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Benson Boone, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter who has earned a sizable TikTok following and the attention of Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, has signed a label deal with Reynolds’ Night Street Records label in a partnership with Warner Records, Billboard can exclusively announce. Today, Boone has released “Ghost Town,” a soaring ballad that kicks off the deal. The Monroe, Wash. native accrued 1.7 million TikTok followers after appearing on the most recent season of American Idol. […]

When EDM was exploding in the United States a decade ago, Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett were adolescents in Chicago having their young minds blown by the genre. Having their first experiences with dance music at Chicago's Lollapalooza and Spring Awakening festivals helped the duo -- known to most as Louis the Child -- get into production, and in the decade since these formative experiences they've become scene stars in their own […]

"I’ve come so far these past two years and to see where I am now, [this song] can mean anything. I’m looking for the real thing. I’m looking for my real self throughout all of this." "Happy accident" is how Dixie describes the release of her new anticipated single, "The Real Thing" -- an upbeat and flirty pop bop with a melodic hook ("Cause I'm looking for the real thing, […]

Taylor Swift's Red era is about to "begin again." The pop superstar revealed on Thursday (Sept. 30) that she'll be dropping the re-recorded version of her 2012 album a week sooner than her devoted Swifties originally expected. "Got some news that I think you’re gonna like - My version of Red will be out a week earlier than scheduled (including the 4 disc vinyl) on November 12th !" she wrote on Twitter. "Can’t wait to […]

Posty Fest will not take place in 2021. Post Malone’s annual Texas event has been postponed until 2022, Billboard has confirmed. The festival said in a statement that “due to logistical issues impacting the production of the festival, Posty Fest is rescheduling to 2022.”  In July, the festival announced it would return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Produced by Live Nation, the 2021 festival lineup was revealed two weeks ago and was […]

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Limp Bizkit bounced back on Wednesday (Sept. 29) with their first new song in almost seven years, the swaggerific "Dad Vibes." The bouncy rap-rock anthem about fierce fathers that the group debuted during their Lollapalooza set in July dropped via a lyric video in which singer Fred Durst sports his new signature hipster carpool daddy look. "Check out your dad with the swag […]

Eminem has been dishing up rhymes for over 20 years. Now he’s dishing out pasta. The hip-hop legend was on hand when Mom’s Spaghetti opened its brick-and-mortar restaurant Wednesday (Sept. 29) at Union Assembly, in downtown Detroit, just across from Comerica Park. We don’t know if Em rolled up his sleeves and washed dishes or seated guests, but he sure brought some star-power to the party. The “Lose Yourself” rapper did, […]

Machine Gun Kelly had some thoughts about Slipknot during his Saturday night (Sept. 18) headlining set at Riot Fest in Chicago, dissing what he called their "weird" masks. While Slipknot took to the main Riot Stage for an 8:30 headlining set -- following earlier performances from Devo, Ice-T's Body Count and Health on the same stage -- MGK hopped onto the Radical Stage at the same time. "Hey you wanna know what I'm […]

The song rebounds for a fifth week on top. The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's "Stay" rebounds from No. 6 to No. 1 for a fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The track dipped to No. 2 on the Hot 100 two weeks ago, as BTS' "Butter" returned for a 10th week at the summit, and No. 6 a week ago as Drake blasted in at No. 1 with "Way 2 Sexy," featuring Future […]