Sure, Carrie Underwood is the country star behind hits like “Before He Cheats” and “All-American Girl,” but turns out, she’s also a huge fan of nu-metal. In a clip from season 23 of American Idol, in which Underwood took over for Katy Perry on the judges panel alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, an 18-year-old
The Great Escape has confirmed its first wave of keynote speakers for its 2025 conference, led by Jordan Stephens of Rizzle Kicks. The Brighton festival will be returning from May 14 to 17, and will play host to a raft of speakers from across the industry. Rapper and broadcaster Stephens will be joined by BBC
SZA has hit another chart milestone. The singer/songwriter’s SOS has tied with Michael Jackson’s Thriller, notching 79 total, nonconsecutive weeks each in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to Luminate, no other Black artist has as many, or more, weeks
Jelly Roll is a Billboard 200-topping artist, a CMT Music Awards and CMA Awards winner, as well as a Grammy nominee. Now he has a new accomplishment to celebrate — the growth of his chest hair. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The country superstar’s wife, Bunnie
“Conductor, we have a problem!” Wiz Khalifa, who went from the rap blogs to mainstream superstardom, has gone back to the basics these past few weeks as he’s been randomly releasing freestyles and linking back up with old friends like Curren$y and now fellow Taylor Gang member Ty Dolla $ign. Produced by current underground darling
Lizzo has new music on the way, with the hitmaker announcing Wednesday (March 12) that her next single, “Still Bad,” is arriving in less than a day. Sharing a red-tinted close-up photo of her face with rosy flecks of light surrounding her eyes, Lizzo wrote on Instagram, “STILL BAD THURSDAY 12PM EST,” with two blood
No need to panic, but there’s a double dose of “Anxiety” for Doechii on the Billboard charts (dated March 15), as the rapper/singer appears on two different, but related, versions of the similarly named track, thanks to a saga that also involves Will Smith, Gotye and Detroit rapper Sleepy Hallow. Rewind to 2019, when Doechii
Throughout his career, 91-year-old music icon Willie Nelson has been known to highlight the music catalogs of other artists and songwriters, including Frank Sinatra, Cindy Walker, Kris Kristofferson and Ray Price. Nelson’s upcoming Legacy Recordings album Oh What a Beautiful World, out April 25, will highlight the songwriting compositions of another lauded singer/songwriter and fellow
Travis Japan’s “Say I do” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 12. This song is being featured as the theme song for Honnou Switch, the drama series starring member Kaito Miyachika and actress Wakana Aoi, and is the first CD single by the seven-member boy band. The track launched
Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work, in the same spirit as Billboard’s annual Women in Music honors since 2007. This interview series featuring female players in the Japanese entertainment industry is one
