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Junior H: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot

On a blustery October night in Brooklyn, an unusual crowd gathered outside the opulent Kings Theatre. Bedecked in embroidered black hoodies and sleek suede baseball caps, much of the assembled also wore $ad Boyz streetwear — a brand many of them touted not only on their clothing but permanently, on their skin. Take Omar, an […]

PRS for Music CEO Andrea Czapary Martin to Step Down

PRS for Music announced today that its CEO, Andrea Czapary Martin, will step down at the end of 2026, concluding a tenure marked by rapid financial growth and sweeping organizational change. Martin, who joined the U.K. collecting society in June 2019, led PRS through the pandemic, launched an Emergency Relief Fund to support members during […]

2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards to Return to Nashville

The K-LOVE Fan Awards will return to Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on May 24, with Grammy Award winner Lauren Daigle, as well as podcaster, author and speaker Sadie Robertson Huff set to host the 13th annual celebration. The fan-voted awards show will air exclusively on Trinity Broadcasting Network on Friday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 […]

Megan Moroney Makes for Rare No. 1 Among Women Country Acts on Artist 100 Chart

Megan Moroney caps a historic week on Billboard’s charts (dated March 7), thanks to the debut of her album Cloud 9. Released Feb. 20 (via Megan Moroney/Columbia Nashville/Columbia/Sony Music Nashville), the set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 147,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in its opening week, according […]

‘America’s Soundtrack’ Celebrating U.S.’ 250th Anniversary to Feature Gloria Estefan, More: Listen to 3 of the Songs

America250, the national nonpartisan organization charged with leading the celebration and commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, presents the first three tracks from America’s Soundtrack, a new music collection created for the occasion, with visionary producer Emilio Estefan Jr. as executive producer. The initial three songs — which […]

Apple Music Introduces Tagging for AI Songs, Its First Regulation on AI Use

On Wednesday (March 4), Apple Music announced AI tagging as a new “delivery requirement” for record labels and music distributors. Now, when music is delivered to Apple Music, it must include disclosures of AI use, called “Transparency Tags,” in the following areas: artwork, track, composition and music video. According to a newsletter sent to music […]