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Lizzo is in Bali, and she might stay there for a while. “I’m taking a gap year & protecting my peace,” the singer announced in an Instagram update posted on Sunday (Aug. 25). Over the weekend, Lizzo started giving fans a glimpse at her visit to Indonesia. In one post she teased, “Unfortunately I’ll be posting way too many bikini pics,” showing off her figure to the camera (no doubt […]

Sabrina Carpenter‘s Short n’ Sweet has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 23) on Billboard, choosing the 25-year-old pop star’s sixth album as their favorite new music release of the past week. Short n’ Sweet brought in nearly 50% of the vote on the poll, securing an edge ahead of new releases from […]

Fujii Kaze announced a new Asia tour set for later this year, following his first-ever trek around the region last year. This time, the Japanese singer-songwriter will scale up his shows to arena-sized venues for his upcoming Best of Fujii Kaze 2020-2024 ASIA TOUR. The “Shinunoga E-Wa” artist released the key visuals and special website for the tour, while also sharing the playlist “Best of Fujii Kaze 2020-2024,” previously only […]

“Are you on live?” Sabrina Carpenter asked Judi Jupiter, a stranger filming her on a Soho street in New York City on Friday (Aug. 23), the release day of her new album Short n’ Sweet. The “Taste” singer raised her eyebrows high and widened her eyes when she got the answer: “Yeah.” Carpenter — who’s had an opening spot on The Eras Tour, has had a No. 1 song on […]

Ed Sheeran was joined by surprise guest Chris Hemsworth playing drums on “Thinking Out Loud” Saturday night (Aug. 24) in Bucharest, Romania. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, the moment — surely an unforgettable one for Hemsworth and the concert audience at the city’s National Arena– was filmed for an upcoming episode of the second season of Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, the actor’s National Geographic and Disney+ original series. The episode […]

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Taye Diggs and Megan Good star in the romantic drama Terry McMillan Presents: Forever premiering on Lifetime on Saturday (Aug. 24). Diggs plays Johnnie, a man whose life reaches a turning point after he returns home […]

CeeLo Green and Dallas Austin give Billboard an exclusive tour of James Brown’s home in Augusta, Georgia, in partnership with Primary Wave. CeeLo GreenI know between you and I, I’m not the biggest James Brown fan. Dallas AustinYeah. CeeLo GreenI bet you don’t know his highest-charting hit. Dallas AustinI might say like “Living In America,” just because ‘Rocky’ was so big. CeeLo GreenThat’s a good one. But nope, incorrect. “I […]

Baby Bieber is here! Justin Bieber posted a photo of his new son’s foot (and presumably wife Hailey Bieber’s beautifully manicured hand), announcing his arrival to Bieber’s 293 million Instagram followers on Friday evening (Aug. 23), declaring “Welcome Home, Jack Blues Bieber” with an adorable emoji of a bear cub face. The arrival comes more than three months after Hailey Bieber shared the news on Instagram in May, with confirming that […]

Donald Trump may consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his hero, given he played the Foo Fighters’ 1997 anthem “My Hero” to welcome him to the stage at a rally Friday (Aug. 23) in Glendale, Arizona, after the independent presidential candidate suspended his campaign and endorsed the Republican nominee — but the band is calling the move a big zero. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, […]