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The Foo Fighters have booked their first gig of 2025. The veteran rockers announced on Tuesday night (May 13) that they will headline day two (October 4) of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix concerts as part of a three-day roster of all-star shows supporting the race. “Singapore. See you soon!!!” the band wrote in the […]
Snoop Dogg has yet another gig. As part of his expansive partnership with NBCUniversal, the rapper will host a two-hour musical variety special from Miami titled Snoop Dogg’s New Year’s Eve. According to Variety, the show will air on NBC on Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m. ET to 12:30 a.m. ET in the latest extension […]
Jennifer Lopez is known for giving her all. But it looks like she might have given too much during rehearsals for her upcoming gig hosting the 2025 American Music Awards. On Tuesday (May 13), the singer/actress posted a series of pictures on her Instagram Story chronicling a nasty workplace injury she suffered during walk-throughs for […]
The Voice Season 27 is officially down to five finalists, but not before one of its most emotionally charged moments yet, a last-chance performance from Team Bublé’s Adam David, who took on Teddy Swims’ chart-topping hit “Lose Control” during Monday night’s (May 13) Instant Save round.
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Originally released in June 2023, “Lose Control” marked Swims’ breakthrough moment, becoming his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. The single debuted at No. 99 and made a historic 32-week climb to No. 1 in March 2024, the longest consecutive rise to the top in the chart’s history. It went on to spend a record-breaking 60 non-consecutive weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10 and was named the No. 1 song on Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 Songs chart for 2024.
Covering such a chart-dominating hit wasn’t a small feat, but David delivered. His rendition showcased vulnerability and vocal control and secured him the final spot in next week’s finale.
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The Voice Season 27 finale lineup is officially set, with the Top 5 finalists including RENZO (Team Legend), Lucia Flores-Wiseman (Team Adam), Jadyn Cree (Team Bublé), Jaelen Johnston (Team Kelsea), and Adam David (Team Bublé), who clinched the final spot via Instant Save.
The remaining contestants were eliminated following the live vote and Instant Save round: Conor James (Team Adam), Alanna Lynise (Team Kelsea), Kolby Kordell (Team Adam), Kaiya Hamilton (Team Bublé), Olivia Kuper Harris (Team Legend), Iris Herrera (Team Kelsea), and Bryson Battle (Team Legend).
It was an emotional night for all four coaches as they said goodbye to team members, including John Legend, who lost standout vocalist Bryson Battle in the Instant Save round.
“I find it difficult to even talk about this because I did not think you would be in this position today,” Legend told him. “You have given us performances that said you should be in the finale of this show. You gave us one yesterday, you gave us one just now on this stage, and you continue to be the epitome of what this show is all about.”
The Voice Season 27 live finale airs Monday, May 20 on NBC.
Blake Shelton returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (May 13), delivering a rousing live performance of his current single “Texas,” just days after releasing his new album For Recreational Use Only, which arrived May 9 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
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Accompanied by his longtime band, Shelton performed the rollicking, guitar-driven track, which chronicles a free-spirited woman who’s vanished from the narrator’s life, and is, in all likelihood, somewhere in Texas.
The track is the lead single from For Recreational Use Only, Shelton’s first full-length studio album in seven years. The 12-song collection includes collaborations with Gwen Stefani, John Anderson, and Craig Morgan, alongside tracks written by acclaimed songwriters Sarah Buxton, Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally, Greylan James, Pat McLaughlin and Bobby Pinson. The album also reunites Shelton with longtime producer Scott Hendricks.
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Before his performance, Shelton sat down with Jimmy Fallon and revealed that collaborating with Post Malone helped reignite his creative spark.
“Post Malone kind of got me, a fire lit under me,” Shelton said, referencing their duet “Pour Me a Drink.” “You know, it’s been four years since I put out a record… And just being around him, you can’t be around that guy without having a good time. He’s just so excited about everything.” Shelton added that the experience pushed him back into the studio.
“I was like, ‘Man, what am I doing? I need to make a record.’ He had me fired up again.” As for Malone’s country pivot, Shelton didn’t hold back: “Now he’s, like, doing the country thing. I don’t want him to go back to anything else. I just want him to do country music.”
Following “Texas,” Shelton released a brand-new song, “Let Him In Anyway,” a spiritual-minded ballad written by HARDY, Ben Hayslip and Jordan Schmidt. The song paints a redemptive picture of a man asking for divine forgiveness on behalf of a friend who “never fully went all-in on redemption.”
For Recreational Use Only marks Shelton’s first album under BMG Nashville, following his departure from Warner Music Nashville after a two-decade run.
Queens of the Stone Age have announced the release of their unique live performance in the Catacombs of Paris as a concert film and album.
Recorded in July 2024 and set to be released on June 6 via Matador Records/Remote Control Records, the unique performance saw the rock outfit head beneath the surface of Paris to perform within the sprawling 200-mile ossuary. According to a description of the location, its foundation is built out of “several million bodies buried in the 1700s,” with many of the walls composed of skulls and bones.
Frontman Josh Homme had dreamed of organizing such a performance since visiting almost two decades earlier, though was denied permission by the city of Paris, who had never previously allowed a band to play within. However, the respect the band held for the location ultimately resulted in their performance officially being sanctioned.
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“The Catacombs of Paris are a fertile ground for the imagination,” said Hélène Furminieux of Les Catacombes de Paris. “It is important to us that artists take hold of this universe and offer a sensitive interpretation of it. Going underground and confronting reflections on death can be a deeply intense experience.
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“Josh seems to have felt in his body and soul the full potential of this place. The recordings resonate perfectly with the mystery, history, and a certain introspection, notably perceptible in the subtle use of the silence within the Catacombs.”
The unique nature of the location results in Homme and his bandmates – Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore – being backed by three-piece string section as they perform a stripped-back set planned and played with deference to the Catacombs.
Recorded live with no overdubs or edits, the performance is paired with the acoustic ambience of dripping water, echoes and natural resonance as atmospheric lighting spotlights the band.
“We’re so stripped down because that place is so stripped down, which makes the music so stripped down, which makes the words so stripped down,” Homme explains. “It would be ridiculous to try to rock there. All those decisions were made by that space. That space dictates everything, it’s in charge. You do what you’re told when you’re in there.”
Queens of the Stone Age: Alive in the Catacombs will be available to rent or purchase via the band’s website, with an audio-only release to be announced in the coming weeks.
Notably, this isn’t Queens of the Stone Age’s first subterranean gig, with the group previously performing 2,300 feet underground at German salt mine, Erlebnisbergwerk Sondershausen, in November 2007. Originally planned for wider release, the semi-acoustic performance is yet to see the light of day, with the band’s split with Interscope Records assumed by fans to be the reason for its indefinite delay.
Some of Australia’s biggest musical exports are up for high-profile honors at this year’s AIR Awards, set to be handed out on July 31 at the Adelaide Town Hall in South Australia.
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Leading the charge in this year’s event are the likes of Royel Otis, who are up for four awards, just one year after being named breakthrough independent artist of the year at the 2024 edition. This year sees them up for the likes of best independent rock album or EP, independent album of the year, and independent marketing team of the year.
Royel Otis will be in fine company, sharing the former two categories with both Amyl and the Sniffers and King Stingray. Amyl, meanwhile, are also up for independent song of the year for “U Should Not Be Doing That,” which recently took out song of the year at the APRA Music Awards last month.
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Other well-represented artists at this year’s ceremony are Emily Wurramara, Confidence Man and Alice Ivy, who are up for four awards each, with the latter pair in contention for best independent dance, electronica or club single and Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP. Acts such as Indigenous hip-hop supergroup 3%, Gut Health, and others are also hoping to take home multiples at the event.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity to recognise the work the independent music industry does in providing talented and emerging artists and music businesses with a platform to share their art with a wider audience,” commented South Australian minister for arts, Andrea Michaels MP.
Officially known as the Australian Independent Record Awards, the awards were first established in 2006 as an effort to “recognise, promote, and celebrate the success of Australia’s Independent Music sector.” This year also features a new category, with independent mix, studio or mastering engineer of the year set to be handed out at the July ceremony for the first time.
Some of Australia’s biggest musical exports have been recognized by the AIRs in recent years, including RVG, who took home last year’s best independent album for Brain Worms, and Jem Cassar-Daley, whose “King of Disappointment” was named best independent single/EP.
2025 AIR Awards Nominations
Best Independent Blues And Roots Album or EPEmma Donovan – Til My Song Is DoneLittle Quirks – Little QuirksMia Dyson – Tender HeartQueenie – New MoultSteph Strings – Cradle Mountain
Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP3% – Kill The DeadDobby – Warrangu; River StoryLithe – What Would You Do?Miss Kaninna – KaninnaZiggy Ramo – Human?
Best Independent Country Album or EPHenry Wagons – The Four SeasonsKasey Chambers – BackboneLane Pittman – Lane PittmanMichael Waugh – Beauty & TruthThe Whitlams Black Stump – Kookaburra
Best Independent Jazz Album or EPClaire Cross – Sleep CycleLucy Clifford – Between Spaces Of KnowingMolly Lewis – On The LipsParvyn – MaujudaSam Anning – Earthen
Best Independent Classical Album or EPAustralian Chamber Orchestra – Memoir Of A SnailElectric Fields X Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live In ConcertKatie Noonan & Karin Schaupp – Songs Of The Southern Skies Vol 2Nat Bartsch – Forever ChangedSimon Mavin – Some Days EP
Best Independent Children’s Album or EPBunny Racket – PowerEmma Memma – Twirly TunesTeeny Tiny Stevies – The Green AlbumThe Quokkas – Songs For Silly BilliesThe Wiggles – The Wiggles Sound System: Rave Of Innocence
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club SingleAlice Ivy – Do I Need To Know What Love Is? Feat. Josh TeskeyConfidence Man – I Can’t Lose YouHaiku Hands – KicksMoktar – Haraka ’حركة’Odd Mob – Vertigo Feat. Ed Graves
Best Independent Punk Album or EPDon’t Thank Me, Spank Me! – Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me!Dune Rats – If It Sucks, Turn It UpGut Health – StilettoRadio Free Alice – PolyesterRegurgitator – Invader
Best Independent Heavy Album or EPNorthlane – Mirror’s EdgeOcean Grove – OddworldRedhook – MutationThe Amity Affliction – Let The Ocean Take Me (Redux)The Southern River Band – D.I.Y
Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP1tbsp – Megacity1000Alice Ivy – Do What Makes You HappyConfidence Man – 3am (La La La)Ninajirachi – Girl EdmPnau – Hyperbolic
Best Independent Rock Album or EPAmyl And The Sniffers – Cartoon DarknessKing Stingray – For The DreamsParty Dozen – Crime In AustraliaRoyel Otis – Pratts & PainThe Rions – Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be
Best Independent Soul/Rnb Album or EPBeckah Amani – This Is How I Remember It.Don West – Don WestElla Thompson – Ripple On The WingMilan Ring – MangosRadical Son – Bilambiyal
Best Independent Pop Album or EPAnnie Hamilton – Stop And Smell The LightningAsha Jefferies – Ego RideEmma Russack – About The GirlGood Morning – Good Morning SevenSheppard – Zora
Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year – Presented By PPCA3%Gut HealthMiss KaninnaQueenieThe Dreggs
Independent Song of the YearAlice Ivy – Do I Need To Know What Love Is? Feat. Josh TeskeyAmyl And The Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing ThatJem Cassar-Daley – Big ContainerOcean Alley – TangerineSycco – Meant To Be
Independent Album of the YearAmyl And The Sniffers – Cartoon DarknessEmily Wurramara – NaraKing Stingray – For The DreamsRoyel Otis – Pratts & PainThe Dreggs – Caught In A Reverie
Best Independent LabelABC MusicDinosaur CityEtcetc.I Oh YouImpressed Recordings
Independent Marketing Team of the YearABC Music, The Annex – Emily Wurramara, NaraFuture Classic, The Annex – Sycco, ZorbGyrostream – Lithe, Fall BackI Oh You, Mushroom Music – Confidence Man, 3am (La La La)Ourness, The Annex – Royel Otis, Pratts & Pain
Independent Publicity Team of the YearI Oh You, Mushroom Music – Confidence Man, 3am (La La La)Liz Ansley – Emily Wurramara, NaraSuper Duper – Radio Free Alice, PolyesterThinking Loud – Royel Otis, Pratts & PainTwnty Three Pr – The Rions, Happiness In A Place It Shouldn’t Be
Independent Music Video of the YearClaudia Sangiorgi Dalimore – Emily Wurramara, Lordy Lordy Ft. Tasman KeithNick Rae, Jordan Ruyi Blanch – 3%, Won’t Stop Feat. Jessica MauboyPond – Pond, (I’m) Stung!Rosemary Whatmuff – Kasey Chambers, Backbone (The Desert Child)Stephanie Jane Day – Emma Russack, Everything Is Big
Independent Producer of the YearAlice Ivy – Do What Makes You HappyBonnie Knight – Coldwave, The Ants/Italia ’06Dave Hammer – Lime Cordiale, Enough Of The Sweet TalkNick Didia – Ocean Alley, TangerineNina Wilson – Ninajirachi, Girl Edm
Independent Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the YearNick Herrera – Miss Kaninna, KaninnaRobert Muinos – Rowena Wise, Senseless Acts Of BeautyRohan Sforcina, Lachlan Carrick – Emma Donovan, Til My Song Is DoneSteven Schram – Crowded House, Gravity StairsTom Iansek – Tom Snowdon, Lonely Tree
El Alfa is hitting the road this year for the last time in his two-decade career. On Tuesday (May 13), the Dominican artist announced his farewell tour, El Último Baile, with 34 confirmed dates. The “King of Dembow,” known for hits such as “La Mamá de la Mamá,” “La Romana” and “Singapur,” will kick off […]
Drake ends the longest break of his career from the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as “Nokia” reaches the summit of the list dated May 17. The single gives the superstar his first leader since “Rich Baby Daddy,” featuring Sexyy Red and SZA, ruled for two frames in December 2023, and becomes Drake’s record-extending 40th No. 1 on the radio ranking.
Drake’s absence from the Rhythmic Airplay summit in 2024 wrapped a 15-year string of at least one No. 1 every year since his breakthrough single, “Best I Ever Had,” stormed to a 10-week domination in 2009. The streak nearly continued, as Drake’s best Rhythmic Airplay result was a No. 2 finish for “You Broke My Heart” in March 2024.
“Nokia,” released and promoted through OVO Sound/Santa Anna/Republic, advances from No. 2 to become the most-played song on U.S. panel-contributing rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of May 2-8, according to Luminate. The track registered a 10% gain in plays for the tracking period compared to the previous frame and wins the Greatest Gainer honor, given each week to the song with the largest increase in plays.
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As “Nokia” ascends to the top slot, it unseats Doechii’s “Anxiety” after its two-week reign. “Anxiety” slides to No. 2 with a 4% drop in plays for the week.
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With a 40th Rhythmic Airplay No. 1, Drake continues to lap the competition for the most champs since the radio chart’s launch in October 1992. Here’s a review of the updated leaderboard:
40, Drake17, Rihanna15, The Weeknd14, Chris Brown13, Bruno Mars13, Usher13, Lil Wayne
Elsewhere, “Nokia” nears the top of multiple other radio charts. It climbs 4-3 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay with a 4% gain in weeky plays and 22-20 on Pop Airplay (up 21%).
Shifting to audience-based airplay charts, “Nokia” holds at No. 2 on the Rap Airplay chart – its third consecutive week in the runner-up position – though it added 6% more audience impressions than the previous frame. On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the single rises 7-6 through a boost to combined 11.3 million in audience from mainstream R&B/hip-hop and adult R&B formats, up 3% from the prior week. The multi-format increases drive “Nokia” 19-15 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, where it registered 32.4 million in total audience for the tracking week, an 11% improvement from the week before.
“Nokia” appears on $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, largely a collaborative album from PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake. The pair share billing on 14 of the album’s 21 tracks, while Drake has six solo cuts, including “Nokia,” and PARTYNEXTDOOR has one. The set, released in February, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has remained in the top 10 for its first 12 weeks on the list.
Noreh has stamped some of his most personal experiences on A Film By La Vida Real, his sophomore studio album and debut set under 5020 Records after signing with the label last September.
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Home to 15 tracks, including the previously-released singles “Trailer,” “Dieta,” and “Rey” in collaboration with LAGOS, the Venezuelan singer-songwriter delivers primarily ballads (some laced with tropical music, others with electronic) that are both heartfelt and heart-wrenching—all best representing everything he’s lived in his 27 years.
“There are many varied experiences on this album, from good and bad things that have happened to me,” he tells Billboard exclusively. “I always believe that a piece of material should have that contrast and be honest enough to resonate with the people who listen to it. I had this concept of taking it through movies and TV shows because I felt it was necessary for each song to tell a story.”
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A Film By La Vida Real also includes collaborations with Corina Smith, Jay Wheeler, and Sin Bandera on the focus track “Porsi.” It also marked the first time that the 2025 Billboard Latin Artist to Watch teamed up with different composers for a project (he always wrote the songs himself).
“They made the creative process truly valuable,” he explains about his collaborators. “It was very enjoyable, very relaxed, we had a good time, and we ended up releasing these songs. Working with talented people allows everyone to contribute — they contributed with their essence, their voice, and their creativity.”
But beyond unleashing an album that is reflective, emotional, sensual, and mesmerizing, Noreh owes his potent lyricism to his identity.
“Everything starts from there,” he elaborates. “We always talk about the organic. How cool would it be to experience virality with some of the album’s songs, but we also know there’s something organic going on. I don’t downplay the value of an artist who generates virality or makes urban music. I love urban, underground, and explicit music, but I feel that everyone, based on their identity, needs to choose their niche and contribute to that. There are many people who dedicate themselves to making art.”
Below, Noreh breaks down three ultra-personal tracks on A Film By La Vida Real:
“Chao Cheo”: “It’s a love story, but the most curious thing is where it comes from and why. Basically, many years ago, I didn’t know about the person who killed my father, his life, or why he did what he did. The story is based on him and his wife. My way of expressing myself was this, and interpreting the fact that many families suffered because of this.”
“Niño”: “It’s very personal and speaks to that little child we all have inside, giving us strength and advice. I was interested in [creating a song with] this topic from the very beginning, and I had never explored it before until now.”
“Porsi” with Sin Bandera: “It’s a song that doesn’t talk about perfect love, but about a love that can fail at any moment. Just in case, this song is for you today, at 27 years old. Many songs talk about eternal and perfect love, but sometimes they don’t talk about the difficult things, and that’s precisely what I’m singing about.”