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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Continues Blind Box Trend With New Phone Huggers

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. Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters continues to expand its growing lineup of collectibles with a new blind box featuring phone huggers. The […]

Julieta Venegas Turns Memory Into ‘Norteña’ at LAMC: ‘It Made Sense to Write a Memoir About My Relationship to Music’

Julieta Venegas reflected on how memory, migration and creative instinct shaped her latest album and her new memoir, both titled Norteña, during LAMC on Thursday (July 30). In a Q&A with Rolling Stone deputy music editor Julyssa López, the Mexican singer-songwriter spoke about returning to Mexico, revisiting her Baja California roots and building the emotional […]

Here’s Where to Get Last-Minute Guns N’ Roses Tour Tickets Online

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. Guns N’ Roses, with Axl, Duff, Izzy and Slash, hits the road this summer, with the tour scheduled to end in […]

Desert Hearts Returns With Intimate Microfest After Pausing Flagship Festival

After pressing pause on its flagship festival for 2026, Desert Hearts is making a smaller-scale return this fall. The dance music collective has announced Microfest, a new five-day gathering set for the beginning of October at Deloro Valley in Northern California. This comeback is designed to encapsulate the intimate ambience that helped launch Desert Hearts […]

Sphere Entertainment Revenue Rises 11% in Q2 on ‘Wizard of Oz’ Success

Sphere Entertainment reported Thursday (July 30) that second-quarter revenue rose 11% to $313.6 million, as the company’s flagship Las Vegas venue added more viewings of its popular adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. However, the company recorded an overall $61.3 million operating loss, $11.1 million more than the year-ago quarter, due in part to a […]

‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ Debuts at No. 1 on Kid Albums Chart

The latest offering from Disney’s fruitful fantasy franchise Descendants casts a spell on the charts, as the Descendants: Wicked Wonderland soundtrack debuts on multiple rankings (dated Aug. 1). The film, which premiered on Disney Channel July 16 and hit the Disney+ streaming service a day later, is the sequel to Descendants: The Rise of Red […]

Sam Smith Reveals Engagement & How Romance Inspired Their New Album

Sam Smith is writing a new chapter for their love story. The Grammy-winning singer disclosed in a new interview with The New York Times that they’re engaged to fashion designer Christian Cowan, sharing the heartwarming news just days after releasing the latest single, “Oh Mother” feat. The TwoCity Chorus, off of their forthcoming fifth studio […]