9 Bilingual Artists You Should Be Listening To in 2020

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Frances Quinlan makes her solo Billboard chart debut, as the singer-songwriter arrives at No. 37 on the Emerging Artists survey (dated Feb. 15), thanks to her first solo studio album, Likewise. The set, released on Saddle Creek Records, sta

By Anthony D'Alessandro

The “broom challenge” officially broke the internet this week, having many people believe that a broomstick could only stand up on its own on February 10, 2020 because of gravity. As social media began to fill up with photos and videos of the #broomchallenge, NASA later debunked the myth on Twitter.

Leon Bridges, Rapsody, Andra Day and BJ The Chicago Kid are slated to perform at the inaugural Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact event in New York City on Feb. 28.

Following Eminem’s surprise appearance at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Variety caught up with the Detroit rapper to discuss the performance and his thoughts on the current state of hip-hop. When asked which new artists he’s excited about, he pointed to a pair of emerging rappers as well as his own Shady Records signees Griselda.

Yesterday, all our troubles seemed so far away… so why not revisit a classic era, when things felt simpler? Musicians are certainly game, with some of the ‘90s biggest acts about to hit the road in North America for concerts that should provide a serious nostalgia kick for attendees.

Rights management agency SoundExchange is asking the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to help American music creators get paid fairly for the use of their work abroad.SoundExchange -- which is designated by the U.S.

Welcome to Emerging Artists Spotlight, the Billboard series where we highlight a musician or band who has recently made their debut on the Emerging Artists chart. Whether they are new to the industry, or have been around for a while but are just starting to have a chart impact, the intention is to showcase where they are here and now.

Hitting the ground running to kick off the new decade, Andre Rieu impacts the Feb. 8-dated Hot Tours recap (see below) at No. 2 with his first set of concerts of 2020. The Dutch conductor and violinist earned over $6 million from eight shows between Jan. 11 and Feb. 1, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.

On Sunday (Feb. 2), Shakira and Jennifer Lopez made history by performing the first-ever all Latin Super Bowl halftime show.

It was an emotional evening on Wednesday at Variety and Armani Beauty’s 2020 Makeup Artistry Dinner at Sunset Tower in Los Angeles.

Before an artist blows up, they first must heat up, collecting streams, fans, collaborators and choice gigs as they make their way and their name in the scene. The five artists below are doing just that, with their music -- falling all along the electronic spectirum -- powering these rises.

Assemble Sound, a Detroit-based music company that was founded in 2015 to help foster the careers of local musicians, has selected 14 artists for its 2020 studio residency, it was announced Monday (Feb. 3).

While celebrities stateside are gathering on Sunday for an epic Jennifer Lopez/Shakira concert , across the pond, the world's biggest film stars are celebrating the 2020 BAFTA Awards.Everyone from in Dior to in Chanel to in Versace made glamorous appearances on the British red carpet.While most of the A-list guests donned haute couture fresh off the runway, took the BAFTAs to heart (attendees were asked to sport sustainable fashion or rewear old looks).

Our new columnist Matt Wilkinson is one of the U.K.’s best known new music tastemakers, presenting a daily show on Apple Music where he reports on artists who are changing the way we listen. Having originally made his name as New Music Editor of NME, Matt continues to mine the best new music, chronicling the whole of the U.K. scene, and telling the stories behind the songs of the day.