While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted. And Cheryl gave Kyle Crownover, Childers’ tour manager, a look. “I was like, ‘I think that’s the one,’” he tells Billboard. […]
Lola Young and Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall will collect prestigious awards from ASCAP at a ceremony in London next Tuesday (June 17). Related Lola Young on Collaborating With Tyler, the Creator & Becoming a Global Sensation 11/19/2024 The “Messy” hitmaker will be awarded the Vanguard Award which recognises an artist whose “innovative work is helping to
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Given the ramp-up to tonight’s BET Awards — Kendrick Lamar leading the charge with 10 nominations; Lil Wayne, GloRilla, Playboi Carti and Leon Thomas performing; a salute to video countdown show 106 & Park and not one but four Ultimate Icon Award honorees: Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg and Kirk Franklin — no doubt
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The Oasis drum seat has been filled by a number of time keepers, from original drummer Tony McCaroll, to longtime member Alan “Whitey” White, Steve White, Zak Starkey and Chris Sharrock. But when the reunited group finally hits the stage on July 4 for the first show on their anticipated Oasis Live ’25 tour, none
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Last month, Billboard Boxscore revealed its midyear touring recap, dominated by Coldplay, K-pop and Las Vegas’ Sphere. With the launch of Billboard’s comedy hub, we’re taking a closer look at the top-grossing comedy acts at the midyear mark. The 2025 midyear recap provides a switch-up at the top of the list. Kevin Hart led the
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Billboard cover star “Weird Al” Yankovic takes us through a day in his life and shares how his versatility has allowed him to perform on iconic stages like Coachella and beyond. The legendary parody artist opens up about his chart-topping hits on the Billboard Hot 100, teases an exciting Broadway musical in development, discusses how
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For proof that comedy can be as globally popular as music, Indian stand-up comic superstar Zakir Khan will make his debut at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Aug. 17 with a set performed exclusively in Hindi. Khan, 37, who has more than 8.2 million YouTube subscribers and, according to his reps, has sold more
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“Am I the first person to feel strange calling you ‘weird’?” John Mayer — bespectacled, grinning goofily, very much nerding out — is sitting across from “Weird Al” Yankovic, interviewing the Hawaiian shirt-clad parody music king, who is sitting across from him for his SiriusXM show, How’s Life With John Mayer. “You can call me
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Am I the first person to feel strange calling you ‘weird’?” John Mayer — bespectacled, grinning goofily, very much nerding out — is sitting across from “Weird Al” Yankovic, interviewing the Hawaiian shirt-clad parody music king, who is sitting across from him for his SiriusXM show, How’s Life With John Mayer. “You can call me
