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Pierce The Veil Expand Global Arena Run With 2026 Australia Tour

Pierce The Veil are returning to Australia next year for their biggest-ever headline shows in the country. The Platinum-selling post-hardcore band will bring their I Can’t Hear You World Tour to Australia in April 2026, marking their first local dates since 2023’s co-headlining run with Beartooth. The five-date trek will include shows in Brisbane, Sydney, […]

The Jesus Lizard Cancel 2025 Tour Dates Citing ‘Serious Health Incident’

Revered Austin noise-rock band The Jesus Lizard have announced the cancellation of their 2025 tour plans, with the group citing a “serious health incident” affecting an unspecified bandmember as the cause. News of the band’s axed tour was announced on social media on Monday (Aug. 4), with The Jesus Lizard revealing their scheduled October performances […]

Australian Rockers The Angels Honored With Laneway & Mural in Hometown

Influential Australian rockers The Angels have been memorialized with a new mural and the naming of a laneway in their honor in the city of Adelaide. The group, who first formed as The Keystone Angels in 1974, were enshrined into the very geography of their hometown on Monday (Aug. 4) at a ceremony attended by […]

Boosie Badazz Takes Plea Deal in Federal Gun Case: ‘Tired of Fighting’

New Orleans rapper Boosie Badazz has accepted a plea deal in his federal gun possession case, telling fans via social media that he’s “tired of fighting.” Boosie (Torence Hatch) announced the plea agreement on Monday (Aug. 4), more than two years after he was first charged with illegal gun ownership in San Diego. The case […]

RIP SLYME on 25th-Anniversary Reunion & Creative Process of New Releases: Billboard Japan Monthly Feature Interview

The members of RIP SLYME spoke with Billboard Japan for its Monthly Feature series spotlighting currently noteworthy artists and works. Fans rejoiced when the veteran pop-rap group announced that the five-member classic lineup would return for the first time in eight years to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Since forming in 1994 and making its major […]

go!go!vanillas on Crafting ‘SAKAMOTO DAYS’ Season 2 End Theme ‘Dandelion’ & Bringing Their Music to Global Audience

“Dandelion,” the new song from go!go!vanillas, is the ending theme for season 2 of the TV anime SAKAMOTO DAYS, which is based on a popular comic. This sophisticated synth-pop tune, with its cozy groove and occasional trumpet flourishes, is a new departure for the group. It powerfully, heartrendingly depicts the feelings that legendary hitman Sakamoto, […]

Diddy’s Bail Request Denied Again: No ‘Exceptional Circumstances,’ Says Judge

A judge has again refused to release Sean “Diddy” Combs on bail ahead of his October sentencing for interstate prostitution, confirming that the disgraced music mogul will stay in jail despite being acquitted on more serious charges. Combs’ attorneys had argued that after the rapper’s stunning acquittal on sex-trafficking and racketeering counts, he’s unfairly being […]