Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind ‘Barely Breathing’ and the Tony-winning musical ‘Spring Awakening,’ has died at 56.

Four support acts have left Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after Macklemore was removed following pro-Palestinian comments at MetLife Stadium.

A Los Angeles federal jury acquitted Lil Durk on all charges in a murder-for-hire case, while two co-defendants were convicted on stalking counts.

ADÉLA's 11-track debut album PRIMA arrives through Capitol Records ahead of a sold-out tour, pairing muscular pop production with diaristic writing.

Bloc Party will release its seventh studio album, Anatomy of a Brief Romance, on September 11 after previewing the record with three singles.

Pet Shop Boys will release A Man from the Future on October 9, revising their orchestral work about computing pioneer Alan Turing for a full album.

Kany García begins the U.S. leg of her 76-date Puerta Abierta Tour on September 7 in Highland, California, before stops across North America.

Ariana Grande ended her 41-date Eternal Sunshine Tour at London's O2 and is beginning a planned break from public-facing work.

Little Big Town's new album treats imperfection, close harmony and long creative relationships as strengths in an increasingly automated music business.

Fifteen years after its original release, Katy Perry’s ‘The One That Got Away’ has become TikTok’s global Song of Summer for 2026.

Spotify is marking the fifth anniversary of EQUAL with five new recordings from rising women artists, turning a platform milestone into fresh music.

Bella Kay is the focus of TikTok’s latest Behind the Breakthrough feature after her song generated millions of creations and billions of views.

Billboard plans to identify AI-generated music in its charts and editorial coverage as Luminate prepares new detection labels.

Lauren Alaina’s 17-track fourth album, Stages, arrives through Big Loud and UMG Nashville, tracing grief, marriage, motherhood and the changing shape of her career.

Rod Wave releases Don’t Look Down on August 28, extending the emotional rap and soul approach that made him one of his generation’s biggest artists.

Dan + Shay’s new album Young uses 10 autobiographical songs to examine grief, aging, family and the emotional honesty behind their latest chapter.

Sam Smith’s fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, brings baroque pop, British folk, country and R&B into a personal 12-song collection.

LOS ANGELES — Gustavo Dudamel ended his tenure as music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic by turning a ceremonial farewell into a benefit for earthquake recovery in Venezuela. Sunday night’s Concert for Venezuela at the Hollywood Bowl joined the orchestra with major artists from across Latin music and American pop, using one of Los Angeles’ most visible stages to direct attention and donations toward a continuing humanitarian crisis. The concert followed t

NASHVILLE — Alabama Shakes are preparing to release I Must Be Dreaming on August 28, ending an 11-year gap between studio albums and completing one of the most closely watched reunions in American rock. The record follows 2015’s Grammy-winning Sound & Color and arrives after the band gradually returned to touring and recording together. Apple Music lists the project as an 11-track release through Limestone Listening Club under exclusive license to Island Records. The band’s o

Lil’ Kim is taking her 1996 debut album Hard Core into a new setting with Hard Core Symphony, a one-night orchestral concert scheduled for November 19 at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. The performance will pair the rapper with Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic Orchestra, marking her first announced show built around full symphonic arrangements of the record. The concept brings the album back to the borough that shaped both Lil’ Kim’s life and the sound of her early career. Hard Co