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Chuck Norris, Action Hero Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ Dead at 86

Chuck Norris, the no-nonsense martial arts master and action hero who starred in the CBS prime time series Walker, Texas Ranger for nine seasons has died at 86. Norris’ family announced the news in an Instagram post on Friday morning (March 20), writing, “It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing […]

Shakira Reveals the Dates & Place for Her Spain Residency

Shakira will take her historic world tour this fall to Madrid, and she will do so in a special way. The Spanish superstar will offer a three-night residency at the Shakira Stadium, a temporary 4.2-acre (185,000-square-meter) venue that will integrate cinema, gastronomy, literature and exhibitions curated by the artist herself under the title Es Latina. […]

How Rüfüs Du Sol Achieved the Highest-Grossing Electronic Tour of All Time

The tour behind Rüfüs Du Sol‘s 2024 album Inhale/Exhale was already big, with the 46-show 2025 worldwide trek selling 727,000 tickets and earning $64 million, numbers that made it the highest-grossing electronic tour of all time. This summer it gets even bigger, with a swirl of 31 North American headlining performances, including five shows at the […]

Calling All ARMY – BTS’ Official Lightstick Is Now Available at Target

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. BTS’ album release is right around the corner, and everyone is celebrating, including Target. Arirang is the boy group’s 10th studio […]

Spotify’s New Co-CEO Gustav Söderström on AI, Artist Concerns and the One Thing He Regrets Most About the Company

In September, Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström were announced as Spotify’s new co-CEOs, following news that the company’s founder and CEO Daniel Ek would be stepping back and becoming the streamer’s executive chairman, with the new co-leaders taking the reins at the top of 2026. Yet Söderström tells Billboard that, even though he’s only a […]

BTS’s ‘Arirang’: All 14 Tracks Ranked

An album titled after a 600-year-old Korean folk song. A stacked lineup of global producers. A sold-out stadium world tour. A showcase on Gwanghwamun, Seoul’s ceremonial spine, with the statue of the king who invented the Korean alphabet right in front of the comeback stage and drones stitching patterns across the night sky. BTS‘ long-awaited […]