Taylor Swift took Ice Spice under her wing and co-signed The Bronx native when she enlisted Ice to hop on the remix of “Karma” in 2023. The pop superstar and 25-year-old rap phenom have built a friendship in the time since, and Ice Spice opened up about the valuable advice she’s received from Swift as
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Sept. 21, we look at the chances for KPop Demon Hunters to finally take its victory lap on the albums chart, if it
Karol G‘s “Si Antes te Hubiera Conocido” music video has surpassed the one billion views, scoring the Colombian superstar her 10th entry to the Billion Views Club. The news comes just days after the artist’s riveting NFL Halftime performance on Friday (Sept. 5), live from Brazil — where the Kansas City Chiefs took on the
Major Lazer will bring the fun this Friday (Sept. 12) when the group puts on a free block party in downtown Las Vegas. The event is happening at the intersection of Fremont and 6th Street starting at 6 p.m., and will mark the second installment of Feed the Block, which launched in April with a
Is Morgan Wallen weighing in on the Gavin Adcock-Charley Crockett feud? A TikTok video posted Tuesday (Sept. 9) shows reigning CMA entertainer of the year Wallen and Adcock on stage at the former’s I’m the Problem concert at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 4. In the clip, Adcock holds up a shirt that
Selena Gomez announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) that The Marías will perform and Jimmy Kimmel will host at this year’s Rare Impact Fund Benefit, Billboard can exclusively reveal. Going down Oct. 29 at Nya Studios West in Los Angeles, Rare Impact Fund Benefit: A Night of Radiance and Reflection is celebrating five years since Gomez founded
As Lady Gaga continues promoting her latest single “The Dead Dance,” the pop superstar is making sure everyone knows the choreography to her new song — including late-night host Stephen Colbert. In a new video posted to Instagram by the superstar, the comedian and the CBS show, Gaga brought the Late Show host to The
The 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have revealed a stacked lineup of performers for the annual awards show. Cohosts Steve Martin and Alison Brown will perform, as will The Del McCoury Band, East Nash Grass, Appalachian Road Show, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Della Mae with special guests Wyatt Ellis, Rainy Miatke, Kristin Scott Benson,
2025 continues to be a key year for K-pop on top 40 radio, as HUNTR/X’s “Golden” reaches the top 10, rising two spots to No. 10, on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart (dated Sept. 13). The song from the soundtrack to the smash animated Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters is the sixth Pop Airplay top 10
When girl group KATSEYE met up with Billboard News for the latest edition of the chat-and-chew series “Takes Us Out,” the six-member band were psyched to order whatever they wanted at L.A.’s Jollibee, which offers up a mix of typical fast food (fried chicken) mixed with Filipino comfort food (Palabok Fiesta). Explore See latest videos,
