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Meet America Foster — Major Lazer’s Youngest & First Woman Member: ‘Felt Like I Had Known These Guys for Ages’

Since it first roared onto the Billboard charts with 2009’s Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do LP, Major Lazer has established itself as one of the most innovative collectives in mainstream music through its fusion of EDM, dancehall, hip-hop, reggaetón, trap and soca. Now, the group’s three current members — Diplo, Walshy Fire and Ape […]

Recording Academy Appoints Taylor Hanson as Co-Chair of National Advocacy Committee

The Recording Academy has announced the appointment of Taylor Hanson and the reappointment of Dani Deahl as co-chairs of its National Advocacy Committee, a group of performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers dedicated to championing creators’ rights at both the state and federal levels. The National Advocacy Committee plays a key role in shaping the organization’s […]

Greensky Bluegrass Revisits 25 Years on Collaborative New Project XXV: ‘Almost Like a Family Photo Album’

On Oct. 31, while much of the country revels in Halloween activities, bluegrass-Americana powerhouse group Greensky Bluegrass will officially celebrate its 25th anniversary. The group first launched during an impromptu house party performance on Halloween night in 2000 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a performance that has evolved into a musical journey that has brought the five-piece […]

Why Faith-Based Hip-Hop/R&B Is Becoming the ‘New Mainstream’ (Guest Column)

The growing prominence of faith-based/Christian hip-hop and R&B, aka Rhythm + Praise, is resonating far beyond the traditional radio airwaves. It’s making notable shifts into film, TV, sports and even the gaming world. Rhythm + Praise (R+P) artists possess the ability to marry powerful messaging with innovative sounds and, in the process, are finding their […]

Did D’Angelo Get Too Close to Pop Stardom for His Own Good in 2000?

D’Angelo had already proven a transformative R&B figure as a 21-year-old with his 1995 debut LP Brown Sugar, scoring hits and winning awards and growing the movement that would ultimately be known as neo-soul. And when his sophomore album Voodoo arrived in 2000, it topped the Billboard 200 — helped by the success of its […]

Meet the ‘Bat-Fam’: Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump Scores Electric Title Sequence for New Batman Series & You Can Watch It Now

We all know Batman, but now it’s time to meet his Bat-Fam. Billboard Family is exclusively premiering the superheroic title sequence from the new Bat-Fam animated series, scored by Fall Out Boy rocker Patrick Stump. The theme song is a shredding, electric-guitar-led number, and you can hear Stump’s foreboding “la-la-la”s throughout. Watch below: In the […]