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Justin Bieber is having a major moment, and the year has only just begun. Hot off his main stage performance at Coachella 2026, the “Dasies” singer is all that seems to be on anyone’s minds, non-Beli

Fenian, a word used to describe warriors from medieval Ireland, captures the erratic energy of their live performances, with the record including features from the likes of Kae Tempest and Fawzi. Mel

Trending on Billboard At a time when Spain is solidifying its position as one of the most active stops for live music in Europe, Proactiv Entertainment is refocusing its strategy around the concert b

Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death has been ruled natural due to complications related to cardiovascular disease, according to a report released by the Putnam County Coron

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Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons — sons of Kiss' Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively — played their debut show under the Stanley Simmons moniker on Monday at the House of Blues in San Diego. You

Kelela is releasing her third album this summer. Out July 10, New Avatar pays homage to the singer-songwriter’s early days writing music in the D.C. indie scene, before she made a pivot to electronic-

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Trending on Billboard The Rolling Stones are starting up a new album era, announcing Tuesday (May 5) that their 25th studio LP, Foreign Tongues, is officially on its way. Due out July 10, the 14-tra

Trending on Billboard John Summit and David Guetta continue to impact the WARM Global Dance Radio chart, as each artist places four songs on the latest ranking (dated May 9), the most of any acts thi

Trending on Billboard Kellie Pickler joined some of her fellow American Idol season five alumni for a 20th anniversary reunion on Monday night (May 4) in one of the country singer’s first live perfor

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AFI have announced a third leg of 2026 North American tour dates this fall, once more taking Choir Boy with them as support. The 12-date run kicks off on October 10th in Sayerville, New Jersey, hitti

Trending on Billboard Chris Brown’s 12th studio album, Brown, is set to arrive Friday (May 8), and CB revealed the star-studded cast that’s joining him on the LP on Tuesday (May 5), which serves as t

All these decades into their existence, Animal Collective are still spinning off new side projects. A couple of months ago, longtime bandmates Avey Tare and Geologist (or, if you prefer, Dave Portner

Pop futurist Kelela made her grand return last month with "idea 1." The song, it turns out, is the opening track and lead single from a new Kelela album dropping this summer, her first since 2023's Ra

The cast of the new Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform one of the musical’s signature songs, “Sweet Transvestite.” With a star-s

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The Rolling Stones are teasing their new album, Foreign Tongues, with a new single, “In the Stars.” That song, along with the bluesy “Rough and Twisted,” which they teased with a grassroots campaign b

Bebe Rexha is celebrating a new Number One song on the Billboard dance charts, an achievement that’s especially meaningful after going independent earlier this year. On Instagram Tuesday, May 5, Rexh

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Teddy Swims has joined the lineup for the 2026 American Music Awards, as announced Tuesday (May 5). Swims, best known for his 2023-24 breakthrough smash “Lose Control,” is nominated for collaboration

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Tennessee native Zoh Amba made their name as a saxophonist on New York's avant-jazz scene, but they're going in a very different direction on their upcoming album Eyes Full. It's a twangy, countrified

Trending on Billboard Cardi B’s lawyers are once again going after Tasha K, claiming the gossip blogger violated a gag order by publicly mocking her ex-husband Offset over his alleged gambling issues

Trending on Billboard The 25th anniversary edition of the Austin City Limits Festival will feature headliners Charli xcx, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Twenty One Pilots, Lorde, Skrillex (weekend one), Kings of Leon

Charli XCX, Lorde, Twenty One Pilots, and the xx are among the headliners at this year’s Austin City Limits Festival in the Texas capital for two weekends in October. Rüfüs Du Sol, Skrillex (weekend

A coalition of 81 cultural and media organizations in France — spanning the music, film, publishing, and press industries — has called on the country’s National Assembly to schedule debate on a bill t

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The Rolling Stones have (finally) confirmed that they will release a new studio album named Foreign Tongues on July 10. You can see the album's cover art - which was revealed last weekend in the form

The Rolling Stones have released two brand new songs, titled "Rough and Twisted" and "In the Stars." They're part of their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues, which will be released on July 10. You can

The Rolling Stones have officially announced their new album, Foreign Tongues, due out on July 10th via Capitol Records. Spanning a total of 14 songs, the album was recorded by Mick Jagger, Keith Ric

Converge have released “Doom in Bloom.” as the second single from their upcoming album Hum of Hurt, along with an accompanying music video. Hum of Hurt, due out June 5th, is the group’s second album

Art by Rob Taylor (This article contains footnotes and may be best read in web browser/app) By now it’s widely accepted that the live industry is fucked for 99% of us. Be it artists struggling to co