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U-God and Method Man of Wu-Tang Clan perform at Scotiabank Arena on July 14, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images Several times throughout the evening, the Wu-Tang Clan’s longtime leader and producer RZA told the crowd that this show was not just a celebration of the Staten Island pioneering hip-hop group — nearing the end...

Lady Gaga performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella We’re lucky Lady Gaga changed her mind about touring in 2025. Her headlining (and headline-making) Coachella performance and Singapore dates were initially intended...

Fred Again.. Theo Batterham Fred again.. is keeping his “Victory Lap” series alive with another high-energy entry. The electronic producer and DJ has unveiled “Victory Lap Three,” adding rising Desi hip-hop artist Hanumankind to a powerhouse lineup that already includes Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax and Denzel Curry. The latest remix follows a steady rollout of the series,...

Lady Gaga performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, Calif. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella The Mayhem Ball has been unleashed. On Wednesday (July 16) night at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena (technically in Paradise, Nevada), Lady Gaga ushered...

Daft Punk at the Mayan, 1997 Courtesy of Daft Life The Mayan Theater, an iconic Los Angeles nightspot with 98 years of history, has announced it will permanently close its doors this September. News of the venue’s closure was shared earlier this week on social media by the Mayan’s team. “It is with heavy yet...

Billy Strings performs onstage at the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Benefit Gala for Grateful Dead held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner for Billboard Michigan bluegrass aficionado Billy Strings has showcased his diverse tastes and genre-shifting proficiency as part of a new collaboration...

Robert Plant & Band Tom Oldham Robert Plant will release a new album of song covers, Saving Grace, on Sept. 26. Being released via Nonesuch Records, the album is named after Plant’s new band, featuring vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley and cellist Barney Morse-Brown. In...

Goo Goo Dolls backstage at the Summerfest Music Festival 2024 on June 22, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI. Ryan Pergola for Summerfest Why don’t you slide to Red Rocks this August? As part of a campaign to raise money for Texas flood relief efforts, The Goo Goo Dolls are giving away a trip to see them...

Lewis Capaldi Alexandra Gavillet Lewis Capaldi has come a long way since he started working on his mental health a couple of years ago, with the Scottish singer-songwriter revealing that he once had a “mental episode” that left him “convulsing” backstage at a show. While guesting on the Tuesday (July 15) episode of Theo Von’s...

Russell Wilson’s daughter didn’t need to look to the western sky on her birthday to find Cynthia Erivo — she simply had to accept a FaceTime call from the Wicked star. While guesting on The Tonight Show on Tuesday (July 15), the football player had nothing but kind words for the singer-actress after revealing that...

Tomorrow, July 17, 2025, nearly 12 years after the release of GTA 5, the game (along with GTA Online) will be officially released in two eastern countries where it was previously banned—Saudi Arabia and the UAE. PS4 and PS5 versions with an age restriction of 21+ (higher than anywhere else) will be available for sale....

Miles Caton wears grey jacket, vest, white button shirt, shorts attending the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 Fashion Show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 24, 2025 in Paris. Christian Vierig/Getty Images Miles Caton isn’t missing his moment. Amid his newfound fame from starring in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the actor-musician showed off his...

Tomorrowland mainstage fire Courtesy Photo The mainstage at Belgian dance mega-festival Tomorrowland has been almost entirely destroyed by fire. Footage shared Wednesday (July 16) by Belgian news station VRT NWS shows the festival’s biggest gathering area being consumed by flames. Separate videos viewed by Billboard by individuals on site at the event show the stage...

SZA is seen arriving to her sunglass collab launch with Quay at Soho House’s Little Beach House Malibu on May 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images In the words of SZA on SOS track “Ghost in the Machine,” let’s talk about AI. The R&B hitmaker spoke out Wednesday (July 16) about being “deeply...

Taylor Swift and her dad Scott K. Swift at the Taping of CMT “GIANTS” Honoring Alan Jackson at The Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 30, 2008 in Nashville, TN. Rick Diamond/WireImage for CMT Taylor Swift‘s father, Scott Swift, is on the mend after undergoing heart surgery, with a rep for the pop star telling Billboard on...