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Julia Michaels hits the studio and chats with Muni Long ahead of Billboard Women in Music 2025 and introducing her as the recipient of the Rising Star Award presented by Honda Stage. Julia Michaels: I first discovered my love for music when I was a teenager, and then my mom got me a piano, then […]
Dua Lipa wrapped the Australian leg of her Radical Optimism world tour on March 29 with one last surprise for Sydney fans: a stripped-back duet of “Big Jet Plane” alongside Angus Stone. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The crowd at Qudos Bank Arena joined in on […]
Ariana Grande‘s deluxe edition of her Eternal Sunshine album, Brighter Days Ahead, tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (March 28) on Billboard, choosing the pop star’s refreshed set, which adds six new tracks to the original studio album that arrived last year, as their favorite new music release of […]
Remember Hilary Duff‘s 2007 performance for the Today show’s summer concert series? SNL‘s Barry the Midwife (Bowen Yang) and Dr. Richards (Mikey Madison) do. In “Barry the Midwife” on the latest episode (March 29) of Saturday Night Live, the midwife-and-doctor duo at first have an awkward run-in when their patient is giving birth and the […]
While Morgan Wallen was the official musical guest on SNL this weekend, Joe Jonas co-starred in a musical sketch poking fun at New Yorkers waiting in stupidly long lines just to try a trendy new treat they’ve heard about on TikTok.
Picture this: It’s spring in New York City. It’s the weekend. It’s a beautiful day. You don’t have work. Your friends don’t have work.
As Mikey Madison, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman — the stars of one of SNL‘s latest spoofs to make use of a catchy pop tune — point out, you could go to brunch, see a movie, ride a bike, have a fling.
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Or you could wait in a big, dumb line.
That’s right. You could spend your day waiting in a line that goes around the block — for a limited-supply bagel, slice of pizza or creamy taco that showed up on your “For You” feed. While you’re waiting, you could sing about it like they do in Saturday night’s (March 29) “Big Dumb Line” sketch.
“Must be worth it — it’s a really long line,” Fineman emphasizes in an ad-lib directed straight to the viewer.
Perhaps there will be cronuts (the croissant-donut hybrid), or a concoction one can only hope was dreamt up an SNL writer: palad (pizza and salad combined), frasca (fries as pasta), fandy (fish that’s candy) or choda (cheese that’s soda).
“Big Dumb Line,” a sketch that was pre-taped ahead of the live show, is all good fun until Bowen Yang cracks under the pressure of the line, to his own horror and that of his pals. “I’m leaving. I’m leaving!” he screams.
That’s where Joe Jonas pops in with a motivational ballad, urging the NYC line dropout to trust the process. “Believe in the line/ You deserve this viral Greek yogurt/ Or to try Lisa Rinna’s wine,” the Jonas Bro sings with feeling in a surprise cameo.
Watch the “Big Dumb Line” sketch from Saturday Night Live below.
Influential women in music graced the red carpet at Billboard’s 2025 Women in Music event, which took place on Saturday (March 29). See the best red carpet photos from the night here.Host Laverne Cox, music stars and industry leaders were pictured on the carpet ahead of the ceremony that honors accomplished women and their contributions to the music industry, their communities and beyond.
Artist nominees at this year’s prestigious event include Doechii, receiving the Woman of the Year Award, as well as aespa (Group of the Year), Ángela Aguilar (Breakthrough Award), Erykah Badu (Icon Award), GloRilla (Powerhouse Award), Gracie Abrams (Songwriter of the Year), JENNIE (Global Force Award), Megan Moroney (Rulebreaker Award presented by Crown Royal Whisky), Meghan Trainor (Hitmaker Award), Muni Long (Rising Star Award Presented by Honda Stage) and Tyla (Impact Award presented by Bose). Global Women of the Year are ANNA (Billboard Italy Woman of the Year) and Charlotte Cardin (Billboard Canada Woman of the Year).
Tina Knowles, mom to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, is the first-ever Mother of the Year honoree at Billboard’s Women in Music, held at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.
The list of presenters features Becky G, Kali Chis, Madison Beer, Julia Michaels, Lauren Jauregui, Mickey Guyton, Suki Waterhouse, Summer Walker, Tanner Adell, Victoria Monét and Zara Larsson.
The red carpet was also expected to see appearances from Ari Lennox, Ashe, Ava Max, Bella Poarch, Heidi Montag, JoJo Siwa, Kandi Burruss, Keyshia Cole, Loren Gray, Madison Bailey, Queen Naija, Sophia Culpo, Tinashe, Victoria Justice and more.
See many of them pictured on the red carpet in this photo gallery of not-to-be-missed moments.
Meghan Trainor
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Meghan Trainor at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Kali Uchis
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Kali Uchis at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Victoria Monét, Ari Lennox & Muni Long
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Victoria Monét, Ari Lennox and Muni Long at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Julia Michaels
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Julia Michaels at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Zara Larsson
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Zara Larsson at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Ravyn Lenae
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Ravyn Lenae at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Tinashe
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Tinashe at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Maeta
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Maeta at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Ledisi
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Ledisi at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Dalia Ganz
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Dalia Ganz at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Cindy Oliver
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Cindy Oliver at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Sabrina Phillips, Pam Sturchio & Elena Quandt
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Sabrina Phillips, Pam Sturchio and Elena Quandt at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Rania Aniftos
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Rania Aniftos at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Tanner Adell
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Tanner Adell at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Diane Warren
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Diane Warren at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Laverne Cox
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Laverne Cox at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Melody Thornton
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Melody Thornton at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Mary Conde & Judy Heyman
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Mary Conde and Judy Heyman at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Gina Harrell
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Gina Harrell at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Kiona Nikiy Reaves & Alexandra Lyzwa
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Kiona Nikiy Reaves and Alexandra Lyzwa at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Meg Donnelly
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Meg Donnelly at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Queen Naija
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Queen Naija at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Mickey Guyton
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Mickey Guyton at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Megan Moroney
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Megan Moroney at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Ari Lennox
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Ari Lennox at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles,.
Muni Long
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Muni Long at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Bella Poarch
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Bella Poarch at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Madison Bailey
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Madison Bailey at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Melissa Ruderman
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Melissa Ruderman at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Lauren Jauregui
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Lauren Jauregui at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Dana Droppo & Mike Van
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Dana Droppo and Mike Van at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Kiana Lede
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Kiana Lede at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Victoria Monét
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Victoria Monét at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Suki Waterhouse
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Suki Waterhouse at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Jenna Park Adler
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Jenna Park Adler at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Lana Del Rey‘s “Henry, Come On,” a new song in advance of upcoming album The Right Person Will Stay, is ostensibly coming soon. Del Rey teased the title overlayed on apparent single art without comment on Instagram, in a post that has her gazing demurely into the camera.
“Henry,” which doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, might ring a bell for fans of Del Rey, who’s dressed in white lace, complemented by carefully placed waves and a muted red lip, in the new promotional image.
When announcing The Right Person Will Stay‘s May 21 release date four months ago, Del Rey had noted, “Happy for you to hear a few songs coming up before Stagecoach starting with Henry.” “Henry” was in reference to the title now known to be “Henry, Come On,” a track she actually first teased more than a year ago.
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Del Rey is performing at the 2025 edition of Stagecoach, the annual country music festival in Indio, Calif., before a stadium tour in U.K. and Ireland that begins in June. She’s got top billing on Stagecoach’s Palomino Stage on Friday, April 25, with festival organizers saying she’ll have “a very special country set.” Zach Bryan headlines the fest’s “Mane” Stage the same night.
Del Rey first previewed “Henry, Come On” in January 2024 in a snippet that was also posted on Instagram, tagging Nashville songwriter/producer Luke Laird, no stranger to Billboard‘s country music charts and a two-time Grammy winner (most recently in 2019, as co-writer on Kacey Musgraves’ “Space Cowboy”).
On the “Henry” post this week, Laird was again among the names tagged. Also tagged is longtime Del Rey collaborator Dean Reid, who’s worked with the songstress in various production capacities over the years, most recently on several tracks on Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Drew Erickson, who worked with Del Rey on production and songwriting for Blue Banisters and Ocean Blvd, is also tagged on the post.
With quiet contemplation and sparse acoustic guitar, the first hint of “Henry” lyrically references the country influence Del Rey originally indicated was in store for her next album, when her next album was known as Lasso.
“I mean, Henry, come on/ Do you think I’d really choose it?/ All this off and on, Henry, come on/ I mean, baby, come on/ Do you think I’d really lose it on ya?/ If you did nothin’ wrong, Henry, come on,” she sings, with a whisper on the latter mention of Henry’s name leading up to the hook: “Last call, hey, y’all/ Hang his hat up on the wall/ Tell him that his cowgirl is gone/ Come on and giddyup.”
See the “Henry, Come On” art and the previously shared audio clip, both embedded below from Instagram.
A group of 32 Lady Gaga fans, affectionately known as Little Monsters, were chosen to go from “fan to featured” in a special edit of the “Abracadabra” music video. Gaga herself opens the clip, released by Mastercard on Saturday (March 29).
“The category is fans or die,” she says, playing off of her announcement that “the category is dance or die” in the original “Abracadabra” video.
“Little Monsters, my stage is yours,” Gaga adds.
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In the recreation of Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” directed by Parris Goebel — who also worked on the original — these fans are seen having the time of their lives while giving a fierce, heartfelt performance of the Mayhem single’s choreo.
The video is part of a campaign with Mastercard, who ran a contest to win what they called a “Priceless Experience”: appearing in the professionally produced “Abracadabra” (Fan Version) video, and joining Lady Gaga at a “Club MAYHEM” dance party. All a Little Monster had to do to enter was show off their take on the “Abracadabra” dance via social media with a #MastercardGagaContest hashtag.
The end result, first seen on Saturday afternoon, had tons of fellow Little Monsters quick to react in the comments, praising the impressive level of talent in the fanbase. Several comments noted the “Abracadabra” fan edit left them teary-eyed.
The credit card company previously shared a clip of the winning Little Monsters’ encounter with their idol. They were learning the “Abracadabra” choreography from one of Gaga’s dancers when the superstar suddenly appeared from behind a one-way mirror — joining them for a heart-to-heart about their artist-fan relationship.
“[There’s] something about Little Monsters that is this deep connection,” Gaga had remarked while secretly looking on. “They were just giving it their all — I didn’t expect myself to feel so emotional.”
In a recent interview with Billboard, Gaga said the Mayhem era has brought her even closer to her beloved supporters. “I’ve seen Little Monsters be so amazing for almost 20 years,” she said. “I haven’t seen us like this in a long time. Between the dancing, the makeup, the hair, the costumes, it gives me so much life. I am really honored. All I ever want to do is make something that you press play and you feel good for the duration of the record, and maybe you play it again.”
Mayhem became Gaga’s seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart earlier this month.
Watch the “Abracadabra” fan edit below.
Zayn Malik was forced to cancel a show in Mexico after suffering from food poisoning.
The last-minute cancellation occurred on Friday (March 28), when the 32-year-old “Pillowtalk” singer was set to perform at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes as part of his Stairway to the Sky Tour.
“I’m heartbroken to say that I won’t be able to perform tonight in Mexico City,” Malik wrote on his Instagram Stories just hours before the show was scheduled to begin. “I’ve been really sick since this morning and, despite trying everything to push through, my body just isn’t allowing it.”
The former One Direction member added, “I’m so sorry to let you down. The love and energy I always feel from my fans mean the world to me, and it hurts deeply to miss this moment with you. Thank you for your understanding, and please know I’m sending all of my love to each of you.”
Hours later, Zayn offered another update on his health. “Mexico, I love you even though myself and many of my crew got severe food poisoning,” the musician wrote on his Instagram Stories. “It’s no joke — still struggling. I’m so sorry.”
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He continued, “To my fans, I’m so sorry — these shows have made me feel alive, happy, grateful and at home, and that’s all because of you. These shows, your energy, your fan projects filled me with so much love and a feeling I can’t even describe. Big love.”
Just days earlier, on March 25, Malik performed at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes, where he surprised fans by singing one of One Direction’s most beloved hits for the first time in a decade. During the concert, Zayn shocked the audience when he performed the 1D single “Night Changes” from the group’s 2014 album, Four. “I haven’t sung this song in 10 years. Thank you, that was amazing, I almost cried,” he told the surprised audience.
Malik launched his Stairway to the Sky Tour in November 2024 after rescheduling the trek following his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne’s death.
Lil Nas X has revealed that he almost collaborated with Taylor Swift.
During an interview at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday (March 27), the 25-year-old rapper shared that he was offered a chance to add a verse to one of the pop superstar’s songs but ultimately turned it down.
“We were working on something,” Lil Nas told E! News on the red carpet at the event. “She offered to let me try a verse on something, but I couldn’t catch a vibe for it, so it didn’t happen.”
However, the “Old Town Road” hitmaker hasn’t ruled out the possibility of working with Swift in the future. “When it happens… Global. World. Tay-tay and Nassy,” he said.
Despite the song not coming together, Lil Nas X expressed nothing but love for the “All Too Well” singer. “I’m proud of my girl,” he said. “I love the album. She’s been doing her thing. She’s at the very tippety top. I’m thankful that she even considered me.”
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Swift was nominated in six categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards in February, including album of the year for The Tortured Poets Department, which spent 17 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Although she went 0-6 at this year’s Grammys, the 35-year-old superstar had much to celebrate with her record-breaking The Eras Tour, which grossed over $2 billion from 149 shows worldwide.
Meanwhile, Lil Nas X has been busy putting out his own music. In recent months, the rapper has dropped a series of singles, starting with the dance-y “Light Again” and the energetic “Need Dat Boy.” In March, he ramped up the pace with a series of single releases ahead of the as-yet-unscheduled release of his Dreamboy album, the highly anticipated follow-up to his 2021 debut, Montero.
This flurry of activity culminated in the surprise drop of Days Before Dreamboy, an eight-track EP released on Friday (March 28). The mini album compiles all of Lil Nas X’s recent releases, including “Dreamboy,” “Big Dummy!,” “Swish,” “Hotbox,” “Lean on My Body” and “Right There!” It’s unclear whether all the tracks on the EP will also appear on his forthcoming full-length project.