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Sammy Virji on UKG, Receiving a Call from Skrillex & Why “Everything I’m Doing Now Is Beyond My Wildest Dreams”
Sammy Virji Photo: Alistair McVeigh Psychologists sometimes call it “revenge bedtime procrastination” — the tendency to delay sleep to reclaim a sliver of personal time after a hectic day. When daytime hours are tightly scheduled, many of us linger into the night scrolling or watching TV, a small act of defiance against a crowded routine....
Tina Knowles on Whether Blue Ivy Will Follow in Beyoncé’s Footsteps and Release an Album
Tina Knowles Says Blue Ivy Is Multi‑Talented — Music Would Suit Her, but It May Not Be Her Passion Interview recap • September 19, 2025 From left: Tina Knowles, Jay‑Z, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter at the world premiere of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, Dolby Theatre, Hollywood — December 9, 2024. Photo: LISA O’CONNOR/AFP...
D4vd Cancels Tour Dates After 15-Year-Old Found Dead in His Car
D4vd Calls Off Remaining U.S. Dates After Human Remains Were Found in His Impounded Vehicle Published Sep 19, 2025 — Billboard D4vd at the Amiri Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Two remaining U.S. concerts on D4vd’s Withered 2025 World Tour have been canceled....
Taylor Swift Plans Secret “Life of a Showgirl” Event for Movie Theaters
Taylor Swift Reportedly Readies Theatrical Event to Accompany The Life of a Showgirl Published September 18, 2025 Taylor Swift onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour,” BC Place, Vancouver — December 6, 2024. Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift is reportedly preparing a cinematic tie-in to coincide with her forthcoming album,...
Diane Martel, Director of the Music Videos “Blurred Lines” and “We Can’t Stop,” Dies at 63
Jennifer Lopez, Fat Joe and director Diane Martel on the set of “Hold You Down” in New York City. KMazur/WireImage Diane Martel, Influential Music-Video Director, Dies at 63 Diane Martel died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York after a lengthy battle with breast cancer, her family said. (Source: Rolling Stone) Diane Martel, the...
Cardi B Says Selena Gomez Always Comes Through, Even Though She’s a Billionaire
Cardi B Praises Selena Gomez for Always Showing Up on New Album Cardi B and Selena Gomez onstage at Coachella, April 12, 2019. — Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Cardi B says she can always count on Selena Gomez to answer the call. In a clip from her CBS Mornings interview shared on TikTok, the rapper praised...
Matt Reeves Just Dropped a Major Clue About The Batman 2’s Secret Supervillain
Credit: Image: Warner Bros. Pictures What Matt Reeves Hinted About The Batman 2 The Batman 2 is scheduled to begin production next spring. While the film’s antagonist remains unconfirmed, director Matt Reeves dropped intriguing clues during a red‑carpet conversation with MTV’s Josh Horowitz at the Emmy Awards — an event where Cristin Milioti received the...
Peacemaker Just Bolstered My Game-Changing Theory About Eagly
Credit: Image: Courtesy of Max In the second episode of Peacemaker season 2, an ARGUS squad visits Chris Smith’s (John Cena) house to investigate reported interdimensional disturbances. The assignment quickly unravels when Chris’s bald eagle companion, Eagly, obliterates the team — forcing Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows) and his agents into a panicked retreat. Fleury and...
“I Was Just Slowly Killing Myself”: Trapper Schoepp Opens Up About Addiction, Recovery and His Album ‘Exorcism’
Trapper Schoepp Chronicles Addiction, Recovery and Reinvention on Osborne By Lucian McAfee — September 19, 2025 Trapper Schoepp — Photo: Lucian McAfee “Recovery is difficult by design — and that’s part of its purpose. If it were easy, I wouldn’t have had to make the choices I made,” Trapper Schoepp tells Billboard about his new...
Cardi B, Miley Cyrus and More: Which New Release This Week Is Your Favorite? Vote Now!
Cardi B — photo by Brian Ziff Cardi B has officially returned. Her eagerly anticipated album, Am I the Drama?, arrived Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, and it reunites many of the hits and star-studded collaborations listeners have been waiting for. Between career-defining singles and new duets, the record stakes a bold claim as one of...
Morrissey Cancels Two Shows After Credible Threat to His Life
British singer Morrissey performing at the Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome — July 28, 2025. Photo: Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfo Morrissey has canceled two scheduled shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut, citing safety concerns. In an Instagram post published Friday, September 19, 2025, the artist said the concerts would not proceed “out of...
Sabrina Carpenter to Make Grand Ole Opry Debut During Venue’s 100th Anniversary Celebrations
Sabrina Carpenter — Photo credit: Bryce Anderson Pop artist Sabrina Carpenter will make her inaugural appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, joining the venue’s centennial programming. The Opry confirmed the date in an announcement published September 19, 2025; Laci Kaye Booth and Kameron Marlowe are also scheduled to perform that...
Kneecap Banned From Canada Over Alleged Support for Terrorist Groups: “We Will Not Accept It”
Mo Chara, DJ Próvaí and Móglaí Bap of Kneecap onstage at OVO Arena Wembley, Sept. 18, 2025. Matthew Baker/Getty Images Irish rap collective Kneecap has been declared inadmissible to Canada after federal officials concluded the group’s statements and activities run counter to Canadian laws and values, including allegations that they promote violence, hatred and support...
Inside John Mayer’s Private Concert Supporting New Research on Veterans’ Sleep: “Science Will Eventually Catch All of These Wounds”
John Mayer Plays Intimate Benefit for Heart and Armor Foundation at Henson Studios Published September 18, 2025 — Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles John Mayer performing at a private benefit for the Heart and Armor Foundation at Henson Studios on September 18, 2025. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images On September 18, 2025, John Mayer brought a small,...
Asake to Perform One-Night-Only NYC Concert with Full Orchestra: “I’m Excited for What It Will Do for the Culture”
Asake to Headline Red Bull Symphonic at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre — November 8, 2025 Afrobeats star Asake will perform with conductor Glenn Alexander II and a full symphonic orchestra for a one-night event. Asake — Photo: Shamaal Afrobeats sensation Asake will bring his music to a new sonic landscape this autumn as the headliner of...
RAYE to Headline NFL Halftime Show at First 2025 London Game: “I’m Very Grateful”
RAYE performing at Superbloom Festival, August 30, 2025 — Munich, Germany. Marco Kost / Redferns British singer-songwriter RAYE will headline the NFL halftime show for the Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns matchup in London on October 5, 2025. That October 5 contest is the NFL’s first London game of the 2025–26 season; the league has...
Sammy Virji on UKG, Receiving a Call from Skrillex & Why “Everything I’m Doing Now Is Beyond My Wildest Dreams”
Sammy Virji Photo: Alistair McVeigh Psychologists sometimes call it “revenge bedtime procrastination” — the tendency to delay sleep to reclaim a sliver of personal time after a hectic day. When daytime hours are tightly scheduled, many of us linger into the night scrolling or watching TV, a small act of defiance against a crowded routine....
Tina Knowles on Whether Blue Ivy Will Follow in Beyoncé’s Footsteps and Release an Album
Tina Knowles Says Blue Ivy Is Multi‑Talented — Music Would Suit Her, but It May Not Be Her Passion Interview recap • September 19, 2025 From left: Tina Knowles, Jay‑Z, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter at the world premiere of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, Dolby Theatre, Hollywood — December 9, 2024. Photo: LISA O’CONNOR/AFP...
D4vd Cancels Tour Dates After 15-Year-Old Found Dead in His Car
D4vd Calls Off Remaining U.S. Dates After Human Remains Were Found in His Impounded Vehicle Published Sep 19, 2025 — Billboard D4vd at the Amiri Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week on June 26, 2025. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Two remaining U.S. concerts on D4vd’s Withered 2025 World Tour have been canceled....
Taylor Swift Plans Secret “Life of a Showgirl” Event for Movie Theaters
Taylor Swift Reportedly Readies Theatrical Event to Accompany The Life of a Showgirl Published September 18, 2025 Taylor Swift onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour,” BC Place, Vancouver — December 6, 2024. Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift is reportedly preparing a cinematic tie-in to coincide with her forthcoming album,...
Diane Martel, Director of the Music Videos “Blurred Lines” and “We Can’t Stop,” Dies at 63
Jennifer Lopez, Fat Joe and director Diane Martel on the set of “Hold You Down” in New York City. KMazur/WireImage Diane Martel, Influential Music-Video Director, Dies at 63 Diane Martel died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York after a lengthy battle with breast cancer, her family said. (Source: Rolling Stone) Diane Martel, the...
Cardi B Says Selena Gomez Always Comes Through, Even Though She’s a Billionaire
Cardi B Praises Selena Gomez for Always Showing Up on New Album Cardi B and Selena Gomez onstage at Coachella, April 12, 2019. — Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Cardi B says she can always count on Selena Gomez to answer the call. In a clip from her CBS Mornings interview shared on TikTok, the rapper praised...
Matt Reeves Just Dropped a Major Clue About The Batman 2’s Secret Supervillain
Credit: Image: Warner Bros. Pictures What Matt Reeves Hinted About The Batman 2 The Batman 2 is scheduled to begin production next spring. While the film’s antagonist remains unconfirmed, director Matt Reeves dropped intriguing clues during a red‑carpet conversation with MTV’s Josh Horowitz at the Emmy Awards — an event where Cristin Milioti received the...
Peacemaker Just Bolstered My Game-Changing Theory About Eagly
Credit: Image: Courtesy of Max In the second episode of Peacemaker season 2, an ARGUS squad visits Chris Smith’s (John Cena) house to investigate reported interdimensional disturbances. The assignment quickly unravels when Chris’s bald eagle companion, Eagly, obliterates the team — forcing Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows) and his agents into a panicked retreat. Fleury and...
“I Was Just Slowly Killing Myself”: Trapper Schoepp Opens Up About Addiction, Recovery and His Album ‘Exorcism’
Trapper Schoepp Chronicles Addiction, Recovery and Reinvention on Osborne By Lucian McAfee — September 19, 2025 Trapper Schoepp — Photo: Lucian McAfee “Recovery is difficult by design — and that’s part of its purpose. If it were easy, I wouldn’t have had to make the choices I made,” Trapper Schoepp tells Billboard about his new...