DEFIANT arrives after a difficult period for Barnes, who has undergone multiple surgeries in recent years.
Botswana’s Amantle Brown & London-based LULU were also on the bill as The Stage came to SXSW London for the first time on Thursday night.
Japan showed off its talent and invited global fans to tune in during the televised ceremony.
"I feel like Billboard has been so supportive of not just African music, but the whole scene and the culture," Tems says while accepting the Diamond Award.
After years of creative evolution, Moussa returns with The Man Who Lost His Heart, a raw and vulnerable album that confronts grief, memory and emotional transformation.
Billboard JAPAN spoke with Aya Uchida, voice actress for iMarine, about what progress she feels the project has made over the past decade.
The report helps songwriters make sense of what trends are building in music publishing and how music fans across markets are consuming music differently.
Wallen was also the last male country artist to reach No. 1 in Australia, spending two weeks on top in 2023 with One Thing at a Time
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Here are all the songs we hope to hear from the chart-topping Filipino-pop sensations on their third global trek.
