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The past year was a big one in the publishing world: In 2025, the U.S. government — which already regulates licensing rates for mechanical and, to a large degree, public performances royalties — began scrutinizing how the U.S. music publishing business operates. Related Year-End Roundup: The Biggest Music Business Stories of 2025 Chris Eggertsen On Feb. […]
Empire of the Sun have announced a mighty lineup for the debut edition of the group’s Chrysalis festival, happening this May 14-16. The bill includes three Empire of the Sun sets, a DJ set from Disclosure, legendary weirdos The Flaming Lips, avant-garde pop duo Magdalena Bay, indie artist Del Water Gap, DJ Tennis and more, […]
After 2024 was absolutely jam-packed with major album releases, no one at the beginning of this year could have predicted that 2025 would have an even fuller slate — but thanks to a litany of new projects from Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and more stars, it absolutely did. Related The 50 Best Albums […]
“Christmas has got to get bigger every year,” Matt Rogers says. And he’s leading the charge to make that happen — including making an exclusive holiday playlist for Billboard. Rogers — who, earlier this year was named one of Billboard‘s “Top 15 Musical Comedians Right Now” and, with Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang, […]
50 Cent was heavily involved as a producer on Netflix’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The G-Unit mogul was in contact with numerous individuals in preparation for the docuseries, including Diddy’s ex, Cassie Ventura. Related 50 Cent Says Diddy’s Sons Nearly Appeared in ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’: ‘They Wanted to Show Their Perspective’ 10 Things We […]
Gene Simmons feels strongly about the American Music Fairness Act, which he advocated for in a speech to members of the Senate on Tuesday (Dec. 9), during which he claimed that artists are treated “worse than slaves” when it comes to unpaid radio play. Related Gene Simmons Testifies on Bill to Pay Artists for Radio […]
Like many a teenage metalhead in the late ‘80s, it was Marwan Lockman’s dream to see Metallica in concert, though the place he grew up in rarely saw major rock bands. But while a metalhead from the Midwest or Northern Norway might load a bunch a friends into a beat-up van and road trip to […]
Next year’s Sundance Film Festival revealed the slate of features scheduled to screen in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from Jan. 22-Feb. 1 and topping the list for music lovers is an original mockumentary based on an idea by Charli XCX and a documentary about Courtney Love. The provocatively titled Antiheroine, directed by […]
Billboard has been publishing weekly rankings in one form or another for more than a century. Early in the 1900s, Billboard presented charts detailing the popularity of sheet music in the U.S. In July 1940, Billboard unveiled its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs, the 10-position “National List of Best Selling Retail Records,” […]
Riley Green, Megan Moroney, Zach Top and Stephen Wilson Jr. are a few of the artists who have been added to the lineup to help ring in the New Year as part of CBS Presents New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash. The televised event will air Wednesday, Dec. 31 from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET/PT […]
