Chris Eggertsen

6 days ago | billboard.com | Chris Eggertsen |Richard Trapunski |Stefano Rebuli

The Billboard Summit is launching in Canada with a global superstar who made history in the country. Diljit Dosanjh will be a special speaker at the event, which will launch at NXNE in Toronto’s TIFF Lightbox on June 11, 2025. The record-setting artist made history with his Dil-Luminati tour last year, with his stadium concerts at Vancouver’s BC Place and Toronto’s Rogers Centre going down as the biggest ever Punjabi music events outside of India.

6 days ago | billboard.com | Chris Eggertsen |Dave Brooks

Lee Anderson‘s wife tells him he’s a hoarder, but he prefers to see himself as a Renaissance man of many interests — pop art, ’80s movie posters, ’90s TV action figures, baseball cards and a closet filled with more than 600 pairs of sneakers. “I love having people over because I love showing off all the s— I have,” says Anderson, who is a year into his new role as president of Wasserman Music — a job that places him at the intersection of commerce and the biggest names in pop culture.

1 week ago | billboard.com | Chris Eggertsen

Josh Klinghoffer performs with Jane's Addiction at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on March 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will avoid prison time after striking and killing a man with his car in Los Angeles last year, according to a new report.

2 weeks ago | billboard.com | Chris Eggertsen

Live Nation announced a deal to operate Arena Cañaveralejo in Cali, Colombia, in partnership with Mexican promoter OCESA and Colombian promoter Grupo Páramo. The 15,000-capacity arena is the concert giant’s first venue in the country. Notably, Live Nation acquired a 51 percent interest in OCESA in 2021 for $416 million and a majority stake in Páramo in 2023.

2 weeks ago | billboard.com | Chris Eggertsen

Warner Music Latina signed three emerging urban artists who are creating a viral buzz on social media and the Billboard charts: DFZM (Colombia), Jombriel (Ecuador), and Milo Bvgatti (Venezuela). DFZM made his Billboard chart debut last November DFZM with “+57” in collaboration with Karol G, J Balvin, Feid, Ryan Castro, Maluma, and Ovy on the Drums. Jombriel hit No. 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart this March with his “Parte & Choke (Remix)” with Ryan Castro.