Category: Music
Jason Newsted opened up about his painkiller addiction in the ’90s and 2000s during a new interview. Newsted will head out on the road with The Chophouse Band for a North American tour startingJuly 1, but he’s also been busy working on his memoir for the last few years. Speaking …
Sesame Street is baking up a fresh batch of pop hits — with a little extra parody-flavored sugar. Sesame Workshop has announced Parody Party, a new album featuring playful takes on tracks by hit artists including Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, RAYE, KPop Demon Hunters’ HUNTR/X, and more. Arriving …
When Television’s Tom Verlaine died in 2023, he left behind a gargantuan legacy and, it turns out, a mammoth record collection. Discogs and the New York store Academy Records today announced that roughly 4,000 records from the Verlaine vinyl trove will soon be for sale. A batch will be made …
After almost 60 years, Daryl Braithwaite is calling time on performing live. In a social post on Tuesday, June 23, the ARIA Hall of Fame inducted singer and former Sherbet frontman says years-long battles with his own body are taking a toll. “I would like to share this news with …
The 1990s gave us some of the biggest selling albums in rock history and while the hits may have done the heavy lifting for album sales, here we’re giving some acknowledgment to the best deep cuts that made listeners stick around beyond what they were hearing on the radio. We’ve …
Stanley Simmons, the new duo featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons (sons of KISS legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons), have announced their first full-scale US tour. The Fall 2026 outing, dubbed “Dancing While the World Is Ending 2026 US Tour,” kicks off September 14th at Three Links Deep Ellum …
André 3000 has released a new short film inspired by and set to the music of 7 Piano Sketches, his 2025 EP. The 12-minute video was written by André 3000 and Graham Mason, with the latter serving as its director. In the film, the musician walks across New York City …
Gina Ortiz Jones, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, is pushing for the cancellation of Kanye West’s Fourth of July concert at the Alamodome. Ye announced the show last week, and tickets are currently available via Ticketmaster at prices ranging from $127.50 for a standard admission, upper-level seat to $1,461.25 …
Thrash metal legends Anthrax are currently in the midst of an expansive international tour, but unfortunately, drummer Charlie Benante recently announced that he’ll be “sitting out” their next few shows due to a hand injury. Benante also revealed that U.K. drummer Darby Todd will be “stepping in behind the kit” …
For the last four decades, GWAR have staged faux executions of every resident of the Oval Office, as well as countless others heads of state and notable dignitaries. But not until Donald Trump assumed the presidency did the shock rockers receive a visit from the Secret Service. “We killed President …
The family of Tay Keith, the chart-topping hip-hop producer who passed away Thursday (June 18) at age 29, has released a statement following his death. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of BryTavious ‘Tay Keith’ Chambers,” Keith’s family wrote in a statement sent to Billboard on …
Here’s something pretty great for all you Metallica fans out there as we’re giving you the chance to win the band’s deluxe remastered Reload box set! This contest comes to you courtesy of the Loudwire Nights and Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio shows. With this contest, two lucky winners will …
Surf Gang head honcho Evilgiane is a star in his own right, but he’s still at his most inspired in a posse. The second record in his #Heavensgate series recruits both familiar faces (Xaviersobased, RealYungPhil, Slimesito, Harto Falión) and fresh recruits (Jckzebra, Lazer Dim 700, Rico Nasty) to do their …
Comedian Carlos Mencia is facing the possibility of spending more than a decade in prison following criminal charges being brought against him Wednesday. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged the comedian, whose real name is Ned Arnel Holness, with 12 felony counts of tax evasion. The charges include …
Kim Gordon swung through The Tonight Show in a Knicks’ Jalen Brunson jersey on Wednesday to perform the title track off her 2026 album, Play Me. Watch it go down below. Gordon is set to kick off the second leg of her tour tonight at Manhattan’s Night Club 101. All …
As should be expected, Stewart Copeland is spending a fair amount of time talking and answering questions about the Police during his current spoken word tour of North America. And he’s pleased to report that he, Sting and Andy Summers “get along just fine” these days, even in the midst …
Police in England have launched an investigation after a couple was allegedly caught having sex on a ferris wheel at Download Festival this past weekend. A report by the U.K.’s Daily Starsays that multiple people saw a couple engaging in an apparent “intimate act” in one of the ferris wheel …
Another era comes to a close as The Dillinger Escape Plan announce their final set of “Calculating Infinity” reunion dates with original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis. Following shows in UK and Europe later this month, The Dillinger Escape Plan return to North America in October for a run of shows in …
Dev Hynes is returning once again to the film world, with the forthcoming score for Olivia Wilde’s new A24 movie The Invite. Hynes has also shared a song from the soundtrack, “Contentious Environment.” Give it a listen below. A remake of the 2020 Spanish comedy The People Upstairs, The Invite …
F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S is back to incorporating current events into his freestyles. This time, he managed to incorporate OG Anunoby’s historic game-winner into a “Spend Dat” (Knicksmix). Explore See latest videos, charts and news Earlier this month, artist and content creator Lowkey Mar posted a video of him previewing a Knicks-themed flip …
There is no question that the biggest Labor Day party in America takes place at the massive Rocklahoma music festival — and we want you to be there in VIP style. The festival, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, is held at the Rockin’ Red Dirt Ranch in Pryor,Okla.andkicks off on …
Oliver Tree was killed along with five other people in helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, on Sunday. The Santa Cruz-born musician, producer, and filmmaker was 32 years old. CNN Brasil reports that two helicopters collided mid-air in southwest Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning. The cause of the …
Wearing a Spurs jersey, Texas native Mickey Guyton sang the U.S. national anthem at game five of the 2026 NBA Finals Saturday night (June 13). The game had the San Antonio Spurs in their hometown, playing the New York Knicks at Frost Bank Center. Explore See latest videos, charts and …
Ariana Grande has launched a new foundation to fund organizations working with vulnerable communities in the wake of the White House using her music without permission in a video promoting ICE. Grande’s newly created The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation to help fund organizations supporting immigrant family needs, LGBTQ+ causes, mental …
The-Dream, the Beyoncé and Rihanna hitmaker who is being sued by a former collaborator alleging rape, sexual battery, and sex trafficking, has confirmed his comeback with a new album. (The-Dream has denied the allegations in the 2024 lawsuit.) The-Dream’s own label, Radio Killa, and the Universal imprint Republic will release …
Rosalía returned to the stage Thursday night (June 11) atTD Garden in Boston, where she addressed the family emergency that forced her to postpone the first dates of her North American LUX Tour, telling fans that “loved ones need to come first” before continuing with an emotional message from the …
Ahead of the release of the eponymous debut by Lex Legion — theband featuring four-fifths of the recording lineup from King Diamond‘sThem— we spoke with drummer Mikkey Dee (Motorhead, Scorpions) about this exciting new venture. With this new band, Dee has reunited with Andy LaRocque (guitar), Pete Blakk (guitar) and …
The situation was dire for the New York Knicks when Staten Island legends Wu-Tang Clan took the floor at Madison Square Garden for the NBA Finals Game 4 halftime show. Perhaps the bad vibes from Trump’s Game 3 visit were lingering, as the Spurs held a 76-49 lead at intermission, …
Last year, Hamlet Hail to the Thief—an adaptation of Shakespeare’s eternal classic, Hamlet, set to Radiohead’s politically charged 2003 album, Hail to the Thief—made its world debut in Manchester, England. Now, after completing an additional run at the historic Royal Shakespeare Company, the play will get its London premiere at …
This story is part of Billboard’s Global World Cup Series, a collection of 11 cover stories which pairs top soccer stars across the world competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with highly-touted musicians in accompanying countries. In 2025, Ousmane Dembélé and Ninho fulfilled their dreams. One became a Ballon …
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