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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/P109F4J.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Memphis Bleek was “happy” to see his mentor Jay-Z address his haters during his Roots Picnic freestyle. The Brooklyn rapper turned podcaster recently sat down with Boardroom and gave some insight on how Jay operates Related Jay-Z’s 2026 Roots Picnic Headlining Set: Scathing Freestyle Diss, Surprise Guests & More…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2258676458-e1775165781123.jpg?w=1024″] Nicki Minaj wished Elon Musk a happy birthday as the Tesla CEO turned 55 years old on Sunday (June 28), and the Barbz leader credited the tech mogul with “saving free speech.” Minaj shared what appears to be an AI-generated selfie with Musk on Sunday, alongside the birthday note. “Thank you for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/P10XA4G-e1782771938306.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Beyoncé’s label and management company, Parkwood Entertainment, has defeated a copyright lawsuit over the EDM sample that opens her hit 2022 Renaissance track “Alien Superstar.” A Friday (June 26) court ruling, first obtained and reported by Billboard, dismisses the lawsuit brought against Parkwood last summer by a company claiming…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1405091209-e1782761625235.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Twista (born Carl Mitchell) has pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay taxes for five years between 2019 and 2023. The 52-year-old owes the IRS more than $440,000 in back taxes and now faces up to five years in prison, according to Chicago federal court documents…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/heri-iznaga-cr-shotsbynoodles-press-billboard1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Every month, Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors spotlight a group of rising artists whose music we love. Think “diamantes en bruto,” or “diamonds in the rough.” These are newcomers who have yet to impact the mainstream — but whose music excites us, and who we believe our readers should make a point to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/P10RLZO.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Fuerza Regida frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz (JOP) and Rancho Humilde CEO Jimmy Humilde are taking their legal battle from the courtroom to social media. JOP and Humilde each posted fiery messages to Instagram on Sunday (June 28) expressing frustration about the ongoing litigation between Fuerza Regida and Rancho Humilde.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/media/tidal-logo-2018-billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Tidal will not monetize AI-generated content and said that distributors are responsible for identifying AI-generated music before uploading it to the platform, the company announced on Monday (June 29). “The responsibility to identify and tag AI-generated content should not rest with Tidal alone,” the statement reads. “We expect —…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MrsGREENAPPLE.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Mrs. GREEN APPLE presents CEREMONY — the new entertainment experience curated by the three-man band where fashion, music, and culture converge — unfolded over two days, at K Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa, Japan on June 10 and 11. VIP seats with a dress code drew prominent guests from across…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2283877097-e1782754559758.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Bruce Springsteen was among the music dignitaries to speak at Clive Davis’ funeral on Monday morning (June 29) at Central Synagogue in New York City. Springsteen shared fond memories of his early days finding his footing in the music industry and how Davis’ tutelage shepherded him to stardom. (The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/lizzo-swiftology-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Lizzo is not mincing words about how demoralizing it was that her new album, Bitch, failed to chart on the Billboard 200 album tally upon its release earlier this month. In a chat with the Swiftologist podcast, Lizzo described her attempt to boost the LP’s profile in the weeks…