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Mattel’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Dolls Sing ‘Golden’ & Sport Iconic Outfits From the Award-Winning Film
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shop-KPop-Demon-Hunters-Mattel-Dolls-Billboard.png?w=720″] 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. KPop Demon Hunters has not only been a hit for Netflix, but also for retailers, as official and…
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ALL’N Is Billboard’s K-Pop Up & Comer of the Month for August: Exclusive Photos
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Up-and-Comer-kpop40-e1787338604599.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Classical violin and K-pop: At first glance, the two may seem worlds apart, but ALL’N is carving out a new path between them in his own way. A classically trained musician who won international violin competitions and performed as both a concertmaster and soloist with orchestras, he eventually discovered…
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BelicoFest San José Featuring Santa Fe Klan & More Called Off: ‘Canceling … Is the Right Decision’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Santa-Fe-Klan-2025-credit-Alberto-Contreras-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard BelicoFest San José has canceled its Aug. 29 festival at PayPal Park, organizers announced Friday (Aug. 21) via social media, just more than a week before the event was scheduled to take place. The announced lineup included headliners Tito Double P, Gerardo Ortiz and Santa Fe Klan, as well…
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City Pop Waves Proves Japan’s Retro Sound Is Still Making New Fans in London
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MAIN-IMAGE_TAKANAKA-Photo-Jamie-MacMillan.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Palace Bowl Presents, an open-air festival spanning 12 days across July and August, kicked off this summer in South London’s leafy Crystal Palace Park. Its major draw is a genre-spanning lineup of live performances including rock, soul, gospel, Afrobeats, electronic, and even Japanese city pop. Explore Billboard See latest…
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Quality Control CEO Pierre ‘P’ Thomas Hospitalized Following Medical Emergency
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1166734995-e1787334471170.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Quality Control Music CEO Pierre “P” Thomas has been hospitalized following a medical emergency, the company revealed on Friday (Aug. 21), adding that he is still “alive” and receiving medical care. “We want to clarify that Pierre ‘P’ Thomas is alive and currently hospitalized receiving medical care,” the company…
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Spotify’s Stock Up 5.5% on Fresh $1.5B Stock Buyback Program
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/spotify-phone-screen-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Spotify’s stock was up nearly 5.5% on Friday (Aug. 21) following a disclosure the prior evening that the streaming giant’s board had approved up to $1.5 billion in additional stock buybacks. Spotify still had $723 million cash that was approved to be spent on stock buybacks from an earlier…
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Nick Carter Is a ‘PAW Patrol’ Fan & Has the Toys to Prove It: ‘We’re Full-On PAW in Our House Right Now’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nick-carter-paw-patrol-toys_70f3b0-e1787266745856.jpg?w=1024″] 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. Nick Carter is heating up screens with the Backstreet Boys’ massive Las Vegas residency at Sphere, but closer…
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Stray Kids Search For Connection in Emotional ‘After You’ Video
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/stray-kids-after-you-video-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Stray Kids celebrated their THIS & THAT album’s status as their 9th consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 by sharing the video for the LP’s pop dance jam “After You.” Released on Spotify — where, according to a press statement, the collection has already surpassed 100 million streams — the clip opens…
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How Samara Cyn’s Razor-Sharp Pen Made Her One of Gen Z’s Hottest Rappers — and Earned Her a Denzel Washington Cosign
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/samara-cyn-billboard-rbhh-Credit-Brianna-Alysse-1-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Growing up all over the U.S. as a military brat allowed 27-year-old rapper Samara Cyn to embrace a diverse palette of musical influences. Now, following the release of a dexterous EP earlier this year, she’s feeling creatively liberated — and already working on her next project. Samara Cyn will…
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Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer John Paris Wakes From Medically Induced Coma Again, But Facing ‘Two Major Surgeries’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/earth-wind-fire-21-sept-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The friends and family of Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris have given an update on the musician’s recovery from what was described as a critical medical emergency earlier this month that resulted in doctors putting the 58-year-old in a medically induced coma. Explore Earth Wind and Fire…