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Music covers the people, performances and recordings that shape what we hear, from classic rock and pop to newer artists and regional industries. It also includes the stories behind songs, albums, tours and the creative choices that give them lasting appeal.

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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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Pitbull to Join 2026 Billboard Latin Music Week for Exclusive ‘Superstar Q&A’

  • Pitbull joins Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 for a Q&A session
  • Event runs 19-22 October at Miami's Faena Forum
  • Coincides with the Billboard Latin Music Awards, airing 22 October

Pitbull has been added to the lineup for Billboard Latin Music Week 2026, where he will take part in an exclusive "Superstar Q&A" session. The event, regarded as the longest-running and most influential gathering in Latin music, returns to the Faena Forum in Miami Beach from 19 to…

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Shania Twain on Her Most Personal Album Yet, ‘Little Miss Twain’: ‘It Brings Me Joy to Share That Part of Me’

  • Shania Twain's seventh album, "Little Miss Twain," is out 24 July
  • It explores her childhood and pre-fame years in Ontario
  • Features guests including Ronnie Wood, Josh Homme and Tanya Tucker

Shania Twain has released her seventh studio album, "Little Miss Twain," out on 24 July, which she describes as her most personal work to date. The record revisits her childhood in Timmins, a mining and lumber town in northern Ontario, before she became a global country-pop star, drawing…

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Victoria Monét reveals second album Frequency of Love, out October

  • Victoria Monét's second album, *Frequency of Love*, arrives 2 October
  • New single "Reach Out" released alongside the announcement
  • Follows Grammy-winning debut *JAGUAR II*; she's touring with Bruno Mars

Victoria Monét has announced her second studio album, *Frequency of Love*, due for release on 2 October via RCA Records. The follow-up to her 2023 debut *JAGUAR II* — which won the Grammy for best R&B album and saw Monét named best new artist, while its lead single…

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Music Business Stories to Watch in the Last Half of 2026

  • Billboard previews key music-industry stories expected for late 2026.
  • AI policy, M&A pace, legal cases and THE•TEAM sale are focal points.
  • Securitisation cash is fuelling deals like BMG-Pophouse's Tina Turner and Iron Maiden stakes.

Billboard's staff have outlined the music business stories they expect to shape the second half of 2026, following a first half marked by the BMG-Concord merger, the Live Nation antitrust trial verdict, and Casey Wasserman's departure from his agency, now rebranded THE•TEAM. Key themes include how the industry…

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Clint Eastwood’s 2008 feud with Arnold Schwarzenegger: “Somebody got a bee under their bonnet”

  • Eastwood lost his California parks commission post in 2008.
  • The move followed opposition to a toll road through parkland.
  • Eastwood publicly played down the apparent feud.

In 2008, Arnold Schwarzenegger did not reappoint Clint Eastwood to California’s State Park and Recreation Commission, prompting a brief public rift between the two friends. The decision mattered because Eastwood and fellow commissioner Bobby Shriver had opposed a toll-road extension through San Onofre State Beach, raising concerns that…

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Kacey Musgraves Heads South of the Border for ‘Mexico Honey’ Video

  • Kacey Musgraves releases "Mexico Honey" video, filmed in Mexico
  • Track is from her April album Middle of Nowhere
  • Fall arena tour starts 21 August; ACM Spirit Award follows 19 August

Kacey Musgraves has released a music video for "Mexico Honey," a track from her sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, shot on location in Mexico. Directed by Running Bear (Alexa Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos), the cinematic video is described as a tribute both to Mexico and to the…

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2hollis – “Hurt”

  • 2hollis releases new single "Hurt," his first music since star
  • Fans correctly decoded a cryptic text predicting the release date
  • Track shifts towards house sound, comes with self-directed video

2hollis, the hyperpop rapper, has released a new song called "Hurt," his first new music since last year's acclaimed album star. Fans had decoded a cryptic text message sent by the artist last month as pointing to a new single arriving on 22 July, and the prediction proved…

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3 Songs From the 70s Whose Muses Confirmed Were Written About Them

  • Three classic 70s songs were confirmed by their real-life muses to be about them
  • Stevie Nicks disputed the infidelity accusation in Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way"
  • Pattie Boyd and Graham Nash confirmed "Layla" and "My Old Man" were about them

Three enduring songs from the 1970s were written directly about real people who later spoke publicly about being their inspiration, offering rare insight into how personal experiences shaped some of rock's most famous tracks. The pieces reveal both the emotional truth and the occasional friction between songwriters and…

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“I said, ‘Really? You don’t practise any more?’ He said, ‘One day I just sort of realised I could play.’ I’m wondering if I’ll get to that level… we’re about to find out!” Pat Metheny just wants to understand music

  • Pat Metheny discusses practising less and his 2023 album Dream Box.
  • He reflects on a peer who plays without regular practice.
  • Career overview: trumpet-to-guitar switch, Beatles inspiration, jazz camp scholarship.

In a Prog magazine interview, jazz guitar virtuoso Pat Metheny discussed why he had largely stopped practising guitar, and, following the 2023 release of his album Dream Box, explained why he was about to change that approach. The piece explores Metheny's decades-long career and his enduring quest to…

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The Tubs – “Stoop To Me”

  • The Tubs released new single "Stoop To Me" ahead of their album.
  • Album Hard Life arrives 11 September on Merge Records.
  • Song blends power-pop with Celtic folk fiddle instrumentation.

London-based indie band the Tubs have released "Stoop To Me," a new single from their forthcoming album Hard Life, offering fans another preview ahead of the record's autumn release. The band has built a reputation as one of the more reliably tuneful acts in the current indie rock…

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