Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre have served up a piece of Compton to the masses, but the pair of California rap dignitaries returned to their alma mater for a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday (May 7). Explore See latest videos, charts and news Will.i.am also joined Dre and K. Dot for the ceremony at Compton’s Centennial
Ringo Starr’s latest studio album, Long Long Road, debuts on five Billboard album charts (dated May 9), including a No. 9 start on Top Album Sales. The set also arrives on Indie Store Album Sales (No. 11), Americana/Folk Albums (No. 15), Vinyl Albums (No. 15) and Top Country Albums (No. 40). Explore See latest videos,
Two-time Grammy-nominated reggae star Protoje has spent the past 15 years valiantly merging classic reggae with contemporary audiences’ increasingly cross-genre sensibilities — but his newest LP feels like the first album he’s made primarily for himself. Led by buzzy singles “Feel It” and “Big 45,” The Art of Acceptance arrived on April 17 via Ineffable
Nashville’s music community was emotionally leveled on Jan. 30, 2025, when local Warner Chappell president/CEO Ben Vaughn died. The loss was palpable. Vaughn provided an understanding ear for creators going through hard times, and he was a cheerleader for the songwriters he worked with – including Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Chris Stapleton and Dan +
May is in full bloom, and so is the new music scene. As the first full week of the month comes to a close, Billboard has rounded up all of the biggest releases that just hit streaming services, including Charli xcx, MUNA and more — and we want to know which one is your favorite.
I first discovered Abeer Nehme through her music nearly 20 years ago. I met her in person only 24 hours before our Billboard Arabia cover interview, and it didn’t take long to realize the artist and the person were inseparable, that I was sitting across from someone who had made music not just her profession,
From the start of Dancing On the Wall (out today via Saddest Factory Records), the LA-based band’s fourth studio album drops listeners into a sweaty warehouse of queer power pop filed with heartbreak and lust. And it only accelerates from there, hardly letting up until the closer “Buzzkiller” — save for two interludes that serve
«Rein Me In» by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean is now one of just three singles to log 10-plus weeks at No. 1 in the U.K. without making the top 10 on the Hot 100. 5/8/2026 Robbie Williams presents the Song of the Year Award with Mastercard to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean for “Rein
Cher is not known for mincing words. And to hear her frequent musical collaborator songwriter Diane Warren tell it, the legendary singer doesn’t hold back at all, even when it comes to her most trusted chart consigliere. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “‘You’re annoying but U write great songs,’” Warren wrote in an
Rubén Blades was always an iconoclast. He got a master’s in international law from Harvard, but gained global prominence and unlikely commercial success as a salsa musician, known for his complex songs that told urban tales of daily travails and economic inequality. He won international acclaim as a recording artist but ran for president of
