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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 3 — Lady Gaga

For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard will be counting down our editorial staff picks for the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 all the next two weeks. Last week, we revealed our Honorable Mentions artists for 2025 as well as our Rookie of the Year and Comeback of the Year artists. Now, we reach No. 3 on […]

After Saying Headlining Tours are ‘Unsustainable’ For Garbage, Butch Vig Talks New Road Plans & Ambitious Album #9 Ideas

Last October, Garbage singer Shirley Manson said that at this point in their three-decade career it doesn’t feel feasible for the group to mount another extensive headlining North American tour. “It has become entirely unsustainable for a band like us to come and tour anywhere except the coasts,” Manson told fans at Denver’s Mission Ballroom during a […]

Harry Styles to Make Live Performance Comeback at 2026 BRIT Awards

Harry Styles will perform at the 2026 BRIT Awards, marking his first live performance in almost three years. Related Harry Styles Adds Even More 2026 Tour Dates, Breaks Coldplay & Taylor Swift’s Wembley Stadium Records Harry Styles Pledges Tour Proceeds to LIVE Trust & Grassroots Scene 7 More Dance Songs You’ll Love If You Have Harry Styles’ […]

Teddy Swims to Headline 2026 Super Bowl LX Tailgate Concert

Teddy Swims has joined the party. The Grammy-nominated “Lose Control” singer has been added as the headliner for the Super Bowl LX Tailgate Concert. The NFL announced on Wednesday (Jan. 28) that the pregame party presented by sponsor NetApp will be livestreamed on Peacock at 3:50 p.m. ET on game day (Feb. 8). The show […]

How Jody Gerson Has Made Publishing ‘The Hot Business’ Right Now

On a sunny morning in October, Universal Music Publishing Group chairman/CEO Jody Gerson gathered her lieutenants around a table in her Santa Monica, Calif., office, Zooming in her overseas executives on a big screen, and proudly ­introduced what she described as evidence to inform the ­ongoing industry discussion on “whether AI will replace human artistry.” […]

Protoje & Chronixx to Headline 2026 Lost in Time Festival

Protoje’s Lost in Time Festival is back and bigger than ever. Related The Ultimate Guide to Festivals Celebrating Caribbean Music in 2026 (Updating) The 10 Best Caribbean Albums of 2025 (Critic’s Picks) ‘Jamaica Strong’ Hurricane Melissa Relief Benefit Concert Heats Up New York City: 5 Best Moments Billboard can exclusively announce that the Grammy-nominated reggae star’s festival will […]