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Quevedo Presents a Portrait of Identity & Memory With ‘El Baifo’: ‘I Would Love for People to Understand Where I Come From’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Quevedo-cr-Laura-Ouch-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard With his third studio album, El Baifo, Quevedo delivers a project that feels closer, more personal. Following Donde Quiero Estar (2023) and Buenas Noches (2024), the Spanish artist places the focus on the Canary Islands — not as a passing reference, but as a constant presence throughout the 14…
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Sony Dominates 2025 Publisher Rankings With Hits by Leon Thomas, Kendrick Lamar & Alex Warren
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P103YT0X.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard After sweeping the publisher rankings for the Hot 100 and Top Radio Airplay songs by ranking No. 1 on both charts in all four quarters, it’s no surprise that Sony Music Publishing comes in as the No. 1-ranked publisher for both those charts for the full year, thanks to…
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Hilton’s Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort Is a Paradise for Music Lovers — Here’s Why
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hilton-Santa-Barbara-Breachfrony-Resort-Spon-Con-Billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024″] 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. In the mood for a music-filled California vacation? Nestled between Los Angeles and San Francisco along the coast,…
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Charlie Puth Kicks Off Whatever’s Clever! Tour With Career-Spanning Setlist: Every Song He Played
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P105UTB9-e1776969641845.jpg?w=1024″] Charlie Puth is back on the road. Following the release of his fourth studio album, Whatever’s Clever!, earlier this year, the singer/songwriter and prodigal producer kicked off his trek in support of the project with a career-spanning show in San Diego, California, on Wednesday night (April 22). Taking the stage at the…
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Ahead of New Orleans Jazz Fest, Former Police Officer Arrested for Plan to Kill Black People in a Mass Shooting
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/new-orleans-jazz-fest-crowd-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Authorities in several states did not name the event,…
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Here’s How to Watch ‘Nikki Glaser: Good Girl’ Online
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nikki-Glaser-Standup-Comedy-Getty-Billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024″] 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. Trending on Billboard Standup comedian Nikki Glaser has grown in popularity, thanks to touring, comedy specials and hosting…
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Smokey Robinson’s Defamation Claims Thrown Out in Sexual Assault Legal Battle
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1462501031-e1776970764322.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard A Los Angeles judge has dismissed Smokey Robinson’s defamation counterclaims against former employees suing the Motown legend for sexual abuse. In a ruling on Thursday (April 23), Judge Kevin C. Brazile said there isn’t sufficient evidence to hold Robinson’s former anonymous housekeepers and their lawyers liable for calling the…
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Live Nation Rolls Out $30 ‘All-In’ Tickets For 4,000 Summer Shows Including Guns N’ Roses, Charlie Puth, Kesha, Lil Wayne, Jason Aldean & More
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1501206744-e1775593493628.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Live Nation rolled out its annual “All In” summer ticket promo this week, offering up its “$30 Ticket to Summer” deal in which the promotions giant will sell $30 tickets with no extra fees outside of local taxes to more than 4,000 shows throughout North America. Explore Goose Guns…
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What ‘Michael’ Gets Wrong: 6 Inaccuracies in the New Michael Jackson Biopic
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2272308010-e1776963615939.jpg?w=1024″] Despite the frequency at which they seem to be made, making a music biopic is no easy task. How do you condense a musician’s lifespan into two hours? What truths inevitably end up getting dropped or fudged for the sake of crafting a compelling narrative? Michael Jackson fans will be asking themselves…
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Colman Domingo Addresses Whether ‘Michael’ Biopic ‘Whitewashed’ Child Molestation Allegations Against Michael Jackson
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P104S4UX-e1776959053868.jpg?w=1024″] In the new Michael Jackson biopic Michael, one complicated chapter of the King of Pop’s life is notably absent: the accusations of child molestation that followed him for years, but for which he was never convicted or held legally liable. In a recent interview with Today, however, Colman Domingo — who plays…