A North Carolina musician has pled guilty to stealing $8 million in royalties with fake streams on AI-generated music in the first-ever criminal streaming...
Michael Smith, a 54-year-old North Carolina man whom federal prosecutors accused of defrauding music-streaming services with AI-generated songs, pleaded guilty to one count of...
Across the decades, the old, street-corner, publike “hotels” and bars of Melbourne, Australia, have launched many artists to global acclaim, including the likes of...
The rights to Tina Turner‘s name, image, and likeness now belong to Pophouse Entertainment, according to The Associated Press. The company, which ABBA’s Björn...
Billboard was inside the Dolby Theatre for two elaborately staged production numbers, Barbra Streisand’s touching tribute to a former co-star, Josh Groban’s comic moment and more....
Jack Johnson is paying tribute to one of his oldest friends. The Hawaii-born singer-songwriter’s new documentary SURFILMUSIC — which premiered at SXSW on Friday...
Here are Oscar records set by Barbra Streisand, Adele, Isaac Hayes, Eminem, Carly Simon and more. 3/16/2026 Singers Barbra Streisand and Adele, winner of...
Alex Warren is heading back to Australia and New Zealand. The California singer-songwriter has announced a seven-date arena tour across both countries in August...
The 2026 Oscars are officially in the history books. Of course, Billboard was paying special attention to the night’s two music categories: achievement in...
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters took home the prize for best original song at Sunday’s 2026 Oscars following a triumphant performance from the singing...
Edgar Barrera & Jonas Cuaron sit down with Billboard Espanol’s Associate Editor, Isabela Raygoza, at SXSW 2026 to discuss their groundbreaking film ‘Campeón Gabacho,’...
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has given an update on his debut solo album, admitting that it has “taken longer than I wanted”. The singer has only released...
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Paris Jackson has shared the haunting new single ‘Zombies In Love’, with co-writing and production from Linda Perry – watch the video below. The singer...
On Aug. 4, 1979, the Grateful Dead performed a stellar 21-song set at the Oakland City Auditorium in California. It marked their first-ever performance...