Republic Records was Billboard’s top record label of 2022. For a long time being signed to a label meant an artist made it into the music industry. But what does a record label actually do? What kind of power do they hold? How do they make a profit? How have they evolved with artists finding […]
The latest episode of Billboard Explains delves into the role of record labels, how they make profit and how they're evolving in the age of social media.
The "Fighter" singer reminded the audience that in order to make change happen, "We can't help each other if we can't hear each other."
Pick your favorite new Latin music release of the week.
On the heels of Miami Music Week events with Diplo and Francis Mercier, the W Hotel is digging even deeper into the world of electronic and dance music.
The rapper was murdered in his South Central L.A. neighborhood in 2019.
Kygo has a history of reviving old songs. They’re not quite slap house, in terms of genre, but in soul, they share many similarities. He’s put out updated covers of songs from Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner in the past. Today’s release revives “Say Say Say,” the 1983 col
Catering to classical music fans required building an entirely new product -- and reimagining how music streaming works.
The Puerto Rican artist also teases his upcoming Coachella gig in his Billboard interview.
When Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding first began teasing their new collaboration, “Miracle,” one of the visual assets was a video of Ellie singing, beautiful voice echoed in a large church. That was St. Bartholomew the Great, London’s oldest surviving church, and the full performance is no
