8 Things We Learned From Ye’s Interview With DJ Akademiks
Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — sat down (actually stood up) for an explosive interview with DJ Akademiks earlier this March. After making about “eight edits” at the…
JENNIE Thanks Doechii & BLACKPINK Bandmates While Accepting Global Force at Billboard Women in Music 2025
Winning Global Force at the 2025 Women in Music event? That’s just like JENNIE. Surrounded by some of the industry’s most acclaimed female artists and executives, the BLACKPINK star accepted…
R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: YG, Mahalia, Amerie, Coco Jones, Ivory Scott & More
For the first time in what feels like a century, the temperature in NYC broke 80 degrees — time to break out Amerie’s “Why Don’t We Fall In Love”! Funnily…
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’ Notches Record-Extending 19th Week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” adds a record-extending 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. The collaboration first moved into the top floor in November.…
African Fresh Picks: NSG, Major League Djz, Moyoswrld, Ruger, Joeboy, Young Jonn & More
It’s the end of March, and suddenly it’s already a quarter of the way through 2025. How did that happen? We’re not sure, but there’s been plenty of good music…
Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ No. 1 on Hot 100 for Sixth Week
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” rules the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a sixth total and consecutive week. The single, whose title fêtes late R&B icon Luther Vandross, who…
GloRilla Wins Powerhouse Award at Billboard Women in Music 2025
GloRilla absolutely dominated 2024 as she cemented her status as one of the premier rappers in the game today. Related Billboard Women in Music 2025: 12 Best Moments From the…
Here’s Everything We Know About Elkan, The Producer Behind Drake’s ‘Nokia’
Drake is back with another earworm, and we have the producer Elkan to thank for it. This week, Drizzy’s latest hit “Nokia” sneaks back into the top 10 of the…
Consonants of Consequence: Alison Krauss and the Art of Vocal Precision
At the close of the new Alison Krauss & Union Station cut “The Wrong Way,” Krauss practically whispers the final line, “The one that I forgot.” The “g” and the…
6 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Cody Johnson, Carín León, Tanner Adell & More
This week, hitmakers Cody Johnson and Carín León pair up for a stone-cold, country-meets-Latin intertwining. Meanwhile, Tanner Adell releases one of the most powerful songs of her career with “Going…