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Mariah Carey may not care about the presents, but she got a big gift Monday when her holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” became a No. 1 single — 25 years after its release. Billboard announced that the Christmas anthem hit the top of the Hot 100 chart for the first time since it was released in…

Taylor Swift used the Billboard Women in Music stage to address a series of issues including her ongoing beef with Scooter Braun. Swift was awarded the first-ever woman of the decade honor during the 14th annual event Thursday night, the eve of her 30th birthday. Her acceptance speech lasted more than 15 minutes as she spoke about witnessing institutionalized sexism…

Like tens of thousands of Americans with failing kidneys, Antonio Calderon relies on dialysis awaiting a transplant donor from a registry.

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As fans around the globe have shown, Latin urban music is here to stay. But it’s not always obvious from the roster at the big mainstream award shows, NBC News reports. For Billboard’s Leila Cobo, that’s a reason to make sure the 2019 Latin Music Billboard awards, set to air on April 25, puts a spotlight on artists like Ozuna,...

Mothers will have private state-of-the-art places to breastfeed if they find themselves at four local tri-state airports.

A brightly-lit floating billboard that’s drawn the ire of locals who say it evokes the worst of Times Square is also operating illegally, the city claims.

Hundreds of people turned out to a public housing complex in Brooklyn and it was all for a chance to see Cardi B. Ray Villeda reports.

A cancer survivor is going big in Times Square in hopes of getting a kidney. Stacey Bell reports.

A new billboard has a lot of people talking in Grand Junction, Colorado. It has the letters GOP on it, but it’s mixed in with symbols from the Soviet Union. It went up near the Rimrock shopping center earlier this week.

After all the backlash and media attention the sign got, Burkett Outdoor Advertising said they are taking the sign down immediately.

Janet Jackson’s icon status is being confirmed at the Billboard Awards. The superstar is set to get the Billboard Icon Award at the May 20 ceremony in Las Vegas, hosted by Kelly Clarkson. She’ll also reward fans with a performance on the live telecast, her first televised performance in nine years. Past award recipients include Prince, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Neil...

Jennifer Hudson has been cast in the forthcoming Aretha Franklin biopic. Clive Davis revealed the news Saturday night at his annual pre-Grammys party, where the singer performed a medley of Franklin’s hits—including “Respect,” “Rock Steady” and “Think.” While introducing her performance, Davis said Hudson had “been anointed by Aretha herself.” Calling Hudson “a transcendent performer,” Davis—who signed both singers to...

A guerrilla art collective claimed credit Thursday for changing a freeway-side billboard inviting Las Vegas tourists to fire high-powered assault-style rifles to read, “Shoot A School Kid Only $29.”

Google launched a tribute to the late Selena Quintanilla Monday night. October 17, 1989 is the date that Selena released her first studio album.

A rock and roll fan with a penchant for harmony and obtuse references, Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the 1970s rock group Steely Dan, which sold more than 40 million albums and produced such hit singles as “Reelin’ In the Years,” “Rikki Don’t Lose that Number” and “Deacon Blues” died Sunday. He was 67. His official website...

Chris Cornell’s widow has penned a letter addressed to the late Soundgarden front man days after he took his own life.

Chris Cornell and Soundgarden perform in Detroit on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Cornell was found dead hours after the performance ended.

Miley Cyrus has taken to Instagram to clarify remarks seen to some as denigrating to hip-hop music and rap lyrics. Cyrus, referring to remarks published in a Billboard interview , says she wants to be clear that she respects all genres of music. But, she says, she was asked about rap, and wanted to make clear that she is “gravitating...