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Jim Ladd, Legendary Los Angeles Disc Jockey, Dead at 75

Groundbreaking Los Angeles-based disc jockey Jim Ladd, whom Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers immortalized in their 2002 song “The Last DJ,” died suddenly Sunday of a heart attack. He was 75. A Los Angeles fixture, Ladd worked up and down the Los Angeles radio dial, including stints at KNAC, KMET and KLOS. He was considered […]

25 Last-Minute Gifts That You Can Have Delivered Before Christmas

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. Christmas is one week away! If you’re among the millions of last-minute shoppers who are planning to buy gifts this week, […]

Jung Kook Enjoys Banana Milk, Kimbap & More Korean Delicacies Off His Spotify Billion Streams Plate

Jung Kook is the ARMY’s favorite foodie, and the 26-year-old superstar enjoyed some of his favorite snacks while celebrating his Latto collaboration, “Seven,” reaching one billion Spotify streams. In a video posted to Spotify’s Instagram account on Monday (Dec. 18), Jung Kook finds his plate-shaped plaque honoring the milestone underneath a pile of his favorite […]

How Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Romance Is Boosting Kansas City’s Economy

Every time Taylor Swift shows up in Kansas City, people eat more donuts.  Last July, Donutology’s two stores in the city made 20,000 donuts in a single weekend after marketing “Tayl-gating” 30-packs, including Lavender Glazes and Caramel Is a Cat bismarcks, to meet the demand of 74,000 Swifties at two Arrowhead Stadium concerts. The stores […]