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Diplo’s Major Lazer Set for 2026 Olympics Closing Ceremony Performance
Diplo’s Major Lazer will perform during the 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Verona, Italy, it was announced on...
Dave Grohl Explains Josh Freese’s Exit From Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl Universal Pub Signs Dave Grohlhas addressed Josh Freese’s departure from Foo Fighters for the first time, explaining that...
Bad Bunny Honors Willie Colon at São Paulo Concert
Bad Bunny paused his performance in São Paulo, Brazil, Saturday night (Feb. 21) to acknowledge the death of Willie...
AWAL strikes global distribution deal with Italy’s Artist First
Italy-based music distributor, record label, and services company Artist First has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment-owned artist development company...
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Sony Music France acquires Paris-based indie label and publishing company Spookland
Sony Music Group France has acquired Spookland, a Paris-based independent record label and publishing company that represents French singer-songwriter...
Sphere Entertainment’s revenues topped $1.2bn in 2025, up 8% YoY; Wizard Of Oz has generated $290M since August launch
Sphere Entertainment, the company behind the Sphere concert venue in Las Vegas, has published its Q4 and FY 2025...
Willie Colon’s Billboard Chart History
American salsa musician and activist Willie Colón, who recorded some of the most seminal and influential salsa albums in...
Salsa Legend & Master Trombonist Was 75
Willie Colón, the iconic trombonist, arranger, bandleader and producer who was one of the architects of salsa, a leader...
Willie Colón Death Mourned by Latin Music World: See Reactions
From Rubén Blades and Marc Anthony to Grupo Niche, Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón, major figures in Latin music...
‘American Idol’ Caleb Flynn Charged in Wife’s Murder, Staging Crime
Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on American Idol with shooting and killing his wife...
Meet Jake Basden, CEO of HYBE AMERICA Nashville’s Blue Highway Records: ‘I bring a manager’s mentality to the position.’
HYBE AMERICA’s Nashville operation has undergone a dramatic overhaul.Big Machine Label Group is no more, after the company rebranded...
Chris Welz named partner at Secretly Distribution after company’s ‘biggest year ever’
Secretly Distribution (SD) has named its longtime Chief Operating Officer, Chris Welz, as the company’s newest Partner.Welz, who has...
Live Nation annual revenues top $25B in 2025, up $2B YoY, with adjusted operating profit of $2.4B
Live Nation Entertainment has posted annual revenues of USD $25.2 billion for 2025, up 9% – or by $2.05...
Live Nation says Ticketmaster breakup threat is already over, calls for DOJ settlement
Live Nation has publicly called on the US Department of Justice to settle the government’s antitrust lawsuit against the...
Virgin Music Group completes Downtown acquisition; Pieter van Rijn named COO as Downtown founder Justin Kalifowitz steps away
Virgin Music Group (VMG) announced on Friday (February 20) that it has completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings...
From UMG’s deal with superfan platform EVEN to Live Nation’s $25B in 2025… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to...
Deadmau5, Armand van Helden, Kygo & More
This week in dance music: Illenium scored his fourth No. 1 on the Top Dance Albums with his latest...
Shakira to Play Mexico City’s Zócalo in a Free Concert
Shakira will end the historic Mexican trek of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour with a bang...
Bad Bunny’s ‘DtMF’ Number One: Ask Billboard
Submit questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to askbb@billboard.com. Please include your first and last...