Ed Sheeran is heading back to Saturday Night Live. On Saturday (Oct. 23), the long-running NBC sketch comedy show announced that the English singer-songwriter will appear as musical guest alongside first-time host Kieran Culkin on Nov. 6. The following day, Sheeran revealed on social media that he’s been diagnosed with COVID-19 and will be self-isolating. […]

Brandi Carlile turned heads during her musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live, shining bright with performances from her latest album, In These Silent Days. For her first song on the Oct. 23 episode, hosted Ted Lasso star and former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis, the 40-year-old Grammy winner stepped out in a shiny gold

Ed Sheeran has tested positive for COVID-19. On Sunday (Oct. 24), the 30-year-old English singer-songwriter took to social media to reveal that he’s self-isolating and will continue giving interviews and performances from his home. The news arrives less than a week before the release of his upcoming album, =. “Hey guys. Quick note to tell

Lil Nas X helped close out the second day of EDC Las Vegas 2021 on Saturday (Oct. 23) with a surprise appearance during Diplo’s late-night set. As Diplo’s hourlong set on the cosmicMEADOW stage came to a booming close, the DJ and producer brought out Lil Nas X to perform his hit tracks amid a

Jay and the Americans singer Jay Black has died of complications from pneumonia. He was 82. Black’s family confirmed that he passed on Friday night (Oct. 22). In his final years, Black, who performed his last concert in 2017, also suffered from dementia. “Today, we mourn the passing of David Blatt a/k/a Jay Black and

BLACKPINK brought their ballad “Stay” to the YouTube Originals special Dear Earth on Saturday (Oct. 23). The K-pop group sang their 2016 single for the virtual event, where they also communicated “an important message” in a segment they filmed about climate change. “We are the first generation to have grown up in the digital age,

Lil Nas X addressed the idea of making a song with Boosie Badazz, who did not react kindly. [Editor’s note: The report below, which quotes Boosie Badazz’s remarks directed at Lil Nas X, contains potentially distressing language about suicide.] Over the weekend a clip of Lil Nas X from Instagram Live popped up, one in

Police in China’s capital Beijing say famed international pianist Li Yundi is a suspect in a prostitution case. A message on the force’s microblog said a suspect had been placed in administrative detention and an investigation opened on Thursday (Oct. 21) involving a woman identified by her surname Chen and a man named as “Li

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Maluma to star in Encanto Colombian superstar Maluma joins the cast of Disney’s upcoming film Encanto where he’ll voice the character of town

Ten years after its release, Bon Iver revisited his self-titled sophomore album with back-to-back concerts at the YouTube Theater at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, beginning Friday (Oct. 22). After the fanfare from his 2008 debut, For Emma, Forever Ago, subsided, Justin Vernon began work on an album that pushed his sound further from its DIY folk