Opinion

SoundExchange CEO Calls U.S. Radio Royalty Gap ‘An Extremely Unusual Exception in the World’

Why doesn’t U.S. radio pay artists? SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe explains fair royalties on AM/FM stations on Billboard's On the Record podcast.

Hot 97’s ‘Ebro in the Morning’ radio show abruptly ends after 13 years

Ebro Darden, who hosted the show since 2012, claimed that the venture capitalists at Hot 97’s parent company, MediaCo Holding ...

Chartbreaker: How Working With Bad Religion's Guitarist Yielded Joyce Manor Its First Radio Hit in Its 15-Year Career

The pop-punk band's "All My Friends Are So Depressed" has spent 11 weeks on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart.
The Root

The Full Timeline of Ebro’s Fiery Exit and Hot 97’s Sudden Morning Show Collapse

After an amazing 13-year run, “Ebro In The Morning” aired its final show on Dec. 12. Host Ebro Darden confirmed the news in ...