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Several writers took to Twitter to announce their departures from Vibe and Billboard magazines on Tuesday. According to reports, the parent company Valance Media is looking to reduce labor related expenses by more than $9 million dollars. The layoffs are directly related to the financial distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic with 25% of those…
Billboard, the world’s largest voice in music – in partnership with American Express – announced today, Nov. 29th, that Grammy Award winner Solange Knowles will be presented with the inaugural American Express Impact Award during their annual Women in Music ceremonies taking place in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 30. The notable Women in Music…
The “2017 Billboard Music Awards,” hosted by hip-hop artist and actor Ludacris, and actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens, was an explosive night of must-see, one-of-a-kind musical performances and exclusive television premieres from today’s chart-topping artists. Ludacris and Vanessa brought the fun, and the funny, with their wide variety of talents as they both showed off…
Drake’s highly anticipated fourth studio album VIEWS dropped a little over a week ago, exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music, and has already amassed over 250 million streams. In addition, VIEWS claimed the NO. 1 spot on iTunes (replacing Beyonce’s Lemonade) and has sold more than 1.2 million albums in less than six days. The…
Hip-Hop heavyweight Drake shot to the top of Billboard’s weekly Artist 100 chart today. Released every Tuesday, the Billboard Artist 100 chart tallies album sales, song sales and streaming activity to measure an artist’s success. The following visualization offers a look at the top 10 chart-toppers on this week’s Billboard Artist 100 lineup. Data is…
http://youtu.be/z-6dDs2vIY8 Justin Bieber’s performance at Sunday night’s Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival seemed a little like a male revue show … as he stripped down slowly, but surely, during his performance. People were screaming “Encore!” for a whole different reason.
Jay Z and Beyoncé take the No. 1 spot on this year’s Billboard Power 100 — an annual list of the most influential people in the music industry. They are the first celebrities to ever claim the top spot on the list. The Power 100 issue, which hits newsstands Friday, features profile pieces and Q&A’s…
This morning, Billboard released its annual Year in Music issue which named Bruno Mars the 2013 Billboard Artist of the Year. The issue also breaks down the top artists in each genre based on performance on the Billboard charts from Dec. 1, 2012 to Nov. 30, 2013. Justin Timberlake and Rihanna were named the Top…