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Contemporary Christian Music hitmaker and five-time Grammy winner Brandon Lake is set to release a new album and launch a massive arena headlining tour this year.
Lake — whose song “Hard Fought Hallelujah” has spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart and gave him his all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart debut — will release his upcoming album, King of Hearts, on June 13. Lake co-wrote each of the album’s 16 songs and the project will include his 10-week Christian Airplay hit “That’s Who I Praise” and the Jelly Roll collaborative version of “Hard Fought Hallelujah.” Other songs on the album include “I Know a Name” with CeCe Winans, “Right in the Middle” with Hulvey, and “Remember the Miracles” with Hank Bentley.
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In an Instagram post, Lake shared, “I’m not sure if I knew who this record was for when I started writing it, but as the songs came the more I realized it was not for the seemingly put together, but rather those who are honest about their brokenness, but also have a desire to connect with their creator and experience Him in everyday life.”
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He added, “This creator is King of the universe, King of Nations, King of creation, but none more important than King of hearts. ♥️”
In addition to the album, Lake will embark on his 48-city King of Hearts arena headlining tour starting Oct. 2 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL. The trek will visit cities including Salt Lake City, Detroit, Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, Atlanta and more, before wrapping next May in his hometown of Charleston, S.C. We The Kingdom bandmember-turned-solo artist Franni Cash will open shows on the fall 2025 dates on the tour. Lake’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 tour dates will follow his upcoming Summer Worship Nights 11-city tour with Phil Wickham.
The full list of Lake’s King of Hearts tour dates can be found at brandonlake.co.
Lake will also appear on American Idol on April 20, as part of a three-hour Easter special episode that will also feature performances from Winans, Jelly Roll, Roman Collins and The Brown Four.
See the tracklist for King of Hearts below:
1. “Plans” (Brandon Lake, Jacob Sooter, Hank Bentley, Jordan Colle)
2. “King Of Hearts” (Brandon Lake, Jacob Sooter, Hank Bentley)
3. “Hard Fought Hallelujah” with Jelly Roll (Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Chris Brown, Jason Bradley DeFord)
4. “Daddy’s DNA” (Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter)
5. “I Know A Name” with CeCe Winans (Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Jacob Sooter, Hank Bentley)
6. “As For Me & My Home” (Brandon Lake, Benjamin William Hastings, Jacob Sooter, Hank Bentley)
7. “The Great I Am Can” (Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter, Micah Nichols)
8. “Remember The Miracles” with Hank Bentley (Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter, Jordan Colle, Brandon Breitenbach)
9. “Right In The Middle” with Hulvey (Brandon Lake, Chris Hulvey, Micah Nichols, Zac Lawson, Benjamin William Hastings)
10. “But God” (Brandon Lake, Micah Nichols, Benjamin Williams Hastings, Zac Lawson)
11. “Watch This!” (Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter)
12. “Spare Change” (Brandon Lake, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter, Micah Nichols)
13. “Ghost Stories” (Brandon Lake, Jacob Sooter, Hank Bentley, Jordan Colle)
14. “SEVENS” (Brandon Lake, Micah Nichols, Hank Bentley, Jacob Sooter, Steven Furtick)
15. “That’s Who I Praise” (Brandon Lake, Benjamin William Hastings, Micah Nichols, Zac Lawson, Steven Furtick)
16. “The Half Has Not Been Told” (Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Jason Ingram)
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
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This week, Miley Cyrus seeks friends for “End of the World,” Ed Sheeran goes global and ENHYPEN drop their first single of the year. Check out all of this week’s picks below:
Miley Cyrus, “End of the World”
The three songs that Miley Cyrus has released this week, culminating in sparkling new single “End of the World,” have included members of indie darlings like Alvvays, The War on Drugs and Model/Actriz in the liner notes — but instead of Cyrus pivoting to the Pitchfork set, she has synthesized their attributes for her most effervescent collection of songs in years, with “End of the World” sounding primed to shimmer on top 40 radio and stoking anticipation for the upcoming album of the same name.
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Ed Sheeran, “Azizam”
Place the wistful, finger-picked melancholy of – (Minus) and Autumn Variations squarely in the past: Ed Sheeran is back to crafting stadium-sized anthems, and with “Azizam,” a relentlessly catchy mash-up of the singer-songwriter’s Irish folk sing-along instincts and Persian pop production, Sheeran has kicked off his next era with global ambitions.
Elton John and Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels?
“My ambition for her with this album was to break her internationally,” Elton John told Billboard recently about working with Brandi Carlile on Who Believes in Angels?, a rollicking rock project that pushes Carlile out of her Americana sound and towards more mass-appeal songwriting; the pair play off each other well, and the project could indeed open new doors for the Grammy winner.
ENHYPEN, “Loose”
ENHYPEN’s first new music of 2025 is a throwback to boy band days of yore: “Loose” carries a funky groove and boasts plenty of high-falsetto harmonies, with moments that recall classic Motown but the K-pop group steeping the single in modern sensibilities. “Loose” will thrill ENHYPEN diehards, but there’s plenty of crossover potential with this one.
Sexyy Red, “Hoochie Coochie”
With one minute remaining on a two-and-a-half minute track, Sexyy Red sits back and lets the ominous piano line rock for a few seconds, before tossing out some ad-libs and returning to the chorus; that’s how efficient she is on the raunchy, riotous “Hoochie Coochie,” dressing down her competition so thoroughly in the first half of the new single that she can take a break to shine midway through.
Djo, The Crux
While Joe Keery’s musical project scored a viral smash last year with “End of Beginning,” Djo is a long-term investment that’s already paying dividends: new album The Crux stretches its creative ambition outward, as Keery tinkers with alt-pop idiosyncrasies, makes room for moments of hushed beauty, and upends anyone pigeonholing him into one song, sound or medium.
Lainey Wilson, “Bell Bottoms Up”
“Bell Bottoms Up” is already a set highlight on Lainey Wilson’s tour in support of last year’s Whirlwind album, and the studio version of the single captures its live energy, with the rising country star declaring, “I’m fillin’ up these jeans like I do my cup / Throwback, throw down, bell bottoms up!” before a heel-kicking guitar solo crashes in.
Editor’s Pick: Scowl, Are We All Angels
The tension between pop bliss and hardcore rage makes Scowl’s new album, Are We All Angels, an immediately intoxicating listen — the way that the Santa Cruz band construct songs on their Dead Oceans debut, the next scream or hook is always lurking around the corner, but band leader Kat Moss serves as the connective tissue between Scowl’s two modes and achieves a true breakthrough.
It’s always a bold move to perform one of the coaches’ songs on The Voice, but Divighn was up for the challenge — and he excelled.
For the Knockout rounds, the 33-year-old California native opted to perform Maroon 5’s “Harder to Breathe” in front of Adam Levine himself. He added choreography and amplified emotion to the Songs About Jane breakout hit, all while maintaining impressive vocal control.
His competitor, Kaiya Hamilton, followed up with a performance of Alessia Cara’s “Here,” an objectively difficult song to sing due to its pace. Hamilton had no issue, though, displaying flawless vocal ability and range as she delivered the track.
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Both performances were met with standing ovations by the judges, and Levine voiced his support for Divighn’s choice to perform a Maroon 5 song. “Divighn, you got great taste in music, man,” he joked, before adding more seriously, “I always secretly dread when people are going to do our songs, because it makes me nervous. I’m so close to it. I love what you did with it. You took it and did something that I actually liked, and that it wasn’t what I normally do. The way that you can get up there and move the way you were moving, and still just deliver a rock solid big vocal, that’s big.”
He also praised Hamilton, noting, “I love how you sing. You kind of gave the opposite clinic. Your’s was like, ‘I’m not going to worry about anything except singing my butt off.’”
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Though, as perhaps expected, he ultimately gave his pick to Divighn. “I would maybe go with Divighn, because he has all these other things that were really impressive but it’s no disrespect to you Kaiya because you did an amazing job as well,” he said.
However, the choice on who stays in the competition comes down to the duo’s coach, Michael Bublé, who revealed that he “made a mistake” putting Divighn and Hamilton against each other. “Divighn, your performance, your choreography was beautiful and so smooth and so fun to watch. You’re an overall entertainer,” he told his team member. “Kaiya, your voice is undeniable. You sang the heck out of this and I feel like you know who are as an artist.”
Watch the Knockout round performance below, and find out who Bublé chooses when the full episode airs on Monday (April 7) at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, before it streams the next day on Peacock.
Mumford & Sons has returned to the top of the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart for the first time in nearly a decade with the release of Rushmere (Apr. 4).
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The folk group’s fifth studio album – their first since 2018’s Delta – has placed them back at No. 1, and follows two previous chart-toppers: 2012’s Babel and 2015’s Wilder Mind. Their huge 2009 debut, Sigh No More, peaked at No. 2, as did Delta. Each of the band’s LPs – minus Sigh No More – has topped the Billboard 200.
Rushmere is the first LP from the group since the departure of guitarist Winston Marshall who left the band in 2021, with Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwayne continuing as a trio.
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The group’s upcoming arena shows sold out instantly upon ticket release last week, and will include two dates at London’s The O2, alongside dates in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow and Sheffield in November and December.
Rock band The Darkness finish the week at No. 2 with eighth studio album Dreams on Toast, their highest spot for 22 years. Earlier this week, guitarist Dan Hawkins threw down the gauntlet in the chart battle with Mumford & Sons, saying to Classic Rock that he was “confident” that Dreams on Toast would go to No. 1, adding “We’re going to beat those c—s.” The flamboyant rockers’ 2003 debut Permission To Land remains their sole chart-topper in the U.K.
Following the release of a deluxe edition, Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine returns to the top five, finishing the week at No. 3. The album first went to No. 1 upon its initial release in March 2024 and spawned two singles “Yes And?”, and “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” which both hit No. 2 on the Official Singles Chart.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet finishes the week at No. 4 while indie hero Lucy Dacus’ Forever is a Feeling finishes at No. 5. In 2023, the debut album from Boygenius – comprised of Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker – hit the top spot on the U.K. Albums Chart.
Last month, DK Metcalf proposed to Normani — and according to the “Motivation” singer, she was totally clueless that the NFL wide receiver was going to pop the question.
While stopping by The Jennifer Hudson Show on Friday (April 4), Normani told her side of the story, describing how the new member of the Pittsburgh Steelers popped the question during a family gathering in Houston. “I had absolutely no idea,” she began. “As oblivious as oblivious can get, that was me.”
The former Fifth Harmony member went on to explain that Metcalf was originally going to propose to her a year prior on a trip to Turks and Caicos, but ultimately decided to wait as not to overshadow the June 2024 release of Normani’s debut solo album, Dopamine. Fast forward to last month, when the wide receiver tricked the musician into thinking that she was headed to a birthday celebration for his sister — but really, it was her own engagement that she walked into.
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“I’m like, dang, I hope I don’t ruin the surprise… I thought I was in on the surprise, but I got surprised,” Normani told Hudson, noting that the room in which Metcalf proposed was decorated with bunches of flowers, as well as a violinist and pianist. “He really did it up for me.”
The “Wild Side” musician’s visit to the talk show comes just a few weeks after Metcalf revealed their engagement during an NFL press conference following his recent trade from the Seattle Seahawks to the Steelers. “Hold that rock up, baby,” he said at the time, gesturing to Normani sitting nearby, before telling reporters: “It was my sister’s spring break and just thought about getting the whole family together for a big kumbaya and joining our families with the ring.”
The couple first sparked dating rumors in summer 2022, going official on Instagram a year later. They were introduced by Ciara and Russell Wilson, who played with Metcalf on the Seahawks.
“[Ciara] kept telling me, ‘There’s this guy, there’s this guy,’ for literally like two years,” Normani told Hudson on Friday. “I was in a relationship at the time… but then when the time came around and the time was right, God put all of that together.”
Also on the show, Normani played a game of “Shake It or Share It,” wherein she had to either answer personal questions or bust a move in different styles of dance. While avoiding queries about secrets she hasn’t told her parents and the craziest things fans have done, the X Factor alum showed off her impressive breakdancing and disco skills. She did, however, reveal which celebrity she’d have officiate her wedding to Metcalf — “Ciara, easy,” she said” — as well as if she wants to have kids someday.
“Absolutely,” Normani replied. “My dream has always been four. I want a big family.”
Watch Normani on The Jennifer Hudson Show above and below.
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Lady Gaga is gearing up for a grand Mayhem Ball and all her little monsters are invited, if you can snag tickets. Tour dates were announced a couple weeks ago, and tickets have been selling out quickly ever since. Luckily, Mother Monster has just added 13 extra nights to the tour, including multiple shows in New York City, London, and Paris. If you act fast, there are plenty of tickets still available through Ticketmaster and other resale sites including StubHub, Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and Gametime that you can shop.
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Following her headlining sets at Coachella, Gaga will kick off the Mayhem Ball tour in Las Vegas on July 16. The concert will then hit six North American cities including three shows in Seattle, six nights at Madison Square Garden in New York and a three-night run in Miami, Toronto and Chicago before heading abroad to Europe and the UK. Unlike her previous Chromatica Ball tour in 2022, this tour will mainly be arena-based.
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“This is my first arena tour since 2018,” said Gaga in a statement. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The MAYHEM Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.”
Keep reading on to learn how you can secure tickets to Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball below.
How to Get Tickets to Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ Tour Online
Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball tour will kick off July 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets have already gone on sale through Ticketmaster. While they’re selling fast, fans can still secure tickets through other resale sites including StubHub, Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and Gametime.
StubHub is offering tickets for as low as $146. Each purchase comes with the FanProtect Guarantee, which will keep your purchases protected. You can also use the interactive venue map to choose tickets based on price and seating section.
Another option is Vivid Seats, which has tickets for this tour for as low as $146. You can also save $20 off orders of $200+ when you use the code BB2024 at checkout. Each ticket purchase will be protected through the site’s Buyer Guarantee, which you can learn more about here.
SeatGeek currently has tickets starting at $135 and you can utilize the site’s deal rating scale to determine how good of a deal you’re getting. SeatGeek uses a 1-10 rating system, with 1 being the worst deal and 10 being the best deal you can get. You can also save $10 off your ticket purchases of $250+ (offer valid on first purchases only) when you use the code BILLBOARD10.
For affordable tickets, Gametime is offering ticket options for as low as $136. Purchasers will receive the Gametime Guarantee, which includes event cancellation protection, a low-price guarantee and one-time ticket delivery. Bonus offer: Get $20 off orders of $150+ when you use the code SAVE20 at checkout.
Check out the dates for the 2025 Mayhem Ball tour below:
North America
Jul 16 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
July 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
July 19 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
Aug. 6 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Aug. 7 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Aug. 9 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Aug. 22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Aug. 23 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Aug. 26 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Aug. 27 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Aug. 31 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
Sept. 1 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
Sept. 3 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
Sept. 6 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sept. 7 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Sept. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 11 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 13 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 15 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Sept. 18 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Europe/U.K. dates
Sept. 29 – London, UK @ The O2
Sept. 30 – London, UK @ The O2
Oct. 2 – London, UK @ The O2
Oct. 4 – London, UK @ The O2
Oct. 7 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
Oct. 8 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
Oct. 12 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena
Oct. 13 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena
Oct. 15 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena
Oct. 19 – Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum
Oct. 20 – Milan, Italy @ Unipol Forum
Oct. 28 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
Oct. 29 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
Oct. 31 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
Nov. 4 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
Nov. 5 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
Nov. 9 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
Nov. 11 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis Arena
Nov. 13 – Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena
Nov. 14 – Lyon, France @ LDLC Arena
Nov. 17 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Nov. 18 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Nov. 20 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Nov. 22 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” enters the winners circle on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, jumping three spots to the top of the April 12-dated ranking. She leads the list for a second time, after “Good Luck, Babe!” hit No. 1 for a week last September. “Pink Pony Club,” on KRA/Amusement/Island Records and promoted to radio […]
With all the announced dates sold out so far, Lady Gaga has added 13 new nights to her anticipated Mayhem Ball world tour. The new stops will including second nights in Manchester and Stockholm, as well as third nights in Las Vegas, Seattle, Miami, Toronto, Chicago and Barcelona and fourth shows in both London and […]
Ken Carson is keeping the chaos alive. The Atlanta rapper has announced his next project, More Chaos, arriving April 11 via Opium/Interscope.
The news comes as pre-orders for the album go live this Friday (April 5), marking the beginning of a new era following the success of his breakout project A Great Chaos, which debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
His last single, “Overseas,” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 and continues to chart, and also debuted at No. 34 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, marking his third appearance on the ranking, after “Fighting My Demons” (No. 40) and “Jennifer’s Body” (No. 43).
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A Great Chaos (Deluxe) added fan-favorite cuts like “ss” to his growing catalog, with the project earning over 828,000 album-equivalent units in the U.S. alone, with 1.3 million globally, and was recently certified gold.
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At just 24, Ken Carson is already carving out a legacy as one of the most daring voices in the next generation of hip-hop. Known for blending high-octane production with a genre-less aesthetic, his music has resonated with a global fanbase while attracting praise from major names across music, fashion, and pop culture.
Among his high-profile fans and co-signers: Jay-Z, Drake, J. Cole, LeBron James, Anthony Kiedis, and Sydney Sweeney. Carson’s Chaos World Tour sold out its first leg, including three nights in New York City, two nights in Los Angeles, and a stop at London’s 12.5k-capacity OVO Arena Wembley. To date, the tour has hit over 70 cities across 80+ dates and shows no sign of slowing down.
In 2024, Carson’s reach expanded even further. He toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, modeled for HVN x Y/Project by Marc Jacobs, and played major festival slots including Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash and Coachella.
You can now pre-save Ken Carson’s More Chaos ahead of its April 11 release.
The Bear star Jeremy Allen White had some pretty big shoes to fill when he signed on to star as Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, the Emmy-winning actor proved that he was more than up to the task this week when theater owners got […]