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Halsey already had bragging rights when she announced that Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were producing her fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. But the newly revealed guest artists are boosting their cred in the pop-rock space even more. Dave Grohl, Fleetwood Mac‘s Lindsey Buckingham, The Bug’s Kevin Martin, Dave...

Migos showcased their skills once again with an NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, which premiered Wednesday (Aug. 25). In it, the trio — comprised of Takeoff, Quavo and Offset — performed three songs from their latest album, Culture III. Quavo opened the Tiny Desk show by rapping the first verse from their latest single “Avalanche.” Offset chimed...

The sixth annual Ruido Fest hosted 30,000 ticketed fans over the weekend (Aug. 20-22) in Chicago, and five of those fans received a vaccine against COVID-19, Billboard can confirm. To help slow the transmission of the coronavirus, local wellness center Envision was on site to provide vaccinations. The inoculation site offered either Pfizer or Moderna shots...

Milk crates have been tumbling across the U.S. in the latest social media challenge, and rappers are echoing the clamor. Blueface and Vic Mensa successfully scaled a pyramid of upside-down crates for the infamous Milk Crate Challenge, but one small step for those men were juxtaposed with one giant leap off the structure for much of...

Thanks to its new remix with Justin Bieber, Wizkid’s “Essence,” featuring Tems, zooms into the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with a 13-5 lift on the chart dated Aug. 28. The updated version — now with Bieber also as a featured act — continues the single’s rise as the latest crossover success...

BTS returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 28) for a milestone 20th week on top, becoming the first group to reach the mark since the list launched in 2014. The South Korean septet returns to No. 1 thanks to the continued success of its singles “Butter” and “Permission to...

Warner Bros. Games was also at the Opening Night Live of gamescom 2021 and if there is still no trace of the next Harry Potter spin-off, namely Hogwarts Legacy, we could however discover a new video of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The game, announced for a lease, will not see the light of...

The Director’s Cut follows on on PlayStation and after that of Ghost of Tsushima, another will arrive on PS5 in a few weeks. This is neither more nor less than the long version of Death Stranding, which appeared long, wide and across during the Opening Night Live of gamescom 2021. As often when Hideo Kojima...

Fifth Harmony is worthy of recognition after the music video for their 2015 hit “Worth It,” featuring Kid Ink, surpassed 2 billion views on YouTube. The Cameron Duddy-directed visual, which premiered at the 2015 Kids’ Choice Awards, displays female empowerment and dismantles the “boys’ club” atmosphere of an office while breaking the glass ceiling for women...

Late country music icon Charley Pride is the focus of the 90-minute special CMT Giants: Charley Pride, which airs Wednesday night (Aug. 25) on CMT, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The all-star celebration honors the life and career of Pride, who overcame racial barriers to become country music’s first Black superstar. Pride notched numerous hits during...

Tales of Arise is a scant 2 weeks away from release, but Bandai Namco decided that just one Tales game wasn’t enough for its fans. Why not have another Tales waiting in the wings, not for console, but rather a new mobile title. During Gamescom Opening Night Live, this new mobile game titled Tales of...

Billie Eilish stopped by Good Morning America on Wednesday (Aug. 25) to talk about her upcoming Happier Than Ever concert special and why her Los Angeles base is so special to her. The 19-year-old pop superstar performs her sophomore album Happier Than Ever, which is spending its third week atop the Billboard 200, top to bottom at the iconic...

Are you ready, Blinks? BLACKPINK‘s Lisa is gearing up to release her debut solo single album, LALISA, which she announced with a glossy album cover rollout via Instagram on Wednesday (Aug. 25). “MY FIRST SINGLE ALBUM RELEASE 2021.09.10 1PM (KST),” Lisa captioned the post, which shows her posing in a red bandana-print two-piece set and...

Ubisoft is also present during this Gamescom 2021 and unsurprisingly, the game that is put forward by the French publisher with an international aura is none other than Far Cry 6. We are dealing with a new video, a new Story Trailer, in which we discover the unorthodox methods of Antón Castillo. The latter does...

Doja Cat is set to make her hosting debut at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. The singer/rapper was previously announced as a performer on the show, which is set to air live from Barclays Center on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Doja Cat is also set to make VMAs history....