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Mariah Carey brings Christmastime in Vegas to Dolby Live MGM, 10 shows Nov 28–Dec 13, tix Sep 20. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/dJP48 Clipse make history as first hip-hop act to perform at the Vatican, joined John Legend at “Grace for the World,” co-directed by Pharrell. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/wJKQR Aerosmith + Yungblud tease collab “My Only Angel,” first new Aerosmith music in 10+ yrs, after MTV VMA Ozz...

Spotify Lossless finally launches, offering 24-bit/44.1kHz streams, but benefits are minimal and require wired headphones + proper settings. | verge.com Reba McEntire, Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman honored Golden Girls ’ 40th at the 77th Emmys with “Thank You for Being a Friend.” | countryliving.com SNL50: The Anniversary Special wins Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), marking...

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is backing a Caesars Palace casino bid for Times Square, promising jobs and community investment but facing pushback over congestion and crime. Billboard CBS will air two Grammy Salute specials this fall, honoring Earth, Wind & Fire on September 21 and Cyndi Lauper on October 5. Billboard Carín León will be the first Latino artist to headline the Sphere in Las Vegas with imm...

It’s Thursday, September 11, 2025. I’m Eileen Rivera, and here are your Music Headlines for today. Ceremony of Roses, the merch partner for Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism Tour, has filed suit to stop counterfeit sellers at her shows. Billboard Bad Bunny left the United States off his upcoming Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour, citing concerns that ICE raids could target Latino fans. Billboard Mark Davi...

Ella Langley, Megan Moroney & Lainey Wilson lead the 2025 CMA noms w/ six each, the first time 3 female solo artists share the lead. Zach Top follows w/ 5, Riley Green & Cody Johnson w/ 4. Live from Nashville Nov 19 → https://tinyurl.com/3f2y2yxr HUNTR/X’s “Golden” tops Hot 100 for 4th week, first female K-pop group to do so. KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack lands 4 simultaneous top 10s. Sabr...

Spotify rolls out lossless CD-quality audio in 50 markets for premium users, with full rollout by October. bb.com/pro 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist includes Sam Fender, Fontaines D.C., PinkPantheress & more. Winner announced Oct 16 in Newcastle. bb.com/mus Trisha Yearwood’s holiday album Christmastime drops Nov 7, followed by 12-date symphony tour starting Dec 2 in Nashville. tmu.com Hilary Duf...

Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 366K units, her 2nd chart-topper after 2024’s Short n’ Sweet . It’s the biggest streaming debut for a woman in 2025 and the first female No. 1 in 5 months. bit.ly/3Y0Carp Jack White sold a stake in his catalog to Sony Music, covering The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, and solo work. Deals of this typ...

Justin Bieber released Swag II , a 23-track double album featuring Tems, Lil B, Bakar, Hurricane Chris, and Eddie Benjamin, marking his first time releasing two albums in one year. Link | Album Jess Glynne’s 2015 hit Hold My Hand was named TikTok’s Global and U.S. Song of the Summer 2025, with Black Eyed Peas, Jeezy, Connie Francis, and Fantomel x Kate Linn rounding out the top tracks. Link Jorma...

Justin Bieber says Swag II , the follow-up to his surprise summer release Swag , drops at midnight tonight (September 5) and is being presented as a brand-new, pop-leaning album two months after his comeback. Billboard Radiohead will return after seven years with a 20 show European tour in November and December 2025 and will release Hail to the Thief: Live Recordings 2003-2009 on October 31. AP Ne...

Stray Kids earned their 7th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Karma , surpassing BTS & Linkin Park for most this century. variety.com/1236504975 Leaked jail calls suggest Young Thug spent $50k on streams to push Gunna’s DS4EVER to No. 1 over The Weeknd’s Dawn FM in Jan 2022 billboard.com/1236056892 The Mavericks canceled Vegas & Santa Fe shows as Raul Malo recovers from cancer surgery....

Myles Smith will headline the NFL’s first Dublin regular season game halftime show Sept 28 with The Line-Up Choir. Vikings vs Steelers at Croke Park. P!nk revealed she caught E. coli on vacation. She joked about recovery with wine + IV. Fugees’ Pras Michel had emergency colon cancer surgery, delaying a forfeiture hearing tied to his 2023 convictions. New date Oct 3. Sabrina Carpenter drops Man’s B...

The Mississippi GRAMMY Museum will open ’80s Rock: The Wildest Decade in Music on September 26, 2025, featuring artifacts from Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses, and Lita Ford. Billboard Lady Gaga will release her new song The Dead Dance on September 3, 2025, timed with Wednesday Season 2 and paired with a Tim Burton-directed video. Variety Hayley Williams released her third solo album Ego...

It’s Thursday, August 28th. I’m Eileen Rivera and here are your Music Headlines for today. Ariana Grande announced the Eternal Sunshine Tour , her first in six years, starting June 6, 2026, in Oakland and wrapping with multiple London O₂ shows in August. Read more Halsey will mark the 10th anniversary of Badlands with the Back to Badlands world tour, beginning October 14, 2025, in Los Angeles and...

Garbage announced their final North American headline tour this fall with 30 shows over two and a half months bit.ly/garbage-tour Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift revealed their engagement, two weeks after Kelce’s proposal in his garden. Their joint IG post drew huge support from fans and celebs bit.ly/swift-kelce Former Wiggles CEO Luke O’Neill is suing the band, Anthony Field, and counsel Matthew...

Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack hit a milestone with four Hot 100 Top 10s: HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” & “Golden,” plus Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” & “Your Idol.” Only a few soundtracks— Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Purple Rain, Waiting to Exhale —share similar honors. Globally, the soundtrack dominates, with HUNTR/X’s “Golden” holding No. 1 on the Global 200 for six weeks. It’s the first...

Country artist Gavin Adcock’s Wichita concert was interrupted when a fan rushed the stage before being subdued by security. Fans praised the team’s quick action. The Beatles announce “Anthology 4,” featuring 13 unreleased tracks, plus remastered reissues on CD, vinyl, digital, and a restored Disney+ documentary with a new ninth episode. Mastodon paid tribute to late co-founder Brent Hinds at their...

Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta; he left the band in March after 25 years and was recently replaced by Ben Eller and Nick Johnston. Read more YouTube Music marked its 10th anniversary by launching new features like playlist and album commenting, “taste match” playlists, Bandsintown concert alerts, and AI-driven discovery companions. Read mor...

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, after Austrian singer JJ’s victory in Basel this spring, marking the city’s third time hosting. Read more Oasis released a live rendition of “Wonderwall” from their recent Dublin show and announced more tickets will soon be available for their North American tour starting August 24 in Toronto. Read more Spotify signed a multi-year d...

Billboard revealed its top 25 producers of the 21st century. Max Martin leads, but the inclusion of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift and exclusion of Pharrell stirred debate. Billboard defended the recognition of artists as producers. mrdr.co/3LupVZ CBS extended its deal with Dick Clark Productions to air the AMAs on CBS/Paramount+ starting 2026. The 2025 show, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, drew 10M+ viewers....

BBC delayed “Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home,” filmed over Ozzy’s final years, respecting the family’s wishes. New air date TBD. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2z6kkktz Keith Urban launches the Rising Star Scholarship with Tamworth Festival. Winner goes to Nashville for studio time, writing, and industry networking. Apps open Jan 2026. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2cv2fcdz Doechii pulls from All Points East & Fo...

BBC One pulled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home hours before air. The doc covers his health struggles and final concert; no new air date yet. BLACKPINK closed their Deadline World Tour at Wembley with a surprise Spice Girls “Wannabe” cover. The group previously performed it on Corden; their single “Jump” nods to “Spice Up Your Life.” Pianist Robert Thies & flutist Damjan Krajacic drop Blue Landscape...

Megadeth will release their final studio album early next year and launch a farewell tour. https://metalinjection.net/news/megadeth-announces-final-studio-album-farewell-tour-plans Slipknot is nearing a $120 million deal to sell its catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners. https://blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-reportedly-nearing-120-million-deal-for-music-royalties-and-publishing KISS , George Str...

Taylor Swift’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl , arrives October 3 with 12 tracks, produced solely by Max Martin and Shellback, and includes a Sabrina Carpenter collaboration. She discussed it, the end of her Eras Tour, and reclaiming her masters on Travis Kelce’s podcast. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-release-date-track-list-1236043042/ Radiohead re...

Tool & Weezer headline Good Things festival in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane this Dec w/ Garbage, All Time Low, Make Them Suffer, Tonight Alive & more. Since 2018, fest has hosted The Offspring, Parkway Drive. Twenty One Pilots host global Breach album listening parties Sept 6–7 at record stores worldwide, w/ giveaways. 8th studio album drops Sept 12. Carly Pearce rushed to ER after sli...

Taylor Swift announced her 12th album The Life of a Showgirl on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, sharing a 22-track Max Martin/Shellback Spotify playlist. Release date TBD, pre-orders open for vinyl, CD, cassette. Snoop Dogg will headline the 2025 AFL Grand Final in Melbourne, one of Australia’s biggest sports events, drawing millions worldwide. Sarah McLachlan drops “Gravity” from Better Broken , her...