As Steph Strings concluded her first headlining show in Brooklyn this March before a packed, cheering club crowd, she signed off with the declaration: “I’m 25 years old. I’m from Australia. And this is just the beginning.” And what a beginning it has been. In January, Strings’ self-released album Feel Alive debuted at No. 2
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli officially kicked off the road to the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Wednesday (June 10), delivering at the FIFA Countdown Concert at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City with a performance of “Nelle Tue Mani (Now We Are Free),” the iconic theme from the film Gladiator included in his album Cinema.
It’s shaping up to be one of the strongest years in recent memory for Japanese acts at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ’26. Punk legends Hi-STANDARD returning to Naeba after 27 years, Fujii Kaze with his ever-growing global audience, next-generation act XG making their presence felt on the Billboard charts, among others — the range of what’s
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man Vol. 24 hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, on the list released June 11. The volume is the concluding installment of Part 2 of the popular series, whose anime adaptation of the Reze arc has been a major box office hit. The volume dominates the brick-and-mortar and
Taylor Swift fans were loving all the content that came out of her attendance at the New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs game on Wednesday (June 10) — including her biggest supporter, Travis Kelce. Though the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is often by his famous fiancée’s side at sports games, this time, the
Who says you can’t go home again? It’s been 13 years since Taylor Swift reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. But her absence in the top tier will likely end Friday (June 11), when “I Knew It, I Knew You” appears headed for a Top 10 debut. Related The charming tune from
For someone who protested too much at the top about how she’s not a fan of overly spicy food, PinkPantheress easily worked her way up the Scoville scale on her Hot Ones appearance this week. In fact, she was so chill she had time to praise host Sean Evans for his thoughtful, deeply researched questions
E-40 is always repping the Bay Area, and he’ll be hyping the crowd up during a halftime show performance for Stanford University’s game against the University of Miami on Sept. 4. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Performing at halftime to kick off Stanford’s football season and celebrate My Ghetto Report Card’s anniversary is
As the calendar flipped to May, Atlanta residents put their Hawks gear away in favor of Braves caps, Don Toliver’s Octane Tour rumbled through State Farm Arena and the city started preparing for a surgical summer on the horizon. Billboard launched the inaugural strip club chart last August and will continue to track the top tracks played monthly
Taylor Swift pulled up courtside to Madison Square Garden with two of the three HAIM sisters and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay to cheer on the New York Knicks to the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday night (June 10). Swift, who’s a New York City resident, seemed to
