After winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Queen’s Freddie Mercury, Rami Malek is zeroing in on his next musical movie role: Prince. At least that was the subject of a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit on Oct. 16, in which the 40-year-old Bohemian Rhapsody actor portrayed The Purple One during an audition for director Jordan […]

Adele’s new song “Easy On Me” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 15) on Billboard, choosing the 33-year-old British superstar’s beautiful piano ballad — which is aiming for a splashy debut on the Billboard charts — as their favorite new music release of the past

Bowen Yang brought the Saturday Night Live house down when he appeared as a “proud gay Oompa Loompa” for a segment on “Weekend Update.” The comic was trending on social media Sunday (Oct. 17) thanks to the hilarious moment. Dropping by to initially talk about the unsafe working conditions in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, co-host

Netflix’s breakout Korean series Squid Game was transformed into a hilarious country music video parody during Saturday Night Live on Oct. 16. In the skit, set to the tune of Branchez & Big Wet’s “Turn Up On the Weekend,” host Rami Malek and cast member Pete Davidson sing about participating in the show’s deadly children’s

Drake’s Certified Lover Boy rebounds to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 23) for a fourth nonconsecutive week in the lead, as the set bumps up from No. 2 with 94,000 equivalent album units earned (down 14%) in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 14, according to MRC Data. Certified

Young Thug made his Saturday Night Live debut on Oct. 16 with a little help from his friends. For his first time as musical guest on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show, the 30-year-old Atlanta rapper brought out Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker for assistance on his amped-up track “Tick Tock.” Backed by a high-energy guitarist

Lil’ Kim’s career is being guided by Nick Cannon. The rapper revealed her current connection to Cannon in Complex’s interview series “Hiking With Rappers,” for which she joined host King Keraun on some Los Angeles trails, but spent more time chatting about her career in a golf cart. Lil’ Kim at first insisted she jogs

Young Thug is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live tonight, and it looks like Travis Barker will be joining him. The Blink-182 drummer posted a photo of himself with the Atlanta rapper just hours ahead of this weekend’s show. “SNL tonight,” Barker captioned the image he shared on social media Saturday evening (Oct. 16).

One of the rarest events in music is upon us once again. It’s Adele Season on Billboard’s charts! On Oct. 14, the superstar released her first new song in nearly six years, “Easy on Me.” The piano ballad premiered at 7 p.m. ET across streaming services and digital retailers worldwide, alongside its official music video.

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. Nicki Nicole’s Tiny Desk Joined by an 11-member band, Nicki Nicole presented her NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” this week, in celebration of