Month: June 2024

The Tortured Poets Department met Folklore, on which Taylor Swift sings wistfully of “the lakes, where all the poets went to die,” at the star’s Eras Tour stop in Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday night (June 18). Swift’s surprise song set, which is the acoustic section of the show, featured the live […]

James Chance, the singer-saxophonist of the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, who helped launch the No Wave scene in the late 1970s, has died. He was 71. News of Chance’s passing was confirmed by his brother, David Siegfried, and shared through the late punk-funk artists’s Facebook page on […]

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. Yvie Oddly isn’t one to shy away from the spotlight, having won the eleventh season of […]

Mustard shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know about Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” including his reaction when he first heard it, confirming whether he sampled “Ether” from Nas and more! Mustard: What up, it’s Mustard, and here are five things you may not know about “Not Like Us.” One thing […]

Justin Timberlake‘s lawyer has shared a statement following the pop star’s arrest for driving while intoxicated. On Wednesday (June 19), the office of attorney Edward Burke Jr. spoke out about the incident, saying that he will “vigorously” defend the 43-year-old singer and actor. “[We] look forward to vigorously defending Mr. […]

Alice Cooper‘s next presidential campaign has begun, and this time he’s… well, not entirely serious, but a bit more on point than he’s been previously. Since releasing “Elected” on 1972’s Billion Dollar Babies album (a revision of the track “Reflected,” the first single from the band’s 1969 debut, Pretties For […]

Chrissy Teigen is defending her bathing practices. On Wednesday (June 19), the Cravings author clapped back at criticism over a video posted by her husband, John Legend, that shows her cleaning up in “dirty” bathwater. “Currently getting roasted online for being dirty because no one listened the the audio where […]

Mustard shares what it was like to work with Kendrick Lamar on “Not Like Us” and its cultural impact. Stay tuned for the full interview! Mustard: You see, people like Kendrick, you just like, man, I want to get a song with Kendrick. I had gotten to a place where […]

Phil Wickham was named songwriter of the year at the 2024 BMI Christian Awards, which were held Tuesday (June 18) at BMI’s Nashville’s office. BMI’s AVP of creative, Nashville, Leslie Roberts hosted the invitation-only ceremony. Wickham, 40, had a hand in writing four of this year’s award-winning songs — “Holy […]

Multimedia platform Verzuz, co-founded by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, has secured a distribution partnership with Elon Musk’s X. The news was announced by Beatz and Timbaland during an activation in Cannes, France today (June 19). Under the terms of the new partnership, the Verzuz co-founders maintain their full 100% ownership […]