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Courtz continued dropping music while studying mechanical engineering in college, where he'd been recruited in track and field; eventually, releases like his slick four-song EP Invierno led to a record deal with Pitbull's Mr. 305 label. "YELLOWSTONE" FEVER EARLIER THIS YEAR, some of country music's most gifted songwriters, from Miranda Lambert and Aaron Raitiere to Sunny Sweeney and Jonathan Terrell, assembled on Nashville's Music Row to write songs for country and roots music's unexpected starmaker: Yellowstone. The upbeat love song, written and produced in collaboration with New Delhi-based singer-songwriter Bharg, quickly reached a million views on YouTube and boasts more than 4 million streams on Spotify - promising numbers for an artist who's still new on India's independent-music scene. "It's a shame the city let the soul of a downtown music scene that supported original songs slip away for a price tag.". [Extracted from the article]

Now that a virtual reality (VR) experience is available to anyone with a smartphone and $15 to spend on a Google Cardboard headset, VR has become a viable new medium [...]

THE LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP TV spot is a staple of American advertising. A salesman in a powdered wig promoting a President's Day blowout; an athlete or hometown hero awkwardly reciting [...]

LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA 365 DIAS DISA, JAN. 31 (@tucanesdetij) Norteno icons Los Tucanes de Tijuana have a tradition of simultaneously releasing an album of corridos along with one of [...]

FEATURING BARTEES STRANGE needs a new hobby. Live Forever put Strange at the center of a bidding war that eventually landed a deal with 4AD, the venerable U.K. label that will release Strange's second album, Farm to Table, in June. "I'm the only person who can - write that song", Strange says. [Extracted from the article]

The Mix THE BREAST PUMP was waiting for Meg Remy at her Toronto home when she returned from the hospital with her twins. Bless This Mess, Remy says, is a "total reaction" to both of those projects. Remy made the songs on Bless This Mess piecemeal over email with a variety of collaborators. [Extracted from the article]

Americana/Roots Medford, Oregon GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA, NATIVE BRYAN JONES IS SITTING IN A HIDEOUSLY COLORED MOTEL ROOM IN MEDFORD, OREGON. STYLED WITH DULL ORANGES, FADED TURQUOISES, AND A NAVY RUG, THE [...]

THE NOISE OF a downhill ski race is overwhelming. The shrill beeps at the start gate, the rattle of the skis against snow, distant shouts from coaches and fans, a [...]

The article discusses issues in the music industry, particularly involving artists' contracts with record labels. Other topics include the alleged exploitative practices of record labels like low royalty rates and getting recording rights, how manager Doris Muñoz managed artist Cuco's career to avoid being exploited by recording firms, and the cases of artists like Taylor Swift and Kanye West.

This section profiles several music artists in the U.S. Topics explored include the success earned by the 2018 music album "Whack World," by rapper Tierra Whack, the hip-hop and old-school disco music features of the album "Heaven on Earth," launched by reggae group The No-Maddz, and the distinct quality of the music by hip-hop artist Roddy Ricch.

The article reviews several music releases, films, and concert tours happening in the summer of 2019 including the film "Hobbs and Shaw," the song "Wasteland" from Tierra Whack, and a concert by singer Maggie Rogers.

THE EARLY YEARS Aug. 9, 1963 (1) Whitney Elizabeth Houston born in Newark, N.J., youngest daughter of Cissy Houston and John Russell Houston Jr., cousin of Dee Dee and Dionne [...]

POP British artist ED SHEERAN (@edsheeran) has already made a big impression in his homeland. Signed to Asylum/Atlantic Records, the 20-year-old singer scored three top five singles in 2011 with [...]

On the occasion of the launch of our own Billboard Tumblr (billboard.tumblr.com), a look at some other business creatives, labels and venues that manage interesting, smart, beautiful and even wise [...]

It's taken nearly a year for French D J/producer Martin Solveig's single, 'Hello,' to gain traction in America. But now both he and Canadian electro-pop band Dragonette--which is featured on [...]

The article reports on the growing popularity of Dylan Brady and Laura Les' hyperpop duo 100 Gecs, their sold out concert at Terminal 5 in New York City, and their second album "10000 Gecs."

STONE SOUR Absolute Zero (3:49) Producer: David Bottrill Writers: C. Taylor, J. Root, J. Rand, R. Mayorga Publishers: EMI April Music/Stone Sour Music (ASCAP) Roadrunner Records Guitar rock enthusiasts can [...]

PSY Gangnam Style (3:39) Producers: Jai-Sang Park, Gun-Hyung Yoo Writers: J.& Park, G.H. Yoo Publisher: J.& Park Publishing Designee/G.H. Yoo Publishing Designee School Boy/Republic K-pop's highest-charting single on the Billboard [...]

MUSE Madness (4:39) Producer: Muse Writer: M. Bellamy Publisher: Warner/Chappell Warner Bros. The bass wobble that has become a defining characteristic of modern electronic music is a fickle thing: Those [...]

Punch lines: Hip-hop's kings of snark Das Racist will hit the road with MCs LE1F, Safe and Lakutis for the American Rap Songs tour, booked by Moodswing's Johnny Maroney and [...]

Sounds divine: Divine Fits--a new supergroup comprising Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) and repped by William Morris Endeavor--announced a slew [...]

Hey ladies! R. Kelly's cruise may have sunk before it left the dock, but the R&B star announced his Single Ladies tour, which will take him across the United States [...]

Into the wild: After finishing a string of U.K. and European dates, indie outfit Woods ventures into a North American stint, joining the Walkmen for a few shows. The tour, [...]

Come together: Salem, Mass.-based hardcore/ metal outfit Converge will trek across the United States in October alongside a rotating cast of heavy hitters like Torche, Kvelertak, Nails and Whips/Chains. The [...]

No weekend warrior: Enigmatic R&B wunderkind the Weeknd has a handful of shows lined up for the fall, including Atlanta's Civic Center on Oct. 19 and the Bronx's 80-year-old Paradise [...]

Crisscrossing the continent: Though Sonic Youth is on an indefinite hiatus, bassist Kim Gordon is staying busy: Her experimental project Body/Head, with Boston guitarist Bill Nace, is set to tour [...]

On the road again: Though he wraps up a string of U.S. dates on Sept. 16 at San Francisco's famed Fillmore, backpacker-rap torchbearer Aesop Rock will be at it again [...]

'It's in no way set up as a recording studio,' Katherine Lieberson says of the barn where she and her fellow bandmates in Brooklyn indie-rock quartet TEEN recorded its debut [...]

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Sleep Alone (3:56) Producer: Jacknife Lee Writers: Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, Sam Hall/day Publishers: Transgressive Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Glassnote For much of 'Sleep Alone,' the [...]

KENDRICK LAMAR Swimming Pools (Drank) (3:40) Producer: T-Minus Writers: K. Duckworth, T. Williams Publishers: various Interscope/Aftermath/Top Dawg Entertainment Mainstream hip-hop has something of a drinking problem: The genre revels in [...]

Ty Segall, the prolific San Francisco garage mastermind who's released a slew of ever-improving records since 2008, and Larry Hardy, the founder and head of venerable In the Red Records, [...]

"Our approach is always to take it slow and steady," Dualtone Records president Paul Roper says of the rollout for the self-titled debut of roots rockers the Lumineers. "We knew [...]

KATY PERRY Wide Awake (3:47) Producers: Dr, Luke, Cirkut Writers: various Publishers: various Capitol Records If Katy Perry's remarkable string of No. 1 singles from sophomore album Teenage Dream taught [...]

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM 45 (3:25) Producer: Brendan O'Brien Writer: The Gaslight Anthem Publishers: Little Eden Music/EMI April Music (ASCAP) Mercury Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon likes to focus on old [...]

KANYE WEST FEATURING BIG SEAN, PUSHA T & 2 CHAINZ Mercy (5:32) Producer: Lifted Writers: various Publishers: various Def Jam/IDJMG Manufactured by producer Lifted, the beat to "Mercy"--ostensibly the first [...]

BIG K.R.I.T. I Got This (3:24) Producer: Big K.R.I.T. Writers: J. Scott, W Hutch Publisher: Sippi Land Publishing (BMI), Jobete Music, OPC Music Publishing (ASCAP) Def Jam Behind the boards, [...]

HALESTORM The Strange Case Of ... Producer: Howard Benson Atlantic Records Release Date: April 10 Halestorm's newest album is full of chugging riffs, wailing solos, drums that kick like a [...]

'I suppose that it's the end of an era for us,' Scars on 45 frontman Danny Bemrose says just weeks before his band's self-titled debut arrives April 10 on Atlantic's [...]

Diggy Simmons celebrated his 17th birthday on March 21. Unlike most teens, who might get a new car or hang out with friends, he marked the occasion with the release [...]

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POP ERIC HUTCHINSON Watching You Watch Him (3:31) Producer: Mike Elizondo Writer: E. Hutchinson Publisher: Moody's Store for Men Music (ASCAP) Warner Bros. It's pretty much impossible to get through [...]

When Claire Boucher moved to Montreal from Vancouver to attend McGill University in 2006, she was hoping to study electro-acoustics and the neuroscience of music. The subjects fascinated her, but [...]

Open mic: Up-and-coming rock act Rains kicks off its first headlining tour on Feb. 19 at the Ranch in Arlington, Texas, with a twist. Working with Reverb Nation, Rains booker [...]

Cold call: Detroit MC Royce Da 5'9" has crossed the Ambassador Bridge for a string of Canadian dates, including stops at Starlite Room in Edmonton, Alberta (Feb. 19) and the [...]

They reminisce over you: On Feb. 10, Detroit's historic Fillmore hosted Dilla Day Detroit, a concert to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the death of revered hip-hop producer J Dilla, [...]

"Days" upon days: Built around an April 15 Coachella performance, indie darling Real Estate embarks on a third U.S. tour behind last year's sophomore effort, Days (Domino). John Chavez at [...]

'OK, now we're going to do a bunch of new ones,' Dylan Baldi says to a packed crowd at Brooklyn's Glasslands Gallery in November. Baldi's voice is soft--high, but craggy; [...]