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LiSA Maho Korogi/Billboard Japan Billboard JAPAN’s “MONTHLY FEATURE” series highlights standout artists and works making an impact. This month’s spotlight is on LiSA, who is approaching the 14th anniversary of her debut. In January, she released her new song, “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids),” the opening theme of the anime Solo Leveling Season 2...

deadmau5 photographed on February 6, 2023 in Los Angeles. Amiri jacket. Austin Hargrave Deadmau5 is acknowledging a weekend two Coachella set where he appeared onstage looking drunk and slurring his words, writing on social media that “I don’t remember a thing” from the performance. The producer’s post from Saturday (April 19) goes on to say...

Lizzo at The 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony held at Barker Hanger on April 5, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. Christopher Polk Lizzo had some thoughts about social justice to share Monday (April 21), calling out the White House’s social media practices and pushing for “real change” in a string of posts on Bluesky. While discussing...

Olivia Rodrigo Christopher Polk, Polk Imaging Olivia Rodrigo is keeping fans waiting for new music with waning levels of patience — and she’s having a little fun with it, too. In a cheeky post on Instagram Monday (April 21), the pop star shared photos from her recent trip to Marakech, Morocco, and addressed the fact...

Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Rogers Centre on November 14, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. Emma McIntyre/TAS24/Getty Images Taylor Swift only just wrapped up her two-year Eras Tour in December, but a recent mixup ahead of the upcoming 2025 Unbridled Eve Derby Gala led some fans to think that...

Sting and Trudie Styler meet Pope Francis during his weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at The Vatican on August 8, 2018. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis, who died on Monday (April 21) at 88, will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of the Catholic Church. Born Jorge Mario...

Ed Sheeran performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Gilbert Flores Ed Sheeran brought the cozy pub experience to Coachella for fans to get tipsy and listen to music, but there was nothing ordinary about the set — featuring special guests Shaboozey and Alex...