The Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE) closed 2025 with the highest revenue in its history: over $457 million in copyright royalties.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie arrived in Seoul with a recovery argument: for a post-pandemic city working to bring people back downtown, music is not nightlife at the margins.

The pop star was firm in his reaction to a fan who yelled, "Viva Palestina!" By Hannah Dailey Harry Styles signaled his support for Palestinian people during the kickoff weekend of his Together, ...

By Kevin Rutherford After more than 15 years of appearances on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, Young the Giant has its first No. 1, topping the May 23-dated tally with “Different Kind of Love.” ...

George Clinton is suing Universal Music Group in a lawsuit claiming the company unfairly froze $1 million royalties amid litigation over his catalog.

For the second year running, Billboard U.K. hosted an array of rising talent at the Brighton festival. By Thomas Smith Billboard U.K. headed down to the Brighton seafront on Friday (May 15) to host a ...

Drake’s presence in music has always been disruptive because with hip-hop being his foundation, he has been judged solely as ...

Meet Tamber, an AI-powered music creation platform whose founder isn't interested in 'blatantly robbing' musicians ...

Jo Dee Messina's "Head Carolina, Tails California" indirectly brought her award nods, and a No. 1 hit interpolation. Here's the chart rewind to 1996.

Spain‘s National Court has acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case after eight years, ordering the government to return 60 ...

Billboard ranks each performance at the 2026 ACM Awards. By Jessica Nicholson Ella Langley and Cody Johnson dominated this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards trophy winners on Sunday night (May 17 ...

Ella Langley swept every prize she was nominated for at Sunday night’s (May 17) 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards, going 7 ...