As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage and new variants pop up, the rich and famous aren’t staying quiet about their diagnoses. Instead, celebrities are speaking out on social media not only to keep fans informed but, in some cases, to urge followers to stay home in order to help reduce the risk of transmission. […]
Month: April 2022
Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, and to get the festivities started, Billboard went back five years (get it?) on our Regional Mexican Albums and Regional Mexican Airplay charts — from Jan. 7, 2017, through April 30, 2022 — and ranked the top 10 artists, based on the most No. 1s on each […]
On the battlefield, Ukraine and Russia are dealing with life-and-death issues as Vladimir Putin prosecutes a bloody war against Russia’s neighbor, his second invasion of Ukraine in the past decade. But on another, less violent stage, the two countries have been trading blows for the last 20 years: the Eurovision Song Contest. Since Eurovision was […]
New details have emerged in the investigation into the fatal vehicle crash that involved a pedestrian on Highway 65 on April 27th. According to a press release from the Springfield Police Department, a pedestrian was walking along the Southbound righthand lane of U.S. 65, just South of Battlefield Road. A dump truck was driving in […]
Nearly a week after bringing her onstage as a special guest at Coachella, Billie Eilish is continuing to shower Hayley Williams and her band Paramore with love. While answering fan questions on her Instagram Story, the 20-year-old singer-songwriter revealed which of the pop-punk blueprint’s songs is undoubtedly her favorite. Responding to one follower who asked […]
Lizzo and Saweetie — aside from their Hot 100 hits — are both known on social media for their unique food combinations in a way that almost rivals each other, so much so that the “About Damn Time” singer was asked during her Wednesday (April 27) appearance on Power 106 Los Angeles if she could […]
Chase McGill hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Songwriters chart (dated April 30), ruling for the first time thanks to a trio of songwriting credits on the latest Hot Country Songs chart. Morgan Wallen’s new track “Don’t Think Jesus,” which McGill co-wrote with Jessi Alexander and Mark Holman, debuts at No. 1 on the ranking. […]
JNR Choi and Sam Tompkins’ viral hit “To the Moon!” simultaneously lands atop two Billboard radio charts, as the single advances to No. 1 on both the Rhythmic Airplay and Rap Airplay lists dated April 30. The ascensions mark the newest saga of a song translating from TikTok to success on mainstream radio. The track […]
Pete Townshend has had more than half a century to tell his story. And the guitarist and lyricist for The Who has done so many times: in his searching, poignant lyrics on solo albums and Who releases, his 2012 memoir, Who I Am and countless interviews. But in his new Audible Original “Words + Music,” […]
Lizzo stopped by Los Angeles’ 104.3 MYfm on Wednesday (April 27)– her 34th birthday — to talk about her upcoming tour plans, getting a rare standing ovation at Saturday Night Live, and, most crucially, the magical musical mind-meld that occurred at Coachella last weekend when she shared the stage with Harry Styles. The singer said […]