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Ye Ali Talks Funding His Music Through Brand Partnerships
This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. When I first came to Los Angeles in 2015, I had some meetings [with labels] and got some interest. I didn’t have any leverage, so none of it made sense really. And then by the time I got established, I...
Wet’s Kelly Zutrau On Knowing When — and How — To Leave a Major Label Deal
This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. We felt like [signing with Columbia] made sense at the time. It was a two-album deal with the option of continuing, and when we did the second record [Still Run in 2018], we were going through a tumultuous time...
Billboard NXT: Meet The 12 Contestants in Billboard and Samsung Galaxy’s Singing Competition
For Billboard NXT, Billboard and Samsung Galaxy have joined together to find the next great unsigned talent — and after artists across the country entered in hopes of competing for the top prize, Billboard has chosen a dozen rising stars to participate in the first-of-its-kind singing competition. After Billboard NXT kicked off on TikTok in...
After a Breakout Hit, BIA Is Ready For the World to Accept the ‘Best Version’ of Her
If you take a peek at BIA’s Instagram page and stroll over to her bio section, you’ll see “Psalm 23” sitting in plain sight. At the start of our interview, she doesn’t hesitate to unpack its significance and explains why she’s so deeply rooted in spirituality. “‘The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want,'”...
Everything We Know About Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’ Album (So Far)
Sheerios only have to wait it out until Friday (Oct. 29) to finally get their hands on Ed Sheeran‘s upcoming fifth full-length studio album, =. After keeping the sessions shrouded in secrecy, Sheeran has been gearing up for the big push by releasing the singles “Bad Habits” and “Shivers” and, on Monday (Oct. 25), dropping...
A$AP Rocky’s Live. Love. A$AP Coming to Streaming Services for the First Time
The 10th anniversary edition of the mixtape will feature the new song “Sandman,” produced by Kelvin Krash and Clams Casino A$AP Rocky, photo courtesy of RCA Records This Friday (October 29), A$AP Rocky’s debut mixtape Live. Love. A$AP will be available on major streaming platforms for the first time. The streaming version of the mixtape...
Megan Thee Stallion Raises Hell In NSFW Pinhead Halloween Costume: See the Pictures
Megan Thee Stallion — aka the real HTown Hottie and Halloween enthusiast — has officially shared her first costume of the spooky season. The “Thot Shit” rapper took to Instagram and Twitter on Sunday (Oct. 24) to share her first of many anticipated Halloween costumes, which saw her paying homage to cult classic horror movie,...
How Jake Scott’s Song-a-Month Strategy Made Him a Streaming Star
This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent business. When independent singer-songwriter Jake Scott started releasing music in 2018, he knew he’d need a strategy that would help him stand out. He ended up finding a method that simply never let people forget him. The 29-year-old Fayetteville, Ark., native...
Adele’s ‘Easy on Me’ Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Adele‘s “Easy on Me” skyrockets to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, following its first full week of tracking. A week earlier, it debuted at No. 68 from its first five hours of availability. The ballad becomes Adele’s fifth Hot 100 No. 1 and first since “Hello” ruled for 10 weeks in...
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Shares New Songs From The Power of the Dog Soundtrack: Listen
“Jonny Greenwood, our composer, is a genius. Simple as that.”—Jane Campion Jonny Greenwood, July 2018 (Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead has shared two new songs from his forthcoming soundtrack to the Jane Campion film The Power of the Dog. Below, listen to “West” and “25 Years.” Greenwood’s The Power of the Dog soundtrack...
Rockstar Reveals PC System Requirements For GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
We now know what it’s going to take to run Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition on PC, thanks to the system requirements page on Rockstar Games’ website. As you might expect for a remaster of three decades-old games, it won’t require the beefiest PC on the market to play. Here’s what...
Analysis of the first trailer for the reissue of GTA: Trilogy
Show GTA: Trilogy – Definitive Edition did not leave anyone indifferent. The players were divided into two camps: one liked what they saw, the other did not. What did we see in the trailer? Of course, this is not the video (this is a 2009 Coca-Cola ad, in which the GTA style is used), but,...
Esports Platform FaZe Clan Going Public in $1 Billion SPAC Deal
FaZe Clan, the esports collective and lifestyle company that counts the likes of Jimmy Iovine, Sylvia Rhone, Troy Carter and Guy Oseary as well as artists like Offset, Pitbull and Yo Gotti among its investors, announced today (Oct. 25) its intention to become a public company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with...
‘Easy’ as 1-2-3 for Columbia Records on the Hot 100, Thanks to Adele, The Kid LAROI & Lil Nas X
As previously reported, Adele‘s “Easy on Me” vaults to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Oct. 30). Along with multiple honors for Adele, the coronation is notable for Columbia Records, which released the ballad Oct. 14. With “Easy” at No. 1, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” at No. 2 (after seven...
The Dark Pictures Anthology’s Next Game And Season One Finale Is The Devil In Me
Supermassive Games’ next entry in its Dark Pictures Anthology is called The Devil in Me, which will serve as the season finale for the series. Those who finished House of Ashes, the third installment in the series that launched last Friday (here’s our review), we’re treated to a teaser trailer for the next horrific adventure. ...
3 HBCU Alums to Be Honored at 2021 ASCAP Women Behind the Music Event
Motown’s Jamila Thomas, Columbia’s Phylicia Fant, and entertainment attorney Alicia Ferriabough Taylor, Esq. will be honored at ASCAP’s 2021 Women Behind the Music event, which is set to take place on Wednesday (Oct. 27). In an event titled “Women Behind the Music: Homecoming Edition,” ASCAP is set to host a virtual conversation “between the three women whose talent, drive and passion have powered some of today’s most...
Ye Ali Talks Funding His Music Through Brand Partnerships
This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. When I first came to Los Angeles in 2015, I had some meetings [with labels] and got some interest. I didn’t have any leverage, so none of it made sense really. And then by the time I got established, I...
Wet’s Kelly Zutrau On Knowing When — and How — To Leave a Major Label Deal
This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. We felt like [signing with Columbia] made sense at the time. It was a two-album deal with the option of continuing, and when we did the second record [Still Run in 2018], we were going through a tumultuous time...
Billboard NXT: Meet The 12 Contestants in Billboard and Samsung Galaxy’s Singing Competition
For Billboard NXT, Billboard and Samsung Galaxy have joined together to find the next great unsigned talent — and after artists across the country entered in hopes of competing for the top prize, Billboard has chosen a dozen rising stars to participate in the first-of-its-kind singing competition. After Billboard NXT kicked off on TikTok in...
After a Breakout Hit, BIA Is Ready For the World to Accept the ‘Best Version’ of Her
If you take a peek at BIA’s Instagram page and stroll over to her bio section, you’ll see “Psalm 23” sitting in plain sight. At the start of our interview, she doesn’t hesitate to unpack its significance and explains why she’s so deeply rooted in spirituality. “‘The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want,'”...
Everything We Know About Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’ Album (So Far)
Sheerios only have to wait it out until Friday (Oct. 29) to finally get their hands on Ed Sheeran‘s upcoming fifth full-length studio album, =. After keeping the sessions shrouded in secrecy, Sheeran has been gearing up for the big push by releasing the singles “Bad Habits” and “Shivers” and, on Monday (Oct. 25), dropping...
A$AP Rocky’s Live. Love. A$AP Coming to Streaming Services for the First Time
The 10th anniversary edition of the mixtape will feature the new song “Sandman,” produced by Kelvin Krash and Clams Casino A$AP Rocky, photo courtesy of RCA Records This Friday (October 29), A$AP Rocky’s debut mixtape Live. Love. A$AP will be available on major streaming platforms for the first time. The streaming version of the mixtape...
Megan Thee Stallion Raises Hell In NSFW Pinhead Halloween Costume: See the Pictures
Megan Thee Stallion — aka the real HTown Hottie and Halloween enthusiast — has officially shared her first costume of the spooky season. The “Thot Shit” rapper took to Instagram and Twitter on Sunday (Oct. 24) to share her first of many anticipated Halloween costumes, which saw her paying homage to cult classic horror movie,...
How Jake Scott’s Song-a-Month Strategy Made Him a Streaming Star
This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent business. When independent singer-songwriter Jake Scott started releasing music in 2018, he knew he’d need a strategy that would help him stand out. He ended up finding a method that simply never let people forget him. The 29-year-old Fayetteville, Ark., native...
Adele’s ‘Easy on Me’ Blasts to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Adele‘s “Easy on Me” skyrockets to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, following its first full week of tracking. A week earlier, it debuted at No. 68 from its first five hours of availability. The ballad becomes Adele’s fifth Hot 100 No. 1 and first since “Hello” ruled for 10 weeks in...







