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Post Malone is one of Coachella’s headliners for 2025, and we’re breaking down his journey to Coachella. Keep watching to learn more! Tetris Kelly:Post Malone is heading back to Coachella, but this time he’s a headliner! This isn’t Post’s first time at the fest — he performed back in 2018 and again in 2023 as […]
Azealia Banks is walking back her support for Donald Trump. The “212” rapper said on Wednesday (April 16) that she regrets casting a vote for Trump in last year’s presidential election. Banks took to X and wrote that “we made a f—ing mess” voting to put Trump back on the Oval Office. “Like this is […]
According to Chappell Roan, Alanis Morrissette gets the job done.
While guesting on the TikTok series Gaydar Friday (April 18), the “Pink Pony Club” singer answered a poignant question posited by host Anania: “What album made you gay?”
Without hesitation, Roan — wearing a dramatic denim look that was somehow a cross between Marie Antoinette and Dolly Parton — replied, “I would say Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette.”
Released in 1995, Jagged Little Pill spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Roan also shared a quick impression of the rock star while performing a snippet of the album’s biggest hit, “You Oughta Know.”
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“And I’m here to remind you,” she sang before cutting herself off, laughing. “That’s, like, so offensive.”
The Missouri native went on to share some of her dating advice, starting with honest communication when it comes to staying friends with former flames. “I know in lesbian relationships, people being friends with their exes, living with their exes, is like a thing,” she told Anania. “If you’re really close with your ex-girlfriend, and we’re dating, let’s just talk about it.”
As for her No. 1 word of wisdom to someone going through their first lesbian breakup? “Don’t try to be friends,” she said frankly.
The interview comes a few weeks after Roan revealed that she’s been in a committed relationship for about half a year. “It’s serious,” the Grammy winner said on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast in March. “I’m very in love.”
“I haven’t dated someone since [my career] really, really blew up,” she added at the time. “I’m dating the same person that I was dating before I got, like, blew up, so I’m not sure how I would date now. I think it would actually be a nightmare. I think I would be so single right now because you’re terrified of their intentions. I’m scared. I don’t trust anyone. I just think in my head, I’m like, any new person that I’m texting, I’m like, ‘I’m assuming they will screenshot this and send it to someone else.’”
Watch Roan on Gaydar below.
Truly madly scary. Savage Garden‘s Darren Hayes revealed on Friday (April 18) that he recently suffered a serious injury after fainting that could’ve ended tragically.
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“On March 17, 2 months to the day after my Mother passed away, I had a terrible accident … I lost consciousness – I fainted shortly after getting out of bed and collapsed 3 times, losing consciousness each time,” he revealed in an Instagram post. “The blunt force trauma was so severe it snapped my left jawbone in half.”
The Australian artist went on to share that he woke up in a pool of blood and had nine teeth shattered, and was taken to an ER in Santa Monica, Calif. “I could have died if I landed in a different position,” Hayes wrote.
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The musician went on to share that his medical team ruled out any neurological and heart issues, and that he had been feeling lightheaded and experienced fainting spells for some time before his accident; doctors are still investigating for causes to his health struggles. Hayes — who noted that he doesn’t drink or do drugs — had reconstructive surgery on March 21, which included having a titanium brace inserted to reconnect his jaw bones, as well as having his mouth wired shut for at least eight weeks.
“I just wanted my fans to know why I’ll be out of action for quite some time. After my jaw heals it’s a long road to rehabbing my jaw function and then of course replacing my shattered teeth. I’m so grateful to be alive and every day I’m getting stronger. I’m almost one month post surgery now and I’m only just starting to feel better,” the singer wrote before thanking his medical team and loved ones. “After surviving a brutal divorce, losing my Mother, finding out my father died and then this I have had moments of deep sadness. But I am a survivor and I’ll come back strong.”
Along with his message updating fans about what he has been experiencing, Hayes shared a photo of himself with one side of his face badly swollen, and a yellow bruise at the base of his neck. A second image was an X-ray of his jaw with the titanium brace holding the broken pieces together.
At the height of Savage Garden’s popularity, the duo of Hayes and Daniel Jones snagged two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s with 1998’s “Truly Madly Deeply” and 1999’s “I Knew I Loved You,” while “I Want You” peaked at No. 4 in 1997. The pair’s self-titled debut album — which houses “Truly Madly Deeply” and “I Want You” — peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, while sophomore and final release Affirmation, which houses “I Knew I Loved You,” reached No. 6. The group split up in 2001.
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday denied a bid by Sean “Diddy” Combs to delay his sex trafficking and racketeering trial by two months, ruling that the request was made too close to his trial date.
The star’s lawyers asked for the delay on Wednesday (April 16), arguing they didn’t have enough time to prepare for trial after prosecutors added new charges earlier this month. But according to Reuters, Judge Arun Subramanian denied that motion at a court hearing on Friday (April 18).
Endorsing an argument made by the prosecutors, Subramanian said that the new indictment largely overlapped with earlier charging papers. According to CNN, the judge told Combs’ lawyers that it was “unclear why there isn’t sufficient time to prepare.”
Friday’s ruling means that, barring any last-minute disruptions, jury selection will begin on May 5 and testimony will begin on May 12. Representatives for Combs’ legal team did not immediately return a request for comment.
Combs was indicted in September, charged with running a sprawling criminal operation that aimed to “fulfill his sexual desires” by subjecting numerous women to abuse. The case centers on elaborate “freak off” parties in which Combs and others would allegedly ply victims with drugs and then coerce them into having sex, as well as on alleged acts of violence to keep victims silent.
A trial has long been set to start in May. If convicted on all of the charges, which include sex trafficking and racketeering, Combs faces a potential life prison sentence.
In a letter to the judge filed Wednesday, the star’s lawyers claimed the feds were dragging their feet on turning over crucial evidence, and that the extra two months would give them “the necessary time to prepare his defense” for a new superseding indictment filed April 3.
The request — far longer than the two-week delay Diddy’s lawyers had hinted they might seek — was opposed by prosecutors, who said the new charges were not sufficiently different to require any delay at all, and that Combs was not entitled to the evidence he claimed he was owed.
In addition to denying the delay, Subramanian made another important ruling Friday. According to Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press, the judge granted a request from prosecutors to allow three alleged victims to testify under Jane Doe pseudonyms. Diddy’s lawyers had called the move “a blatant violation of Mr. Combs’s Sixth Amendment rights to confront witnesses,” but prosecutors said it was necessary to protect them from harassment and embarrassment.
The judge seemingly left at least one big pretrial issue unresolved: a motion filed by Combs on Thursday seeking to ban prosecutors from showing jurors the infamous 2016 surveillance video of him assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Combs says the clips has been edited and will “confuse and mislead the jury”; prosecutors says it’s a “damning piece of evidence” that must be admitted.
MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN has unveiled the nominees for all 50 categories to be honored at the inaugural event set for May 21 and 22 in Kyoto.
The finalists were selected from the approximately 3,000 entries revealed in March, through a preliminary vote by artists, creatives, media-related and other music industry professionals, with some awards open to general listeners. After a final vote including overseas voting members, the winners will be announced at the award ceremony next month.
In the six main categories — Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Top Global Hit from Japan, Best Song Asia — artists and acts that have graced the charts and excited music listeners are up for awards: Creepy Nuts (“Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”), YOASOBI (“Idol”), Mrs. GREEN APPLE (“Lilac,” ANTENNA), Fujii Kaze (“Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing),” LOVE ALL SERVE ALL), Rosé & Bruno Mars (“APT.”), Kenshi Yonezu (LOST CORNER), FRUITS ZIPPER, Kocchi no Kento, Number_i, and aespa (“Supernova”), to name just a few.
Kazutoyo Koyabu, Asuka Kijima, Ko Matsushima, the Founder of arne inc. and music critic Tomonori Shiba took to the stage at the event announcing the nominees. Koyabu, a popular comedian and musician, noted, “These are artists that even an old guy like me has heard of,” while Kijima, a model and actress, said, “Everyone will be satisfied no matter who wins, because they’re all outstanding artists.” The nominees in the Top Global Hit from Japan category selected by overseas listeners include a diverse range of tracks, such as songs featured in games, anime show openers, songs familiar from TikTok, and tracks by artists with a notable global presence. Check out all the nominees at the official MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN website.
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Find the nominees of the six main categories below:
Song of the Year
(Recognition for the song with the most outstanding musical creativity and artistry.)
Rosé & Bruno Mars “APT.”
Creepy Nuts “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”
YOASOBI “Idol”
Fujii Kaze “Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing)”
Mrs. GREEN APPLE “Lilac”
Album of the Year
(Recognition for the album with the most outstanding musical creativity and artistry.)
Mrs. GREEN APPLE, ANTENNA
Kenshi Yonezu, LOST CORNER
Fujii Kaze, LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
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Hikaru Utada, SCIENCE FICTION
Artist of the Year
(Recognition for the artist with the most outstanding musical creativity and artistry.)
Creepy Nuts
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Vaundy
YOASOBI
Fujii Kaze
New Artist of the Year
Recognition for the new artist who demonstrated outstanding musical creativity and artistry.
FRUITS ZIPPER
Number_i
Omoinotake
tuki.
Kocchi no Kento
Top Global Hit From Japan
(Recognition for the Japanese song that became a global hit.)
Lotus Juice/Azumi Takahashi “It’s Going Down Now”
XG “WOKE UP”
YOASOBI “Idol”
Fujii Kaze “Shinunoga E-wa”
Miki Matsubara “Mayonaka no Door – stay with me”
Best Song Asia
(Recognition for the Asian hit song that was popular across Asian countries.)
Bernadya “Satu Bulan” (Indonesia)
REGINA SONG “the cutest pair” (Singapore)
aespa “Supernova” (South Korea)
PLAVE “WAY 4 LUV” (South Korea)
JEFF SATUR “GHOST” (Thailand)
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Date of the ceremony: Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, 2025
MAJ Week: From Saturday, May 17 to Friday, May 23, 2025
Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Domestic live broadcast of May 22 event on NHK; global stream of events on both days on YouTube scheduled (some regions excluded).
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It’s rare to see two huge consumer tech brands put down their swords and come out with a collaboration, but that’s just what Skullcandy and Bose have done.
The two speaker brands teamed up to release a $99 earbud that offers the incredible sound that Bose is known for, with the color-forward, board sports-infused style created by Skullcandy. The Method 360 ANC earbuds come with Skullcandy’s Pez dispenser-like charging case, and they’re available in five different colorways. To help announce this major industry collab, Skullcandy released a quirky, fun short film that starred none other than skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
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As for the earbuds, they not only punch above their weight class — they punch above the weight classes of much more expensive models. They offer the incredibly powerful, clear sound that Bose is known for, and they even have the loud bass that might come to mind when you think of Skullcandy. The noise-canceling capabilities are amazing, and they also manage to keep the noise from leaking out of your ears. If you typically struggle with fit when it comes to earbuds, they also really knocked it out of the park in this category — they’re comfortable and stay put better than any earbuds I’ve ever worn. With a 40-hour battery life that’s almost unheard of, these are a great option for anyone looking for earbuds that will stick with them through almost any activity.
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After watching the video at the release party on April 15, Hawk spoke on a panel with executives from both brands, during which he explained that he’s been a longtime fan of the brand and loves how it has always shown its support of skate culture. After the panel, Hawk spoke with Billboard about the impact music has had on his life and his crazy journey back to health after breaking his femur.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater introduced an entire generation of kids to punk and ska. Do you have favorite songs or bands that were on those first games?
I think one of my proudest accomplishments was getting Dead Kennedys because bands like them — like Circle Jerks and Black Flag — were the soundtrack to my youth and skate skating in my youth.
And so to be able to do a game, and for them to ask me who I want — I wanted what I was listening to. It felt like, you know those bands were beloved in their era, but no one really knew about them, right? So, it wasn’t hard for them to get clearances. But the idea that if you really listen to their lyrics in “Police Truck,” it’s a punk rock song, you know? It’s against authority and the fact we got that on a mainstream platform was amazing.
Surely after the first game, you had to have bands trying so hard to get you to listen to their music.
Still to this day. I just got an email from — I won’t name them — but a pretty big band. The lead singer was like, ‘Hey, man, can we get in the game?’ And I was like, :I can’t believe I have to tell you no, because we’ve already locked it up.” But for the three and four, really, yeah. It’s been happening.
You’re kind of like the biggest agent in the music industry.
It’s all bands that I love and respect, so I’m excited.
Who are you most impressed or excited by in this new generation of skaters?
Well, I’m coming off the heels of this big premiere of Tom Schaar’s video. Tom Schaar is just on a different level of what we do on ramps. He’s kind of unlocked some new secret to going even higher and doing things that are ridiculously impossible, but easily. I would have said that at any point, but the fact I just saw his video drives him home.
I love that you’re so excited about the continuation of the sport. I interviewed Sky Brown soon after she fell, and I know there was all this coverage about you encouraging her to get back out there.
You know, that was an extreme case, but it takes a certain perseverance and willingness to overcome stuff like that, because at some point you are going to get hurt along the way. I don’t think it’s the most dangerous thing, but how you deal with that first injury sets the tone for how you’re going to keep skating.
Speaking of injuries, you just broke your femur. What has been the hardest thing to relearn?
Well, if you want to get into the weeds, the hardest thing to relearn that I still struggle with is my tuck knees, which means the way that I grab my board and that I can kind of tweak my body. I’ll think that I have it [the board] in my hand, and I’m not quite there yet most of the time. That was the hardest.
The hardest thing mentally to overcome was 540s because I broke it doing a 540. So, when I finally got my strength back, and with my wife’s tentative approval, I went and did a 540 again. And I made sure she was watching, because I can’t get hurt with her watching. More like I’m not allowed.
Do you have a favorite accomplishment?
Honestly, it’s doing this at my age. You know, I never imagined I get to be a pro skater into my 40s, and now I still do it in my 50s and like, it’s all just fun. There’s no pressure, and I just get to do it because I love it. Learning new tricks now overcoming challenges has way more meaning.
Who do you play as when you’re playing Pro Skater?
I’m not going to tell you that I play with myself, but I play as my character because I know all my special moves. Inevitably, if you have a game with your name on it, people are going to challenge you and you better actually be able to play your own game. So I play my own skater by default. If I’m not playing my skater, then my son Riley is in the game, so I play as him.
TDE’s Punch claims Kendrick Lamar took out even more harmful disses aimed at Drake on the song “Euphoria.” In a three-hour conversation with Curtiss King on Thursday (April 17), Top Dog Entertainment’s president spoke on all things TDE, including the high-profile rap battle between Drake and K-Dot. When asked about the rumored 18-minute version of […]
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Cassie is clapping back at Diddy in court, accusing him of overstepping with a subpoena that’s digging way too deep into her personal business.
According to new legal documents obtained by TMZ, Cassie is asking a judge to shut down a subpoena she says was served by Diddy’s legal team on March 19. The Bad Boy tainted mogul is reportedly demanding that Cassie turn over a wide range of personal material, including any and all draft memoirs, autobiographies, journals, diaries, or written notes.
Basically anything that could potentially expose or discuss their past relationship. Diddy’s legal team is also requesting any communications Cassie’s had about publishing, or even thinking about publishing, a tell-all or similar document. It doesn’t stop there, Cassie claims he also wants access to her bank statements, which she sees as a major invasion of privacy with no legit legal basis.
In response, Cassie is urging the court to kill the subpoena, saying the requests are excessive and appear to be nothing more than intimidation tactics. She argues the subpoena is just another attempt by Diddy to control or silence her, especially in light of her previous abuse allegations. This latest legal move adds more tension to the ongoing fallout between the two former partners, as Cassie continues to fight for her voice and her privacy in the face of mounting pressure.
More news to come as the story develops.
Morgan Wallen banks his 17th No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “I’m the Problem” ascends a spot to the top of the list dated April 26. The song increased by 7% to 28.8 million audience impressions April 11-17, according to Luminate.
The co-write by the 31-year-old from Sneedville, Tenn., reaches the penthouse in 11 weeks. It completes the quickest trip to No. 1 since Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Wallen, needed just seven frames to reign last June.
“I’m the Problem” is Wallen’s third Country Airplay No. 1 from his album of the same name, ahead of its May 16 arrival. “Love Somebody” dominated for three weeks in February, after “Lies Lies Lies” led for a week in November. He scored his initial No. 1 in June 2018 as featured on Florida Georgia Line’s “Up Down.”
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Wallen’s new LP bulges with 37 tracks, one more than on his 2023 blockbuster, One Thing at a Time. That set has ruled the Top Country Albums chart for 82 weeks, the second-most in the chart’s history, after only his own Dangerous: The Double Album, which ran up a record 97 weeks at No. 1 beginning in January 2021.
Wallen also surges 30-22 on Country Airplay with his newest single from I’m the Problem, “Just in Case” (6.6 million, up 53%). Plus, the album’s “I Ain’t Coming Back,” his second collab with Post Malone, was released Friday (April 18).
‘Holy’ Lands in Top 10
Bailey Zimmerman nets his fifth consecutive career-opening Country Airplay top 10 as “Holy Smokes” lifts 11-10, up 2% to 15.9 million in reach. His first four entries all hit No. 1: “Where It Ends” (last October, for two weeks); “Religiously” (September 2023, one); “Rock and a Hard Place” (beginning in April 2023, six); and “Fall in Love” (December 2022, one).
Zimmerman earned his first No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart (dated April 19) as featured on rapper BigXthaPlug’s “All the Way,” which soared in at the summit. (The single is not currently being promoted to country radio.)