And we back, and we back and we back. Chance The Rapper is hitting the road in celebration of Coloring Book‘s 10th anniversary this year. Following a performance in Chance’s hometown of Chicago as part of the Ravinia Festival on Aug. 8, the Coloring Book 10 Tour kicks off in Cleveland on Aug. 11 and
April was a busy month around Atlanta; the Hawks made the NBA Playoffs, but were ousted by the New York Knicks, the Braves sit in first place in the NL East and Cardi B closed out her Little Miss Drama Tour with a pair of sold-out shows at State Farm Arena. Billboard launched the inaugural strip club
The 2026 World Cup will be a coming together of soccer teams — and artists — from all around the globe, with BTS, Madonna and more set to perform at different points in this year’s FIFA tournament. Global Citizen announced Thursday (May 14) that the K-pop boy band and Queen of Pop will perform along
The voice of the late Mexican music icon Vicente Fernández resonates once again, this time alongside major stars of the Sinaloa banda genre in the album Tributo al Rey con Banda (Grandes Duetos Vol. 1), unveiled on Wednesday (May 13) at the Rancho Los Tres Potrillos in Guadalajara, Mexico — the place where he lived
Nicki Minaj hasn’t been shy about her support for Donald Trump and the Make America Great Again movement in the last year, but it took a lot for her to come out publicly and back the president, as she was initially afraid of the backlash from her peers in the music industry. Minaj, who has
Lizzo just got Chris Brown‘s endorsement for her new album, Bitch — whether he knows about it or not. On Wednesday (May 13), the Yitty founder shared an edited version of the polarizing R&B icon’s recent video defending his new album, Brown. In the original clip, which Brown had posted on his Instagram Story the
As Janet Jackson celebrates her birthday (May 16), Billboard takes a look at the superstar’s history on the Billboard Hot 100. Born as the youngest of 10 children to Joseph and Katherine Jackson, Janet was almost pre-destined to enter the music industry with her brothers and sisters. By her fifth birthday, five of her brothers
Billy Idol will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November, but he won’t have to wait that long for a major plaudit: He is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the 52nd American Music Awards on Monday, May 25. The punk icon and survivor will be the third
All week long, we’re celebrating Janet Jackson Week here at Billboard.com, as the youngest Jackson sibling turns 60 on Saturday (May 16). We celebrate her talent, her versatility and, not least, her survival. Pop megastardom is not for the faint of heart. Not many artists achieved success on Jackson’s level in her peak era as
Theodore Shapiro received the BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards, which was held on Wednesday (May 13) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The award recognized his body of work across film and TV over the last 25 years. The event also saluted the composers
