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Frank Ocean's mother Katonya Breaux shared a photo of her and her 18-year-old son Ryan Moore, who went by Ryan Breaux, following reports of his death.

Uncertainty sucks.

Selena Gomez is headed for Hulu. The singer, actress and producer has been tapped to star alongside Steve Martin and

Jowell & Randy were not going to let a global pandemic rain on their parade.

U.K. upstart Tiana Major9 is a risk-taker: whether she's trekking through the muddy terrains of various relationships or venturing to the United States to further her career, the singer-songwriter remains unafraid of fresh opportunities.

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week..

“There’s a fiery desire in my heart to challenge the one image people have of what an Arab woman is,” rising star ABIR tells Billboard.

Popcaan unveiled his new mixtape Fixtape on Friday (Aug. 7), and the dancehall project features two new collaborations with none other than Drake.

Billboard. "Great hits, great entertainer, and a really nice man."Fontana, born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis on Oct.

Carlos Vives has been blessing us with traditional vallenato and cumbia sounds since the beginning of his music career in 1986.For more than three decades, his songs such as “La Gota Fria” and “Tierra del Olvido” have become timeless pieces that transcend generations.

Cardi B has never been one to hold her tongue when it comes to her opinions, and she's opening up in a pair of new interviews about everything from politics to her new music.Chatting with SiriusXM's Sway in the Morning, the outspoken rapper explained why she endorsed Joe Biden for president."It's either, like, we go with Joe Biden or Donald Trump," she said. "I'd rather go with Joe Biden.

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

It was the spring of 2018, and Glass Animals had big plans. They were about to cap off two years of nonstop touring by supporting Beck that summer at a few massive shows, including one at Madison Square Garden. Then, frontman Dave Bayley was intending to begin work on the followup to their critically-acclaimed album How to Be a Human Being in the fall.

Today, the talk of the town is last night’s explosive Verzuz battle, but before we get to that, there’s a lot more to unpack that happened earlier in the week.First, Adele posted a rare pic on social media, Dua Lipa and Anwar Hadid became proud parents (of a puppy), and Taylor Swift broke about a zillion chart records.Then, the first MTV VMAs performers -- and the show's host -- were announced, Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty got a street date, Miley Cyrus announced a new song, and much, much

Pres. Donald Trump's executive order essentially banning the popular social video app in the U.S.

On Thursday night (Aug. 6), Rick Ross and 2 Chainz squared up for their anticipated Verzuz matchup and did not disappoint.

Taylor Swift spilled the tea on country radio about where she came up with the names for the three characters at the center of Folklore highlight "Betty.""[James] has lost the love of his life basically and doesn't understand how to get it back. I think we all have these situations in our lives where we learn to really, really give a heartfelt apology for the first time.

Update (Aug. 7): The dates for the Foo Fighters' 2020 Van Tour, which had previously been rescheduled, have been cancelled altogether."Foo Fighters have cancelled the Van Tour 2020," a statement read.

Post Malone's "Circles" adds more honors to its chart résumé, as it reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary radio airplay ranking (dated Aug.

John Stein now remembers with a chuckle -- until Spotify then-creative director Cecilia Azcarate began playing around with intricate, anatomical drawings of the insides of flowers."The word 'pollen' was thrown around, and we all liked how symmetrical it felt," Stein says. "There's a clear metaphor for the seeds of music, and pollen in the wind."Just like that, the puzzle was complete.

Monsta X will perform during an epic virtual concert, Live From Seoul with Luv, on Saturday (Aug. 8).

Last week, Thomas Rhett surprised healthcare workers with an acoustic virtual set to say thank you for their incredible work. Cisco and Live Nation teamed up to help facilitate the exclusive performance for healthcare workers from Banner Health in Arizona and Colorado, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

JoJo took fans behind the scenes of the shoot for her new music video "What U Need" on Friday (Aug. 7), exclusively for Billboard's First Stream+.

The wildly popular Eurovision Song Contest is coming to the U.S. next year with the American Song Contest, which will bring together artists from all 50 states during the 2021 holiday season.

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) – the nonprofit entity charged with managing blanket licenses for digital music services and collecting and paying out digital royalties to copyright owners under the landmark Music Modernization Act – has announced several new hires in advance of its expected launch in January 2021.

Perhaps you thought Katy Perry would just release the track list for her upcoming Smile album in some boring, predictable fashion? No, not likely. Perry put on her best yellow polka dot jacket and had a lot of fun with the reveal on Thursday (Aug. 6) with a vibrant picture in which she's tossing a series of colorful plastic balls in the air, which just happen to contain the titles of the album's 12 tracks.

BTS announced the release date for their upcoming film, Break the Silence: The Movie, on Thursday (Aug. 6), and it's sooner than you think. The K-pop supergroup's fourth movie is slated to hit theaters worldwide in limited screenings beginning Sept. 10, with additional territories, including the U.S., coming on-line beginning Sept. 24.

Ryman Auditorium in Nashville will welcome artists back to its stage for a weekly concert series. The famed venue will entertain fans from home while they pave away to the return of in-person audiences.Live From the Ryman will kick off on next Friday (Aug.

Idol franchise, and TikTok announced on Friday (Aug. 7) that they will be partnering up in order to find music's next supergroup.The first-of-its-kind global music collective will be found through an in-app audition process on the popular video-sharing platform.

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