As Heart Prepares to Launch Its First Tour in 5 Years, Ann Wilson Says Band Is Hoping to Write New Music
Five years after its last concert tour, what Nancy Wilson calls “the actual Heart,” with herself and older sister Ann Wilson, is beating its way toward the road — and looking toward making some new music, Heart’s first since its Beautiful Broken album in 2016. “The thing that we really hope to achieve is to…
This Bestselling Allman Brothers Book Returns to the Charts Following Dickey Betts Passing
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The Allman Brothers Band have been celebrated for decades, not only for their string of Billboard Hot 100 hits, but also…
How Phish turned Las Vegas’ Sphere into the ultimate music visualizer
Image: Alive Coverage Four nights of unique set lists and long jams presented a much different production challenge than U2’s 40-show residency. Continue reading…
What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote!
Calling all tortured poets! This week’s round-up of new music is filled with heavy hitters. Taylor Swift’s long-awaited 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, arrived in the form of a surprise double album on Friday (April 19), which features two major collaborations: Post Malone, whose name is billed on the lead single, “Fortnight,” as well…
The Hades 2 technical test is a trial in self-control
Image: Supergiant Games Imagine the most perfect barbecue — a prolific spread of smoked meats, all the right sides, every pie, type of cookie or cake, and even your grandmother’s famous dinner rolls. But there’s a catch: most of the food is kept behind glass to be unlocked at a later date, and you are…
Maren Morris’s Kids Book ‘Addie Ant’ Hits No. 1 on Amazon: Get Your Copy
In early April, country star Maren Morris released her children’s book Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure, in collaboration with former schoolteacher Karina Argow. According to the interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, they have known each other for about 11 years. This long-lasting friendship evolved into a collaborative partnership. “I’ve always wanted to make…
A Closer Look at SPYAIR’s ‘Orange’ From ‘Haikyuu!!’ on the Billboard Japan Charts
With their latest song “Orange,” SPYAIR has entered a new phase of their musical career. They managed to overcome what could be a fatal blow to most bands — the loss of their vocalist — by launching their YouTube channel “SPYAIR, Looking for a Vocalist” and their vocal audition titled “You’re SPYAIR! Hey Hey Speak…
Taylor Swift, TikTok Unveil Full Promo Campaign For New Album
TikTok announced “the ultimate Taylor Swift in-app experience” on Friday (April 19), a way to “connect Swifties with exclusive and first-of-its-kind features.” Related Taylor Swift Is Back on TikTok. Can Other Artists Do the Same? 04/19/2024 TikTok is certainly not the only platform to join with Swift in her promoting her new release, The Tortured Poets…
Rebel Moon Part 2 review: A slow-mo sci-fi slog
Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver is an empty feast. It’s a relentless onslaught of explosions, sci-fi tropes and meaningless exposition that amounts to nothing. And yet somehow it’s still better than the first film in Zack Snyder’s wannabe sci-fi epic franchise for Netflix, Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire. (What…
You may not need Apple Pay to tap and pay with your EU iPhone soon
Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Apple could soon let developers in the European Union use its tap-to-pay technology. A report from Reuters reveals that EU regulators could sign off on Apple’s proposal to open the payment system next month, putting a two-year-long legal battle to rest. In 2022, the European Commission accused Apple…
Billboard Partners With CJ ENM to Reinforce K-Pop’s Global Influence
Billboard and Billboard Korea have joined forces with CJ ENM to expand the global influence of the K-pop industry. The entertainment company behind KCON and MAMA AWARDS has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Billboard and Billboard Korea, ahead of the first Billboard Korea print issue mid-year. Harry H.K. Shin, Head of Music Entertainment…
Glastonbury 2024 to debut first ever South Asian dedicated stage
Glastonbury has announced that its first ever dedicated South Asian stage, named Arrivals, will debut at this year’s edition of the festival. READ MORE: How to get tickets for Glastonbury 2024 Arrivals will be part of the famous late-night Shangri-La area of the festival’s site, and it has been designed by a group of South Asian…