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Wicked fans can relive the magic of Thursday night’s NBC TV special with the official soundtrack album, which materialized at the stroke of midnight.
Recorded live at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) – The Soundtrack captures performances from Wicked stars and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, alongside Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and others.
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The collection houses 10 live recordings, including “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “The Wizard And I,” all of which are back by a 37-piece orchestra, led by Stephen Oremus, and executive music producer of Wicked and the forthcoming sequel, Wicked: For Good.
“From Broadway to the big screen, Wicked has become a global cultural phenomenon, celebrating friendship, courage and the power of standing up against injustice,” reads a statement. The new, live soundtrack “honors that legacy with a collection that bridges generations of fans and captures the emotional heartbeat of one of the most beloved musicals of all time.”
Earlier, NBC beamed out its two-hour concert special, which marked the first time fans got to watch Grande and Erivo perform “What Is This Feeling?” and several other Wicked classics live.
The spectacle, and its soundtrack, should build the buzz for Wicked: For Good, which rolls out at cinemas from Nov. 21, and is accompanied with its own soundtrack, due out on the same day. Pre-orders are here.
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) – The Soundtrack is now available now to stream via Republic Records and Verve Records. Check out the tracklist below.
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) – The Soundtrack Track List:1. Overture / No One Mourns the Wicked (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Ariana Grande2. The Wizard And I (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Cynthia Erivo ft. Jeff Goldblum3. What Is This Feeling? / Dear Old Shiz (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande4. Popular (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Ariana Grande ft. Remington Glass5. I’m Not That Girl (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Cynthia Erivo6. Dancing Through Life (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater & Marissa Bode7. Thank Goodness (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Ariana Grande8. Defying Gravity (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Cynthia Erivo9. Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again (Live from the Dolby Theatre) – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande10. For Good (Live from the Gershwin Theatre) – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Idina Menzel & Kristin ChenowethWicked: For Good – The Soundtrack Track List:1. Every Day More Wicked – Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo ft. Michelle Yeoh, Ariana Grande2. Thank Goodness / I Couldn’t Be Happier – Ariana Grande, Wicked Movie Cast ft. Michelle Yeoh 3. No Place Like Home – Cynthia Erivo 4. The Wicked Witch of the East – Marissa Bode, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater5. Wonderful – Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo6. I’m Not That Girl (Reprise) – Ariana Grande7. As Long As You’re Mine – Cynthia Erivo & Jonathan Bailey 8. No Good Deed – Cynthia Erivo9. March of the Witch Hunters – Wicked Movie Cast, Ethan Slater 10. The Girl in the Bubble – Ariana Grande11. For Good – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
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Licorice has long been sought out and snaffled for its touted benefits, which range from digestion to respiratory health and skin conditions. It’s handy, too, in the creation of music.
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Hatchie’s third studio album Liquorice, which drops today (Nov. 7) through a global arrangement with Secretly Canadian, was created on the stuff, both the sticky snacks and the tea.
“I was introduced to licorice lollies at a young age because it’s my mum’s favorite, so my taste for it was already there,” Hatchie tells Billboard.
A bag of licorice, the top-shelf gear produced Darrell Lea, was close by when Hatchie caught up with Billboard at Summa House, an airy club in Fortitude Valley, the entertainment precinct of her hometown, Brisbane.
Licorice tea, she explains, “is really soothing for the vocal cords,” something learned on tour years ago “when I was struggling with chronic laryngitis. It coats your throat which really helps with tickles, so I’ve always got some handy when I’m singing. I drink it pretty much every day now.”
Hatchie is the project of Harriette Pilbeam, one part dream-pop, another shoegaze, and which, earlier in her career, the Australian singer and songwriter depicted as a creative mashup of Cocteau Twins with Kylie Minogue.
Perhaps that’s still the case, though this new LP, reads a statement, “reflects a woman increasingly comfortable in her own skin, no longer feeling the pressure to fit into a box or prove herself, whatever that even means.”
The album, “my best work yet,” she writes on social media, is the followup to 2022’s Giving The World Away. Spanning 11 tracks, Liquorice was written in Brisbane, then Melbourne, and completed in Los Angeles, where it was recorded at the home studio of producer Jay Som (real name: Melina Duterte), alongside Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint, Courtney Barnett) on drums, and her bandmate, co-writer and partner in life, Joe Agius.
Is this “peak Hatchie,” where confidence, creativity and experience collide? “God I hope so,” she remarks. “It’s taken a lot of self-discovery to get to this point of creative self-acceptance.”
The album was mixed by Alex Farrar (Wednesday, MJ Lenderman) and mastered by Greg Obis (Dutch Interior, Slow Pulp, Wishy), and is led by the singles “Lose It Again,” “Only One Laughing, and “Sage,” which arrives today with an official music video.
The new collection is the first global Hatchie release through Secretly Canadian, which signed the Aussie act in 2021, two years after arrival of debut LP Keepsake, and on the heels of plaudits from Pitchfork, Stereogum and elsewhere.
If confusion abounds on whether Hatchie is an artist or an act, Pilbeam is happy to clear it up. “It’s closer to a band at this point,” she says. “I could never make so many decisions by myself.”
To celebrate the release of Liquorice, Hatchie announces 2026 U.S. dates at Los Angeles’ Lodge Room (Feb. 2) and Music Hall of Williamsburg (Feb. 20). See below and stream Liquorice.
Hatchie 2026 U.S. tour dates:
Feb. 2 — Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 20 — Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York, NY
Trending on Billboard Kehlani isn’t ready to let a relationship go “Out the Window” on her new single that dropped on Friday (Nov. 7) via Atlantic Records. She resurrects that old school R&B feel even on the “Out the Window” cover art, which was shot by photographer Markus Klinko, who also did the cover of […]
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You’re going to have to wait even longer to play Grand Theft Auto VI.
Some unfortunate news to report, gamers: Grand Theft Auto VI has once again had its release date pushed back. Take-Two Interactive announced the highly anticipated game will now drop on November 19, 2026, six months after its original May 2026 release date.
The news of the delay came during the company’s July-September quarterly earnings results.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick didn’t provide a reason for the delay in a letter to shareholders but did note, “we remain both excited and confident they will deliver an unrivalled blockbuster entertainment experience.”
Take-Two also says that recent firings in the UK, which led to the video game company being accused of “union busting,” had nothing to do with the delay.
A statement from Rockstar disputes those claims, noting that the fired staffers “were found to be distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum, a violation of our company policies” and the cuts were “in no way related to people’s right to join a union or engage in union activities.”
“These two matters are entirely separate, and the reasons that we’ve given for each,” a spokesperson for Take-Two said Thursday. “And I think to conflate the two would not only be misleading, it would be highly erroneous. So these are two entirely separate issues.”
Rockstar Games Shares New Grand Theft Auto VI Release Date
In a separate statement on X (formerly Twitter), Rockstar Games revealed the new release date and shared more insight into the delay.
“Hi everyone, Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026. We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve. We want to thank you again for your patience and support. While the wait is a little longer, we are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern day Vice City. Sincerely, Rockstar Games”
Honestly, take your time, Rockstar Games, because Grand Theft Auto VI has to be nothing short of a masterpiece.
Social media is reacting to the news of GTA VI’s latest delay. You can see those reactions below.
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Snoop Dogg is open to joining the ownership team of his beloved sporting club, Celtic.
Glasgow Celtic, that is.
Speaking with Scotland’s Daily Record, Snoopy, who earlier this year invested in English Championship side Swansea City, is ready and willing to do the same with Celtic.
“It’s something I have talked about in the past and if the opportunity was right I would be down for it,” he’s reported as saying. “Celtic is a huge club and fans want to see the best players playing in this great stadium. All the owners have got to do is ask.”
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“Huge” might be an understatement. Competing in the Scottish Premiership, Celtic F.C. is one half of The Old Firm, a name given to the historic derby matches against Rangers, which is also based in Glasgow. Celtic Park, the team’s iconic homegrown, is a beast, with a capacity north of 60,000 — fitting for a club with more than 100 major trophies, including the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) in the 1966–67 season.
Snoop isn’t just a casual fan. Speaking with the Record, he considered Celtic’s prospects, which is now guided on an interim basis by experience manager Martin O’Neill, following the departure of incumbent Brendan Rodgers. The future may belong to the past, reckons Snoop, who called for the return of Australian coach Ange Postecoglou, who is now available following the briefest of stints leading Premiership team Nottingham Forest.
Postecoglou captured a bunch of titles during his successful two-year reign at Celtic. “You got to give Martin O’Neill big respect, he is coming back when we need him,” the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” artist remarked. “I think you got to bring Ange back. The club are going to do what they are going to do, but the fans would love to see him back.”
Snoop, it turns out, is a man of many sports. The Doggfather founded the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL) in 2005, which has produced numerous NFL players, and he hosted the 2025 NFL Honors.
And just last month, Snoop performed at the AFL grand final, the showpiece event for Australian rules football.
He won’t be ringing in the new year on NBC, however. After previously announcing that the hip-hop legend would host a two-hour musical variety special from Miami titled Snoop Dogg’s New Year Eve as an extension of the hip-hop icon’s larger deal with NBCUniversal, Deadline reported on Wednesday (Nov. 5) that the network has decided not to proceed with the project.
Trending on Billboard Pentatonix collects its 11th top 10-charted album on Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart, as the group’s latest release, Christmas In the City, debuts at No. 6 on the chart dated Nov. 8. The 16-track set features new original recordings and covers of familiar favorites, like “Silver Bells” and “Holly Jolly Christmas.” Explore […]
Trending on Billboard Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, first released in 1982, returns to Billboard’s charts following its expanded reissue. The set, which peaked at No. 3 on the overall Billboard 200 in its release year, re-enters that list (dated Nov. 8) at No. 26 for its first week on the chart since 1985 and its highest […]
Trending on Billboard Is this what dreams are made of? At long last, Hilary Duff is back with new music, dropping new song “Mature” after taking several years off to focus on acting. Arriving Friday (Nov. 7), the bright pop track finds the performer reckoning her past and present self. “‘Mature’ is a little conversation […]
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If you have questions about the unique spelling of sombr‘s stage name, this week’s Saturday Night Live promos are for you.
The pop singer/songwriter is joined by host Nikki Glaser and cast member Chloe Fineman in the new promos, in which Fineman says, “sombr — it’s such a cool name.” “It is!” Glaser agrees. “It’s like if i called myself ‘Glasr.’”
“What?” sombr replies. “You know, because it’s usually spelled S-O-M-B-E-R — you took the E out,” Glaser explains.
“It is? I’ve been spelling it wrong this whole time and NOBODY TOLD ME?” the pop star explodes, even letting out a primal scream off camera.
This has Glaser giving him a brand-new name: “More like ‘angr.’”
Elsewhere in the promos, Fineman asks, “I’ve always wanted to know: Where does the name sombr come from?” The artist born Shane Michael Boose then says, “Well, my initials are S.M.B.”
“Ohhh!” Glaser says, adding, “My initials are N.R.G. — like energy.” When she turns to Fineman to ask, “What are yours?,” the comedian simply responds, “Cherf” — her creative interpretation of C.R.F., for Chloe Rose Fineman.
Both Glaser and sombr are making their Saturday Night Live debuts this weekend – Glaser as host and sombr as musical guest.
sombr is having a breakout year, with his debut album, I Barely Know Her, arriving in August. The project spun off his first trio of Billboard Hot 100 appearances: the top 20 hits “Back to Friends” (No. 12) and “Undressed” (No. 16), as well as the No. 41-peaking “12 to 12.”
Glaser is set to return as the host of the Golden Globes when the awards show is presented on Jan. 11.
Saturday Night Live airs at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and streams on Peacock. (See all the options to watch SNL here.)
Trending on Billboard Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the One Battle After Another movie, but Katy Perry lived that title to the fullest in her “Bandaids” music video, which arrived on Thursday night (Nov. 6). “Bandaids” serves as Perry’s first solo single of 2025, as she displays emotional vulnerability while looking back on her journey in […]
