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Carly Rae Jepsen’s lead single from her forthcoming double LP has arrived. The pop-rockish “On Wires” is the first offering from the 24-track Day and Night. Check out the Caio Vieira-drected music video for it below. In a new interview with NME, Jepsen spoke of the single’s origins as a “come hither” track, before needing

Maren Morris is ready to hit pause on touring. During an interview with Today on Friday (July 3), the 36-year-old country-pop star revealed that her current dreamGIRL Tour will be her last for a while as she focuses on songwriting and spending time with her son. The brief trek wraps Aug. 15 with a show

On Friday (June 26), Lorde celebrated the one-year anniversary of Virgin by unveiling 49 demos from the album’s recording sessions and wrote a long, behind-the-scenes newsletter to her fans. Among the archived material uploaded to the pop star’s website are photographs, notes, artwork ideas, and the aforementioned tracks, which she calls “skeletons” of what would

Billboard published the May Boxscore report Monday (June 29) with BTS breaking records and Metallica, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and No Doubt rounding out the top five. But while the biggest stars of K-pop, rock, Latin and more packed stadiums, comedians were road warrioring their way to sold-out theaters and arenas. Here, we’re looking at

Ms. Lauryn Hill received the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at the BET Awards on Sunday. To celebrate, a number of musicians paid tribute to the Fugees member—including SZA, Doechii, Nas, Doja Cat, Queen Latifah, Tems, Tierra Whack, and more—before Hill ended up performing one of her own songs at the last minute. Watch a

The World Cup has officially entered its elimination stages— and as the tournament heats up, so has its official theme. “Dai Dai,” by Colombian pop icon Shakira and Nigerian crossover star Burna Boy, tops the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart this week, up six spots from No. 7 for its first frame in pole position.

You can now add Walton Goggins to the busy (and occasionally contentious) rollout for the Strokes’ forthcoming album Reality Awaits. The White Lotus and Fallout actor appears alongside Julian Casablancas and a collection of dancing clowns in the Johann Rashid-directed music video for the band’s single “Going Shopping.” As many astute Strokes fans have pointed

Japanese star Ado signed with WME in all areas globally, excluding Japan. The signing follows several high-profile festival appearances for the singer, including J-pop festival Zipangu in Los Angeles, which she headlined, as well as the Grove Stage at Lollapalooza and Summer Sonic in Japan. Next month, she’s slated to play Nissan Stadium in Yokohama,

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our

The album is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026. 6/30/2026 Madonna in 1986 Herb Ritts CasualMadonnafans might be surprised to learn that her biggestselling album of all time globally isn’t her acclaimed 1989 blockbusterLikeaPrayer, her 1998 magnum opusRay of Lightor her return-to-form 2006 comebackConfessions ona DanceFloor, but the 1986 LP which—as shown by its classic

Agriculture have announced a stateside trek. In the fall, the black metal band will tour their second album, 2025’s The Spiritual Sound, primarily on the West Coast, but will travel to the Midwest to play a short run of shows in November. Throughout the month-long sprint, the Los Angeles quartet will be joined by Brooklyn

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Miley Cyrus says it is a “dream” to be able to finally reveal her Barbie doll for the first time. The

Bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings has announced So Much for Goodbyes, his fifth studio album, out August 28 on Reprise. The project is dedicated to his late mother, Debra Apostol, whose artwork graces its cover. You can listen to lead single “Burn the Other End” and check out Apostol’s piece below. “I made this record to

Suno has been sued again over the training data powering its successful AI music generator — this time by production music licensing library Jamendo. Jamendo filed copyright infringement claims on Sunday (June 29) against Suno, which has been embroiled in high-stakes litigation with the major record labels for two years now. The AI music company,

Longtime friends Ela Minus and Nick León are joining up for a new collaborative, three-song EP. The Colombian electronic musician and the Brooklyn-based producer will release Qué Les Pasó a Mis Amigos? on August 7 via Domino imprint Smugglers Way, but they’re sharing its lead single “Espiral” today. Give it a listen below. Qué Les

They say timing is everything when it comes to putting on a show and Katy Perry was right on time last month for her FIFA World Cup performance, as the singer dazzled a sold-out SoFi Stadium crowd as part of the global soccer tournament’s official U.S. Opening Ceremony on June 12. Explore See latest videos,

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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. For the past 30 years, Wes Anderson has been making timeless and highly stylized films including The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand

Just as they’ve pushed the boundaries of what can reasonably be called an LP, YHWH Nailgun are now testing the limits on visual albums, too. The New York experimental rockers have shared a music video set to Magazine, their new 11-minute, 10 track album. Directed by Lane Stewart, the nocturnal short follows several mysterious characters

Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet are definitely not alone in the new teaser for Universal Pictures’ latest animated feature, which features a fitting musical boost from David Bowie. In the short preview posted Tuesday (June 30), the two actors make their debuts as Fran and Joe, two rocket scientists who happen upon small, colorful extraterrestrials