Month: October 2025
Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire have separated after 22 years of marriage, the band announced Thursday (Oct. 30). Related Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Four People Will Butler on Writing the Tony-Nominated Music for ‘Stereophonic’: ‘It Was Like a Thousand-Piece Puzzle With 200 Pieces Missing’ Juno Awards Defend Arcade Fire’s […]
Olivia Dean’s sophomore album The Art of Loving, released in late September, is an intimate portrait of matters of the heart, and the highs and lows of romance in your 20s. Now the world loves her back and U.K. industry insiders are blown away as a fresh outpouring of affection gives her a rare shot […]
In today’s music economy, where streaming royalties remain thin and ticket prices continue to escalate, one of the fastest-growing and most resilient sectors is merchandise — and few companies are as prominent in the space as Universal Music Group’s wholly owned Bravado, which oversees the world’s largest music merchandise operation. Bravado aims to unite artists […]
Universal Music Group and Udio have settled their legal battle by striking a deal for a fully-licensed artificial intelligence music platform. But the broader litigation involving rival AI firm Suno and both Sony Music and Warner Music is still very much pending. The deal, announced Wednesday, will end UMG’s allegations that Udio broke the law […]
Count pop radio as the latest realm that Gwi-Ma can’t conquer. The KPop Demon Hunters underworld villain proves no match for the approximately 150 radio stations that have lifted HUNTR/X to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, where the protagonist trio of Netflix’s record-breaking animated film reigns with its anthem “Golden.” Related HUNTR/X Singers […]
Esaú Ortiz had already penned important songs for Luis R Conriquez (“De Fresa y Coco”) and Grupo Firme (“Tronando Ligas” with Junior H) when he had a thought: “If I’ve written hits for other artists, how could I not write one for myself?” Then, it happened. The 27-year-old artist from Monterrey, Nuevo León released his […]
We all know Batman, but now it’s time to meet his Bat-Fam. Billboard Family is exclusively premiering the superheroic title sequence from the new Bat-Fam animated series, scored by Fall Out Boy rocker Patrick Stump. The theme song is a shredding, electric-guitar-led number, and you can hear Stump’s foreboding “la-la-la”s throughout. Watch below: In the […]
Billie Eilish has never been shy about speaking her mind, but at WSJ Magazine‘s 2025 Innovator Awards, she put her money where her mouth is while calling out the world’s billionaires — some of whom were in the room. Related Billie Eilish Says She Almost Scrapped ‘Birds of a Feather’ as She Thought Song Was […]
“I feel like just giving up.” Everyone has experienced discouragement or depression. Most people find a way out, though many might shy away from discussing it. Sean Haywood created his stage name, Atlus, as a recognition of the pressures that accompany the tough periods in life. “Everyone’s holding up the world – their own world […]
When Baz Halpin first spoke with Justin Timberlake to plan the star’s Forget Tomorrow World Tour, the concert production designer suggested: “Let’s talk broadly about concepts and what you want to say on the tour.” Timberlake cut him off. “No,” he said. “I want to understand lighting, special effects, pyro, video. I want you to […]
