ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard will be absent from the group’s upcoming tour plans, citing a “health issue” as the reason for his newly-announced leave of absence. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Texas trio announced the news on Saturday (March 15), explaining that Beard would
Taking inspiration from The Cure’s Robert Smith, Neil Young has informed fans that he will no longer be offering ‘Platinum’ tickets to his upcoming shows. Young’s change in ticketing attitudes follows on from an interview Smith conducted with The Times in October 2024. The interview occurred just weeks after Oasis had put the controversial topic
LE SSERAFIM‘s HOT tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (March 14) on Billboard, choosing the South Korean pop group’s fresh EP as their favorite new music release of the past week. This week’s poll was brimming with competition, but the latest from LE SSERAFIM had supporters swooping in with
The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Vive Latino festival turned into a big party on Saturday (March 15), with rhythms like rock and cumbia taking center stage through the voices of some of their greatest exponents, including Mexican bands Caifanes, Los Ángeles Azules, and El Gran Silencio. On its first day of activities, the
A$AP Rocky made a spectacular entrance at Rolling Loud California 2025. Taking a page from Travis Scott’s playbook, the 36-year-old Harlem rapper made a dramatic entrance for his headlining set at the music festival on Saturday (March 15), descending onto the stage from a helicopter that hovered over the massive crowd at Hollywood Park in
Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM moves in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set debuts atop the tally dated March 22. It’s the seventh leader for the superstar. The set — her seventh studio album — launches with 219,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 13,
A massive fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia Sunday (March 16), killing 59 people and injuring 155 in a chaotic escape during a live concert. The tragedy drew messages of support from around the world but focused national attention on corruption in the small Balkan country as authorities detained 15 people. Explore
Playboi Carti‘s new album is off to a strong start on streaming platforms. Following its release on Friday (March 14), the Atlanta rapper’s long-awaited third studio album, MUSIC, became Spotify‘s most-streamed album in a single day in 2025 so far. “Carti’s MUSIC is already making history,” the streaming giant captioned its announcement on X on
Ye has dropped a new song that seemingly features Sean “Diddy” Combs and his daughter North West. On Saturday (March 15), the 47-year-old rapper — formerly known as Kanye West — took to his X account to release the track titled “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine.” “LONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE new song
With support from Jordan Miller and Nala, the producer closed out Billboard‘s trio of shows at SXSW 2025. John Summit photographed by Ysa Pérez on February 4, 2025 at Riverset Studios in Miami. Styling by Brianna Dooley. Grooming by Natasha Smee at Creative Management. On-Site Production by Daniela Molina at Out of Service. CUBEL x
