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LIV Golf Adelaide has locked in global DJ and producer John Summit as the Saturday headliner for its 2026 tournament, adding another major name to the event’s expanding live music program.
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Summit will perform Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. following round three at The Grange Golf Club. The Miami-based artist — who has earned two No. 1 hits on the U.S. Dance Radio chart and multiple Top 10 entries on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart — brings his explosive live show to Australia for one of his few local appearances next year. His set is expected to feature fan favorites including “Where You Are” and “Shiver.”
The announcement rounds out a four-day entertainment lineup that already includes Peking Duk, Royel Otis and FISHER. Canberra duo Peking Duk will kick off the music program on Thursday, Feb. 12, performing directly after the opening round with a set that includes their breakout hits “High” and “Stranger,” along with new material. Royel Otis headlines Friday, while FISHER returns Sunday to close out the tournament.
All concerts are included in daily Grounds Pass and hospitality tickets, meaning fans attending Thursday and Saturday events will automatically have access to the live performances. Limited tickets remain available at LIVGolf.com, including Grounds Plus and select premium hospitality packages in the Barossa, Birdie Shack and Ripper Point areas.
For the first time, Summit’s Saturday set will also be streamed internationally on the LIV Golf YouTube channel, part of the league’s push to expand its global fan base.
“LIV Golf is known for bringing world-class DJs and musicians to Adelaide, and we are ecstatic to welcome John Summit this February,” said Ross Hallett, LIV Golf’s executive vice president and head of events. “His high-energy performances perfectly complement the vibe of LIV Golf.”
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas added that hosting Summit “sets a new benchmark” for the state’s live entertainment offerings, noting that three of the four headlining acts next year are home-grown Australian artists.
Since launching in 2022, LIV Golf has woven live music into the fabric of its tournament experience, hosting more than 30 concerts in 2025 alone — a number expected to climb to 40 in 2026.
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Prince Royce‘s cover of Backstreet Boys‘ “I Want It That Way” reaches new heights, as the song climbs 2-1 on Billboard’s overall Latin Airplay chart (dated Dec. 6). The song also banks its fifth week atop the Tropical Airplay list.
“Reaching No. 1 on both the Latin Airplay and Tropical Airplay charts with ‘I Want It That Way’ is incredibly special to me — especially knowing it marks my 19th No. 1 on the former,” Royce tells Billboard. “This song represents a bridge between cultures and generations, and I’m grateful to the fans and radio stations who continue to believe in my music and take this journey with me.”
“I Want It That Way” rises 2-1 with 10 million in audience impressions in the United States during the tracking week ending Nov. 27, as reported by Luminate. The song’s 23% improvement from the week prior ejects Karol G and Feid’s “Verano Rosa” from No. 1, as the latter drops to No. 9 with a 5.3 million impressions, down 35%.
With the reimagined “I Want It That Way,” Prince Royce earns his 19th No. 1 on Latin Airplay. The track debuted on Tropical Airplay in August and has now spent five weeks atop that list.
Royce strengthens his position as the tropical act with the second-most rulers on the 30-year-old Latin Airplay chart, trailing only Romeo Santos, who continues to lead with 22 chart-toppers.
“I Want It That Way” builds on the success of the album Eterno’s first single, a redux of the Bee Gees’ “How Deep Is Your Love,” which became Royce’s first track from his top 10 set to reach No. 1 on Latin Airplay (one week in June).
As mentioned, “I Want It That Way” adds a fifth week atop the Tropical Airplay chart, matching the No. 1 run of Royce’s “How Deep” track.
Elsewhere, thanks to its radio haul, the song rises to its No. 23 peak on the multimetric Hot Latin Songs, which combines radio airplay, streaming activity and digital sales into its formula.
El Fantasma Wins Big: Beyond the new No. 1 on the overall Latin Airplay chart, the Regional Mexican Airplay ranking sports a new winner, El Fantasma. The singer-songwriter’s new single “La Lotería” jumps 3-1 for its first week in charge, following a 43% gain in audience impressions during the tracking period, to 8.1 million.
Released via Afinarte Music in July, “La Lotería,” a slow but steady climber on Regional Mexican Airplay, earns El Fantasma a ninth chart-topper, and his second ruler of 2025 (“Ya Me Vale Madre” reigned for one week in June).
The song also breaks new ground on Latin Airplay, moving from No. 9 to No. 3.
All Billboard charts dated Dec. 6 will update tomorrow, Dec. 2, on Billboard.com.
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Sombr, Geese and Sasha Keable are among the artists to feature on the BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2026 longlist published Monday (Dec. 1).
The annual list is described by the BBC as spotlighting “ten exciting new artists tipped for success next year” and has become “a trusted marker of future success.” Chappell Roan was the most recent victor of the Sound Of prize in 2025.
Joining the aforementioned trio is Alessi Rose, Chloe Qisha, Florence Road, Jim Legxacy, kwn, Royel Otis, and Skye Newman. The top five from the list will be announced from Jan. 5, 2026 onwards, culminating in the winner on Jan. 9.
The shortlist and winner is compiled and selected by over 170 U.K. music industry professionals and artists including Elton John, Dua Lipa, JADE, Olivia Dean, YUNGBLUD and Sam Smith.
Sound Of was established in 2003 and has become a crucial part of the U.K. music industry’s tips season. Adele, Lady Gaga, RAYE, The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi are among the artists to appear on the list over its history. Recent winners have included The Last Dinner Party (2024), FLO (2023), PinkPantheress (2022), Pa Salieu (2021) and Celeste (2020).
For the 2026 edition, eligible artists must not have had more than three top 10 singles in the Official Singles Chart, and cannot have been a lead artist on a No. 1 album in the Official Albums Chart before October 6, 2025. Previously, artists were not allowed more than two U.K. top 10 albums or two U.K. top 10 singles.
Sombr has the highest-charting LP among nominees with 2025’s I Barely Know Her (No. 10), followed by Geese’s acclaimed third album Getting Killed (No. 26). Sombr just makes cut with three top 10 U.K. singles (“Back to Back”, “Undressed” and “12 to 12”), while Skye Newman boasts three top 40 U.K. singles, though only “Family Matters” has reached the top 10 (No. 5).
The changes were made in response to criticism of the criteria following Chappell Roan’s victory in 2025, a year following her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, which also hit the top spot on the U.K. charts. She featured on the longlist with Barry Can’t Swim, Confidence Man, Doechii, English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Good Neighbours, KNEECAP, mk.gee, Myles Smith and Pozer.
BBC Sound Of 2026 longlist
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Trending on Billboard Florida rapper POORSTACY, real name Carlito Milfort Jr., has died at age 26. As confirmed by the Boca Raton Police Department, the 26-year-old rapper died Saturday after an “incident” at a disclosed address. Fans have flooded POORSTACY’s Instagram posts with comments implying that he died by suicide, but the cause of death […]
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SZA is coming to Cynthia Erivo‘s defense amid a wave of recent online bullying aimed at the Wicked star.
In the replies of a recent Instagram video calling out the onslaught of posts mocking everything from Erivo’s physique to the way she protected Ariana Grande from a red-carpet crasher in Singapore, the R&B hitmaker shared her two cents about why it shouldn’t be considered “too woke” to speak up. “It’s CLASSIC Misogynoir!” SZA wrote of the content targeting Erivo. “NOTHING ELSE !!!”
“can’t believe it’s openly a thing in 2025,” the singer continued in her comment. “everyone’s gonna have cognitive dissonance 2 years later like ‘remember when everyone attacked Cynthia for being black bald and nurturing?… that was crazy’ ..it could jus stop now lol.”
Misogynoir refers to the intersectionality of racism and sexism experienced all too frequently by Black women. Merriam-Webster defines the term as a “hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against Black women.”
And while both Grande and Erivo have faced ample amounts of criticism for their looks and mannerisms amid the rollout for Wicked: For Good this past fall, the hate geared toward the latter has been particularly upsetting, given the racist undertones lurking beneath much of it. Many online trolls have depicted Erivo’s body in an exaggerated, overly masculine light, a practice that ties into a long history of society treating Black women as less feminine.
It’s something Erivo has dealt with her entire career, with the star telling Billboard Pride editor Stephen Daw in her June cover story that she is rarely considered for sensual or sexual roles. “Honestly, you rarely get that opportunity as Black women anyway,” she said at the time. “So I was just like, ‘Well, if I don’t put it in my own music, I’ll never get to put it anywhere else.’”
Fortunately, Erivo has built a thick skin over the years, a protective measure that’s unfortunately necessary while existing as a Black, queer woman in the entertainment industry. “I can’t change a person’s opinion of me; if they want to feel some way, there is nothing I can do about that,” she added in her Billboard cover story. “But I was so excited about being able to at least be one more face where someone could say, ‘Oh, my God, she did it and can still do it. She’s still creating, she’s still making. So maybe I can also do the same.’”
Trending on Billboard All Time Low snags its third No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, rising to the top of the Dec. 6-dated list with “The Weather.” The ruler is the band’s first through Basement Noise/Photo Finish/Virgin, following previous appearances on the tally worked by Fueled by Ramen. Though All Time Low formed in […]
Trending on Billboard Portugal. The Man returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart as “Tanana” tops the survey dated Dec. 6. It’s the rock band’s fourth ruler and first since “What, Me Worry?” reigned for three weeks in 2022. In between the two leaders, the group reached the tally once, with the […]
