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  • Travis Barker Happy To Have His ‘Beautiful Wife By My Side’ In Pre-Op Hospital Pics

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/P107VFA1-e1791375290456.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was happy to be surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday (Oct. 6) when he shared a pair of snaps from a hospital in what appeared to be a pre-op situation. In his Instagram Story, Barker, wearing a blue surgical hat, hospital gown and a…

  • Sam Smith Made a ‘Nightmare’ Mistake With New Album Title ‘Hazel Eyes’

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sam-smith-2026-1800-cr-collier-schorr.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Sam Smith’s new album is about the gooey good stuff, home, and a happy place. It’s title, though, might be a blunder. The Grammy Award-winning British singer and songwriter stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a dive into Smith’s fifth and latest album, Hazel Eyes (via…

  • The Next Chapter of Spotify’s Audiobooks Speaks Volumes About Where the Streamer Is Heading

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/spotify-logo-brand-asset-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Spotify announced Wednesday (Oct. 7) that it’s expanding its audiobook service to virtually all of its 750 million monthly active users across 180 countries by the end of 2026, as the Swedish streaming giant bets that a subset of subscribers are willing to nearly double their monthly Spotify bill…

  • New Zealand’s Awning Signs With Winspear

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/awning-2026-1800-cr-sebastian-rice-walsh.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Winspear has landed its first signing from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Awning. Hailing from the country’s most populated city, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, the alternative rock act celebrates its deal with the release of a new single, “Little Green Book.” Formed in 2023 by frontman Christian Dimick with Riley…

  • ‘You’re Able to Do Anything’: Lillie Kolich Earns Four-Chair Turn on ‘The Voice’ Blind Auditions

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lillie-kolich-the-voice-auditions-2026-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard And just like that, the auditions are done and the battles have begun. Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end. The turns came in a flurry…

  • After Beyonce Controversy, Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock Are All Good

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/P115TZLS-e1771867202590.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard After all the back and forth, the beef, and the bluster, Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock are getting on just fine. The country music artists locked horns last year, when leading several singers in the scene made disparaging comments about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album. Adcock was one of those…

  • Bruno Mars Soundtracks Lakers Star Ziaire Williams’ SoFi Stadium Proposal With Live ‘Marry You’ Performance

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2259490243-e1791332160715.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard There isn’t a more fitting song to propose to than Bruno Mars‘ “Marry You,” — and Los Angeles Lakers forward Ziaire Williams took full advantage of the timing. During Mars’ Oct. 2 concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Williams got down on one knee and proposed to his…

  • Jack White Criticizes Trump After Iran Remarks About L.A. & San Diego: ‘The Worst American of All Time’

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/P118C4WB-e1791329659450.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Jack White is speaking out after President Donald Trump made controversial remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego during a campaign rally in Nebraska. In an Instagram post on Tuesday (Oct. 6), the White Stripes co-founder directly addressed Republicans and conservatives living in the two Southern California cities, asking…

  • Diddy Must Pay Nearly $500,000 for Failed NBC Defamation Lawsuit Over Documentary, Judge Rules

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/P115TZ92-e1791331105878.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to foot a hefty legal bill after unsuccessfully suing over the 2025 Peacock documentary The Making of a Bad Boy. A Tuesday (Oct. 6) court order, obtained by Billboard, says Combs must repay $478,000 that NBCUniversal spent convincing a judge to dismiss the…

  • Save Up to 30% Off Ariana Grande’s r.e.m. beauty Products This October Prime Day: Shop Vegan Makeup Here

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/shop-Ariana-Grande-r.e.m-beauty-product-sales-discounts.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. Up to 30% off Ariana Grande’s r.e.m. beauty Products This October Prime Day: Shop Vegan Makeup Here lips…