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If there had never been Sue Brewer, there may never have been the Outlaw Country movement led by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash. Though the artists already knew each other, in the mid-‘60s, Brewer gave them a safe haven in her Nashville living room, dubbed the Boar’s Nest, to create music […]
Illenium talks about making the “Anti-Hero” remix, his love for Taylor Swift, making the TRILOGY concert series as big as possible, how Kaskade has inspired him to stay sober in the EDM community, how his fans connect with his music, how he got his start making music, how he wants to continue impacting his fans […]
The 17th annual Jazz In The Gardens festival took place over the weekend in Miami Gardens, and despite the scorching heat, it was an incredible 2-day event. Partnering with The Black Promoters Collective for the first time, the festival aimed to celebrate the black experience in collaboration with the City of Miami Gardens. Held at […]
Boxing phenom Muhammad Ali, Trapsoul innovator Bryson Tiller, and Power’s Michael Rainey Jr. All of these cultural figures were born and bred in the Bluegrass state. Beyond being the birthplace of quite a few notable figures within the Black lexicon, though, Kentucky is also responsible for one of the most prestigious sporting events in the […]
A Black woman streaming service executive admits her shiny title doesn’t afford her the power she thought it would in Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It. After recruiting Nola Darling into earWave, she realizes white supremacy limits her leadership role. She trembles, light draining from her eyes and her smiling waning with the realization that being […]
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Nacho and Maffio each score a career milestone on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “No Es Normal,” with Venesti, reaches No. 1 on the March 16-dated ranking. With the new ruler, Nacho and Maffio achieve their first chart-topper since their maiden chart visits in 2017 and 2012, respectively. Venesti attains his second No. 1. “No […]
When 21-year-old singer ericdoa released the song “>one” last March, he had an unusual collaborator: Valorant. That’s not another artist; it’s a popular shooter game that attracted millions of players in February. Riot Games, the company behind Valorant, used “>one” — which references the game in its lyrics — in a trailer that introduced a playable […]
The LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference) will honor a group of 22 women in the 2024 LAMC Wonder Women of Latin Music program, Billboard can announce today (March 12). Journalists, publicists and executives from multiple areas of the music business will be recognized in partnership with Amazon Music. Launched in 2020, Wonder Women of Latin Music is part of the […]
In the ’90s and early 2000s, Black female artists faced expectations to fit into the R&B mold, both in their music and their appearance. However, some women refused to be confined by these expectations, choosing instead to explore alternative sounds and styles. These trailblazers sought to break free from the constraints of the industry, incorporating […]