The best from the Sly Stone-led funk, rock and soul outfit, following its leader’s passing at age 82. Sly and the Family Stone photographed in 1969. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images Funk, rock and soul maverick Sly Stone died at 82 on Monday (June 9). According to a statement from his family, the Rock and Roll Hall of
As the pioneering frontman of the legendary group Sly & the Family Stone, Sly Stone, who died Monday (June 9) at age 82, blazed a trail that merged funk and R&B with tastes of rock and soul for an influential catalog that surged to mainstream success in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Like contemporaries
Karol G is gearing up to light up the summer with all her tropical splendor. The Colombian superstar announced her fifth studio album, Tropicoqueta, in an Instagram video posted on Monday (June 9). “Finally sharing this with you,” she wrote in the caption. “My heart is overflowing.” While she hasn’t revealed the official release date
Now that Taylor Swift has bought back the masters to her first six albums, Scooter Braun is reflecting on his part in the yearslong back-and-forth he ignited by purchasing the singer’s catalog from Scott Borchetta back in 2019. While speaking about the feud during an episode of The Diary of a CEO posted Monday (June
At Monday night’s (June 9) 2025 BET Awards, Kendrick Lamar is the top nominee heading into the show, with a whopping nine nods. But who will leave Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles as the biggest winner? Billboard will be updating our winners list all night, in all the top music categories — like album
Sly Stone, the groundbreaking funk and psych-rock pioneer who led the iconic Sly and the Family Stone group in the 1960s into the early 1980s, died Monday (June 9), according to a statement from his family. He was 82. Stone, the guitar player, singer, lead songwriter and producer for the group, was known for such
Drake has compiled quite the t-shirt collection over the years, and he gave fans a look at his storage closet, which doubles as his Toronto estate’s indoor basketball court. In a post to his Instagram early Monday (June 9) morning, the rapper shared a photo of dozens of clothing racks covered in hundreds of shirts
When you have a cerebral rap savant like Kendrick Lamar in your Rolodex, who wouldn’t take advantage of that? Ray Vaughn revealed that he sought out Kendrick’s guidance on certain tracks during his battle with Joey Bada$$. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper
“Weird Al” Yankovic has amassed countless fans over the decades, including some of the artists he’s spoofed. And in the musical parody pioneer’s new Billboard cover story published Monday (June 9), Don McLean shared that he thinks Yankovic’s take on one of his classic hits is even better than his. Speaking to executive editor Rebecca
Taylor Swift had lots to celebrate on May 30, when the megastar announced that she had officially acquired the masters of her first six albums from private equity firm Shamrock Capital, along with videos, concert films, art and other unreleased content. The firm had acquired the catalog in late 2020 from Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings,