Udio’s new licensing agreement with Merlin lets independent labels and artists control and profit from their works used in AI training.

Jacob Alon has been crowned The BRIT Awards ’ Critics’ Choice winner for 2026. The Scottish singer-songwriter (Island) emerges victorious over fellow shortlisted nominees Sienna Spiro (Capitol Records ...

Nicki Minaj sharply criticized independent journalist Don Lemon after he reported on a protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota.

On Monday (Jan. 19), the 26-year-old Mexican hitmaker announced his upcoming nationwide run, titled the Dinastía by Peso Pluma & Friends Tour, in support of his chart-topping collaborative album with ...

Valentino Garavani, the Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died. He was 93.

Tyler, The Creator is the Billboard staff's No. 10 Greatest Pop Star of 2025 for his Chromakopia World Tour, 'Don't Tap the Glass' album & film debut.

This Greatest Pop Stars podcast episode looks at Tyler, The Creator's No. 10-ranked year on our Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 list.

The proposed 6,000-seat venue in Prince George’s County would be the second Sphere location in the U.S., compared with 18,600 seats at the Las Vegas Sphere. While smaller, the new venue will feature ...

Parton turned 80 on Jan. 19, and Urban has a musical memory to share. Keith Urban and Dolly Parton go way back. Long before they ever met, Urban was playing Parton’s music growing up in Australia. And ...

The week’s most popular current dance/electronic songs, billed to DJs, producers, and long-standing core artists in the dance/electronic genre, with an emphasis on electronic-based production, ranked ...

Australian radio station Triple M has unveiled its Most Played Songs countdown, marking 45 years of broadcasting.

After what feels like years of pump-faking, A$AP Rocky dropped his fourth studio album and his first project since 2018. Don’t Be Dumb clocks in at 17 tracks, including a skit, with Tim Burton ...