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Trending on Billboard 6ix9ine says that he didn’t know how to manage his money and now owes the U.S. government $8 million in unpaid taxes. During a livestream with Deshhae Frost on Thursday (Oct. 23), the rainbow-haired rapper explained that his money troubles began once he got famous, and that no one showed him how […]
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While other legendary rock bands have performed at the Las Vegas Sphere, Slash revealed that Guns N’ Roses apparently has no plans to take over the venue.
During an interview with Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation on Thursday (Oct. 23), Slash admitted he was worrisome that the venue might not be rock & roll friendly.
“I haven’t been [to the Sphere] yet, but just everything that I’ve seen, or most everything that I’ve seen of it, looks amazing,” Slash said. “I’m real trepidatious about playing there, because… It’s a great visual show. I think that in almost every case for a band, it becomes a visual show as opposed to seeing a rock n’ roll show. So there’s that.”
The Eagles are currently in the middle of their ongoing residency at the Sphere, and Slash shared that he had spoken with his fellow rockers about what it’s like to perform there.
Joe Walsh told him, “It’s not really sort of rock ‘n’ roll friendly, the way that it’s set up. So it’s just one of those things where it seems like a really cool thing, and conceptually there’s probably a lot of cool things that you could do, but I don’t think it would be the right environment for a proper rock n’ roll show.”
Slash also commented on Metallica, who are reportedly in talks to perform at the venue. Slash said he could picture them making it work, adding, “I’d be interested to see that too. I could see them doing it… You have to prepare your mind to put on not just a band performance, but 50 percent of what you’re doing is going to be the projection, or whatever you call that — the outer wall, what you’re putting on as content.”
Despite his apprehensions, Slash hinted that “maybe down the road” Guns N’ Roses might consider playing at the Sphere.
Meanwhile, the venue most recently announced that the reunited No Doubt will be the next band to fill up the Las Vegas venue, with the rock group scheduled for 12 shows next May.
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Common sits down to talk about creating the new track for the NBA on Prime, “Victory.” He opens up about his work with the NBA, his favorite players, his favorite collaborations, working with Erykah Badu, his new project with Madlib, ‘Piece of the Struggle,’ and more!
Common: NBA is one of my favorite things in life because I just love basketball. I’m always paying attention to it. I look forward to it after working being able to come watch a basketball game the NBA like I was a Bulls fan growing up, but I think at a certain point, I just started gravitating towards the players like, players I like. So Steph Curry is one of my favorites. Kyrie is one of my favorites. I love- I like Anthony Edwards. I like Kevin Durant, LeBron.
But some of the new guys, I really like, too … I really like this young dude Jeremiah Fears, he’s coming up on the New Orleans Pelicans and Cooper Flagg got game too. I think V.J. [Edgecombe], he plays hard. I like his game too.
I like to dream high. So I would like to say Kyrie Irving, but then I was talking to Carmelo one time on his podcast, and he was like, bro, let’s think realistic. Who is your player comparison? I’m still gonna fly high and say D. Wade, Dwayne Wade, I mean, but I’m thinking about comparisons on and off the court when I say him.
Man, being a ball boy was like it was something I don’t even know if I really grabbed on to what that experience was, but I was there when Michael Jordan, when he first came to the Bulls, so I just got to see a star really becoming like a superstar to becoming one of the greatest players of all time. Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas and Charles Barkley. I used to get, like, sneakers from them, and they would sign them, but at the time, I was kind of like just I was selling them or giving them to giving them to my teachers.
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Trending on Billboard Diamonds are still dancing on Drake. The 6 God celebrates his 39th birthday in style on Friday (Oct. 24) with 16 new RIAA certifications, including six diamond plaques. Among the diamond certifications are Take Care and hits like “Nice for What,” “The Motto” featuring Lil Wayne, “Headlines,” “Passionfruit” and “Nonstop.” The OVO […]
Trending on Billboard Megan Thee Stallion is head over heels for Klay Thompson. The Houston Hottie gushes about her NBA boo throughout her new single, “Lover Girl,” and she delivered a stunning accompanying visual on Friday (Oct. 24). Between the stylish ’90s glamour wardrobe, sharp visuals and storytelling, Megan spared no expense in this video. […]
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With just one week to go before Halloween weekend, a wide range of artists fired off new music releases just in time for spooky season.
Megan Thee Stallion unveiled her second single of 2025, “Lover Girl,” a Total-sampling ode to her basketball star boyfriend, Klay Thompson. The new track leads a busy week for hip-hop and R&B releases, including new projects from Bruce Springsteen (Nebraska ’82), Miguel (Caos), Daniel Caesar (Son of Spergy), Leon Thomas (Pholks) and Halle Bailey (Love?… Or Something Like It).
Notably, Bailey’s album marks her debut solo full-length efforts following years of solo singles such as “In Your Hands” and the Grammy-nominated “Angel,” as well as acclaimed turns in movie musicals including 2023’s The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple. Thomas’ Pholks EP arrives on the heels of his “Mutt” success — and a week before his Mutts Don’t Heel Tour launches — while Caesar’s latest LP is the follow-up to 2023’s Never Enough, which became his highest charting effort on the Billboard 200 (No. 14). As for Miguel, Caos marks his first album in nearly eight years.
To coincide with Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere finally hitting U.S. theaters, The Boss shared an expanded edition of his landmark 1982 Nebraska album. The record, whose conception the Jeremy Allen White-led film chronicles, reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 during its original chart run. This new 4LP version of Nebraska features acoustic demos, little-known B-sides and the six long-rumored, E Street Band-assisted “Electric Nebraska” tracks.
On the pop side, Demi Lovato returned to dance-pop stomping grounds with her new album, It’s Not That Deep, and Alessia Cara issued a deluxe edition of her Love & Hyperbole LP. Brandi Carlile is also back with a new solo album, Returning to Myself, months after sharing a joint album with Elton John, and Shenseea, Hayley Williams, Sampha, Tee Grizzley and Samara Cyn all shared new tracks.
That’s a lot of new music to digest as we enter the penultimate month of the year, but Billboard still wants to know which new release you can’t get enough of. Tell us by casting your vote in the poll below.
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Trending on Billboard Nobody had Nicki Minaj and James Blunt engaging in a playful exchange on X on their 2025 bingo card, but here we are. Earlier this week, Minaj looked to deliver an empowering message for her Barbz on the social media platform, writing, “Idk who needs to hear this, but you’re beautiful.” Nicki’s […]
Trending on Billboard Megan Thee Stallion is in her “Lover Girl” era. The Houston Hottie returned on Friday (Oct. 24) to deliver her second single of 2025 with “Lover Girl.” Meg has posted several teasers of the track earlier in October before slapping an official release date on the Total-sampling single. Explore See latest videos, […]
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Now that Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop team has posted its Grammy predictions for four of the R&B categories in the 68th annual race — best R&B performance, best traditional R&B performance, best R&B song and best R&B album — it’s time to review the top prospects in the fifth and final category: best progressive R&B album.
Recent winners in the category include Lucky Daye (Table for Two, 2022), Steve Lacy (Gemini Rights, 2023) and SZA (SOS, 2024). Thanks to a tie, two winners took home the gramophone in 2025: longtime independent artist Avery Sunshine (So Glad to Know You) and the R&B/hip-hop super duo NxWorries comprised of Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge (Why Lawd?).
Formerly known as best urban contemporary album, the category was renamed best progressive R&B album in 2020. In recognizing “excellence in albums of progressive R&B vocal tracks,” per the Recording Academy’s definition, such entries are rooted in many of the elements comprising R&B but also embrace additional sounds including hip-hop, rap, pop, dance and electronic music. The rulebook further defines the category’s music as having “an emphasis on experimentation and innovation, often through unconventional song structures, dynamic production techniques and multi-genre influences that challenge traditional R&B conventions.”
Albums released between Aug. 31, 2024 and Aug. 30, 2025 fitting this category include familiar vets like Bilal (Adjust Brightness), Gallant (Zinc), Jessie Reyez (Paid in Memories), Kali Uchis (Sincerely) and Allen Stone (Mystery). A host of upstarts also waved the progressive banner in their own inimitable styles, such as SAILORR (From Florida’s Finest), Laila! (Gap Year), Jordan Adetunji (A Jaguar’s Dream) and Cautious Clay (The Hours: Morning).
In addition to those on-the-cusp contenders, there are others of note to consider. Chief among them is the group FLO (Access All Areas), KWN (With All Due Respect), Destin Conrad (Love on Digital), Fridayy (Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not), UMI (People Stories) and Kelela (In the Blue Light).
With such a cornucopia of projects to choose from, predicting the nods in this category isn’t an easy task. One scenario could have Kali Uchis, Destin Conrad, Fridayy and Jessie Reyez fighting for the last spot. Or perhaps there could be another surprise from left field a la Avery Sunshine at the 67th annual ceremony.
So which five albums will score nods for best progressive R&B album when the Recording Academy unveils its slate on Nov. 7? Check out Billboard’s predictions below.
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Trending on Billboard Summer Walker has addressed the infidelity accusations surrounding her ex-boyfriend Lil Meech. In a new interview on 360 With Speedy, host Speedy Morman asks Summer to briefly elaborate on the infamous “grocery” video that led to Walker and Lil Meech’s breakup back in 2023. The video in question involved leaked Ring cam […]
