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Billboard will launch a newsletter in October highlighting the unfiltered thoughts of the CEOs, decision-makers and power players at the intersection of technology and music, written by Billboard’s director of technology coverage, Micah Singleton. This is an early look at what to expect. Edited by Dan Rys Spotify’s Discovery Mode Causes Drama Discovery Mode, a...

Lucy Dacus has an important message for her Texas-based concertgoers after the state’s new abortion law — the nation’s most restrictive — went into effect on Wednesday (Sept. 1). The singer-songwriter announced on Twitter Thursday (Sept. 2), “All the money I make at our upcoming shows in Texas will be going towards abortion funds jsyk,...

Shawn Mendes scores his seventh global chart hit with the debut of the Canadian singer-songwriter’s “Summer of Love,” featuring Puerto Rican producer Tainy. The wistful tune enters both the Sept. 4-dated Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. surveys at No. 35. Mendes is no stranger to collaboration. Two of his previous global hits...

Nelly teamed up with several country artists — including Jimmie Allen, Kane Brown, Darius Rucker and Florida Georgia Line — as part of his country-inspired Heartland EP, which released Aug. 27 via RECORDS/Columbia. But the entertainer, known for hits including “Country Grammar,” “Hot in Herre,” “Over and Over” with Tim McGraw and his collaborations with...

British actor Idris Elba and supermodel Jourdan Dunn are set to host the U.K.-based 2021 GRM Daily Rated Awards, the rap and grime outlet GRM Daily announced Thursday (Sept. 2). Elba and Dunn are both first-time hosts for the event, and will be taking over from comedian Mo Gilligan and radio host Julie Adenuga, who have helmed the event for the...

Sigrid scores her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart as “Mirror” shines atop the survey dated Sept. 4. The poppy original was remixed by Kelly Lee Owens, Paul Woolford and Zookëper, among others. The track is collecting core-dance airplay at multiple outlets, including leaders SiriusXM’s BPM, KMVQ-HD2 San Francisco and Music Choice’s...

Diane Keaton is apparently a major Ariana Grande fan, and the legendary actress has submitted her unofficial audition to perform alongside the pop star. Keaton shared a video montage dedicated to Grande on Wednesday (Sept. 1) that had her voice dubbed over it. “You know, Ariana Grande is just amazing, so once in my life, once...

For the third time, Vance Joy is No. 1 on Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Airplay chart. “Missing Piece,” the Australian singer-songwriter’s first new solo release since his 2018 album Nation of Two, rises 3-1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay ranking dated Sept. 4. The song is Joy’s first No. 1 on the chart since “Lay It...

After weeks of teasing, Charli XCX‘s Angels have finally been treated to the video for her newest single, “Good Ones,” on Thursday (Sept. 2). The dark video starts off tame, with funeral guests arriving to a wake in a fleet of fire-red cars and all-black ensembles. Charli, however, chooses to stand out — she makes...

Soulja Boy isn’t done sounding off on Kanye West after he was left off of Donda because he’s guaranteeing a “diss” toward Ye will be featured on his own album. On Thursday (Sept. 2), the rapper — who is set to drop his album Swag 4 on Friday — tweeted, “Kanye west diss on the album tonight.” The “Kiss Me Through...

Mamma Mia! Thursday (Sept. 2) brought some great news for ABBA fans across the globe. The mega-selling Swedish quartet announced that they have reunited after almost four decades apart and recorded a new album, Voyage, which they will perform a run of shows in a specially built arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London...

Goliath: Playing With Reality is a VR film experience narrated by Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton that explores mental health, schizophrenia, and a connection to gaming. A deeper experience that thrusts the viewer into a new world, one unfamiliar to many, providing a unique perspective on the weight of mental health. It’s also an uplifting media that...

As the 2010s came to a close, no artist was as reliable for total chart domination as Drake. In 2018, his Scorpion laid waste to both the Billboard 200 albums chart — spending its first five weeks at No. 1, the longest run atop the chart that year — and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart,...

Underwater Labs Improvements Since the Underwater Labs release, we’ve been following your feedback closely. The majority of feedback was surrounding high loot density and lack of player interaction. We’ve now reduced the map Labs count from 6 to 3, removed red and blue keycard spawns, additionally loot crates will no longer spawn while players are...

Ed Sheeran is less than two months from releasing his upcoming album, =, and is hyping up the release of his next body of work by teasing the release of a brand new song. On Thursday (Sept. 2), the “Bad Habits” singer hopped on his social media pages to announce that his second single from = is...

K-pop group ENHYPEN has to put a hold on all promotion and scheduled appearances after five of its members — Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake and Sunghoon — have tested positive for COVID-19, label Belift Lab confirmed in a statement to Billboard. According to Belift Lab, a member from one of the group’s production sites was COVID-19...