Billie Eilish strips down “Male Fantasy” for a new Vevo Live performance in support of her latest LP Happier Than Ever. The pop star performed the album’s closer in an intimate bedroom setting, where the singer, wearing a white cutout sweater and blue dress, planted herself at the edge of a golden bed. Her brother and […]

Chase Rice is declaring the COVID-19 pandemic is “over.” While speaking with Audacy’s Coop on Monday, Rice discussed the return of live music and how the COVID-19 pandemic — which is currently seeing a spike, thanks to the contagious spread of the Delta variant — had upended that sector of the business for the last year and

American Idol is keeping the band together for its fifth season on ABC. Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and host Ryan Seacrest have all inked new deals to remain with the singing competition in 2022 — which will mark the show’s 20th season overall, the first 15 on Fox. Their returns are

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday morning that proof of vaccination will be required to participate in indoor activities, including live performances and entertainment, a first-of-its-kind program in the U.S. The new mandate will require vaccination for workers and customers within indoor dining, fitness and entertainment facilities, and is slated to begin

Normani wasn’t afraid to show off her “Wild Side” in her latest Cardi B-assisted hit, but she was certainly “terrified” of showing the song to her father. The pop star chopped it up with Apple Music 1’s Ebro Darden on Tuesday (Aug. 3) to talk about the single, which debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard

Spotify is testing an ad-supported subscription tier that will allow users to play songs of their choice, with unlimited skips, for $0.99 a month, a Spotify spokesperson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Called Spotify Plus, the subscription tier is a fraction of the price of Spotify Premium, the $9.99/month ad-free offering. It is currently being

For the second time in 2021, Lil Nas X has made an explosive debut on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks in large part to a captivating music video and an ensuing public discourse. Following the No. 1 bow of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” in April, this week, “Industry Baby” — alongside Jack Harlow,

Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album had a good shot at winning the Grammy for best country album. And the remix of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” (featuring DaBaby) had an excellent chance of winning for best remixed recording. And then, as we all know, Wallen and DaBaby said things that are, quite simply, not acceptable in

For the first time in 15 months, live music is returning nationwide after the global coronavirus pandemic ravaged the industry. Billboard’s “My First Fest Back” is a spin-off series off “My First Show Back,” dedicated to sharing stories from the return of Lollapalooza for its 30th anniversary — the first large-scale festival, bringing in 100,000

BTS spends a 19th week atop the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 7), extending the South Korean septet’s record for the most weeks at No. 1 among duos or groups since the chart began in 2014, thanks to the continued success of the act’s hit singles “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.” “Butter” leads the