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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Garth Brooks is kicking off Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive tonight at 7 p.m. ET — and you can shop right here. Brooks wants you to deck yourself out in custom merch for the holidays […]

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Time to get your holiday shopping on! Billboard is teaming up with talkshoplive, an online livestream shopping platform, for the first Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive, where fans can tune in to watch their favorite stars […]

Our list of the best 50 Latin pop songs of the 2000s is culled from the collective input of our Latin editorial team. While the list is meant to be a compilation of pop recordings, it includes songs in other genres — tropical, regional Mexican, reggaetón — that were so impactful that they entered the realm of pop culture, regardless of genre. While the definition of “pop” can be argued […]

Grammy-winner Olivia Rodrigo was praised as one of the most important songwriters of her generation by St. Vincent at Friday night’s Variety Hitmakers ceremony, where she was presented with the Storyteller of the Year award. Related Olivia Rodrigo Debuts ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ Live at 2023 Jingle Ball in… 12/04/2023 “In order to be a good storyteller, one must—to quote Olivia herself — pay attention to things most people ignore. […]

Calling it a “crucial step” in a wider effort to be “relentlessly resourceful,” Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek announced on Monday a 17% reduction of the company’s global workforce. That amounts to roughly 1,500 jobs, given Spotify’s recent disclosure of having 9,241 full-time employees. This is Spotify’s third round of layoffs in a year, following a 6% reduction in late January, affecting close to 600 staffers, and a targeted […]

Late Pogues singer Shane MacGowan will be laid to rest on Friday (Dec. 8) in Nenagh, County Tipperary in Ireland, not far from the family farm he grew up on. According to RTE, the funeral will be open to the public, allowing friends, fans and family to say farewell to the beloved vocalist/songwriter who died on Thursday at 65. Related Shane MacGowan, Pogues Singer, Dies at 65 12/04/2023 The “Fairytale of […]

Jack Harlow is loving life at the summit of the U.K. singles chart as “Lovin On Me” (via Atlantic) enters its third week at No. 1. The Louisville rapper’s latest hit snares its biggest seven-day volume yet with 55,000 combined units, the Official Charts Company reports. Meanwhile, Noah Kahan enjoys a new career high with “Stick Season” (Republic Records), up 4-2, while Casso, Raye and D-Block Europe’s “Prada” (Ministry of […]

Justine Skye is getting ready for the holidays and all she wants for Christmas is a little R&R. “To be honest, I love the time off to get to relax and clear my mind to get ready for the new year,” she tells Billboard, adding that “my traditions revolve around enjoying moments of rest and connection with loved ones.” It’s been a busy year for Skye, who released a new […]

Take That are crowned on the U.K. albums chart with This Life (EMI), which flexes its way to year-best sales for a British act. The runaway leader at the midweek stage, This Life bows at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, Dec. 1, with 116,000 chart sales from its first seven days. That eclipses the 95,000 first-week combined sales for Lewis Capaldi’s sophomore effort Broken By […]

Welcome to Green Bay. Taylor Swift headed to Wisconsin all bundled up in a red Stella McCartney overcoat to support Travis Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday night (Dec. 3). Like the NFL games Swift’s attended thus far this season, her Sunday arrival was well-documented by various clips that were quick to circulate on social media. Dressed in head-to-toe black […]