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Megan Thee Stallion had to set the record straight. After incorporating a pair of Slim Thug tracks into her weekend one Coachella set, Thug took it as Meg having a “crush” on him, but Thee Stallion cleared the air during her second set in the desert, letting him know that that is indeed not the […]
The Chainsmokers did not let the police squash a good time over the weekend. On Sunday (April 20), the DJ duo posted footage of themselves playing an outdoor frat party in Arizona, a gathering which law enforcement showed up to shortly after it began and warned the crowd that anyone under the age of 21 […]
Mumford & Sons move to No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart for the fifth time as “Rushmere” lifts a spot to the top of the April 26-dated ranking. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Rushmere” becomes the trio’s first leader in six years, following the one-week […]
Olivia Rodrigo is keeping fans waiting for new music with waning levels of patience — and she’s having a little fun with it, too.
In a cheeky post on Instagram Monday (April 21), the pop star shared photos from her recent trip to Marakech, Morocco, and addressed the fact that her location of late is far from the one place her listeners would ideally like her to be: a recording booth. “everywhere but that damn studio,” Rodrigo teased in her caption.
The snaps find the Grammy winner smiling in front of a rose wall and posing in a colorful dress beside a pool. She also shared pictures of various trinkets she found while shopping on the streets of Morocco, as well as a video of a snake charmer performing in public.
Fans in the comments were happy to see that Rodrigo appears to be taking some time off, but many of them lovingly pushed back against her trolling, too. “Girl knows we’re desperate for that album,” one person wrote, while another fan replied, “get your rest queen but also GET IN THAT STUDIO!”
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But while her vacation in Morocco might mean she’s not currently frequenting the studio, Rodrigo has previously given fans small hints that her third studio album is in the works. In March, for instance, the “Vampire” singer — whose Billboard 200-topping sophomore LP Guts arrived in September 2023 — posted a photo of a couple of keyboards in a studio space, as well as a snap of her holding an electric guitar.
She also told Billboard in October that she’s continued to compose music throughout her global Guts World Tour, which has been ongoing since February 2024. “Writing songs is really therapeutic for me, so I’m always noodling around making stuff even when I’m not in the studio making an album,” she said at the time.
“I’m definitely going to take a little vacation after this tour though!” she added. “I’m trying not to put too much pressure on anything right now.”
Rodrigo’s latest post comes just a few weeks after she headlined the biggest concert of her career so far, playing for roughly 65,000 people at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico earlier this month. The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series alum has spent a lot of time in Latin America this spring while on the Latin American leg of her Guts trek, during which she’s also performed at festivals in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.
Kevin Gates seems to be caught in a bit of beef with LeBron James after dissing the NBA baller’s wife, Savannah.
The turmoil started over the weekend when Gates hopped on Instagram Saturday (April 19) to share his thoughts on the couple’s marriage. Gates criticized Savannah for the way she conducts herself out in public with LeBron.
“He’s one of the greatest players to ever play the game, but I wouldn’t want to trade places with him,” Gates said in a video. “Because I don’t like the way Savannah look at LeBron. I like the way them white women look at Lebron. As soon he walks out there, they just be like … They be d—ked out. But I notice, when he go to do the handshake with the main player on his team … you act like I’m bothering you, b—h. I’m the greatest player in the world — one of ’em … And you act like the warden of the jail, like you came here to police me. … I couldn’t do it, bruh. When I been around that dude, his spirit is so loving and giving. It hurt me. It hurt me to see that … You dive on the floor behind that n—a, man!”
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On Sunday (April 20), LeBron posted an Instagram photo of himself with his wife, writing in the caption: “Kings don’t concern themselves with the opinions of peasants. Where to next Queen?!?! Let’s get it!”
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Gates appeared to take this as a response to his opinion. He posted another video on Instagram Sunday, writing in the caption, “@kingjames, I’m way less than a peasant, im a simple servant of #Allah and I love you.”
“The truth hurts, but it heals. Bron, I love you ’cause you my n—a and I already know she was like, ‘You gonna let him say that!’” Gates said in the actual video. “As long as you being celebrated, that’s all I care about you. I don’t care if I gotta fall out with somebody that I love to get the results.”
LeBron has yet to respond to Gates, who himself just announced that he’s dating model Brittany Renner. Billboard has reached out to James for comment.
The 16th edition of IMS Ibiza happens this week on the Spanish island, with the event’s full program now revealed.
Taking place April 23-25 at Mondrian Ibiza and Hyde Ibiza Resort, the Summit’s 2025 theme is intergenerational exchange, with related programming focused on bridging generational gaps, reviewing dance music’s four-plus decades of history and bringing together pioneers and of-the-moment artists and industry figures. The Summit will once again be hosted by IMS co-founder Pete Tong and artist and BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Jaguar.
As always, the summit will include the keynote presentation of the IMS Business Report, which breaks down trends, growth sectors and more in the dance industry and presents a valuation of the global business. This year, the report has again been prepared by MIDiA Research, with MIDiA’s managing director Mark Mulligan presenting the findings Wednesday (April 23).
Other panel topics include a look at the rise of Afro-house and how the genre can stay grounded in the cultures that created it, the future of radio, a look at royalties generated when music gets paid in Ibiza clubs, a discussion on emerging opportunities in dance music in the Middle East, how managers break artists in 2025, a look at music publishing with Sony Music Publishing’s David Ventura, environmental action in Ibiza, tinnitus and hearing loss and much more.
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Along with agents, managers, producers and other figures from across the dance space, panelists also include artists Indira Paganotto, Shimza, Chloé Caillet, the team of managers and agents working with John Summit and more. IMS will also honor CAA’s Maria May with its annual legends award.
Additionally, the three-day event will features dinners, shows, parties, awards, health and wellness sessions and a flurry of other activities. See the complete schedule on the summit’s website.
On April 24, the third annual Billboard Latin Women in Music will honor Anitta, Belinda, Celia Cruz, Chiquis, Ha*Ash, Olga Tañón, Natti Natasha and Selena Gomez with special awards, celebrating these groundbreaking women who are shaping the future of Latin music.
The two-hour Latin Women in Music special, which will air live on Telemundo at 9 p.m. ET, will be hosted by 2024 Lifetime Achievement honoree Ana Bárbara, who will also be performing alongside Yahritza y Su Esencia on Thursday. As previously announced, Ivy Queen, La India and Tañón will perform a memorable tribute of Celia Cruz’s most iconic hits. The salsa star would’ve have celebrated her centennial this year.
Throughout the night, artists such as Adriel Favela, Amandititita, Eddy Herrera, Goyo, Lele Pons, Luis Fonsi and Aleyda Ortiz will present the night’s awards and recognitions to the celebrated women. This year’s honorees and honors are Anitta (Vanguard Award), Belinda (Evolution Award), Celia Cruz (Legend Award), Chiquis (Impact Award), Ha*Ash (Unbreakable Award), Natti Natasha (Unstoppable Artist), Olga Tañón (Lifetime Achievement Award) and Selena Gomez (Woman of the Year).
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The 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music special will air live on Thursday, April 24, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. Central, exclusively on Telemundo, Universo, Peacock and the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.
Performers
Ana Bárbara
Yahritza y Su Esencia
La India
Ivy Queen
Olga Tañón
Presenters
Adriel Favela
Amandititita
Eddy Herrera
Goyo
Lele Pons
Luis Fonsi
Aleyda Ortiz
Read Billboard’s Latin Women In Music 2025 Executive List here.
Hoping to be nominated for an Oscar in one of the music categories next year? Listen up. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Monday (April 21) announced key dates and various procedural changes for the 2026 Oscars, which included separate, significantly earlier submission deadlines in the two music categories.
Submissions for best original song must be made by Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. PT. Submissions for best original score are due no later than Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. PT. Last year, the submission deadline in both categories was the same as for general entry categories — Nov. 14, 2024.
This was one of many changes approved by the academy’s board of governors and announced on Monday.
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In the rules for film eligibility, the following language regarding generative artificial intelligence has been introduced, as recommended by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council: “With regard to generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools used in the making of the film, the tools neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination. The academy and each branch will judge the achievement, taking into account the degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship when choosing which movie to award.”
In a procedural change, academy members must now watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round for the Oscars. All designated nominees will also be included on the final ballot.
Other substantive awards rules changes include:
For consideration in the best picture category, films released from Jan. 1 through June 30 must have shown proof of submission for Producers Guild of America mark certification or awards-only determination no later than Sept. 10. Films released from July 1 through Dec. 31 must have shown proof of submission to the PGA no later than Nov. 13.
In the international feature film category, the eligibility requirement regarding creative control has been updated to be inclusive of filmmakers with refugee or asylum status. The submitting country must confirm that creative control of the film was largely in the hands of citizens, residents or individuals with refugee or asylum status in the submitting country.
Category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural Academy Award for achievement in casting have been codified. There will be a preliminary round of voting to determine a shortlist of 10 films, and prior to nominations voting, casting directors branch members will be invited to view a “bake-off” presentation of the shortlisted achievements, including a Q&A with the designated nominees.
In the animated short film category, voting privileges in the nominations round will be extended to all academy members who opt in to participate. Members must view all 15 shortlisted films to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the cinematography category, there will now be a preliminary round of voting for the cinematography award to determine a shortlist of between 10 and 20 films.
The academy also updated and clarified formatting and language in the campaign promotional regulations for the 98th Oscars. The campaign promotional regulations specify how motion picture companies and individuals directly associated with Oscars-eligible motion pictures may promote such motion pictures, achievements and performances to academy members and how academy members may promote Oscars-eligible motion pictures, achievements and performances.
Substantive changes to the campaign promotional regulations include:
Public communications (including any social media posts, reposts, shares and comments) may not disparage the techniques used in or subject matter of any motion picture. Any academy member, motion picture company or individual directly associated with an eligible motion picture found to be in violation will be subject to penalization.
As previously announced, the 98th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Conan O’Brien will host for the second year in a row. Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as the show’s executive producers for the third consecutive year. Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as producers for a second time. Sweeney will also serve as a writer.
It will also be the third year in a row that the telecast will start at 4 p.m. on the West Coast, in an effort to make it so that East Coast viewers can find out who wins the biggest awards before they go to bed. (This year’s show ended at 10:50 p.m. ET, making that goal a reality for all but the earliest risers.)
The academy stresses that all rules and dates for the 98th Academy Awards are subject to change. For the complete 98th Academy Awards rules and campaign promotional regulations, visit the academy’s website.
Key dates for the 2025 Oscars season are as follows:
First submission deadline for animated short film, documentary feature film, documentary short film and live action short film categories: Thursday, Aug. 14
First submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form: Wednesday, Sept. 10
Submission deadline for international feature film: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Student Academy Awards: Monday, Oct. 6
Final submission deadline for animated short film, documentary short film and live action short film categories: Thursday, Oct. 9
Submission deadline for music (original song): Wednesday, Oct. 15
Final submission deadline for documentary feature film: Thursday, Oct. 16
Submission deadline for music (original score): Monday, Nov. 3
Final submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form: Thursday, Nov. 13
Governors Awards: Sunday, Nov. 16
Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT: Monday, Dec. 8
Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT: Friday, Dec. 12
Oscars shortlists announcement: Tuesday, Dec. 16
Casting, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects nominating screenings (bake-offs): Sat. Jan. 10/Sun. Jan. 11, 2026
Nominations voting begins: Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT
Nominations voting ends: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT
Oscars nominations announcement: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026
Oscars nominees event: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
Finals voting begins: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT
Finals voting ends: Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT
98th Oscars: Sunday,March 15, 2026
Scientific and technical awards: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” scores a 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The song also adds a 14th week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey. The ballad first led both lists last September.
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
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“Die With a Smile” continues atop the Global 200 with 90.7 million streams (down 1% week-over-week) and 6,000 sold (down 3%) worldwide April 11-17. At 17 weeks, the song moves to within two weeks of tying the longest No. 1 run since the chart began:
19 weeks at No. 1, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2020-25)
17 weeks, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
15 weeks, “As It Was,” Harry Styles (2022)
14 weeks, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus (2023)
12 weeks, “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” ascends 3-2 for a new Global 200 high; “APT.” dips 2-3; Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” holds at No. 4 following three weeks at No. 1 last August; and Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” lifts 6-5 after reaching No. 3 in March.
“Die With a Smile” runs up a 14th week at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S., with 73.5 million streams (down 1%) and 3,000 sold (up 2%) outside the U.S. The song ties for the second-longest command in the chart’s archives:
19 weeks at No. 1, “APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
14 weeks, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (2024-25)
14 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey (2021-25)
13 weeks, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus (2023)
13 weeks, “As It Was,” Harry Styles (2022)
“APT.” keeps at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S.; “Ordinary” is steady at its No. 3 best; JENNIE’s “like JENNIE” rebounds 5-4 after hitting No. 3; and “Birds of a Feather” backtracks 4-5, after three weeks at No. 1 last August.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated April 26, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, April 22. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
Taylor Swift only just wrapped up her two-year Eras Tour in December, but a recent mixup ahead of the upcoming 2025 Unbridled Eve Derby Gala led some fans to think that the pop star already had another trek set in stone. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news […]
