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First she was Jenny from the Block, then she was “Lola,” but now Jennifer Lopez is ready to show you a darker side with her newest performance. On Friday (Sept. 5), Lopez released her rendition of the titular track from her forthcoming movie musical adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman. Over a waltzing melody, Lopez goes full Broadway, as she belts her way through the John Kander and Frank Ebb-penned classic about love, seduction and death. “Sooner or later, in sunlight or bloom/ When the red candles flicker, she’ll walk in the room,” she sings on the track. “And the curtain will shake and the fires will hiss/ Here comes her kiss.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Alongside the new single, JLo also shared a set of new photos from the film, depicting her character dressed in a shimmering green gown and spiky black bangs, posed in a prison cell and against a massive web. The singer shared another section of the song’s lyrics alongside the photos: “There’s only one pin that can puncture such bliss… Her kiss.” The film — set for release in theaters on Oct. 10 — adapts the Tony Award-winning 1992 Broadway musical, which originally starred Chita Rivera. The film will follow the story of Valentín (Diego Luna) and Molina (Tonatiuh Elizarraraz), two inmates in an Argentinian prison who form a bond as Molina relays the plot of a glamorous Hollywood movie starring his favorite vampy diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez). While the film has yet to be released publicly, early screenings at the Sundance Film Festival and Locarno Film Festival drew positive reviews from critics, with review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a score of 83%. “Weaving a visually sumptuous web of musical intrigue, Kiss of the Spider Woman showcases beauty in tragedy through wondrous performances by Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz and Diego Luna,” the site’s critical consensus reads. Listen to Lopez’s rendition of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” below. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Prior to the pandemic, Ariana and the Rose was in the thick of Brooklyn nightlife, bringing slamming synth-pop and eye-popping performance art to clubs, warehouses and queer-friendly spaces. It goes without saying, but during the COVID-19 period, Brooklyn nightlife (or nightlife of any kind) dried up, sending Ariana DiLorenzo to TikTok. There, her frank, funny musical musings on love and heartbreak, delivered while seated at a piano, attracted a new audience. Explore See latest videos, charts and news When the world opened back up, Ariana and the Rose brought that conversational, storytelling approach to beloved NYC gay bar Club Cumming. (Named after co-owner Alan Cumming, it’s attracted everyone from Broadway stars to Paul McCartney.) After that, she brought a full project — the Breakup Variety Hour live show — to famed Manhattan venue Joe’s Pub for a sold-out debut last October. Now, on Oct. 15, she’s headed back to Joe’s Pub – and beyond – to support The Breakup Variety Hour, her upcoming album which builds upon the show and its sly self-help premise. “I knew I wanted to make something that felt like more than just a collection of songs,” she explains. “I had been watching episodes and clips of The Cher Show and old Bette Midler live shows and the idea and inspiration for a one-woman show came from that. Bette Midler was a huge creative inspiration for this, the Barbra Streisand specials from the ‘60s. They’re so theatrical and over the top yet relatable and funny. I love that style of performing, so I backed into that concept with the show also being an album,” she says. “My new album is like a long catch-up with your favorite friend that you haven’t seen in a while.” The Breakup Variety Hour drops Oct. 10, preceded by “I Just Came to Say Goodbye” (one of her best-ever vocal performances) and “I’m Fine,” a disco-fied ode to pretending you’re great even when you’re falling apart post-breakup. Like much of the album, “I’m Fine” exists somewhere between winking self-flagellation and legit self-help – she’s laughing at herself for repeating the same mistakes in love while celebrating her strength and trying to move forward, via six steps toward recovery. Additionally, another preview of the album, the reflective “Limitless,” drops today. “The album is about putting yourself back together after heartbreak. My example on the album is romantic heartbreak but really, it’s a love letter to picking yourself back up again after any heartbreak,” she continues. “It’s a very ‘take what you need’ kind of record. You can listen straight through and experience the full story, you can listen just to certain steps and their corresponding song (depending on your mood), you can just listen to the songs. It’s really whatever you’re needing.” Of her return to Joe’s Pub, which has housed everyone from Amy Winehouse to Adele, Ariana says, “It feels very full circle to bring the show back a year later, having it change and grow so much and now having the music released as an album as well. Joe’s Pub is such a special venue and it feels so cool to have gotten to develop this show and idea there.” Check out her The Breakup Variety Hour tour dates below. Oct 15 – New York, NY – Joe’s PubNov 11 – Austin, TX – 29th Street BallroomNov 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban LoungeNov 16 – San Francisco, CA – Brava Theater CenterNov 18 – Los Angeles, CA – El CidNov 21 – Boise, ID – Shrine Ballroom BasementNov 23 – Portland, OR – Al’s DenDec 8 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen with more to be announced… Ariana and the Rose Sidewalk Killa Source link

RZA, Raekwon The Chef and Cappadonna celebrated everything Wu-Tang Clan and everything hip-hop during Thursday night’s (Sept. 4) R&B Hip-Hop Power Players event in Brooklyn. Explore See latest videos, charts and news After being introduced by Billboard CEO Mike Van, RZA, Raekwon and Cappadonna took the stage at Williamsburg’s Unveiled to accept the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Award. During their speech, RZA noted that rap’s hall of famers are most often the people who work behind the scenes. (Check out the full speech above.) “When you think about hall of fame, you thinkin’ about it being full of people with fame, famous people,” RZA said. “But there are so many other people who are not famous that helps build our culture. Helps build the career of the artist. Whether it’s a Steve Rifkind, Lyor Cohen or Wendy Goldstein, or a Dante Ross… or a Billboard Magazine. There’s so many elements that go towards a career to make it famous. There’s so many elements that go towards the culture to make that culture famous.” RZA went on to explain that hip-hop started in the streets of New York before rising up to become a “global, multi-billion dollar movement that’s feeding families all over the world.” The Chef then stepped in to give his thanks to Billboard before Cappadonna closed it out by thanking the fans and bringing Loud Records founder Steve Rifkind on stage to thank him for believing in the Wu. The R&B Hip-Hop Power Players event also honored Leon Thomas and GELO, who are the brand’s R&B and Hip-Hop Rookie’s of the Year, respectively. The event then closed out by honoring Cardi B with the Impact of the Year Award.    Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

On Thursday night (Sep. 4), Cardi B accepted the 2025 Billboard impact of the year award at the R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event in Brooklyn. After the presentation by this writer — Billboard‘s senior director of R&B / Hip-Hop — Cardi delivered a rousing speech, highlighting her love for hip-hop and building a long-lasting legacy in the game. “Hip-hop is a feeling. When I was growing up, I didn’t want to be the Shakiras, the J-Los, and the R&B artists; I wanted to be like Trina and Lil Kim. I wanted to be like them,” Cardi said. Cardi’s affinity for the culture continued when she spoke on wanting to fulfill her passions for hip-hop as a child growing up, who once feared that her reality would shatter her dreams of MC fame. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I’m just so happy that I’m a part of something that I love. I always dreamed about this career — I just felt like with the environment that I was in, dreaming was dreaming,” she shared. “Reality crushes your dreams. So I’m happy that my career is the career that I always dreamed of.” She added, “I want to be spoken about forever. We talk about all these hip-hop artists who came out 20 years ago and 30 years ago, and I want to be a part of that. I don’t want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy so I can die in peace one day and my kids can be like, ‘That’s my mama.’” Cardi was one of the handful of artists honored at the 2025 Billboard’s R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event. Legendary collective the Wu-Tang Clan was inducted into Billboard’s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, while rising star Leon Thomas earned breakthrough artist of the year. Promising newcomers Gelo, Odeal and Ravyn Lanae were each named rookie of the year for hip-hop, African music, and R&B, respectively. Watch Cardi B’s full acceptance speech above.    Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

It’s back to school season, which means two things: getting used to the insane morning rush to the bus again and the obligatory first-day-of-school pics from everyone you know. And, in this case, celebrities really are just like us. Take Carey Hart. P!nk‘s husband and former motocross champ got in on the fall tradition by posting a sweet pic of the couple’s eldest child, 14-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart, as she prepared to leave the house for her first day of high school. Rocking jeans, a pink crop top, a couple of water bottles and a smile that’s a dead-ringer for her mom’s, Willow looks ready to take on the world. “1st day of school for the kiddo’s!!!! So crazy that Willz is starting high school today,” wrote Hart in the Instagram post in which the couple’s daughter sported a wavy 1970s side-part bob. “My lil girl is growing up and taking the 1st major step in chasing her dream,” Hart continued. “You will be on broadway one day. So proud of you. And Jamo, just don’t eat to much glue 🤣🤣🤣.” The latter was a jokey reference to the couple’s other child, eight-year-old son Jameson Moon Hart, who also looked ready to take on the world with his close-cropped bleach blonde hair, white t-shirt, patterned shorts, orange sneakers and shiny braces smile. Hart paid tribute to Willow on her 14th birthday back in June, when he posted a smiling current photo of the budding musical theater star in a white dress and chunky necklace alongside a throwback pic of her crushing a popsicle in her younger years. “My #1. I love you to the moon, around it 10,000,000 times, and back. Happy 14th kiddo. You are gonna change the world. I’m beyond proud of you. Love papa,” he wrote. P!nk also honored their first-born back in June, when the singer gushed about Willow hopping on the coffee table in the family living room during the Tony Awards to sing her version of the Tony-nominated musical Boop!‘s “Where I Wanna Be.” In a comment on the impromptu performance, P!nk said, “I like when she sings at me.”    Source link

Ravyn Lenae, GELO and Odeal accepted the R&B, Hip-Hop and African Rookies of the Year award at Billboard‘s 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event Thursday night (Sept. 4) at Unveiled in New York. Staff writer Kyle Denis and I introduced the three Rookies, touting their Billboard chart stats — Lenae scored her first Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with “Love Me Not” and GELO’s “Tweaker” topped Rhythmic Airplay — and genre-blending capabilities, as Odeal has captured the global spotlight with his emotive, experimental blend of Afro-fusion, alté and R&B. “As I was preparing for tonight, I kept reflecting on how transformative this past year has been for me. So many of my wildest dreams have become reality, and I’m still pinching myself to be living in a season I’ve worked toward for so long,” said Lenae, who also touched on the working process behind her 2024 critically acclaimed sophomore album Bird’s Eye, the parent project of “Love Me Not.” “I knew I had to strip everything back and reconnect with who I am beyond success or perception,” she added. “That meant going home to the Southside of Chicago, walking through my family home, eating my grandma’s cooking, revisiting the albums that made me want to sing in the first place. Those little things reminded me of my roots, my magic.” When the spotlight was on Odeal, he reflected it back on everyone else in the room. “I want everyone to celebrate themselves at every time. My manager today told me to never be late to your own party, ’cause I’m literally always late to everything it’s ridiculous,” he said. “With that being said, I just want everyone to celebrate themselves at any given moment because life is short and we’re all doing absolutely amazing and we have to work twice as hard as almost anyone, you know what I’m talking about.” GELO also shared his gratitude for being a part of Billboard‘s Rookie of the Year tradition at R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players. “It means a lot to be a part of the Billboard Rookie of the Year and all that. Thank everybody for having me, man, it’s been a blessing,” he said. Lenae, GELO and Odeal will perform at Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE Friday night (Sept. 5) at Webster Hall on a bill headlined by Billboard cover star Leon Thomas. This year marks the first time Billboard has separated R&B and hip-hop for this distinction and added African music as another category. Teezo Touchdown won the R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year award last year, following Ice Spice (2023), Blxst (2022) and the inaugural recipient Baby Keem (2021). Thomas, Cardi B, Wu-Tang Clan and TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith were also honored at R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players. noreferrer”>   Source link

If you listened to our 1996 Oasis Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, you’d know that host Andrew Unterberger and his longtime partner Lisa Ebe were planning on going to see Oasis on the Live ’25 tour in Dublin, Ireland last month — but were hardly positive that the Gallagher Brothers would make it to the show in tact. But not only has the full band made it to each of the 22 dates on its much-anticipated stadium tour — the lads’ first tour of any kind since breaking up in 2009 — but Oasis has been receiving the best reviews, the most attention and the overall greatest feelings that it’s been able to claim since the mid-’90s, when it was arguably the biggest band in the world. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In this bonus Pop Star Performance Review episode of Greatest Pop Stars, Andrew is once again joined by Lisa to discuss the Oasis show they saw at Croke Park in Dublin — and also the second Live ’25 show they saw a couple weeks later, much closer to their New York hometown at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They compare and contrast the two shows and the two experiences of seeing the band, and try to capture exactly what it’s been that has made this tour so special both for them, and seemingly everyone else who’s gotten the chance it so far. Along the way, they try to answer all the other burning questions about Oasis and Live ’25: Who are the only currently touring pop stars who we can compare the current state of live Gallaghermania to? Is it fair enough that the band hasn’t changed up the setlist a single time yet this tour? Could it have gotten away with playing more songs from the ’00s (and would we have wanted them to try)? How have Liam and Noel managed to go so far apparently without getting at each other’s throats? Can we accept an Oasis dynamic seemingly built more around love and respect than vitriol and fighting? Will other bands benefit from this reunion’s mega-success? And perhaps most importantly: Will Oasis end up doing it again? Check it out above, and subscribe to the Greatest Pop Stars podcast on Apple Music or Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom! And as we say in every one of these GPS podcast posts — if you have the time and money to spare, please consider donating to any of these causes in the fight for trans rights: Transgender Law Center Trans Lifeline Destination Tomorrow Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on 5Calls.org. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  Explore See latest videos, charts and news This week, Justin Bieber shows us more Swag, Lady Gaga dances into fall and Drake’s Iceman cometh. Check out all of this week’s picks below: Justin Bieber, Swag II  Less than two months after shocking the world with both a new album (Swag) and a new sound (sparse, chilled-out indie-R&B), Justin Bieber has unveiled another surprise: Swag II, a 23-song sequel that follows a similar sonic template but offers plenty of new lyrical musings on Bieber’s unique place in pop — as well as guest spots from Tems, Eddie Benjamin and, most amazingly, Hurricane Chris, of “A Bay Bay” fame. Lady Gaga, “The Dead Dance”  Lady Gaga continues an all-star year, even by her very high standards — from the chart-topping “Die With a Smile” to the crowd-pleasing Mayhem to the rave reviews of her current world tour — with an appearance on the Netflix series Wednesday, and the companion song “The Dead Dance,” which actualizes the viral “Bloody Mary” trend from last season with a twitchy, propulsive pop anthem for this one. Drake & PartyNextDoor feat. Cash Cobain, “Somebody Loves Me Pt. 2”  As Drake preps his much-hyped Iceman project, he’s tossing out stray tracks and re-imagined versions of some old ones — the latter group including “Somebody Loves Me Pt. 2,” a new take on his PartyNextDoor collaboration from their joint album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U that adds Cash Cobain into the fold and tweaks the tempo for some late-summer shimmying.  Big Thief, Double Infinity  After delivering the most acclaimed of their career with 2022’s sprawling Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, and morphing from a quartet to a trio, indie-folk stars Big Thief similarly slim down with Double Infinity, which is nearly half the length of its predecessor but is packed with jangly highlights, including the hushed, wandering title track and “Words,” a classic cosmic jam that fans will adore. Calvin Harris feat. Jessie Reyez, “Ocean”  Calvin Harris has released plenty of sun-kissed dance-pop collaborations over the past 15 years, and “Ocean” boasts one of his more arresting instrumental breakdowns — but the real draw here is the Jessie Reyez, who stuns over the rapturous thump and, a few months after her rock-solid full-length Paid in Memories, showcases a more delicate side of her voice here. Editor’s Pick: 3Quency, “Top Down”  Anyone who caught Netflix’s Building the Band over the summer witnessed the vocal power and immediate charm of 3Quency, the girl group that emerged victorious in the series; during the same week that Fifth Harmony reunited and Huntr/x’s “Golden” remains atop the Hot 100, 3Quency continues that girl group renaissance with “Top Down,” a hook-filled debut single that set them up as new-school R&B-pop stars. Source link

The Prince of Darkness will have another moment in the light on Sunday (Sept. 7) when some of Ozzy Osbourne‘s musical compatriots and biggest fans will take the stage to honor the late metal legend at the 2025 MTV VMAs. According to a release announcing the special tribute, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry will join Yungblud and Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt during this year’s awards broadcast, which will air live on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The rockers will take the stage to honor the Prince of Darkness with a medley of his greatest hits on the program that will be hosted by LL Cool J. In addition to being one of the most beloved figures in hard rock, Osbourne also had a storied history with MTV, from appearing on Headbanger’s Ball in the 1980s to sharing his private life with the world on the wildly popular family reality show The Osbournes, which aired on the network from 2002-2005. Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76, just weeks after taking the stage for the final time at the all-star Back to the Beginning show in his native Birmingham, U.K. that featured sets from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Alice in Chains and many more. Yungblud and Bettencourt teamed up with Sleep Token II at the show in Birmingham, U.K. for a moving cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes,” with guitarist Bettencourt also sitting in with Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Quiet Riot/Osbourne bassist Rudy Sarzo for a cover of Sabbath’s “Symptom of the Universe” and a half dozen other Sabbath and Ozzy solo songs during a supergroup section of the show overseen by Morello. In addition to the Ozzy tribute, Sunday’s VMAs will feature performances from Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Tate McRae, Alex Warren and Sabrina Carpenter. Busta Rhymes will receive the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award. Check out MTV’s promo for the special Ozzy tribute below.    Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Atlanta police said that Mastodon co-founder Brent Hinds, 51, was at fault in the motorcycle crash that took his life on the night of Aug. 20. According to Atlanta New First, the details are in contrast to the initial findings in the investigation that put the fault on the 22-year-old driver of the BMW SUV that Hinds crashed into for allegedly failing to yield at an intersection. The updated police report on the incident involving the former Mastodon guitarist said that, “After conducting time distance calculations of the Motorcycle and assessing the changes in velocity of the BMW it was deemed that Hinds was traveling between 63 and 68 mph. Video of the intersection was used for the calculations. The video clearly depicts the crash. Hinds was at fault for the crash.” Hinds’ speed at the time of the deadly accident was reportedly twice the speed limit at the crash site, with two eyewitnesses telling the police that the guitarist was “driving fast.” The report also included what appeared to be seemingly conflicting statements from the SUV driver and one of the witnesses, which make it unclear if the driver had the green light when she made a left turn. Police said the driver was “positive” that the light was green, though the witness countered that the light was red “when he looked at the light when everything happened.” According to the police report, Hinds was “breathing and moving” after the accident, which left him with “visible injuries” to his arms, head and torso; the SUV driver was taken to the same hospital as Hinds with injuries to her arms and head. Hinds co-founded Mastodon in 2000 and left the group in March after they said they’d mutually decided to part ways. The guitarist later changed his tune, though, saying he was “kicked out” of the group in a scorched earth post just before his death in which he savaged his former bandmates for what he said was their off-key singing and alleged arrogance. “F–k these guys,” Hinds wrote. “Only I know who they really are. They are the biggest fans of them self’s [sic]. I’ve never seen anyone in my life look in the mirror more than [bassist/singer] Troy Sanders. He thinks he’s God’s gift to anything. I’ve never met three people that were so full of themselves. It’s disgusting.” Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link