Trending on Billboard Donald Trump is claiming that his dance moves to the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” helped drive a resurgence of the song on the Billboard charts. During a speaking engagement at

Back when Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving global tour was announced last summer, a month before the album’s release itself, you’d be forgiven for thinking some of the venue choices were punchy. Prior

Olivia Rodrigo hosted SNL for the first time and starred in seven sketches that made it to air Saturday night (May 2) in an episode that had her pulling double duty as musical guest. Following a polit

Trending on Billboard “Bring Your Love,” Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter‘s new song release, tops this week’s best new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (May 1) on Billboard, choo

The all-star collective King Ultramega have unveiled a cover of Chris Cornell’s “Dead Wishes” featuring Brann Dailor of Mastodon on lead vocals. The outfit previously covered “Rusty Cage” with Alice i

Prog-rock band The Dear Hunter covered Hall & Oates‘ ’80s pop hit “Maneater” on the spot for Musora as part of a series on the channel in which bands are surprised by a song and asked to create an arr

There are still months to go before awards season kicks into high gear, but the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences — the organization behind the Academy Awards — has announced several update

Every week, Consequence staffers spotlight their favorite new songs for our Songs of the Week column. This week, we’re excited about new tunes from SZA, Chanel Beads, KenTheMan, Lip Critic, and more.

Meryl Streep is famous for playing complicated characters, with one of her most iconic roles being that of fearsome magazine editor Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada (and now, of course, new

Post Malone has postponed the start of his 2026 “BIG ASS Stadium Tour” and canceled several upcoming dates outright. In a statement shared to social media on Friday evening, Malone attributed the deci

This week, Alex Jones shut off the lights on his right-wing conspiracy website InfoWars amid a prolonged legal battle between The Onion and the family of Sandy Hook victims over control of the media b

Kid Rock kicked off his “Freedom 250 Tour” with a pre-recorded showing him flying in US Army Apache helicopters with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In the video, which you can see below, Kid Rock lan

BTS is playing three nights at Stanford Stadium in the Bay Area — May 16th, 17th, and 19th, 2026 — as part of the “ARIRANG World Tour”. All three dates sold out, but resale tickets are still available

Aziz Ansari joined SNL’s cinematic universe of characters portraying the Trump administration, appearing as FBI Director Kash Patel in this week’s cold open. “I’m a trailblazer. I’m the first Indian p

Olivia Rodrigo pulled double duty on this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, taking her inaugural turn as host as well as serving as musical guest in support of her forthcoming album you seem pret

Olivia Rodrigo has announced “The Unraveled Tour,” a 65-date global run across North America, Europe, and the UK in support of her upcoming third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in lov

Shakira lit up a crowd of two million people with a free concert on Rio de Janiero’s Copacabana Beach Saturday, May 2nd. Starting off the night at the “Todo Mundo no Rio” festival with a drone displa

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has revealed that he recently battled throat cancer, but thankfully it was caught early and as of a few weeks ago he’s cancer-free. Newsted disclosed the news i

In news that would absolutely delight this writer circa 2009, Nick Thorburn (Islands and The Unicorns) and Mike Stroud (Ratatat) have joined forces for a new band, The Creem. So, just how did this se

NBA YoungBoy’s sold-out arena tour last year solidified the rapper’s place as a leader of his generation. Clips of packed-out venues filled with screaming young fans spread like wildfire on social med

Denver stood as the center of breaking culture earlier this month when Red Bull BC One touched down for its regional cypher. The weekend brought breakers together to share techniques, learn new skills

The best way to describe my For You Page is as a Disney Channel series with a rotating cast of characters who seem to materialize out of nowhere and then, a few hundred scrolls later, begin to feel li

There’s a certain mythology that follows Manny Pacquiao—one built not just on titles, but on improbable ascent. Emerging from boxing’s lower-weight divisions to a place atop eight separate weight clas

It seems inconceivable that a young man in America could be executed based on songs he wrote, yet barring intervention from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. That is precisely what will happen on April 30.

BunnaB is somewhere on the road, wrapping up a quick cross-country tour supporting YFN Lucci, as she joins our early afternoon Zoom call. Although she is not visible, a bright smile is evident in the

When two Tauruses, Bay Area natives, come together, a party is sure to ensue. Too $hort and Marshawn Lynch held a joint birthday party at Delilah to celebrate $hort’s 60th birthday and Marshawn’s 40th

Tony Wilson, the former Hot Chocolate bassist and vocalist who co-wrote the hit “You Sexy Thing” and had a solo hit with “I Like You Style,” died Friday at his home in Trinidad, according to the BBC.

Today is Friday, which means there are tons of new releases to look forward to from some of your favorite hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, and afrobeats artists. To help you unwind and enjoy the weeke

Pras Michel, the Fugees member who was convicted in 2023 of charges including money laundering, illegal lobbying, and campaign finance violations, turned himself in today to the Federal Correctional I

Foo Fighters new album, Your Favorite Toy, almost had a completely different title. The album, released in April, was initially named after the title track, which was originally dubbed “For Good.” “I

On Friday (May 1), Godsmack released their latest live album, Live at Mohegan Sun, which captures the final show of the band's original members onstage together. Sully Erna joined Loudwire Nights on t

Trending on Billboard “Bring Your Love,” Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter‘s new song release, tops this week’s best new music poll. Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (May 1) on Billboard, choo

Olivia Rodrigo hosted SNL for the first time and starred in seven sketches that made it to air Saturday night (May 2) in an episode that had her pulling double duty as musical guest. Following a polit

Updated May 3, 2026, 11:57 a.m. ET Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are hitting the New Jersey Turnpike a little later than expected. The band's show Friday, May 8 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena

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“Any musical movement that claims to be all-embracing is probably lying, both to the outside world and itself.” — Kelefa Sanneh, Major Labels (p. 236) There’s a short story by a writer who died bef