Music

Demi Lovato attends the Pre-Grammy Gala on January 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Deadline) Demi Lovato Scales Back ‘It’s Not That Deep’ Tour to Focus on Well-Being Demi Lovato has announced a strategic revision of her upcoming It’s Not That Deep Tour, opting to cancel five performances and reschedule another in a...

GOP Lawmaker Demands Congressional Inquiry Into Bad Bunny’s ‘Indecent’ Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny takes the stage during the Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi’s Stadium. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Billboard) Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles issued a scathing critique of Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl LX halftime performance on Monday, February 9, characterizing the record-breaking...

Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole photographed during the 11th Annual NFL Honors at the YouTube Theater on February 10, 2022. (Photo: Karl Walter/PMC) Kayla Nicole is leaning into the spotlight, poking fun at her past relationship with Travis Kelce—and his global romance with Taylor Swift—in a clever new Super Bowl commercial that also features a...

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event at the Kia Forum on May 31, 2025, in Los Angeles. Michael Buckner/Variety Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have officially parted ways once more. The couple’s second attempt at a relationship has reportedly come to an end just five weeks after they publicly...

Sandi Patty Rebukes Donald Trump Over Racist Video: ‘You Owe America an Apology’ Sandi Patty speaks at the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards in Atlanta. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for GMA) Contemporary Christian music icon Sandi Patty is taking a firm stand against a controversial video recently shared on—and later removed from—Donald Trump’s Truth...

Divided Screens: Analyzing the Viewership of the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Shows This Super Bowl Sunday, football fans were presented with a rare cultural split-screen experience. Audiences had to choose between two distinct mid-game spectacles: Bad Bunny’s high-energy official NFL production and Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show.” While the NFL’s marquee event is a...

Avicii | Photo courtesy of Pophouse Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” Ascends to Elite 3 Billion Stream Milestone on Spotify The legendary anthem “Wake Me Up” by Avicii has officially surpassed the 3-billion-stream threshold on Spotify, according to data shared by the streaming giant on Monday, February 9. This monumental accomplishment places the 2013 folk-EDM hybrid...

Sabrina Carpenter stars in Pringles’ 2026 Super Bowl campaign. (Courtesy of Pringles) The Super Bowl remains a rare televised phenomenon where the commercial breaks are just as anticipated as the kickoff, and 2026 certainly lived up to that reputation. Amidst NBC’s broadcast of the Big Game—which saw the Seattle Seahawks secure a 29-13 victory over...

The faces of ABC’s ‘American Idol’: Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Brian Bowen Smith/Courtesy of Disney In late January, for the third year running, Billboard traveled to Hawaii to observe the production of American Idol’s milestone 24th season. The stakes were high from the moment the thirty hopefuls touched down; ten...

AOC Challenges Jake Paul Over Controversial Comments Regarding Bad Bunny’s Citizenship Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) participating in a House Committee session on Capitol Hill. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has delivered a sharp rebuttal to Jake Paul after the social media personality questioned Bad Bunny’s status as a United States citizen. The friction began...