The Music Giant Behind Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Adele Bars ChatGPT From Using Its Songs

entrepreneur.com The world's largest music publisher sent letters to more than 700 companies demanding information about how its artists' songs were used. Sony Music, the music publisher…

Drake and Nicki Minaj Lead 2024 BET Nominations List

variety.com For a second consecutive year, Drake leads the nominations list for the upcoming BET Awards on June 30. His longtime colleague, and fellow rapper, Nicki Minaj follows with…

Drake, Kendrick Lamar to Compete at BET Awards; Nicki Minaj, SZA, J. Cole Earn Multiple Nominations

hollywoodreporter.com The Drake–Kendrick Lamar showdown will continue — at the 2024 BET Awards. The rappers will compete in two categories at the June 30 show: best male hip-hop artist and best…

Drake Leads Nominations for 2024 BET Awards: Full List

billboard.com Drake has had a tumultuous month, engaging in an increasingly personal diss battle with Kendrick Lamar that has seemingly ended in his defeat, but Thursday (May 16) brought…

Tame Impala Catalog Acquired By Sony Music Publishing

billboard.com Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has sold his complete song catalog to Sony Music Publishing. The deal expands Parker’s longstanding relationship with SMP, which has published…

Tame Impala Frontman Kevin Parker Sells Entire Song Catalog, Including Work With Dua Lipa, Rihanna and Others, to Sony Music Publishing

variety.com Sony Music Publishing today announced it has acquired the catalog of Tame Impala singer/ songwriter/ producer Kevin Parker, who has also worked extensively with Dua Lipa,…

The Ultimate Guide to Festivals Celebrating Latin Music in 2024 (Updating)

billboard.com Editor’s note: The list is updated on a monthly basis. Festivals that have already passed are deleted from the list. From Lima Music Festival in Peru to the eclectic stages…

Rapsody Reveals the Real Meaning Behind Her New Album ‘Please Don’t Cry’ & Says the Resurgence of Women in Hip-Hop Is a ‘Beautiful Beginning’

billboard.com Rapsody has been in the rap game for over a decade, and she always sings the praises of the great female rappers who came before her while feeling excited to see a new…

Japan's Sony reports surge in profit on strong sales of movies, games and music

abcnews.go.com Sony has reported that its profit surged 34% in the last quarter from a year earlier on strong sales of its video games, music and movies Japan's Sony reports surge in…

Sony Music Revenue Up 17% in Fiscal Year, Tops Guidance

billboard.com Led by SZA’s SOS, Travis Scott’s UTOPIA and growth in paid subscription streaming services, Sony Music revenue grew 16.9% to 1.59 trillion yen ($11.05 billion) in its fiscal…

Tyler the Creator’s Golf le Fleur Is Having a Spring Cleaning Sale: Half Off Select Items

billboard.com All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the…

Taylor Swift Holds Off Dua Lipa In Australia’s Albums Chart Race

billboard.com Taylor Swift makes it three straight, as The Tortured Poets Department (via Universal) holds on for another week at No. 1 in Australia, while Sabrina Carpenter nabs her…

Variety Nominated for 74 Southern California Journalism Awards

variety.com Variety received 74 nominations for the SoCal Journalism Awards sponsored by the Los Angeles Press Club during the 2023 calendar year, with nods across magazine and…

Charli XCX Speaks on Her ‘Sometimes Volatile’ Global Impact, Universal Wins Publisher of the Year and More From 2024 ASCAP Pop Awards

variety.com Charli XCX was honored with the ASCAP Global Impact award during the organization’s 2024 Pop Awards at the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Surrounded by…

How Adult R&B Became a Young Person’s Game On the Airwaves

billboard.com In March, the singer Maeta hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart after a dogged 35-week climb — the second-longest in the history of the format. “Through the…

Kendrick Lamar's stealth attack on Drake potentially discovered by fans

newsweek.com Fans following Kendrick Lamar's feud with Drake believe they have uncovered a stealth attack from the rapper from 2018. Lamar and Drake, whose full name is Aubrey Drake…

What to know about the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar

pbs.org In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about their feud after a security guard was…

Can Drake Recover After His Battle With Kendrick Lamar?

billboard.com After a hellacious heavyweight feud between two of rap’s top superstars, Kendrick Lamar and Drake, the court of public opinion seems poised to announce the Compton MC as the…

Armed with venture capital, Skims and Kim Kardashian write their 'second chapter'

latimes.com Kim Kardashian was already a successful celebrity businesswoman when she launched Skims five years ago. But more often than not, she simply had her name to a string of…

Drake vs. everyone, explained

vox.com Rapper Drake at “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022, in Atlanta. | Prince Williams/WireImage Everyone was fighting with…

‘Lolla’ Doc Captures How Lollapalooza Went From Underground Tour to Global Phenomenon: Trailer Premiere

billboard.com What started in 1991 as a small farewell tour for Perry Farrell and Jane’s Addiction has since become one of the world’s foremost music festivals: Lollapalooza. And in a new…

Taylor Swift Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

billboard.com Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated May 11) in its second week, earning 439,000 equivalent album units in the U.S.…