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Vanessa Williams Says Two Music Legends Passed on ‘Save the Best for Last’ Before It Came Her Way: ‘I Was Third One Up’

The soulful pop ballad that remains the signature hit for musician/actress Vanessa Williams could have ended up sounding completely different. The singer recently shared that she was actually the third artist that was offered “Save the Best for Last,” the romantic ballad that would go on to become her highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit. Related […]

Olly Arkins to Exit Australian Festival Association

SYDNEY, Australia — Olly Arkins, chief executive officer of the Australian Festival Association, will depart from the trade body later this month. AFA chair Adelle Robinson pays tribute to Arkins for leading the AFA through “one of the most consequential periods for the festival industry,” a chapter than included the fallout from the pandemic, the effects […]

Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Has No Overlapping Sets

Olivia Rodrigo takes the pain out of the festival experience with Daisy Chain Fields — the inaugural edition has no overlapping sets. The pop superstar will headline the all-women fest later this month, the schedule for which has been published (check it out below). Rodrigo and her “special guests” will perform from 8:40pm-10pm on the […]

Chinese Singer Liu Yuning Expands His Musical World With New Music & Cross-Cultural Collaborations

As part of Billboard China and QQ Music’s recent global campaign, Chinese singer Liu Yuning reached a new milestone with his latest single “JUMP,” earning a series of featured promotional opportunities. The track sees Liu Yuning teaming up with J Balvin on a cross-cultural collaboration that blends rock with traditional Chinese instruments, including the pipa, […]

AEG Presents Partners With Japanese Concert Promoter Creativeman

AEG Presents has partnered with the Japanese concert promotion and live events company Creativeman Productions, the company announced on Tuesday (Aug. 11). Creativeman Productions’ portfolio includes the multi-city music festival Summer Sonic, which features sites in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as Sonicmania, Greenroom Festival, Loud Park and Springroove. Related Naoki Shimizu of Creativeman Productions […]

Limp Bizkit to Headline Australia’s Good Things Festival 2026

Limp Bizkit will headline the 2026 edition of Good Things Festival, the Australian travelling heavy-music event announced Tuesday (Aug. 11), atop a bill of more than 30 acts across nu-metal, pop-punk, metalcore and hardcore. The lineup also features Simple Plan, Spiritbox, Polaris, The All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, Grinspoon, Millencolin, Ministry, MxPx, Neck Deep, P.O.D. […]