By Jordan Moreau
07.04.2020 - 06:15 / billboard.com
As news of Orlando Puerta's death ripples through the music industry, those who knew the longtime dance music marketing and promotions executive are mourning his loss."I am forever indebted to Orlando and he will be sorely missed," Madonna tells Billboard. "His passion and commitment to dance and club music had no limits and he was a very big reason I had 50 number ones on the dance charts.
Thank you Orlando. RIP."Puerta began working with Madonna when he joined the marketing team at Warner
.By Jordan Moreau
Joe & Martina are looking to do a little time travel in their video for “Give Me Back the ‘90s,” and they’ve got company.Joe and Martina Costa, who have opened for such acts as Blake Shelton, Jake Owen and Jon Pardi, as well as wrote “Don’t Tempt Me” for Luke Combs’ This One’s for You album, are joined by '90s sensation John Berry in the clip, which was shot outside longtime Music City landmark Nashville Palace.The song and video references other memorable artists who first hit in the ‘90s
Canadian country-pop star Eric Ethridge is back with his brand new EP Forever With You and a music video for his single “Dream Girl”.
Katherine Schwarzenegger married Chris Pratt in June 2019 after dating for about a year and the two look hopelessly in love with each other. During a recent interaction with the media, Katherine revealed the secret behind their happy married life and it was basically a piece of advice for all the married couples out there.
A dance Kevin Bacon will be proud of. In this clip from Wednesday's all-new The Funny Dance Show, actress and comedian Sherry Cola cuts loose as she dances to Kenny Loggins' famous song, Footloose.
By Jem Aswad
Baldassare "Barney" Ales, the charismatic sales chief who helped turn Motown Records into a music industry powerhouse as Berry Gordy's right-hand man, died of natural causes Friday in Malibu, Calif. He was 85.Born in Detroit on May 13, 1934, Ales attended the city's Cooley High, where he met his future wife, Eileen "Mitzi" Cauley.
Another weekend in the house, another great opportunity to delve into the dance scene without the hassle of cover charges, bathroom lines or overpriced drinks.As the quarantine continues, the livestream offerings continue expanding, and this weekend comes with a host of events to suit any genre preference.
"I know that I'm not the best singer and I know that I'm not the best dancer. But, I can f---ing push people's buttons and be as provocative as I want. This tour's goal is to break useless taboos." There was only one all-singing, all-dancing chart-topper who could get away with such a bold declaration at the turn of the '90s, and it wasn't Paula Abdul.
Anuel AA and up-and-coming reggaetón/trap artist Casper Magico team up for new track "Sola & Vacía," premiering today (March 16) exclusively on Billboard.
The stems are online for you to get creative
James Fisher, whose extensive music industry career included senior international posts at Motown Records and ASCAP as well as a key role at the Music Managers Forum, died April 3 in London after complications of the novel coronavirus. He was 89.
James Fisher, whose extensive music industry career included senior international posts at Motown Records and ASCAP as well as a key role at the Music Managers Forum, died on April 3 in London after complications with coronavirus. He was 89.
Jimmy Fallon paid tribute to late Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner on Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show. Willner died on Tuesday apparently due to coronavirus complications (he had symptoms consistent with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus but had not been officially diagnosed).
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Orlando Puerta, a dance music promotions and marketing veteran known for his work with legends including Cher and Madonna, died from an upper respiratory infection at the age of 55. It is currently unknown whether the infection was caused by COVID-19, but a test is forthcoming. According to a statement released Monday (April 7) by his company Citrus
By Shirley Halperin
Trans rights are human rights. Trans rights are women's rights. Trans rights are just plain right. Trans artists are Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning; they're chart-to