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Riot Games has announced Hextech Mayhem, A League of Legends Story, which is a new rhythm-based game coming to Switch and PC next week. Revealed today, Hextech Mayhem is described by Riot as a “fast-paced rhythm runner” set in the world of League of Legends, as reported by Eurogamer. It specifically takes place in Piltover,...

Justin Bieber is getting in on the metaverse. The singer will perform songs from his album Justice in a live, virtual concert on Wave, a virtual entertainment platform, on Nov. 18. Audiences will get to interact with Bieber himself, who will be controlling his digital avatar by wearing a motion-capture suit. “I am a big...

The must-hear rap song of the day Baby Money Baby Money – “Fear Money” Cortex’s “Huit Octobre 1971” is an overused rap sample because of its versatility. Its most well-known interpretations are likely MF DOOM’s “One Beer” and Wiz Khalifa’s “Visions,” and they are still the two that have used it best. But Baby Money’s...

If it’s good enough for Taylor Swift, it’s good enough for Starbucks. The coffee chain appeared to follow in Tay’s footsteps on Monday (Nov. 8) when it tweeted out “It’s Red Season,” along with coffee, sparkle, scarf and heart emoji, parroting the same phrase the singer recently used in her first Instagram Reel video in...

Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and musician Steve Aoki are teaming up to launch OddKey, new NFT marketplace they say will put artists in control of their digital work and allow fans to resell NFTs for little cost. Though financial terms for artists using the marketplace were not revealed, McFarlane likened it to Image Comics, the publisher he co-founded in 1992 that allowed...

Ed Sheeran and Megan Thee Stallion were the subjects of the latest Billboard-centered matchups on VersusGame. As announced last month, Billboard and VersusGame have joining forces to bring music fans a one-of-a-kind, user-generated experience with games that test knowledge of pop culture for a chance to win prizes and monetize trend predictions. Billboard is hosting...

Not unlike Paul McCartney’s charming pronunciation of “customer” in the Beatles’ “Penny Lane,” there’s a distinct British accent on Billboard‘s charts of late. Most notably, Adele, born in London, tops the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Nov. 13) for a third week with “Easy on Me,” while Ed Sheeran, born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, launches atop...

BTS spends a third consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard‘s weekly Hot Trending Songs chart, powered by Twitter, as “Butter” holds atop the ranking in the third iteration of the chart (dated Nov. 13). “Butter,” released on HYBE/BigHit Music/Columbia, maintains its reign with 7 million Twitter mentions, up 157%, in the tracking week, which...

Paul McCartney, already an activist in the fight for climate change, is urging leaders at COP26 — the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference — to acknowledge the part that animal agriculture is playing on our quickly deteriorating planet. McCartney — with the support of his family — is calling on COP26 delegates to adopt the Plant...

A Houston judge issued an order late Monday night that will allow attorneys for Astroworld victims to inspect and photograph the site of Friday’s deadly incident and require organizers to preserve evidence, after both sides reached an agreement. The order, granted by Harris County District Judge Ravi K. Sandill and obtained by Billboard, will apply...

Behaviour Interactive has revealed the next chapter of Dead by Daylight, and it’s an original story called Portrait of a Murder. Set in a surreal interpretation of an abandoned graveyard in the Chilean desert, Portrait of a Murder is “an artistic ode to fear and darkness.” It brings two new Latin American characters to the...

The 1992 EP, Stephin Merritt’s debut outing as the band’s singer, gets its first 12″ vinyl release The Magnetic Fields, photo by Marcelo Krasilcic The Magnetic Fields have announced a 30th anniversary reissue of 1992’s The House of Tomorrow. The EP was the group’s first release after former singer, the late Susan Anway, left the...

Twitch is launching a livestreaming incubator program called The Collective to help train and support musicians on the platform, the company tells Billboard. The program will group musicians into invite-only groups called collectives designed to help artists learn how to use and maximize the platform, with support from Twitch staff and industry partners including Amazon...

“I think this album is me finally acknowledging my trauma” Shamir, photo by Marcus Maddox Shamir has announced a new album called Heterosexuality. It’s out February 11, and its lead single is called “Cisgender.” Watch the track’s new video below. Scroll down for the album’s cover art. “I think this album is me finally acknowledging...

The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the Astroworld music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people, playing key roles in crowd control measures, on-site security staffing and the emergency response. The police chief even says he met with the headlining performer before the show. Now the city’s police department...