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ASCAP hosted its annual meeting, as part of the day-long ASCAP Experience, on Thursday (Feb. 12) at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. There, Elizabeth Matthews, CEO of ASCAP, revealed record-breaking revenue and royalty distributions for 2025. “We have a lot of good news to share,” said Matthews in her opening remarks. “I know you […]
Taylor Swift is congratulating Olympic skier Breezy Johnson on getting engaged to Connor Watkins after playing a small part in the couple’s love story. Related ‘The Traitors’ Producers Say They ‘Underestimated’ Swifties’ Impact on the Show for This Reason Gene Simmons Compares Taylor Swift’s Fame to Beatlemania: ‘It’s Almost Cultish’ Taylor Swift Sends Message to Olympic Athletes […]
Cardi B jokingly threatened to “jump” ICE agents if they popped out at her Little Miss Drama Tour shows, and the Department of Homeland Security responded to the Grammy-winning rapper on X on Thursday (Feb. 12). “As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior,” […]
Big Machine Label Group CEO/founder Scott Borchetta is departing HYBE America five years after HYBE’s purchase of Ithaca Holdings in 2021. Ithaca Holdings purchased Big Machine Label Group in 2019 for an estimated $300 million, in a deal that also included Taylor Swift’s masters. HYBE will retain assets of Big Machine Label Group, including distribution, […]
Jasmine “Jazz” Young, a former Def Jam executive and now director of the Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business at Howard University, has launched VRTEXX, a new global record label. According to a press release, VRTEXX will be dedicated to discovering, developing and exporting artists from West Africa and the diaspora to international markets. The […]
Gorillaz are set to make their Saturday Night Live debut next month on the March 7 episode hosted by Ryan Gosling, NBC announce Thursday (Feb. 12). The Damon Albarn-fronted animated band formed in 1998 but has never performed on SNL before. Gorillaz are set to release their ninth studio album, The Mountain, on Feb. 27. […]
“Back in 2005, I used to only [write], maybe, 15-16 songs in a year,” says Ryan Tedder — member of OneRepublic, songwriter, producer and founder of Runner Music. “My batting average was like three out of five, which was all you needed… Now, I do probably, honestly, 7-10 a week to achieve not even the […]
Michael Jackson’s estate has slammed Sexyy Red’s explicit flip of the King of Pop’s classic “Beat It” after footage of the St. Louis rapper’s “Just Eat It” version went viral on social media earlier this week. Related Sexyy Red Turns This Michael Jackson Classic Into a Raunchy Anthem & Sparks Backlash First Trailer For Michael Jackson […]
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Kylie Minogue’s track “Padam Padam” became a hit when it was released 2023, reaching No. 7 on Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs […]
Why is it so hard to earn a living as a songwriter today? Ryan Tedder — artist, songwriter, producer and founder of Runner Music — and David Israelite — president & CEO of NMPA — join Billboard On The Record to talk through the many economic pressures facing modern songwriters. Tedder and Israelite discuss how […]
