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When the city of San Francisco first put out feelers for someone to manage the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in the early 2000s, Another Planet Entertainment (APE) senior vp Mary Conde had to do a double take. On one hand, she felt that there was no company better suited to take over the building named

Pete Davidson has seen all of the negative chatter about Ariana Grande, to whom he was once engaged. Though things didn’t work out between him and the pop star, he isn’t happy with the way she’s been treated. In a cover story interview with Variety published Wednesday (Sept. 30), the comedian shared his thoughts on

From bedroom songwriting to global stages, a handful of rising musicians are getting their names highlighted with TIME. TIME revealed its 2026 TIME100 Next list Wednesday (Sept. 30), underscoring 100 emerging leaders across entertainment, sports, business, science, politics and other fields. Among this year’s honorees are seven musicians: RAYE, Troye Sivan, PinkPantheress, Megan Moroney, Conan

Billy Joel opened up about the brain disorder that has laid him low most of this year during his first-ever live call-in special on his SiriusXM The Billy Joel Channel last Thursday (Sept. 24), during which he also answered questions about his favorite songs and lyrics. The exclusive opportunity for fans of the “Piano Man”

RAYE, Olivia Dean, Florence + The Machine and more will perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony. Taking place for a second consecutive year at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, a number of the 12-strong shortlist will perform live at the ceremony on Oct. 22. Nominees Dove Ellis, Florence + The Machine,

Hilary Duff will sit down for an exclusive conversation at the 2026 Billboard Live Music Summit, Billboard announced Wednesday (Sept. 30). And on the strength of her buzzy Lucky Me Tour — which was just extended through 2027 — the multiplatinum global superstar will receive Billboard’s Outstanding Pop Tour of the Year award as well.

Alejandro Sanz‘s songs form the foundation of El Alma al Aire, a new musical that builds an original story inspired by his repertoire. The story is set in Gazulea, a fictional fishing village inspired by Cádiz, located in the south of Spain. The Stage Entertainment production premieres on Thursday (Oct. 1) at the Teatro Ocaso

Number_i’s “REBON” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Sept. 30. The track is one of three A-sides on the trio’s fourth single “REBON / BUGS LIFE / DIGITAL GIRL,” their first release on Atlantic Records. The track launched with 304,863 copies to top sales while also hitting No.

RM is trying something new. After spending years building up his personal art collection, the BTS star is now putting those works on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in an exhibit called “RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me,” which he formally introduced by making a speech on Tuesday (Sept. 29).

Long before Harry Connick Jr. was a Grammy-winning singer/pianist, his mother, Anita-Francis Livingston Connick — who died when Harry was just 13 — dreamed of her prodigiously talented son one day playing Carnegie Hall. This past spring, on what would have been Anita-Francis’ 100th birthday, Connick made his late mom’s dream come true, playing three

Editor’s note: Early Friday morning (Sept. 25), Liam Gallagher appeared to pour cold water on his own previous statement, tweeting, “I was obviously kidding and trying to get you all to buy lots of tickets.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news If there’s a pot out there to stir, you can be certain that

Peter Rosenberg’s criticism of Ye (formerly Kanye West) continued Thursday (Sept. 24) when the former Hot 97 host took issue with West’s behavior at the street renaming ceremony for the rapper’s late mother earlier this week. During Thursday’s episode of The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show, Rosenberg didn’t appreciate West stepping in front of AldermanGreg Mitchell

Val Blavatnik, the 28-year-old son of Warner Music Group majority owner and vice chairman Len Blavatnik, has been named managing director of Warner Music North America, U.K. and Corporate Development at the Warner Music Group, the company announced Friday (Sept. 25). In his new role the younger Blavatnik, who has held several roles at the

Ed Sheeran‘s shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. this weekend have been canceled. An Instagram message from the singer’s Loop Tour promoter Messina Touring on Friday morning (Sept. 25) confirmed that the shows originally slated for Friday and Saturday (Sept. 26) are the latest victims of a giant nor’easter storm bearing down on the

The deluxe set introduces the tracks “Patient Zero,” “Pink Clouding,” “Babylon” and “Cleveland!” 9/25/2026 Taylor Swift TAS Rights Management It started with a cryptic moment in an Emmys Law & Order: SVU spoof. Then there were the zeros that mysteriously appeared in her Instagram bio and song lyrics on Apple Music. After that, a countdown

e.l.f. Cosmetics, a brand from e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), is releasing Mirror Mix, its second original music compilation album, featuring seven rising artists across pop, R&B, Latin music and rock, Billboard can exclusively announce Friday (Sept. 25). The project brings beauty and music together to champion the next generation of breakthrough artists, in true e.l.f.

A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her as a 13-year-old girl has fully recanted her allegations, telling a federal judge that her claims were “false,” that she had mental health issues and that her ex-attorneys filed the bombshell case with little due diligence. In new court documents filed Thursday (Sept. 24) in a lawsuit

In early 2024, Texas native Dylan Gossett’s breakthrough song “Coal” became his first Billboard Hot 100 hit, and went on to become certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. He followed with more homespun, organic tracks like the romantic “Beneath Oak Trees” and his 2025 self-written and self-produced debut album, Westward. Explore

Taylor Swift is opening up about the strange relationship behavior that inspired the first single from her just-released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore deluxe edition, “Patient Zero.” An Instagram post from the U.K.’s Capital FM on Friday morning (Sept. 25) reported that Swift had revealed the origins behind the slinky song that is

Céline Dion, barefoot and beaming, joined a fan sing-along of “Pour Que Tu M’aimes Encore” on the streets of Paris on Friday (Sept. 18). Fan-filmed footage on social media shows the pop icon climbing onto the hood of a car, taking in the crowd that gathered outside her hotel after the third show of the