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Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Songs of 2024

Barack Obama delivered his annual list of favorite songs, as well as his favorite movies and books of 2024, on his social media accounts Friday night (Dec. 20). “Here are my favorite songs from this year! Check them out if you’re looking to shake up your playlist – and let me know if there’s a […]

Ludmilla & Wife Brunna’s Baby Gender Reveal & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music

From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Nicky Jam Brings Christmas Joy to Children in Hospital Nicky Jam and his wife, Juana Varón, touched many hearts on social media as they brought Christmas […]

Kendrick Lamar Mural in Compton Defaced Once Again

“Yesterday, somebody whacked out my mural/That energy’ll make you n—as move to Europe,” were the first bars we heard from Kendrick on the intro track from his latest album GNX right after mariachi singer Deyra Barrera set the table with her beautiful voice in an effort for Lamar to showcase the full range of Southern […]

Watch Travis Scott Bring Dennis Rodman to the Cactus Jack Sneaker Factory

Travis Scott has one final gift for fans this holiday season with the release of his Air Jordan 1 Low “Velvet Brown” this weekend. Ahead of the dark mocha Cactus Jack kicks hitting retailers, La Flame connected with Dennis Rodman for an Air Jordan x Cactus Jack commercial supporting the “Velvet Brown” release. Scott and […]

Music Stocks Dragged Down Amid Dreary Week for Global Markets

In a miserable week for stock markets worldwide, Spotify continued to fall from its all-time high, K-pop stocks sank and one of the smallest companies on the Billboard Global Music Index posted a double-digit gain. LiveOne was the week’s biggest gainer as the music streaming company’s shares rose 19.6% to $1.22 after it announced on […]

Joe Biden Pardons BMF Co-Founder Terry ‘Southwest T’ Flenory

Southwest T is officially a free man. Terry Flenory is known in the hip-hop community for founding the organized crime organization Black Mafia Family alongside his brother Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory in 1985 Detroit. He and his brother were sentenced to 30 years in 2008 for running a nationwide crime ring. Terry was released on […]

WIN, A2IM, Secretly Group & More Call on Regulators to Block Virgin Music’s Downtown Acquisition

Several more players in the independent music community have called on regulators to block the acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group (UMG) announced this week, arguing the deal “would seriously distort the global music market” and “reduce competition and the independents’ bargaining power.” Virgin Music Group, which is owned by UMG, announced […]

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on ‘Last Christmas’ Hitting New Hot 100 Peak: George Michael ‘Would Have Been Utterly Delighted’

Wham!’s 40-year-old hit “Last Christmas” continues to find new fans, and new chart accolades, as the evergreen tune reached a new peak recently on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, rising to No. 3 on the Dec. 14-dated tally. Related Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ Hits New Hot 100 High: ‘It’s Become Woven Into the Very Fabric of […]