Just back from Kyoto, where I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Music Awards Japan -- a brand-new celebration aimed at making Japan's most exciting artists into global stars. Watch our global charts as this year's winners grow their fandoms around the world.

Honored to present Billboard's first Creators’ Champion Award to Sir Elton John and David Furnish — fearless advocates for artist rights and the next generation, as AI reshapes music. They lead an urgent global effort to protect creators’ voices, legacies and income.

Presenting the Creators Champion Award from this year’s Global Power Players event.

Elton John speaks on AI’s lack of soul in art.

Congrats to our Indie Power Players - the scrappy innovators pushing the whole music industry forward. We celebrated in NYC this week with independent stars from Weird Al and Russ to Peso Pluma and Tito Double P - and toasted the executives helping guard their freedom.

RT Ethan Smith: Dr. Dre and Steve Jobs: two guys with no love for market research. @hannahjkarp on new Apple employee. on.wsj.com/UhKcdR

Stay weird, music industry. Check out Los Angeles musician/DJ Baron Von Luxxury. Hannah Karp on.wsj.com/1w5Nyff

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1996: Inglewood, always up to no good. 2017: Zillionaire moguls battling over Inglewood real estate. @hannahjkarp wsj.com/articles/stadi…