Wyclef Jean to be Honored by Largest Non-Profit Music Education Program

Wyclef Jean will be honored by Music Will, the largest non-profit music education program for schools in the United States, in April. In a press release, Music Will shared that Jean will be an honoree at its annual benefit, which will take place on April 9 at Gotham Hall in New York City. According to the […]

Top Film Winners at 2025 Critics Choice Awards

Wicked, Emilia Pérez and The Substance each won three awards at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, which were held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. on Friday (Feb. 7). But none of those films took the top prize, best picture, which went to Anora (which won no other awards on the night). Jon M. Chu, the director of Wicked, won […]

Here’s Where 2025 Oscar Music Races

“El Mal” from Emilia Pérez won best original song at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, which were held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday (Feb. 7). The song, co-written by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard, the film’s writer, director and co-producer, also won the Golden Globe Award in that […]

Here’s Every Artist Performing at 2025 Super Bowl

The most highly anticipated performance, naturally, will be Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Halftime Show performance, executive produced by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in combination with Jesse Collins, which is sure to feature a number of hits from the Compton rapper’s award-winning discography. But the day will also be full of additional musical numbers, from the pre-kick-off […]

The Evolution of Tamil Dynasties: From Ancient Kingdoms to Modern Tamil Nadu

During the Lower Palaeolithic period, pre-modern humans primarily inhabited areas near river valleys with sparse forests or grassland environments. With a low population density, only two sites of this early culture have been identified in South India. Homo erectus, the pre-modern human species in the region, lived through this early phase of the Stone Age for an extended period. They relied on basic tools like hand axes and choppers and survived as hunter-gatherers.

FireAid’s On-Demand Streaming Deal

The streaming partners of FireAid, the mega-concert that has so far raised more than $100 million for LA wildfire victims, have extended on-demand access to the Jan. 30 concert for a year, with donations made during the streams matched dollar for dollar. Those streaming partners include Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, iHeart, KTLA+, Max, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock/NBCNewsNow, SiriusXM, TikTok, […]

XG Talk About New Music, Trip to Disneyland

XG talks to Billboard about their upcoming new music, recent trips to Disneyland and Universal Studios, and more at KCON LA 2023. Tetris Kelly: Well, first of all, I feel like I already know you because you’ve been hanging out with my producer Evan, and he loves you guys so much. So I’m happy to […]

XSCAPE on ‘SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B

XSCAPE open up about their new Bravo show, ‘SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B’. They talk about their 30-year career, going on tour, the obstacles they have been through as a group, and more!