Ruben Rodriquez, a veteran record promotion executive whose career included successful tenures with Motown, Columbia, Elektra and his own Pendulum Records, died Sunday in his sleep. He was 68.
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In court documents obtained by Billboard on Tuesday (Oct. 26), Stephen Walter, the man responsible for supplying Mac Miller’s drug dealer with counterfeit oxycodone pills that killed the rapper in 2018, has pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl.
Travis Scott has tapped Bad Bunny, Tame Impala and 21 Savage for the 2021 Astroworld lineup.
The film will cover Kid Cudi’s decade-plus tenure in the spotlight as both a “musical star and cultural hero.”
Megan Thee Stallion is almost done with her studies. On Monday, the rapper took to Twitter and told her followers that she has her special graduation cap ready to take her Texas State University grad photos.
On Wale’s seventh studio album, Folarin II, the Grammy-nominated D.C. native spits fire across 15 tracks, alongside longtime collaborators Rick Ross, J. Cole, Chris Brown and Jamie Foxx, among others.
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Billboard caught up with Blxst to discuss the praise he has received from Snoop Dogg and Killer Mike, his responsibility to Nipsey Hussle, why he chose to stay independent and resign to Red Bull Records, and more.
Mac Miller’s fan-favorite ‘Faces’ mixtape makes a record-breaking vinyl debut on Billboard’s album charts.
Quality Control Music announces executive promotions for Simone Mitchell, Tamika Howard and Amber Mitchell
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Lizzo teamed up with Sarah Paulson to recreate a fan-favorite scene from ‘American Horror Story’ on TikTok.
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