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Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is advocating on behalf of a group of young female musicians in Afghanistan to get them out of harm’s way following the Taliban takeover of capital city, Kabul. Over the weekend, Morello wrote an open letter asking the music industry for help; it was sent to Billboard by...

Four Horsemen Studios is bringing their toy line into the video game universe with Mythic Legions Tactics: War of the Aetherblade. The figurines feature interchangeable parts and custom options, so players have been able to build their own takes on classic fantasy archetypes like skeletons, ogres, knights, goblins, and more. While the toys-to-life craze may...

Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered. These 10 tracks from artists like CL, Kim Petras, Sevyn Streeter and BIA will get you energized to take on the week. Pop any of these...

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber‘s “Stay” is again the biggest song in the world, as it spends a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and a third week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey. Plus, Farruko‘s “Pepas” ascends from No. 6 to No. 5 on the Global Excl....

Lizzo is calling out the greats of each genre, but Madonna‘s fans weren’t so thrilled to see whom the “Truth Hurts” singer crowned the “Queen of Pop.” On Sunday (Aug. 29), the Grammy-winning pop superstar started singing the praises of Usher, whom she called the “king of r&b,” and more artists who lead the most popular...

A roguelike golf adventure? It’s more likely than you think. As genres continue to collide, Chuhai Labs and Thunderful Publishing are teeing off with Cursed to Golf in 2022. What platforms is this golfy charmer coming to? Nintendo Switch and PC! Yep, you play as a golfer attempting to escape Golf Purgatory, with 18 holes...

Kanye West’s third and final Apple Music livestream listening session for his latest album Donda broke records at the streaming service, totaling 5.9 million viewers on Thursday (Aug 26) evening, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Billboard. The event, which was held at Soldier Field in West’s hometown of Chicago, came three weeks...

Jay-Z and Beyoncé are happy in love, but they’re also bosses together, and Hov recently shared the secret sauce behind their perfect combination. The 51-year-old hip-hop mogul celebrated the 18th anniversary of his 40/40 club on Saturday (Aug. 28) with a star-studded bash. While guests Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, J Balvin, Megan Thee Stallion, Meek Mill and Vic Mensa arrived on the blue carpet,...

Entertainment industry veteran Brandon Frankel is joining NoCap as head of partnerships. Throughout a career spanning two decades, Frankel has become a notable figure in the marketing, branding, and partnerships space at leading entertainment and tech companies. Prior to signing on with NoCap, Frankel was most recently senior strategic partnerships exec at Cameo where he...

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber‘s “Stay” scores a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Notably, among Bieber’s eight Hot 100 No. 1s, “Stay” passes the three-week reign of “Sorry” in 2016 for his longest reign as a lead artist. He’s topped the chart longer only as featured on...

Randy “Baja” Fletcher, a production manager for Waylon Jennings, Brooks & Dunn, Randy Travis, ZZ Top and, for the last 10 years, Keith Urban, died Aug. 27 after suffering an injury while setting up an Aug. 26 Urban concert at Bash on the Bay in Put In Bay, Ohio. He was 72. In 2017, the...

Now that’s amore. Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian shared romantic snippets of their Italian getaway over the final weekend of August. The couple shared pictures on their Instagram accounts of the two sharing a kiss on a boat, with Barker’s photo showing the two snuggled up in black sweatshirts with the caption, “Italy,” to which...

Little Mix shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. On Monday (Aug. 30) the “Sweet Melody” singers announced on social media that they’ll be releasing a new single titled “Love (Sweet Love)” this Friday (Sept. 3). The girl group also teased a snippet of the new music coming on their Instagram and Twitter accounts...

When 343 Industries dropped Halo Infinite’s first Flight Test for the game’s multiplayer, the reception was overwhelmingly positive. Then, during Gamescom, we got another new look at Halo Infinite, though still no campaign gameplay. The decision not to reveal more of the campaign has resulted in worry from the community about the state of the...

Both Soulja Boy appeared to strike out at Kanye West after being annoyed that what he claims was his spot on the final version of ‘Ye’s long-delayed Donda album was nixed. The sprawling collection that features a long list of guests including Jay-Z, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, The Weeknd, Baby Keem, Travis Scott, Lil Durk, Lil...

Apple has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, for an undisclosed amount, the company tells Billboard. The Dutch startup, which maintains offices in Amsterdam and New York, will shut down its service on Sept. 7, with plans to launch a dedicated experience for classical music fans in 2022. “One of the things I always...