Hendrix season is on the horizon. Future took to social media on Monday (June 15) where he announced a new album is on the way, titled The Real Me. Future posted to his Instagram Story with a graphic featuring a red background and “Future The Real Me” blotted in black ink. He also changed the
The fourth Women’s Rock Camp & Fantasy Songwriter Camp has added “Stay” singer Lisa Loeb to its lineup. The Grammy winner joins a slate that includes a number of female rock pioneers, including The Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle and Kathy Valentine, The B-52s’ Kate Pierson and The Runaways’ Cherie Currie. Also on the bill are hit
What does it take to be considered one of the greatest R&B groups of all time? That’s the question at the heart of this year’s ambitious dive into the genre’s collective legacy. Our last GOAT ranking was 2025’s “Best 75 R&B Artists of All Time.” Now as Black Music Month 2026 unfolds, we’re turning our focus
Sixty years ago, Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 helped globalize the sound of bossa nova with the game-changing album Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, a top 10 hit on the Billboard 200 which included the Billboard Hot 100 (and international) hit “Mas Que Nada.” Although Mendes passed away at the age of
Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” launches as the biggest song in the world, as it debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200. The single from Toy Story 5 is Swift’s seventh Global 200 leader, extending her mark for the most among soloists since the chart began in September 2020. Among
Country music fans can already start planning to return to the desert to celebrate top country artists next year, as Stagecoach has announced its 2027 dates. The three-day fest will return from April 23 to 25 in Indio, Calif. The lineup for 2027 has not yet been announced. Explore See latest videos, charts and news
World Cup season is finally in full swing — and it’s bringing tons of music’s biggest stars along for the ride! The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off with a trio of ostentatious opening ceremonies across North America on June 11 and 12. The first ceremony took place in Mexico on June 11, with a
Rick Ross‘ debut album, Port of Miami, turns 20 this year, and to celebrate, Billboard flew down to Miami to hang with Rozay as he gets ready to perform with a live orchestra in front of his hometown crowd at the James L. Knight Center. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Born and raised
When he was six years old, the artist now known as Swimming Paul was on vacation with his family in the French Riviera. Despite the fact that he was, the French artist says now, “super bad at swimming,” he was splashing around in the hotel pool. Splashing around became flailing, which become sinking. “A guy
By the time Toñita’s and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s float rolled uptown on Fifth Avenue during the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday (June 14), it felt less like a parade vehicle and more like a moving tribute to Puerto Rican New York — draped in flags, bumping reggaetón and carrying one of Brooklyn’s most beloved cultural
