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Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This week: Sly […]

Just hours after BTS’ Jung Kook was officially discharged from his mandatory military service, a Chinese woman was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to break into the singer’s residence in Seoul. According to authorities at the Yongsan Police Station, the suspect — a Chinese national in her 30s — went to Jung Kook’s home in the Yongsan District around 11:20 p.m. KST on Wednesday night (June 11). The woman […]

Billboard Unfiltered is back with a reimagined format and will remain a live show every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Staff writer Kyle Denis, senior director R&B/hip-hop Carl Lamarre and senior charts analyst Trevor Anderson returned with new moderator Delisa Shannon on Wednesday (June 11) as the trio debated the early returns of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI, and all three skewed to various degrees of a negative reception to […]

Ananda Lewis, who had a celebrated run on MTV as a veejay and as the host of shows including Total Request Live and Hot Zone, has died at age 52. News of Lewis’ death was confirmed in a Facebook post by her sister, Lakshmi Emory. In 2020, Lewis revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, saying that she had long avoided mammograms and urged early testing. Her last […]

Lorde was on the air with BBC Radio 1 recently — and unbeknownst at first to Gracie Abrams, Charli xcx and Chappell Roan, they were, too. In a TikTok clip posted Wednesday (June 11), the New Zealand native played a hilarious game of “Sitting or Standing” on the English radio station, during which she was tasked with guessing whether a few of the famous friends in her contact list were […]

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. There’s no better pairing than music and ice cream, and Jeni’s Ice Cream and Goose are taking that sentiment to heart. Both parties have collaborated on a new ice cream flavor that plays on the ever-classic […]

Billie Eilish brought an emotional moment to fans at her Paris concert on Monday night (June 10), delivering a stripped-down cover of Paramore’s Brand New Eyes ballad “The Only Exception.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Performing the first of two nights at Accor Arena, Eilish paused her usual setlist to pay homage to the emo-pop icons. Sitting in a circle with […]

YEONCHEON, South Korea — Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS were officially discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service on Wednesday (June 11), marking a major step forward in the group’s long-awaited reunion. With their discharge, six of the seven BTS members have now completed their service obligations, with only SUGA currently fulfilling his alternative service as a social worker. His discharge is expected later this month. On Tuesday morning, fans and media […]

“Weird Al” Yankovic has had a storied career creating song parodies of some of the biggest artists in the world. But the singer can’t seem to get over his recent appearance on the cover of Billboard. While speaking to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Tuesday (June 10), Yankovic gushed about gracing our latest ahead of his upcoming Bigger and Weirder Tour. “That was such a big deal to me, […]