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More than three decades after The Bodyguard cemented Whitney Houston as a movie star, a remake is in the works — and Tyra Banks thinks Taylor Swift is the modern-day pop star who can fill the icon’s shoes this time around. While guest-hosting a recent episode of Today With Jenna & Friends, the supermodel revealed...
Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” Courtesy Photo This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2005 Week continues here with a conversation with veteran film star Eric Roberts about starring in three of the biggest videos of 2005 — including the clips for two of our editorial staff’s...
Ariana Grande is shedding light on how her Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead short film came together, with the pop star sharing behind-the-scenes footage on her YouTube channel Thursday (April 17). Posted about three weeks after the project dropped — alongside the deluxe edition of Grande’s Billboard 200-topping Eternal Sunshine album — the video...
Stephen Schwartz attends the “Wicked: Part One” European Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz will host two events at the 2025 ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest, which is returning for a third year at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the...
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band Terry Lee Cafferty John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, the journeyman rockers who brought bar-band authenticity —and hits like the real-life top 10 Billboard Hot 100 smash “On the Dark Side” — to the group portrayed in the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, have returned with...
Gracie Abrams photographed on March 20, 2025 at the Brooklyn Paramount. Miu Miu bodysuit, skirt, belt, socks and shoes. Heather Hazzan After opening for Taylor Swift at some of the biggest venues in the world, Gracie Abrams says she hopes to return as a headliner someday. In her Billboard cover story published Thursday (April 17),...
CHANMINA; Make-up: Yuko Nozaki / Hair: Yuta Kitamura / Stylist: Shohei Kashima / Stylist Assistant: Rei Ohtani Tameki Oshiro CHANMINA took to the stage as guest speaker at the YouTube Japan Women in Music event supported by Billboard Japan, a conference focusing on “the empowerment of women” hosted by the video sharing platform. The rapper...
Music Awards Japan For illustrative purposes only. MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN (MAJ), the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place at the ROHM Theatre Kyoto on May 21 and 22. With this year’s theme “Connecting with the World, Illuminating the Future of Music,” the inaugural international music awards is hosted by the...
Ben Affleck at the “The Accountant 2” Premiere during the SXSW Conference & Festivals at the Paramount Theatre on March 8, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Michael Buckner Ben Affleck has nothing but nice things to say about his ex Jennifer Lopez. More than a year after Lopez filed for divorce following the couple’s whirlwind second...
Liam Payne on ‘Today’ on December 18, 2019. Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images It’s been exactly six months since the world was left stunned by the sudden death of Liam Payne, and his sister is marking the occasion with an emotional tribute posted to Instagram on Wednesday (April 16). In black text over...
