Nolan Feeney
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The Return of Amanda Blank
The influential genre-busting rapper-singer is readying her first studio album since 2009. To make it, she had to confront some old wounds. → Read More
Tegan and Sara Detail New Substack, Upcoming Music Projects
The duo tell Billboard about their multimedia newsletter “I Think We’re Alone Now” and what to expect from their tenth album → Read More
How to Become a Little Mix Stan, According to Little Mix
Now a trio, Jade, Perrie and Leigh-Anne look back on their catalog and reflect on why 2021 has been an "amazing year for all of us" → Read More
Phoebe Bridgers 'Got Teary' Recording Her Part on Taylor Swift's 'Red (Taylor’s Version)'
Phoebe Bridgers discusses her 'Red (Taylor's Version)' "From the Vault" track "Nothing New" with Taylor Swift in a new interview with Billboard. → Read More
CL Signs with TaP Music for Management
K-pop superstar and former 2NE1 singer/rapper CL has signed with TaP Music for management. → Read More
CL Breaks Down Every Song on ‘ALPHA’
The K-pop superstar and former 2NE1 star takes Billboard inside her solo debut, ALPHA, sharing the stories behind every track from “Spicy” to “Lover Like Me” → Read More
How Indigenous Peoples Day Came to Be
Berkeley was the first U.S. city to observe the holiday in 1992. Here's why. → Read More
Blackpink's Lisa on Her Solo Debut and Stepping Up Her Rap Skills: 'I Pushed Myself'
In a new interview, the K-pop superstar opens up about making "Lalisa" and "Money," stepping up her rap skills and her eye-catching dance routines. → Read More
Marketing Whiz Ileana Diez Wants to Help Artists Grow Their Empires
After starting her career in publicity, the former head of marketing for Roc Nation aims to build “next-generation brands that are going to shift cultures." → Read More
Kindness on Making the Industry More Inclusive: ‘Share information — It’s Quite a Powerful Thing to Do’
The acclaimed producer (Robyn, Jessie Ware) discusses meaningful ways to empowering marginalized artists in the music industry. → Read More
How Blackpink's Rose Found Her Voice as a Solo Artist With 'On the Ground'
The K-pop superstar talks to Billboard about discovering her sound, getting support from her bandmates and finding out she has a fan in Britney Spears. → Read More
The Pact Speaks Out: Why Asks For Songwriters to Give Up Publishing Shares Have Gotten 'Particularly Aggressive'
Members of The Pact, a newly formed group of songwriters demanding more just publishing splits, reveal why this group formed now and what it hopes to accomplish. → Read More
Meet the K-Pop Exec Helping Blackpink Make History
This story is part of Billboard's annual 40 Under 40 list, which spotlights the young executives who are pushing the music industry forward. → Read More
A Guide to Becoming a Melanie C Stan, According to Melanie C
With her self-titled eighth album out now, Sporty Spice breaks down her solo catalog -- and shares her pitch for new a Spice Girls song → Read More
The Long-Awaited Return of Cam — And Why She Took Her Time
Country singer Cam’s boundary-pushing new album will finally arrive this fall — and on a new label. → Read More
'Put on Your Superhero Suit': How Lady Gaga Navigated a Year Unlike Any Other
With soul-reviving dancefloor anthems and an imaginative, merch-mad rollout plan (jockstraps!), Lady Gaga showed the world how to be a pop star in 2020. → Read More
What Lady Gaga Taught Blackpink About Being Pop Stars
For Billboard's new Lady Gaga cover story, the members of Blackpink recall how their "Sour Candy" collaborator influenced them as aspiring artists. → Read More
Country Power Players Trailblazer Shane McAnally Is Championing Nashville's Progressive Voices
He’s behind a slew of No. 1 hits for Nashville’s biggest stars, but for him, success means something more: championing the voices that push country forward. → Read More
Kate Moross Makes Concerts Look and Feel ‘Monumental’
The art director and Studio Moross founder has designed visuals for tours by the Spice Girls and Sam Smith — and imbued a message of inclusion along the way → Read More
What It's Like to Be a Makeup Artist for Pop Superstars
As a celebrity makeup artist who’s worked with Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Tove Lo, Colby Smith says there’s no bond like that between pop divas and LGBTQ fans. → Read More