Zara Larsson, ‘Midnight Sun’ (Sommer House / Epic Records)Zara Larsson’s new album, Midnight Sun, is due Sept. 26, and she’s now lined up a North American tour for 2026 in support of the project.The tour will start Feb. 28 in Portland, Oregon, and is set to wrap up April 12 in Houston, Texas. Presales start Wednesday at 10…… Read More…
Myles Smith on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Disney/Randy Holmes)Have you heard? Myles Smith is playing the halftime show! No, not that one — a different halftime show.On Sept. 28, the NFL will stage its first-ever regular season game in Dublin, Ireland, as the Minnesota Vikings take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. While Myles is from England, not…… Read More…
With Labor Day behind us, Billboard can now reveal what its official song of the summer for 2025 was, based on its performance on the publication’s annual Songs of the Summer chart.To the surprise of no one, the title goes to Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” which was #1 on the Songs of the Summer chart every…… Read More…
Katy Perry’s Lifetimes tour (Live Nation)Katy Perry has defied the haters with her Lifetimes tour.According to Billboard, the high-tech, butterfly-themed tour, which features songs from throughout Katy’s career, has sold more than 1.1 million tickets so far. It’s also grossed more than $80 million, and that’s only for her shows in the U.S., Canada and…… Read More…
Halsey bids at the amfAR Gala Venezia 2025, August 2025 (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for amfAR)Lots of famous musicians have art collections, but Halsey just dropped some serious cash on a painting that has yet to be created.Halsey attended AmfAR Venezia, an annual fundraiser for The Foundation for AIDS Research, on Aug. 31. According to Variety, as…… Read More…
Taylor Swift, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ cover image (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are the queen and king of Spotify.Taylor’s upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl has become the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify history. The page shows how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until the Oct. 3 release…… Read More…
Alex Warren (Jack Dytrych)After setting a chart record in the U.K. earlier this year, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” spent 10 weeks at #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 and 20 weeks on the Canadian Hot 100 — making it the North American song of the summer, for all intents and purposes. The fact that “Ordinary” is such…… Read More…
Fifth Harmony performs in San Jose, CA, December, 2017 (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Fans have wanted a Fifth Harmony reunion for years, and Sunday night, they got one — at a Jonas Brothers concert.Jonas Brothers have been bringing guests onstage to join them throughout their current tour, and at their stop in Dallas on Aug. 31,…… Read More…
Goodbye “Espresso,” hello Scotch. As part of her Man’s Best Friend rollout, Sabrina Carpenter has partnered with Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky in a multiyear deal. Sabrina is part of the brand’s campaign imagery, and at select stops on her Short N’ Sweet tour, fans who are 21 and over will be able to enjoy Sabrina’s signature…… Read More…
Cover of Rihanna’s ‘Music of the Sun’/ (Def Jam Recordings)Twenty years ago Friday — Aug. 29, 2005 — Rihanna released her debut album, Music of the Sun, featuring her first hit, “Pon de Replay.” To celebrate her two-decade music career, she’s put some special merch up for sale and also announced a vinyl box set.The items include…… Read More…