Charli XCX will collect the songwriter of the year award at the upcoming BRIT Awards. The Brat star is the recipient of the honorary prize, which has previously been won by British acts Ed Sheeran (2022), Kid Harpoon (2023) and most recently, Raye (2024). The BRIT Awards ceremony will take place Saturday (March 1) at
Several country music songwriter heavyweights will be taking the stage in Las Vegas in August, when the inaugural Las Vegas Songwriters Festival takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Presented by MGM Resorts International and Entersong Entertainment,
Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, has a new album with The Alchemist on the way called Forensics, but that doesn’t mean he’s still playing the game. The Brooklyn MC and actor sat down with The Guardian during Paris Fashion Week to talk about his latest project and the state of the music industry
Rhiannon Giddens is joining a number of other artists in taking a stand against Donald Trump‘s Kennedy Center takeover, with the singer-songwriter announcing Tuesday (Feb. 25) that she’s relocating her upcoming show to a different venue amid the president’s controversial changes. Rather than performing May 11 at the famed Washington, D.C., auditorium as planned, Giddens
With Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 Carnival set to kick off this weekend (March 1), Machel Montano has gifted his island — and the whole world — a new album full of soca bangers and international collaborations. On Tuesday (Feb. 25), the King of Soca dropped One Degree Hotter, his first full-length offering since 2021’s Wedding
The second season of Netflix’s XO, Kitty makes major waves on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for January 2025, led by Jung Kook’s “Seven” at No. 1. Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula
As a vocalist, Chappell Roan‘s got some serious pipes — but as a plumber, she knows how to fix ’em, too. The singer-songwriter just unveiled the second version of her upcoming song “The Giver,” posing as a plunger- and wrench-wielding specialist for a new 7-inch vinyl now available on her website. On Tuesday (Feb. 25),
Young Thug is locked in to perform his first live show since coming home from prison last Halloween. However, his fans in the States might be a bit disappointed because the show is overseas. Thugger will headline the third day of Belgian music festival Les Ardentes on July 5. Earlier Tuesday (Feb. 25), organizers posted
Shaboozey orders up a 35th frame atop Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart with his crossover smash, “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” As it holds atop the tally dated March 1, the track breaks out of a tie with Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” which led for 34 frames in 2017, to become the
Drake has continued to bless fans experiencing financial hardship during his Anita Max Wynn Tour through Australia. The 6 God took his generosity to another level earlier this week in Brisbane when pointing out a fan who was holding up a sign about his mother’s upcoming cancer treatment, and Drake promised to take care of
