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Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did not specify a cause of death. Lehrer had remained on the math faculty of the University […]

Destiny’s Child returned for one unforgettable night. During the final stop of her Cowboy Carter Tour at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Saturday (July 26), Beyoncé surprised fans by reuniting onstage with former group members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, marking their first performance together in seven years. “Destiny’s Child, b—t!” Bey shouted to a roaring crowd after briefly disappearing from the stage, then returning with Rowland and Williams as […]

Sabrina Carpenter has taken the notion of “man’s best friend” quite literally in the weeks leading up to her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend. Set for release on Aug. 29 via Island Records, the LP’s rollout has been anything but ordinary: Carpenter enlisted a golden retriever puppy and a pair of lucky fans to unveil her tracklist, two songs at a time, in a series of Instagram and Twitter […]

FireAid, the all-star benefit concert event put on in January, raised $100 million for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. On Saturday (July 26), the team behind the dual shows at L.A.’s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum released a statement in response to “misinformation being shared online” regarding funds distribution. The long list of performers at FireAid — which was livestreamed, and drew in more than 50 million viewers — included […]

The 2025 Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport, Conn., has been canceled due to “circumstances beyond our control,” organizers announced Friday (July 25). This year’s event was scheduled for Sept. 27–28 at Seaside Park, with headliners The Killers, Weezer, Hozier and Vampire Weekend. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Due to circumstances beyond our control, Soundside Music Festival has been cancelled,” organizers wrote in […]

While the S&P 500 reached a new record close every day this week, music stocks had more middling performances and K-pop companies extended their losses.  HYBE, home to BTS, fell 4.3% this week as the company faces problems on multiple fronts ahead of its Aug. 6 earnings call. According to reports out of South Korea, HYBE’s headquarters in Seoul were raided on Thursday (July 24) as part of the government’s […]

Justin Sane, the former lead singer of defunct political punk band Anti-Flag, has been ordered to pay $1.9 million to a woman he’s accused of raping in 2010. A Tuesday (July 22) federal court order holds Sane (born Justin Geever) liable by default because he’s failed to respond to the assault and sexual battery lawsuit brought in 2023 by a woman named Kristina Sarhadi. Sarhadi alleges Sane strangled and raped […]

Black Sabbath was scary from the start. The first song on its debut album — both called “Black Sabbath” — opens with the sounds of a rainstorm and church bells, then a wicked guitar riff. Then Ozzy Osbourne howls a question: “What is this that stands before me?” When the album came out, in early 1970, it was, pardon the pun, a hell of a question. Led Zeppelin had released […]

New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Mon Laferte & Conociendo Rusia, “Esto Es Amor” (Sony Music Latin) Chilean-Mexican singer-songwriter Mon Laferte released “Esto es Amor,” the second single from her upcoming album, Femme Fatal, in a surprising and powerful collaboration with […]