“Punks are my people,” says John Waters, the infamous director whose transgressive, low-budget ’70s films helped spawn the midnight movie phenomenon around the same time punk rock was offering up an equally raw musical alternative to mainstream fare. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Though he eschews tattoos and lives in suit jackets, Waters
Sakurazaka46‘s “Lonesome rabbit” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the list released June 17. The title track of the popular girl group’s 15th single, “Lonesome rabbit / What’s ‘KAZOKU’?” sold 683,481 copies in its first week to top sales and came in at No. 6 for downloads, No. 14 for
Taiki Kawakami, Fuse and Mitz Vah’s Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Vol. 32 rules this week’s Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, on the chart released June 18. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The comic adaptation of the popular “TenSura” light novel series claims the top
A superstar co-sign is always nice to earn, but Trinidadian zess-dancehall artist and poet Lady Lava didn’t need one to score one of the buzziest Caribbean hits of last summer. Perhaps best known for “Ring Finger,” her waist-wining rebuke of a controlling man, Lady Lava is one of the most exciting new female voices in
Billboard‘s Global Power Players list recognizes the leaders that are driving the success of the music business in countries outside the United States. Warner Music Japan’s President & CEO, Takeshi Okada, was chosen from the music industry leaders of the world for inclusion in the list for the first time. Billboard JAPAN interviewed Okada in
In the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, millions of New Yorkers finally realized their dream of watching the Knicks win the NBA Championship. And on Thursday (June 18), many of them took to the streets to witness the city’s parade celebrating that feat, the finale of which was Alicia Keys singing NYC anthem
All the hits that reached No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs every summer (June, July and August) since 2014. 6/18/2026 From left: Enrique Iglesias, Karol G, Bad Bunny, Kali Uchis Prodip Guha/Getty Images; Christopher Polk; Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via Getty Images; Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Español The summer season not only brings longer and
While the mystery of Chuck Timely is still confounding some fans, Role Model is gearing up to hit the road this fall in support of his upcoming third studio album, Chuck Timely & the Hourglass. The singer born Tucker Pillsbury announced the dates for the North American leg of the Chuck on Tour outing on
A lot of people online haven’t been riding with Charli xcx‘s pivot away from breakout album Brat — with the backlash pertaining in particular to her recent lyrical declaration that dance music is “dead” — and in a new interview, the pop star was candid about how it’s been affecting her mentally. In her Rolling
There are no shortage of anthems honoring the NBA world champion New York Knicks these days. From the Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ apropos 2009 epic “Empire State of Mind” — which Keys will sing at today’s ticker tape parade honoring the champs in Manhattan — to Frank Sinatra’s “Theme From New York, New York,” Billy Joel’s “New
