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A posthumous album by the late cult folk singer and visual artist Ed Askew is being released on Drag City. Out July 31, The Final Painting features contributions from, among others, Bill Callahan and William Tyler; Sharon Van Etten sings backing vocals on the single “Gray Air-o-Plane.” Below, watch a video that sets the song

More than 43 years after its release, Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” is the biggest song in the world, rising two spots to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song has surged from No. 65 three weeks earlier as the biopic Michael continues to draw moviegoers, topping the latest box office over its

The first teaser trailer for Live Nation’s Rolling Loud movie is here. If this is the first you’re hearing of a Rolling Loud movie, Owen Wilson stars in it as a “by-the-book dad trying way too hard to be a cool dad” (this is a direct quote from the promotional copy) who soon loses his

Lauryn Hill is setting the record straight when it comes to why she never dropped another solo album following The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998. Fraim World made a post to Instagram on Thursday (May 14) laying out possible reasons why Hill chose not to release another LP, pointing to label issues, pressures that

In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was murdered on the Las Vegas strip. The case stumped investigators for decades until 2023, when Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis was ultimately arrested for the killing. On Tuesday, attorneys for Maurice Shakur, Shakur’s stepbrother, filed a new wrongful death lawsuit to find out if there are other parties involved

Blessd says that ever since he was 15 years old, “I used to tell my friends that by 26, I wanted to be a dad.” He also talks about his new private jet, his new album and his hopes for Colombia in the World Cup. Blessd: Ever since I was 15, I used to tell

Yesterday, Alex G uploaded two new songs to his personal YouTube channel. That wouldn’t be a big deal if it hadn’t been six years since he last posted on it, or if he wasn’t signed to a major label. But apparently RCA is cool with his DIY instincts, because “Good Green Friend” and “In the

Just when Whitney Smith felt she’d finally gotten a handle on touring costs in the post-COVID landscape, skyrocketing fuel prices threw everything back into disarray. “I feel like we’ve just been starting to get to a place where we’re forecasting what things are going to cost more accurately again,” says Smith, the director of touring

Little Simz has a new EP just around the corner. Sugar Girl, her first release since last year’s Lotus, arrives next Friday, May 8, via AWAL. She shared a teaser, with a verse from an unreleased song, via Instagram yesterday. Watch that below. Sugar Girl is the latest in a string of stopgap EPs from

At Billboard Women in Music 2026, Mariah the Scientist’s first-ever award show performance unfolded like a slow-burning dream sequence. Opening with a moody rendition of “Rainy Days,” Mariah the Scientist was joined by dancers Kyla Chaney and Etana Kindred in choreography crafted by Joya Jackson, whose restrained, fluid movement mirrored the emotional pull of the

Olivia Rodrigo has announced North American and European tour dates stretching from the fall into 2027. The Unraveled Tour comes with support from Grace Ives, Wolf Alice, Devon Again, the Last Dinner Party, and Die Spitz. Check out the full itinerary below. Rodrigo is preparing to release You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So

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Interpol are gearing up for a North American tour that will feature some of their biggest headlining shows to date. Beginning July 31 in Denver, the band will head across the United States and Canada throughout the fall. The run comes to an end on October 17 in Nashville. Opening up for them on select

Chris Brown is clapping back at critics of his Brown album. Breezy took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday (May 12), which saw him address those criticizing his new project, and he even took a swipe at pop star Zara Larsson. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Team Breezy, I know people want me

Madeon is prepping his first full-length in seven years. Leading Victory is a Slayyyter collaboration called “Fire Away,” which the French producer, singer, and songwriter debuted this month at Coachella. Listen to that below. The album, out June 26 via Mom+Pop, also features Sam Gellaitry and Flatbush Zombies’ Erick the Architect, with Bleachers’ Mikey Freedom

Jpegmafia is back with a bruising new single called “Babygirl,” the first offering from the rapper’s forthcoming album Experimental Rap. You can check out the song’s music video and album cover art below, alongside dates for a fall North American tour. The solo LP, his sixth, drops May 21 on AWAL. Experimental Rap—which an accompanying

With more than 100,000 songs hitting streaming platforms every day, according to Luminate, is the music industry struggling to keep up? Milana Lewis, cofounder and CEO of Stem, sits down with Billboard On The Record to break down what this fast-growing number of daily uploads means for artists, discoverability and the future of music-making itself.

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have fulfilled the promise of their surprise Coachella collaboration by releasing a new duet. “Bring Your Love,” the latest single from Madge’s Confessions II, was co-produced by Madonna and Stuart Price; give it a listen below. Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor sequel (and Madame X follow-up) is due July 3,