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[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)…

[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…

[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”…

[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…

[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…

[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…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kapo-gangsta-ryan-castro-press-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Ryan Castro and Gangsta earn their first No. 1 on Billboard’s overall Latin Airplay chart as “La Villa,” with Kapo, jumps 2-1 on the chart dated April 11. Kapo adds his fourth champ. “‘La Villa’ was born from a real vibe, from a party with Kapo, all organic, nothing…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P104LC0A-e1775663341986.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Amid its drops of hits by artists like t.A.T.u., Feist, Wolf Parade and Wet Leg, lust-fueled hockey television phenomenon Heated Rivalry features a largely electronic score by Canadian singer, songwriter, producer and composer Peter Peter. Related Let’s Get Physical: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Announces Vinyl & CD Soundtrack Release for TV…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P103S9VO-e1775667174515.jpg?w=1024″] Sia has opened about what the singer-songwriter described as a very difficult year following her split with estranged husband Daniel Bernad. In an X post on Tuesday (April 7), the “Dance Alone” star lamented that the details of her child custody settlement with Bernad had been made public and alluded to the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Janelle-Monae-UTA-Billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard United Talent Agency (UTA) announced Wednesday (April 8) that Janelle Monáe has signed with the agency for global representation in all areas. “Janelle is a generational talent and the true definition of a multi-hyphenate creative,” Jay Gassner, UTA partner and co-head of talent, said in a statement. “We are…