Music

Lil Jon’s son, Nathan Smith, died earlier in February at the age of 27. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed in a statement to Billboard on Friday (Feb. 27) that Smith’s cause of death was the result of drowning. The medical examiner listed Smith’s death as a “drowning in the setting of psilocybin use,” […]

Hilary Duff timed her comeback to perfection, as Luck… Or Something (via Atlantic/Warner) debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Luck… Or Something arrives at the summit of the Australian albums tally, published Friday, Feb. 27, for her fourth top 10 appearance and first leader. Previously, the singer, songwriter and actor landed at […]

The morning of Donald Trump’s historically lengthy State of the Union speech, the White House posted a mashup video featuring clips from a number of popular movies and TV shows and soundtracked by the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash hit “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The latest […]

Alice Ivy collected producer of the year and Ninajirachi snagged a brace at the 2026 MPEG Awards, presented Wednesday night (Feb. 25) in Sydney, ensuring female studio professionals dominated the annual ceremony. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Ivy (real name: Annika Schmarsel) has been on a year-long hot streak, collecting multiple trophies at […]

When Armanii took the stage at Webster Hall during Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Week last summer, he won over the crowd with music that wasn’t even out yet. Attendees were primed to hear year-defining hits like Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” and Ravyn Lenae’s “Love Me Not,” but the first songs to get them moving and singing […]

Faith No More may very well be no more. While FNM last performed back in 2016 with Chuck Mosley, Mike Patton hasn’t fronted the group since the conclusion of their Sol Invictus Tour in 2015. The ‘90s alternative rock heavyweights touted a global live return in 2020, but those plans were crushed by pandemic.  Then, the band was […]

This week, in its 20th frame on the Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift‘s “Opalite” jumps from from No. 8 to No. 1. The hit song, which originally debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100 dated Oct. 18, 2025 (following the release of parent album The Life of a Showgirl) was boosted by a surge […]

TWICE returned to late-night television on Monday night (Feb. 23), performing their hit “Strategy” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The nine-member K-pop group appeared as musical guests on the NBC late-night program, bringing synchronized choreography and arena-level staging to Studio 6B at Rockefeller Center. The performance marks the third time the 2023 Billboard […]

Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, adding a fourth week atop the chart, after first it led for two weeks in January-February 2025. It concurrently scores its second total and consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The superstar monopolizes the top four spots on the […]

Longtime Nashville artist manager Gary Borman is retiring and closing down his namesake management company, Borman Entertainment, after a 50-year run, he announced Sunday (Feb. 22). Related Borman, who’s appeared on Billboard’s Country Power Players list as the founder and president/CEO of Borman Entertainment, is 73.  Keith Urban is expected to announce new management shortly. […]