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As 2025 comes to an end, Latin music continues its march toward billion-dollar-plus revenue for the third consecutive year. This, despite hefty headwinds, including bans on corridos in Mexico and a crackdown on immigrants Stateside. According to Luminate’s Mid-Year Music Report published July 18, which measures consumption for the first six months of 2025, Latin’s […]
Christmas came a little early over the weekend when Lil Baby and Lil Yachty hosted a holiday toy drive in Atlanta. The pair teamed up through their respective charities, the Jones Project and the Lil Yachty Foundation, to distribute winter coats, gift cards and toys to more than 2,000 local youth at the event. In […]
Tuesday’s (Dec. 22) funeral for late Stone Roses/Primal Scream bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield in Manchester, England was attended by the late musician’s bandmates and many of the leading lights of British rock and entertainment. Mounfield, who died on Nov. 20 at age 63 due to respiratory issues linked to emphysema was laid to rest at […]
Billy Porter is sharing a health update after being hospitalized with what he described as a “serious case of sepsis,” calling the past several months of recovery “very challenging.” In a video posted to Instagram on Monday (Dec. 22), the Tony and Emmy Award winner addressed fans directly, saying he continues to recover after falling […]
Bad Bunny‘s eighth and final show of the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour in Mexico delivered an unexpected and memorable closing on Sunday (Dec. 21): J Balvin appeared as a surprise guest, marking the end of any past differences between the Puerto Rican and Colombian superstars, and resulting in an emotional reunion. Related The […]
In her first interview since a bizarre incident earlier this year in which she was shot by LAPD police during a hit-and-run investigation after officials said she fired on one of their officers, author Jillian Lauren-Shriner has broken her silence on what she called an act of “self-defense.” The Some Girls: My Life in a […]
What does it really take to write a Christmas song that lasts forever? Singer, songwriter and producer Charlie Puth sits down with Kristin Robinson on Billboard On The Record to unpack the magic behind holiday hits, from the one chord that seems to appear in nearly every classic to the ’60s influences that continue to […]
People have tried bribing their way into The Bluebird Cafe. For an independent venue tucked away in a Nashville strip mall, The Bluebird has folks trying to get in at all hours of the day just to get a peak at the storied space that has been instrumental in the careers of giants like Garth […]
Jimmy Kimmel had a lot to say this year, much of it in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump. With his nightly mockery of the second-term leader, including a string of biting nicknames including Fiberace, Nostra-Dumbass, Count Flatula, and his most recent, Rant-a-Claus, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host has made no bones about his disdain […]
Saturday Night Live paused its year-end Christmas episode on Saturday night (Dec. 20) to pay tribute to Rob Reiner, honoring the filmmaker’s early and influential role in the show’s history. Just ahead of the episode’s goodnights, SNL aired an on-screen tribute card featuring Reiner during his time on the program. The gesture came less than […]
