Billboard Photo Gallery
Coincidence or not, it was a full moon Tuesday (Feb. 11) in Rio de Janeiro. The sky was clear, without stars, as the biggest star got ready to shine at the Nilton Santos Stadium, also known as Engenhão. Accompanied by her army — correction: her pack — She-Wolf Shakira marched toward the stage focused on […]
It’s an early evening in late September, and San Francisco is gleaming. The back patio at EMPIRE’s recording studios near the city’s Mission District is all white marble, reflecting the last rays of the setting sun as dozens of YouTube executives mill about, holding mixed drinks and picking at passed trays of beef skewers, falafel, […]
The Philadelphia Eagles had a lot to celebrate after notching the championship at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night (Feb. 9), beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome.However, the party in the Big Easy started days before the game, with some of today’s biggest stars attending and performing at parties and events throughout the city. To kick things off, FanDuel’s Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on Feb. 7 featured performances by DJ Pee.wee (a.k.a. Anderson .Paak), Megan Thee Stallion and Blink-182. A-list attendees included Kourtney Kardashian, Gabrielle Union, Saweetie, Offset, Karrueche Tran, Jessica Alba, Teyana Taylor, Rob Gronkowski, Brianna Chickenfry, Flavor Flav and many more.
The next evening, on Feb. 8, Sports Illustrated hosted their annual SI The Party at Mardi Gras World featured performances by Diplo and Dom Dolla and was attended by stars like Louis Tomlinson, gymnast Aly Raisman, Tucker Wetmore and more.
Meanwhile, Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party took place at The Sugar Mill and was headlined by performers Post Malone, Travis Scott, Latto and Ciara. Attendees included Angel Reese, Gayle King, Martha Stewart, Coi Leray, Russell Wilson, Alix Earle, Tinashe, Pete Davidson, Kevin Costner, GloRilla ad more.
More star-studded Super Bowl parties included Shaq’s Fun House, the GQ Bowl, and FRI&NDS Super Bowl Party, among others.
See below for some of the best photos from this year’s Super Bowl parties.
Post Malone
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Post Malone at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Travis Scott
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Travis Scott at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ciara
Image Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images
Ciara performs during Michael Rubin’s 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Meek Mill
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Meek Mill at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tucker Wetmore
Image Credit: Skip Bolen/Getty Images
Tucker Wetmore arrives at the Sports Illustrated’s SI The Party at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tinashe
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Tinashe at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shaquille O’Neal
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Shaquille O’Neal performs onstage at Shaq’s Fun House held at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Latto
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Latto at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Offset
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Offset at the GQ Bowl held at Hotel Peter and Paul on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shaboozey
Image Credit: Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images
Shaboozey performs on stage during FRI&NDS Super Bowl Party at Merchant Hall on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Saweetie & Gabrielle Union
Image Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Saweetie and Gabrielle Union attend FanDuel’s Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sexyy Red
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Sexyy Red at the GQ Bowl held at Hotel Peter and Paul on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
blink-182
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Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge of blink-182 perform onstage during FanDuel’s Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Quavo
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Quavo at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Angel Reese & Lil Baby
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Angel Reese and Lil Baby attend Michael Rubin’s 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Megan Thee Stallion
Image Credit: Kaitlyn Morris/WireImage
Megan Thee Stallion attends 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ludacris
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Ludacris performs onstage at Shaq’s Fun House held at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shaquille O’Neal
Image Credit: Anna Webber/Getty Images
Shaquille O’Neal attends the 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
GloRilla
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
GloRilla at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
BigXThaPlug
Image Credit: Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images
BigXThaPlug performs on stage during FRI&NDS Super Bowl Party at Merchant Hall on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Flavor Flav
Image Credit: Jeff Schear/Getty Images
Flavor Flav attends FanDuel’s Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Travis Scott
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Travis Scott performs onstage during Michael Rubin’s 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Coi Leray
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Coi Leray at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Don Toliver
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Don Toliver at Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
DJ Pee .Wee
Image Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images
DJ Pee .Wee performs onstage during FanDuel’s Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
blink-182
Image Credit: Jeff Schear/Getty Images
Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus of blink-182 attend FanDuel’s Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify on Feb. 7, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Diplo
Image Credit: Skip Bolen/Getty Images
Diplo arrives at the Sports Illustrated’s SI The Party at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
As the clock strikes 10 on a chilly January night in Atlanta, Travis Scott, the King of Rage, is preparing to unleash a performance that will take his career to new heights — literally. Scott has already notched a dizzying number of accomplishments for a modern hip-hop star: four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the […]
The 2025 edition of Clive Davis’ annual Pre-Grammy Gala — held Feb. 1 at The Beverly Hilton — had special meaning this year. The star-studded soiree transitioned into a fundraiser while celebrating a special milestone. “This year marks the 50th anniversary of this incredible night, but this one is a little different,” said Harvey Mason […]
Kai Cenat — the eternally upbeat streamer whose profile has exploded in recent years to make him the most popular personality on the Amazon-owned Twitch platform — is taking a moment to think. In the five years or so since he’s become a full-time content creator, Cenat has had some of the most famous hip-hop […]
Jennie’s to-do list is growing by the minute. For the last year, the pop star has been so consumed with the launch of her own label and arrival of her highly anticipated solo debut album — plus, now, the impending reunion of Blackpink, the globally renowned K-pop quartet she is part of — that she […]
In July, Jamaica’s most influential living artist walked out of a Kingston prison after 13 years, drove straight to his mother’s house for a tearful reunion over steamed fish and okra — and dove immediately into preparations for Freedom Street: his first performance since his release, and the biggest concert the country would see in […]
With 2024 in the books, Billboard is celebrating another year of music coverage — much of which has been accompanied by original photography capturing some of the moment’s biggest artists, producers and industry game-changers. Among those pictures are Billboard‘s incredible lineup of cover stars this year, from Olivia Rodrigo to Megan Thee Stallion, Sexyy Red, Usher, New Jeans, Tyla, Lainey Wilson, Camila Cabello, RIIZE, St. Vincent, Ty Dolla $ign, Charli XCX, Latto, Christian Nodal, A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti, J Balvin, Shaboozey, LISA, PartyNextDoor, Young Miko, Tyler, the Creator and more. Those musicians and countless others were celebrated across Billboard‘s editorial packages this year – including genre, Power 100, sports, Women in Music, AAPI, Country Power Players, Latin Women in Music, Pride, R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players, Latin Power Players, the Grammys and touring – for which they gave introspective interviews and inspired content available in print and online throughout 2024 for readers to pore over.
Still more stars attended Billboard events — such as Women in Music and the Billboard Music Awards — in addition to external festivals and celebrations, where Billboard cameras were often on site to immortalize music history as it was being made. Other subjects who posed for Billboard’s lenes were the Red Clay Strays, Kylie Minogue, Linda Martell, Myles Smith, Teddy Swims, Justice, Tems, Dasha, KATSEYE, Victoria Monét, Brent Faiyaz, Julien Baker and Jack Antonoff, as well as executives and business pros such as Elliot Grainge, Rachelle Jean-Louis, Ollie Zhang, Tyler Arnold and John Branca.
From people to places and events, Billboard had lots to photograph in 2024. Keep reading to see some of the best photography of 2024 below.
Camila Cabello
Image Credit: Erica Hernández
Camila Cabello photographed on April 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Charli xcx
Image Credit: Charlotte Hadden
Charli xcx photographed July 4, 2024 at Loft Studios in London.
Xavi
Image Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk
Xavi photographed on Jan. 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
The Red Clay Strays
Image Credit: Macie B. Coleman
The Red Clay Strays photographed on Jan. 8, 2024 in Mobile, Ala.
Kylie Minogue
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave
Kylie Minogue photographed on Jan. 27, 2024 at Voltaire in Las Vegas.
Christian Nodal
Image Credit: Lisette Poole
Christian Nodal photographed on Dec. 11, 2023 at Lienzo Zermeño in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Linda Martell
Image Credit: Gavin McIntyre
Linda Martell photographed on April 24, 2024 near Columbia, S.C.
Rachelle Jean-Louis
Image Credit: Munachi Osegbu
Rachelle Jean-Louis photographed on Aug. 8, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Gustavo Dudamel
Image Credit: Joe Pugliese
Gustavo Dudamel photographed Sept. 3, 2024 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
PartyNextDoor
Image Credit: Erica Hernández
PartyNextDoor photographed on Feb. 13, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Myles Smith
Image Credit: Jennifer McCord
Myles Smith photographed June 19, 2024, in Brighton, U.K.
Teddy Swims
Image Credit: Christopher Polk
Teddy Swims photographed on Oct. 20, 2024 at CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles.
Lisa
Image Credit: Joelle Grace Taylor
Lisa photographed on Oct. 17, 2024 in Brooklyn.
Justice
Image Credit: Joel Barhamand
Xavier de Rosnay, left, and Gaspard Augé of Justice photographed on March 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
Usher
Image Credit: Sami Drasin
Usher photographed on Jan. 5, 2024 at 1859 Bel Air Road in Los Angeles.
Latto
Image Credit: Christian Cody
Latto photographed by Christian Cody on July 5, 2024 at Resonant Studios in Atlanta.
Young Miko
Image Credit: Ruven Afanador
Young Miko photographed Aug. 29, 2024 at Seret Studios in Brooklyn.
Shaboozey
Image Credit: Sage East
Shaboozey photographed on April 18, 2024 at Dover Studio in Los Angeles.
Teejay
Image Credit: Michael Buckner
Teejay photographed by Michael Buckner on Dec. 1, 2023 in Los Angeles.
Tems
Image Credit: Zoe McConnell
Tems photographed on Jan. 10, 2024 in London.
T-Pain
Image Credit: Andrew Hetherington
T-Pain photographed on April 3, 2024 outside of Atlanta, GA.
J Balvin
Image Credit: David Needleman
J Balvin photographed on Aug. 20, 2024 in New York.
Dasha
Image Credit: Ashley Osborn
Dasha photographed on April 25, 2024 at The Comedy Chateau in Los Angeles.
KATSEYE
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave
From left: Megan, Sophia, Lara, Manon, Daniela and Yoonchae of KATSEYE photographed on Oct. 29, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Tyler, The Creator
Image Credit: Luis Perez
Tyler, The Creator photographed Nov. 20, 2024 at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles.
Knox
Image Credit: Aaron Sinclair
Knox photographed on Feb. 22, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Victoria Monét
Image Credit: Sami Drasin
Victoria Monét photographed on Jan. 16, 2024 at Cricket Ranch in Los Angeles.
Elliot Grainge
Image Credit: Yasara Gunawardena
Elliot Grainge photographed Jan. 11 at 10k Projects in Los Angeles.
Brent Faiyaz
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave
Brent Faiyaz photographed on April 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Ivan Cornejo
Image Credit: Michael Buckner
Ivan Cornejo photographed on Dec. 13, 2023 in Los Angeles.
A$AP Rocky
Image Credit: Ruven Afanador
A$AP Rocky photographed on July 24, 2024 at the 1896 Studios in Brooklyn.
Nicki Nicole
Image Credit: Devin Christopher
Nicki Nicole photographed on Feb. 18, 2024 at Vibra Urbana in Miami.
Michael Marcagi
Image Credit: Kate Sweeney
Michael Marcagi photographed on March 29, 2024 in Cincinnati.
Julien Baker
Image Credit: Lia Clay
Julien Baker photographed at All Things Go NYC 2024 on Sept. 29, 2024 at Forest Hills Stadium in New York.
Jack Antonoff
Image Credit: Amy Lombard
Jack Antonoff photographed Sept. 10, 2024 at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
Illenium
Image Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk
Illenium photographed on Feb. 9, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Peggy Gou
Image Credit: Aaron Sinclair
Peggy Gou photographed on March 26, 2024 at Maison Celeste in Mexico City.
BigXthaPlug
Image Credit: Daniel Dorsa
BigXthaPlug photographed on Jan. 22, 2024 in Los Angeles.
St. Vincent
Image Credit: Lenne Chai
Annie Clark photographed on May 28, 2024 at Issue Studio in Los Angeles.
Cash Cobain
Image Credit: Elianel Clinton
Cash Cobain photographed on July 25, 2024 in New York.
Towa Bird
Image Credit: Nicole Nodland
Towa Bird photographed on June 6, 2024 in London.
Sean Miyashiro
Image Credit: Yuri Hasegawa
Sean Miyashiro photographed on April 17, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Lainey Wilson
Image Credit: Joelle Grace Taylor
Lainey Wilson photographed on March 26, 2024 at Paradise Pasadena in Pasadena, Calif.
Mustard
Image Credit: Aaron Sinclair
Mustard photographed Sept. 16, 2024 at Johnnie’s Pastrami in Culver City, Calif.
Luis R. Conriquez
Image Credit: Martha Galvan
Luis R. Conriquez photographed on Aug. 12, 2024 in Riverside, Calif.
Teezo Touchdown
Image Credit: Ariel Fisher
Teezo Touchdown photographed on July 18, 2024 in Los Angeles.
NewJeans
Image Credit: Ssam Kim
From left: NewJeans’ Minji, Danielle, Haerin, Hanni and Hyein photographed on Dec. 4, 2023 at Seongbuk Songjae in Seoul.
Nicky Jam
Image Credit: Devin Christopher
Nicky Jam photographed on Aug. 23, 2024 in Miami.
Public Enemy
Image Credit: Sami Drasin
Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy photographed on Feb. 3, 2024 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Steve Aoki
Image Credit: Jessica Chou
Steve Aoki photographed on April 17, 2024 in Las Vegas.
Ty Dolla $ign
Image Credit: Sage East
Ty Dolla $ign photographed on May 16, 2024 in Los Angeles.
LP Giobbi
Image Credit: Ashley Osborn
LP Giobbi photographed on Sept. 10, 2024 in Laguna Beach, Calif.
El Guincho
Image Credit: Ysa Pérez
Pablo Díaz-Reixa photographed on Sept. 20, 2024 in Miami.
Tyla
Image Credit: Ramona Rosales
Tyla photographed on March 11, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Hozier
Image Credit: Austin Hargrave
Hozier photographed on Sept. 19, 2024 at Black Rabbit Rose in Los Angeles.
Chayanne
Image Credit: Mary Beth Koeth
Chayanne photographed on July 18, 2024 at Blue Dolphin Studios in Miami.
Coco Jones
Image Credit: Jai Lennard
Coco Jones photographed on Jan. 5, 2024 in New York.
Myke Towers
Image Credit: Natalia Aguilera
Myke Towers photographed April 11, 2024 at Soho Beach House in Miami.
RIIZE
Image Credit: Munachi Osegbu
Clockwise from top left: Wonbin, Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Anton, and Sohee of RIIZE photographed on May 21, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Dua Lipa
Image Credit: Elizabeth Miranda
Dua Lipa photographed on Nov. 5, 2024 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The War and Treaty
Image Credit: Robby Klein
Tonya and Michael Trotter photographed on April 15, 2024 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Tommy Richman
Image Credit: Gustavo Soriano
Tommy Richman photographed on May 23, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Piso 21 Artists
Image Credit: David Cabrera
Piso 21 artists Pablo Mejia Bermudez, David Escobar Gallego, Lorduy and Juan David Huertas Clavijo photographed on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Fillmore Miami Beach in Miami Beach, FL.
Jessie Murph
Image Credit: Kathryn Boyd Brolin
Jessie Murph photographed on May 13, 2024 in Malibu, Calif.
Ollie Zhang & Atarashii Gakko!
Image Credit: Yuri Hasegawa
Ollie Zhang, center, and Atarashii Gakko! photographed on April 16, 2024 at 88rising in Los Angeles.
Amy Allen
Image Credit: Joelle Grace Taylor
Amy Allen photographed on Aug. 20, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Tyler Arnold & Post Malone
Image Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney
Tyler Arnold (left) and Post Malone photographed on April 16, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Playboi Carti
Image Credit: Matthew Salacuse
Playboi Carti photographed on Aug. 2, 2024 at Seret Studios in Brooklyn.
Barlow & Bear
Image Credit: Maggie Shannon
Abigail Barlow (left) and Emily Bear photographed on Sept. 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Edén Muñoz
Image Credit: Anna Powell Denton
Edén Muñoz photographed on Sept. 7, 2024 at Old National Centre in Indianapolis.
Lele Pons, Ricky Montaner, Nacho, Elena Rose, Danny Ocean & Mau Montaner
Image Credit: Mary Beth Koeth
From left: Lele Pons, Ricky Montaner, Nacho, Elena Rose, Danny Ocean and Mau Montaner photographed on Sept. 26, 2024 at Grove Studio in Miami.
Noah Kahan
Image Credit: Wesley Mann
Noah Kahan photographed on Dec. 1, 2023 in New York.
Muna
Image Credit: Lia Clay
From left: Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin of Muna photographed at All Things Go NYC 2024 on Sept. 28, 2024 at Forest Hills Stadium in New York.
Shaboozey
Image Credit: Eric Ryan Anderson
Shaboozey photographed on Sept. 12, 2024, at Seret Studios in Brooklyn.
Katy Perry, Ice Spice & Charli XCX
Image Credit: Sami Drasin
Katy Perry, Ice Spice and Charli XCX photographed on March 6, 2024 at YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, CA.
James Brown Mansion
Image Credit: Andrew Hetherington
James Brown Mansion photographed on June 24, 2024 in Beech Island, SC.
Maná
Image Credit: Martha Galvan
From left: Alex González, Fher Olvera, Juan Calleros, and Sergio Vallín of Maná photographed on Dec. 1, 2023 in Fresno, Calif.
John Branca
Image Credit: Christopher Patey
John Branca photographed on June 17, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Olivia Rodrigo
Image Credit: Sami Drasin
Olivia Rodrigo photographed on Aug. 10, 2024 at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.
Billie Eilish celebrated her 23rd birthday a day early on Tuesday night (Dec. 17) when her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour made its way to the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. There were plenty of celebratory moments throughout the night, including the superstar’s older brother Finneas bringing out a cupcake onstage to lead the […]