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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hudson-williams-connor-storrie-heated-rivalry-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Heated Rivalry, the envelope-pushing TV series about gay hockey players that had a broader cultural reach than anyone could have predicted, was nominated Thursday (April 9) for a Peabody Award. Other nominees included Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Pitt,Dying for Sex, FOREVER and programs about influential musicians Sly Stone and Fela Kuti: the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SPY-FAMILY.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Tatsuya Endo’s SPY×FAMILY Vol. 17 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, on the list released Apr. 9. The latest volume of the hit comedy action series about a makeshift family consisting of a spy, an assassin, and a mind-reading child claims the top spot…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P101JHHM-e1775752561113.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The Weeknd is set to present the award for anime of the year at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards on Saturday, May 23, in Tokyo. Anime, especially famed director Shinichiro Watanabe’s influence, has been a key inspiration throughout The Weeknd’s career, starting with his iconic first project, House of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tyga-credit-tim-grupp-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Tyga is heading to Hollywood. Luckily for the “Rack City” rapper, it’s not a far ride from Calabasas, Calif., to the silver screen. The 36-year-old (born Michael Ray Stevenson) is set to make his feature film debut starring in the coming-of-age drama Baby,You’re a Star. In addition to taking…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/melanie-martinez-2026-press-atlantic-cr-cho-giseok-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Melanie Martinez’s Hades is No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart dated April 11, bowing atop the latest survey with 84,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending April 2, according to Luminate. Of that sum, 63,000 units are via album sales, including 28,000…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cazzu-2025-cdmx-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard The dispute over the travel permit for the daughter shared by Argentine urban music star Cazzu and regional Mexican idol Christian Nodal has put a widespread issue on the legislative agendas of both countries, inspiring a legislative initiative aimed at guaranteeing children’s right to mobility in cases of parental…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P103QKQ9-e1775748932267.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard London’s LIDO festival has been forced to cancel two of its scheduled three days, dealing another blow to the capital’s music scene. The announcement made on Thursday (April 9) comes just days after Wireless Festival was scrapped owing to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, being banned from entering…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Udio-Logo-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Udio and Kobalt have formed a strategic partnership. The announcement for the joint venture between the AI music start-up and the independent publisher notes that this “forges a path for collaboration” on Udio’s revamped AI music service, set to launch later this year. The Kobalt deal marks the third…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P101G61M-e1775691079902.jpg?w=1024″] The nominees for the 2026 ACM Awards were revealed Thursday morning (April 9), with this year’s nominees including both established hitmakers and fast-rising newcomers. Women dominate this year’s slate of top nominees. Megan Moroney leads nominees with nine nods, followed by Miranda Lambert with eight nods, and Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Jacob-Hackworth-CR-Logan-Domer-Billboard-1800-.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard “He’s built like he could move your couch but sounds like he could heal your childhood.” MCA Nashville senior VP of promotion Miranda McDonald highlighted Jacob Hackworth’s contrasts during Country Radio Seminar (CRS), introducing him to attendees in a lunchtime label showcase at the Ryman Auditorium on March 19.…