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Tems photographed on January 10, 2024 in London. Cameron Hancock top, My Wardrobe HQ skirt, Rick Owens boots, 4element jewelry and Dinosaur Designs bracelets. Zoe McConnell Tems announced her new single “Love Me Jeje” on Monday (April 22), and it’s arriving sooner than you think. “Love Me Jeje” will be available Friday, April 26. She performed...
Regallily Billboard Japan The members of the band Regallily chatted with writer Rio Hirai for the latest installment of Billboard Japan’s Women in Music interview series featuring female players in the Japanese entertainment industry. The WIM initiative in Japan launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music...
Taylor Swift Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift called on all the tortured poets with the release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department on Friday (April 19). What was originally slated to be a standard 16-track album turned into a 31-song anthology when Swift surprised fans just hours after release with an additional second...
Dystinct @designlesss/Billboard Arabia Dystinct arrives at the shoot location, enveloped in the soft glow of the early morning light. Seated quietly and somewhat aloof, he patiently awaits the completion of preparations. Attempting to engage in light conversation to ease the anticipation, we found his responses curt and elusive, often deflecting queries by answering questions with...
BTS Courtesy of UNICEF It’s take two for BTS and UNICEF. The K-pop superstars and United Nations Children Fund announced the #OnMyMind initiative on Monday (April 22), the second chapter of their Love Myself campaign. The new initiative aims to improve and support the mental health youth around the world. To help kick off #OnMyMind,...
Survivors of the Nova Festival photographed by David Needleman at the recreation of the festival grounds at the Nova Music Festival Exhibition on April 17, 2024 in New York City. Clockwise from top left: Ofir Amir, Tomer Meir, Natalie Sanandaji, Omri Sasi, Shye Klein, Paz Amar, Reef Peretz, Daniel Dvir, Lee Sassi and Raz Malka....
Mary J. Blige Will Sterling Mary J. Blige was beside herself when the news came down on Sunday night (April 21) that she will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the class of 2024 in October. “Beyond grateful!!!!!! This is incredible!!!,” Blige wrote just after the news...
Taylor Swift Beth Garrabrant “Come one, come all, it’s happening again.” Taylor Swift‘s sad lyrics invade The Tortured Poets Department in a way that will have listeners down bad, crying in the gym (or wherever they are), right alongside the poet herself. Swift asks “Am I allowed to cry?” nine songs into the album. What...
Taylor Swift Beth Garrabrant The Starting Line, the group behind the 2003 pop-punk classic “The Best of Me,” got a name-check on Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department album and posted a response to the pop star after hearing the song. Swift references The Starting Line on the emotional ballad “The Black Dog,” found on...
Taylor Swift Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 19) on Billboard, choosing the pop superstar’s new double album as their favorite new music release of the past week. The Tortured Poets Department brought in nearly 75% of...
