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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announce Dates For Final North American Tour

Jeff Lynne‘s ELO announced the dates for the power pop group’s final run of North American dates on Monday (March 18). The 27-date Over and Out Tour is slated to kick off on August 24 in Palm Desert, CA and keep the “Evil Woman” band on the road through late October, with stops in Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Phoenix and Sacramento before winding down on Oct. 25 with a show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

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Tickets for the tour by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rockers best known for such symphonic power pop AM radio stapes as “Strange Magic,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Do Ya?” and “Turn to Stone” will go on sale beginning with an artist presale kicking off on Wednesday (March 20) at 10 a.m. local time; the general onsale will begin on Friday (March 22) at 10 a.m. local time, click here for information.

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The original ELO released a dozen albums through 2001’s Zoom — plus the 1980 soundtrack to Xanadu featuring Olivia Newton-John — as well as two credited to Jeff Lynne’s ELO, 2015’s Alone in the Universe and 2019s’s From Out of Nowhere. The latter album’s 2019 outing was the last time Lynne, 76, was on the road.

Check out the dates for the 2024 Jeff Lynne’s ELO North American tour below.

August 24 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena

August 27 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

August 28 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

August 30 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center

Sept. 1 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center

Sept. 6 — St Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center

Sept. 7 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Sept. 9 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Sept. 10 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena

Sept. 13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center

Sept. 14 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Sept. 16 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

Sept. 20 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

Sept. 23 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden

Sept. 25 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena

Sept. 27 — Chicago, IL @ United Center

Sept. 30 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

Oct. 2 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena

Oct. 9 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

Oct. 11 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Oct. 12 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena

Oct. 15 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center

Oct. 16 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

Oct. 18 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

Oct. 21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center

Oct. 23 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center

Oct. 25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum

Songs With the Most Weeks Atop All of Billboard’s Airplay Charts Combined: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ & More

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” adds a record-extending 39th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart (dated March 23), and makes history in the process.

As it rebounds to the summit, “Flowers” has now totaled 88 weeks atop all the Billboard radio charts that it has led. In addition to its 39 frames atop Adult Contemporary, the song, released on Columbia Records in January 2023, ran up reigns of 18 weeks on the all-format Radio Songs chart, 17 weeks on Adult Pop Airplay, 10 weeks on Pop Airplay and four weeks on Dance/Mix Show Airplay.

“Flowers,” which this February won the Grammy Award for record of the year, one-ups The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” which posted 87 combined weeks atop Billboard airplay charts. The latter, released in 2019, dominated Adult Contemporary for 35 weeks, Radio Songs for a record 26 weeks, Adult Pop Airplay for 20 weeks and Pop Airplay for six weeks.

“Flowers” is one of 21 smashes that have spent at least 52 weeks, or a full year, combined at No. 1 on Billboard airplay charts. Billboard boasts 25 currently-active radio airplay charts, dating to the Adult Contemporary tally’s July 17, 1961, launch. Country Airplay became the first airplay chart ranked by electronically-monitored data as of the list dated Jan. 20, 1990; all current airplay charts (over half of which began in the ‘90s) are based on data monitored by Mediabase and provided to Billboard by Luminate.

The 25 such surveys: Adult Alternative Airplay, Adult Contemporary, Adult Pop Airplay, Adult R&B Airplay, Alternative Airplay, Christian AC Airplay, Christian Airplay, Country Airplay, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, Gospel Airplay, Holiday Airplay, Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, Latin Rhythm Airplay, Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Mainstream Rock Airplay, Pop Airplay, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Radio Songs, Rap Airplay, Regional Mexican Airplay, Rhythmic Airplay, Rock & Alternative Airplay, Smooth Jazz Airplay and Tropical Airplay.

Below browse the 21 songs – with a leading three by Mariah Carey, followed by two by Adele – that have blanketed radio and spent the most cumulative weeks atop Billboard’s airplay charts. They’re some of the most familiar hits still prominent on airwaves – as Cyrus playfully asked the Grammys crowd when she performed “Flowers,” “Why are you acting like you don’t know this song?!”

Reba McEntire Clarifies That She Definitely Didn’t Diss Taylor Swift: ‘Don’t Believe Everything You See’

Reba McEntire is reminding fans that just because they read something on the internet doesn’t mean it’s true. In particular, the country icon and The Voice coach hit back over the weekend at what she said was fake news about her reportedly dissing Taylor Swift after allegedly being miffed at the singer’s behavior at February’s Super Bowl.

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“Please don’t believe everything you see on the Internet,” McEntire wrote on Instagram alongside a screenshot of the fake story that claimed McEntire called Swift an “entitled little brat” after Taylor was pictured having a swig of her drink while McEntire sang The National Anthem.

“I did not say this. Taylor is a wonderful artist, strong role model and has done so much good for so many people and the music industry,” McEntire, 68, continued. McEntire sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” at this year’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, with Swift on hand to cheer on her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

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McEntire has proven before that she’s definitely on Team Swift, including in an interview with NBC in December while promoting The Voice, saying, “The very first time I ever heard Taylor sing live was on the CMA Awards. She was singing ‘Tim McGraw,’ playing a guitar. Tim and Faith were in the front row. She walked down the steps looking right at Tim McGraw singing and I’m like, ‘This girl’s gonna be a huge star’… I mean I was impressed!”

Swift recently wrapped a run of shows in Singapore and is on a break until the stadium tour picks up again in Nanterre, France with a four-show run at the Paris La Défense Arena from May 9-12.

Check out McEntire’s post below.

BTS’ V Croons New Single ‘FRI(END)S’ in Luxury Live Performance Video

There’s a reason BTS‘ V looks super put-together in the new live performance video for the K-pop superstar’s emotional solo ballad “FRI(END)S.” The clip cut in collaboration with French luxury brand Cartier is dripping in swag, opening with a tight shot of the singer’s face as the song’s spare, R&B backing tracks oozes out and V sings, “You’re in my head/ I had plans for the weekend/ But wound up with you instead/ Back here again/ Got me deep in my feelings.”

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As the camera pans back, we catch a glimpse of V standing in the opulent Cartier Maison Cheongdam “La Résidence” showroom in Seoul, dressed in wide-leg tan pants and a brown sweater vest over a cream-colored shirt and a burgundy tie, with a generous compliment of Cartier gold pieces on his wrists, fingers and ear. The soaring-ceiling, elegant interior of the high-fashion brand’s Seoul storefront rises around the singer as he laments the friend-zoning in the track.

“FRI(END)S” is V’s first new solo venture since the release of his debut solo album, Layover, in September. The English-language R&B song is a smoldering tribute to a longtime friend with love potential. “So wouldn’t it make sense if I was yours/ And you could call me your baby/ But we say we’re just, say we’re just,” V sings on the pre-chorus before dipping into the heartbreaking chorus: “Friends, just for now/ Yeah, but friends don’t say words that/ Make friends feel like more than just/ Friends, just for now.”

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V was announced as a brand ambassador for the French luxury brand last July. The “FRI(END)s” single was released on Friday along with the original video, which finds the singer making his way through the world alone as couples all around him luxuriate in their endless love until a plot twist in the middle of the visual turns things around.

V began the military enlistment process for his mandatory 18 month South Korean military service — alongside bandmates Jimin, RM and Jung Kook — in November; the group is currently on hiatus until 2025, until all seven members complete their service.

Watch the new “FRI(END)S” video below.



Zendaya and Tom Holland Couldn’t Resist Singing Along to Whitney Houston Classic at Tennis Match

Zendaya and Tom Holland tend to keep their love on the DL. But on Sunday (March 17) at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA the couple were about and singing it out. Spotted in a box at the tournament, the pair were relaxing when Whitney Houston’s 1987 Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” came on over the PA and they couldn’t help themselves.

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As seen in video posted over the weekend, when the song spun up on the venue’s speakers, neither of them could contain their inner Whitney, with both actors singing along enthusiastically to the song’s indelible chorus. Zendaya — who will soon be seen as one leg of a love triangle in the upcoming Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) tennis romance Challengers (April 26) alongside Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist — was dressed in her tennis whites for the occasion, while Holland wore a retro brown button-down over a white T-shirt.

It was a good day for women’s champ Iga Swiatek, 22, who not only took home her second trophy at the Open, but also got to celebrate by meeting Zendaya and getting a picture with the Dune 2 star. “What just happened?” Swiatek wrote on X alongside footage of her hang with Z.

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Though she looked crisp in her tennis skirt and top, Zendaya will have to up her fashion game even more on May 6 when she serves as one of the celebrity co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala, alongside Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Hemsworth.

Check out Zendaya and Swiatek’s photo op below.

Fans Choose Justin Timberlake’s ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

Justin Timberlake‘s latest album, Everything I Thought It Was, has topped this week’s new music poll.

Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (March 15) on Billboard, choosing the 42-year-old pop star and actor’s as their favorite new music release of the past week.

Everything I Thought It Was brought in 61% of the vote, beating out new music by Kacey Musgraves (Deeper Well), Cardi B (“Enough (Miami)”), Zayn (“What I Am”), Willow (“Symptom of Life”), PARTYNEXTDOOR (“Real Woman”), and others.

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Timberlake’s Everything I Thought It Was arrived six years after his 2018 album, Man of the Woods. The new set, his sixth, features previously released singles “Drown” and “Selfish,” which debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning the superstar his highest debut in six years on the tally. The lead single from the project also marked his 29th top 40 hit as a soloist.

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Everything I Thought It Was also includes a long-awaited reunion from *NSYNC, called “Paradise,” and the full band performed the track onstage at Timberlake’s one-night-only concert at Los Angeles’ Wiltern on March 13.

In support of his new LP, Timberlake is set to embark on a headlining North American arena tour. The trek launches April 29 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver and will visit major cities such as Las Vegas (May 10-11), New York (Jun. 25-26) and Atlanta (Nov. 16), before concluding Nov. 20 at KFC Yum Center in Louisville.

Trailing behind Everything I Thought It Was on the poll is Musgraves’ Deeper Well, which brought in 18% of the vote.

See the final results of this week’s new music release poll below.

Ariana Grande Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Eternal Sunshine’

Ariana Grande achieves her sixth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as Eternal Sunshine bows atop the list (dated March 23), launching with 227,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 14, according to Luminate. Eternal’s opening frame also marks the largest week of 2024 for any album.

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Grande previously led the tally with Positions (in 2020), Thank U, Next (2019), Sweetener (2018), My Everything (2014) and Yours Truly (2013).

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 March 23, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on March 19. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

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Of Eternal Sunshine’s 227,000 units earned in the tracking week ending March 14, SEA units comprise 148,000 (equaling 194.92 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), album sales comprise 77,000 (it’s the top-selling album of the week) and TEA units comprise 2,000. Eternal’s first-week start is the largest of 2024 so far, surpassing the debut of Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1, which bowed with 148,000 (chart dated Feb. 24).

Eternal’s first-week sales were bolstered by the set’s availability across 12 physical configurations (six vinyl and six CD offerings, all with the same tracklist), a standard digital download (in clean and explicit versions) and a “slightly deluxe” digital download (clean and explicit, which added four bonus tracks – all remixes and alternative versions of songs on the standard album).

All six of the vinyl editions were ruby red-colored, and five offered alternate cover art. (Of the latter five editions, four were sold exclusively through Grande’s official webstore, and one of them was exclusive to Target.) Combined, her vinyl sales totaled 33,000 — her largest week on vinyl ever, surpassing the 32,000 first-week sales of Positions in 2021. As for the CD editions, there was a widely available standard CD, four variants (all with alternate cover art) sold in Grande’s webstore, and a signed edition (also sold via her webstore).

Eternal was released March 8 and led by the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Yes, And?,” which debuted atop the tally dated Jan. 27. Grande announced the new album on Jan. 17 and ushered in the set’s release as the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (March 9) and appeared as a presenter at the Academy Awards (March 10).

Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time is pushed down to No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, despite a gain (less than 1%) to 68,000 equivalent album units earned. Noah Kahan’s Stick Season dips 2-3 (48,000; down 9%), Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s chart-topping Vultures 1 falls 3-4 (45,000; down 14%) and SZA’s former No. 1 SOS descends 4-5 (nearly 45,000; down 3%).

The rest of the top 10 on the new chart comprises former No. 1s: Zach Bryan’s self-titled set rises 8-6 (41,000 equivalent album units; up 8%), Drake’s For All the Dogs slips 5-7 (39,000; down 6%), Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) falls 6-8 (38,500; down 2%), Swift’s Lover drops 7-9 (nearly 38,500; down less than 1%) and Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album falls 9-10 (just over 38,000; up 2%).

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.

Travis Kelce and Barry Keoghan Meet Up at Justin Timberlake Show, Pose for Photo Together

NFL star Travis Kelce and Saltburn actor Barry Keoghan — Taylor Swift and tourmate Sabrina Carpenter‘s love interests — were photographed hanging out together this week.

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Kelce, who recently made the trek to Singapore to support Swift’s Eras Tour, and Keoghan, who did the same for Swift’s opening act Carpenter, were reportedly both spotted at Justin Timberlake‘s pre-album release show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (March 13).

On Friday, Keoghan posted a snapshot on Instagram Stories of himself with new pal Kelce, presumably backstage at the concert.

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“When BK met TK,” he captioned the update. The picture shows Kelce smiling and giving a rock ‘n’ roll sign, while Keoghan leans in with a peace sign.

At the gig, which featured a surprise live reunion from *NSYNC with the debut of new ballad “Paradise,” a track from Timberlake’s new Everything I Thought I Was album, Kelce also met Chris Kirkpatrick and the singer’s seven-year-old son, Nash.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end took a sweet photo with Nash, which Kirkpatrick shared on Instagram on Thursday along with the caption “What an amazing night topped off by this special moment when @killatrav took a picture with Nash.”

Kelce and Swift first made their relationship public when the pop superstar started attending his Chiefs games in September.

Rumors of Keoghan and Carpenter’s romance were confirmed just recently, when the actor was caught on camera waiting for the Emails I Can’t Send singer by the stage at Singapore National Stadium earlier this month. The couple were filmed embracing after she wrapped one of her opening sets for Swift on The Eras Tour. Days later, they walked the red carpet together at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty and later posed for a cute photo together at the event.

Celine Dion Shares Heartfelt Message on Stiff Person Syndrome Awareness Day: ‘We Can Do It!’

Celine Dion is speaking out on International Stiff Person Syndrome Awareness Day.

The Grammy-winning singer, 55, took to social media on Friday (March 15) to share words of encouragement and show her appreciation to fans after being diagnosed with the rare neurological disorder in recent years.

“Today the world recognizes International SPS Awareness Day,” Dion wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her smiling with her three sons. “As many of you know, in the fall of 2022, I was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). Trying to overcome this autoimmune disorder has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, but I remain determined to one day get back onto the stage and to live as normal of a life as possible. I am deeply grateful for the love and support from my kids, family, team and all of you!”

She continued, “I want to send my encouragement and support to all those around the world that have been affected by SPS. I want you to know you can do it! We can do it!”

Since December 2022, the “My Heart Will Go On” singer has remained largely out of the public eye due to her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder known for causing uncontrolled muscle spasms that make it hard to move. Dion was forced to postpone all of her 2023 tour dates, before ultimately canceling the rest of her tour entirely. Last December, her sister Claudette revealed that Celine had “no control” of her muscles.

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Dion made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Grammy Awards in February, presenting the coveted album of the year tropy to Taylor Swift for Midnights. As the crowd cheered for her return to the public eye, the “Power of Love” singer applauded them right back. “Thank you all,” she said, showing no signs of weakness. “I love you right back. When I say that I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart.”

See Dion’s International Stiff Person Syndrome Awareness Day post below on Instagram.

Dylan Mulvaney Drops Debut Single ‘Days of Girlhood,’ Shares Summery Music Video

Forget about the dog days, the “Days of Girlhood” are here! TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney kicked off the week with the release of her debut non-holiday single “Days of Girlhood” (March 11) and followed that up with the unveiling of the track’s official music video on Wednesday (March 13).

“Calling women of all ages / Girls like me gotta learn the basics / Last look, quick change, sip champagne / Playin’ catch up ’cause we missed the pre-game,” she croons over a thumping pop-rock arrangement crafted by Nick Monson. Co-penned by Mulvaney and Skyler Stonestreet, the sugar-sweet pop single finds the influencer exalting the clichés of girlhood and honoring the impactful women in her own life.

Later in the song, which bears its title from that of her viral TikTok vlog series, Mulvaney appears to reference her Bud Light controversy, chanting, “Boys on the dance floor, it’s finally clear / The patriarchy is over, you can hold our beer!”

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The song’s Kajal-helmed music video opens with Mulvaney taking the dreaded “walk of shame” before assembling her girlfriends to start a recovery process that includes bubble baths, glasses of champagne, fun choreography by the swimming pool, and a strong commitment to pink, Barbiecore aesthetic. Several influences appear in the clip, including Gigi Gorgeous Getty, Veondre Mitchell and Loren Grey.

On Tuesday (March 12), Mulvaney shared a lengthy vlog reflecting on her second year of publicly transitioning to her Instagram and TikTok profiles. At the end of her reflections, she highlighted The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on LGBTQIA+ suicide prevention, saying, “Every time that you stream my song or use it on a social media app, any profits that I make through Pride Month, I will be donating to The Trevor Project.”

Mulvaney’s debut pop single comes a week after Lady Gaga came to her defense. In celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8), Mulvaney shared a photoset of her and Lady Gaga posing together and interacting on the set of a photoshoot. An avalanche of transphobia ensued and on Monday (March 11), the Oscar-winning “Shallow” singer rebuked the vitriolic trolls.

“It’s obvious we still have to do as a society to make room for transgender lives to be cherished and upheld by all of us,” she wrote. “I feel very protective in this moment, not only of Dylan, but of the trans community who continues to lead the way with their endless grace and inspiration in the face of constant degradation, intolerance, and physical, verbal, and mental violence… I hope all women will come together to honor us ALL for International Women’s Day, and may we do that always until THE DAY that all women are celebrated equally.”

While “Days of Girlhood” marks Mulvaney’s first proper pop single, it is not her first musical release. Last year (Dec. 15, 2023) she released a gloomy holiday single titled “Blue Christmas.”

Listen to “Days of Girlhood” and watch the music video above.