Sabrina Carpenter led the 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards with three major wins—Favorite Female Breakout Artist, Favorite Album for Short n’ Sweet, and Favorite Song for “Taste,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The honors capped a milestone year for Carpenter, whose album also won a Grammy... Read More »
On Thursday night at Stade de France, Beyoncé welcomed Miley Cyrus to the stage for the first live performance of “II Most Wanted,” their duet from Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album. It marked the first guest appearance on the tour, which began in Los Angeles in April and will continue through... Read More »
Few collaborations in recent memory feel as improbable as this one: Dolly Parton and Mötley Crüe. Nearly four decades after its original release, Mötley Crüe’s 1985 power ballad “Home Sweet Home” has been reimagined, this time with Dolly Parton lending her voice to a new version set to appear on... Read More »
Bad Bunny is preparing to embark on what may become the most ambitious stadium tour in Spanish-language music history. Beginning November 21 in the Dominican Republic, the Puerto Rican artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio will launch a global trek in support of his sixth studio album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS... Read More »
On the evening of April 8, 2025, Jillian Lauren, a bestselling author, true crime podcaster, and the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot in the arm in the backyard of her Los Angeles home during a police manhunt. Now, she finds herself at the center of a criminal... Read More »
By all accounts, Chappell Roan is having a breakout year. Her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is the kind of record that builds a movement: queer, maximalist, irreverent, and personal. Her single “Good Luck, Babe!” became a streaming success and a generational mantra. She’s selling... Read More »
After two critically acclaimed albums (My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely in 2023 and This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway in 2024) with a breakthrough hit that quietly took over the charts, British singer-songwriter Lola Young is preparing to release what may be the most vulnerable and ambitious work... Read More »
In June 2025, a musical milestone quietly unfolded: for the first time, three children of Beatles members collaborated on a song. Sean Ono Lennon, James McCartney, and Zak Starkey, sons of John, Paul, and Ringo, joined forces on “Rip Off,” a dense, psychedelic track released under Mantra of the Cosmos,... Read More »
Justin Bieber’s recent comments on social media have drawn renewed attention to the singer’s mental health, following a public confrontation with paparazzi and a series of emotionally candid posts. On June 16, Bieber shared a short message on Instagram reflecting on his current state of mind. “I know I’m broken.... Read More »
Jimin and Jungkook, two of BTS’s most recognizable members, were officially discharged from South Korea’s military on June 11, 2025. The event marks a significant step toward a long-anticipated full-group reunion, as six of the group’s seven members have now completed their mandatory service. The two singers exited their base... Read More »
As Oasis prepares for one of the most highly anticipated returns in modern British music, U2’s Bono has publicly voiced his support, calling the band’s rehearsal sound “shocking” in its strength and praising the impact of the group’s original rise to fame. Speaking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1... Read More »
The 2025 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was abruptly canceled Friday night (June 13) due to persistent and worsening weather conditions, marking a rare mid-event shutdown for the long-running Tennessee festival. Organizers issued an evacuation notice to attendees earlier in the day and confirmed the cancellation via social media around... Read More »
In a year where concert culture feels like it’s splitting at the seams, from chaotic presales to fans mortgaging vacations for VIP meet-and-greets, Billboard is launching something that sounds almost utopian: VENU, a new platform designed to give fans a real seat at the live music table. Billed as “Where... Read More »
In 2015, a teenager named Silentó had the world dancing. His debut single “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” was a cultural phenomenon, an instant viral hit born out of Vine clips, high school gym routines, and bedroom dance videos. The song soared to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, soundtracked... Read More »
The 2025 Grammy Awards were suspiciously perfect. Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year, a long-overdue recognition that fans, critics, and industry veterans had been demanding for over a decade. Cowboy Carter, her genre-defying country epic, also won Best Country Album, and in doing so, cracked open a conversation about... Read More »
