Pepsi Books Ice Spice for Starry Super Bowl Commercial
Photo Credit: Pepsi Co. Pepsi re-branded its crystal soda rival to Coca-Cola’s Sprite last year. Now it’s tapping rapper Ice Spice to highlight its new…
Day: January 9, 2024
Ex-Scorpions Drummer James Kottak Dead at 61
James Kottak, drummer for Kingdom Come and formerly Scorpions, has died at 61, TMZ confirmed. The Louisville-born musician played in myriad hard rock bands throughout his career,…
50 Rock Stars Who Are Turning 60 in 2024
It’s 2024, and several rock stars turn 60 this year. But while many of those 60th birthdays will arrive with fanfare, anticipated by fans, there…
Rockers Play Their Favorite ’90s Songs
What are musician’s favorite ’90s songs? These are the songs that inspired the next generation of rock stars to learn how to play their instruments. From Nirvana,…
Fans Share How They’d Explain Sleep Token to Their Grandparents
Sleep Token are undeniably the biggest breakout band in heavy music of last year, which means somewhere out there some fan has had to explain…
David Ellefson Says Dave Mustaine Is Good at Selling His Ideas
Though David Ellefson didn’t exactly have a positive ending with Megadeth, he does still have some positive things to say about his former bandmate Dave…
Ex-Scorpions Drummer James Kottak Dead at 61
James Kottak, drummer for Kingdom Come and formerly Scorpions, has died at 61, TMZ confirmed. The Louisville-born musician played in a myriad of hard rock bands throughout…
Iasos, New Age music pioneer, dies aged 77
Iasos, a pioneer of New Age music, has died aged 77. The news was shared by his friend and producer Carlos Niño and Douglas McGowan…
‘Mean Girls’ New York Premiere: Lindsay Lohan, Megan Thee Stallion & More Stars on the Pink Carpet
Other beloved actors from the original movie, including Tina Fey (Ms. Norbury) and Rajiv Surendra (Kevin Gnapoor), also made appearances at the event. Tina Fey…
What Will the Early Year Be Like on the Hot 100?
With the holiday rush finally clearing up on the Billboard Hot 100 — all the dozens of Christmas songs that appeared on the chart last…
A Timeline of Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco’s Relationship
The couple started dating midway through 2023. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat…
T.I. & Tiny Sexual Assault Case, French Montana Copyright Ruling & More Top Music Law News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important…
Signed: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Bailee Madison Inks Record Deal With Red Van; Graham Barham to Sony Nashville
Also this week: Girlfriends signs to Verswire, Cole Philips pacts with WHY&HOW/RECORDS Nashville and more. Bailee Madison Courtesy Photo Bailee Madison — best known as…
Lady Gaga Is Back in the Studio
The superstar’s last album was 2020’s Chromatica. Lady Gaga at the 95th Annual Academy Awards held at Ovation Hollywood on March 12, 2023 in Los…
How to Watch ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Reunion Without Cable
‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ reunion will air on Bravo on Tuesday (Jan. 9) at 8 p.m. Whitney Rose, Meredith Marks, Angie Katsanevas,…
From The Rolling Stones to ‘RIVO’: Amir Eid on the Intersection Between Acting and Music
Following two hit seasons of his TV miniseries, Amir Eid talks to Billboard Arabia about acting, music and the future of his band Cairokee. Amir…
Sinead O’Connor Cause of Death Revealed by Coroner
Photo Credit: Bryan Ledgard / CC by 2.0 A London corner has revealed the cause of death for Sinead O’Connor. The 56-year-old singer died of…
Sinclair Taps Roxi for Interactive Music TV Channels
Photo Credit: ROXi Broadcast company Sinclair Inc. is partnering with ROXi to introduce interactive TV music channels, revealed at CES 2024. As part of the…
How Did Rage Against the Machine Get Their Name?
How did Rage Against the Machine get their name? Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk came together in 1991 to…
DJ Craze’s ‘Tablism’ Is A Love Letter to Turntablist Culture
“If you’re not doing it to be the best you can be, what are we doing here?” Those words may have come from the mouth…