Music

Trending on Billboard Universal Music Group is suing DistroKid over accusations that the music distributor is flooding streaming platforms like Spotify with “AI-generated slop” and “polluting the listening experience.” In a scathing lawsuit filed Tuesday (Sept. 15) in Manhattan federal court, UMG alleges that Distrokid — a huge distributor valued at more than $2 billion […]

Trending on Billboard If your Spotify Wrapped has been riddled with the Kidz Bop Kids and “Baby Shark,” Spotify has the solution. Announced Tuesday (Sept. 15), the streaming service is rolling out a setting that allows parents and guardians to prevent music aimed at kids and families from influencing their personal taste profile. This means […]

Trending on Billboard My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has hinted that the band hopes to make a new album — its first in more than 15 years — during the closing night of their Black Parade tour in San Antonio on Saturday (Sept. 12). Explore See latest videos, charts and news Addressing the crowd […]

Trending on Billboard Calgary has its sights set on becoming Canada’s next major music hub. That’s the ambition Alberta Premier Danielle Smith laid out following a recent trip to Nashville, where she met with Tennessee chamber of commerce and tourism industry leaders to learn more about the growth of Music City. Smith sees Nashville as […]

Trending on Billboard Carín León told his fans he tried everything he could to make it to his fourth residency show at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Thursday night (Sept. 10), but a series of “aircraft malfunctions” left him far away from the venue at showtime. In an Instagram Story (translated into English), the […]

Trending on Billboard Charli xcx is bringing her Music, Fashion, Film era to the United Kingdom and Europe in February, announcing a new run of arena dates in support of her latest album. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The trek kicks off Feb. 13 in Dublin, followed by stops in Glasgow, Manchester , […]

Trending on Billboard Bruce Springsteen is not backing down. He knew his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour wouldn’t be for everyone, and he was perfectly willing to accept that. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the rock icon opened up about the political message behind his recent Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, […]

Alison Krauss & Union Station have canceled upcoming dates on the group’s Arcadia Tour, after lead vocalist Krauss has been put on vocal rest. A social media post on Sept. 10 read, “It is with great regret that Alison Krauss and Union Station have announced the cancellation of our upcoming tour dates. […]

Trending on Billboard Selena’s brother, A.B. Quintanilla III, has made good on threats to sue his sister over profits from the late Tejano star’s music. A Thursday (Sept. 10) lawsuit, obtained by Billboard, accuses Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga and her company Q Productions of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. A.B. is seeking unspecified […]

Trending on Billboard Labor Day has come and gone, and with it ends a packed summer in pop stardom. August in particular brought with it some very big new album releases, some very exciting new hits, and some very loud pop discourses — along with the very sad passing of one all-time music legend, and […]

Trending on Billboard While plenty of other star rappers of the 2020s have fallen on slightly harder times chart-wise at mid-decade, Rod Wave just keeps on winning. The Florida rapper’s latest album, Don’t Look Down, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week (dated Sept. 12), with 99,000 first-week units moved. The No. […]

Trending on Billboard Harry Styles has confirmed that 2027 dates for his Together, Together world tour are on the way. In an emailed note to fans sent Wednesday night (Sept. 9), Styles thanked all the fans who have already joined him at dates in Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City and his current residency at […]

Trending on Billboard Nirvana is set to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be presented on Sept. 27 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The trio will be the first band to receive the honor since Duran Duran in 2003. It will be the first band […]

Trending on Billboard The Wicked movie is gearing up to defy gravity all over again, and this time with a live orchestra behind them. Wicked: Part One is heading to concert halls around the world, where audiences will be able to watch the blockbuster film on a massive screen while a full symphony orchestra performs […]

Suno has spent months collecting music licensing deals like Infinity Stones — and now it has a product to show for it. The AI music generation company has revealed details about its suite of new models, all built on its licensing deals with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. Dubbed “V6,” the company said the collection […]

Suno, the controversial AI music generating platform, continues to make moves toward legitimacy in the music industry: After striking licensing deals with Warner Music and BMG (arguably the third and fourth largest music companies in the world), on Tuesday it has announced a deal with France-based independent music company Believe. The deal also covers TuneCore, […]

Stevie Wonder has announced dates for his “Songs in the Key of Life Performances – 50th Anniversary Tour,” a celebration of his generation-defining 1976 double album. The tour, promoted by Live Nation and produced by Wonder Productions, will see the iconic album performed in its entirety by the 25-time Grammy-winning artist. The tour opens Oct […]

After feuding for the past few years, Kanye West and Kid Cudi have made up and reunited during West’s Chicago concert on Friday night. West performed the past two nights in his hometown of Chicago to promote his latest album, “Bully,” and welcomed several surprise guests to the stage. Cudi joined his longtime collaborator for […]

That Noel and Liam Gallagher would attend the Venice press conference for their new documentary was always a definitely maybe. In the end, the brothers, reunited after a 15 year split and hot off a blockbuster global tour — the subject of the doc, Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger — did not meet the press in […]

Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger creator-writer-producer Steven Knight says the film, which captures the rapprochement between feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, is about “reconciliation, redemption, and forgiveness.” The anticipated music documentary, which includes Noel and Liam’s first joint interviews in 20 years, captures the band’s hit reunion tour last year and sees the […]

Tom Hardy has officially stepped into the music business, releasing his debut album under the stage name Frankie Pulitzer in collaboration with Czarface. The project, titled Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer, arrived Aug. 28 and marks the actor’s first formal album launch after years of fan curiosity about his long-rumored ties to hip-hop.