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Seven years ago, Imagine Dragons made history on the Billboard Hot 100 with just their second single as a band. Following the chart breakout of their anthemic 2012 debut hit "It's Time," which peaked at No. 15 on the Hot 100 in early 2013, the Dan Reynolds-fronted group released "Radioactive," a massive-sounding arena-rock chest-beater warped by hip-hop dynamics and dubstep-influenced production. The song didn't sound much like anything else on radio in […]

Fans, artists, and staff at Louisville music festival Louder Than Life will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result, Louder Than Life says. "To protect the health of our fans, artists, staff and crew, all attendees will be required to show proof of either a full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test," organizers wrote in a statement. "For fans who are […]

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week. Billboard Latin Music Awards This week, Telemundo and Billboard unveiled all the finalists for the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Bad Bunny leads the pack as a 22-time finalist in 13 categories, including artist of the year. He’s followed by Maluma […]

Hey there, dance fanatics. It's been another week, and with it comes a slew of hot new tunes to get us through the weekend. There's noise from Tiesto as well as Dua Lipa and the icon Elton John, plus we took a close look at the new album from UK house stars Jungle -- but wait! There's more. Here are six more saucy singles that'll light up your life. Love Regenerator & Eli Brown, “We Can […]

The Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson, opens this weekend -- following weeks of buildup. Much of Franklin’s life played out at awards shows, where she was a frequent nominee, winner and performer and even an occasional host. Franklin died in 2018, but her presence has continued to be felt at awards shows. Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul, which aired in 2019, was nominated for two Emmys (winning one). Cynthia Erivo is […]

The Weeknd's latest song "Take My Breath" has topped this week's new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 6) on Billboard, choosing the R&B superstar's synth-heavy track as their favorite new music release of the past week. Oozing in disco production, "Take My Breath" brought in 57% of the vote, beating out new music by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett ("I Get a Kick Out of You"), Aventura and Bad Bunny ("Volvi"), Nas (King's Disease II), Guns […]

One year late and staged among the strangest circumstances in modern memory, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics officially came to a close in Japan’s vast, vacant National Stadium Sunday night (Aug. 8). The Olympic cauldron was extinguished at 10:15 p.m., local time, leaving the global TV audience with 17-days’ worth of surprising and dramatic sports moments to remember -- and the Japanese public with a complicated Olympic legacy to ponder. But […]

The Chicago home where blues legend Muddy Waters once lived and recorded music is a step closer to landmark status and becoming a museum in his honor. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday granted final approval of landmark status to the brick two-flat home in the South Side neighborhood of North Kenwood, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. It now moves to the City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards and, if approved, […]

Queen's Brian May shared some thoughts about Eric Clapton, who recently said he will not play any live shows that require attendees to show proof that they've received the COVID-19 vaccine. In July, Clapton made it clear that he won't grace "any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show." "I love Eric Clapton," May said […]