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Mariah Carey fans have been waiting for the moment the chanteuse will unveil Someone’s Ugly Daughter, the alt-rock LP she worked on with her band in 1995 while simultaneously recording her album Daydream. Now that the superstar is nominated for a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, it seems fitting for her grunge album to see the light of day.
“I mean, I really want to [release it], but I want to do videos, and I have just so many ideas for that,” she told Associated Press in a new interview. “I don’t think I’ll be able to pull it together by the summer (before the Rock Hall ceremony) but maybe, maybe I’ll release a few songs from it.”
As for her Rock Hall nomination, she gushed, “That’s a huge honor. I don’t know if I’m going to win it, so I don’t want to get too excited about it. So, I just want to say that, again, it’s a huge honor and I guess I didn’t expect it. I wasn’t really thinking about it. And here we are.”
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The Grammy-winning singer detailed in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, that she and her band wrote and recorded Someone’s Ugly Daughter to blow off steam while working on Daydream. She initially wanted to drop it as it was, but ended up releasing it under the pseudonym Chick with her friend Clarissa Dane on lead vocals.
Carey later confirmed to Rolling Stone Music Now in 2020 that she’d uncovered the original version of the record with her voice at the forefront. “I think this unearthed version will become something that, yes, we should hear,” she said at the time. “But also, I’m working on a version of something where there’ll be another artist working on this with me as well … Possibly something built around the album. I’m just full of surprises.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s The Class of 2025 will be revealed in late April, and the induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall, with more details to be announced in the coming months.
Kendrick Lamar and SZA have dropped off the official music video for their Billboard-chart topper “Luther,” just days before launching their highly anticipated Grand National Tour. The minimalistic video debuted on Friday (April 11). Directed by Karena Evans — who notably helmed Drake’s videos for “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What” and “In My Feelings” — […]
The highs, lows and secrets within the Judd family will be explored in the upcoming Lifetime four-part documentary series The Judd Family: Truth Be Told, which will air on Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-11, at 8 p.m. ET.
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The documentary delves into the nuanced relationship between The Judds matriarch Naomi Judd and her daughters Ashley and Wynonna. According to an announcement regarding the Alexandra Dean-directed and executive-produced documentary, the series seeks to explore “the complex mother-daughter dynamics and intergenerational trauma as seen through the eyes of the Judd family.”
Naomi and Wynonna Judd formed the successful mother-daughter country music duo The Judds, garnering 14 No. 1s on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart in 1980s. Meanwhile, Ashley Judd went on to become a successful actress, known for roles including Double Jeopardy and Heat.
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The trailer for the documentary shows Naomi and Wynonna together in the early days of The Judds’ career. Naomi smiles at Wynonna and says, “You love me?” as Wynonna nods. “Are you ever going to leave me?” Naomi asks, as Wynonna grins and shakes her head no.
“I was so proud of their success,” Ashley Judd later says in the trailer, which also features comments from The Judds’ fellow country star Reba McEntire. From there, the trailer quickly shifts, alluding to family secrets and struggles, with Ashley saying of Naomi at one point, “She had no idea what I went through as a child.”
Later Wynonna says, “It’s a blessing and a curse to be that close to your mother.”
The Judds led headlining tours and notched hits including “Love Can Build a Bridge” and “Why Not Me.” They won five Grammy Awards and nine CMA Awards during their career, before Naomi’s battle with hepatitis C brought the duo’s career to a halt. Wynonna then forged a successful solo career on the strength of songs including “No One Else on Earth” and “Tell Me Why.”
In April 2022, tragedy struck when Naomi died by suicide at age 76, one day prior to The Judds’ induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. At the time, a statement from Wynonna and Ashley Judd said, “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.”
The documentary series is produced by Propagate Content for Lifetime, with Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Isabel San Vargas and Jonathan Schaerf acting as executive producers. Elaine Frontain Bryant and Brad Abramson are executive producers for Lifetime.
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Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon has always done things his way, and the roll-out of the singer’s latest album, Sable, Fable, is no exception. In addition to the LP that dropped on Friday (April 11), Vernon has lined up dozens of unique product tie-ins ranging from bespoke pink cashmere hoodies and beanies from designer Todd Snyder to fragrances, notebooks, signature cocktails, ice cream and more.
The exhaustive list of products includes the Allpress Espresso “SABLE, fABLE Spritz” cold brew (featuring San Bitters, citrus, orange bitters and soda), as well as the Billy Van Creamy SABLE SORBET featuring vegan salted olive oil and grapefruit sorbet with vegan sour jube, as well as a non-vegan option that will be served with salmon roe.
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You can also check out Canyon Coffee’s SABLE Black Sesame Hojicha Latte (with hojicha tea, black sesame, pistachio milk and Japanese brown sugar), the fABLE Hibiscus Milk Tea (with hibiscus tea, strawberry simple syrup and your choice of milk) and Courage Bagels’ bon iver salmon SABLE plate with wild hot smoke salmon, cream cheese, capeberries, onion, dill, tomato and olive oil.
The collabs are are available at his partners’ retail outlets on Friday, including a special Earl of East “immersive” scent inspired by sound, the Fables Bar & Cafe walk home hot chocolate, Fell + Cole SABLE whiskey ice cream, Field Notes SABLE, fABLE notebooks, Fishwife’s SABLE, fABLE smoked salmon duo and the Gravely Brewing Co.’s SABLE dark cream ale brew.
The exhaustive list of items inspired by the new album also includes listening lounges, signature cocktails, sourdough salmon pastries, a fresh peach puree matcha, a different stacked bagel sandwich, a gravlax pizza, smoothie bowl, salmon colored roses and bouquets, coffee blends, flash temporary tattoos (salmon and double hearts), a “Short Story Shortcake” and more unique offers inspired by the album’s color scheme and title.
All of Friday’s experiences will be available while supplies last at outlets stretching from Manchester, U.K. to Melbourne, Australia, L.A., Wisconsin, South Korea, Detroit, Louisville, Jakarta, Amsterdam, Malaysia, Chicago, Singapore, India and Mexico City, among many other spots; click here for the full list of collaborations and locations.
In addition to the avalanche of tie-ins, Vernon also released a cabin-core-to-coast video for “There’s a Rhythm/ Au Revoir” on Friday. In addition to all that, Vernon will hit L.A.’s Terasaki Budokan sports/community center on Saturday (April 12) for the “Live Inside This State Fair” event featuring the three-game SABLES vs. fABLES basketball tournament, art displays, games, vinyl and food and drink from his collab partners.
Check out the “There’s a Rhythm” video, as well as pictures and a full list of the collabs here and below.
Renowned singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez has announced a tour across five South American countries later this year, sharing the news in an Instagram post on Thursday (April 10).
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“Hey, friends! I’m Silvio Rodríguez, and I just wanted to share this quick message to announce an upcoming tour through Latin America,” he said in the video. “It’ll be in five countries, running from late September to early November of 2025. The countries, in this order, are Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Colombia. That’s all for now! We’re really excited about this, and I hope you all are too. Thank you so much.”
This marks his first performances outside of Cuba since 2022, when he gave concerts in Mexico — including one in Mexico City’s Zócalo before an audience of 100,000. The announcement also sets his return to South America after last touring the region in 2018 with concerts in Chile and Argentina.
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The nueva trova artist will be joined on tour by Emilio Vega (vibraphone), Jorge Aragón and Malva Rodríguez (piano), Niurka González (flute and clarinet), Jorge Reyes (double bass), Rachid López (guitar), Maykel Elizarde (tres guitar) and Oliver Valdés (drums), according to Cuba Noticias 360.
His most recent release, Quería Saber — his 21st studio album — was released last June.
Silvio Rodríguez is a pioneer of la nueva trova, a music movement that emerged in Cuba in the late 1960s blending poetic lyrics with social and political themes. One of his most recognizable hits include “Ojalá,” “Quien Fuera,” “Te Doy Una Canción” and many more. His profound storytelling and evocative melodies have inspired generations, establishing him as one of Latin America’s most iconic and influential artists.
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Ashanti flew over to Hawaii for the upcoming episode of American Idol, where she treated fans to a jaw-dropping live performance. The Grammy-winning superstar joined artist-in-residence Jelly Roll as a mentor for season 24. To celebrate the kick-off of nationwide voting and the top 12 of this season’s competition, Ashanti performed her 2008 hit “The […]
You could just barely hear it through the raucous screams of excitement from the studio audience, but K-pop boy band ENHYPEN did indeed make their U.S. television debut on Thursday night’s (April 10) Jimmy Kimmel Live! Dressed casually in ripped jeans and T-shirts, HEESUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, JUNGWON AND NI-KI kicked things off in […]
Who wanna rock with JENNIE? Peggy Gou does. On Friday (April 11), the BLACKPINK star and South Korean-born DJ dropped an amped-up remix of the former’s Ruby hit “like JENNIE,” along with a new visualizer rendering the duo as players in a boxing video game.
On her remix, Gou stayed true to the chest-puffing confidence of JENNIE’s original track while revving up the percussion and dance elements of the song with her own special touches. “Keep your hair done, nails done like JENNIE/ Who else got ’em obsessed like JENNIE?” the Idol star raps on the fast-paced song. “I think I really like JENNIE/ Haters, they don’t really like JENNIE/ ‘Cause they could never ever be JENNIE.”
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Animated by Jack Zhang, the anime-inspired visualizer matches the self-assured energy of “like JENNIE” by portraying the K-pop phenom and Gou as ring-ready fighters, throwing punches with red gloves on to the beat of the song.
The new remix arrives just over a month after JENNIE dropped her debut solo album, Ruby, which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 7. “Like JENNIE” quickly became one of the standout hits from the set, reaching No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the star’s highest peak with a song featuring no collaborators so far. On March 7 — the same day Ruby arrived — JENNIE shared a space-themed, choreography-filled music video for “like JENNIE.”
The album also features collaborations with Doechii, Dua Lipa, Dominic Fike, Childish Gambino and Kali Uchis. JENNIE was sure to thank both the Swamp Princess and the “Telepatia” singer at the 2025 Billboard Women in Music Awards in March during her Global Force acceptance speech, as Doechii was in the room to accept Woman of the Year in the night, while Uchis was the one who presented JENNIE with her award.
“I’m so lucky and fortunate to work with so many talented people in my career — singers, songwriters, producers,” the “Mantra” musician said at the time. “Doechii, I love you, and Kali, I love you. I had these amazing women be on my album, and words cannot express how thankful I am.”
Listen to Gou’s remix of “like JENNIE” and watch the visualizer below.
Kendrick Lamar had a big night at the 2025 Grammys on Feb. 2, winning in all five categories he was nominated in with his smash single and video “Not Like Us.” Lamar could be headed for another big Grammy night next year. He could become the first solo male rapper to win album of the year, for his sixth solo studio album, GNX. The only rap artists to win in that category to date are Lauryn Hill, in 1999 for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and OutKast, in 2003 for Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
If Lamar wins three Grammys, he would tie Jay-Z for the most career Grammys won by a rapper (25). If he wins four, he’ll set a new record (unless Jay also adds to his Grammy collection). The standings among rappers are currently: Jay-Z (25), Ye, formerly Kanye West (24) and Lamar (22).
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As we noted in a previous post, if Lamar wins record and/or song of the year for either “Luther” or “Squabble Up,” coming on the heels of his wins in those categories with “Not Like Us,” he’ll make history. He would become the fourth artist to win back-to-back awards for record of the year, following Roberta Flack, U2 and Billie Eilish, and just the second songwriter to win back-to-back awards for song of the year. D’ Mile won in 2021 for co-writing H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe” and in 2022 for co-writing Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open.”
If Lamar wins best rap performance, that would be his eighth victory in that category, extending his lead as the artist with the most wins there.
But Lamar could make history even before the Grammys are presented next year. If GNX is simply nominated for album of the year – which seems almost certain – Lamar would make Grammy history. He would set these records. (The years shown are the years of the Grammy ceremonies.)
First Rapper to Land Five Album of the Year Nods as a Lead Artist
Lamar was nominated for album of the year for good kid. m.A.A.d. city (2014), To Pimp a Butterfly (2016), DAMN.(2018) and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2023). If he is nominated for a fifth time, he would pull ahead of Ye, who has received four album of the year nods as a lead artist – for The College Dropout (2005), Late Registration (2006), Graduation (2008) and Donda (2022).
First Black Male Artist to Land Five Album of the Year Nods as a Lead Artist
If he is nominated for a fifth time, he would become only the second Black artist to receive five album of the year nods as a lead artist. Beyoncé was nominated for I Am…Sasha Fierce (2010), Beyoncé (2015), Lemonade (2017), Renaissance (2023) and Cowboy Carter (2025), winning for the latter album. This would obviously make Lamar the first Black male artist to achieve this feat.
As noted, Ye has received four album of the year nods as a lead artist. Black or biracial artists who have received three album of the year nods as a lead artist are Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, H.E.R. and André 3000 (counting two albums with OutKast).
First Solo Artist to Be Nominated for Album of the Year With Five Consecutive Studio Albums
Lamar would become the first solo artist – from any genre – to be nominated for album of the year with five consecutive studio albums. Donald Fagen was nominated for album of the year with five consecutive studio albums — but that combined solo albums and albums he recorded as half of Steely Dan. He was nominated with Steely Dan’s Aja (1978) and Gaucho (1982), then his first two solo albums, The Nightfly (1983) and Kamikiriad (1994), and finally Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature (2001), which won. He issued no other studio albums in those years, so these five nominated albums were consecutive releases.
We need to quickly add that album release patterns were very different in the 1960s. Artists often had multiple albums in one year. In that era, it’s best to look at consecutive years with an album of the year nomination instead of consecutive studio albums to be nominated.
The Beatles are the only act in Grammy history to receive a Grammy nomination for album of the year in five consecutive years. They were nominated for the Help! soundtrack (1966), Revolver (1967), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1968, which won), the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack (1969) and Abbey Road (1970).
Barbra Streisand was nominated for album of the year in four consecutive years. She was a contender for The Barbra Streisand Album (1964, which won), People (1965), My Name Is Barbra (1966) and Color Me Barbra (1967). People competed in 1965 with the original cast album from Streisand’s Broadway triumph, Funny Girl. (That nomination went to the composers of the score.)
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
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This week, Lana Del Rey giddies up to country, Bon Iver finds the love and Jelly Roll discovers new “Dreams.” Check out all of this week’s picks below:
Lana Del Rey, “Henry, Come On”
“All these country singers / And their lonely rides to Houston / Doesn’t really make for the best / You know, settle-down type,” Lana Del Rey concludes on “Henry, Come On,” a poignant reflection on the dissolution of a romance with plenty of Southern iconography that would fit into the singer-songwriter’s long-teased country album; the song is more swaying ballad than Nashville anthem, but Del Rey sounds magnificent over the finger-picked acoustic guitar as she presents her spin on the country heartbreak standard.
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Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE
We’ve come a long way from the desolate cabin of For Emma, Forever Ago with Bon Iver, as band mastermind Justin Vernon has preceded the release of long-awaited new album SABLE, fABLE with a press campaign detailing his newfound happiness — and the album does indeed radiate a new type of warmth for the singer-songwriter, whose recent collaborations with Taylor Swift have expanded his profile but whose joy is captured here in quiet, contained bursts.
Jelly Roll, “Dreams Don’t Die”
Jelly Roll is making his acting debut on the CBS hit Fire Country, and to mark the occasion, the country superstar dropped a new single: “Dreams Don’t Die” functions as the type of lump-in-throat croon-along that Jelly Roll has excelled at in the past, motivating the listener to reach for their long-held goals (regardless of whether or not they involve primetime dramas).
Shaboozey & Myles Smith, “Blink Twice”
Shaboozey has announced the upcoming release of the “complete” version of his 2024 album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going — a different way of describing a deluxe edition, but an apropos one, considering that the original album came out before “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” had grown into a record-setting smash. “Blink Twice” gives Shaboozey the opportunity to iterate on his sonic and personal success, while also roping in Myles Smith, the singer-songwriter who had a breakout hit of his own with “Stargazing.”
Cynthia Erivo, “Worst of Me”
The time is right for a high-profile Cynthia Erivo album: after Wicked gave her multiple talents a gigantic platform, “Worst of Me,” which previews the June full-length I Forgive You, presents her vocal theatrics in front of cinematic rhythmic pop, her voice spinning down through the verses before defying gravity on the high-powered chorus.
Rauw Alejandro, “Carita Linda”
“Carita Linda” and its accompanying music video may be a heartfelt tribute to Puerto Rico, but the graceful single finds Rauw Alejandro looking outward and finding new musical territory to cover — as his first release since Cosa Nuestra, and arriving at a moment in which Alejandro is performing his first tour with a live band, “Carita Linda” is the sound of a star admirably widening his aesthetic.
Rema, “Bout U”
After releasing “Baby (Is It a Crime),” which featured an affecting Sade sample, earlier this year, Rema has offered a follow-up that sounds more ready-made for a packed Coachella set this weekend: “Bout U” gives the Nigerian star a playful dance atmosphere and lets him wander around, tossing out vocal runs and flirtations as the production glides forward.
Editor’s Pick: Jessie Murph, “Blue Strips”
At the age of 20, Jessie Murph has already hopscotched through multiple genres while always sounding confident in her approach and effortlessly mining interesting lyrical territory; “Blue Strips,” which quickly follows last week’s “Gucci Mane,” starts out as a vocals-only showcase, then segues to a piano ballad before pivoting to a combustible head-knocker just 30 seconds in, but Murph’s voice prevents whiplash, and remains compelling throughout the exercise.
