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Next year’s emo-tastic lineup for the annual When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas has yet another stacked lineup of all your Hot Topic faves. Just weeks after this year’s event swept up all its glitter and guyliner, organizers revealed that the October 18, 2025 edition will feature the return of Panic! At the Disco, who announced their split in early 2023 and played their final shows in early 2024 in Europe.
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Not only that, but the band will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their beloved 2005 debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out in its entirety, regaling the crowd with renditions of classics including “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage,” “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” and “But It’s Better If You Do.”
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Other acts lined up to hit the Las Vegas Festival Grounds for the show include: Weezer, Blink-182, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, Knocked Loose, Yellowcard, Simple Plan, Taking Back Sunday, Jack’s Mannequin, The Story So Far, Alexisonfire, Bad Religion, The Gaslight Anthem, I Prevail, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless in White, Plain White T’s, Straylight Run and many more.
Sign-up for the presale beings on Friday (Nov. 1) at 10 a.m. PT., with the general onsale kicking off on Friday at 2 p.m. PT.
This year’s WWWY fest took place on Oct. 19-20 and featured My Chemical Romance playing their landmark album The Black Parade, as well as sets from Nada Surf, 3OH!3, Neck Deep, New Found Glory, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Atreyu, Saves the Day, Silverstein, Coheed and Cambria and many more.
See the full lineup and Panic’s announcement below.
Even though he wrapped his Love on Tour outing two years ago and hasn’t released a new album since 2022’s Harry’s House, Harry Styles has definitely still got it. For proof just look at People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2024 Readers’ Choice Poll, which saw almost 350,000 votes cast in what the mag said was […]
Olivia Rodrigo is likely still on a sugar high after wrapping up her sold-out 95-show Guts world tour. So, naturally, on Tuesday night (Oct. 29) when she visited the Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon asked her to talk about two of the wildest things that happened to her on the road.
After holding up a copy of the Touring Issue of Billboard magazine with Rodrigo on the cover, Fallon dug right in on the singer’s intense road run-in with some border cops. “I got in trouble with the law for the first time in my life,” Rodrigo admitted. “We were going from Canada to, like, Portland or something. We were at border control, I give them my passport, and they’re like, ‘OK, whatever.’ And they knock on the door and they’re like, ‘We need Olivia.’”
Thinking it might be a border agent wanting an autograph for their daughter, Rodrigo came out of her bus at 3 a.m. to see what the problem was. “I’m delirious, and they take me to a room—and it’s an interrogation room, and there’s like, a big cop [with] a gun,” she recalled. “He’s like, ‘Have you ever been arrested?’ I’m, like, ‘No, I haven’t been arrested.’ He’s like, ‘Are you sure?’ I’m like gaslighting [myself]. I’m, like, Oh, my God, maybe I was, like, arrested and I didn’t know it,” she said breathlessly.
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After being warned she could go to jail for lying to a federal officer, Rodrigo said she started to freak out, worrying she would not be let back into the U.S. “Like, I’m so scared. I’m, like, having a panic attack,” she said. After a 30-minute interrogation, the border agent looked at her again and asked her to spell her last name. “[I said] ‘Olivia Rodrigo, like, R, O, D, R, I, G, O,’ And he’s, like, ‘Oh, there’s a girl who looks just like you, that’s your same age, that’s been arrested multiple times, and her name’s Olivia Rodriguez.’”
Fallon also asked Rodrigo, 21, to run down some highlights of the tour, which she said included going to the Philippines for the first time, which was special for her due to her Filipino heritage. “Yeah, it was so special and everyone was so great. [And] such good singers!,” she said, remembering how her fans there sang all her lyrics back to her perfectly on pitch and in key.
Jimmy also just had to bring up one of the most embarrassing moments from the tour, a mishap in Melbourne, Australia where Olivia went crashing through a trap door in the stage. After playing the clip of Rodrigo handling the trip-and-fall like a pro, the singer said it was actually “really scary. Watching the video back is pretty terrifying. I mean, show must go on, that’s showbiz, baby.”
That said, Rodrigo said it was actually kind of a “beautiful” accident in hindsight because she had just been in the Philippines and she’d been thinking about her family and heritage and after getting shaken up by the fall she went to the hospital to make sure she hadn’t sustained a concussion. While there, she was treated by a Filipino nurse who had the same name as the singer’s grandpa, who passed earlier this year.
“And so I was like ‘wow that was him looking out for me,’” she said. “Making sure I didn’t get hurt and so I’m really happy it happened. I think it’s a beautiful story.”
Rodrigo also plugged her new Netflix concert special Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour and stuck around to play a fun game of “What’s Behind Me.”
Watch Rodrigo on The Tonight Show below.
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Lady Gaga wants to heal your “Disease.” The pop superstar dropped a music video for her latest single on Tuesday (Oct. 29). “I think a lot about the relationship I have with my own inner demons. It’s never been easy for me to face how I get seduced by chaos and turmoil. It makes me […]
HYBE CEO Lee Jae-Sang has shared a public apology following a partial leak of the company’s internal “Weekly Music Industry Report,” which boasted what some have called disparaging remarks about the K-pop industry, including some young artists.
The letter stemmed from a Thursday (Oct. 24) court hearing regarding the HYBE audit carried out by the South Korean National Assembly’s Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee. The Korea Herald reported that Democratic Party representative Min Hyung-bae revealed the weekly document during the heart. Reportedly spanning around 18,000 pages, Rep. Min noted that the document contains unverified rumors and at times harsh commentary on very young artists, including minors, with alleged statements including, “They debuted at an age when they’re at their most unattractive” and “Surprisingly, none of them are pretty.”
In response to the leak, a letter by Lee that was posted on the company’s official website on Tuesday (Oct. 29) offers an apology “to the artists, industry stakeholders, and fans” who were upset the the revelations.
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“This document was created as part of a process to retrospectively gather various reactions and public opinions on industry trends and issues,” wrote Lee, clarifying that it was shared only with “a limited number of leaders.” However, he acknowledged that it was “highly inappropriate” for the document to feature “provocative and explicit expressions directed at K-pop artists,” adding, “As the representative of the company, I acknowledge all the mistakes and take full responsibility.”
Lee added that HYBE is “reaching out to each agency individually to offer our apologies directly” and continued, “I am also sincerely extending an official apology to all the artists of HYBE Music Group who have been subjected to criticism due to the company.”
Lee further promised “to establish guidelines and strengthen internal controls to prevent such issues from occurring again” and added that the company has halted the creation of such documents. Near the end, he emphasized HYBE’s dedication to the well-being of all artists and its respect of the fans, committing to reforms aimed at contributing positively to the K-pop industry.
Read the full statement (with translations provided by Soompi) below:
As the CEO of HYBE, I extend my sincere apologies regarding the HYBE monitoring document.
Regarding our monitoring document that was highlighted during the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee audit on October 24, I deeply apologize to the artists, industry stakeholders, and fans.
This document was created as part of a process to retrospectively gather various reactions and public opinions on industry trends and issues. Although it was intended to be shared only with a limited number of leaders to understand market and fan sentiments, the content was highly inappropriate. The document contained provocative and explicit expressions directed at K-pop artists, included personal opinions and evaluations of the author, and was preserved in written form. As the representative of the company, I acknowledge all the mistakes and take full responsibility. I am particularly sorry and distressed about the unfounded suspicions of reverse viral marketing that are not true at all, causing misunderstandings and harm to innocent artists and individuals.
I formally and respectfully apologize to the external artists mentioned in the document who have suffered damage and distress. We are also reaching out to each agency individually to offer our apologies directly. Additionally, I am also sincerely extending an official apology to all the artists of HYBE Music Group who have been subjected to criticism due to the company.
I acknowledge the lack of awareness among the leadership who received the document and, as CEO, I have immediately halted the creation of such monitoring documents. I promise to establish guidelines and strengthen internal controls to prevent such issues from occurring again.
Once again, I apologize to the artists, industry stakeholders, fans, and everyone who loves and supports K-pop for the pain caused by this incident. As the company’s representative, I commit to thorough reflection and self-examination to rectify past mistakes and prioritize the rights of all K-pop artists and respect for fans. We will do our utmost to contribute to the healthy development of the K-pop industry.
Thank you. HYBE CEO Lee Jae-Sang
How was school today? The kids at an elementary school in Brooklyn got to tell their parents that they had a substitute teacher — one that really put them to work. BLACKPINK‘s LISA showed up at PS 282 and spent the day teaching a group of students some “Rockstar” moves. LISA’s day teaching is shown […]
With election day nearing, it’s possible that America is about to elect a historic first to the Oval Office. Yes, Kamala Harris could be the first U.S. president to have spoken the immortal words “Padam Padam” on camera.
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“Padam Padam,” of course, is the viral hit from Kylie Minogue’s 2023 album Tension, which stormed TikTok last year and nabbed the inaugural best pop dance recording Grammy in February. This month, the Aussie pop legend returns with Tension II, which precedes a huge global tour in 2025 – both of which Minogue chatted about when she swung by Billboard News for an in-depth interview about Padam-demonium, her second Grammy win, working with Sia and more.
“If there’s one Aussie, you’re probably not far from another Aussie,” Minogue tells Billboard News of teaming up with Sia – whom she calls a “High Priestess” – for “Dance Alone.” “She asked if I’d jump on a track. That’s modern parlance, folks – you jump on people’s tracks these days,” she says, smirking. “She’s so talented and such a legend.”
Tension II also features Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo on “My Oh My,” a playful track where each pop star introduces their name and their star sign (“What’s your name? What’s your sign? I’m Kylie, I’m Gemini”). “When we reached out to Bebe and Tove, I was thinking, ‘I hope neither of them are Gemini.’ It would really help if we were all different star signs,” she laughs. “Thankfully, we were.” Earlier this year, Rexha presented Minogue with the Icon Award at Billboard Women in Music. “That was very generous of her,” Minogue notes.
When I suggest that the Grammys specifically created the best pop dance category for Kylie and “Padam Padam,” she pauses. “I wouldn’t be mad at that,” she replies with a smile. “It’s been a while coming to have that category.”
As for what to expect on the upcoming tour – which finds her headlining New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first time – Minogue says there will be songs from both Tension albums and “a taste of each decade.”
That includes her Hi-NRG cover of “The Loco-Motion,” the international smash that launched her career and hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. After years of mixed feelings about a hit single she recorded as a teenager, Minogue is finding “a real joy” returning to the song now. “It was the song that started my career,” she points out. “Over time there was a period where I was like, ‘I don’t know how to do it. It’s so uncool. How do I do it?’ But now everything has come full circle. I can really with all my heart and enthusiasm do this song.”
As for planning the rest of the massive tour? “G-U-L-P” she jokes.
To find out Kylie’s touring essentials (“coffee machine, let’s get real”) and what happened when Minogue met Frances McDormand, watch the full interview here.
The tables turn in Rihanna‘s latest interview, which has the singer asking most of the questions.
Rihanna appears on Tuesday’s (Oct. 29) new episode of Recess Therapy, the feel-good YouTube series featuring interviews with regular kids who usually don’t realize their answers are funny — they’re just being themselves. (You might remember the web series for the “it’s corn” kid that went viral with this video in 2022.)
On the latest episode Rihanna meets 7-year-old Miles, her favorite Recess Therapy kid. Miles has previously talked to stars like Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa, and those videos are probably among those Rihanna’s seen.
“I actually am a fan of yours, Miles,” she tells him on the new episode, adding, “I got a little bit excited about it and I started watching all your videos. You’re really funny.”
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“I know,” Miles says.
Throughout the adorable conversation, Rihanna and Miles discuss songs and shoes, and address important life topics like confidence, thinking too much, lying and making friends.
What’s Miles’ favorite Rihanna song? “Shine bright like a diamond,” he says, without hesitation, which is cuteness overload for Rihanna.
“Love on the Brain” is her favorite to sing, she tells him. “Love on the Brain” is from her eighth studio album, Anti, released in 2016. Pop music lovers have been waiting for Rihanna’s ninth album since then.
Young Miles is much more present than most of us grownup interviewers, with no reason to think in headlines — so, unfortunately for her fans, he doesn’t get scoop on R9 on Recess Therapy. He discusses his love life with pop star instead.
Watch Rihanna’s sweet guest spot on Recess Therapy below.
One week after wrapping up the 2024 dates of her GUTS Tour, Olivia Rodrigo has brought the global trek to TVs around the world, as Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour, the pop superstar’s debut concert film commemorating her first arena headlining run (in support of the album of the same name), was unveiled on Netflix on Tuesday (Oct. 29).
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In a conversation with Billboard the day before the special was released, Rodrigo explained that the GUTS tour — which reached four continents (South America will become the fifth next March) and grossed $186.6 million, according to Billboard Boxscore — represented a moment that she wanted to preserve in the form of a concert film.
“I think I was just so proud of the show — it felt special,” says Rodrigo. “It was happening at the right time for me and my career, and I wanted to capture it. I’m really excited to have a kind of a time capsule — like I could show my kids, ‘Hey, when your mom was 21, this is what she did every night!’ I think that’s gonna be pretty fun.”
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Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour showcases the full experience of the show, with elaborate set pieces, ample footage of Rodrigo rocking out with her band, close-ups of screaming super-fans and (of course) smash hits like “Drivers License,” “Vampire” and “Good 4 U.” Rodrigo says that she got the idea for the concert film midway through the arena run, which kicked off in February and wrapped up for the year on Oct. 22.
“I made sure that I had a lot of shows to practice with, because I was pretty nervous for the filming,” she explains. “I think we always had an intention of making a concert film. I would go to all these cities, and I love to get breakfast before I go to the show. I would meet all these people in the various states, and they’d be like, ‘Oh, I just wish I could have gotten tickets, I wasn’t able to,’ and it made me sad. And so I’m really excited that maybe people who wanted to go, who weren’t able to get a seat, can watch it now on Netflix, in the comfort of their own home.”
The special was filmed over two nights at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles in August, and Rodrigo says that she is “so happy that we shot it in my hometown.” At one point in the film, Rodrigo salutes In-N-Out Burger as a nod to the local chain, and is met with roars from the L.A. crowd. “We almost cut it out,” she says of the line in the movie. “They were like, ‘People who don’t live in California aren’t gonna get it!’ I’m like, ‘No. Keep it in. It’s part of who I am!’”
Filming in Los Angeles also allowed Rodrigo to feature Chappell Roan, who opened the first leg of the GUTS tour at the start of her own whirlwind breakthrough year. Roan returned as a surprise guest at the Aug. 20 show to perform her hit “Hot to Go!” alongside Rodrigo, the pop stars embracing and ecstatically dancing around the stage midway through the film.
“I’ve heard lots of really loud screaming in my life and the various shows that I’ve done, but I truly don’t think I’ve ever heard a scream as energetic as the scream when I announced that Chappell was coming onstage,” Rodrigo says. “It was just electric, and people were so excited. It felt like such a really special moment, and so I’m really happy that it’s in the film, for us to be able to watch forever.
“And on a more personal level,” Rodrigo continues, “Chappell was a really big part of the GUTS world tour — she opened for the first leg, and really helped me through a lot of it. I’ve known her for a while, and she’s a really wonderful friend of mine, and so I’m happy that she could be included [in the film].”
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour is being released one week before a U.S. presidential election in which women’s rights has become a hot-button issue. Rodrigo’s work with the Fund 4 Good, the charitable component of the GUTS Tour that partnered with local organizations to champion girls’ education and support reproductive rights, will continue beyond the arena run and become a core part of her career moving forward. And while the Fund 4 Good is not an explicit part of the concert film, Rodrigo’s work uplifting young women, onstage and off, is demonstrated throughout its run time.
“I created the Fund 4 Good at the beginning of this year, tied to the tour — I wanted to do something that tried to help or make a difference, and this year felt particularly apt,” Rodrigo explains. “We raised a lot of money for abortion funds in America, through grassroots organizations who raise money to provide hotels or airfare, or can cover medical bills, for women who are unable to get an abortion because of financial situations, or because of what state that they live in.”
Ultimately, Rodrigo says, the Fund 4 Good feels like “the most important part” of the entire GUTS tour. “I really hope that people get out there and vote,” she says, “and that we won’t have to have so many abortion funds next year.”