A new bombshell enters the villa! Elephant Man took a moment on Billboard‘s Caribbean Music Awards red-carpet livestream to serenade Love Island USA star Chelley Bissainthe with his latest hit “Pretty Baby.” Chelley co-hosted Billboard‘s live pre-show (which streamed on the Billboard News YouTube page and the Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B X page) alongside Billboard staff writer
Known for innovating within the regional Mexican genre, Edén Muñoz is always on the lookout for new ideas and fusions. However, he’s been wanting to return to his musical roots, which he does in his new album, Piedras A La Luna. “Personally, it’s one of my most beautiful projects because it touches on my roots
Rock music from the 1980s doesn’t get a lot of respect, with much of the focus going to such dated style elements as big hair and heavy eyeliner. The curators at Grammy Museum Mississippi have decided, in the immortal words of Twisted Sister, “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” In their new exhibit “’80s Rock: The
Estéreo Picnic has unveiled its star-studded lineup for 2026, promising another epic musical experience at the Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar in Bogotá. On March 20-22, fans will gather for performances from headliners The Killers, Tyler, The Creator and Sabrina Carpenter. Joining them are a mix of international stars such as Lorde, Interpol and Turnstile, setting the stage for a genre-blurring,
They say all good things come to an end. After hosting the first hip-hop show ever at Hot 97 in 1992, Funkmaster Flex announced Thursday (Aug. 28) that he’ll be unplugging his turntables for good at the station next week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Funk Flex will be dropping his signature bombs
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. 7, we look at the still-rising KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack possibly getting lapped by a BB200 superpower. Explore See latest videos, charts
In October of 1971, Godfather of Soul James Brown clocked another entry in his generational run on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with “Super Bad Part 1 & 2” — a confidence anthem commonly known simply as “Super Bad,” which hit No. 1 on the chart and ultimately became one of the many defining anthems
There’s a period in life – usually in the 30s or 40s – where people make big decisions about their identity. The world is changing around them, and they control their reaction: Do they resist those changes and hang on to the past? Or do they accept society’s evolutions and try to adapt along with
Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist are playing the long game. Five years after they dropped their Grammy-nominated collab album Alfredo, the midwest rapper and the west coast producer decided to go bigger with the sequel by heading to Japan to give fans a short film centered around the Yakuza underworld where they run a ramen
Cardi B figured out another way to jokingly guilt her fans into purchasing a new box set she released for Am I the Drama? earlier this week. The Grammy-winning rapper hopped on X Spaces and playfully claimed that if fans didn’t support her, she’d be facing eviction and have all of her cars repossessed. Cardi
