01 / MUSIC NEWS • Jun 12
Faye Webster Announces Orchestral Tour Dates
The musician behind Underdressed at the Symphony will perform with symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Oakland
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Bob Dylan Narrates Trailer for MGK’s New Album: Watch
“Lost Americana is a personal excavation of the American dream,” according to the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
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02 / MUSIC NEWS • Jun 12
Turnstile Announce the Never Enough Tour
Support on the North American tour comes from Blood Orange, Jane Remover, Mannequin Pussy, Amyl and the Sniffers, and…
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03 / MUSIC NEWS • Jun 12
Margo Price Announces New Album, Shares “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down” Video: Watch
Hard Headed Woman features duets with Tyler Childers and Jesse Welles
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04 / MUSIC NEWS • Jun 12
Japanese Breakfast Shares New Song From Materialists Movie: Listen
“My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” appears on the soundtrack to the new A24 movie from Celine Song, starring…
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Carín León Is Ready to Prove He’s The ‘Missing Link’ Between Regional Mexican and Country Music
The música mexicana star, who has long embraced other genres, is serious about riding into Nashville.
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Secretly Group and Merge Records Form Partnership
The group behind Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory, and Secretly Canadian has acquired half of the influential indie label
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Jonathan Mayers, Bonnaroo and Outside Lands Co-Founder, Dies at 51
As a co-founder of Superfly Entertainment, Mayers started the Tennessee music festival that would inspire countless American music festivals…
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Carín León: Photos From the Billboard Español Cover Shoot
Check out pics of the Mexican singer-songwriter.
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Watch Fever Ray’s New Video for “I’m Not Done (Therapy Session)”
A reworked version of Karin Dreijer’s 2009 Fever Ray track
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Watch Daphni’s Video for New Song “Sad Piano House”
Dan Snaith’s first solo release under the moniker since Cherry
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Pi’erre Bourne Details New Album Made in Paris, Shares New “Blocs” Video: Watch
After years of teasing, the rapper and producer will finally release his follow-up to 2022’s Good Movie at the…
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Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To Brian Wilson in Emotional Message: ‘I Loved Him’
The Beatle had cited Wilson's work on Pet Sounds as a key inspiration for his future writing and recording.
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Table of the Elements to Relaunch With New Platform and Publishing House
The influential label associated with Tony Conrad, Thurston Moore, and many more avant-garde artists returns with a new modus…
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Third Man Records to Reissue Elliott Smith’s Heatmiser’s Final Album
A remastered edition of 1996’s Mic City Sons arrives ahead of its 30th anniversary
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Sabrina Carpenter Shares Video for New Song “Manchild”: Watch
A surreal desert odyssey accompanies the Jack Antonoff–produced single, Carpenter’s first of 2025
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16 / MUSIC NEWS • Jun 12
10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Turnstile, Pulp, Lil Wayne, Addison Rae, and More
Stream new releases from Turnstile, Pulp, Lil Wayne, Addison Rae, Purelink, Little Simz, Untiljapan, Hayden Pedigo, Lifeguard, and Phoebe…
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‘Billboard Unfiltered’: Reviewing Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’ & His All-Time Ranking in Rap
Did Wayne deliver?
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Former Evanescence Guitarist, Jen Majura, Announces Decision to ‘Step Away’ From Music Industry
"I just can’t identify with today‘s attitude and values anymore," Majura wrote on social media.
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Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’ Reaction: Is He Still A Top 5 Rapper? | Billboard Unfiltered
In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, and Kyle Denis give their thoughts on…
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Douglas McCarthy, Nitzer Ebb Vocalist, Dies Aged 58
McCarthy co-founded Nitzer Ebb in 1982, with the English group later becoming a prominent figure in the 'electronic body…
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Ananda Lewis, Influential MTV Host, Dies at 52
Lewis revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020.
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Sofi Tukker’s Animal Talk Teams With Palm Tree Management to Form Management Company & Lifestyle Brand
The dance duo will be the first client of Animal Talk management, which is being headed by Bella Tamis…
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NMPA Says Spotify Bundling Change Cost Writers & Publishers $230M in First Year
The organization reported the stat at its annual meeting on Wednesday (June 11), where it revealed that publishing revenue…
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