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Amy Poehler & Bowen Yang Accuse Role Model of ‘Diva Behavior’ in ‘SNL’ Promos: ‘It’s Gonna Be One of Those Weeks…’

Apparently, Role Model is not Amy Poehler. In new promos for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, Poehler — a former SNL cast member who will return to host on Saturday — and current star Bowen Yang accuse the singer/songwriter of “diva behavior” for pointing out that simple fact. Related ‘Saturday Night Live’ Stream: How to […]

Music Publishers Can’t Add Lyric Piracy Claims to Anthropic AI Training Lawsuit

Piracy has become a hot-button issue in AI litigation ever since Anthropic reached a $1.5 billion settlement for torrenting books — but such claims won’t be part of the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by music publishers against the Claude chatbot maker. Federal court records show that on Wednesday (Oct. 8), Judge Eumi K. Lee denied […]

Crocs’ Official ‘Wicked’ Clogs Are 50% Off Ahead of New Film Release

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. Crocs dropped a collection of official Wicked clogs last year to celebrate the first movie in the two-part film series. Now, […]

Fans React to Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Lawsuit Against UMG Being Dismissed

Drake’s defamation lawsuit surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” against Universal Music Group was dismissed by a federal judge in New York City on Thursday (Oct. 9). Ten months after initially filing the lawsuit, accusing Lamar of defaming him while labeling him a “certified pedophile,” it was thrown out by Judge Jeannette Vargas, who granted […]

Executive Who Signed AI Artist Xania Monet Promoted to Head of A&R at Hallwood

Danny Jacobson has been promoted to head of A&R at Hallwood Media, a recording, management, publishing, distribution and merch company. He will oversee A&R across all divisions of the company, guiding a roster of over 100 signees. News of the promotion comes after Danny, who is the cousin of Hallwood founder Neil Jacobson, spearheaded Hallwood’s […]

Now You Can Smell Like Glinda & Elphaba With These Ariana Grande ‘Wicked: For Good’ Perfumes

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. Rejoicify! Ariana Grande just dropped two perfumes under her wildly popular fragrance line in celebration of Wicked: For Good. These two […]