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There was no place like The Masked Singer on Wednesday, March 13, as the quirky singing contest celebrated “Wizard of Oz” night. Cleocatra, The Beets, Gumball and Afghan Hound took turns on the mic, each of them facing the prospect of going home early. The resplendent canine performed “The Lion Sleeps” by the Tokens, the upright feline tackled “Stormy Weather” by Etta James, the sugar-ball dispenser performed a medley of […]

Nashville’s Big Loud Records has inked a multi-year distribution deal with Mercury Records/Republic for all releases, effective immediately. Previously, only releases from Morgan Wallen, Lily Rose and Dylan Gossett had gone through the partnership, while the rest of the Big Loud roster was distributed through Stem and Amped.  In a memo to the staff obtained by Billboard, Big Loud founders/partners Seth England, Craig Wiseman and Joey Moi stressed that the […]

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival has announced the lineup for its 2024 event. Happening Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in the city’s Union Park, the festival will feature a slate of house and techno legends and rising stars, with the bill including U.K. brother duo Disclosure, Belgian techno leader Charlotte de Witte, Chicago-born star Honey Dijon, genre icons Carl Cox playing b2b with Green Velvet, German techno pioneer Sven Väth, New York legend […]

HarbourView Equity Partners, the Newark, NJ-based investment firm that has acquired rights to music by Wiz Khalifa and Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, among many others, raised approximately $500 million through an asset-backed securitization [ABS], the company announced Wednesday. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The private ABS, backed by royalties generated by its music catalog, was led by global investment firm KKR. Investment […]

Anthony “Baby Gap” Walker, a member of the long-running sibling R&B/funk act The Gap Band, has reportedly died at 60. TMZ, which broke the news, claims the artist died from “complications from a neck surgery.” Walker had been performing with the group GapX, comprised of former Gap Band members. “The Band will miss our friend, brother, and band mate Anthony ‘Baby Gap’ Walker,” reads a post from GapX. “Gone too […]

Chris Brown banks his 19th No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Sensational,” featuring Davido and Lojay, rules the list dated March 16. The collaboration jumps from No. 3 following a 14% boost in weekly plays that made it the most-played song U.S. monitored mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the week ending March 7, according to Luminate. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts […]

Larry Jackson‘s year-old media company gamma announced a global partnership with independent label Three Six Zero Recordings on Tuesday (March 12). Under this new agreement, gamma will handle the label’s music distribution, marketing and multimedia production needs. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The companies also announced that Three Six Zero management clients Jaden and WILLOW will be taking on partnership roles […]

Kylie Minogue’s golden year continues with a headlining spot at Splendour in the Grass 2024, Australia’s famous mid-winter camping festival. The pop superstar will headline the first night of Splendour, slated for Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21, at Ngarindjin / North Byron Parklands. U.S. hip-hop star Future is the Saturday night headliner, and Canadian alt-rock heroes Arcade Fire top the bill on the third and final night. Kylie […]

Ariana Grande is fast out the blocks in the U.K., where Eternal Sunshine leads the chart race. Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Grande should snag her fifth U.K. chart title with Eternal Sunshine (via Republic Records). The U.S. pop star previously led the weekly survey with 2016’s Dangerous Woman, 2018’s Sweetener, 2019’s thank u, next and 2020’s Positions. Explore See latest videos, […]