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Fcukers Lead 2026 Independent Music Awards Nominations: See the Full List
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FCUKERS-Jeton-Bakalli-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Fcukers lead all nominees with three nods in the shortlist for the Association of Independent Music’s 2026 Independent Music Awards. The New York-based electronic duo is nominated in the best independent album (Ö, Ninja Tune), best independent track (“L.U.C.K.Y.”) and independent breakthrough categories. The 2026 ceremony will take place…
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‘The Implications Are Global’: International Music Publishers Welcomes Australian Government’s ‘Landmark’ Statement on AI
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/artificial-intelligence-music-AI-computer-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian prime minister’s assurances that tech and AI companies can’t use copyright-protected works including consent, credit and compensation has been warmly welcomed by the international music publishers community. Earlier, on Wednesday, prime minister Anthony Albanese addressed AI in a presentation at the University of Sydney,…
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‘He Was Family’: Jimmy Barnes Reflects on Late Actor Sam Neill
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/P115VZZG.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Versatile. Joyful. Family. Sam Neill was all of those things and more to Jimmy Barnes, the great Australian rocker. Neill, the Northern Ireland-born, New Zealand-raised actor who memorably led the way in scores of films, from ‘90s blockbuster Jurassic Park to Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winner The Piano, Event Horizon,…
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Karol G Hilariously Pranks Best Friend by Claiming She Joined ‘Love Island’ Cast
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2278199843-e1784160664440.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Karol G’s got a few pranks up her sleeve — and sometimes her friends are the target. The Grammy winner was part of Elle’s “Phoning It In” series, in which guest celebrities prank-call friends and family while listening to their reactions on speaker. Related Becky G, Elena Rose &…
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Dave Kendall, Former Creator/Host of MTV’s Alternative Music Show ‘120 Minutes,’ Has Died
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dave-kendall-1993-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Dave Kendall, the British VJ who helped bring the sounds of the alternative rock nation into millions of homes in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the host and guiding force behind MTV‘s influential 120 Minutes, has died at age 68. The news was shared by fellow former…
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Extra Time: These Spain and Argentina World Cup Jerseys Will Arrive Before the Big Game
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/spain-argentina-world-cup-jerseys-ship-fast.jpg?w=942″] 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. The big match is set with Spain taking on Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals. Spain…
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D.C. Cracks Down on Ticket Resellers: Council Passes Bill to Protect Fans From Scammers, Inflated Prices
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2278656890-e1781795613315.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The DC Council in Washington, D.C., has passed one of the most comprehensive ticketing regulation bills in the country. On Tuesday (July 15), the council voted unanimously to give final approval to The RESALE Act, which includes a host of consumer protections — from a resale cap of 10%…
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R. Kelly Asks Trump Administration for Prison Release in Official Clemency Petition
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1168898276-e1784149899869.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard R. Kelly’s legal team is ramping up efforts to lobby President Donald Trump for clemency as the singer serves a decades-long prison sentence for sex crimes. Case filings before the Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney show that the disgraced R&B star (Robert Sylvester Kelly) has a…
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Brandy, Rita Ora & Leonardo Nam Talk About How Their Characters Evolve In ‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ | Billboard News
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/billboardqanda_descendants_thumb.jpg?w=1024″] Descendants: Wicked Wonderland cast members Brandy, Rita Ora and Leonardo Nam discuss how their characters have evolved in this fifth installment to the Descendants film franchise, how being parents has influenced how they see their characters and predict the film’s viral moment. Brandy From a mistake? Leonardo Nam What are we talking…
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How Much Did Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ & ‘Blueprint’ Streams Rise Over Yankee Stadium Shows?
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jay-z-extra-innings-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of…