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New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert says he is recovering after surgery to remove three new brain tumors discovered following weakness in his left hand and leg during a Nashville show. billboard.com Ted Nugent will stream his Detroit concert film Stranglehold 50th Bash on April 4 to mark the 50th anniversary of his debut solo album, with a Blu-ray release to follow in May. ultimateclassicrock.c...

Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats revealed he battled a debilitating autoimmune disease that impacted his ability to play guitar. After treatment at the Mayo Clinic and overcoming a kratom addiction, he’s preparing for a summer tour. Celine Dion will return to the stage this fall with shows at Paris La Défense Arena, resuming postponed dates following her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. n0trixx’s...

Harry Styles stays at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second week with Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. , while Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds debut at No. 3 with Sturgill Simpson’s best opening week yet and P1Harmony lands at No. 4 with its highest-charting album. Billboard BTS’ Arirang opened with 110 million Spotify streams, setting a new record for a K-pop album debut and rank...

BTS released Arirang , their first full-length album in six years, while RM will still appear in the group’s live Netflix comeback show despite an ankle injury suffered during rehearsal that will limit his movement onstage. Forbes Muse announced their 10th studio album, The Wow! Signal , due June 26, as the band leans into a sci-fi concept inspired by the real 1977 “Wow! signal.” Music-News The 20...

Jay-Z will celebrate Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint with two Yankee Stadium shows on July 10 and 11, marking 30 years since his debut and 25 years since the 2001 classic. Billboard Miley Cyrus says a Super Bowl Halftime Show feels like “too much pressure,” though she has not ruled it out if she can make it a meaningful, career-spanning performance. Billboard BMG is suing Anthropic, alleging th...

Lollapalooza 2026 lineup announced, led by Charli XCX, Lorde, Tate McRae, Olivia Dean, Jennie, John Summit, The xx, and The Smashing Pumpkins, blending major global acts with rising artists. https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/187799/Charli-XCX-Lorde-and-Tate-McRae-to-headline-Lollapalooza-2026 Lil Wayne extends his Tha Carter 20th anniversary tour into 2026 with 25+ new North American dates. 2 Cha...

Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent is selling his unreleased album Guitarmageddon for $2 million, offering full master rights to buyers, though he retains approval over marketing plans. BTS return is the focus of BTS: The Return , a Netflix documentary directed by Bao Nguyen, capturing their comeback alongside their upcoming album Arirang and a live concert. Country band LANCO survived a tour bu...

• KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards , with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans becoming the first Asian female winners in the category. The film’s song Golden also won Best Original Song. The Netflix hit has broken platform records and a sequel is already in development. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-win-oscar-best-animated-movie-12366...

Jack Harlow released his fourth studio album, Monica , on March 13, his 28th birthday, marking his first full-length project since 2023’s Jackman. Billboard Finneas will compose the original score for season two of Netflix’s Beef , premiering April 16 with a new anthology cast led by Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan. Billboard The Pussycat Dolls announced their 53-date “PCD Forever Tour,” a trio reu...

billboard.com Singer Sombr paused a London show after spotting a fan who appeared to faint, calling out venue staff and security to pay closer attention to crowd safety. billboard.com The 52nd American Music Awards have unveiled 50 categories, including 14 genre-neutral awards, ahead of the May 25 ceremony in Las Vegas. billboard.com BELIFT LAB says Heeseung is leaving ENHYPEN to pursue a solo car...

Tim Quirk, former Too Much Joy frontman, has launched Tapedeck, a new superfan streaming app that uses a pay-as-you-go model with a minimum payout of one cent per stream for artists. Billboard The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music will open June 7 at Monmouth University, with a new 32,000-square-foot facility housing archives, exhibits, concerts, and educational programs. Springsteen Cen...

• Independent artists, songwriters, and producers filed a lawsuit against Google , alleging the company used YouTube content to train its Lyria 3 AI music model without licensing the music. Plaintiffs claim Google extracted audio elements from videos and that the AI’s outputs are costing human creators sync licensing opportunities. • Tommy DeCarlo , lead vocalist of Boston since 2007, has died at...

Bruno Mars ’ fourth album The Romantic debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 186,000 units, his first chart-topping debut. Gorillaz’s The Mountain , BLACKPINK’s DEADLINE , and Mitski’s Nothing’s About to Happen to Me also enter the top 10, boosted by multiple vinyl and CD variants. A woman was arrested after allegedly firing at least 10 shots at Rihanna’ s Los Angeles home from a Tesla, striki...

Niall Horan has announced a new solo single, “Dinner Party,” due out March 20, and says it was inspired by a life-changing dinner party that sparked his finished new album, expected later this year. music-news.com A six-meter, nearly 20-foot statue of Ozzy Osbourne will be unveiled at France’s Hellfest festival on June 18, with the Osbourne family expected to attend the tribute. nme.com Apple Musi...

Britney Spears was arrested in Ventura County, California, after a California Highway Patrol traffic stop and was released via cite-and-release, with reports describing a suspected DUI as she’s due in court May 4. billboard.com Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body-camera video linked to his June 2024 DWI arrest in Sag Harbor, New York, saying it would violate his privacy...

Megan Moroney’s Cloud 9 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 while Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” tops the Hot 100, marking a rare simultaneous chart victory for female country artists and signaling a shift in mainstream country representation. Rapper Ghetts (Justin Clarke-Samuel) was sentenced to 12 years in prison and banned from driving for 17 years after a DUI hit-and-run that killed a 20-yea...

Bad Bunny t ops Billboard’s monthly Top Tours recap for a record ninth time. His January dates on the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour grossed $62.5M from 409,000 tickets, the biggest January since the chart launched in 2019. Lady Gaga ranks No. 2; The Mayhem Ball has grossed $296.7M and sold 1.4M tickets since July. Megan Moroney’s “Cloud 9” дебuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 147,000 units,...

BRIT Awards : Olivia Dean won four prizes, including Album of the Year for The Art of Loving , Artist of the Year, and Pop Act, and shared Song of the Year with Sam Fender for “Rein Me In.” The Manchester ceremony featured performances from Dean and Harry Styles. Poll Win : RAYE’s “Nightingale Lane” topped Billboard’s fan poll with 43% of votes. The track previews her upcoming album This Music May...

Nine Inch Nails are expanding their Tron: Ares universe with a companion album titled Tron: Ares: Divergence , a 44-track, roughly two-and-a-half-hour release featuring previously unreleased music from the film’s score. billboard.com CMA Fest 2026 will expand at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium with stadium shows featuring Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, and Jason Aldean, plus rising...

Alysa Liu’s Olympic Exhibition Gala routines helped boost PinkPantheress’ “Stateside” remix and also drove a sharp surge for Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park,” with songwriter Jimmy Webb publicly thanking her. billboard.com Metallica announced an eight-show Las Vegas Sphere residency, Life Burns Faster, running across four October “No Repeat Weekend” pairs with different setlists each night. music-n...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced 17 nominees for 2026: The Black Crowes; Jeff Buckley; Mariah Carey; Phil Collins; Melissa Etheridge; Lauryn Hill; Billy Idol; INXS; Iron Maiden; Joy Division/New Order; New Edition; Oasis; P!NK; Sade; Shakira; Luther Vandross; Wu-Tang Clan. Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, recognizing their hip-hop...

Taylor Swift’ s “Opalite” hits No. 1 on the Hot 100, her 14th chart-topper, tying Rihanna for third-most all time. Driven by physical sales, remixes, and a new video, it’s her ninth No. 1 of the 2020s. BLACKPINK previewed their sci-fi “Go” video, arriving Feb. 27 with the DEADLINE mini-album, following “Jump.” PinkPantheress becomes the first woman and youngest BRITs Producer of the Year winner, r...

KATSEYE ’s Manon is on temporary hiatus to focus on her health. The group will continue scheduled activities and plans to reunite when she’s ready. Salsa legend Willie Colón has died at 75. The trombonist, arranger, and producer helped politicize and globalize salsa, collaborating with Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, and Rubén Blades. William Shatner is releasing an all-star metal album featuring 35 col...

Yungblud expands his Idols era with new chapter Idols II , following his Grammy win. The project continues the themes and sound of the original while launching a new creative phase. Bad Bunny lands his first leading film role in historical epic Porto Rico , centered on Puerto Rico’s history and culture. Summerfest 2026 runs June 18-20, 25-27, July 2-4 with headliners Post Malone and Garth Brooks ,...

Taylor Swift is IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2025, her sixth time topping the worldwide chart and extending her record as the category’s most-awarded artist. billboard.com Sia has been named Australia’s top music export on Spotify for 2025, reflecting the continued worldwide strength of her catalog as both a performer and songwriter. billboard.com Jacksonville rapper Lil Poppa ha...