Tag: billboard.com
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Here Are the Lyrics to BTS’ ‘SWIM’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bts-arirang-album-cover-bighit-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] BTS‘ certainly made a splash with “SWIM,” the lead single from their seventh studio album ARIRANG. The 2026 LP was the K-pop group’s first record after they announced they would be taking an indefinite break in 2022 for the members to complete their mandatory military service. Related BTS’ ‘Swim’ Spends Second Week…
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Opera Meets Cumbia: Andrea Bocelli to Perform at Mexico’s Zócalo With Los Ángeles Azules & Ximena Sariñana
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/andrea-bocelli-dec-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Andrea Bocelli will join the list of international artists who have performed at the iconic Zócalo in Mexico City on April 18, when he takes to the country’s main public square for a free concert. And he won’t do it alone. That night, the acclaimed Italian tenor will be…
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Eden Muñoz’s ‘Mi Yo De Antes’ Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay Chart: ‘It’s Like a Big Hug to the Entire Team’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC09459-Mejorado-NR-Eden-Munoz-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Eden Muñoz captures the crown on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart with his latest single “Mi Yo De Antes” leading the April 11-dated ranking. The song rises 4-1 after a 20% surge to 7.6 million audience impressions on United States panel-contributing regional Mexican stations during the March 27-April 2…
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What Is UMG’s Real Value? Investors & Music Execs Weigh in on Pershing Square Bid
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/universal-music-group-santa-monica-office-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard While some headlines say Pershing Square’s offer to buy the Universal Music Group (UMG) values the company at $64 billion — which would make it by far the biggest music industry deal ever — if you get into the details of the offer, it looks like Pershing Square’s founder…
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Flea Makes His Solo Billboard Chart Debut, With ‘Honora’ Arriving on 6 Album Charts
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/flea-1800-2026-cr-gus-van-sant.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Flea makes his solo Billboard chart debut, as his first solo album, Honora, arrives on six album charts (dated April 11). The jazz project, from the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ bassist, launches in the top 10 on Billboard‘s Jazz Albums (at No. 2), Contemporary Jazz Albums (No. 2)…
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Pooh Shiesty Denied Bail as Judge Cites ‘Credible Evidence’ in Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pooh-shiesty-spring-fest-2021-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Pooh Shiesty will remain in jail after his bombshell arrest for allegedly barricading Gucci Mane in a Dallas recording studio and forcing the 1017 Records boss to sign a label deal release at gunpoint. Shiesty (Lontrell Williams Jr.) was denied bail following a Wednesday (April 8) evidentiary hearing in…
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Doja Cat Defends Madonna Against Trolls Who Say the Legend Is ‘Too Old’ to Perform: ‘You Feel Threatened by an Older Woman Who Can Do Her Job Forever?’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P102U6Y6.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Madonna is unfortunately no stranger to ageist comments, having received them for years. However, today she has a new superstar defending her. In a video posted to TikTok on Wednesday (April 8), Doja Cat spoke up for Madonna against people who say that the pop legend is “too old”…
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‘The Drama’ Music Supervisor Talks Alicia Keys Needle Drop, Working With Zendaya & The Soundtrack’s ‘Old-Fashioned Whimsy’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2269580765-e1775672739246.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Who doesn’t live for The Drama? Acclaimed distributor A24 has yet another theatrical hit on its hands with Kristoffer Borgli’s latest conversation-sparking film, The Drama, which grossed $28 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Led by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, the psychological romantic black comedy follows a couple gearing…
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Salt-N-Pepa Music Ownership Appeal: Irving Azoff Org Supports Duo, Blasts ‘Ill-Conceived’ Court Ruling
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2268542211-e1775678204878.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Salt-N-Pepa is getting support from Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition (MAC) in litigation with Universal Music Group (UMG) over rights to the iconic hip-hop duo’s catalog of hits. MAC submitted an amicus brief on Tuesday (April 7) to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which is reviewing a lower…
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Veronika Slowikowska Hits the ‘Soulja Boy’ for First-Time ‘SNL’ Host Colman Domingo in New Promo
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/snl-colman-domingo-billboard-1800-screenshot.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Soulja Boy is coming to the SNL stage, whether he likes it or not. In a new promo for SNL‘s upcoming April 11 episode, cast member Veronika Slowikowska whips out some of her best tips and tricks to impress first-time host Colman Domingo and convince him to green light…