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Travis Kelce’s Ex Kayla Nicole Makes a Halloween Statement, Dressing Up as Toni Braxton in ‘He Wasn’t Man Enough’ Music Video

Kayla Nicole’s costume for this year’s Halloween is bound to turn some heads. On Friday (Oct. 31), the podcaster unveiled her spooky-season tribute to Toni Braxton — specifically the R&B icon’s 2000 music video for “He Was’t Man Enough.” In a clip posted to Instagram, Nicole — who dated Travis Kelce on and off from […]

GALE, Rosalía, Tiago PZK & More: Who Had the Best New Latin Music Release This Week?

This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features fresh new music, including fresh picks by DannyLux, a collaboration between Codiciado and Xavi and Rosalía’s highly awaited featuring with Björk and Yves Tumor, to name a few. Related Maria Becerra’s Sultry ‘JOJO’ & More Best New Music Latin Friday Music Guide: New […]

Will AI Do More Harm Than Good for the Music Business?

A few years into the debate about AI’s potential economic impact on music, the jury is still out.   AI could be great for the music business, enabling new products and creating new revenue streams for artists and songwriters. Universal Music Group (UMG) has said as much. “We believe the commercial opportunity is potentially very significant,” chief digital officer Michael Nash said during […]

The First Billboard: All That Was ‘New, Bright & Interesting on the Boards’

On Nov. 1, 1894, Billboard published its first issue, one that’s vastly different from today’s magazine, as well as Billboard’s expanded platforms. The premiere issue wasn’t even focused on the music industry; Billboard’s eventual trademark concentration on music, and, of course, charts, would develop over decades. The First Issue Before it became a weekly publication, […]