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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P1055GFE-e1776216563256.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard RAYE’s career arc is better than any tale told in a Disney film. Born and raised in London, the singer and songwriter is a former BRIT School student and nominee for BBC Music’s Sound award, an identifier of the next big thing. Then, she landed a record deal with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/radio-hall-of-fame-logo-2024-billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The Museum of Broadcast Communications today announced the nominees for the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame. The 24 nominees were chosen by the Radio Hall of Fame nominating committee, with input from the radio industry and listeners. Voting for inductees begins on Friday, April 24, and runs through Friday,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/P103YKCQ-e1774543433334.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Olivia Dean now has membership into Spotify’s Billions Club. The fast-rising British pop star achieves her milestone moment with “Man I Need,” which crosses the threshold with one billion plays on the Sweden-based streaming music platform. It’s one of many recent plaudits for Dean, who was named best new artist…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dave-mason-1800-cr-chris-jensen.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Dave Mason, the celebrated singer, songwriter and musician who was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a co-founder of Traffic, died Sunday (April 19) at the age of 79. Explore Traffic See latest videos, charts and news “On behalf of his family, it is with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/P1036GZC.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Keith Urban has identified his rising star. The Australia-raised country music superstar taps Ethan Calway as the inaugural recipient of the Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship, a new initiative with the Tamworth Country Music Festival that spotlights domestic country talent that should make international waves. Urban and Co. started…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sabrina-carpenter-madonna-coachella-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard It’s been less than a week since Madonna announced Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 electro-pop dance classic Confessions On a Dance Floor. But so much has happened in the days since. After she announced the album’s July 3 release date, Madonna released “I Feel So Free” —…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/juicy-couture-amazon-t-shirt.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. It’s been almost three decades since the LA-based casual wear brand Juicy Couture first hit store shelves, and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P103U2YW-e1775841235292.jpg?w=1024″] Between the Artemis II launch and the success of the Ryan Gosling-led Project Hail Mary, it seems like everyone is interested in outer space right now. And a select few think outer space is interested in them too. Over the last decade, alleged UFO sightings have become more frequent, thanks in part…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Billboard_Fantastic-Reality.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard After debuting in Los Angeles last year, Fantastic Reality — a three-day mixed reality 3D live festival featuring independent virtual and VTuber talents — is returning this summer. The fest will happen at Vermont Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles on July 2-4, with the three nights each featuring a unique…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ovi-cr-ize-graphics-press-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard OVI — who gained international recognition as the first Cuban artist to tap into the corridos tumbados space — has signed an exclusive deal with Universal Music Latino.  Duarte Figueira, senior vp of A&R at Universal Music Latino, and Daniel Luna, who was recently appointed general manager at the…