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Indie Label Plus Media & EMM Look to Amplify Cuba’s Booming Urban Music Scene With New Deal

Indie Label Plus Media & EMM Look to Amplify Cuba’s Booming...

"Cuban artists have the ‘street cred,’ but they lack the experience," Plus Media's...

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Cuban Label Plus Media and EMM Look to Amplify Country’s Booming Urban Music Scene With New Deal

Cuban Label Plus Media and EMM Look to Amplify Country’s...

"Cuban artists have the ‘street cred,’ but they lack the experience," Plus Media's...

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Ed Sheeran Shaves His Head for a ‘Fresh Start’ & Reveals He’s Battling Shingles

Ed Sheeran Shaves His Head for a ‘Fresh Start’ & Reveals...

The new haircut might be here to stay.

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Taylor Swift Voice Trademarks, T.I. Catalog Lawsuit, D4vd Murder Case & More Top Music Law News

Taylor Swift Voice Trademarks, T.I. Catalog Lawsuit, D4vd...

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, Taylor fights AI deepfakes, T.I. sues over...

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Stephen A. Smith Slams Megan Thee Stallion For Airing Klay Thompson’s Business

Stephen A. Smith Slams Megan Thee Stallion For Airing Klay...

Stephen A. Smith questions why Megan Thee Stallion aired out Klay Thompson's personal...

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Washington DC Area Rapper HavinMotion Dies At 22

Washington DC Area Rapper HavinMotion Dies At 22

HavinMotion, real name Dwayne Isaacs, was shot and killed in Washington DC's Southeast...

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Migos Album On The Way? Quavo & Offset Allude To New Project

Migos Album On The Way? Quavo & Offset Allude To New Project

Quavo and Offset might have one last move lined up, this time in honor of Takeoff....

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Billie Eilish Addresses Rumors That She & Brother Finneas Had a Falling-Out

Billie Eilish Addresses Rumors That She & Brother Finneas...

The rumors began when the singer embarked on her first tour without her brother.

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Asake Unveils Tracklist for M$NEY Album

Asake Unveils Tracklist for M$NEY Album

Afrobeats star Asake has officially unveiled the tracklist for his much-anticipated...

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Broadway Run Ends Early, Mase & Cam’ron Share Tired Sexist Opinion On Her Breakup With Klay Thompson

Megan Thee Stallion’s Broadway Run Ends Early, Mase & Cam’ron...

Megan Thee Stallion's Broadway run ends early after Klay Thompson's alleged cheating,...

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Klay Thompson Roasted by ‘The Sims’ After Megan Thee Stallion Breakup: ‘You Can’t Handle a Hottie’

Klay Thompson Roasted by ‘The Sims’ After Megan Thee Stallion...

"We lurv you Meg," the video game series also wrote.

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NCT’s TAEYONG Announces Details of Debut Full-Length Solo Album, ‘WYLD’

NCT’s TAEYONG Announces Details of Debut Full-Length Solo...

The 10-track LP is due out on May 18.

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The Return of Cheetos® Flamin’ Hot® Dill Pickle Hits the Streets of Austin for the Ultimate Taste Test

The Return of Cheetos® Flamin’ Hot® Dill Pickle Hits the...

This is partner content. Billboard and Cheetos hit the streets of Austin, Texas,...

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Tone Stith’s ‘Fly’ Soars to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Tone Stith’s ‘Fly’ Soars to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult...

Tone Stith is making major strides this era. His single “Fly” rises from No. 2 to...

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Twenty One Pilots Tie for Second-Most Alternative Airplay No. 1s With ‘Drag Path’

Twenty One Pilots Tie for Second-Most Alternative Airplay...

The duo adds its 14th leader, matching Linkin Park and trailing only Red Hot Chili...

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Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Reveals 2026 Lineup, Celebrating 40 Years

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Reveals 2026...

The season opens June 10 with Ledisi feting the late, great Dinah Washington in...

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Third Man Admits Guilt In Connection To Jam Master Jay’s Murder

Third Man Admits Guilt In Connection To Jam Master Jay’s...

On Monday (April 27), Jay Bryant admitted to being involved in the 2002 murder of...

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Offset Confirms He’s “On Dat” After Quavo’s Migos Announcement

Offset Confirms He’s “On Dat” After Quavo’s Migos Announcement

Quavo and Offset post matching Instagram messages suggesting new Migos music is...

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Mexico’s Estadio 3 de Marzo Announces a New Era as Coliseo GNP Seguros — a World-Class Venue

Mexico’s Estadio 3 de Marzo Announces a New Era as Coliseo...

The renovated stadium in Guadalajara will open its doors in August, with scheduled...

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Why AI Attribution Matters for the Music Business — And How It Can Become a Reality (Guest Column)

Why AI Attribution Matters for the Music Business — And...

As the industry enters a new era, creating workable attribution systems will benefit everyone...

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G Herbo Pokes Fun At Himself After NBA Live 09 Photo Posted

G Herbo Pokes Fun At Himself After NBA Live 09 Photo Posted

The X page for the NBA 2K26 gaming community posted an image of Shawn Marion from...

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Dancer Ryota Takaji Talks Journey to U.S. Entertainment & Dancing in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Unbound Japan Interview

Dancer Ryota Takaji Talks Journey to U.S. Entertainment...

Takaji calls the Super Bowl halftime "one of the biggest shows in America and every...

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T.I. Sues Cinq Music Over Catalog Deal, Says Label is Breaking Promise to Sell Him Back His Albums

T.I. Sues Cinq Music Over Catalog Deal, Says Label is Breaking...

The 2017 sale allegedly came with a provision that allows T.I. to buy back his masters...

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Michael Jackson Biopic Moonwalks To Record-Setting $217M Global Opening

Michael Jackson Biopic Moonwalks To Record-Setting $217M...

The King of Pop is still doing King of Pop things. Michael has just broken the box...

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Dr. Dre Pops Out For The Game’s Family Moment

Dr. Dre Pops Out For The Game’s Family Moment

The Game’s gift to his son doubled as a quiet reunion with Dr. Dre, and we are reading...

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StockX Introduces New “Store At StockX” Selling Method

StockX Introduces New “Store At StockX” Selling Method

In 2026, sneaker resellers are finding that the secondary market just isn’t what...

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Offset Claims Says Security Guard Spit On Him During Weed Shop Altercation

Offset Claims Says Security Guard Spit On Him During Weed...

Offset denies starting the weed shop fight and claims the security guard provoked...

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Drake, Adin Ross, DJ Akademiks Subjects In Betting Lawsuit

Drake, Adin Ross, DJ Akademiks Subjects In Betting Lawsuit

A new federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday (April 22) has named rap superstar Drake,...

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Jennifer Lopez Earns First No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay in 15 Years Thanks to David Guetta Collab

Jennifer Lopez Earns First No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay...

She first topped the chart in 2011 with "On the Floor," while he earns his record-extending...

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Olivia Rodrigo’s 4th No. 1 Hit, Ella Langley’s Chart Dominance & Bebe Rexha’s “New Religion” | Hot 100 Show

Olivia Rodrigo’s 4th No. 1 Hit, Ella Langley’s Chart Dominance...

On this week’s Hot 100 show, we dive deep into the biggest chart movements with...

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‘Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live’ Set to Air in May

‘Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live’ Set...

Stewart filmed the concert special over two nights in February in Hollywood, Fla.

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Taylor Swift’s Dazzling Mejuri Heirloom Ring Is Finally Back in Stock – Here’s Where to Buy It

Taylor Swift’s Dazzling Mejuri Heirloom Ring Is Finally...

The singer was spotted wearing the 14k gold garnet ring at her fiancé's many football...

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Bono To Present Harry Belafonte Social Justice Award to Bruce Springsteen at 2026 Tribeca Festival

Bono To Present Harry Belafonte Social Justice Award to...

This year's event will also feature conversations with Katy Perry and Finneas and...

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Mase Brings Up Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex List While Reacting To Klay Thompson Breakup

Mase Brings Up Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex List While Reacting...

Mase reacted to Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson’s relationship drama by rattling...

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Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Bad Bunny & More Named to ’30 Greatest Living American Songwriters’ List

Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Bad Bunny & More Named to ’30 Greatest...

Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Carole King, Stevie Wonder were also honored by The...

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Zakes Bantwini Bridges Culture and Academia as African Sound Takes Global Stage at Harvard

Zakes Bantwini Bridges Culture and Academia as African...

Zakes Bantwini is redefining what it means to be a modern African cultural leader....

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SPOTLIGHT: Vincent Neil Emerson Stays True To Himself on 'Blue Stars'

SPOTLIGHT: Vincent Neil Emerson Stays True To Himself on...

Editor's Note: Vincent Neil Emerson, whose new LP Blue Stars came out April 17 via...

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“Shots Fired” – Jimmy Kimmel Defends Expectant Widow After Melania Meltdown

“Shots Fired” – Jimmy Kimmel Defends Expectant Widow After...

Jimmy Kimmel responds to Trump and Melania's firing demands by defending his joke...

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Primary Wave Acquires Stake in Harry Chapin Music Assets

Primary Wave Acquires Stake in Harry Chapin Music Assets

The partnership with the late "Cat's in the Cradle" singer's estate includes publishing,...

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Billboard Country Live Returning to Nashville With Red Clay Strays & Tucker Wetmore

Billboard Country Live Returning to Nashville With Red...

The two-day country music celebration will take place June 4 & 5, following the...

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Jim Jones Puts Lowe’s Manager On Blast After Police Called On Him

Jim Jones Puts Lowe’s Manager On Blast After Police Called...

Jim Jones recently had an encounter at Lowe’s, which led to him calling out the...

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Prince Kaybee Sparks Debate on Music Awards Value After Metro FM Music Awards 2026

Prince Kaybee Sparks Debate on Music Awards Value After...

The South African music industry is once again debating the true value of awards...

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Jimmy Kimmel Defends ‘Expectant Widow’ Jibe After Donald and Melania Trump Call For Host’s Ouster: ‘A Very Light Roast Joke’

Jimmy Kimmel Defends ‘Expectant Widow’ Jibe After Donald...

The President and First Lady attempted to tie what Kimmel said was an age-gap jest...

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BMG to Buy Concord in Major Indie Music Merger

BMG to Buy Concord in Major Indie Music Merger

The tie-up creates a scaled publisher and catalog company with an estimated $2 billion...

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Megan Thee Stallion Exits Moulin Rouge Early After Klay Thompson Breakup

Megan Thee Stallion Exits Moulin Rouge Early After Klay...

Megan Thee Stallion is leaving Broadway's Moulin Rouge two weeks early after her...

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Kid Rock Takes Apache Helicopter Ride Over Virginia and Poses With Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth As Part of Freedom 250 Promo

Kid Rock Takes Apache Helicopter Ride Over Virginia and...

The joyful ride came a month after Hegseth shut down an investigation over Army...

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Carla Franco Channels Grief and Identity in Powerful New Album A Funeral For My Grief

Carla Franco Channels Grief and Identity in Powerful New...

Carla Franco returns to the South African alternative music scene with a deeply...

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UPZ Returns to Revive the South African House Scene with Powerful Comeback Album

UPZ Returns to Revive the South African House Scene with...

The South African house music scene is experiencing a renewed wave of energy as...

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Spotify’s 10 Million New Monthly Users Drive Double-Digit Growth in Ad-Supported Revenue

Spotify’s 10 Million New Monthly Users Drive Double-Digit...

The streaming giant reported first quarter revenue grew by 8%, meeting guidance,...

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‘American Idol’ Enters Its Taylor Swift Era With Theme Night

‘American Idol’ Enters Its Taylor Swift Era With Theme Night

Keyla Richardson drew particular attention for her take on “Lover,” reworking the...

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Your Moment to Shine: Calling All Rising Classical Musicians

Your Moment to Shine: Calling All Rising Classical Musicians

Black Lives In Music is thrilled to announce an unmissable performance opportunity...

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Rapcha ft. Yogo – Stop

Rapcha ft. Yogo – Stop

Artist: Rapcha ft. Yogo Song Title: Stop Genre: Hip-Hop Release Date: 2026 Tanzanian...

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Morgan Luna: “Infinite Love” Redefines Soul Blues

Morgan Luna: “Infinite Love” Redefines Soul Blues

Explore Morgan Luna’s “Infinite Love”: the soul-blues hit taking the web by storm...

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Dactah Chando – Reset

Dactah Chando – Reset

The post Dactah Chando – Reset appeared first on Reggae Vibes.

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Protoje – The Art Of Acceptance

Protoje – The Art Of Acceptance

The post Protoje – The Art Of Acceptance appeared first on Reggae Vibes.

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Buffalo Traffic Jam Announce Debut Australia and New Zealand Tour

Buffalo Traffic Jam Announce Debut Australia and New Zealand Tour

The dates mark the duo’s first performances in both territories, arriving on the...

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Nicolas Cage Swings Into Action As Spidey P.I. In Latest Trailer For ‘Spider-Noir’

Nicolas Cage Swings Into Action As Spidey P.I. In Latest...

The first trailer for Sony Pictures Television’s Spider-Noir dropped at CCXPMX26...

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Morgan Evans to Perform at Nova’s Red Room Sydney

Morgan Evans to Perform at Nova’s Red Room Sydney

The ARIA Award-winning country artist will take the stage on May 15.

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Mark Ronson to Receive Honorary Clio Award

Mark Ronson to Receive Honorary Clio Award

Keegan-Michael Key will host the event, which will be held May 12 at Cipriani in...

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Lizzo Explains Why She Named Her Album “B####”

Lizzo Explains Why She Named Her Album “B####”

Lizzo's turning "B####" into a declaration of power with her new album dropping...

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Why Key & Peele No Longer Work Together…Allegedly!

Why Key & Peele No Longer Work Together…Allegedly!

Akilah Hughes claims a promising Disney sketch show may explain why Keegan-Michael...

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CNN’s Dana Bash Draws Ire For “Heated Rhetoric” Question

CNN’s Dana Bash Draws Ire For “Heated Rhetoric” Question

On Sunday (April 26), CNN’s State of the Union was primarily focused on the shooting...

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Megan Thee Stallion Announces Early Departure From ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Cast: ‘Thank You for Supporting Me on This Incredible Journey’

Megan Thee Stallion Announces Early Departure From ‘Moulin...

The rapper's Broadway stint will conclude May 1 instead of her original May 17 end...

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Josh Groban to Get ‘Closer’ to His Fans With a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Josh Groban to Get ‘Closer’ to His Fans With a Star on...

The ceremony is two days before the release of his new album Cinematic, and two...

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Letting the Good Times Roll at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Five Highlights From Weekend One, Including Jon Batiste, Irma Thomas & David Byrne

Letting the Good Times Roll at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Five...

There are no wrong choices at Jazz Fest just regret at not being able to see more.

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John Forté Cause Of Death Finally Revealed Months After His Death

John Forté Cause Of Death Finally Revealed Months After...

John Forté's cause of death has been determined by state medical examiners as complications...

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Inside Madonna’s ‘Club Confessions’ Dance Party: Setting the Scene of West Hollywood’s Hottest Ticket

Inside Madonna’s ‘Club Confessions’ Dance Party: Setting...

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith take listeners inside The Abbey...

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WNBA Guard Lexie Brown Denies She Wrecked Megan Thee Stallion’s Relationship With Klay Thompson

WNBA Guard Lexie Brown Denies She Wrecked Megan Thee Stallion’s...

WNBA guard Lexie Brown publicly denies any involvement in Klay Thompson's breakup...

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Want Even More Michael Jackson After 2026 Film? Here’s How to Stream MJ Documentaries Online for Free

Want Even More Michael Jackson After 2026 Film? Here’s...

We've rounded up a few film option & books on the "King of Pop."

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Nia Long Reveals Her Favorite Rap Lyric Written About Her

Nia Long Reveals Her Favorite Rap Lyric Written About Her

Rappers have been mentioning the actress in their music for about 30 years.

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A Timeline of Harry Styles & Zoe Kravitz’s Relationship

A Timeline of Harry Styles & Zoe Kravitz’s Relationship

The pair reportedly got engaged in spring 2026.

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Mariah The Scientist Gets Real About Love, Pain & Her Creative Process With Billboard & Honda Stage 

Mariah The Scientist Gets Real About Love, Pain & Her Creative...

This is partner content.  In conversation with Billboard and Honda Stage, Mariah...

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Chris Brown Welcomes Fourth Child, First With Jada Wallace: ‘Taurus Gang’

Chris Brown Welcomes Fourth Child, First With Jada Wallace:...

The R&B superstar has expanded his family just ahead of his joint tour with Usher.

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