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SZA performs at the Summerfest Music Festival 2024 on June 21, 2024, in Milwaukee, WI. Anthony Sandoval for SZA SZA is giving fans something to look forward to with a teaser for her new SOS deluxe release. Arriving on Monday, Dec. 9, two years to the day since the original release of SOS, SZA shared...
Robert Smith of The Cure performs at Riot Fest 2023 at Douglass Park on Sept. 17, 2023 in Chicago. Jason Squires/FilmMagic It’s been a very long time since The Cure were considered prolific, but frontman Robert Smith appears to be making up for lost time. Fresh from the release of their first album in 16...
Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter attend the world premiere of Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” at the Dolby theater in Hollywood, California, December 9, 2024. LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty Images Beyoncé and Jay-Z made a very rare red carpet appearance on Monday night at the Los Angeles premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King, posing...
Dolly Parton speaks onstage during Kicking Off CMA Fest: A Special Conversation With Dolly Parton Hosted By Rachel Smith at Music City Center on June 6, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Terry Wyatt/WireImage If ever there was someone whose marriage advice was considered invaluable, it’s Dolly Parton. The country veteran and Rock and Roll Hall of...
Lana Del Rey at the Variety Hitmakers Brunch held at nya West on December 07, 2024 in Los Angeles. Gilbert Flores Lana Del Rey may have a lot to thank Jack Antonoff for when it comes to music, but in a speech at the Variety Hitmakers ceremony over the weekend, the 39-year-old pop star revealed...
Illustration by Barbara Gibson Hello, Cleveland! On Nov. 1, 1894, Billboard Advertising published its first monthly issue out of an Ohio office. Its goal: to demonstrate for advertisers “the efficacy of the bill board” (two words, even though the magazine’s name was one) and “maintain a high and exacting standard of excellence,” despite starting as...
Middle Aged Dad Jam Band Nadia Quinn Ken Marino and David Wain have, in a sense, been bandmates for decades. They became fast friends at New York University and started a comedy troupe there that became The State, which got its own eponymous MTV series in the early nineties. They’ve collaborated closely many times over the...
From left: Salute, Charli XCX, Justice, Jamie xx and Zedd. Illustration by Mara Ocejo In one very obvious way, 2024 was the biggest year for dance albums in recent memory. While pop music and the whole world beyond was happy (and correct) to claim Charli XCX and Brat, the club kids knew that sonically and...
Nelly performs on Day 1 of BottleRock Napa Valley at Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024 in Napa, Calif. Steve Jennings/Getty Images Nelly is hitting the road in 2025 for a global tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, 2000’s Country Grammar. The 56-date outing is slated to kick off on...
Gracie Abrams Abby Waisler Gracie Abrams isn’t done yet. Just one day after wrapping her stint as an opener on Taylor Swift‘s blockbuster Eras Tour in Vancouver Sunday (Dec. 8), the 25-year-old pop star announced a new run of North American headlining tour dates slated for 2025 in support of her The Secret of Us...
