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The world of Arcane is expanding with a second season this fall, and Stray Kids, Twenty One Pilots and more artists are coming along for the ride. As Riot Games and Virgin Music Group exclusively announced with Billboard on Thursday (Sept. 12), the animated series inspired by the League of Legends game will feature a soundtrack packed with A-list artists. In addition to the K-pop boy band and American pop-rock duo — who recorded singles called “Come Play” and “The Line,” respectively — Young Miko, King Princess, Stromae, Marcus King, Ashnikko, d4vd, Sheryl Lee Ralph and more all contributed to…
Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Cardi B, John Legend and more have all spoken in favor of the VP’s bid. Español After weeks of mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, sitting POTUS Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he was doing just that — shortly after which he endorsed his own vice president, Kamala Harris, to take on the role instead. In the hours that followed, countless party members, public figures and voters alike provided an outpouring of support for the attorney-turned-politician’s last-minute campaign, which raised more than $50 million in fundraising less…
The House Judiciary Committee has sent a letter to the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, requesting an examination of “concerns” and “emerging issues” related to performing rights organizations (PROs). In the letter, signed by the committee’s chairmen Rep. Jim Jordan and Rep. Darrell Issa as well as member Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, two particular areas of concern are addressed: the “proliferation” of new PROs and the lack of transparency about the distribution of general licensing revenue. The letter, obtained by Billboard, notes the latter issue is of particular importance to independent artists and smaller publishers. “It is difficult to assess how…
Six months after announcing his departure from his long-time label home, MCA/Universal Music Group Nashville, country singer-songwriter Kip Moore has signed a global deal with label services company Virgin Music Group. The first track through the new deal will be “Live Here to Work,” out Sept. 20. Of the song, Moore says, “It pushes the envelope a bit, but we wanted to come out swinging.” The teaser Moore posted to his Instagram shows him playing a blistering guitar lick on the rock-oriented song. “I was excited to make this record as a truly independent artist, but wanted to remain open…
Karol G leads the list of finalists for the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, with 21 nods in categories including artist of the year, tour of the ytear, Global 200 Latin artist of the year, and top Latin album of the year for Mañana Será Bonito, Billboard and Telemundo announced Thursday (Sep. 12). For the third consecutive year, the Colombian star garners the greatest number of entries for a female artist, after achieving 15 in 2022 and 13 in 2023. Her song “Qlona,” with Mexican star Peso Pluma, competes for six awards — including Hot Latin Song of the year, Global…
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 12, 2024, 06:00 AM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.FOR TWO QUARTERS, the Miami Dolphins’ offense looked nothing like itself on Sunday.Trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-7 heading into the break, the unit — which finished No. 1 in total offense and No. 2 in scoring last season — had managed seven points…
Miles Davis’ live work with his Second Great Quintet — as documented in a handful of unreleased French concerts — is the focus of the upcoming eighth volume in the late jazz legend’s Bootleg Series. Miles in France – Miles Davis Quintet 1963/64: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8, due out November 8 via Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, features four hours of unreleased music that the trumpeter and his Second Great Quintet — pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Tony Williams and saxophonists George Coleman (in 1963) and Wayne Shorter (in 1964 — performed over five concerts in France in…
Janelle Brown has opened up about the most personal and painful topic one could ever imagine. On March 4, Janelle and Kody Brown’s son, Garrison, took his own life via a self-inflicted gunshot shot at the very young age of 25. Speaking to People Magazine this week, Janelle delved into the horrible day she learned Garrison was gone… along with all he was going through up until this awful moment. Janelle Brown gets deep in this scene from Sister Wives. (Image Credit: TLC) “We just had no idea that he was in that place,” Janelle told People, adding that “substance…
As Keith Urban describes writing “Break the Chain” — the raw, confessional song about stopping destructive generational patterns that closes his new album, High — he provides tremendous insight into his creative process. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I started playing this guitar that [co-writer] Marc Scibilia had in his studio with flat-wound strings and a rubber bridge, and it just made this interesting sound,” he explains. “The opening riff was what I played, and I started singing these words and the song just came out. I had no intention of addressing some…
Stop me if you know you’ve heard this one before. Despite the end-times detente between long-battling brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis that recently led to their announcement of a 2025 UK tour, some things in the music feud world never change. Case in point: the Smiths. The legendary British purveyors of sorrowful rock broke up acrimoniously in 1987, and based on their latest alleged loggerheads it seems certain that they are never, ever getting back together. Not even to re-release their old music, according to lead lamenter Morrissey. In a post on his official blog on Wednesday (Sept.…