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Stephen Colbert Jokes ‘I Hope This Doesn’t Cost CBS Any Money’ After Playing ‘Peanuts’ Theme Song on Final ‘Late Show’

Stephen Colbert definitely didn’t go away mad on the final night of The Late Show on Thursday (May 21). The razor-witted host of the highest-rated non-news show in late night — whose 11-year run ended this week, a year after CBS/Paramount said they were pulling the plug for what they claimed were financial reasons — once again […]

Nate Bargatze Laughs His Way Back to No. 1 for April’s Comedy Boxscore Recap

Billboard published the April Boxscore report with BTS dominating over Luke Combs, Bruce Springsteen and everyone else on tour Friday (May 21). But while the biggest stars of K-pop, country, rock and more packed stadiums, comedians were road warrior-ing their way to sold-out theaters and arenas. Here, we’re looking at the five biggest comedy tours […]

Electric Mayhem Talk Taking Over the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster With Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson & More at Disney World | Billboard News

Janice and Floyd Pepper from the Electric Mayhem talk about taking over the Rock n’ Roller Coaster starring the Muppets at Disney World, working with Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson on some of the songs, whether they were scared of the ride, their favorite Disney World snack and more. Floyd PepperWhat’s your name? Tetris KellyMy […]

SiriusXM’s ‘Billboard Top 500 Summer Hits Countdown Channel’ Returns

Helping to kick off the Memorial Day weekend, SiriusXM’s Billboard Top 500 Summer Hits Countdown is back, with the limited-engagement channel celebrating the biggest and most sizzling summer songs over the Billboard Hot 100’s history. The channel counts down, from No. 500 to No. 1, the hottest summer classics from 1958, when the Hot 100 […]