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- Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Zara Larsson Contribute New Music to ‘GTA VI: The Album’Much-anticipated game's 34-song soundtrack also features Jennie, Arca, Morgan Wallen, Keith Richards, Travis Scott, Justice with Michael McDonald and more
- Hoobastank, Simple Plan Play Mid-Flight Concert Aboard Warped Tour-Bound PlaneThe Used and LØLØ also played as part of Southwest's Live at 35 gig that coincided with nationwide air travel shutdown
- Looze Cannon Was Rapping Before You Met ‘Big Michael’His viral Michael Jackson character landed him onstage with G Herbo. Now he wants listeners to hear the rest of his music
- Could ‘Rubber Soul’ Be the Best Beatles Album? (Yes)A new Special Edition reminds us why the 1965 masterpiece is the Fabs' moodiest and wittiest LP — and their greatest
- The 15 Best ‘Hunger Games’ Soundtrack SongsLorde, Patti Smith, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift have all contributed music to the epic franchise
- See Robyn Strip Down ‘Sexistential’ Songs for Tiny Desk PerformanceSwedish pop icon also revisits "Show Me Love" and "Ever Again" for NPR mini-concert
- ‘Is This Supposed to Happen?’: How Matt Dike Dominated Eighties Hip-Hop MusicPeter Relic details a wild night in LA with Delicious Vinyl's co-founders Matt Dike, Michael Ross, and rapper Tone Loc in this excerpt from his book Bust a Move, out now
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Kick Off as Planned Amid FAA Grounding Flights DebacleThere will be no changes to the artists set to appear and perform
- Kanye West Settles Lawsuit Over Sample Blocked by Descendant of Holocaust SurvivorsThe German singer-songwriter said she refused to let West, nown known as Ye, sample her song because of his antisemitic remarks
- Journey Go Their Separate Ways With Longtime DrummerDeen Castronovo has left Journey's stage mid-show at two recent stops due to a medical issue, and now is handing off his drum sticks to veteran musician Steve Murphy
Much-anticipated game's 34-song soundtrack also features Jennie, Arca, Morgan Wallen, Keith Richards, Travis Scott, Justice with Michael McDonald and more
The Used and LØLØ also played as part of Southwest's Live at 35 gig that coincided with nationwide air travel shutdown
His viral Michael Jackson character landed him onstage with G Herbo. Now he wants listeners to hear the rest of his music
A new Special Edition reminds us why the 1965 masterpiece is the Fabs' moodiest and wittiest LP — and their greatest
Lorde, Patti Smith, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift have all contributed music to the epic franchise
Swedish pop icon also revisits "Show Me Love" and "Ever Again" for NPR mini-concert
Peter Relic details a wild night in LA with Delicious Vinyl's co-founders Matt Dike, Michael Ross, and rapper Tone Loc in this excerpt from his book Bust a Move, out now
There will be no changes to the artists set to appear and perform
The German singer-songwriter said she refused to let West, nown known as Ye, sample her song because of his antisemitic remarks
Deen Castronovo has left Journey's stage mid-show at two recent stops due to a medical issue, and now is handing off his drum sticks to veteran musician Steve Murphy
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- Dolly Parton Sings With U2, and 9 More Songs We’re Talking AboutHear the duet that is the country star’s last recording, along with Ella Langley’s stoic meditation, BigXthaPlug’s new chart entry and more.
- Offset Is Tired of Being Rap’s Bad Guy: ‘I Got Lost’His superstar groupmate was killed. His marriage imploded. Then, Offset got shot. He’s back to own it all.
- Rosalía and Milo J Win Big: 6 Key Moments From the Latin GrammysThe performance-heavy show featured spectacles from Anitta, Daddy Yankee and more, plus a stirring tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez.
- ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Pulls the Metropolitan Opera Into the YouTube EraWith all live performances sold out, the Metropolitan Opera is streaming “Lincoln in the Bardo” on YouTube free this Saturday.
- Asia’s Eurovision Contest Is Missing China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and JapanChina, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Japan aren’t joining the singing contest. That leave some of the region’s best-known musical cultures out of the mix.
- Geopolitics Looms Over Eurovision, but Not Its Asian EditionSo far, the contest’s organizers have kept politics offstage. The European edition shows how difficult that can be.
- Stephen Kovacevich, a Pianist of Quiet Intensity, Has DiedDuring his long career, he was hailed by critics for a tenderness matched with vigorous intelligence. He was 86.
- Tom Cruise Leads Toasts for Steven Spielberg at MoMa Film GalaBruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese and Drew Barrymore, among others, paid tribute to the filmmaker at the Museum of Modern Art’s annual film gala.
- Can Music Build Empathy? Silkroad’s Mission Is to Prove It CanThe sprawling global musical collective founded by Yo-Yo Ma, now led by Rhiannon Giddens, is 25 years old. Its mission, the artists say, is more urgent than ever.
- Roger Taylor, Drummer for Duran Duran, Quits Band Because of TinnitusRoger Taylor, who has played with the Grammy-winning synth-pop group for decades, said his worsening tinnitus was forcing him to retire.
- Corinne Winters, a Soprano Who Finds Fulfillment in TragedyCorinne Winters will make her Paris Opera debut in Janacek’s “Kat’a Kabanova,” a role she is currently performing in the Czech Republic.
- France’s New Export? The Paris Opera Ballet’s Dance Method.As part of a multiyear deal, the Teatro Municipal in Chile is receiving intensive training from the famed ballet school.
- A Glamorous Paris Theater Where a Ballet in 1913 Caused a RiotFor his inaugural season as general director, Baptiste Charroing is channeling the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’s iconic past.
- Bruce Springsteen, U2 and More Honor Shane MacGowan on New AlbumA double LP gathers an eclectic group to interpret MacGowan’s songs, which celebrate the perfectly imperfect.
- 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right NowIgor Levit’s release on his new label, contemporary and rare operas, and a mezzo-soprano’s sea-themed recital are among our selections.
- Fernande Decruck Was a Musical Force. Why Did History Forget Her?A French composer obsessed with the saxophone, Decruck wrote dazzling music. Decades later, her work is getting a second hearing. Listen for yourself.
- She Is Rewriting Mexico’s Ballads, One Woman’s Story at a TimeGrammy-nominated songwriter Vivir Quintana is known throughout Latin America for giving voice to women who fought back against domestic violence.
- A Chart Truce Brings YouTube Back to BillboardA feud over what a stream is worth caused the online video giant to withdraw its data from Billboard’s charts, a move that disadvantaged some artists and genres.
- Isaiah Rashad’s Most Powerful Secret Was HimselfAfter the leak of private video footage upended his life, the rapper took a more open approach to making music. It resulted in the best album of his career.
- ‘The Flying Ace,’ Silent Film With All-Black Cast, Gets a Soaring ScoreIn 1926, a white director and all-Black cast filmed “The Flying Ace” in Florida. Six Black composers are giving it a full musical treatment with the Jacksonville Symphony.
- Soundtrack to a Modern Dinner PartyHear tracks from girlsweetvoiced, This Is Lorelei, Friendship and more while assuming host duties.
- Tony Butala, Member of the Lettermen, Has DiedHis squeaky-clean vocal trio, the Lettermen, survived the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to pepper the pop charts with lush, retro-tinged songs. He was 87.
- Dudamel on Tour: 17 Days, 4 Countries and a Cast of 147Performances in six European cities were the capstone of an extravagant welcome to Gustavo Dudamel from the New York Philharmonic.
- The Bad Plus Ends Like It Began: ‘Throwing Down’ Every NightFor more than two decades, the Bad Plus has explored how a jazz group with no leader could sound and what rooms it could play.
- ‘Talafreako’ Is, Accidentally, the Campaign Song of the MomentAn impromptu song by a Texas rapper has helped immortalize the frisky nickname of Senator-elect James Talarico.
- How Chance the Rapper Reimagined a Hit Mixtape for the Concert StageOn the 10-year anniversary of his Grammy-winning “Coloring Book,” the Chicago rapper played the hits, and then some.
- ‘Wanted’ Review: A Messy Vigilante Story Squanders Its Musical RichesThe musical, rooted in the writer Angelica Chéri’s family lore, follows Black twin sisters who pass for white and become vigilantes in 1890s Texas.
- Phil Collins Knew He Was ‘Lucky,’ if Not CoolWhen the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Collins as a solo artist this month, it will recognize a hitmaker whose popularity often overshadowed his intensity.
Hear the duet that is the country star’s last recording, along with Ella Langley’s stoic meditation, BigXthaPlug’s new chart entry and more.
His superstar groupmate was killed. His marriage imploded. Then, Offset got shot. He’s back to own it all.
The performance-heavy show featured spectacles from Anitta, Daddy Yankee and more, plus a stirring tribute to José Alfredo Jiménez.
With all live performances sold out, the Metropolitan Opera is streaming “Lincoln in the Bardo” on YouTube free this Saturday.
China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Japan aren’t joining the singing contest. That leave some of the region’s best-known musical cultures out of the mix.
So far, the contest’s organizers have kept politics offstage. The European edition shows how difficult that can be.
During his long career, he was hailed by critics for a tenderness matched with vigorous intelligence. He was 86.
Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese and Drew Barrymore, among others, paid tribute to the filmmaker at the Museum of Modern Art’s annual film gala.
The sprawling global musical collective founded by Yo-Yo Ma, now led by Rhiannon Giddens, is 25 years old. Its mission, the artists say, is more urgent than ever.
Roger Taylor, who has played with the Grammy-winning synth-pop group for decades, said his worsening tinnitus was forcing him to retire.
Corinne Winters will make her Paris Opera debut in Janacek’s “Kat’a Kabanova,” a role she is currently performing in the Czech Republic.
As part of a multiyear deal, the Teatro Municipal in Chile is receiving intensive training from the famed ballet school.
For his inaugural season as general director, Baptiste Charroing is channeling the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’s iconic past.
A double LP gathers an eclectic group to interpret MacGowan’s songs, which celebrate the perfectly imperfect.
Igor Levit’s release on his new label, contemporary and rare operas, and a mezzo-soprano’s sea-themed recital are among our selections.
A French composer obsessed with the saxophone, Decruck wrote dazzling music. Decades later, her work is getting a second hearing. Listen for yourself.
Grammy-nominated songwriter Vivir Quintana is known throughout Latin America for giving voice to women who fought back against domestic violence.
A feud over what a stream is worth caused the online video giant to withdraw its data from Billboard’s charts, a move that disadvantaged some artists and genres.
After the leak of private video footage upended his life, the rapper took a more open approach to making music. It resulted in the best album of his career.
In 1926, a white director and all-Black cast filmed “The Flying Ace” in Florida. Six Black composers are giving it a full musical treatment with the Jacksonville Symphony.
Hear tracks from girlsweetvoiced, This Is Lorelei, Friendship and more while assuming host duties.
His squeaky-clean vocal trio, the Lettermen, survived the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to pepper the pop charts with lush, retro-tinged songs. He was 87.
Performances in six European cities were the capstone of an extravagant welcome to Gustavo Dudamel from the New York Philharmonic.
For more than two decades, the Bad Plus has explored how a jazz group with no leader could sound and what rooms it could play.
An impromptu song by a Texas rapper has helped immortalize the frisky nickname of Senator-elect James Talarico.
On the 10-year anniversary of his Grammy-winning “Coloring Book,” the Chicago rapper played the hits, and then some.
The musical, rooted in the writer Angelica Chéri’s family lore, follows Black twin sisters who pass for white and become vigilantes in 1890s Texas.
When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Collins as a solo artist this month, it will recognize a hitmaker whose popularity often overshadowed his intensity.
BBC Latest Releases©
- The Invisible - Rispah A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
- Ladyhawke - Anxiety Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
- Bobby Womack - The Poet Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
- TrioVD - Maze One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
- Jack Savoretti - Before the Storm Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
- Flats - Better Living Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
- George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn) The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
- Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
- Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg - Cabin in the Sky Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
- Hollie Cook - Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
- The Band Perry - The Band Perry Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
- Dexys - One Day I’m Going to Soar Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
- Public Image Ltd - This is PiL Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
- The Pond - The Pond An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
- Architects - Daybreaker A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
- Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
- 2:54 - 2:54 A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
- The Bamboos - Medicine Man The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
- Rumer - Boys Don’t Cry Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
- Sugar - Copper Blue NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.
A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.
Billboard©
- The Latin Recording Academy Celebrates Leading Ladies of Entertainment & More Uplifting MomentsBillboard rounds up inspiring news in Latin music from the past week.
- Here’s How to Watch ‘The Chosen’ Season 6 Online for FreeThe newest season of the faith-based drama premieres on Nov. 15 — watch for free here.
- ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Soundtrack: See the Full 34-Song TracklistThe album arrives Nov. 19 alongside the long-awaited video game.
- Karol G Surprises Mexico City Fans With Thalía as Special Guest: ‘The First Person I Wanted to Be’The Nov. 13 show at the GNP Seguros Stadiums marked the first performance of the Mexican pop icon in Mexico City.
- Simple Plan, Hoobastank & More Take Warped Tour Mid-Flight Amid FAA Ground StopThe Used and LØLØ also joined Southwest’s Live at 35 concert series aboard a flight to Orlando, Fla.
- Where to Watch the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for Free OnlineThe annual awards show will take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PT, with several streaming platforms offering free trials for viewers at home.
- Here’s How to Watch UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit Live Online for FreeLive from New York City on Nov. 14, you can watch the entire MMA event online for free.
- Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Exits Mid-Tour to Focus on His HealthSteve Murphy will fill in for the rest of November, weeks after Castronovo suffered an onstage medical emergency in Tulsa.
- Billboard’s Music Industry Events CalendarA complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
- In Canada: Canada Music Fund to Receive $67M Boost; Women in Music Executive Award Winners Share Their WisdomAlso this week: Sean Paul appears on the first episode of Billboard Canada News.
Billboard rounds up inspiring news in Latin music from the past week.
The newest season of the faith-based drama premieres on Nov. 15 — watch for free here.
The album arrives Nov. 19 alongside the long-awaited video game.
The Nov. 13 show at the GNP Seguros Stadiums marked the first performance of the Mexican pop icon in Mexico City.
The Used and LØLØ also joined Southwest’s Live at 35 concert series aboard a flight to Orlando, Fla.
The annual awards show will take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PT, with several streaming platforms offering free trials for viewers at home.
Live from New York City on Nov. 14, you can watch the entire MMA event online for free.
Steve Murphy will fill in for the rest of November, weeks after Castronovo suffered an onstage medical emergency in Tulsa.
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Also this week: Sean Paul appears on the first episode of Billboard Canada News.
Metacritic©
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