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The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Holy pop! According to a new deep dive published by The New York Times, the newly named Pope Leo XIV is related to two of pop music’s...

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Gen Hoshino Billboard Japan Gen Hoshino sat down with Billboard Japan for its Monthly Feature series focusing on currently notable artists and works, to chat about his first new album in six years simply entitled Gen. The new project, released May 14, is the Japanese superstar’s first full-length studio set since his previous smash hit...

HANA Billboard Japan HANA dropped a new song called “Burning Flower” on Monday (June 9), and shared the accompanying music video on YouTube the same day. “Burning Flower” is a fiery, danceable number with an addictive “acchi” (it’s hot) interjection repeated in the chorus. The choreography is by the members themselves, and their dynamic dance...

Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For a lot of people — Sabrina Carpenter included — the online drama surrounding her supposed part in Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Drivers License” love triangle drama feels like...

Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive to attend the opening night of “Les Miserables” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2025. ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Español After appointing himself chair of the Kennedy Center and replacing its board members with loyalists, President Donald Trump’s first-ever visit to the revered Washington,...

Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson backstage at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 17, 2009 in Palm Desert, Calif. Kevin Mazur/MPL/WireImage for MPL Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late Brian Wilson, 82, whose death was announced on Wednesday (June 11), calling his songs “achingly special” and...

Evanescence in 2021. Nick Fancher Jen Majura, a seasoned guitarist who has performed with bands such as Equilibrium, Knorkator and Evanescence, has announced her decision to “step away” from the music industry. Majura’s plans were shared on her Instagram account on Tuesday (June 10), explaining that she had come to the decision after “careful consideration,...

Billboard Billboard Douglas McCarthy, the co-founding vocalist of English industrial dance outfit Nitzer Ebb, has passed away at the age of 58. McCarthy’s death was confirmed by Nitzer Ebb’s official social media account on Tuesday (June 11). “It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning...