Fresh off his standout set at Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE 2025, Odeal has been tapped as Amazon Music’s newest Breakthrough Artist, joining the streaming service’s signature developing artist program designed to spotlight and elevate rising talent. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Through my travels and experiences around the world, my music has become a
As the first fall breezes start to drift across New York City, Billboard helped usher out the summer season with its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Week. On Wednesday (Sept. 3), Unfiltered Live welcomed its very first in-studio audience for a Cash Cobain and Zeddy Will-led debate about the current king or queen of New York
A decade after her last studio album, Hilary Duff has announced plans to reignite her recording career. On Tuesday (Sept. 9), Atlantic Records announced a new label deal with the pop singer and former Disney Channel star. Duff’s most recent album, Breathe In., Breathe Out., was released in 2015 through RCA Records, and the 37-year-old
A few months ago, when speaking to Billboard for a cover story about her friend Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert pulled open her Notes app and read aloud the lyrics to one of the first songs the two ever wrote together: a parody version of Smash Mouth’s “All Star.” “Hey now, shake your ass off/ Get
At this point, Sabrina Carpenter is one of pop music’s biggest A-listers in the 2020s. After a breakout year in 2024 that delivered both her first No. 1 album (Short n’ Sweet) and No. 1 song (“Please Please Please”), she just leveled up again thanks to her new album, Man’s Best Friend. The new project
A few months ago, when speaking to Billboard for a cover story about her friend Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert pulled open her Notes app and read aloud the lyrics to one of the first songs the two ever wrote together: a parody version of Smash Mouth’s “All Star.” “Hey now, shake your ass off/ Get
Amid Billboard’s festivities for Hip-Hop/R&B Week 2025, stars and industry tastemakers gathered for an intimate event dubbed Billboard Future of Music & Money: Presented by UBS and Feeture to celebrate visionary executives and artists reshaping the conversation around financial literacy and creating new pathways for creators. Explore See latest videos, charts and news On Friday,
When the nominations for the 59th annual CMA Awards were announced on Monday (Sept. 8), Zach Top’s Cold Beer & Country Music became the first debut album in a decade to receive a nod for album of the year. The last debut release to be nominated was Chris Stapleton’s Traveller, which went on to win
Next year, Don Was will celebrate his 14th anniversary as president of storied label Blue Note Records. Right now, however, he’s celebrating the impending release of the first album under his own name, Groove in the Face of Adversity. The project arrives Oct. 10 via Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records. Explore See latest videos, charts and
“I am busy, but the good kind of busy. I feel good and happy and this is a wild adventure,” Debbie Gibson tells Billboard. On Sept. 9, the entertainer — chart-topping singer-songwriter, stage and screen actress and now book author — releases her memoir, Eternally Electric (subtitled The Message in My Music), its name an
