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Longtime WMG Dance Exec Bart Cools Departing: ‘He Can Close a Deal On Monday & Be At the Club at 6 a.m. On Saturday’

Longtime Warner Music executive Bart Cools has announced that he will leave the label this month after a 13-year tenure. Related David Guetta Becomes First Artist to Earn 20 No. 1s on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart ‘The Breakfast Club’ to Stream Live Daily, Commercial-Free on Netflix: ‘The Future Belongs to Those Who Can See What’s Possible’ […]

Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx, Bleachers & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote!

Now that Olivia Rodrigo has found “The Cure,” the world can forget its troubles this New Music Friday! Related Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx, Lola Young & More: New Music Friday Guide Isaiah Rashad on Choosing Radical Acceptance With New Album ‘It’s Been Awful’: ‘S–t Happens to Everybody’  Stray Kids to Play Special Concert Series STRAYCITY in Latin […]

Madonna Earns Her First No. 1 Radio Hit in 18 Years With ‘I Feel So Free’

Madonna’s “I Feel So Free” jumps 8-1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated May 30), becoming her eighth career leader on the ranking and her first overall radio chart-topper in nearly 18 years. Related Madonna Reflects on Confessions Tour ‘Part 1’ 20th Anniversary — Leaving Fans Asking If ‘Part 2’ Is Next Madonna Sends Message […]

Steep Canyon Rangers Talk Celebrating 25 Years & Revisiting Musical Foundations on ‘Next Act’

Nearly 25 years after issuing their debut album, bluegrass group Steep Canyon Rangers have become consistent hitmakers, tying Old Crow Medicine Show in 2024 for the most No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart since the chart launched in 2002. The North Carolina-formed group’s Graham Sharp (banjo/vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin/vocals), Nicky Sanders (fiddle/vocals), Mike […]