It’s Friday which means we’ve got some new music! Kesha dropped two new singles, SEVENTEEN’s ‘FML’ is finally here, Jack Harlow surprised everyone with a new album called ‘Jackman’, and more! Gayle credits Taylor Swift with helping her put backlash into perspective when it comes to her
The latest episode of Billboard Explains dives into the origins of reggaetón, and how the genre has become more open to women in the past few decades.
Did you know Karol G’s album ‘Mañana Será Mas Bonito’ became the first all-Spanish language album by a female artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album charts? And it’s a reggaeton album? Reggaetón has grown in popularity over the years. But what is reggaetón and why is it conside
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.
Did you know 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop? The genre has lived through many different iterations from acts like Grandmaster Flash to LL Cool J to Tupac and Drake. It has become the number-one genre in the world with nearly 250 No.1 albums on the Billboard 200 and over 100 No.1 hits on
We take a deep dive into the career of global superstar Rihanna ahead of her highly anticipated Super Bowl Halftime Show and discuss how she arrived at this point in her career and what her fans can expect from her Halftime Show.
We take a deep dive look into the Grammys Best New Artists category, the rules placed by the Recording Academy, the Best New Artist curse, and more in our latest episode of Billboard Explains.
The latest episode of Billboard Explains takes a deep dive into Taylor Swift’s long-lasting successful career and discography, and how all that has influenced her most recent album ‘Midnights’.
