Music

The U.K.’s LIVE Trust has announced its first wave of funded programmes which will see £500,000 ($688,000) distributed through a grant strategy (Jan. 27).  The news comes as Harry Styles is the latest artist to pledge £1 from every ticket sold for his ten-night stand at London’s Wembley Stadium this June. Given the stadium’s 90,000 […]

Two global Canadian superstars will duke it out for top honours at the 2026 Juno Awards. Announced Tuesday morning (Jan. 27) by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the 2026 Juno nominations list is headed by Justin Bieber and Tate McRae with six nods apiece, closely followed by The Weeknd and Cameron Whitcomb, […]

Australia’s dedicated heavy metal cruise Hellbound will return in 2027 following overwhelming demand for its inaugural voyage, which sold out in under 10 minutes. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The four-night cruise is set to sail Jan. 17–21, 2027 aboard Carnival Splendor, marking the second edition of the metal-focused experience created by Australian […]

Billboard‘s Genre Now package looks at artists who are expanding the definitions and worldviews of their respective genres, whether in R&B, country, dance, hip-hop, indie or pop. Below, find mini-profiles of seven of those game-changing artists, who speak to both the present and the future of popular music from their own respective corners of the […]

The Core, XG‘s first full-length album, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 23) on Billboard, choosing the Japanese vocal group’s fresh arrival as their favorite new drop. The Core arrived in a week that also saw new music streaming in from two former One Direction members — Louis […]

Teyana Taylor showcased her singing and dancing skills in a hilarious airport-themed sketch on Saturday Night Live. The 35-year-old singer and actress hosted the late-night sketch comedy show on Saturday (Jan. 24), joined by musical guest Geese. In a timely nod to the winter storms sweeping the U.S., Taylor appeared alongside SNL cast member Kenan […]

Louis Tomlinson has all but confirmed a return to Australia, telling fans that tour dates Down Under are not only coming, but they’re also inevitable. The singer teased the plans during an interview on The Smallzy Show on Friday (Jan. 23), after host Smallzy pointed out that Tomlinson has already announced tour dates across the […]

Sir Rod Stewart is firing back at Donald Trump. On Friday (Jan. 23), the 81-year-old rock legend criticized the president in a video shared on social media after Trump suggested that NATO troops avoided the front lines during the war in Afghanistan. “I may just be a humble rock star, I’m also a Knight of […]

Australian hip-hop heavyweights Hilltop Hoods have reclaimed a long-held triple j Hottest 100 record from Billie Eilish. The achievement adds another milestone to the Adelaide group’s decades-long relationship with the countdown, where they have consistently ranked among the most enduring acts in the poll’s history. Hilltop Hoods have been fixtures of the Hottest 100 since […]

When Paris Hilton was 19, an intimate video of her was made public without her consent. Now, she’s using the pain of that experience to fuel her as she works to get the Defiance Act passed in Congress. On Thursday (Jan. 22), the DJ spoke at an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., alongside […]