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It’s Tuesday, May 21st, and Jojo Siwa celebrated her 21st birthday at Disney World by “drinking around the world.” Eminem continues to tease fans with Slim Shady’s demise by posting a cryptic message on X. Victoria Monét cancels her performances at the Governors Ball and two other festivals due to ongoing health issues. Confused about the Kendrick Lamar & Drake feud, Tom Hanks asks his son to brea...

It’s Monday, May 20th, and Diddy shared an apology video after CNN obtained a video of him physically assaulting former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016. Katy Perry said goodbye to ‘American Idol’ after being a judge for seven years. Sabrina Carpenter performed her latest hit, “Espresso,” on SNL. As Lana Del Rey headlined Hangout Fest, she surprised guests and brought out Jelly Roll, Benson Boo...

It’s Friday, May 17, and Billie Eilish releases her new album, ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft,’ Saweetie put out “NANi” and Bebe Rexha released her new single “Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da).” In a 2016 surveillance video resurfaced by CNN, Diddy has been seen physically abusing his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. Yesterday was a busy day for all things country music, we give you a recap of the American Countr...

It’s Thursday, May 16th, and the House of Representatives have passed the TICKET Act. This bill will require ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) to clearly and prominently disclose at the beginning of the transaction, and prior to the selection of a ticket, the total ticket price for the event and an itemized list of the base ticket price and each fee. Cardi B states that sh...

It’s Wednesday, May 15, and Feid & Yandel got shut down in Miami for throwing an impromptu concert on their yacht. Cardi B says she will not be releasing a new album this year, Megan Thee Stallion is kicking off her tour and Saweetie posted her freestyling in the car. Sam Hunt shares how he created “Locked Up EP” and how his music is changing with his life. If you missed it last night, we got you...

It’s Tuesday, May 14th, and an obituary for Eminem’s Slim Shady appeared in a Detroit newspaper ahead of the release of his upcoming album. ZICO teases in an interview with Billboard that he’s heard some of Jennie’s solo tracks and that they’re all really good. Yves from LOONA returns to music for the soundtrack of K-Drama, “Missing Crown Prince.” NewJeans performance director takes to IG stories...

It’s Monday, May 13, and Taylor Swift is still ruling No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not only that, she’s set to feature on Gracie Abrams’ new album and will be part of Bridgertons Season 3 soundtrack. Ariana Grande posted on her IG story that she’s back in the studio. Are we getting more new music soon? Fortnite revealed that they added Tyla as a new Challenge Emote with her song “Truth or Dare.” Ka...

It’s Friday, May 10, and the rap girlies are back in the game. Megan Thee Stallion & Ice Spice released new singles and BTS’ RM dropped his new song, “Come back to me.” Dhruv shares about what he’s looking forward to when performing at Head In The Clouds. We give you all access to ENHYPEN’s Fate Plus World Tour, and we even got to sit down with them to chat about how they feel about performing in...

It’s Thursday, May 9, and Cardi B issued an apology after receiving backlash from her Met Gala interview where she forgot her designer’s name and just stated he was Asian. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar’s back catalog is up 49% following a weekend full of beef, while Drake’s is down by 5%. Ice Spice teases her new single “Gimme A Light,” Megan Thee Stallion announced her new song “BOA” and Jermaine Dup...

It’s Wednesday, May 8th, and Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s beef is getting intense. Yesterday morning, Drake’s security guard was shot at the rapper’s Toronto residence and his London OVO store was vandalized with the phrase “they not like us,” referencing Kendrick’s diss to Drake. On top of that it looks like both rappers' diss tracks are making their way to the Hot 100. We give you all access to 21 S...

It’s Tuesday, May 7th, and we have a lot to cover after the Met Gala yesterday. In case you missed the biggest night in fashion, we’ve got you covered. From best looks at the Met Gala, to behind the scenes action on the red carpet, to performances we go through it all. Jennie & Rosé had a reunion in New York, and fans couldn’t have been more excited to see the two together. Stray Kids made history...

It’s Monday, May 6th, and the saga between Drake and Kendrick Lamar continued throughout the weekend. Drake released “The Heart Part 6” on Sunday as a response to Kendrick’s “6:16 in LA,” “euphoria,” “meet the grahams,” and “not like us” all released last week. Meanwhile the Queen of Pop, Madonna, wrapped up her Celebration Tour in Rio de Janeiro breaking the attendance record. After her release o...

It’s Friday, May 3rd, and we have lots of new music to get through. Kendrick Lamar hits back at Drake again this week with a second diss track “6:16 in LA.” The track comes out after merely days of releasing “euphoria.” Dua Lipa released her new album titled ‘Radical Optimism,’ and she shares the meaning of it and more when she dropped by the studio. Sia drops a new album ‘Reasonable Woman’ after...

It’s Thursday, May 2nd, and Nicki Minaj brings out Cyndi Lauper & Kai Cenat at her concert, Selena Gomez turns off her Instagram comments and Britney Spears settles her divorce. We sat down with Billboard cover star T-Pain and went down memory lane to find out the stories behind some of his biggest hits including: "Buy U a Drank," "Bartender," "I'm Sprung" and more! With Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimi...

It’s Wednesday, May 1st, and Drake took a trip to Gag City and possibly responded to Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “euphoria.” Drake joined Nicki Minaj during the Toronto stop of her tour, and although he didn’t respond to the diss track on the stage, he may have made a reference to it on his Instagram story with a monologue from Julia Stiles’ ‘10 Things I Hate About You.’ We give you All Access to...

It’s Tuesday, April 30th, and we have lots to go through with your favorites. Kendrick Lamar just dropped his new diss track aimed at Drake, titled “euphoria.” Katy Perry is seen rocking a new ‘do for ‘American Idol,’ Dua Lipa shares a new blonde hairdo and Blue Ivy Carter is making her film debut alongside Beyoncé in Mufasa: The Lion King. Myke Towers is our Billboard Español cover star and he gi...

It’s Monday, April 29th, and Taylor Swift hits another record on the Billboard 200 with the release of her double album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ She makes a huge debut at No. 1, securing her 14th chart topping album. The Hot 100 is in, who takes the cake? Keep watching to find out. Rihanna is at it again teasing her new album and what type of tracks could potentially be on it. Jess Glynne...

It’s Friday, April 26th, and Doja Cat is getting a lot of backlash about her performance at Coachella, with many stating it wasn’t “safe for kids.” Normani released her new single featuring Gunna, “1:59,” Anitta dropped her new album ‘Funk Generation’ and more. The singer goes on to respond by telling them she doesn’t make music for children, and to leave the kids at home. The Latin AMA’s happened...

It’s Thursday, April 25th, and we can’t seem to get enough of Taylor Swift. The singer jetted off to a vacation with Travis Kelce, Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid. After the release of her new albums, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Matty Healy finally responds about the songs about him in Taylor’s new album and Taylor breaks yet another record. On our cover, we have groundbreaking DJ-producer Pegg...

It’s Wednesday, April 24th, and we have legal issues and confessions to share with you. Unfortunately for over 170 million users, TikTok is officially banned in the US unless the owners of the app can find a new owner in the next 9 months. Is Megan Thee Stallion going back to court? The singer finds herself facing a lawsuit from her cameraman claiming to be subjected to a hostile work environment....

It’s Tuesday, April 23rd, and the beef and wins in hip hop just doesn’t stop. Chris Brown & Quavo have released diss tracks at each other, but it looks like Chris is unimpressed with Quavo’s comeback. If that wasn’t enough, Saweetie chimed in to diss ex- boyfriend, Quavo, too. Childish Gambino previewed some new music last night and has Ye & Kid Cudi as features on the new music. Pitbull is hittin...

It’s Monday, April 22nd, and we’re starting off the week with fiery disses and records breaking. Drake released an AI track further digging at Kendrick Lamar. The track, ‘Taylor Made Freestyle,’ uses AI to emulate the voices of icons Tupac Shakur & Snoop Dog. Taylor Swift once again breaks records with the release of her double album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ The Spice Girls reunited over t...

It’s Friday, April 19th, and there’s been a ton of new singles dropped by some of your favorite artists! Taylor Swift announced “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, as her lead single prior to the release of her new double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ Nicki Minaj released her new single, “FTCU Remix” and after previewing “Teka'' at Coachella, DJ Snake & Peso Pluma collab on a new single...

It’s Thursday April 18th and this is a complete Taylor Swift takeover, ahead of the release of her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ the superstar announced the lead single “Fortnight,” breaks a record on Spotify for most pre-saves for her new album and we take you inside the ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Spotify library that happened in Los Angeles this week. Billboard explains Taylor Swif...

It’s Wednesday, April 17th, and JoJo Siwa keeps on taking heat from the public and Lil Tay steps in. Ariana Grande’s grandmother officially became the most senior person to chart on The Hot 100, Kid Cudi is set to perform at Coachella weekend two and Charli XCX & Troye Sivan announced a co-headlining tour coming later this year. NBA YoungBoy has been arrested? You read that right, the rapper was a...