Category: Music

Almost 40 years after its release, Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love” has finally been granted entry to YouTube’s Billion Views Club. The official music video crosses the threshold this week, and is the Swedish pop duo’s first to do so. Originally issued in 1987, “It Must Have Been Love” …

Here’s what 17 rockers had to say about meeting Ozzy Osbourne for the first time. A lot of people have strong memories of their “first” experiences with major life milestones: their first concert, their first crush, their first car, their first real job. For many of the greatest rock stars, …

Olivia Rodrigo is once againusing her platform to advocate for reproductive freedom, speaking with the Center for Reproductive Rights ahead of her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival and asserting that abortion bans are pro-control, not pro-life. The conversations, released this week, find Rodrigo sitting down with Center for Reproductive Rights …

Greg Freeman:07-21 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool =08-12 Paredes de Coura, Portugal – Parades De Coura Festival08-14 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West08-17 Bristol, England – The Louisiana08-18 London, England – MOTH Club08-19 London, England – MOTH Club08-20 Manchester, England – YES08-21 Wales, England – Green Man Festival08-22 Hasselt, Belgium …

Kane Brown and Kacey Musgraves are heading to Australia for the launch of LONGHAUL, a new country music festival arriving in January 2027. The inaugural festival will stop in three cities across one weekend, beginning Friday, Jan. 22, at Melbourne Showgrounds, before heading to Sydney Showground on Saturday, Jan. 23, …

Melissa Auf der Maur has announced her new album, BASS WOMB ROOM: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings, containing previously unheard demos alongside “interludes” created for her upcoming My ’90s Rock Photographs book exhibition. Marking her first new music in over 15 years, it’s out September 4th via Envision …

The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close today (July 19) after over a month of intense gameplay. But before Spain beat out defending champion Argentina for the win with an overtime goal, another major spectacle was in order: the first-ever official World Cup Halftime Show. The inaugural event …

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. For the first time in the international tournament’s 96-year history, the World Cup Final includes an …

UPDATE: Poppy has issued a statement via Instagram Story explaining her onstage absence at Upheaval Festival. Thearticle below has been updated to include her response. At the Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Poppy‘s bandtook the stage and performed a nearly hour-long set without her. In the video below, Poppy’sbacking …

Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal, punk, and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week, we highlight the new single “Belligerence” from The Ocean. This week was difficult, with three songs dropping that in other weeks …

Jeff Tweedy recently took a night off from Wilco’s North American tour to perform for a Jimmy Kimmel Live! episode that aired last night. Watch him do the Twilight Override single “Out in the Dark” with a five-piece band—including his sons Spencer and Sammy Tweedy—below, following an introduction by The …

The major music publishers have agreed to end their long-running lawsuit against Elon Musk’s X over copyrighted music on the social media platform. Publishing units of Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment teamed up in 2024 to sue X (formerly Twitter) — the only major social …

Riot Fest has released a wild list of supposed “demands” from actor and sometimes musician William Shatner ahead of his metal band’s debut at the event in September. The first-ever public performance of Shatner’s metal outfit, The *uckers, was recently announced for the festival, set for Sept. 18-20 in Chicago’s …

Sombr will set out on the “You Are the Reason Tour” beginning next week, his first ever arena tour, which features 39 dates across North America. The tour marks the latest accomplishment in the propulsive career of the up-and-coming pop rock singer-songwriter who only just turned 21 on July 5th. …

Whoopsie-daisy! Yoo-hoo! Lana Del Rey appears to have not one, but two new albums on the way. In an Instagram post on July 15, Del Rey said that her long-forthcoming LP Stove has a companion record, which she added will be completed in a month. She also appeared to reveal …

It’s that time of year – the Billboard Fan Army Face-Off for 2026 has begun. Each year, fan armies for 64 different artists compete to answer the question: which artist has the strongest fan army? Last year, after millions of votes, A’TIN secured victory for SB19, capturing 60% of the …

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Here is your latest reminder to resist those midnight Taco Bell cravings. As reported byThe Washington Post, health officials are investigating the Tex-Mex fast food chainas a potential source of a multi-state outbreak of a gastrointestinal disease that is known to cause explosive diarrhea. As of Monday, July 13th, 31 …

Mike Browning, the drummer and vocalist best known for co-founding the pioneering death metal bands Morbid Angel and Nocturnus, has died. “R.I.P Mike,” Morbid Angel wrote on Instagram. “Thanks for helping making all this happen. Our condolences to his family & especially his daughter.” Browning was 62. Browning was born …

A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can I Kick It?” remains one of hip-hop’s signature call-and-response anthems, with a refrain that’s long been embedded in the DNA of music culture. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Despite never entering the Billboard Hot 100, “Can I Kick It?” boasts an enduring legacy. …

Last year, drummer Frank Ferrer parted ways with Guns N’ Roses after roughly 20 years together. At the time, he expressed bittersweet feelings about the situation, and during his first post-GNR interview (with Rolling Stone,published online on July 11), he shared similar sentiments while reflecting on the split. Ferrer Reflects …

Jack White shared the stage with his daughter, Scarlett, during his concert at Brooklyn Paramount on Saturday night. The 19-year-old Scarlett, an aspiring artist, musician, and model based in New York City, joined her father on bass for performances of “Cannon,” John the Revelator,” and “Black Math.” Scarlett previously joined …

From career milestones to new releases to major announcements and those little important moments,Billboardeditors highlightuplifting momentsin Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Karol G gives TropiTour fans a new way to toast Karol G is giving fans …

In Loudwire’s July Digital Cover Story revisiting Back to the Beginning one year later, Jack Osbourne recalls two of the most emotional moments of one historic weekend. One involved his children as they toured Birmingham and the other was an intimate setting that fans did not get to see. Before …

Billy Corgan has “mad respect” for anyone who can play the Las Vegas Sphere, and has a “goth winter” vision for what a Smashing Pumpkins show in the venue would be like. Earlier this year, Corgan said a Pumpkins Sphere show would be “a no-doubter for us. We just haven’t …

Here at Pitchfork, we’ve all but excommunicated the adjective “Lynchian” for its overuse. But Xiu Xiu might be one of the few bands who really earn the descriptor. Back in 2016, they released the cover album Plays the Music of Twin Peaks with the blessings of Lynch and composer Angelo …

On Wednesday, July 8, the fashion house Balenciaga presented its latest haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week, the first designed by freshly appointed creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. But Piccioli’s garments weren’t the only new pieces of art revealed on the catwalk. The runway sountrack featured a recorded performance by …

Paulino & The Great Escape make their Music City debut with the timeless songs of Journey Some voices are trained. Others are inherited — passed down like heirlooms through kitchens and living rooms, through family gatherings where the radio never stopped playing. Jason Paulino’s voice belongs to the second kind. …

BTS fans just might be the real winners of the 2026 World Cup, because j-hope has seemingly hinted that the boy band has a new song in the works for FIFA ahead of the group’s co-headlining halftime performance at the final game. During a Weverse livestream on Wednesday (July 8), …

Mastodon have officially addressed founding member Brent Hinds‘ death in a new 35-minute video nearly a year after the tragedy took place. Hinds was in Mastodon for 25 years before they split in early 2025. He died in a motorcycle crash a few months later in August at the age …