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Christopher Cross Goes ‘Sailing’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’: Watch

Christopher Cross’ “Sailing” isn’t coming in to dock anytime soon. The American singer, songwriter and guitar talent released his “yacht rock” masterpiece back in 1979, a classic that sailed all the way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Sailing” was one of four top 20 hits that appeared on Cross’ self-titled album, which, […]

Ninajirachi Doubles Up at 2025 Triple J Awards

Ninajirachi’s hot streak shows no signs of cooling off. The DJ, songwriter and electronic music artist adds to her collection the triple j album of the year and Australian music video of the year, two of five awards handed out Wednesday, Nov. 12 by the state-funded youth network. The 26-year-old musician nabbed the top award, […]

Music Videos Are Coming to Spotify in the U.S. and Canada

Spotify is rolling out music videos to its users in the U.S. and Canada, the company confirmed with Billboard. The feature was previously beta-tested in nearly 100 overseas markets last year. A Spotify representative says music videos will be integrated into the service in the coming weeks for U.S. and Canadian customers, though it did […]

Deezer Now Says It Receives Roughly 50,000 New Fully AI-Generated Songs Daily

French streaming service Deezer reported on Wednesday (Nov. 12) that roughly 50,000 songs delivered to the platform daily are now fully AI-generated, in what amounts to the company’s fourth report on the surge of AI-generated content on its service this year. Along with that statistic, Deezer also released the findings of a new survey about […]

As AI Artists Breaking Rush & Cain Walker Rule a Country Chart, Nashville Execs Weigh in: ‘It’s Incredibly Detrimental’

As artificial intelligence moves further into the music space, how concerned should the country community, which has built its reputation on authenticity and a trusted connection between artists and fans, be? One-third of the top 10 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart dated Nov. 15 is composed of AI-assisted artists, including “Walk My Walk,” […]

D’Angelo’s Son Swayvo Twain Reflects on Spending Weeks With His Father Before He Died: ‘Really Cleared My Spirit’

D’Angelo’s son, Swayvo Twain (born Michael Eugene Archer Jr.), spoke out for the first time since his music icon father’s funeral in a heartfelt post to Instagram on Wednesday (Nov. 12), which featured parts of his emotional eulogy at the neo-soul legend’s memorial service last month. Related D’Angelo’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits ‘I Want to […]