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Angela Alvarez, the Cuban singer-songwriter who made history in 2022 by winning the Latin Grammy for best new artist as a nonagenarian, died Thursday night (Dec. 5), her grandson, composer and producer Carlos Alvarez, informed Billboard Español. She was 97. She passed away peacefully at her home in Baton Rouge, ...

You can add former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson to those siding with the idea that rock is dead in America. The musician not only said as much in a recent interview with Border City Rock Talk, but he also revealed that his belief in that statement is why he’s toured ...

With 2024 coming to a close, we at Billboard shared our annual roundup of our top songs of the year on Thursday (Dec. 5). Coming in at No. 1 was Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which was released May 4 amid the height of the rapper’s feud with Drake. The ...

Listeners aren’t the only ones who get to look at their year-end Spotify report — the platform generates Spotify Wrapped stats for artists too! We already covered that 2024 Spotify Wrapped is officially here earlier today (Dec. 4), so if you’re not sure how to find yours, you can check ...

The holiday season hasn’t truly begun until the iconic Rockefeller Center tree has been lit, and NBC’s annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast on Wednesday night (Dec. 4) brought together a list of all-star performers to celebrate. The Backstreet Boys took the stage to perform a heartwarming rendition of Nat King Cole’s ...

Guns N’ Roses‘ Axl Rose has settled the sexual assault lawsuit that was filed against him in November of 2023 over an alleged incident that took place in 1989. Former model Sheila Kennedy filed the suit, claiming that the singer forced himself on her in his hotel room in New York ...

British alternative rock band Sports Team have had an unfortunate start to their latest U.S. tour, having been reportedly robbed at gunpoint. Per a press release, the incident occurred around 8am on Tuesday (Dec. 3) at a Starbucks in Vallejo, CA outside of San Francisco. Having launched their west coast ...

Falling in Reverse have issued a statement on the postponement of the remainder of their 2024 U.K. tour dates. The Ronnie Radke-led outfit is currently on tour in Europe. Following a handful of other show cancelations, the band’s upcoming U.K. shows that were set to take place from Dec. 4 to the ...

My Chemical Romance have spoken out following the death of their former drummer, Bob Bryar, who died at the age of 44. Bryar was found deceased in his Tennessee home on Nov. 26, with authorities confirming no foul play was suspected. Sharing a post to Instagram, the band wrote, “It ...

My Chemical Romance have issued a statement on the death of former drummer Bob Bryar. The 44-year-old musician was found dead in his home in Tennessee on Nov. 27, and a cause of death is currently being investigated. He was last seen alive on Nov. 4, but authorities did not ...