Drake Got Rihanna a Billboard, As One Does
Drake got Rihanna a billboard. Like, a billboard billboard. Residents of LA, enjoy this touching monument to love as you crawl through horrific rush hour traffic.
Watch Kesha's Standing Ovation at the Billboard Awards
After a seemingly contentious back-and-forth as to whether Kesha would be allowed by Dr. Luke and Kemosabe Records to perform at the Billboard Awards, she got there after all—doing the song she said she’d perform all along, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” with Ben Folds. And she got a standing ovation for…
The Go-Go's Still Got the Beat, Almost 40 Years On
The Go-Go’s, reunited for their final tour this summer 38 years after the band formed, hit the Billboard Music Awards red carpet before their farewell performance. Jane Wiedlin’s like YOU WILL NEVER FORGET ME!
Does One-Fifth of Fifth Harmony Have Two Right Feet?
If a photograph from their recent Billboard magazine profile is to be believed, one-fifth of Fifth Harmony has two right feet. I don’t mean that in an idiomatic sense, either, as we all know two- to three-fifths of what makes Fifth Harmony “Fifth Harmony” are their dancing skills. No, what I mean is that Ally Brooke…
Kesha's Mom Speaks In New Billboard Interview: 'She Was a Prisoner'
In a new Billboard piece detailing Kesha’s lawsuit against Dr. Luke, Kesha’s mother Pebe Sebert has spoken, and the details are as gruesome as ever. Sebert describes her daughter as “a prisoner” of Dr. Luke, and says that in the current situation, even if Kesha works with another producer as her contract allows, “Luke…
Adele's 25 Sells 3.38 Million Copies in A Week, Licks Previous Records
Many of us anticipated a triumph, and so it came to pass: after only one week, Adele’s latest album, 25, sold a seismic 3.38 million copies in the United States alone. No artist has approached such wild numbers since Nielsen Music (and before them SoundScan) began measuring record sales in 1991.
Hey Billboard, What Did You Mean By This Weird Tweet?
Late Thursday evening, Billboard tweeted a picture of Kim Kardashian’s young child North West sucking on a lollipop, accompanied by the phrase, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” What exactly were they trying to suggest?
Billboard Is Polling Music Executives on Whether or Not They Believe Kesha's Abuse Allegations
A confidential survey recently sent by Billboard to top music executives asks participants to weigh in on a variety of gossipy issues, like what artists are secretly the biggest assholes, what Justin Bieber’s career will be like in a few years, and—most questionably—whether or not they believe that Kesha was sexually…
Madonna Is Officially Queen of Billboard's Dance Club Songs Chart
The assless chaps, questionable kisses and Great Fall were worth it, guys; Madonna has racked up more number one songs than any other artist on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart. *throws glitter in the air and dances around like a “Ray of Light”*
Male Critics: Female Pop Stars Don't Need Your Backhanded Compliments
By all accounts, 2014 was a very, very good year to be a woman in music.
When Will It End?! Frozen Was 2014's Most Popular Movie on Facebook
Run as fast as you can, but you'll never escape the icy hand of Frozen. It'll just chase you down the street like the scientifically improbable cold snap in The Day After Tomorrow.
PornHub's SFW Billboard Has Mysteriously Disappeared
Pornhub has had a long (and hard) (sorry) history with public advertising. The site tried to get its ads into the Super Bowl but was quickly rejected and recently PornHub's glorious SFW billboard was taken down as quickly as it was erected in Time Square. Why can't free porn just get a break?
For Some Reason, PornHub Has a Record Label Now
Ever noticed how totally great and mesmerizing the music in pornography is? Me neither, but that hasn't stopped PornHub from launching a music label!
A New Adele Album May Be On the Way
A new Adele album is nigh! Probably! Maybe?
Taylor Swift Is the Music Industry's Number-One Money Maker
Sometimes you hear that the music industry is dying, that no one's buying records anymore and there are no true rock stars left. But according to a new list put together by the folks at Billboard, 24-year-old Taylor Swift raked in a metric shitload of cash last year.
Hard Twerk Pays Off: Miley Has the Year's Biggest Debut for a Woman
The music industry has changed, but apparently people still buy albums. And Miley's "Bangerz" has officially had the year's biggest sales week for a woman.
Anna Kendrick Delightfully Shows Her Befuddlement at Success of Cups
Although Cups was released eight months ago, it has been in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks. It's a catchy song — and Pitch Perfect is a terrific movie! — but wtf is going on here?
Someone Stapled Clothing to Rihanna's Bare Boobs
Someone in Dublin has decided that Rihanna needs just a liiiiitle more clothing on her Diamonds World Tour billboards. Enter a couple of strapless dresses and a stapler.
Storage Ad Reminds Us That Paul Ryan’s Face Is a Storage Unit for Bad Memories
Here we have an ad for Manhattan Mini Storage, which seems to really capture the spirit of the age while offering precious little information about how wonderful storing things with Manhattan Mini Storage can be. Maybe it means that we shouldn't store all those Paul Ryan mistakes in our hearts, that, you know, Paul…
Falling Kate Moss Injures Four
Okay, it was a billboard of Kate Moss. Still, it had to be scary to see her image bearing down on you from above! Three men and one women went to the hospital for injuries, but luckily most of them appear to be minor.
