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Dr. Luke Wants to Tell Jury That Kesha’s Rape Allegation Cost Him $46M
From 2006 through 2015, Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald made an astonishing $77.8 million in publishing income from co-writing such hits as Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend,” Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” and Kesha’s “Tik Tok.” Then came a devastating rape allegation from Kesha Rose Sebert. Suddenly, artists stopped working with...
Adele Announces First Live Shows Since 2017
She’ll take the stage at London’s Hyde Park for two nights next summer Adele, March 2017 (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) Adele has announced some of her first concerts in support of her next record, 30. She’ll perform at London’s Hyde Park on July 1 and 2, returning to the stage for the first time...
GTA The Trilogy The Definitive Edition: The Game Has Been Censored, Here’s What Has Been Changed
Officialized by Rockstar Games just a few days ago, GTA The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is at the heart of everyone’s attention. If recent discussions revolved around the quality of the restoration, others have preferred to focus their attention on the details, an element oh so important and cherished by the developers of Rockstar...
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood Top Country Airplay Chart With ‘If I Didn’t Love You’
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood‘s “If I Didn’t Love You” rises to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart (dated Oct. 30). In the tracking week ending Oct. 24, the song gained by 9% to 30.3 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data. Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood‘s “If I Didn’t Love You” rises to...
Quality Control Music Promotes Simone Mitchell to President
Three members of the Quality Control team have been promoted to senior executive posts. Simone Mitchell is the newly appointed president of Quality Control Music, joined by executive vp Tamika Howard and vp artist relations Amber Mitchell. Commenting exclusively to Billboard, Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas and COO Kevin “Coach K” Lee addressed the...
New Hisuian Forms For Zorua And Zoroark In Pokémon Legends: Arceus Revealed
Update: 10/26/21 After teasing the Hisuian forms of Zorua and Zoroark in a new Pokémon Legends: Arceus video released last week, The Pokémon Company has released a second video confirming these new Hisuian forms. As you can see in the video below, Hisuian Zorua is snowy white and pinkish-red, which is quite different from its usual red...
Returnal: update 2.0 integrates cycle suspension and photo mode, explanations
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cards on the PlayStation 5, Returnal is a game that is the pride of Sony Interactive Entertainment and its creator studio, Housemarque, which has recently become part of the PlayStation family. While waiting to discover their next game, the developers continue to work on Returnal and are now offering...
Jazz Journeyman Robert ‘Bob’ Rudolph Dead at 82
Robert “Bob” Rudolph, a jazz trombonist who played with bandleaders including Woody Herman and Sam Kenton, and went on to work for Monument Records, died of pneumonia on Oct. 8, 2021 in Hendersonville, Tenn. He was 82. Rudolph had a multi-tiered life in the music industry, according to his son John Rudolph, CEO of 1.618...
Wilco Share Two Beatles Covers: Listen
The Chicago band covered the Let It Be tracks “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Dig a Pony” for Amazon Wilco, photo by Crystal Myers Wilco have shared two covers from the Beatles Let it Be: “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Dig a Pony” for the Amazon Originals series. The covers were commissioned as a part...
All Time Low Say Accusations Are ‘Absolutely and Unequivocally False’
All Time Low have categorically denied allegations that members of their camp engaged in “inappropriate” behavior with young fans. “The allegations being brought against us are absolutely and unequivocally false,” the group wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Monday (Oct. 25) signed by members singer Alex Gaskarth, guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist Zack Merrick and...
Shadow Warrior 3 postponed to 2022, a hilarious video for consolation
Absent from the media scene since June when its promotional campaign was in full swing, Shadow Warrior 3 actually needs some extra time to get out in the bins in the best possible conditions. It was the publisher Devolver Digital and the studio Flying Wild Hog who confirmed the postponement of the game to 2022...
Blxst Wants to Prove Why He Was ‘Chosen’ For This Moment
Blxst tells Billboard that the day he wrote his first Hot 100 hit, “Chosen” featuring Ty Dolla $ign & Tyga, was just “a normal day.” There were no crazy studio sessions or out-of-the-ordinary experiences that gave way to his melodic hit inside his one-bedroom apartment in Inglewood. “I was just working,” he remembers. “It felt...
Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, and More to Perform at John Henry’s Friends Benefit
Proceeds from the New York concert will go to an educational program for young people with autism Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash (Getty Images) Steve Earle & The Dukes, Bruce Springsteen, Rosanne Cash, and more will perform at the 7th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit Concert at Town Hall in New York on December...
New Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl Video Showcases Team Galactic, Legendary Lake Trio, And Early-Purchase Rewards
A new video released by The Pokémon Company details two gym leaders, Team Galactic, the legendary Lake Trio, and the early-purchase rewards for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The two-and-a-half-minute video comes just weeks before Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl hit brick-and-mortar and digital storefronts on November 19. It showcases two of the games’...
Mac Miller’s ‘Faces’ Makes Record-Breaking Vinyl Debut
Mac Miller’s fan-favorite Faces mixtape debuts across multiple Billboard album charts (dated Oct. 30), including at No. 3 on Top Album Sales and at No. 1 on Vinyl Albums, following its commercial release on Oct. 15. The mixtape was initially released for free in 2014 but wasn’t commercially issued or distributed to streaming services until...
From Bing Crosby to Mariah Carey: Billboard’s Coverage of Christmases Past
Billboard isn’t quite old enough to have reviewed the angels heard on high or the mountains in reply, but it had a front-of-the-fireplace seat for the birth of Christmas music as we know it. Like the holiday itself, seasonal songs gradually grew into commercial silver and gold, as well as sentimental favorites, and by 2018,...
Dr. Luke Wants to Tell Jury That Kesha’s Rape Allegation Cost Him $46M
From 2006 through 2015, Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald made an astonishing $77.8 million in publishing income from co-writing such hits as Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend,” Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” and Kesha’s “Tik Tok.” Then came a devastating rape allegation from Kesha Rose Sebert. Suddenly, artists stopped working with...
Adele Announces First Live Shows Since 2017
She’ll take the stage at London’s Hyde Park for two nights next summer Adele, March 2017 (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) Adele has announced some of her first concerts in support of her next record, 30. She’ll perform at London’s Hyde Park on July 1 and 2, returning to the stage for the first time...
GTA The Trilogy The Definitive Edition: The Game Has Been Censored, Here’s What Has Been Changed
Officialized by Rockstar Games just a few days ago, GTA The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is at the heart of everyone’s attention. If recent discussions revolved around the quality of the restoration, others have preferred to focus their attention on the details, an element oh so important and cherished by the developers of Rockstar...
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood Top Country Airplay Chart With ‘If I Didn’t Love You’
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood‘s “If I Didn’t Love You” rises to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart (dated Oct. 30). In the tracking week ending Oct. 24, the song gained by 9% to 30.3 million audience impressions, according to MRC Data. Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood‘s “If I Didn’t Love You” rises to...
Quality Control Music Promotes Simone Mitchell to President
Three members of the Quality Control team have been promoted to senior executive posts. Simone Mitchell is the newly appointed president of Quality Control Music, joined by executive vp Tamika Howard and vp artist relations Amber Mitchell. Commenting exclusively to Billboard, Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas and COO Kevin “Coach K” Lee addressed the...
New Hisuian Forms For Zorua And Zoroark In Pokémon Legends: Arceus Revealed
Update: 10/26/21 After teasing the Hisuian forms of Zorua and Zoroark in a new Pokémon Legends: Arceus video released last week, The Pokémon Company has released a second video confirming these new Hisuian forms. As you can see in the video below, Hisuian Zorua is snowy white and pinkish-red, which is quite different from its usual red...
Returnal: update 2.0 integrates cycle suspension and photo mode, explanations
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cards on the PlayStation 5, Returnal is a game that is the pride of Sony Interactive Entertainment and its creator studio, Housemarque, which has recently become part of the PlayStation family. While waiting to discover their next game, the developers continue to work on Returnal and are now offering...
Jazz Journeyman Robert ‘Bob’ Rudolph Dead at 82
Robert “Bob” Rudolph, a jazz trombonist who played with bandleaders including Woody Herman and Sam Kenton, and went on to work for Monument Records, died of pneumonia on Oct. 8, 2021 in Hendersonville, Tenn. He was 82. Rudolph had a multi-tiered life in the music industry, according to his son John Rudolph, CEO of 1.618...
Wilco Share Two Beatles Covers: Listen
The Chicago band covered the Let It Be tracks “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Dig a Pony” for Amazon Wilco, photo by Crystal Myers Wilco have shared two covers from the Beatles Let it Be: “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Dig a Pony” for the Amazon Originals series. The covers were commissioned as a part...







