For the period of April 1 to July 1, Live Nation rocketed past its performance in the early days of COVID-19 with a 677.2% increase in revenue the prior-year period and a 98.2% improvement from the first quarter, according to the company’s second quarter 2021 earnings report released Tuesday (Aug. 3). Ticketing revenue made the […]

Chris Evans just took a DNA test and he’s 100% the father of Lizzo’s fake baby. The Captain America actor watched the “Truth Hurts” singer spill the tea last week about her faux pregnancy in a TikTok video, where she hinted the baby was his. In a new TikTok clip from Monday (Aug. 2), Lizzo showed how Evans

Just days after making homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on July 25, representatives for rapper DaBaby reached out to the promoters of seven fall festivals that had booked the Charlotte, N.C., rapper and assured them an apology would be forthcoming. DaBaby was planning to tape a short video that would be played

Did you know that it’s James Hetfield’s birthday? The Metallica frontman turns 58 years old on Tuesday (Aug. 3) — just in time for the release of Weezer’s rocking cover of “Enter Sandman.” Weezer’s new track is the latest drop from The Metallica Blacklist, a soon-to-be-released compilation of covers honoring the heavy metal band’s 1991

A month after Garth Brooks restarted his three-year stadium tour, the country superstar says after his next two shows, he will reassess if he should continue given the COVID-19 resurgence due to the fast-spreading Delta variant. Brooks’ Aug. 7 show at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium will go on as planned, as will the Aug. 14

Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood’s “If I Didn’t Love You” bounds onto Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Aug. 7) at No. 2, marking a historic entrance. Since the survey began as an all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958, the song marks the highest debut for a duet between a solo

As major festivals kick back into gear — with Rolling Loud Miami a week-plus ago and Lollapalooza this past weekend — many of us are wondering: What is it like to return to a crowded music festival after a year and a half away? On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we invite back Pop

Tyler, The Creator announced Tuesday (Aug. 3) that he will be touring in support of his Billboard 200 No. 1 album Call Me If You Get Lost in spring 2022. The rapper plotted his 34-date arena journey from February to April 2022 with an official “travel itinerary” that he unveiled on his socials, and three special guests will

Rapper Dizzee Rascal has been charged with assault after an incident in London that left a woman with minor injuries. The Metropolitan Police said late Monday that the 36-year-old, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, was charged after the incident at a residential address in Streatham, southeast London, on June 8. The force said

On a Thursday afternoon in July, Italian rock quartet Måneskin are busy working on their new album in a villa in the town of Garlasco — where, their team notes, they will have to remain in their private area for their Billboard interview and photo shoot, lest they get mobbed by their fans on the