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Tony Yayo sat down with DJ Vlad and revealed that he got a call from retail chain Spencer’s Gifts the day after Drake posted a selfie of him wearing a “Free Yayo” shirt. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Once Drake wore the shirt, I got the […]
Musical worlds will collide at the 2024 Raised By Sound Fest in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 7. Billboard can reveal that the annual festival put on by Memphis radio station WYXR will feature an afterparty DJ’d by legendary rock duo The Black Keys – as well as performances from Memphis hip-hop pioneers Lil’ Noid and […]
There’s a new villain in town.
Joker: Folie à Deux premiered at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival this week, with stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga as well as director Todd Phillips in attendance to celebrate the film, which officially hits theaters on Oct. 4.
Unlike the first Joker film, for which Phoenix won an Oscar for best actor and Hildur Guðnadóttir won for best original score, Joker: Folie à Deux follows Phoenix’s return as Arthur Fleck, a.k.a the Joker, who is now confined in Arkham Asylum. There, he meets Gaga’s Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, and they form a powerfully chaotic bond with the goal of causing mayhem across Gotham City. Unlike the first Joker film, the sequel includes a series of musical numbers, which is where fans see Gaga in her element.
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While critics generally applauded Gaga’s subtle yet conniving Lee, many were actually hoping to see her more in the music-filled film, deeming her “underused.” See what critics had to say about Gaga’s performance in Joker: Folie à Deux below.
“Gaga is smartly low-key, not the Harley Quinn we associate with Margot Robbie, but her own person, dressed down and believably showing affection and connection with Joker and, more important, the man behind the makeup.” – Deadline
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“The casting of Lady Gaga certainly sounded promising, because she’s a great actor, and was put on earth (among other things) to make musicals. But Gaga, who has a lovely unforced presence in Folie à Deux, is drastically underused. Her Lee never quite takes wing.” – Variety
“Lady Gaga brings a sly and manipulative malice to her role: Harley is secretive, smart and genuinely disturbed in a way that Arthur/Joker perhaps isn’t. Is she to be the Lady Macbeth of DC supervillainy?” – The Guardian
“Gaga is a compelling live-wire presence, splitting the difference between affinity and obsession, while endearingly giving Arthur a shot of joy and hope that has him singing ‘When You’re Smiling’ on his way to court.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Gaga looks as if she’s a Manson girl who’s wandered off the set of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, and plays Harleen with an appealingly feline cruelty.” – The Independent UK
“Phillips’ decision to cast a generational superstar in a role that seems designed to maximize both her supreme talents as a singer and her all-consuming screen presence as an actress just so he can sit her in the background of a courtroom whenever he’s not cutting her musical numbers off at the knees… well, it’s a lot more criminal than anything Arthur Fleck ever does in this movie.” – IndieWire
Lil Woody‘s run as the star witness of the YSL RICO trial came to an end as he was called to the stand yesterday (Sept. 3) for the last time. While on the stand, the prosecution asked Woody (born Kenneth Copeland) about Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan‘s relationship. “Yes, no, I don’t recall. Did […]
Mazel tov! Dear Evan Hansen stars Ben Platt and Noah Galvin are officially married. In a new interview with Vogue, the couple revealed the details of their luxurious New York wedding. With the entire wedding taking place over three days across Brooklyn and Manhattan, the couple officially tied the knot in a ceremony on Sunday, […]
Lady Gaga already had the ring, but now she’s got the red carpet photos with Michael Polansky to make their engagement official. While at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival to support the premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux, the 38-year-old superstar faced cameras with her fiancé by her side, marking the couple’s red carpet […]
Chappell Roan fans in Tennessee just got a little bit of good luck, babe.
After realizing that resellers had torn through a chunk of the tickets to her upcoming concert in Franklin, Tennessee, making it difficult for actual fans to nab seats, the 26-year-old pop star took matters into her own hands. “Scalpers and bots bought up all the tickets, so we went through and canceled all the scalper tickets we could,” Roan explained in a pair of videos via Instagram Stories on Wednesday (Sept. 4).
The “Hot to Go!” artist went on to announce that she’d be selling those same tickets back to fans in a limited quantity, directing followers to an online Ticketmaster form where they can request spots at Firstbank Amphitheater on Oct. 1.
“I want to make sure that tickets go to people who actually want to come and are fans,” she continued. “This is the best solution that makes sense to me and my team. I know it’s confusing and it’s so annoying, but I’m genuinely so pissed about the scalper situation and think that people actually deserve to get to my show. This is a larger issue, and we’re dealing with it.”
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“I can’t wait to see people who actually deserve to be here,” Roan added. “It means everything to me.”
Roan is far from the first artist to speak out against ticket scalping, a problem that’s reached a fever pitch in the past few years post-pandemic. Many stars — including Taylor Swift ahead of her Eras Tour — have tried out systems of vetting customers before conducting ticket sales, but one of the only proven ways of preventing bots from buying tickets and reselling them at inflated prices has been dynamic pricing, which poses issues of its own.
The Missouri native is currently on tour in support of her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which recently reached a new peak at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Ahead of her concert in Franklin, she’ll perform overseas in Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, London and Berlin, as well as New York and Maryland back in the U.S.
Amid her rise to stardom this year, Roan has been open about feeling overwhelmed at the speed of her own ascent and recently had to set some boundaries with fans. “I’ve been in too many nonconsensual physical and social interactions and I just need to lay it out and remind you, women don’t owe you sh–,” she wrote in a statement on social media in August. “I chose this career path because because I love music and art and honoring my inner child, I do not accept harassment of any kind because I chose this path, nor do I deserve it.”
“I am specifically talking about predatory behavior (disguised as ‘superfan’ behavior) that has become normalized because of the way women who are well-known have been treated in the past,” she added at the time. “Please do not assume you know a lot about someone’s life, personality, and boundaries because you are familiar with them or their work online.”
Due to staggering public demand for Oasis’ upcoming reunion tour, the band announced two additional dates for London’s Wembley Stadium, to take place on September 27 and 28, 2025.
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For these shows, to make “amends” for disappointment, skyrocketed ticket prices and missed tickets due to a frustrating ticket platform queue, a special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy has been created for the two new shows. Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with Ticketmaster.
Last week, the “Live Forever” band confirmed a tour in 2025, plus a promise of an extended international run. “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised,” the group wrote in a statement on social media.
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Oasis will hit the road for multiple dates across the British Isles, including Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, for what will be their “only shows in Europe next year”. The official statement added that “plans are underway for OASIS LIVE ’25 to go to other continents outside of Europe later next year.”
The Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, split the band in 2009, and became estranged. Both artists formed successful musical careers away from the band that made them household names. The duo fanned the flames on social media in 2022 of a possible reunion, as they last performed onstage together in August 2009.
Noel had stated he was willing return to the band for £100 million ($135 million), to which Liam responded that he would reunite the band for free.
See below for the current full list of Oasis tour dates.
JULY 2025
4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium 11th – Manchester, Heaton Park12th – Manchester, Heaton Park16th – Manchester, Heaton Park19th – Manchester, Heaton Park20th – Manchester, Heaton Park25th – London, Wembley Stadium 26th – London, Wembley Stadium 30th – London, Wembley Stadium
AUGUST 2025
2nd – London, Wembley Stadium 3rd – London, Wembley Stadium8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium 9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium 12th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium16th – Dublin, Croke Park17th – Dublin, Croke Park
SEPTEMBER 2025
27th – London, Wembley Stadium28th – London, Wembley Stadium
It’s been three years since Justin Bieber’s last album, and he’s finally back in the studio. In a new interview with The New York Times, indie singer-songwriter Mk.gee revealed that he’s been in studio sessions with the “Love Yourself” singer. “He’s searching,” he said. “Anything that comes out of his mouth: That’s pop music. You can […]
Everydaydreamer, a creative consultancy that specializes in creative production and direction, is holding its second annual SheMadeIt workshop in New York City.
SheMadeIt is a directorial workshop for women and non-binary people of color who are interested in creating short-form content like music videos, commercials and short films. The intensive three-day workshop includes programming like The Art of Business and Creative Panels, as well as an industry speed dating event, to name a few. It also offers mentorship experiences to attendees following the event. Among the mentors include panelists and industry tastemakers from Johannes Leonardo, Mass Appeal, Epic Records, Colombia Records, Live Nation, OVO Sound, Dr Martens, Grand Crew, Atlantic Records, Space Cowboys, and Roc Nation.
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Billboard, Dr Martens, Topo, Chico, Hanni, Athena Club and Helo and among the partners for the 2024 iteration. The event’s founder, Shadeh Smith, was previously a Senior Creative Executive at Atlantic Records Los Angeles and Atlantic Records London. She created SheMadeIt to challenge the status quo in today’s media by offering educational opportunities for women and people of color who want to direct.
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Last year, the event was launched in Los Angeles with big names like Beats and Kehlani joining their panels and events. Since then, they’ve held workshops on the east and west coasts with their aim to reduce inequities in film for POC directors. According to statistics from SheMadeIt, “As of 2023, of all Academy Award nominees, women of color were less than two percent.”
For more on this initiative, including requirements for entry, head over to SheMadeIt’s official website.
