Ye (formerly Kanye West) surprised fans with the leaked release of his Bully album early Wednesday (March 19), which became available on a file-sharing app through a short film directed by the rapper himself. The 30-minute wrestling-themed flick was edited by rap video dignitary Hype Williams and stars Ye’s eldest son, Saint West. There are
Billboard is expanding its Rookie of the Month interview series by highlighting rising stars from more genres like dance and rock. But the new crop of artists emerging out of the African continent have continued making it clearer that their music can exist beyond the borders of “Afrobeats” and should not be broadly and lackadaisically
It’s been a big month for Saturday Night Live between celebrating its 50th anniversary and featuring headline-making guests such as Lady Gaga, Timothée Chalamet and others. Now, the show is ready to look to the future. On Wednesday (March 19), the long-running sketch comedy series announced its next three back-to-back shows, featuring musical guests Morgan
BLACKPINK‘s LISA dropped a high-energy YouTube Music Nights Special Stage Performance video for her solo single “FUTW” on Tuesday night (March 18). The visual is a static shot of the singer and six backup dancers on a stage framed by blood red columns, with all seven women wearing variations on black leather bikinis. Explore See
PlaqueBoyMax has something special with his “In the Booth” series. He’s had artists like Skepta, Cash Cobain, and went viral when Fivio Foreign made a diss song about him because Max didn’t let the Brooklyn rapper and Lil Tjay smoke in his Airbnb. The rising streamer can now add Will Smith to that list, as
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated March 29, we look at the chances of generational rap phenom Playboi Carti and breakout pop superstar Chappell Roan to take over
MADRID — After a successful First Spanish Music Encounter at the WiZink Center in 2024, Billboard returned to Madrid on Tuesday (March 18) with “Leaders of Music in Spain,” an event that reaffirms its commitment to the country’s music scene. The cocktail event, held at the Hotel VP Plaza España Design, gathered more than a
You can take a person off of Disney Channel, but you can’t take the Disney Channel out of the person. In a hilarious TikTok video posted Wednesday (March 18), Demi Lovato demonstrated that she’s still got it a full 17 years after Camp Rock premiered, recreating an iconic move from the film that made the
King & Prince’s “HEART” blasts in at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 19. The group’s 16th single is being featured as the ending theme song for the latest drama series starring member Ren Nagase. The CD launched with 329,809 copies to debut at No. 1 for sales, tops downloads
Playboi Carti has responded to Ye (formerly Kanye West) after the embattled rapper bashed him about allegedly snubbing Ye from his Music album and then requesting vocals from Ye and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West. “YE STFU,” Carti replied on X early Wednesday (March 19). West — who has been criticized over his repeated antisemitic
