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The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2025: Staff Picks

K-pop has long been defined by scale and spectacle. In 2025, the genre balanced that reach with sharpening precision. The year’s most notable songs emphasized clarity and intention, delivering distinctly shaped moods and decisive hooks that resonated across an increasingly global audience. The strongest releases articulated clear artistic positions, capturing specific moments with confidence and […]

Here’s Where to Watch ‘A Saturday Night Live Christmas’ Special Online for Free

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. There’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than cozying up and laughing along to your favorite Christmas skits. […]

Phil Wickham on His Role in the New Animated Film ‘David’: ‘I Hope People Are Blessed by This Movie’

Contemporary Christian Music artist Phil Wickham’s voice is instantly recognizable to many music fans due to his hits including “Battle Belongs,” “This Is Amazing Grace,” and this year’s 16-week Christian Airplay chart-leader “What An Awesome God,” which also made its debut on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. Starting Friday (Dec. 19), however, audiences will experience […]

Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months in Jail for Drug Possession in Romania

Wiz Khalifa (real name Cameron Thomaz) has been sentenced to nine months behind bars in Romania for illegal drug possession charges, according to The Associated Press. The sentencing handed down by a Romanian court on Thursday (Dec. 18) comes over a year after Khalifa’s July 2024 performance at Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti, where prosecutors […]

Jelly Roll Receives Pardon for Past Crimes From Tennessee Gov. Lee

Jelly Roll has been granted a pardon for his past crimes by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. From the time he was 14 until he was 24, the country and rap star cycled in and out of juvenile and then adult correctional facilities in Nashville for crimes ranging from aggravated robbery to drug dealing. Gov. Lee […]