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NMIXX is set to make history in 2024 as the first K-pop group to participate in Billboard Latin Music Week. The female sextet has been confirmed as the first K-pop act to take part in the event, where the group will be featured on an exclusive panel about K-pop and Latin music on Oct. 16, Billboard announced on Tuesday (September 24).
The panel, titled K-pop Goes Latin with NMIXX, will focus on how K-pop has exploded in the Latin market and its future in Spanish.
“K-pop has cultivated a large, passionate fan base in Latin America, and now we’re seeing popular K-pop artists like NMIXX embrace this by singing in Spanish,” says Leila Cobo, Billboard’s chief content officer for Latin/Español, in a press release. “We are thrilled to welcome NMIXX as the first-ever K-pop artist at Latin Music Week, where their dynamic energy will enrich the event and forge new connections between our musical cultures.”
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Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Billboard Latin Music Week will take place Oct. 14-18 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Tickets are available for purchase here.
NMIXX made their explosive entrance to the K-pop scene in February 2022 and has been making waves on the global stage since. The group introduced a new genre called MIXX POP, which is a sound unique to NMIXX that blends two or more genres into one song. Their debut single album, AD MARE, sold over 220K copies in its first week, marking the highest debut album sales by a girl group in K-pop history.
They followed this with a second single album, ENTWURF, before releasing their anticipated first EP in March 2023, expérgo, which earned them their first entry on the Billboard 200 chart (No. 122). The group’s third single, A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream, sold over one million copies, and their sophomore EP Fe3O4: BREAK, released in January 2024, further solidified their growing dominance in the industry by landing them at No. 1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. The EP also debuted at No. 2 on World Albums and at No. 171 on the Billboard 200.
As previously announced, the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week will featurea lineup of international stars including including: Alejandro Sanz, Álvaro Díaz, Bad Gyal, Belinda, Camila Fernández, Chiquis, DANNA, Danny Ocean, Dei V, Debi Nova, Domelipa, Eden Muñoz, Eslabon Armado, Fat Joe, Feid, Gloria Estefan, Grupo Frontera, Igor Lichnovsky, J Balvin, Jasiel Núñez, JOP, Junior H, Keityn, Kunno, La Joaqui, Lele Pons, Leo Campana, Luck Ra, Luis Alfonso, Lupita Infante, Majo Aguilar, Maria Becerra, Mario Bautista, Marko, Mau y Ricky, Mon Laferte, Nacho, N.O.R.E., Omar Courtz, Paola Jara, Peso Pluma, Pipe Bueno, Sophia Talamas, Thalia, Tito Double P, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Yandel, Yeison Jiménez, Yeri Mua, Yisin, Young Miko, and Zhamira Zambrano.
Billboard Latin Music Week will coincide with the Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will air on Telemundo. Latin Music Week tickets will not include access to the awards show this year. Instead, Billboard will host a special 35th-year anniversary celebration on the evening of Oct. 18, where INSIDER badge holders will receive exclusive invitations to this star-studded event.
For more information on Billboard Latin Music Week, updates on the schedule and more exciting announcements, visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
Questlove, Common, RAYE, Andra Day and Little Brother are among the talent comprising the lineup for Robert Glasper’s upcoming residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Kicking off Oct. 2 and running through Nov. 3 with two shows each night (8 p.m., 10:30 p.m.), the Grammy winner’s popular Robtober residency will be marking its sixth year.
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In a statement given to Billboard, Blue Note director of programming/talent buyer Alex Kurland said, “Robert Glasper is a significant and influential force at Blue Note and his annual residency is highly anticipated. Robert’s presence and impact at Blue Note have deeply inspired the culture, vibe and tone of the venue overall in a profound way. Robert’s influence and the impact of the residency is strongly felt year-round, and he has opened the door to many artists performing at Blue Note. The power of Robert’s residency is what inspired the concept of the annual Napa Festival we present, now in its third year. With this year’s Blue Note residency, Robert’s curation of special guest collaborations includes powerhouse artists RAYE, Common, Andra Day, Questlove and more, along with impromptu surprise guest moments. Robert and his residency continue to shine and inspire.”
Aside from the aforementioned Robtober acts, a special performance will pay tribute to late Glasper collaborator and saxophonist Casey Benjamin. Among the performers on the Oct. 30 date at Sony Hall are Glasper, Chris Dave, Derrick Hodge and Stefon Harris. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Casey Benjamin Memorial Fund. See HERE for tickets and more details about the tribute.
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Robtober/Season 6 ticket information and updates are available HERE.
See the current lineup below:
October 2: Robert Glasper — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 3-4: Robert Glasper x RAYE — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 5: Robert Glasper — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 6: Robert Glasper — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 9-10: Robert Glasper x Questlove with special guest Common — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 11: Robert Glasper x Questlove — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 12-13: Robert Glasper x Andra Day — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 23: Robert Glasper — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 24: Robert Glasper — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 27: Robert Glasper — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 16-18: Robert Glasper x TBD — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 19-20: Robert Glasper x Doobie Powell — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 25-26: Robert Glasper x Little Brother — Blue Note Jazz Club
October 30: Casey Benjamin Tribute — Sony Hall
October 31: Robert Glasper x Halloween — Blue Note Jazz Club
November 1-3: Robert Glasper x Stokley — Blue Note Jazz Club
In August, Massive Attack played a pioneering show in Bristol, England as part of their Act 1.5 programme. Held at Clifton Park in their home city, the show introduced an array of measures designed to reduce the environmental impact of live concerts, including encouraging the use of public transport, ring-fencing tickets for local residents and powering the show and festival site on 100% renewable energy and battery power.
Following today’s announcement that Liverpool had been named the first Accelerator City by the UN’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme, Massive Attack have announced a series of gigs to be held in Liverpool this November.
Across three nights, IDLES (Nov 28) Massive Attack (Nov 29) and Nile Rodgers & Chic (Nov 30) will perform at the M&S Bank Arena on Liverpool’s dockside area with a similar green ethos. The band say the shows “will test, operate & adapt a range of measures to dramatically reduce the level of carbon emissions & air pollution that would usually be produced at an event of this scale.”
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Some of the measures include an earlier show time finish to accommodate the use of public transport back home, a meat-free arena and a “plug & play” technical set-up for the performers. The show will also be powered by 100% renewable energy.
A localised pre-sale for fans in the Liverpool area will begin at 12pm tomorrow (Sep 24) to encourage local attendees, with a general sale held on Friday (Sep 27). Find out more about tickets here.
Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja – also known as 3D – said in a statement: “Our recent Bristol show demonstrated beyond question that major live music events can be Paris 1.5 compatible, and that audiences will embrace change enthusiastically. The vast scope of work in Liverpool and UN recognition means we can now concentrate more dynamic pilots and experiments to rapidly phase out fossil fuels. This idea and this insistence are not going back in any box.
“We’re delighted to see artists like Coldplay testing elements like localised ticket pre-sales as recommended in the Tyndall Centre Paris 1.5 decarbonisation road map and encourage other artists to do so freely. The talking stage is over, it’s time to act.”
Earlier this month, Coldplay announced a run of shows in the U.K. for August 2025 that will be powered by solar, wind and kinetic energy, and also include a 10% donation to the Music Venues Trust to help support grassroots music scenes.
Act 1.5 Presents shows:
November 28 – Idles, M&S Bank Arena, LiverpoolNovember 28 – Massive Attack, M&S Bank Arena, LiverpoolNovember 30 – Nile Rodgers & Chic, M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Mexican pop star and actress Belinda was fiercely walking the L’Oreal Paris Fashion Week show on Monday (Sept. 23), when she suffered a fall. But the “Cáctus” singer gracefully recovered thanks to Anitta, who helped her get up from the floor. The Brazilian star, who had stepped out on the runway just before Belinda, even […]
Believe it or don’t, while her Super Bowl-winning son has jetted all over the world to see girlfriend Taylor Swift rock stadiums on her Eras Tour, Travis Kelce’s mom, Donna, has yet to see one of the three hour-plus extravaganzas. Speaking to People magazine, Donna Kelce said she is ready for it and hopes to […]
“Weird Al” Yankovic is gearing up for a huge 2025 tour that will keep him on the road all summer long for the Bigger & Weirder tour. The parody singing icon announced the dates for the 65-city tour on Monday (Sept. 23), revealing that he’ll kick it off with a five-night run at the Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort (from June 13-June 21), followed by stops in Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Diego and Phoenix before winding down with a Sept. 20 gig at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville.
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According to a release, after two world tours playing his original songs in intimate venues, Al will be back in amphitheaters with his full, multi-media production for the first time in six years, “playing his iconic hits as well as some fan favorites which have never been performed live. With his giant video wall, multiple costume changes, and an amazing eight-piece ensemble featuring Al’s original band, Weird Al ups the ante on his already legendary show with a new super-sized concert experience.”
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In a statement, Al, 64, said, “This is kind of a ‘best of both worlds’ tour. We’ll be doing all the big crowd-pleasing parodies as well as some deep cuts for the hardcore fans – but with twice as many players on stage, everything is going to sound twice as good!” The “White & Nerdy” singer will bring along opening act sad clown crooner Puddles Pity Party for the tour whose public onsale will begin at 10 a.m. local time on Friday (Sept. 27).
Earlier this year, Yankovic celebrated the 10th anniversary of his 14th studio album, Mandatory Fun, his first-ever LP to top the Billboard 200 album chart. And in July, he dropped his first new song in a decade, “Polkamania!,” a polka medley, which blitzes through bits of songs by Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Nas X, among many others.
“Weird Al” Yankovic 2025 Bigger & Weirder tour dates:
June 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort *June 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort *June 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort *June 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort *June 21 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort *June 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center *June 24 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *June 26 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre *June 27 – Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Civic Center *June 28 – Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Amphitheater at Treasure Island Resort & Casino *June 29 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia FestivalJuly 1 – Traverse City, MI @ National Cherry FestivalJuly 2 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre *July 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park *July 5 – Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater *July 6 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion *July 9 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage *July 11 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater *July 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *July 13 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *July 15 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre *July 17 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC *July 18 – Mashantucket, CT @ The Premier Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino *July 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann *July 20 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap *July 24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater *July 25 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion *July 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre *July 27 – Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater *July 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre *July 31 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall *August 1 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *August 2 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre *August 3 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP *August 5 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater *August 7 – Casper, WY @ Ford Wyoming Center *August 8 – Idaho Falls, ID @ Mountain America Center *August 9 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *August 10 – Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater *August 12 – Airway Heights, WA @ BECU Live Amp at Northern Quest Resort & Casino *August 13 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater *August 14 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater *August 15 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre *August 17 – Palmer, AK @ Alaska State Fair – ConocoPhillips Borealis TheatreAugust 20 – Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater *August 22 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre *August 23 – Modesto, CA @ The Fruit Yard Amphitheater *August 24 – Stateline, NV @ Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys *August 26 – Redding, CA @ Redding Civic Auditorium Lawn *August 27 – Rohnert Park, CA @ Green Music Center *August 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs ParkAugust 30 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum *August 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre *Sept. 2 – Grand Junction, CO @ Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park *Sept. 4 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Ford Amphitheater *Sept. 5 – Rio Rancho, NM @ Rio Rancho Events Center *Sept. 6 – Concho, OK @ Lucky Star Amphitheater at Lucky Star Casino *Sept. 7 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater *Sept. 9 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park *Sept. 12 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field *Sept. 13 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center *Sept. 14 – Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre *Sept. 16 – Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion *Sept. 17 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Miller Auditorium *Sept. 20 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater *
* with Puddles Pity Party
If you haven’t gotten on Katy Perry‘s love train yet you’re in luck because now there’s more ways to say it with your heart. The singer announced an expanded version of her new 143 album on Monday night (Sept. 23), 143: I Love You More. The expanded digital take on the 11-track original features bonus […]
The Maida Vale studios in west London is one of the capital’s most historic recording studios. Belonging to the BBC for nearly 80 years, the complex was home to the BBC Symphony Orchestra and hosted recording sessions by pop and rock royalty.
The BBC announced its closure in 2020, but in 2023, a group led by famed composer Hans Zimmer bought the complex with hopes of restoring the studios to their former glory.
Initial plans for a revamp at the £10 million valued studios have now been shared by the group, which includes Zimmer (The Lion King, Interstellar), and his business manager Steven Kofsky, alongside film producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, as reported by the BBC.
On a dedicated website, MVS Partnership LLP have outlined their plans to improve the structure of the studios, as well as three new “state-of-the-art” studios for writing and composing.
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As consultations for the work begin, the group have proposed a “retrofit-first approach with sustainable design to improve energy efficiency.” The group have cited carbon concerns with the demolition of the building, and are proposing to retain much of its existing fabric to “minimise” the impact.
The group is yet to submit a formal planning application to Westminster City Council. You can read the full consultation here.
From 1946, the complex was a regular fixture in BBC broadcasts, featuring on Radio 1, 2, 3 and in filmed television episodes on BBC One and more.
In 1967, it became the home of the Peel Sessions, hosted by BBC Radio DJ John Peel and hosted iconic performances by The Smiths, David Bowie, Dusty Springfield and Fleetwood Mac.
Upon news of the purchase in 2023, Zimmer said that the goal was to “make Maida Vale Studios a place that inspires, teaches, technologically serves the arts and humanity, and gives the next generation the same opportunities I was given: to create and to never give up.” The online consultation will run until October 11.
Blossoms are blooming on the midweek U.K. chart with Gary.
Hailing from Stockport, England, the indie-rock act leads the Official Chart Update with Gary (via Odd Sk Recordings), their fifth full-length album.
If it holds its course, Gary will give the band a fourth leader following their self-titled debut from 2016, Foolish Loving Spaces (from 2020) and Ribbon Around The Bomb (2022), while 2018’s Cool Like You peaked at No. 4.
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The strongest challenge comes from Chappell Roan and her former chart-leading debut album The Rise And Fall of a Midwest Princess (Island). Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Midwest Princess is a little over 2,000 chart units behind Gary in second place.
Scottish singer and songwriter Tom Walker could complete the podium with I Am (Relentless), his sophomore album. It’s new at No. 3 on the chart blast. Previously, the Brit Award-winning artist led by chart in 2019 with his debut What A Time To Be Alive.
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Also eyeing a top 10 debut is Katy Perry with her sixth LP 143 (EMI). It’s set to start at No. 4 on the national tally, for what would be the U.S. pop star’s fifth top 10 title and highest-charting effort in the U.K. since Prism led the chart in 2013.
Meanwhile, the xx’s Jamie xx could nab a second solo top 10 with In Waves (Young). The followup to In Colour, which peaked at No. 3, the British producer’s latest is set to start at No. 6. As a member of the xx alongside Romy and Oliver Sim, Jamie has snared two U.K. No. 1s with Coexist (in 2012) and I See You (2017).
Further down the midweek chart, West Yorkshire rock act Terrorvision could nab a career high with We Are Not Robots (Total Vegas), set to bow at No. 7; Future could score a fifth U.K. top 10 with Mixtape Pluto (RCA), on track for a No. 9 bow; and post-punk Manchester outfit Ist Ist could land a first-ever top 10 appearance with Light A Bigger Fire (Kind Violence), new at No. 10 on the chart blast.
Over on the midweek singles chart, Sabrina Carpenter looks likely to extend her reign with “Taste” (via Island). Carpenter’s latest hit is heading for a fifth week at No. 1, which would extend her record as the solo female artist with the most combined weeks at No. 1 in a calendar year. Currently, her three leaders have notched a combined 16 weeks at No. 1. Chappell Roan could have something to say about it. The U.S. pop phenom is “closer than ever to her first UK No. 1 single,” the OCC reports, as “Good Luck, Babe!” sits at No. 2, fewer than 2,000 chart units from the leader.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles and Albums Charts are published late Friday, Feb. 27.
Anyone who skipped Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s Monday (Sept. 23) night concert at Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden will likely spend the rest of this week brat-green with envy. Not only did surprise guest Addison Rae beam in to duet with the Sweat Tour co-headliners on her bubbling viral hit “Diet Pepsi,” but Lorde descended from the heavens to give the Internet-crashing “girl, so confusing” remix its live debut.
While the New Zealand trailblazer previously attended Charli XCX’s Brooklyn Paramount concert in June, Monday night marked the first time that the two performed their therapeutic Hot 100 hit together. The historic moment was felt throughout MSG – quite literally, as a wave of sound from shrieking fans hit your eardrums the moment it became clear that Lorde herself had emerged from beneath the stage for the remix duet.
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If the “girl, so confusing” studio recording sounds like an olive branch, earnestly offered but swaying unsteadily in the wind, the live performance at MSG made it feel like the duo’s relationship was truly taking roots. Charli, who previously dominated the stage like a wildcat on the prowl, politely held back while Lorde delivered her confessional verse. But by the time they hit the “you walk like a bitch” lyric, both singers were strutting in unison toward the back of the stage with the kind of confidence and verve usually reserved for models during Fashion Week.
Addison Rae, the TikTok star-turned-pop singer whose viral hit “Diet Pepsi” is quickly establishing her as a pop singer to watch, also enjoyed a huge roar of applause when she made her surprise entrance to sing the aforementioned fizzy single. Even better, Charli and Troye joined in to provide vocal support (Sivan’s voice was particularly well-suited to the sugary song). And those two weren’t the only surprise guests: During “Apple,” Charli turned the cameras upon the audience, where Kelley Heyer – the creator behind the viral “Apple” dance on TikTok – was front and center, ready to deliver her signature moves while flaunting a brat-branded skirt.
Those pinch-me moments were social-ready highlights, but even without special guests, the Sweat Tour should go down as a model for other pop stars to follow. Instead of having one co-headliner’s set followed by the other’s, Sivan and XCX traded the stage every three-to-four songs, offering up a seamless, unpredictable two hours of sensual, thumping dance-pop that felt more like a Bushwick gay bar or a U.K. rave than Midtown Manhattan. Not too surprising given the spots where Charli cut her chops, but still quite an achievement to take an arena famous for Billy Joel residencies and Knicks games and turn it into a queer party.
A lot of the credit for the Sweat Tour’s unrepentant, inspirational and liberating queerness goes to Sivan. From the moment he hit the stage, it was clear that the Aussie singer-songwriter has found the perfect negotiation between the sweetness of the voice, the vulnerability of his lyrics and the dancefloor-ready grooves that make for a proper party.
Opening the night with “Got Me Started” (from Billboard’s third-best album of 2023, Something to Give Each Other), Sivan set the tone when he dropped to his knees toward the end of the song, crooning the last few lyrics while one of his well-toned backup dancers dangled the microphone suggestively in front of his crotch. Shades of Madonna, certainly, and not the only time during the night that Sivan drew on past pop icons, from his *NSYNC-esque choreography on “My My My” to some Shania Twain-styled line dancing during the evening’s encore. But despite paying homage to pop icons before him, Sivan’s Sweat set stood on its own – no small feat given that Charli’s setlist was centered around the summer-defining brat album.
Toward the end of the night, Sivan and XCX duetted on both “1999” as well as their “talk talk” remix. While the latter is certainly an unstoppable banger (though it’s kind of funny to watch the two cosplay seducing each other while singing the sex-drenched lyrics), the former offered up the emotional core of the night. As a platform stage housing both raised above the MSG crowd, Troye and Charli traded vocals on the nostalgic banger and fed off each other’s energy in a loose, friendly fashion. Both have been low-key luminaries of the last decade in pop, and we’re lucky to have a co-headlining tour that finds both of them at singular (and sweaty) artistic peaks.
