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The All-American Rejects take Billboard’s Tetris Kelly to Lil Dom’s in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood to talk about making new music again after 13 years and what brought them back, going on their first stadium tour with the Jonas Brothers, their craziest tour stories and things thrown on stage. They also get into AI and music, and how they think the rock genre will accept it, the resurgence in popularity of rock music, and music’s ability to distract listeners from the stresses of life. They wrap up the conversation with a little Billboard storytime about their single “Dirty Little Secret.”
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Tetris Kelly:So what brought us here? Why Little Dom’s?
Tyson Ritter:It’s a neighborhood staple for me. I lived in Los Feliz for like, about a decade before I moved away from L.A. The staff here are, like, kind of like, you know, they know, they know my name. I almost got a plaque. I almost got a plaque. They do plaques and boots during COVID — my wife and I would get this sandwich here. That was anyway. I won’t go into details about but they were like, we’re gonna put you a plaque up. And then all of a sudden, like, we went away for like, two years.
You lost your plaque?
I lost the punch card. Like, disappeared.
Well, now you got to start by coming again so you can earn that trust again. Get your plaque.
Let’s get our stripes.
Listen, you brought Billboard here, so you’re doing a good job. And I feel like you said that. You know, Little Dom’s is a place you love for Sunday brunch. So what is your go to menu item on the Sunday brunch menu?
Oh, before I became gluten free, they have this pizza that has, it’s got salmon. Oh, this is, like, it’s kind of blasting this right cheese and cheese and fish, but it’s salmon and capers smoked salmon. Yeah, sorry. So, like, yeah, lox and OK, and capers and onions. And then I, and then I make it even more bizarre, and I have them crack two eggs on top of it. So, yeah, it’s like this sexy brekkie …
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Close to four decades after it was lifted from the grave site of The Doors‘ late frontman Jim Morrison, a bust of his likeness has been recovered by French police.
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The sculpture, created by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin, was placed on Morrison’s grave in Paris’ Père Lachaise Cemetery to mark the tenth anniversary of his passing, on July 3, 1981.
However, the bust was stolen seven years later, in May 1988, with Vanity Fair noting that two individuals were reported to have taken the statue after being locked in the cemetery overnight.
After years of rumor and innuendo surrounding its fate, Parisian police have now announced the bust has been recovered, with its rediscovery occurring during a search related to a fraud case. No further details regarding its whereabouts for the past 37 years have been announced, nor has word been shared as to whether it will return to its original location atop Morrison’s grave.
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Morrison rose to fame throughout the ’60s as the frontman for Los Angeles-based rock outfit The Doors, with the group releasing six critically-acclaimed albums in just over four years.
Their self-titled 1967 debut peaked atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the Hot 100-topping single “Light My Fire,” with every one of their albums released during Morrison’s lifetime reached the top ten. 1968’s Waiting for the Sun became their only record to top the Billboard 200, with its accompanying single, “Hello, I Love You,” becoming their second to peak atop the Hot 100.
Morrison would pass away in Paris on July 3, 1971 under murky circumstances at the age of 27. He was buried at the city’s Père Lachaise Cemetery where his grave site swiftly became one of the world’s most-visited memorials of a late musician.
In February, it was announced that the Paris City Council had decided to name a footbridge overlooking Bassin de l’Arsenal in Morrison’s honor. Just weeks earlier, it was reported that the former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles.
Indie-rock veterans Guided By Voices have claimed that rumors of their demise are greatly exaggerated, pointing to a forthcoming record as proof.
The prolific Ohio outfit became the center of rumor on Monday (May 19) when a new episode of Lou Barlow’s RAW Impressions podcast unintentionally broke the news. In the latest episode, Lou spoke to Guided By Voices guitarist Bobby Bare Jr. with his wife Adelle, who admitted to having never seen the group live.
In response, Bare noted, “We’re breaking up, you never will.” After Lou adds “You never will, they’re done,” Bare seemingly confirmed the band’s status by adding “We’re never going to play again.”
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However, the apparent revelation may have been a case of miscommunication due to technology, with the episode’s description on YouTube noting that it was “loaded with technical difficulties,” and that “the audio is often breaking up.”
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Following the news apparently breaking, the episode’s hosts spoke to Brooklyn Vegan to clarify their own thoughts on the matter. “My understanding is that they didn’t have plans to play more live shows,” Adelle explained. “But I think they are still recording! Not broken up. And yea, I had a lot of technical difficulties during the podcast episode.”
Lou echoed this by adding that the group were in the process of making a new record, though he understood that there were to be “no more live shows.”
In the wake of the rumor mill going into overdrive, a representative for Guided By Voices spoke to Rolling Stone to deny that the band were splitting, and even noted that a new album called Thick Rich and Delicious would be arriving on Halloween. Currently, the band have not shared any further information on the upcoming record.
News of a breakup announcement from Guided By Voices wouldn’t be entirely unexpected, however. Having first formed in 1983, the Robert Pollard-led outfit released a total of 15 albums before splitting in 2004 – including their highest-charting release, 2002’s Universal Truths and Cycles, which hit No. 160 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the Heatseekers charts.
After reforming in 2010, a further six albums followed before another split in 2014. Since reforming again in 2016, the group have been immensely prolific, with 19 albums arriving in the past nine years, including February’s Universe Room. Pollard will also release the debut album from his Rip Van Winkle side-project this year, with Blasphemy set to arrive in July.
Giving credence to Bare’s claims about not playing live again, however, Guided By Voices have not performed since an October 2024 show in Dallas, with reviews of that show reporting Pollard had claimed it was to be their final gig. Indeed, no further live dates are listed on their website at the current time.
Shakira brought out Rauw Alejandro, Ozuna and more during her two nights at MetLife Stadium in New York City. Keep watching to see everything you missed out, from her famous belly dancing and more. Will you be seeing Shakira on tour? Let us know in the comments! Narrator: We were lucky enough to experience two […]
Wrestlemania 41 was full of fans with strong opinions, and we went ahead and asked them who would win in the ring: Bad Bunny or Travis Scott?
Who do you think would win in the ring? Let us know in the comments!
Carl Lamarre:
Street fight: Travis Scott and Bad Bunny, one on one. Who’s taking it?
Fan 1:
Travis Scott is a bi—.
Fan 2:
I gotta go with “Goosebumps.” I gotta go with the Trav.
Carl Lamarre:
He gave Cody Rhodes a black eye, man.
Fan 2:
Yeah, he busted his eardrum. Come on.
Fan 3:
Travis Scott.
Carl Lamarre:
Why Travis?
Fan 4:
Travis is like a little ghetto, you know? Bad Bunny, he’s cool. He’s cool, you know. But like, they do it differently in Houston.
Fan 5:
Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny, all day.
Carl Lamarre:
Benito. Why?
Fan 5:
Because he’s also the GOAT. No, um, I don’t know. He just got, he got that dog in him.
Fan 6:
Yo soy Boricua, I’m from Puerto Rico. Oh, I’m not from Puerto Rico, but I’m Puerto Rican, so I have to pick him. Loyalty, you know what I mean? Bad Bunny. Yo soy Boricua pa’ que tú lo sepas.
Fan 7:
Travis Scott.
Carl Lamarre:
Why Travis?
Fan 7:
Bad Bunny don’t look like he could fight too good.
Carl Lamarre:
Bad Bunny got pretty busy in the ring not too long ago.
Fan 7:
You know, everybody lucky every once in awhile, right?
Fan 8:
Bad Bunny all day. You saw the damage he took from Damian Priest, I think it was last year.
Carl Lamrre:
At Puerto Rico.
Fan 8:
Puerto Rico, right? You saw the damage he could take. He can handle it.
Carl Lamarre:
Why Bad Bunny?
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Annie Bosko performs “Neon Baby,” “California Cowgirl,” and a new song called “God Winks.” She talks with Billboard’s Associate Editor for Country, Jessica Nicholson about performing at Stagecoach, the inspiration behind her “California Cowgirl” and why her new song “God Winks” is the most special one.
Annie Bosko:
[Sings “California Cowgirl”]
Annie Bosko:
Thank you so much Billboard Live. Thank you. All right, let’s do a little “Neon Baby.” Shall we?
Annie Bosko:
[Sings “Neon Baby”]
Annie Bosko:
Thanks so much y’all. Billboard Live, this is so awesome. What an honor. Well before this last song, I think we’re gonna take a break and go do a little interview. So come join me.
Annie Bosko:
Hi.
Jessica Nicholson:
Hi, that was wonderful.
Hey, thank you. Thanks so much.
Absolutely. Thank you so much for being with us.
Oh, wow, it’s an honor, huge. I mean, it’s like Billboard, right? You grow up your whole life dreaming to do this kind of stuff. So thank you.
Absolutely. Well. So I love that first song, “California Cowgirl.” I mean, it really sets the vibe here at the Ariat house. And so do you feel like that’s really who Annie Bosko is?
100% it’s autobiographically, the most me song, the most song that’s me out of anything I’ve ever written. And I think a lot of times when you’re from California, you get stereotyped wrong. And for me, you know, my dad was a third generation farmer, produce farmer, and my uncle was in the rodeo world, and so I always felt very down home and connected to the country lifestyle and country music. And I really would rather be in boots than heels. So, yeah, it’s definitely who I am.
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Pink Floyd’s archival live album Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII debuts in the top 10 across multiple Billboard charts (dated May 17), following its release on May 2, including a No. 3 arrival on Top Album Sales with the band’s biggest sales week in over a decade.
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The digitally remastered and remixed set is the audio companion the concert film of the same name, which was originally recorded in 1971, and garnered a limited theatrical release in April 2025 after it was digitally remastered. A version of the film was first briefly released in 1972, and has been issued a number of times since then. However, the audio from the film has never been issued as a stand-alone album until now.
In total, it sold just over 20,000 copies in the United States in the week ending May 8, according to Luminate. The album contains the eight performances from the film and was available to purchase as a two-CD set and a double-vinyl package or as a digital download. The CD and vinyl editions have two bonus tracks, while the digital edition has a third bonus cut. (The film itself, separate from the album, was also sold as stand-alone Blu-ray, DVD and digital download.)
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The Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII album also debuts at No. 1 on Indie Store Album Sales, No. 2 on Vinyl Albums (with 12,500 copies sold in its first week), No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, No. 3 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums and No. 28 on the overall all-genre Billboard 200. On the latter, Pompeii marks the 15th top 40-charting set for the band and 30th charting album overall.
With the No. 3 debut on Top Album Sales with 20,000 copies, Pink Floyd captures its largest sales week for an album in over 10 years. The act last sold more copies of a single album on the Jan. 10, 2015-dated chart, when the band’s final studio album, The Endless River, sold 29,000 copies in its seventh week of release.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
It’s a busy week in the top 10 on Top Album Sales, as the Pompeii project is one of six debuts in the region. At the top of the list, Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos reenters at No. 1, for its first week in the lead, following its vinyl release. Fuerza Regida’s 111XPANTIA bows at No. 2, while Eric Church’s Evangeline Vs. The Machine motors in at No. 4. Ghost’s Skeletá falls to No. 5 after its debut at No. 1 a week ago, while Josh Groban’s first U.S.-released hits retrospective Gems jumps in at No. 6. Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping GNX descends 5-7, Car Seat Headrest’s The Scholars starts at No. 8 and Key Glock’s Glockaveli bows at No. 9. Sabrina Carpenter’s former leader Short n’ Sweet rounds out the top 10, falling 9-10.
