Author: Melinda Newman
Leslie Fram, CMT’s highly respected senior vp of music strategy and talent, is among the staffers who have left the Nashville-based country music and lifestyle programming network as part of the broad staff cuts taking place at Paramount Global. Related CMT Undergoes Layoffs as Part of Paramount Global Restructuring 09/25/2024 Fram, Billboard‘s 2021 Country Power Players […]
It’s been an exceptionally strong period for country music, with many albums and songs having tremendous critical and commercial success as the genre has transcended borders both stylistically and geographically. Additionally, artists from outside the world of country music jumped in with confidence, providing some of the best and most substantial music of the year. […]
Baby Bieber is here! Justin Bieber posted a photo of his new son’s foot (and presumably wife Hailey Bieber’s beautifully manicured hand), announcing his arrival to Bieber’s 293 million Instagram followers on Friday evening (Aug. 23), declaring “Welcome Home, Jack Blues Bieber” with an adorable emoji of a bear cub face. View this post on Instagram […]
Maxie Solters, a third-generation entertainment publicist, died unexpectedly Thursday (Aug. 15) in Los Angeles. She was 37. She was also a writer, actor and producer. No cause of death was shared. Solters followed her father, Larry Solters, and her grandfather, Lee Solters, in the family business. Her grandfather was a legendary press agent, who handled […]
Public relations company Sacks & Co is entering the management space with SacksCo Creative, an agency that will represent creative professionals. Among its first clients are Imogene Strauss, who spearheaded Charli XCX’s instantly iconic Brat album cover, and Molly Hawkins, Harry Styles’ longtime creative director. Other clients include creative directors Dannah Gottlieb, who works with Sabrina Carpenter, […]
Following the first day of Billboard Presents Bud Light Backyard at CMA Fest, which featured a trio of hot new acts captivating attendees at a packed Tin Roof on Lower Broadway on June 7, the second day of the Backyard experience on Saturday (June 8) continued to thrill fans 21+ with sets by fun-loving duo LOCASH, […]
(L-R) Joseph Sikora, Patina Miller, Michael Rainey Jr., Naturi Naughton, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, and Larenz Tate attend the “Power Book II: Ghost” Season 4 New York City Premiere at Hammerstein Ballroom on June 06, 2024 in New York City. Image: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for STARZ. Mary J. Blige, the cast of STARZ’s Power Book II: […]
“The numbers are there, so I wouldn’t harp on those. What I would rather do is come to a solution,” Fearless Fund founder Arian Simone previously told EBONY in March. “I would like to express that the plaintiff and I ultimately desire the same outcome, living in a world where race doesn’t matter. Fearless Fund […]
As the youngest woman in history to hold Olympic and world titles in an individual track and field event, Athing Mu is more than used to having a lot of eyes on her. The New Jersey native shook up the world of track and field in 2020 when she won gold in the 800-meter race. […]
By his own admission, rapper/songwriter/producer Mike Posner had a “midlife crisis at 22.” He had signed a major label deal and experienced his first big brush with success with his 2010 top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Cooler Than Me.” A few years later, by the time an EDM remix of his stripped-down “I Took a Pill […]