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Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe Guild of Music Supervisors has unveiled its summer panel series lineup featuring many of the top musical tastemakers and composers working across television and streaming platforms today.The first panel kicks off with music supervisors from HBO’s lineup: Kier Lehman from “Insecure,” Jen Malone from “Euphoria,” Liza Richardson from “Watchmen” and Blake Leyh from “The Plot Against America.” Guild founding member Jonathan McHugh will moderate the panel on June

James Bennet, who was considered a top candidate to succeed Dean Baquet as executive editor of The New York Times, has resigned from his position as editorial page editor amid an intense backlash to a column his section published on Wednesday. The column, written by a conservative Republican U.S.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJames Bennet has resigned as editorial page editor at the New York Times in the wake of fierce criticism by the paper’s readers and staff over the decision to publish a controversial opinion piece by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

Kane Brown's uplifting new song "Worldwide Beautiful" has topped this week's new music poll.In the poll, published Friday (June 5) on Billboard, music fans voted for the Dann Huff-produced track, which Brown has dedicated to the movement against racism and discrimination. The uplifting number brought in nearly 50% of the vote."I’m releasing this song early that I’ve been holding onto for a year," Brown wrote on Instagram.

"First Stream Latin" is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week's picks below.

It’s been another tough week between the ongoing pandemic and the protests for racial justice. A number of titles were pushed back a week out of deference to Black Out Tuesday, but there are still some worthy releases, including one that thoughtfully addresses the current racial discord.

Run the Jewels to Kane Brown and YG have channeled the national mood into powerful new music.

protests across the country following the death of George Floyd, black artists have dropped meaningful new music, with many sending the profits to a good cause. Kane Brown surprised fans with a track he's been keeping under wraps for months, dropping a soulful country tribute to unity, «Worldwide Beautiful,» Tracee Ellis Ross stepped up to full diva status with soundtrack, and Run the Jewels dropped their fourth album early and for free, following Killer Mike's tearful, impassioned speech to

The Album That Couldn’t Feel More Timely (Or Necessary): Run The Jewels, RTJ4Run the Jewels 2, widely considered the most urgent full-length from the duo of Killer Mike and El-P, was released in October 2014, a little over two months after the shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. and the resulting eruption in the Missouri city of Ferguson.

"First Stream Latin" is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week's picks below.Kany García - Mesa Para Dos (Sony Music Latin)Standing out in a crowded field of new releases, Kany García's stunning new album Mesa Para Dos is music for the soul, and it's the kind of music that should be enjoyed and appreciated for its aching verses and stellar collaborations.

Though we didn't receive any blockbuster releases today, we have many gems to pick from the litter of new material.Check out our picks for the best new music from Freddie Gibbs, Lucky Daye, Gucci Mane and more below. Freddie Gibbs, Alfredo Last year, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib orchestrated a heist on hip-hop with their masterful opus Bandana.

Happy New Music Friday!

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

Tinashe is having a moment. After her North American tour was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the songstress decided to take advantage of her time in quarantine and make new music—something that she finally feels "free" to do on her own terms, she told E!'s Scott Tweedie.  "...I feel creatively free.

Mommy vlogger Myka Stauffer has gained quite the following since she joined YouTube in 2014, but now she is getting more attention than ever before.

YouTube stars Myka Stauffer, 32, and her husband, James Stauffer, 34, are under fire for a May 26 video in which they confessed that they “rehomed” their adopted son Huxley. The four-year-old, whom the Stauffers adopted from China in 2017, has autism.

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Cardi B teased a new song while talking to fans on Instagram Live on Monday. Responding to a fan who asked about new music, the rapper joked that she wouldn’t release anything until she lost weight.

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