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HeadCount Launches Search for New Executive Director, Founder Andy Bernstein to Step Down
Bernstein will move into an advisory role by the end of the year. → Read More
Durand Jones on His New Album, Transparency and a Time America Got It Right
The artist discusses growing up in a Black haven and everything else that helped inspire his first solo album, Wait Til I Get Over. → Read More
Dream Wife Share New Single & Reveal ‘Hyper Lusty’ Album Is Due This Year
Song “Hot” from Social Lubrication is “the lovechild of CSS and Motorhead,” the trio teased. → Read More
Los Angeles' Banc of California Stadium Is Now BMO Stadium
The North American financial services provider snagged naming rights to the home of the LAFC and Angel City Football Club. → Read More
Music Industry Celebrates Passage of California Prop 28 for K-12 Arts Funding: ‘A Tremendous Win for Kids’
The Recording Academy, Fender and more celebrate the successful measure, which will provide nearly $1 billion to music and arts funding to the state’s public school students. → Read More
Creating Sober Spaces at Music Events Is the Aim of a New Initiative for Fans in Recovery
Nonprofits Stand Together Music and The Phoenix have launched a new initiative in an effort to create sober spaces at music events for fans in addiction recovery. → Read More
Bandsintown is Giving Artists More Direct Access to Fans With a New Suite of Tools
The Fan Management Suite offers new capabilities including free CRM tools for newsletters, direct messaging and a drag-and-drop email builder. → Read More
How Willow Grew Into a Real Deal Rock Star
With her most adventurous album yet, child stardom is firmly in her rearview — and she’s setting a new model for what career longevity looks like. → Read More
Five Burning Questions: Lizzo Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 With ‘Special’ & Tops Hot 100 With ‘About Damn Time’
Lizzo’s new album scores her best first-week numbers, while she also notches her second Hot 100 No. 1. → Read More
Billboard Explains: Why Concert Tickets Are So Expensive
The latest Billboard Explains breaks down who gets what portion of concert ticket revenues and why prices continue to rise. → Read More
Summer of Discontent: Venues Still Struggling as They Celebrate Independent Venue Week
As Independent Venue Week goes on across the country, indie venues are still recovery from no-show rates, rescheduled shows and COVID-related cancellations. → Read More
Oak View Group Taps Kim Stone as UBS Arena President, Details DEI Initiatives
Stone, an openly gay woman, is just one example of OVG’s sprawling efforts to promote diversity among the company’s staff. → Read More
Independent Venue Week to Host Over 1,100 Shows From Spoon, Japanese Breakfast & More
The annual event will host a record number of shows at more than 400 venues for its fifth edition next week. → Read More
John Mayer Signs With CAA
The singer-guitarist has moved to CAA as he embarks on a summer tour with Dead & Co. → Read More
SXSW Expands Into Australia
SXSW will make its first expansion into Sydney, Australia in October 2023. → Read More
SXSW to Launch Australia Festival in 2023
SXSW Sydney will take place from Oct. 15-22, 2023. → Read More
New 10,000-Seat Amphitheater Coming to the Pocono Mountains
The famed mountain region will see the Mt. Laurel Performing Arts Center renovated into a boutique festival destination. → Read More
Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: One Final Chat With the Always Candid Steven Severin
Billboard checks in one more time as the Neumos co-owner describes how NIVA changed his life — he now runs Bumbershoot — and what he plans on doing next. → Read More
Blake Slatkin Details His Work on Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’ and Her New Album: ‘She’s a Creative Force’
The 24-year-old songwriter/producer describes the four-month process of getting the single just right and shares the strangest lyrical mistakes he’s heard so far. → Read More
Brandi Carlile Is a Queer Icon — And She’s Making the Music Business Better, Too
When her career thrives, so does her activism — be it championing her causes through ticket sales, speaking up for rising artists or ensuring living legends (like Joni Mitchell) get their due. → Read More