyMoon Mountain’ to Alabama Hills for Tender ‘Painting the Stars’ Performance

Jai’Len Josey and Xavier Omär are currently on the road together, and the contemporary R&B duo made a pit stop in California’s scenic Alabama Hills on Friday (Dec. 5) to deliver an intimate performance of their soulful “Painting the Stars” collaboration, which serves as the first installment of Feeture’s COLLABs original series. The weathered mountains coupled […]

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Recalls How He Quit His Mailroom Job When He Saw His Song on the Billboard Hot 100 After ‘Nobody Wanted to Sign Me’

Stars! They’re just like us… until they reach the kind of breakthrough “Weird Al” Yankovic experienced in 1983. Related ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Rolls Out 90 New Dates for 2026 ‘Bigger & Weirder’ Tour: ‘Fans Weren’t Sick of Us Yet, So We’re Just Going to Keep on Touring Until They Are!’ You Have to See ‘Weird Al’ […]

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Nominees Discuss the 2026 Class & Why Everyone ‘Brings Their Own Distinct Style To the Table’

No women will be competing for producer of the year, non-classical at the 2026 Grammy ceremony, in contrast to the ceremony earlier this year where R&B producer/musician Alissia was a surprise nominee in the category (becoming only the ninth woman, or team of women, to receive a nod in the category). Superproducer Jack Antonoff likewise […]

Friday Music Guide: New Music From Lil Baby, Luke Combs, GloRilla and More

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  This week, Lil Baby has more than a few outtakes, Luke Combs gets the girl dads teary-eyed, and GloRilla […]