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Daddy Yankee: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot

At some point during the past turbulent months, as he searched for purpose and faced the pressures of a very public divorce that engulfed both his personal and professional life, the music stopped for Raymond Ayala. “For the first time in my life, the muse shut down,” says the man long known as Daddy Yankee. […]

Music Lyrics Data Company Inks AI Licensing Deals With the Big Three Publishers

Musixmatch, a lyric and music data company, has inked a series of AI-based licensing deals with Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner Chappell Music, the three major music publishers. Done on a trial basis, this will now allow Musixmatch access to the majors’ catalogs to develop AI tools, and as part of […]

Behind the Scenes With Daddy Yankee | Billboard Cover

Join Daddy Yankee behind the scenes during his Billboard cover photo shoot. And if you’d like to see him in person, grab your tickets for Billboard Latin Music Week, where you’ll get to witness his exclusive interview before anyone else.

Lauryn Hill Goes Deep on D’Angelo in Moving Tribute Message: ‘Your Undeniable Beauty and Talent Were Not of This World’

Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo were like twin stars birthing a new R&B universe in the late 1990s. The pair released just one collaboration, 1998’s sensual, seductive “Nothing Even Matters” from Hill’s Grammy-winning debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, but the song, and their friendship, clearly made a huge impression on the former Fugees […]

Justin Timberlake Pays Emotional Tribute to D’Angelo For Inspiring Him: ‘You Took R&B And Put It In All Capitals’

Justin Timberlake joined the loud and passionate chorus of musicians and fans paying tribute to R&B icon D’Angelo following the singer’s death on Tuesday (Oct. 14) at age 51 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Related D’Angelo: The Music, The Aura & The Vanishing Act That Made a Neo-Soul Giant D’Angelo’s Biggest Billboard Chart Hits: […]

Stake in Frank Sinatra’s Estate Acquired by Iconic Artists Group

Iconic Artists Group (IAG) has acquired a portion of the Frank Sinatra estate. IAG founder Irving Azoff revealed the news about the legendary singer while speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime Conference, held Oct. 8-9 in Los Angeles. As first reported by Bloomberg on Sunday (Oct. 12), Azoff said Iconic “recently acquired a chunk of the Sinatra […]