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J-pop Singer-Songwriter miwa Reflects on 15 Years of Change and Growth: Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview
miwa Shimpei Suzukijpg Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work, in the same spirit as Billboard’s annual Women in Music celebration that has continued since 2007. This interview series featuring female players in...
How Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers Ended Up Composing Music for a Series About Benito Mussolini
Tom Rowlands Hamish Brown The Chemical Brothers’ music has been loved by the cinema and video games since the beginning, when in 1995 “Chemical Beats” ended up in the soundtrack of the PlayStation game Wipeout. The latest such appearance is in the film Sonic the Hedgehog 3, where “Galvanize” sounds perfect in a scene with...
Carrie Underwood to Perform at Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Carrie Underwood is set to perform during Donald Trump’s upcoming presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday, Jan. 20, at...
Priscilla Presley Commemorates Daughter Lisa Marie on Second Anniversary of Her Death: ‘Miss You More Than Words Can Say’
Priscilla Presley attends the photocall for “Elvis” during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2022 in Cannes. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. Priscilla Presley paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley on Sunday (Jan. 12) on the second anniversary of her late daughter’s...
BLACKPINK’s LISA Shares the Proudest Moment from Her Solo Era
Lisa photographed on Oct. 17, 2024 in Brooklyn. Joelle Grace Taylor LISA has been hitting the ground running ever since BLACKPINK went on hiatus more than a year ago, allowing all four girls to pursue their own solo projects. For the 27-year-old singer-rapper, that’s meant releasing a string of singles, polishing up a debut album,...
BLACKPINK’s JISOO Teases Valentine’s Day Surprise, Fans Convinced It’s a Solo Comeback
Jisoo attends the S/S 2025 Tommy Hilfiger fashion show during New York Fashion Week at the M.V. John F. Kennedy in New York City. Taylor Hill/Getty Images JISOO of BLACKPINK is about to make Valentine’s Day even sweeter for BLINKs. On Monday (Jan. 13), the K-pop star shared a cryptic teaser video on her socials...
Usher Joins Audible’s ‘Words + Music’ Series with ‘The Last Showman’
Usher Bellamy Brewster Usher is celebrating his decades-long career with a new audio journey, Billboard can exclusively announce. The superstar is joining Audible‘s popular Words + Music series, with The Last Showman, in which Usher looks back at his 30 years in music, as well as the inspiration, heartache and growth that led to his...
Iron Maiden Guitarist Adrian Smith’s House Destroyed in L.A. Wildfires: ‘We Will Start Again’
Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden performs on stage during opening night of the U.S. leg of The Future Past World Tour 2024 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 4, 2024 in Chula Vista, California. Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith is the latest musician to share that they’ve lost a home...
Jackie Farry, Frances Bean Cobain’s Former Nanny and 1990s Music Industry Veteran, Dies at 58
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana with Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain at the 10th Annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1993. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Jackie Farry, a music industry veteran who served as tour manager for Elliot Smith and the Lemonheads in the 1990s and who was Frances Bean Cobain’s first nanny, died on Sunday (Jan....
The Weeknd Postpones ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Album & Cancels Rose Bowl Concert Due to LA Wildfires
The Weeknd attends 20th Century Studio’s “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” U.S. Premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 12, 2022 in Hollywood, California, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The Weeknd has delayed the release of his highly anticipated album Hurry Up Tomorrow in light of the ongoing wildfire crisis in Los Angeles. His album release show at the...
Version 1.16 Patch Notes
Corrected Issues Resolved a problem where temporary enhancements to player stats persisted even after exiting and re-launching the game. Addressed several additional bug fixes. Potential Solutions for Unstable Performance In certain PC versions, Ray Tracing might be inadvertently enabled, resulting in unstable performance. Please verify the Ray Tracing setting in “System” > “Graphics ” >...
Metallica Donates $500,000 to Los Angeles Fire Relief Through the All Within My Hands Foundation
Kirk Hammett, Rob Trujillo, Lars Ulrich, and James Hetfield of Metallica attend the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song presentation to Elton John and Bernie Taupin by the Library of Congress at DAR Constitution Hall on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Taylor Hill/WireImage Metallica is using their platform to give back to communities within...
Doja Cat Creates Merchandise Collection to Support ‘My Beautiful State of California’ During LA Wildfires
Doja Cat performs onstage during the Global Citizen Festival 2024 in Central Park on September 28, 2024 in New York City. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen Doja Cat is doing her part to give back to her home city as wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles. On Monday (Jan. 13), the rapper — who...
SZA Explains to Drew Barrymore Why She Named a ‘Ctrl’ Song After Her
On her fan-favorite Ctrl song “Drew Barrymore,” SZA sings about feeling insecure and lonely — but the track’s real-life namesake makes her feel the exact opposite. While serving as a guest on The Drew Barrymore Show on Monday (Jan. 13), the R&B hitmaker got the chance to tell her muse face to face exactly why...
The CO-OP OPEN BETA is now officially LIVE! 🎬
Recall our recent launch of the Co-op Open Beta?We provided players with the chance to participate in the testing of the Co-op Feature for House Flipper 2 via Steam. Now, it’s even more accessible! 👀 We are fully committed—no sign-ups necessary! Every House Flipper 2 player now has the Co-op Mode readily available! Simply launch...
Producer Madlib Loses Home and Music Equipment in Los Angeles Fires
Madlib poses for a photo backstage during the Blue Note Jazz Festival at Silverado Resort and Spa on July 29, 2023 in Napa, Calif. Richard Bord/Getty Images Legendary hip-hop producer Madlib has become one of the thousands of people to lose their homes in the devastating fires that continue to rage across Los Angeles. In a post...
J-pop Singer-Songwriter miwa Reflects on 15 Years of Change and Growth: Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview
miwa Shimpei Suzukijpg Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work, in the same spirit as Billboard’s annual Women in Music celebration that has continued since 2007. This interview series featuring female players in...
How Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers Ended Up Composing Music for a Series About Benito Mussolini
Tom Rowlands Hamish Brown The Chemical Brothers’ music has been loved by the cinema and video games since the beginning, when in 1995 “Chemical Beats” ended up in the soundtrack of the PlayStation game Wipeout. The latest such appearance is in the film Sonic the Hedgehog 3, where “Galvanize” sounds perfect in a scene with...
Carrie Underwood to Perform at Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Carrie Underwood is set to perform during Donald Trump’s upcoming presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday, Jan. 20, at...
Priscilla Presley Commemorates Daughter Lisa Marie on Second Anniversary of Her Death: ‘Miss You More Than Words Can Say’
Priscilla Presley attends the photocall for “Elvis” during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2022 in Cannes. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. Priscilla Presley paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley on Sunday (Jan. 12) on the second anniversary of her late daughter’s...
BLACKPINK’s LISA Shares the Proudest Moment from Her Solo Era
Lisa photographed on Oct. 17, 2024 in Brooklyn. Joelle Grace Taylor LISA has been hitting the ground running ever since BLACKPINK went on hiatus more than a year ago, allowing all four girls to pursue their own solo projects. For the 27-year-old singer-rapper, that’s meant releasing a string of singles, polishing up a debut album,...
BLACKPINK’s JISOO Teases Valentine’s Day Surprise, Fans Convinced It’s a Solo Comeback
Jisoo attends the S/S 2025 Tommy Hilfiger fashion show during New York Fashion Week at the M.V. John F. Kennedy in New York City. Taylor Hill/Getty Images JISOO of BLACKPINK is about to make Valentine’s Day even sweeter for BLINKs. On Monday (Jan. 13), the K-pop star shared a cryptic teaser video on her socials...
Usher Joins Audible’s ‘Words + Music’ Series with ‘The Last Showman’
Usher Bellamy Brewster Usher is celebrating his decades-long career with a new audio journey, Billboard can exclusively announce. The superstar is joining Audible‘s popular Words + Music series, with The Last Showman, in which Usher looks back at his 30 years in music, as well as the inspiration, heartache and growth that led to his...
Iron Maiden Guitarist Adrian Smith’s House Destroyed in L.A. Wildfires: ‘We Will Start Again’
Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden performs on stage during opening night of the U.S. leg of The Future Past World Tour 2024 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 4, 2024 in Chula Vista, California. Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith is the latest musician to share that they’ve lost a home...
Jackie Farry, Frances Bean Cobain’s Former Nanny and 1990s Music Industry Veteran, Dies at 58
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana with Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain at the 10th Annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1993. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Jackie Farry, a music industry veteran who served as tour manager for Elliot Smith and the Lemonheads in the 1990s and who was Frances Bean Cobain’s first nanny, died on Sunday (Jan....