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Bret Michaels won’t be performing at the Great American State Fair. The ex-Poison singer has scratched his name from the line-up, a 16-day festival in Washington, D.C., running June 25 through July 10 on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. He becomes the sixth act to walk away since the music program was announced on […]

The executive honorees on this second annual Billboard U.K. Power Players list are driving a level of global success not seen in years. The past year saw a number of British and Irish artists reach new heights on a number of Billboard’s charts. Olivia Dean has taken up residency on both the Hot 100 and […]

Barry Can’t Swim has shared his first song of 2026, “Return to Bhibo,” alongside news of a new record deal. The Scottish DJ and producer has joined Atlantic Records for his forthcoming releases, having previously partnered with Ninja Tune on his first two studio albums, When Will We Land? (2023) and Loser (2025). The former […]

Finally, Boards of Canada are back. With the album Inferno, which arrived in full at the stroke of midnight via Warp Records, the Scottish electronic duo brings to an end a 13-year drought. Only the most optimistic of fans had new BoC music marked on their calendars for 2026, and yet here we are. Inferno […]