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OFFAIR Records, a newly-formed label focused on mood music and “intentional listening experiences,” is launching today in partnership with Universal Music Canada (UMC), the company tells Billboard. Global distribution for the imprint, which is being launched by creative agency Versus Creative, will be provided by UMC and Virgin Music Artist + Label Services. Co-founded by...

On Sept. 25, an eclectic roster of A-listers will perform across six continents during the 24-hour Global Citizen Live, rallying to fight climate change and extreme poverty, and aiming to help the 41 million people on the brink of famine. These are issues that have only been compounded by the pandemic, notes Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans....

“Cleveland is a football town,” says Nwaka Onwusa, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s chief curator/vp curatorial affairs. It’s why, she says, the museum decided to open its latest exhibit, “The Biggest Show on Turf: 55 Years of Halftime Shows,” when the city hosted the 86th NFL draft in April. Ahead of the 36th...

William Shatner is prepared to tell the story of his spectacular life, but not in an autobiography — through song. On Friday (Aug. 27), Shatner surprise released his newest single, “Clouds of Guilt” featuring Joe Jonas, a longtime fan of the Star Trek actor. Shatner also announced the details of his forthcoming autobiographical album, Bill, along...

In the six years since they released their second studio album When the Morning Comes, A Great Big World has been hard at work. The duo, made up of singer-songwriters Chad King and Ian Axel, left their longtime label Epic Records, recorded a new single with former collaborator Christina Aguilera, and found a new sound with...

MADRID — With Ibiza’s famous nightclubs shuttered by the ongoing pandemic, several hundred people instead boarded a fleet of mini-buses last month and headed to the Can Soleil estate formerly owned by Guy Laliberté, the billionaire Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil, for a long night of semi-secret raving. While a DJ spun to a...

In celebrating a milestone career anniversary, some artists choose to release a greatest hits collection or another type of career retrospective. Not Trace Adkins. When it came time to celebrate his 25th anniversary, the country veteran knew just exactly the kind of album he wanted to make. “I wanted to make a Ronnie Milsap record,”...

The first Dying Light is on its way to Switch by way of a new Platinum Edition. The shiny moniker signifies this as the definitive edition of the 2015 zombie open-world game. The best part about the move to Switch; you can play those scary night missions outside in broad daylight. Techland announced the port...

More than 20 songs debut on the Aug. 28-dated Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, led by Lizzo and Cardi B’s “Rumors” at Nos. 12 and 29, respectively. Elsewhere, two songs enter the Global 200 after getting a head start on last week’s Global Excl. U.S. survey, while two songs do the...

After disgraced shock rocker Marilyn Manson appeared at Kanye West‘s Chicago Donda listening event on Thursday night (Aug. 26) at Chicago’s Soldier Field, Billboard has confirmed that the singer’s voice will appear on the as-yet-unscheduled album as well. “Marilyn Manson’s voice is featured on DONDA, and he will continue to conceptually collaborate with Ye on the DONDA...

As a push to grow its music department, Feed Media Group has created a new team dedicated to music and appointed Bryn Boughton to take the helm. The department, called the “the heart and soul of the company” in a press release, will work to strengthen FMG’s relationships with labels, publishers and artists who are...

After establishing herself as a purveyor of bright and bouncy pop songs on her 2017 debut album, Poppy has consistently reinvented herself, embracing everything from electronica to metal — even earning a Grammy Award nomination for the latter — and all the while expanding her fan base. Poppy pivots again on Flux, her fourth album...

J Balvin has kept busy in 2021, releasing new music (“Que Mas Pues,” “In Da Getto,” “Que Locura), hopping on fiery remixes (”Poblado,” “AM”) in between, and returning the live shows. Now, he’s ready to give fans an entire studio album. The Colombian superstar revealed the title, release date, and what seems to be the...

We’ve got another major collaboration on our hands: The Weeknd and Nas have teamed up with Belly for “Die For It,” and both men are featured in the music video, released on Friday (Aug. 27). The visual opens with Belly drinking in his surroundings, which consists of an apocalyptic red sky, burning buildings, and abandoned...

LONDON — Three of the biggest live music events in Europe this summer kick off this weekend in the United Kingdom, after an extended lockdown left Britain’s festival season in grave doubt. Around 200,000 people will attend the sold-out Reading and Leeds festivals each of the three days, along with 70,000 a day at the four-day Creamfields,...

The latest witness during the R. Kelly trial, identified as Stephanie, gave an explosive testimony on Thursday (Aug. 26). She recounted a 1999 dinner at Houston’s in Chicago where Kelly compared himself to fellow musical artist, Jerry Lee Lewis, who married a 13-year-old when he was 22. “Look at Jerry Lee Lewis,” Kelly said. “He’s...