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Laura Pausini on the ‘Desire and Discipline’ That Fuels Her Career 

Italian superstar Laura ­Pausini is one of only a handful of artists who has carved out equally successful careers in Spanish and another language — in this case, her native Italian. Pausini is working on dual albums — Yo Canto 2 in Spanish and Io Canto 2 in Italian — respectively paying tribute to great songs and […]

Reverb Plugs In Former SoundCloud Executive as New CEO

Online music instrument and gear marketplace Reverb said on Tuesday it has a new chief executive officer, former SoundCloud and Vimeo executive Ben Stahl, who takes over the company roughly six months after it came under new ownership. Used by fans to purchase collectibles like the recording console used to track the Beatles’ Abbey Road and regular guitars, pedals […]

Billboard Latin Music Week 2025 Guide

Latin music’s status as a mainstream genre both in the United States and globally has been firmly established. Latin is now the No. 5 core genre in the United States in terms of total consumption, according to Luminate, and, according to the RIAA, it’s the fastest-growing, reaching revenue of $1.4 billion in 2024, its highest ever. But […]

Warner Music Shakes Up European Strategy With Regional Merger

Warner Music Group said on Tuesday (Oct. 14) that it is revamping its Central European operations by merging its recorded music businesses in Benelux (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) with those in GSA (Germany, Switzerland and Austria), forming an expanded Warner Music Central Europe.  This combined region — the six countries form the third-largest recorded music market […]