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You may not always be able to sing them at work in full voice, but over the past half century Saturday Night Live has given us some of the most hilarious, surprisingly tuneful (and often NSFW) musical shorts and original comedy tunes in TV history. From second season cast member Bill Murray’s smarmy Nick the Lounge Singer’s groovy original Star Wars theme song to Eddie Murphy’s dead-on impersonation of soul […]

The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett has spoken out about the group’s absence from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, urging for their inclusion in the prestigious institution. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Speaking ahead of the band’s upcoming Disrupta Tour in Australia, Howlett admitted that the Hall of Fame hadn’t been on his radar—until now. “It’s not something I’ve ever thought […]

Israeli grassroots Zionist organization Imtritzu posted a controversial deepfake video on Tuesday that depicted a stream of AI-generated Jewish artists including Drake, Lenny Kravitz, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, Simon & Garfunkel, Jack Black, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mila Kunis, Adam Sandler and more wearing T-shirts featuring a hand with a Jewish star in it throwing up the middle finger with the word “Kanye” underneath. The short video featuring the message “enough is […]

Billboard’s electronically-monitored Radio Songs chart dates back to the Dec. 8, 1990, print issue. “Billboard this week introduces the Top 40 Radio Monitor, a new airplay-only chart that provides actual monitored airplay data on top 40/pop stations,” announced a story on page 4 that week. “The chart uses a new technology [that] tracks airplay of songs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in markets where monitors have been […]

The 2025 Love Rocks NYC benefit concert will feature sets from Alicia Keys, Beck, Cher, Kate Hudson, Mavis Staples, Michael McDonald, Peter Frampton, Phish’s Trey Anastasio and many more. The ninth annual benefit for God’s Love We Deliver — an organization that cooks and delivers medically tailored meals for people too sick to shop or cook for themselves — will take place at New York’s Beacon Theatre on March 6. […]

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. Phish are heading out on the road this spring for a handful of West Coast tour dates and if you want to to see the jam band live, you’ll want to act fast. Tickets to the […]

When BLACKPINK was gearing up for its highly anticipated debut in 2016, rising creative director SINXITY was adamant the group needed an unexpected sound to distinguish itself. Alongside the group’s explosive EDM-trap banger “BOOMBAYAH,” the young exec at YG Entertainment pushed for a secondary, simultaneous single in the minimalist-yet-emotionally tinged “Whistle” to show their wider, “magical” range to distinguish them from YG’s other female outfit, 2NE1. Nearly a decade later, […]

Horst Weidenmueller, the founder of label and music company !K7, has died at age 60. A statement from !K7 provided to Billboard says his death followed “a serious illness” but did not elaborate on the specifics. Born in the Black Forest region of Germany, Weidenmueller moved to Berlin and founded !K7 in 1985, when he was 21 years old. !K7 began as a music-video production company, later launching the DJ-Kicks […]

Morrissey has announced tour dates for the U.K. and Ireland, his first since 2023. The former Smiths singer shared the news of the upcoming shows on his official social media accounts. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The post said that these were the only concerts he would “perform in Ireland, Scotland and England in 2025,” and will see him play in […]