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Elton John and Brandi Carlile Peggy Sirota Longtime friends Elton John and Brandi Carlile have teamed up for a new collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels?, which the duo recorded over 20 days starting in October 2023. The set arrived via Interscope Records on Friday (April 4). The pair wrote and created the album with John’s long-time co-writer Bernie Taupin and producer Andrew...

Ed Sheeran performs during the Heart and Armor Foundation benefit concert at The Wiltern on Sept. 19, 2023 in Los Angeles. Timothy Norris/Getty Images Ed Sheeran has officially pressed play on his next era, dropping new single “Azizam” Friday (April 4). On the breezy midtempo dance track, the British pop star sings, “And if love’s...

Mötley Crüe Ross Halfin Mötley Crüe have been forced to cancel an upcoming festival appearance as frontman Vince Neil continues to recover from an undisclosed medical procedure. The Hollywood rock veterans announced on Thursday (April 3) that they would no longer be performing at the Boardwalk Rock festival in Ocean City, MD on May 17...

Billboard Billboard It has come to our attention that individuals are fraudulently using the Billboard name and trademark to run what seems to be a cryptocurrency scam operation. This is not legitimate and not in any way affiliated with Billboard. If you have fallen victim to such a scam operation, it is suggested that you...

Liu Lian Courtesy of Liu Lian/Billboard China “You will still be there at the end of the ball.” This opening line from Liu Lian’s 2021 birthday song, “Be Present,” beautifully captures her journey. At 27, Liu Lian began writing birthday songs as a way to affirm her existence and address her anxieties about self-worth and...

Janis Ian and Varda-Bar-Kar visit SiriusXM Studios on March 28, 2025 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Janis Ian: Breaking Silence — a career-spanning documentary about groundbreaking singer-songwriter Janis Ian, in theaters now – began with a simple, polite message to the artist’s official website. “I said, ‘Hi, my name is Varda Bar-Kar, I’m...

Tayme Thapthimthong and Lisa attend the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series “The White Lotus” Season 3 at Paramount Theatre on February 10, 2025 in Los Angeles. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images LISA of BLACKPINK is getting down with Blackstreet and Dr. Dre, jamming out to “No Diggity” with her White Lotus castmate Tayme Thapthimthong in...

TSHA at the 2025 Femmy Awards. Courtesy of The Femmy Awards Amid a characteristically packed schedule of events at Miami Music Week 2025, Femme House continued carving out a place for itself and the many artists and industry folks who align with its mission to make the dance world a more inclusive place through education,...

Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3 Fabio Lovino/HBO Cristóbal Tapia de Veer is checking out of The White Lotus. Permanently. The show’s composer told The New York Times that he is leaving after the current season following a string of creative disputes with...