Music

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 […]

Yungblud’s recent tour of Australia has produced the sweetest of halo effects, as his album Idols (via Capitol/Universal) belatedly blasts to No. 1. On the latest ARIA Albums Chart, published Friday, Jan. 23, Idols lifts 12-1, for its first stint at the top of the leaderboard. Idols had previously peaked at No. 4, following its […]

The Eagles continue to fly high, as Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 becomes the first album to be certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, marking 40 million units moved since the set’s 1976 release and remaining the RIAA‘s biggest album in terms of U.S. sales and streams. The greatest-hits set — which […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — The year 2025 was a record-breaking one for Untitled Group, which posted more than 800,000 tickets sold, a new high on its 10th anniversary. That’s up from a then-record 630,000 tickets shifted across its events and tours in 2024, and 500,000 tickets sold in 2023. Related The independent Melbourne-based concerts, festivals and events […]