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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....
Primus Guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde’s Home Destroyed by California Wildfires
Larry LaLonde of Primus performs at Ford Amphitheater on August 24, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thomas Cooper/Getty Images As the devastating California wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, Primus singer/bassist Les Claypool took to Instagram over the weekend to reveal that the band’s guitarist, Ler LaLonde, had lost his home. “All...
Beyoncé’s BeyGood Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Fund to Help Families
Beyoncé at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 9, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores Beyoncé‘s BeyGood Foundation has pledged $2.5 million to assist families in recovery from the devastating California wildfires. In an Instagram post on Sunday night (Jan. 12), the foundation announced the pledge to the L.A....
Halsey Reveals She Used to Organize Hardcore Shows in New Jersey
Halsey performs at Sziget Festival 2024 on Aug. 8, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. Joseph Okpako/WireImage Halsey‘s path to chart-topping success began in the most unexpected of places: the New Jersey hardcore scene. In a recently surfaced TikTok video, the Grammy-nominated artist, whose real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, reflected on her early days organizing shows...
Abel Tesfaye Considers Ending His Persona as The Weeknd: ‘It Never Ends Until You End It’
The Weeknd “Dancing In The Flames” Courtesy Photo After almost 16 years spent as The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye says he is considering retiring his famous musical moniker after his upcoming projects. Tesfaye spoke at length about his experiences with music in recent years as part of a new cover story with Variety, which coincides with...
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Recalls Breaking Up with Partner Who Fell Asleep During a Tool Concert
Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on July 08, 2022 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Scott Legato/GI The Beastie Boys may have asserted there was “No Sleep till Brooklyn”, but a recent admission from Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale has indicated this may extend to Tool concerts in Pennsylvania, too. Speaking to Guitar Player magazine...
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....
Primus Guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde’s Home Destroyed by California Wildfires
Larry LaLonde of Primus performs at Ford Amphitheater on August 24, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thomas Cooper/Getty Images As the devastating California wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, Primus singer/bassist Les Claypool took to Instagram over the weekend to reveal that the band’s guitarist, Ler LaLonde, had lost his home. “All...
Beyoncé’s BeyGood Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Fund to Help Families
Beyoncé at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 9, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores Beyoncé‘s BeyGood Foundation has pledged $2.5 million to assist families in recovery from the devastating California wildfires. In an Instagram post on Sunday night (Jan. 12), the foundation announced the pledge to the L.A....
Halsey Reveals She Used to Organize Hardcore Shows in New Jersey
Halsey performs at Sziget Festival 2024 on Aug. 8, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. Joseph Okpako/WireImage Halsey‘s path to chart-topping success began in the most unexpected of places: the New Jersey hardcore scene. In a recently surfaced TikTok video, the Grammy-nominated artist, whose real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, reflected on her early days organizing shows...
Abel Tesfaye Considers Ending His Persona as The Weeknd: ‘It Never Ends Until You End It’
The Weeknd “Dancing In The Flames” Courtesy Photo After almost 16 years spent as The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye says he is considering retiring his famous musical moniker after his upcoming projects. Tesfaye spoke at length about his experiences with music in recent years as part of a new cover story with Variety, which coincides with...
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Recalls Breaking Up with Partner Who Fell Asleep During a Tool Concert
Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on July 08, 2022 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Scott Legato/GI The Beastie Boys may have asserted there was “No Sleep till Brooklyn”, but a recent admission from Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale has indicated this may extend to Tool concerts in Pennsylvania, too. Speaking to Guitar Player magazine...