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Taylor Swift may be headed for a Songwriters Hall of Fame record. Swift, who received the Hal David Starlight Awards from the SHOF in 2010, is nominated for full membership in the organization. She would be the first person to graduate from the Starlight Award (which dates to 2004) to full membership status. Related Songwriters […]
Justin Vernon was a near-immediate critical sensation upon his late-’00s emergence with his first album as Bon Iver, the alt-folk opus For Emma, Forever Ago. With his unique falsetto, emotional delivery and irresistible backstory — retreating to a cabin in the woods following a pair of personal and professional breakups to record in solitude — […]
Bruce Springsteen is continuing to speak out against Donald Trump, with the rock star offering up a “prayer” for “no kings” amid the ongoing protests against the president. Related Bruce Springsteen’s Only Note on Jeremy Allen White’s ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Portrayal: ‘I Don’t Remember Being That Good Looking’ Bruce Springsteen Isn’t Going to Shy Away […]
Irving Azoff recently slammed YouTube as “by far the worst offender” when it comes to paying creators fairly. As one of the largest and most successful managers of artists in history, his opinion carries a great deal of weight. Songwriters specifically are paid through a complex, regulated environment, so digital services have myriad ways of […]
The Foo Fighters are gearing up for their next era. After teasing a typically hard-hitting new song earlier this month with a brief fist-pumping instrumental snippet, the veteran Dave Grohl-led band dropped the blistering “Asking For a Friend” single on Thursday morning (Oct. 23). The song opens with a gentle guitar figure and Grohl singing, […]
Earlier this month, Chappell Roan wrapped a brief run of concerts in the United States, paired with a few European dates in August. The Visions of Damsels & Dangerous Other Things Tour complemented Roan’s ongoing sweep of dominant festival performances over the last year and a half, cementing her as one of her generation’s fastest-growing […]
With Clint Bentley’s new film focusing on the life of a railroad worker laboring at the heart of the United States’ industrial revolution, the director needed a composer who understood the complexity of Americana — so he tapped Bryce Dessner. Related Nick Cave & Bryce Dessner Pen Title Track for Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ Bryce Dessner Discusses […]
Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab have been appointed executives-in-residence at the Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The pair are the co-presidents of 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records Hip-Hop, R&B and Global Music. Bass and Bouab’s appointment is in keeping with the center’s goal to connect Howard University’s students […]
In a historic panel, Daddy Yankee returned to the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week for a candid conversation with Billboard’s Leila Cobo for the “Superstar Q&A” panel on Wednesday (Oct. 22). During the one-hour-long conversation, the Puerto Rican artist opened up about his personal and professional rebirth; his latest album, Lamento en Baile; as well […]
During the third day of activities at 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week, the new stars of regional Mexican music discussed the changes the genre is experiencing as it captures global attention. During the panel “The Future of Regional Mexican Music,” presented by Walmart and moderated by Isabela Raygoza of Billboard Español, five of the talents […]
