Trending on Billboard Travis Kelce isn’t just a man, he’s the man when he’s around Taylor Swift — where food is concerned, at least. On the latest episode of New Heights posted Wednesday (May 6), th

Trending on Billboard Billie Eilish is an avowed Survivor superfan. So much so that in this “In the Hands of the Fans” 50th season she got in the mix thanks to the surprise “Billie Eilish Boomerang I

Olivia Rodrigo has added more shows to her ‘Unraveled Tour’ due to huge pre-sale demand, and new dates include four more stops in London. The ‘Deja Vu’ singer announced the tour last week, and it com

Trending on Billboard The Sphere Entertainment Company reported its first quarter revenue of $386 million was driven by a nearly 40% jump in income from The Wizard of Oz at Sphere and residencies fro

Paul McCartney has been making music with Ringo Starr ever since the classic Beatles lineup was solidified in 1962. But they’d never actually duetted on a track until McCartney began assembling his up

A Greta Van Fleet fan has found some sort of apparent clue hidden in the band's website following their social media post the other day that triggered a breakup scare. The group shared a cryptic vide

Trending on Billboard The Cure, Ed Sheeran and major music industry players are calling on the U.K. government to not delay bringing their manifesto pledge to ban ticket touting into legislation. Du

Guitars important to the histories of Johnny Cash, Kiss‘ Ace Frehley, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, and others will find new owners at the end of the month. Auction house Julien’s will sell 650 items as p

Sting‘s children have done just fine for themselves. He has six children, including Eliot Sumner, a musician, and Mickey Sumner, an actress. And while Sting has been supportive of their careers, he re

Trending on Billboard When Lauren Sanderson dropped “Come Say Sum” in March, the bruising rap-rock single directly recalled the coiled rage of Limp Bizkit’s 1999 opus “Break Stuff.” Now, the rising a

DragonForce are undergoing an intriguing lineup change with the band announcing that Alissa White-Gluz, formerly of Arch Enemy, is joining the band as their co-lead vocalist alongside Marc Hudson. Fa

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Paul McCartney guided a group of around 50 lucky fans through his upcoming album, ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’, during a special listening event at Abbey Road Studios yesterday (Tuesday May 5), sharing

Trending on Billboard Bebe Rexha has a lot to celebrate, and she’s definitely doing that on her own terms. On Tuesday (May 5), the singer posted an emotional, tearful video she took in January 2025,

On Tuesday (May 5), Jason Newsted joined Loudwire Nights to dive into the Chophouse Band, a group he formed in the early-'90s and a group he is getting ready to hit the road with for its first-ever of

Trending on Billboard Karol G teams with Cigarettes After Sex’s Greg Gonzalez for “Después De Ti,” their first collab which debuts at No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and No. 1 on Hot Latin

Country music has taken over the charts, and Nashville is no longer just a country town. Seth England, CEO of Big Loud, sits down on Billboard On The Record for a conversation about how his label has

Trending on Billboard The Latin Alternative Music Conference has unveiled its Wonder Women of Latin Music 2026 honorees, Billboard can exclusively reveal Wednesday (May 6). Celebrating the women mak

Kneecap’s manager has said that posters for their new album ‘Fenian’ had to be censored as TfL would not allow them. The record dropped on May 1 and is the second from the Irish hip-hop trio – follow

ElevenLabs says it has crossed $500 million in annual recurring revenue, up from $350 million at the end of 2025. The AI audio company, which operates Eleven Music, a rival to Suno and Udio, disclose

Trending on Billboard Sting‘s six grown children have learned not to coast. The former Police singer and solo star has long been adamant that he plans to burn through his considerable career earnings

Boston-born James Taylor was in London in late 1967, seeking a change after spending six months recovering from a heroin addiction, when guitarist Danny Kortchmar, a friend from his teenage years, int

Even in the mid-1990s, Keith was no stranger to creating alter-egos, as he had started to refer to himself as “Rhythm X” on the second Ultramagnetic album, Funk Your Head Up (1992). He became increasi

Deep Purple will release a new studio album named SPLAT! on July 3. You can see SPLAT!'s cover art and track list below. The band has yet to release any songs from the album. SPLAT! will be Deep Pur

Trending on Billboard Don’t bother checking the forecast, because based on Drake‘s latest move it’s going to be an ice cold summer. In the latest chapter of the “Hotline Bling” MCs slow-but-steady ro

Trending on Billboard Dr. Raymond Coffer, former manager of Smashing Pumpkins, Cocteau Twins and The Sundays, has died following a short illness, a representative confirmed. He was 70 years old. Cof

Live Nation Entertainment reported a 12% year-over-year jump in revenue to $3.8 billion for Q1 2026, driven by double-digit growth across its concerts, ticketing, sponsorship, and advertising division

South Korea-based entertainment giant SM Entertainment reported a 20.6% year-over-year jump in first-quarter revenues to 279.1 billion South Korean won (approx. USD $191.7 million). That’s according

Universal Music Group is pushing back against Salt-N-Pepa’s attempt to reclaim ownership of their master recordings, telling a federal appeals court that the duo’s lawsuit has “foundational deficiency

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Blur’s Alex James has called Glastonbury Festival a “gory drugs bender”, and said that with the hype it gets, “you’d think it’s the only festival in the world”. The bassist, who also runs his own fes

Jennie has been announced as the Saturday headline act of this year’s Open’er festival. The annual event takes place from July 1-4 in Gdynia, Poland, and this year’s lineup includes The Cure, Calvin

Kneecap are on their way to securing the Number One spot on the UK album charts, but facing tough competition from Melanie C and Michael Jackson. The new record, ‘Fenian‘, dropped at the start of the

Monetizing “superfans” has been the talk of the recorded music industry for over two years — spawning platform deals, D2C startups, and a $4 billion+ annual addressable market estimate from Goldman Sa

Ash have announced a 30th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘1977’, and confirmed a new tour and a special livestreamed concert. The record topped the charts and was certified platinum when it

Forza Horizon 6 launches later this month and game developers Playground Games have promised fans the largest number of songs in a Forza title yet. Players will be able to choose from nine in-game ra