After last year’s season finale, which ended with an explosion, John Oliver kept his final 2021 episode of Last Week Tonight inside the studio — but recruited several celebrities to help him bring the year to an end, including Cardi B and this season’s frequent finger-snap guest, George Clooney. He briefly recapped his “tricky year,” which started with him filming […]

Warner Music Group posted $1.37 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, the company announced today (Nov. 15). That represents a 22% revenue growth over the same period last year, a time frame largely impacted by the pandemic, and was fueled by 22% growth in recorded music that pushed that segment’s

During his Zoom interview with Billboard, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello discusses the wall of pictures on display behind him: photos of famed Universal monsters Frankenstein, the Wolf Man and the Creature From the Black Lagoon; a still from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein; and a group portrait of The Beatles from their Sgt. Pepper’s era.

Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Ala. has tapped some of the most beloved artists from the Northern Alabama region for the venue’s opening weekend. Dubbed The First Waltz, the amphitheater’s grand opening will span three days from May 13-15 with performances from Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Brittany Howard, Mavis Staples, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Emmylou Harris,

Adele made her first TV promotional stop on Sunday night (Nov. 14) for the CBS special Adele: One Night Only in support of her forthcoming 30 album, due this Friday (Nov. 19). The special featured 10 performances, including four songs from 30, as well as a sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey. Her first televised concert since 2015’s

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Summer of Soul won all six categories in which it was nominated at the 2021 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which were handed out Sunday (Nov. 14) in Brooklyn. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, features footage, largely forgotten and unseen for 50 years, of the 1969 Harlem Cultural

A judge has freed Britney Spears from the conservatorship that controlled her life and money for nearly 14 years. Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what’s unusual about hers, and how calls from her and her fans to #FreeBritney eventually worked. HOW DO CONSERVATORSHIPS WORK? When a person is considered to have a severely

K-pop group TWICE announced the first five North American dates of their 2022 world tour over the weekend. The shows were unveiled in a poster with the details of the upcoming outing, which reveals that the swing will include stops in Los Angeles at the Forum on Feb. 16, the arena in Oakland on Feb.

The Latin Recording Academy announced additional performers on Monday (Nov. 15) set to take the stage for the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas. Gloria Estefan — accompanied by Anitta, Carlinhos Brown, Laércio da Costa, Pedro Capó, Farina, Giulia Be and Diego Torres — will open the Latin Grammys with

Mexican rock band Maná announced an unprecedented and ambitious residency at the LA Forum that will have them playing monthly shows at the Los Angeles venue, making it the only venue and only city where fans will be able to see the top-selling Latin rock band perform in 2022. The significance of the residency goes