The Isley Brothers Hit No.1 In 1969 With ‘It’s Your Thing’ | Chart Rewind | Billboard News
On today’s episode of Billboard’s Chart Rewind, we look back at the Isley Brothers hitting No. 1 on the Best Selling Rhythm & Blues singles chart, now called Hot R&B / Hip-Hop songs with their song “It’s Your Thing.” Alyssa CaverleyThe Isley Brothers make it to the top on this week’s Chart Rewind. We head…
National Independent Venue Association Reveals Programming for 2024 Conference
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has unveiled programming for its third annual conference. NIVA ‘24 will take place in New Orleans from June 3-5 with speakers from Eventbrite, National Independent Talent Organization, Wasserman, Live Music Society, Spotify, Meta and hundreds of independent venues and promoters from across the country. This year’s speakers will include…
Thousands of People Are Buying These Paul Atreides Action Figures, Inspired by Timothee Chalamet in ‘Dune 2’
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Dune: Part Two dominated the theater after its premiere, racking up close to $500 million at the global box office, according…
City Girls’ JT urges fans to defy Universal’s TikTok ban for new single
JT has advised fans to use unofficial versions of her upcoming solo single on TikTok despite Universal Music Group (UMG)‘s banning their music from the platform. In January, Universal announced that it would withdraw its artists’ songs from the platform, citing unfair compensation for the artists and the harmful effects of A.I. Days later, TikTok confirmed…
Living Legends Foundation to Honor Donnie Simpson, L. Londell McMillan & More at 2024 Awards Dinner and Gala
The Living Legends Foundation has set Oct. 4 as the date for its 2024 awards dinner and gala. The event, also celebrating the foundation’s 33rd anniversary, will take place at Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood. This year’s slate of industry honorees includes: Donnie Simpson, Jerry Boulding Radio Award: The legendary radio and television personality signed off…
Beyoncé ‘Call Me Country’ Documentary Featuring Brothers Osborne & Rhiannon Giddens Headed to Max
As Cowboy Carter enjoys a second consecutive week atop the Billboard 200, the world continues to dissect Queen Bey’s latest opus. On Thursday (April 18), via a press release, Max announced a new documentary titled Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance slated to hit the streamer on Friday, April 26. Related Beyoncé Achieves Eighth…
Rihanna says she’s “got stuff she could make hits out of” for new album
Rihanna has provided an update on her long-awaited new album, saying she’s “already got stuff she could make hits out of”. READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and rated Yesterday (April 17), the Bajan singer attended a launch party for her FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone shoe line in London. At the event,…
Netflix is done telling us how many people use Netflix
Netflix will stop disclosing the number of people who signed up for its service, as well as the revenue it generates from each subscriber from next year, the company announced on Thursday. It will focus, instead, on highlighting revenue growth and the amount of time spent on its platform. “In our early days, when we…
Cook County reallocates $70M for migrants from health care to food service in Chicago
Citing the changing needs of incoming migrants to Chicago, the Cook County Board of Commissioners Thursday approved a transfer of $70 million originally dedicated to providing them health care to instead cover costs of food service for new arrivals. The funding represents the majority of the $100 million Board President Toni Preckwinkle dedicated in her…
Ukraine meldet Zerstörung von russischem Spezialsystem Zhitel
Ein russisches System, das Funk- und GPS-Signale stört kann, ist offenbar von ukrainischen Einheiten zerstört worden. Ein Video soll den Angriff zeigen. Der Ukraine ist nach eigenen Angaben ein wichtiger Schlag gegen die russischen Angreifer gelungen. Sondereinheiten der Armee hätten Anfang April bei Saporischschja ein elektronisches Kampfführungssystem zerstört, meldet die Armee auf Facebook. Es sei…
Butterfly Cast: Korean TV Stars & More Join Daniel Dae Kim Thriller Series
Amazon MGM Studios continues to expand the Butterfly cast for Prime Video’s upcoming spy thriller series, which will be led by Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim. Variety brings word that five more actors have been enlisted to join the ensemble cast, including top South Korean TV veterans Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa as guest-stars. This marks…
Fiorentina-Plzen 2-0, viola in semifinale di Conference
Il Quotidiano del Sud Fiorentina-Plzen 2-0, viola in semifinale di Conference FIRENZE (ITALPRESS) – La Fiorentina accede alle semifinali di Conference League per il secondo anno consecutivo, battendo con più fatica del previsto il Viktoria Plzen, al termine di una gara giunta fino ai supplementari e decisa dalle reti di Nico Gonzalez e Biraghi. Una…
