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In today’s music economy, where streaming royalties remain thin and ticket prices continue to escalate, one of the fastest-growing and most resilient sectors is merchandise — and few companies are as prominent in the space as Universal Music Group’s wholly owned Bravado, which oversees the world’s largest music merchandise operation. Bravado aims to unite artists […]
Universal Music Group and Udio have settled their legal battle by striking a deal for a fully-licensed artificial intelligence music platform. But the broader litigation involving rival AI firm Suno and both Sony Music and Warner Music is still very much pending. The deal, announced Wednesday, will end UMG’s allegations that Udio broke the law […]
A$AP Rocky once again has people wondering if he’s put a ring on it. In a new cover story interview with Perfect magazine, the rapper made a provocative claim about his longtime love Rihanna, with whom he shares three young children. When asked to describe the times when he’s felt the greatest satisfaction and happiness, […]
Count pop radio as the latest realm that Gwi-Ma can’t conquer. The KPop Demon Hunters underworld villain proves no match for the approximately 150 radio stations that have lifted HUNTR/X to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, where the protagonist trio of Netflix’s record-breaking animated film reigns with its anthem “Golden.” Related HUNTR/X Singers […]
Stacey Tang, co-president of RCA Records UK, has been appointed chair of the BRIT Awards 2026 committee as the ceremony moves to Manchester’s Co-op Live for the next two years — marking the first time in nearly 50 years the BRITs will be held outside London. Tang will oversee all aspects of the show’s creative […]
Sold-out concerts have a certain timelessness. Fans rush the merchandise booth, crews tune guitars, and promoters pace the lobby while managers huddle with their artists in the greenroom. But beneath that familiar surface, the live-music business is being rewired. The systems guiding who gets through security fastest, how merch is stocked, which shows get routed […]
MUSEXPO has announced Kirk Sommer, senior partner and global co-head of music at WME, as the recipient of the 2026 “International Music Person of the Year” Award. The honor will be presented during MUSEXPO’s 26th global edition at its annual awards luncheon on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Castaway in Burbank, Calif. The prestigious award […]
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week: Tricks and treats from Florence + The Machine’s howling latest, an early Mother’s Day gift from Tyler, the Creator […]
Samara Joy will be adding another checkmark to her growing list of milestones this weekend when she makes her debut on Austin City Limits. The 2025 NAACP Image Award winner and five-time Grammy-winning artist will take her bow on PBS stations nationwide tomorrow, Nov. 1 (7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET). “Against all odds and all […]
Some people dress up in elaborate costumes on Halloween, but this year Taylor Swift is stripping things all the way back. The pop juggernaut surprise released an unplugged version of her The Life of a Showgirl hit “The Fate of Ophelia” on Thursday night (Oct. 30). The acoustic guitar-forward “The Fate of Ophelia (Alone in […]
