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Reviewers Swear These $3 ‘ZitSticka’ Patches Work Way Better Than Acne Dots

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. Anti-acne patches have become a go-to method for eliminating zits quickly and painlessly with clinical studies finding that a pimple solution […]

Green Day Are Seeking ‘Punks, Emo, Hardcore & Alt People’ for New Film

Green Day are on the hunt for extras to star in their upcoming film. Dubbed New Years Rev, the film was announced last week (Feb. 10) with Live Nation revealing the new comedy is being developed by Lee Kirk alongside Green Day themselves. Production is currently underway in Oklahoma City, and a casting call has […]

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Announces Tour for New Memoir, ‘Fahrenheit-182′

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus is hitting the road this April, though this time he’ll be promoting his new book instead of a new record. The bassist and vocalist of the enduring Californian pop-punk band announced in late 2024 that he would be releasing his forthcoming memoir, Fahrenheit-182, on April 8. Co-authored with Los Angeles-based journalist and […]

Jay-Z, Ja Rule & Ashanti Among Attendees at Irv Gotti’s Private Funeral Service

A private funeral service for Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti was held Wednesday (Feb. 19) at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York. Related Staff Picks: The 11 Best Deep Cuts Produced by Irv Gotti 02/07/2025 Among those in attendance, according to TMZ, were Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore and Vita. […]

Country Radio Hall of Fame Names Class of 2025

The honorees for the Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2025 were revealed Wednesday (Feb. 19) during CRS Honors as part of the Country Radio Seminar, which is happening in downtown Nashville Feb. 19-21. This year’s radio category honorees are Ginny “Rogers” Brophey, Clay Hunnicutt and Gregg Swedberg. Honorees in the on-air personality category […]

Ronnie Platt Reveals Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

Kansas frontman Ronnie Platt revealed on Saturday (Feb. 15) that he’s been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He took to his social media, writing, “For all of you asking, Tuesday [February 11] I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer but before everyone gets all excited, it has a 99% survival rate, it has not spread. It’s contained to […]

Billboard Reacts to A$AP Rocky’s Verdict & Drake’s ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ | Billboard Unfiltered

Billboard reacts to A$AP Rocky’s not guilty verdict, Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ album, Kendrick Lamar makes Hip-Hop history following his Super Bowl Halftime performance and more! Carl Lamarre:  Yo, yo. What’s going on, y’all and welcome to a fresh episode of Billboard Unfiltered,gentlemen, we are live, and in fact happy to […]

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Is Auctioning Off His Rare Banksy Artwork

Blink-182 co-founder Mark Hoppus is setting his sights on the art world, with the musician set to auction off his rare Banksy artwork. The artwork, titled Crude Oil (Vettriano), was hand-painted by the anonymous English street artist in 2005 and will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London on March 4. The painting is […]

Layne Staley’s Journals to Be Published as New Book, ‘This Angry Pen’

The journals of late Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley will be collected in an upcoming book, with This Angry Pen to be released in November. The 176-page volume will be officially released on Nov. 11 via publisher Weldon Owen, with its full title reading This Angry Pen: The Lost Journals of Layne Staley. According […]