Ben Sisario
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Beyoncé Makes History at a Star-Powered Grammy Ceremony
Beyoncé set a record for the most career Grammys won by any artist but was once again shut out of the biggest awards as the...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Strong With Seven Weeks at No. 1
The R&B star’s “SOS” has racked up more than 1.4 billion streams and had the equivalent of 1.1 million sales since its December release.
Live Nation President Says Bot Attack Led to Taylor Swift Fiasco
The president and chief financial officer of Live Nation testified that the biggest problem it faced with the Taylor Swift tour was an onslaught of...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds No. 1 for a Fifth Week
The R&B singer-songwriter remains in Billboard’s top spot with help from a music video inspired by Quentin Tarantino. The latest LP by the rapper YoungBoy...
Barclays Center Drops SeatGeek and Returns to Ticketmaster
The Brooklyn venue replaced Ticketmaster, the industry leader, in 2021 in favor of SeatGeek, a competitor. It is not clear why it changed direction again.
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Off Taylor Swift for a Fourth Week at No. 1
Both artists introduced new digital versions of their albums, bringing a tight race to a typically sleepy week on the Billboard charts.
SZA Spends a Third Week Atop the Album Chart With ‘SOS’
Mariah Carey led an avalanche of Christmas songs on Billboard’s singles chart as holiday music lingered into the last week of 2022.
Journey’s Neal Schon to Bandmate Who Played for Trump: No Political Gigs
Neal Schon sent the group’s keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, a cease-and-desist letter following a performance at Mar-a-Lago for Donald J. Trump, saying the band should be...
SZA Lands First No. 1 With Long-Awaited Album, ‘SOS’
The R&B singer and songwriter made a big splash on the Billboard 200, while holiday songs continue to dominate the singles chart.
Lawsuit Over Lyrics in Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Dismissed
Swift had been accused of stealing lyrics from a 3LW song released in 2000 that contains the lines “Playas, they gonna play/And haters, they gonna...