Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ 2026 Summer Gala is set to be legendary. John Legend will help kick off the Summer for the City festival on June 1 with a performance at David Geffen Hall in Manhattan, Billboard can exclusively reveal. The EGOT-winning, Billboard Hot 100-topping artist joins the roster of a gala that
Jack Douglas, one of the hardest working rock producers of the 1970s and 1980s has died at 80. Douglas’ family announced his death in a Facebook post, noting that he died on Monday (May 11); Douglas’ daughter, Sarah, told Rolling Stone her father’s death was due to complications from lymphoma. “As many of you who
The Academy of Country Music Awards may have celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, but one remnant from the birthday remains: the May 17 show will continue in its supersized length. For 2025, the ceremony, which streams on Prime Video, grew from two hours to two hours and 30 minutes, and it will now remain
While the Academy of Country Music has fostered charitable giving for decades, its philanthropic partner, ACM Lifting Lives, was founded 20 years ago to create an entity dedicated to such work. Ever since, it has funded programs to help advance music’s relationship with health and serve members of the country music community. Dating back to
Paul Anka received the BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI Pop Awards on Tuesday (May 12) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. In presenting the award, Mike Steinberg, BMI executive vp, chief revenue & creative officer, deemed Anka “music royalty.” “Tonight, we offer you BMI’s highest honor to celebrate your incomparable
The fresh late fall gigs will come on top of 28 previously announced shows slated to kick off on Friday (May 15) in Tampa. ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JULY 13: Arnel Pineda of Journey performs onstage during the «Summer Stadium» tour at Truist Park on July 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Paras Griffin/Getty Images Journey are
Ice Cube and Mike Epps are gearing up to celebrate three decades of Friday. The legendary rapper and stand-up comedian will honor the 30th anniversary of their beloved big screen comedy on July 17 with a hip-hop/comedy show at the Long Beach Amphitheater. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The Everyday’s Friday: Lyrics, Lougin’
Pearl Jam have booked their first gig since the departure of longtime drummer Matt Cameron last summer after 27 years behind the kit. The band will take the stage with an as-yet-unannounced time keeper at this year’s Ohana Festival in Dana Point, Calif., which will take place from Sept. 25-27. Explore See latest videos, charts
The late, disgraced Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is the subject of a new two-part documentary, commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The film, Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator, will debut Tuesday, June 9, and will feature interviews with survivors who’ve never before spoken publicly of his crimes. The series is said to capture the full story of Harris’ double
U2 is back on the streets, this time in Mexico City where the legendary Irish rock band is shooting a new music video. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. were snapped in the Mexican capital where they’re shooting a music video for the new track, “Street of Dreams,” lifted from their yet-to-be announced
