In Canada, Artists Are Earning Performance Royalties for Livestreams

Randy Newman has clearly recovered from hip surgery and he’s fighting fit, if his performance The Tonight Show is anything to go by.

, which has been for perpetuating white savior tropes. (It's also directed by a white man and based on a book by a white woman.)Don't watch The Help.

You won’t find 75 Dollar Bill anywhere on the Billboard charts, but the New York act’s latest studio album nabbed the No. 1 spot on experimental bible Wire magazine’s best albums of 2019 list.

Though some will donate shares to organisations fighting for racial justice

Donations are just one part of the multi-faceted approach needed to fight systemic racism. But these music companies are putting their money where their mouth is.

Gaika’s The Spectacular Empire label has announced a series of livestreams, starting tonight, under the title ‘Nine Nights’, featuring a variety of artists and genres from around the world.

Travis Denning rises 2-1 on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart (dated June 6) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to his biggest hit single yet, "After a Few."The song reaches a new high on Country Airplay, at No.

Musicians can promote their music and earn money through the initiative

A petition has been launched

Rent the Runway is pledging to do its part to support black artists.

While citizens nationwide are protesting the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes, musicians and others in the music industry are also speaking up and looking for ways to help end racism and bring about accountability.We at Billboard -- like the many artists, companies, music industry professionals and more -- are also adding our voices to stand in solidarity. A message from Billboard.

Kelis took to social media on Tuesday (June 2) to call for widespread structural change in the music industry's treatment of Black artists.

The music industry silenced its sound on “Black Out Tuesday,” putting a full stop on all business amid widespread protests.

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The words of solidarity from artists like Zion (Zion & Lennox), Prince Royce, Pedro Capó, Becky G, Sofía Reyes, Justin Quiles echo the demand for justice after another unarmed black person who was killed at the hands of police officers, while using their platforms to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement. Latin artists are speaking out fol

John McCormack, who nurtured emerging writers, directors, actors and designers on the New York not-for-profit theater scene for nearly four decades, has died. He was 61.

Major labels have joined other music industry groups and artists in pledging a “blackout” to protest against the death of George Floyd.

President Donald Trump declared himself the "president of law and order" in a Rose Garden speech Monday afternoon (June 1), threatening military response to protests if the violence does not ease.“Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled,” he said. “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the U.S.

Some of the most influential K-pop and Korean artists are speaking out after the death of George Floyd for justice and showing their solidarity with the black community.As America grapples with the outrage over another black person's death at the hands of police -- Floyd was suffocated by a Minneapolis police officer during an arrest -- the issue has gained notice around the world including in the Korean-music industry, an industry heavily inspired and influenced by black music and culture.

Uh oh! People are not happy with Virgil Abloh.