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Jin of BTS on The Tonight Show? He’ll be there. As announced by host Jimmy Fallon in a video posted to to the show’s social media accounts Tuesday (Nov. 12), the 31-year-old K-pop star is set to make his solo debut on the late-night talk program. In the clip, the Saturday Night Live alum opens […]
It’s shaping up to be a banner week for Linkin Park. On Friday (Nov. 15), they will release their new LP From Zero – the band’s first record following the passing of lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017. Now, the iconic nu-metal band also appears to be teasing some huge headlining shows for 2025.
As a slew of social media posts from venues across North America, Europe and the U.K. revealed uesday (Nov. 12), a “Counting From Zero” banner has been placed somewhere around each arena or stadium. Though the signs don’t explicitly include the band’s name, they seemingly nod to the title of the forthcoming album.
Among those venues are London’s legendary Wembley Stadium, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany. Each post appears to indicate that a tour announcement is expected to land Thursday (Nov. 14) at 12 p.m. GMT (7 a.m. ET).
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In September, following a seven-year hiatus, the band released its comeback single, “The Emptiness Machine,” which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and entered the Official U.K. Singles Chart at No. 4. The new iteration of the band has seen the introduction of Colin Brittain on vocals and drums, while Emily Armstrong (singer with Dead Sara) has also taken on co-lead vocal duties.
These lineup changes follow Bennington’s death by suicide in July 2017. A tribute concert took place that October, before the band’s members went their separate ways for an extended break. Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda released his solo album Post Traumatic in 2018, which was supported by a world tour.
During the band’s first public show since the loss of Bennington at the L.A. Forum on Sept. 11, Shinoda spoke about the emotional significance behind their reformation. “This is not about erasing the past,” he said. “It is about starting this new chapter into the future.”
The band is currently on their From Zero world tour, having recently played London’s O2 Arena twice, alongside dates in France, Germany, Colombia and South Korea. They are currently gearing up to perform two shows in São Paulo, Brazil, across their album’s release weekend.
Earlier this year, Linkin Park spoke to Billboard, sharing that the band kept its return under wraps in order to alleviate any anxiety they were feeling towards making new music. “Things just came into focus, naturally,” Shinoda explained. “Even with Emily and Colin, we didn’t say, ‘Hey, come in, we’re doing Linkin Park sessions.’ We just said, ‘We’re going to write songs.’”
“For three days at least, I don’t ever remember touching the ground,” Armstrong described of her experience of joining the band. “And then everything was different when I came back down – knowing my life was going to be different, in the best way. I came back to a dreamland.”
While Lil Nas X‘s new music feed has gone somewhat dark over the last few months, the singer is back with a promise — there will be “Light Again.” In a post to his social media accounts on Tuesday (Nov. 12), Lil Nas announced that he would at last be officially releasing his next single […]
Now in its third year, the Latin Grammy’s Best New Artist Showcase raised the bar for emerging talent, delivering a spectacular evening on Tuesday (Nov. 12) at Miami Beach’s Faena Forum. Hosted by Catalina García of Monsieur Periné, the event spotlighted this year’s contenders for the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards best new artist category, each proving why they deserved their place on this prestigious platform.
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The event featured a star-studded lineup of nominees, each bringing their own flavor to the stage: Agris, Kevin Aguilar, Darumas, Nicolle Horbath, Cacá Magalhães, Os Garotin, Íñigo Quintero, Sofi Saar, and Ela Taubert.
The performances spanned a gamut of genres and styles. Many artists — who each had the opportunity to sing two songs — chose to cover iconic renditions, a move that, while risky, paid off in some cases by highlighting their vocal prowess and interpretive skills.
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Kany García, who won the best new artist title in 2008, introduced Monterrey’s Sofi Saar, who captivated the audience with her “popteño” swagger, reflecting a much-needed female perspective in the genre. Her performance included her exciting original work followed by a cover of Selena’s “Si Una Vez,” a personal favorite of mine by the late Tejana legend.
Spanish sensation Íñigo Quintero, who previously topped the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, delivered a poignant performance with his trademark soft piano balladry. Brazil’s Cacá Magalhães and Mexico’s Agris both left strong impressions with their potent singing abilities — the latter artist sang the timeless hit “Paloma Negra” with a haunting but thrilling vocal quality.
US-based trio Darumas — comprising Aldana Aguirre, Ceci León and Vedala Vilmond who hail from Argentina, Cuba, and Haiti, respecively — kicked off with their mix of old-school funk, rock-infused R&B, and a dash of riot grrrl attitude. However, one of the standout moments of the show was when they impeccably sang one of the hardest songs to sing by the legendary Whitney Houston, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”
Ceci Leon, Vedala Vilmond and Aldana Aguirre from the band DARUMAS performs during the 25th Latin GRAMMY Awards – 2024 Best New Artist Showcase and CPI on November 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
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Hands down, a highlight of the night was Os Garotin’s performance. Composed of Anchietx, Cupertino and Leo Guima, the trio from Rio de Janeiro’s São Gonçalo amped up the vibe with their infectuous mix of funk, soul, and rap, which got the crowd to their feet and received a standing ovation. Their dance moves were also contagious which kept all eyes glued to them.
Though Barranquilla’s Nicolle Horbath delivered a competent rendition of 2024’s Person of the Year Carlos Vives’ “Fruta Fresca,” it was a relatively safe choice that nonetheless succeeded in engaging the audience. Missing in action was Mexico’s experimental rock troupe Latin Mafia — a personal disappointment, as they are one of my favorite emerging stars of the year — although an introductory video managed to cover their absence somewhat.
The showcase closed on a high note with the youngest nominee, 13-year-old Kevin Aguilar, whose old-soul voice and invigorating performance belied his young age. Accompanied by an accordion, he delivered an impassioned performance of the corrido “Cuando Te Cambian Por Alguien,” evoking comparisons to a young Christian Nodal at the onset of his career.
In an exhilarating turn, Aguilar then shifted gears to perform Luis Miguel’s “La Incondicional,” infused with a polka-styled norteña beat. His execution was flawless, hitting each note with precision and intensity that captivated and left the audience in awe, confirming his status as a standout performer of the night.
Kevin Aguilar performs during the 25th Latin GRAMMY Awards – 2024 Best New Artist Showcase and CPI on November 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy)
Esteemed past winners and nominees such as Tiago Iorc, Joaquina, Juliana, Manuel Medrano, Nella, Mau y Ricky, and Nicole Zignago also graced the event as presenters of this year’s nominees.
In the words of the Latin Recording Academy’s CEO, Manuel Abud: “The best new artist category is very special for us, because it is a reflection of the mission of The Latin Recording Academy, to support and promote new talent and open doors for them,” he said from the stage. “The guys are surely going to have several nominations and surely many awards, but nominated for best new artist, just this once. That makes it a very special moment and it’s also one in which we can influence and positively affect the artist’s life in a unique way. It is a turning point in their careers.”
Each performance echoed Abud’s sentiments during an evening that not only celebrated the current crop of new talent but also set a high standard for Latin music’s blooming future.
It will be a whale of a good time — for a good cause — when members of Mt. Joy, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Young the Giant, Needtobreathe, The Red Clay Strays and more perform a show benefiting endangered whales next month.
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This group of artists, along with other yet-to-be announced musicians, will perform as part of Whale Jam, an ongoing concert series benefiting The Whale & Dolphin Conservation, and North Atlantic right whales in particular.
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This upcoming edition of Whale Jam marks the event’s first time in New York City, with previous show happening in Boston since the event’s inception in 2022.
Happening Dec. 12 at Brooklyn Paramount, a 2,700-capacity venue that opened earlier this year, the night will feature Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy, Ela Melo of Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Sameer Gadhia of Young the Giant, Clyde and Grace Lawrence of Lawrence and others. See the current lineup below.
Tickets for the event are available now and start at $64, with proceeds directly benefiting the nonprofit Whale & Dolphin Conservation North America. Focused on stripped down sets and impromptu collaborations, Whale Jam’s last show this past May in Boston raised $75,000 for the organization.
Whale Jam is produced by Nantucket Crisps, a potato chip brand inspired by Nantucket, with flavors named after islands on the beach. The famed Massachusetts island is, of course, located in the North Atlantic ocean, where whalers in the 1800s hunted North Atlantic right whales to the brink of extinction. Nantucket was once the whaling capital of the world, a legacy that gave Nantucket Crisps co-founder Hayden Arnot a special interest in raising money for whale conservation.
“For our last show, Matt Quinn joined Taylor Meier for ‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac, David Shaw of The Revivalists joined Jonathan Russell of The Head and The Heart for ‘Lost in my Mind’, and at the end of the show all of the artists joined on stage for a rambunctious version of Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’, very fitting for Boston,” Arnot tells Billboard. “It’s truly amazing seeing these eco-minded artists take the time out of their busy schedules for this cause; it’s a stars aligning moment every time. The North Atlantic Right Whale is a whale that is very near and dear to the heart of the Northeast.”
North Atlantic right whales — named so because whalers once considered them the “right whales” to hunt — are only found in North America and live on East Coast’s migratory corridor. According to the The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. The whales have been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 1970, with roughly 370 of these whales currently remaining.
Their two biggest threats to these whales are strikes from water vessels and accidental entanglement in fishing gear. As such, money raised by Whale Jam directly benefits efforts to expand on demand fishing, which removes vertical line from fishing waters to prevent entanglement. Whale and Dolphin Conservation North America is also working to implement regulations that would require water vessels to go slower during whale migration periods. Money raised goes to purchase on demand fishing gear and to pay staff working to get regulations in place.
“In order for our oceans to be healthy, we need whales,” Whale & Dolphin Conversation’s deputy director Melissa Walker tells Billboard, explaining that the work whales to do circulate nutrients in the ocean plays a vital role in ocean health and its ability to absorb carbon and release oxygen.
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A holiday gift is arriving early for Al Jarreau fans. A lost live album recorded by the Grammy-winning jazz/R&B/pop singer-songwriter at Washington, D.C.’s historic Childe Harold Club in 1976 is finally being released.
Titled WOW!, the rediscovered project is being released by Resonance Records. Recorded two years before a then-emerging Jarreau began his platinum-selling ascent, the 10-track set presages the late artist’s string of jazz-, R&B- and pop-vibed hits, such as “We’re in This Love Together,” “Mornin’” and the theme from the popular ‘80s television series Moonlighting. In another WOW! bonus, the set also boasts five songs never included before on a live Jarreau recording, among them: James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” plus early renditions of “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me.”
It was Grammy-nominated producer Zev Feldman who discovered the lost recording. In an announcement about the live album’s upcoming release, Feldman recalls, “When I met Al in the early 2000s, I happened to be living in D.C., and we struck up a conversation where he told me the very first show he ever played there was at a place called the Childe Harold. Well, six months ago, I was at the home of the former operations director for WHFS radio, and he had this tape of Al’s D.C. debut — professionally recorded, mixed and mastered. It’s a tour de force. He’s absolutely swingin’ for the fences and has the audience in the palms of his hands. I can’t believe that after Al told me about this particular show all those years ago, we found the actual recording — an amazing set of circumstances!”
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At that time in August 1976, as his vocal dexterity was gaining critical and fan acclaim, Jarreau had also released his sophomore album Glow for Reprise Records. And it was during that album’s release week that he performed in Washington, D.C., home to one of his budding fanbases thanks to local freeform FM station WHFS. For that live performance, Jarreau was backed by a trio led by his longtime collaborator, keyboardist Tom Canning. In an interview about WOW!, Canning notes, “Al was irresistibly funny, very upbeat all the time and a force of nature onstage. Above all, he was totally confident being Al Jarreau.”
Among the additional artists sharing their reflections on Jarreau’s vocal prowess and overall legacy are Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nile Rodgers, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey and Dionne Warwick. “Al’s legacy is his music and his musical ability,” says Warwick. “I’ve never met or heard anyone like Al — a consummate instrument above everything else.”
Resonance will release WOW! as a limited-edition two-album set on Nov. 29 as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. A deluxe CD and digital download will become available on Dec. 6. The deluxe edition features an overview written by acclaimed music writer A. Scott Galloway.
Six-time Grammy winner Jarreau, who died in 2017, is the only singer to win the statuette in the jazz, R&B and pop categories. WOW! also brings to seven the total number of live albums that he recorded. Those six prior live albums are: Look to the Rainbow: Live in Europe (1977), In London (1985), Tenderness (1994), Live at The Half/Note 1965 with George Duke, Vol. 1 (2011), Al Jarreau and The Metropole Orkest Live (2012), and Live at Montreux 1993 (2016).
When fans of The Voice tuned in to the show on Monday night (Nov. 11) to check out the start of the Knockout rounds, there was one singer who was conspicuously absent. According to EW, host Carson Daly noted at the top of the episode that country singer Tanner Frick had dropped out of the competition after notching a four-chair turn earlier in season 26.
At press time, Frick had not commented on his absence and the show did not provide any additional information about why he left the series. But on Tuesday (Nov. 12), the Manchester, TN native who used to work at the city’s water & sewer department posted another snippet of a new song on Instagram featuring seemingly prescient lyrics.
“These whiskey nights and neon lights they all fade away/ But this lonesome road keeps calling me to stay,” he sings in his gravely country drawl over acoustic guitar. “So I’m back here, I’m on my own/ I can’t seem to leave this life alone/ I guess I’m a lone wolf and a stray/ Ain’t nobody want me anyway.” Frick did not comment on the song or his departure in the post, with the caption to the clip re-iterating the song’s refrain.
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Commenters were confused and had a lot of questions, with one asking “What happened???,” while another added, “Ugh I hate that you left the Voice. I had you as my top #1 artist! So sad to see you go but I hope everything is okay! You have an amazing voice and you have such talent. Keep pushing forward and good luck with your future.” One of his fans lamented that Frick could have “won it all.”
On Nov. 3 Frick seemed to preview his leave-taking in a TikTok video featuring the same song — which he said was titled “Lonesome Road” — while reminding fans to tune in to the show to see him perform.
Frick made a name for himself during the blind auditions round in early October with a cover of Morgan Wallen’s “Thought You Should Know,” which earned him chair turns from all four coaches, with both Snoop Dogg and Reba McEntire bonding instantly with the singer over their shared family roots in Mississippi. “While ya’ll still had your backs turned I was into this!” Snoop reminded fellow judges Michael Bublé and Gwen Stefani about his early adopter status on the country crooner.
Stefani said all the judges were won over when Frick sang with his “full voice,” which allowed his uniqueness to shine through, correctly predicting that the singer would go with country icon McEntire as his coach. Last week, Frick impressed again in a Battle Round duel with Tate Renner on Jelly Roll’s “I Need a Favor.” After he failed to advance in that round, Bublé snagged him for his team, calling the pick-up a “huge win for me” and dubbing the country singer a “piece of the puzzle” that he didn’t have.
EW reported that on Monday’s show Daly told fans at home that Frick, 26, had “left the competition after rehearsals,” with no additional information available at press time on the reason for his departure.
The Voice airs on NBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET before streaming on Peacock the next day.
Caitlin Clark had a blast at the Eras Tour. The breakout Indiana Fever WNBA star was recently spotted taking in Taylor Swift‘s global outing, which just wrapped its U.S. dates with a trio of gigs in Indianapolis. The baller, who just finished her rookie season with the Fever, attended the first night of the Indy […]
Lady Gaga is readying the antidote to her “Disease.” In an Instagram post early Wednesday morning (Nov. 13), the singer revealed that she is releasing a live version of her recent single dubbed “Disease (The Antidote Live).” The track, and an accompanying video, are slated to drop at noon ET on Wednesday. At press time […]
Earlier this year, Coldplay’s ongoing Music Of The Spheres tour was named as the largest-ever rock tour by Billboard Boxscore as it surpassed $1 billion in grosses. Now it’s about to expand even further as Coldplay have announced a show in Ahmedabad, India with that the band are calling their “biggest-ever” concert.
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The show will take place on Jan. 25, 2025 at the city’s Narendra Modi Stadium, which can host up to 132,000 attendees, and will feature a “mystery guest” to be announced soon. Tickets for the show will go on sale at 12 p.m. IST (India Standard Time) on Saturday (Nov. 16) here. The band previously announced three shows to take place at Mumbai’s D Y Patil Stadium in the same week.
Modi Stadium, which opened in 2020, typically hosts sporting events including cricket, as well as political events; it is named after the country’s Prime Minister, who has held the position since 2014.
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It will mark the latest show in Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres tour which first began in 2022 and is set to run through 2025. The British group recently released their 10th studio album Moon Music, which simultaneously charted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 and the U.K’s Official Albums Chart, becoming the first British group to do so since 2016.
In recent weeks the band have been touring through Australia, and their 2024 dates will conclude on Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand. The dates will resume in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 9.
During a show at the Accor Stadium in Sydney over the weekend, the band briefly covered Travis Scott’s “Goosebumps” in their set, which frontman Chris Martin called “his favorite” song by the “Sicko Mode” rapper. Scott responded to the shout-out and cover saying that the band “totally got it”.
Elsewhere, Martin had a mishap in an earlier tour stop in Melbourne when he fell through a hole in the stage, though laughed off the matter.
Next year’s run of shows will include a string of summer dates in North America, and is currently set to conclude with a 10-night stand at London’s Wembley Stadium in August 2025.
