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Oasis have officially wrapped their 2025 Australian tour, marking a triumphant return down under with over 320,000 fans attending across five stadium shows in Melbourne and Sydney.
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The Britpop icons played three sold-out nights at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, followed by two shows at Accor Stadium in Sydney, concluding on Saturday (Nov. 8). It’s one of the highest-attended rock tours in Australia this year — and one with lasting impact.
“Thanks for putting up with us. We know we were d–kheads sometimes,” Liam Gallagher told the Sydney crowd. “Your support has put us back on the map. Respect! You’ve got a lovely f–king country. See you again.”
The reunion tour has drawn headlines for more than just nostalgia. In Melbourne, seismic sensors at the Seismology Research Centre reportedly picked up tremors during the band’s performances — a rare but real phenomenon caused by thousands of fans stomping and singing in unison.
One of the city’s most iconic live music venues, Cherry Bar, credited the band with sparking a major nightlife revival. “The darkest hour is before the dawn, Melbourne and Cherry Bar needed a hero and who knew that it would come in the shape of a couple of ‘no f#cks given’ Mancunian larrikins?!” wrote owner James Young on social media, calling it the bar’s “biggest weekend and biggest week on record.”
While the first show had some minor issues, including a fan launching flares into the crowd, the tour’s reception has been overwhelmingly positive.
Billboard said of the rockers’ first Melbourne gig, “Kicking off with ‘Hello,’ into which Liam inserted the lyrics ‘it’s good to be back,’ then ‘Acquiesce,’ and ‘Morning Glory,’ provided an opening combination that hit hard and fast. ‘G’day,’ Liam told the 58,000 gathered fans, Tina Arena and Jelly Roll among them. ‘Did you miss us? Because we missed you.’”
“This tour is off to a blinder, a result for anyone in the place who wanted, waited for this band, and used the opportunity to go let it all out, and sing at the top of their lungs.”
Oasis now heads to South America for shows in Argentina, Chile and Brazil, before continuing their global tour into 2026.
Trending on Billboard Tate McRae‘s So Close to What, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its original release in March, is getting the deluxe treatment. A version of the album with additional tracks is coming in two weeks, McRae said in an announcement on Saturday (Nov. 8). Explore See latest videos, […]
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“Bandaids,” the new single from Katy Perry, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 7) on Billboard, choosing Perry’s latest track as their favorite new release.
“Bandaids” made its arrival during a week that also saw new music releases from Rosalía, Hilary Duff, Kehlani and more, and brought in 44% of the vote.
The song about moving on following the end of a longterm relationship — Perry’s first since splitting with actor Orlando Bloom — has the pop star singing, “Got so used to you letting me down/ No use tryna send flowers now/ Telling myself you’ll change, you don’t/ Bandaids over a broken heart/ Tried all the medications/ Lowered my expectations/ Made every justification/ Bleeding out, bleeding out, bleeding out slow/ Bandaids over a broken heart.”
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“tbh I struggled for months with the idea of putting this song out… even after all these years it can be scary to be vulnerable… but hopefully the lyrics of this song resonate with someone going through what I have been through and maybe they won’t feel so alone and will find the strength to keep going like I have,” she wrote to fans on Instagram.
Perry’s been on the road with her Lifetimes Tour since April, and is currently finishing up the European leg of the trek before making her way to China later this month.
Her last full-length studio album, 143, was released in 2024 and debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Among the new releases trailing behind “Bandaids” are Rosalía’s Lux, with 37% of the vote; Hilary Duff’s “Mature,” with 9% of the vote, and Kehlani’s “Out the Window,” with 2% of the vote.
See the final results of this week’s poll below.
Trending on Billboard Bad Company joined an exclusive club on Saturday (Nov. 8), becoming just the 10th artist whose debut album had topped the Billboard 200 to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The band’s eponymous debut album reached No. 1 in the issue dated Sept. 28, 1974, dethroning Stevie Wonder’s […]
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Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl continues to dance atop the Billboard 200 for a fifth straight week at No. 1 (on the chart dated Nov. 15). It earned 120,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Nov. 6 (down 18%), according to Luminate.
The Life of a Showgirl is only the second album in 2025 to spend its five weeks at No. 1, following Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem (which spent its first eight weeks atop the list, of its total 12 at No. 1). Swift’s last album, The Tortured Poets Department, spent its first 12 weeks at No. 1 in 2024, of its total 17 weeks atop the list. Three of her albums have led for their first five chart weeks or more, starting with Folklore, which reigned for its first six weeks in 2020, of eight overall weeks at No. 1.
Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, Florence + the Machine notch their fifth top 10-charted effort, as Everybody Scream debuts at No. 4, while Tyler, The Creator’s chart-topping CHROMAKOPIA vaults 117-5 after its one-year anniversary reissue.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new, Nov. 15, 2025-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Nov. 11. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of The Life of a Showgirl’s 120,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 98,000 (down 18%, equaling 129.07 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks — it’s No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a fifth week), album sales comprise 18,000 (down 21%; it falls 3-4 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 4,000 (up 11%).
At Nos. 2 and 3 on the Billboard 200, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack and Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem are non-movers. The former No. 1s earned 84,000 equivalent album units (down less than 1%) and 77,000 units (up 2%), respectively.
Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Scream debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, marking the fifth top 10 for the act. The set arrives with 56,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 44,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 12,000 (equaling 15.25 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.
The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across six vinyl variants (including one signed), four CD variants (one signed) and a standard digital download album (all with the same tracklist). There was also a deluxe download edition with four “chamber version” bonus tracks — alternative versions of the album’s title track, “Sympathy Magic,” “The Old Religion” and “Drink Deep.”
The new album was preceded by its lead single, its title track, which has hit the top 10 on both the Alternative Airplay and Adult Alternative Airplay charts, while also reaching No. 37 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
Florence + the Machine previously reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 with their previous four studio albums: Dance Fever (No. 7 in 2022), High as Hope (No. 2 in 2018), How Big How Blue How Beautiful (No. 1 in 2015) and Ceremonials (No. 6 in 2011). The act’s first studio set, Lungs, peaked at No. 14 in 2010 and spent two and-a-half years on the chart.
Tyler, The Creator’s former No. 1 CHROMAKOPIA shoots 117-5 on the Billboard 200 following its one-year anniversary reissue on CD, vinyl and in two deluxe boxed sets (containing branded merch and a copy of the CD). It earned 51,000 equivalent album units (up 390%), with 41,000 of that sum in traditional album sales (up from a negligible sum in the week previous). CHROMAKOPIA debuted at No. 1 on the Nov. 9, 2024-dated chart and spent its first three weeks atop the list.
Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Man’s Best Friend slips 5-6 on the latest Billboard 200 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 8%), while Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving falls 6-7 (37,000, down 3%). A trio of former No. 1s rounds out the top 10: SZA’s SOS rises 10-8 (31,000, down less than 1%), Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time steps 11-9 (30,000, up 3%) and Cardi B’s AM I THE DRAMA? dips 8-10 (down 12%).
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Salt-N-Pepa‘s Spinderella is now the first female DJ ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The historic moment happened Saturday (Nov. 8) during the the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, where Salt-N-Pepa were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
After a speech from Missy Elliott, the trio performed a medley of their classic hits including 1987’s “Push It” and 1993’s “Whatta Man,” for which they were joined by the song’s original collaborators En Vogue.
The trio then made its own acceptance speeches, with Salt-N-Pepa DJ Spinderella, whose real name is Deidra Muriel Roper, noting that the honor makes her the first female DJ ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“When I started, it was a rare thing to see a woman behind turntables,” Spinderella said. “It was literally the boys club, so I had to carve my own lane. I had to show up. It was dedication; it was my craft, and I never missed a beat, in 40 years y’all… I carry every female DJ who ever dared to dream. Every woman who touched a turntable and said, ‘I can do that too.’ This is ours. Respect the DJ.”
DJs already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame include DJ Kool Herc, who was inducted in 2003 and Grandmaster Flash, who was inducted in 2007.
The trio’s Saturday night acceptance speech also saw Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James referencing the group’s lawsuit, filed in May, against Universal Music Group to regain control of their masters, alleging that the record company has not honored Salt-N-Pepa’s copyright clawback rights and has punished them by taking their music off streaming.
“We’re in a fight for our masters that rightfully belong to us…,” James said. “After 40 years, our streaming music has been taking down from all streaming platforms because the industry doesn’t want to play fair,” then, amid cheers, added that “Salt-N- Pepa has never been afraid of a fight.”
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Max B is officially a free man.
The 47-year-old Harlem rapper, born Charly Wingate, was released from Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday (Nov. 9) after serving roughly 16 years behind bars.
Max B was originally sentenced to 75 years in 2009 for his role in a deadly robbery at a New Jersey hotel. In 2016, his sentence was reduced to 20 years after he pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter.
The “Wavy Crockett” artist was sentenced alongside his stepbrother, Kelvin Leerdam, who received a life term plus 35 years after jurors found he fatally shot one of the victims.
Upon his release, Max B was greeted by family and friends in a joyful moment captured and shared on Instagram by his longtime friend and collaborator French Montana. The rapper’s homecoming coincided with Montana’s 41st birthday.
“CANT MAKE THIS UP ! MY BROTHER REALLY CAME HOME ON MY B DAY ! HAMDULILLAH,” Montana captioned the video. “WALKED IT DOWN ! NO MORE FREE YOU.”
Late last year, Max B hinted at his impending release during a phone call to The Joe Budden Podcast, where he announced his official date and discussed his excitement about returning to music.
“Listen, I’m not even gonna put myself in a box, it’s all gonna run concurrent,” he said at the time. “I can’t wait to get in the studio. There’s a lot of artists out there, too many to name. I’m looking forward to working with the big names, the head honchos… But they gotta be A-list. If the s—t ain’t A-list, I can’t f—k with it.”
Earlier this year, Young Thug also shared a clip of himself speaking with Max B over the phone from prison.
“Man, I’m in here grinding this s—t out,” Max told Thug, who then asked if he’d be released soon. “Hell yeah, we ’bout to hit the home stretch, baby,” Max replied. “We gon’ make some history?”
See French Montana’s Instagram post celebrating Max B’s release below.
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If we’re keeping it a bean, this should have happened years ago, respectfully. On Saturday night (Nov. 8), OutKast was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. You know it was real when Andre 3000 got emotional while accepting the honor.
The duo received their award from Donald Glover at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. During a potent moment of his lengthy and admittedly freestyled speech, 3 Stacks (after losing a game of rock, paper, scissors to see who went first) shouted out Jack White from the stage. “Jack is, man, He’s one of my favorites man,” said Mr. Benjamin, was was also sure to shout out the late, great Rico Wade. “We love you man.”
He then added, “But one thing they said, he said something about little rooms. And we started in a little… Little rooms, great things start in little rooms.”
The Hip-Hop legend was overcome with emotion as he was surrounded by fellow Dungeon Family members like Big Gipp and Slimm Cutta Calhoun. The Dungeon, where it all started for OutKast, Googie Mob, Organized Noize and more, was indeed a little room.
It was a full-circle moment for OutKast for a multitude of reasons, but one in particular stands out. In 1995, OutKast won “Best New Rap Group” at The Source Awards. While accepting their accolades, there were audible boos (blame an ornery, East Coast-biased NYC crowd), and 3 Stacks wanted all the smoke. Clapping his hands for emphasis, the “Hey Ya” rapper proclained, “The South got something to say!”
The same audio can be heard on “Chonkyfire” from Aquemini. If you know, you know.
Interestingly, Big Boi would perform a medley of OutKast hits, except without Andre. Instead, he was joined by Killer Mike, of course, Tyler, The Creator, J.I.D, Janelle Monáe and, wait for it, Doja Cat (who flubbed the lyrics…).
Another iconic Hip-Hop act who entered the Hall last night was Salt-N-Pepa. Congrats to Andre 3000 and Big Boi.
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The legacy of iconic Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel was celebrated in an unprecedented and massive event that brought together 170,000 people on Saturday (Nov. 8) night at Mexico City’s Zócalo, according to figures from the capital’s government. Fans gathered to watch the screening of the first concert the late “Divo de Juárez” performed at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in 1990.
This marked the second time that one of the three concerts the legendary artist held at Bellas Artes during his career was screened in the country’s main public square. A similar event held in September 2024, when a projection of his 2013 performance at Mexico’s premier cultural venue, drew 70,000 fans.
Saturday’s screening set a new global attendance record for an in-person fan event organized by Netflix, according to the streaming platform, which partnered with the capital’s Secretariat of Culture to host it at the same public space where, 25 years earlier, the legendary artist held a free concert for thousands of fans.
The screening of Juan Gabriel’s debut performance at Bellas Artes was part of Netflix’s promotion for its new docuseries Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will (Juan Gabriel: Debo, Puedo y Quiero), which premiered on Oct. 30.
The event, which at times felt like an actual concert due to the audience’s enthusiasm, became a journey back in time to revisit the historic performance of the singer, which took place 35 years ago and sparked controversy due to his desire to perform at Mexico’s most prestigious cultural venue as a popular artist.
From early hours, fans of all ages and from all corners of Mexico, Juan Gabriel impersonators, and special guests gathered in the Zócalo — or Plaza de la Constitución — with posters, T-shirts, and outfits inspired by the legend. The artist’s son, Iván Aguilera, was also present to celebrate his father’s legacy, as well as the docuseries director María José Cuevas and producers Laura Woldenberg and Ivonne Gutiérrez, who also sang and danced alongside the attendees.
José Luis Flores, a man in his 40s from the neighboring State of Mexico, proudly displayed a tattoo on his chest featuring the late singer’s image. “I waited for him for more than four hours after a concert — this is my greatest treasure,” the man told Billboard Español.
Classic hits from Juanga’s discography, such as “Hasta Que Te Conocí,” “Querida,” “Amor Eterno,” and “Por Qué Me Haces Llorar,” moved the audience to tears, creating an intimate and nostalgic atmosphere. After the screening, the Mariachi Estrella de América performed on stage a setlist of Juan Gabriel’s hits, followed by a fireworks display that lit up every corner of the square, honoring the life, talent, and music of the Mexican singer-songwriter. Juan Gabriel died on August 28, 2016, at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., of natural causes, in the middle of a concert tour. He was 66.
Inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame in 1996, he built a legacy as a multifaceted artist over more than four decades, recording songs in genres as diverse as ranchera, ballad, pop, and bolero, and producing for other artists. Among his many achievements, he sold over 150 million records, wrote more than 1,800 songs, released 34 studio albums, was nominated for six Grammy Awards, won three posthumous Latin Grammys, and saw more than 20 of his hits reach the top 10 on the Billboard charts, including seven No. 1s on Hot Latin Songs. His hit “Yo No Sé Qué Me Pasó” inaugurated the first edition of that chart in 1986, at No. 1.
Trending on Billboard Sombr made his Saturday Night Live debut as the musical guest on Nov. 8. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter performed two songs — “12 to 12” and “Back to Friends” — from his debut album, I Barely Know Her, which reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in September. Dressed in a sharp red […]
