Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong on American Idiot‘s Impact: ‘It Changed Everything for Me’
This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2004 Week continues here as we hear from an artist behind arguably the year’s biggest rock album: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, whose punk-rock opera American Idiot sold millions and spawned four huge hit singles, led by its pointedly…
Jim Jarmusch Scores Four Avant-Garde Classics In Trailer for Man Ray: Return to Reason
It’s at least autumn before we see Jim Jarmusch’s first film in five years, but his latest contribution is larger than most can manage: Sqürl, his musical outfit with Carter Logan, scored four newly restored shorts from the legendary Man Ray, which will debut on May 15. Janus Films are releasing it as a package…
Travis Kelce Says He’s ‘Gotta Ask’ Taylor Swift About Her 2012 ‘Punk’d’ Episode With Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift‘s Punk’d episode was over a decade ago, but fans are still laughing — even Travis Kelce. Related A Timeline of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship 04/24/2024 On the Wednesday (April 24) episode of his and brother Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end spoke about the pop star’s 2012…
Dr. Dog Preview First New LP in Six Years with Feel-Good Single “Talk Is Cheap” and Official Music Video
Photo Credit: Wyndham Garnett Last month, Dr. Dog tested the waters, dipping its toes back into the scene with their first delivery of new music since 2019, a stand-alone single, “Still Can’t Believe.” As a follow-up, the Philadelphia band provided context to the previous release, unveiling its position on their impending track list for a…
A Tell-All Beatles Book Came Out 40 Years Ago — Here’s Why the Author Is Releasing the Transcripts
Fifty years ago, Steven Gaines, a New York Sunday News rock ‘n’ roll newspaper columnist, lined up to ask the Beatles‘ John Lennon a question during a press event for the musical Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band On the Road. Gaines blurted out, “Hi, John, does seeing Sgt. Pepper’s being made into an off-Broadway…
Here’s Why Fans Think Beyoncé Is Bringing ‘Cowboy Carter’ to Stagecoach
With her landmark 2018 headlining performance, Beyoncé has already dominated Coachella and effectively reshaped the iconic festival in her image. Could Stagecoach be next? Fans think so! Related Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: The Samples & Interpolations on Her New Album 04/24/2024 A sister event to Coachella, this year’s Stagecoach Festival will be held at the Empire Polo…
Ashley Judd, Aloe Blacc Help White House Unveil National Suicide Prevention Strategy: ‘There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Love’
Editor’s note: The following story includes discussions of suicide and sexual abuse. Related Musicians Who Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health Struggles 04/24/2024 Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc, who’ve both been touched by the suicide of a loved one, visited the White House on Tuesday (April 23) to help the White House unveil its new…
Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year. The divest-or-ban bill is now law, starting the clock for ByteDance to make its move. The…
Steam closes an early-access loophole in its refund policy
Valve has closed a loophole in Steam’s refund policy that effectively allowed players to beat a game before its official release date and get their money back. The company has long had a policy in place whereby users could refund a game, no questions asked, as long as they haven’t played for more than two…
Listen to Girl In Red’s lively cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Girlfriend Is Better’
Girl In Red has shared a lively cover of ‘Girlfriend Is Better’, as part of a new Talking Heads tribute album. Check out the song below. READ MORE: Girl In Red on her new album: “It’s ballsy, big dick energy” The track will be part of ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop…
Shaboozey Scores First No. 1s on Billboard Charts Thanks to ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
Shaboozey is officially a Billboard chart-topping artist. Two weeks after debuting on Billboard’s charts for the first time via two featured appearances on Beyoncé’s LP Cowboy Carter, the singer-songwriter jumps from No. 34 to No. 1 on the Emerging Artists chart (dated April 27) thanks to his new single “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” Released April…
Drake Vs. Everybody: Here Are All of The Stars Involved in the Rap Civil War
As the 2024 Rap Civil War wages on, Drake appears to have become a lone wolf, fighting an uphill battle against some of the genre’s brightest stars. Though the blockbuster battle against Kendrick Lamar is the main event on the card, multiple other artists seemingly want to take a swipe at the OVO captain. And…