Dorothy Gale famously said that “there’s no place like home.” But Lady Gaga put it a bit more succinctly on Friday (Aug. 22) night: “I’M HOME, NEW YORK CITY!!“
Mother Monster touched down in New York City on Friday for her first live performance there in just over three years since she took MetLife Stadium by storm with The Chromatica Ball in 2022. But arguably more important was the setting. For the first time in more than 10 years, Gaga returned with a vengeance to Madison Square Garden — the site of previous tours like the Monster Ball and ArtRave — for the first of six shows she’s set to play as part of her globe-spanning new tour The Mayhem Ball.
For just over two hours, Gaga kept her fans’ energy high as she powered through a masterful set of world-dominating hits, beloved B-sides and a plethora of her latest songs off of March’s Mayhem, all while delivering a high concept, artfully-crafted live show that embraced the chaos and theatricality of live performance.
Gaga even gave fans at the show a surprise performance of “Hair,” her beloved Born This Way B-side as a special treat for the fans in her hometown. “New York, you made me a star, you raised me,” she told the screaming crowd at MSG. “Thank you so much for always believing in me — it’s good to be back home.”
Below, Billboard takes a look back at the seven best moments from Gaga’s first show back home at Madison Square Garden for The Mayhem Ball.
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Missy Elliot has reached a settlement with a music producer who claims to have co-written several of her songs from the 1990s, resolving the nearly seven-year-old dispute just as a trial was about to begin.
Law360 and Courthouse News Serviceboth reported on Friday (Aug. 22) that Elliott’s lawyers and Terry Williams, who’s representing himself, arrived at a settlement in a Philadelphia federal courtroom just minutes before they were set to start selecting a jury for their copyright trial.
Details of the settlement were not immediately available, and neither Elliott’s attorneys nor Williams returned Billboard’s request for comment on Friday.
The lawsuit, which has been making its way through the court system since 2018, centers on the R&B girl group Sista, where Elliott got her start before breaking out as a solo artist in the late ’90s.
Williams, a music producer who once owned a Philadelphia recording studio, claims he and Elliott co-wrote four songs off Sista’s 1994 album 4 All the Sistas Around da World: “Sweat You Down,” “Secret Admirer,” “I Wanna Know” and “I Wanna Be with U.” He alleged that Elliott unfairly left him off the songwriting credits, and was seeking through the lawsuit to get royalties dating back to the 1994 album release.
Elliott, meanwhile, maintained throughout the case that Williams “did not write a single lyric or in any manner contribute to any of the songs” off 4 All the Sistas Around da World. Elliott said she did not even meet Williams until after she’d delivered the album to Elektra Records.
Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro ruled last year that due to these conflicting narratives, the lawsuit could only be resolved by a jury weighing the evidence and deciding who to believe. But the judge threw out an additional claim from Williams that alleged he and Elliott also co-wrote the 1996 Aaliyah song “Heartbroken,” saying this part of the case was barred by the statute of limitations.
Williams’ lawsuit also targeted Timbaland, who produced 4 All the Sistas Around da World, as well as Elektra, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group and Reservoir Media. Those claims were all paused until the outcome of the Elliott trial, and they still remain pending.
Gains by some live entertainment stocks and solid performances by multi-sector companies were overshadowed this week by German concert promoter CTS Eventim’s double-digit decline and a more modest single-digit drop from Spotify.
CTS Eventim shares fell 16.6% to 81.20 euros ($95.18) this week following Thursday’s mid-year results that showed a sharp decrease in adjusted EBITDA despite the concert promoter achieving record revenue. Numerous analysts reacted by decreasing their price targets. The most drastic revision came from Oddo BHF, which reduced its price target to 86 euros ($100.81) from 117 euros ($137.15) and downgraded its rating to “neutral” from “outperform.”
In addition, Bernstein lowered its CTS Eventim price target to 100 euros ($117.22) from 104 euros ($121.91) and maintained its “outperform” rating. Deutsche Bank dropped its price target to 109 euros ($127.77) from 117 euros ($137.15) but kept its “buy” rating. MWB Research lowered its price target to 100 euros ($117.22) from 105 euros ($123.08) and upgraded its rating to “buy” from “hold.”
The Billboard Global Music Index (BGMI) dropped 2.6% to 3,023.51, breaking a two-week winning streak and lowering the index’s year-to-date gain to 42.3%. Winners outnumbered losers 10 to 8, and one company, Deezer, was unchanged.
Major indexes were mixed this week. In the U.S., the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and the S&P 500 gained 0.3%. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 improved 2.0%. South Korea’s KOSPI composite index dropped 1.8%. China’s Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.5%.
Other than CTS Eventim, live entertainment companies posted solid gains. Live Nation reached a new record of $166.54 on Friday and closed at $165.72, up 3.0%. Earlier in the week, MoffettNathanson initiated coverage of Live Nation with a $195 price target and Wolfe Research increased its price target to $177 from $173.
The two Dolan family-controlled live entertainment companies bounced back from an off week. MSG Entertainment was the week’s biggest gainer, rising 6.8% to $39.33. Sphere Entertainment Co. rose 6.5% to $42.46. A week earlier, MSGE shares fell 3.1% after the company’s earnings announcement revealed a 74% decline in fiscal year net profit and Sphere Entertainment shares fell 1.0% following second quarter earnings.
Music streaming companies produced more losers than winners. Spotify fell 5.4% to $692.99, lowering its gain in 2025 to 48.5%. LiveOne slipped 6.3% to $0.60. Tencent Music Entertainment dropped 0.8% to $25.35, although it’s still up 127.4% this year. Netease Cloud Music gained 2.5% to 287.00 HKD ($36.73), bringing its year-to-date gain to 155.8%.
Multi-sector companies’ stocks performed well, with Reservoir Media (up 5.1%), Warner Music Group (up 3.8%), HYBE (up 0.7%) and Universal Music Group (up 0.6%) posting gains. SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment fell 2.8% and 2.9%, respectively
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Jack Antonoff today released the soundtrack for Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t!, a dark comedy which stars his wife, Margaret Qualley, along with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans. It’s the first time the 11-time Grammy winner has worked on music for a film in which his wife appears. The soundtrack was released via his Shadow Of The City Label with Dirty Hit.
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The soundtrack blends a Carter Burwell score with tracks produced by Antonoff, including a new recording by Brittany Howard; a cast performance by Qualley, Plaza and Talia Ryder; and original songs by Lace Manhattan and Dixie Normus, the musical alter egos of Qualley and Ryder.
The album features Howard’s cover of The Animals’ 1965 classic “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” which was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. The legendary team of Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil wrote the timeless song. It also features the cast’s version of the 1956 Carl Perkins classic that gave the film its title.
Qualley and Antonoff were married in August 2023. Qualley is the subject of “Margaret,” a love song from Lana Del Rey’s 2023 album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Del Rey and Antonoff co-wrote and co-produced the song, which was the last song written for the album.
Burwell is a three-time Oscar nominee for best original score for Carol (2015), Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).
Music has played a key role in several previous films directed by Coen (in tandem with his brother, Joel). Among them: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which spawned a soundtrack that topped the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for album of the year; and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which spawned the Oscar-nominated song “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings.”
Here’s the full tracklist for the Honey Don’t! soundtrack, showing songwriters in parentheses:
“We Gotta Get Out of This Place” (Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) – Brittany Howard
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Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ dominates the Hot 100 chart with multiple entries in the top 10, Billboard chart staff discuss the staying power of Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” and Morgan Wallen on the chart regardless of songs, and Justin Bieber making a comeback with “Daises.”
Tetris Kelly: Welcome to the Hot 100 Show, I’m Tetris and we’re gonna be counting down the top 10 on the chart, and we have the best people to do it with our experts from Billboard’s charts team, along with Adam who will be out on the streets talking to fans. He’s a creator that loves the charts almost as much as I do. All that’s left to do is to run it down. In the top 10 for the first time is “Soda Pop.”
Adam Barrera: So we’re having a huge moment with K-pop on the Hot 100 right now, specifically with fictional K-pop, “KPop Demon Hunters.” Saja Boys have just entered the top 10.
Fan: I really like the “Soda Pop” song, yeah it’s just so catchy.
Adam Barrera: How many times have you watched it?
Fan: Too many. I’m probably the top 1% of people watching on Netflix with my kids.
Adam Barrera: Well that’s why I love it too, because I feel like any demographic could really enjoy that movie and relate to it. It’s beautiful.
Fan: I’ve personally been listening to the songs nonstop, they’re really good.
Adam Barrera: Have you heard of the Saja Boys?
Fan: I have not. What is that?
Tetris Kelly: Up to 9 is Shaboozey.
Adam Barrera: I’m sure you’ve heard of “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey.
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Following a successful U.S. stint earlier this year, Tito Double P is set to bring his ¡AY MAMÁ! Tour to Mexico for the first time.
His upcoming tour, promoted by Live Nation and Ocesa, is set to span 19 dates across the country. The Tepic, Nayarit, artist — known for hits such as “Tattoo,” “Dos Días” and “Nadie,” along with his No. 1 debut Incómodo on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart — promises “electrifying performances.” According to the press release, Tito will bring his “bold, genre-defining take on música Mexicana” while presenting his signature blend of corridos tumbados.
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The tour kicks off Sept. 13 in Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes and spans major cities such as Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Tijuana, with stops in Oaxaca and Mérida. His trek culminates on Nov. 7 in La Paz at Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl. Tickets for the tour go on sale Thursday (Aug. 28) at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET via Tito Double P’s official website.
Tito Double P, who co-founded Double P Records alongside his superstar cousin Peso Pluma, received the prestigious 2025 Billboard Indie Power Player of the Year award in June for his growing influence in the music industry, particularly within the regional Mexican genre.
See the complete list of dates for his ¡AY MAMÁ! Mexico Tour below:
Sept. 13 — Mexico City — Palacio de los Deportes
Sept. 17 — Orizaba Centro — Coliseo La Concordia
Sept. 19 — Veracruz — Explanada del Auditorio Benito Juárez
Sept. 20 — Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza — Auditorio GNP
Sept. 24 — Oaxaca — Auditorio Guelaguetza
Sept. 25 — Mérida — Foro GNP
Sept. 27 — Chihuahua — ExpoGan Chihuahua, Centro de Espectaculos* (tickets here)
Oct. 2 — Saltillo — Auditorio Parque Las Maravillas
Oct. 4 — Guadalajara — Estadio 3 de Marzo
Oct. 9 — Torreón — Coliseo de Torreón
Oct. 10 — León de los Aldama — Velaria de la Feria
Oct. 12 — San Luis Potosí — Teatro de la ciudad, Parque Tangamanga II
Oct. 16 — Aguascalientes — Plaza de Toros Monumental de Aguascalientes
Oct. 17 — Toluca — Estadio de Beisbol Toluca 80
Oct. 18 — Ciudad Juárez — ExpoGan Juárez, Plaza de la Mexicanidad* (tickets here)
Oct. 21 — Monterrey — Arena Monterrey
Oct. 25 — Hermosillo — Centro de Usos Múltiples CUM
Nov. 1 — Tijuana — Explanada del Estadio Caliente
Nov. 7 — La Paz — Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl
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Doja Cat is breaking new ground with her upcoming album Vie, from working with Jack Antonoff for the first time to rapping about subjects that she never has before — such as “love-bombing” — on the project.
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In an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe posted Friday (Aug. 22), the hip-hop star opened up about how refreshing it’s been to try out new things on Vie, which is set to drop next month following a period of self-discovery for Doja.
“I’m working with Jack Antonoff and working with a person that’s new in my life,” she told the radio host. “And so it’s the grappling with talking about something personal and creating something fresh, and then getting to know someone new, and then all of these things fell together really naturally.”
“He’s just been such a wonderful person to work with,” she continued of the producer. “But yeah, I think it’s just been nice to play. I really played through the whole thing … I think what I wanted to do was play with my voice in ways that are a little bit less unconventional. And so I’m shrieking a little bit on this album, and that’s been a lot of fun.”
Doja has previously said that Vie will be majorly pop-influenced, meaning her team-up with Antonoff — who’s known for crafting hits with pop titans such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter — makes perfect sense. While she was working on the LP, the California native also says that she did a lot of work on herself through frequent therapy sessions re-examining certain things in her life — like the way her exes have treated her in the past.
“There’s other things outside of myself that were inspiring me to write about these things,” the Grammy winner told Lowe. “I had been in relationships that made me think about things in a different way, and I think naivety is a big part of this album too. I speak about rushing and love-bombing in a way.”
“I think sometimes people don’t know that they’re doing it or they do, but giving excessive compliments and gifts right off the bat, that sort of thing,” she added. “I thought that was a really fun thing to write about.”
The interview arrives on the same day that Doja — who was previously linked to actor Joseph Quinn and musician J. Cyrus — dropped lead Vie single “Jealous Type.” The track marks fans’ first taste of the follow-up to 2023’s Scarlet, with the new album slated for Sept. 26.
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Drake and Bobbi Althoff are spinning the block for round two. The 6 God and Althoff teased another upcoming interview on Friday (Aug. 22), which looks as if it will serve as the opening episode of Althoff’s new Not This Again podcast.
Drizzy and the podcast host are seen holding hands while heading into the interview, which appears to be inside a large ballroom.
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Drake takes the controls, looking to nail a proper intro for the episode, but Althoff’s not feeling his humorous attempts.
“Welcome to a much more refined, poised and pleasant podcast,” he jokes. “I’m trying to get you brand deals. I was trying to pitch… Welcome to a much more scenic, serene and sexy.”
Althoff cuts him off and then delivers the ironic introduction herself: “Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast that no one asked for, Not This Again.”
Bobbi and Drake linked up back in 2023 for a viral interview, which was scrubbed from YouTube, leading fans to think there was an issue between the duo, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Althoff’s sarcastic deadpan humor, beguiling personality and awkward line of questioning led her to interviews with Drake, Tyga,Lil Yachty,Rubi Rose, Nick Cannon and Mark Cuban. Last month, she announced the end of The Really Good Podcast, but she won’t be gone for long.
“All right, guys, I don’t think there’s any really good way to say this, but this is the last episode of The Really Good Podcast,” she said in July. “I think I should take my glasses off to say it, too. So, today, we’re gonna put on a little funeral for it.”
Althoff continued: “She was a great podcast. She got me this house, got me the car I drive, she got me a lot of stuff. She was really great. I really did appreciate her for the time I had with her. She brought me a lot of memories and a lot of great guests. She got me a few interviews taken down… I’m going to miss her. And I will miss doing this podcast, and I will miss the money this podcast brought me.”
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Munchkins, the wait may be over soon. Ice Spice teased an upcoming single on social media on Thursday, which finds her flipping M.I.A.’s 2012 “Bad Girls” single.
The Bronx rapper posted a clip dancing to the thumping single, which finds her twerking in a pair of jean shorts with a red leather jacket top and strappy blue heels.
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“They said they wanted a bop, I was just poppin’ my sh–/ I ain’t even really mean to go pop/ He was just begging to hit, I don’t be giving you n—as a shot,” she raps on the track.
Ice Spice received a ton of love in her comment section on Instagram, which included kudos from boyfriend Sauce Gardner, as well as Kali Uchis, Kehlani,Cash Cobain and Soulja Boy.
The 25-year-old repeats “baddie, baddie” throughout the song, which led fans to think that could be the title for her upcoming single.
M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” arrived in January 2012. The Danja-produced track reached No. 10 on the Dance Digital Songs Sales chart.
2025 has been pretty quiet for Ice Spice on the music front so far. She’s yet to release a solo single, but hopped on KATSEYE’s “Gnarly” remix in June. Ice Spice also made her feature film debut with an appearance in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest film, which is currently in U.S. theaters and stars Denzel Washington alongside A$AP Rocky.
She’s also set to make her voice-acting debut in the upcoming The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants. Ice will record a new song for the movie, which will be released in December.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere — the film that follows Bruce Springsteen in 1981 and 1982 as he recorded his seminal Nebraska album — will open the 39th AFI Fest on Oct. 22 in Los Angeles.
The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White portrays Springsteen at the pivotal juncture in The Boss’ career, as he struggles to balance his growing superstardom, his artistry and his conflicted past.
“It’s a true honor to open AFI FEST with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” the film’s director, Scott Cooper, said in a statement. “AFI has always championed bold, meaningful storytelling, and I’m grateful to be part of that tradition. While Bruce’s roots will forever be in New Jersey, Los Angeles played a profound role in shaping his artistic voice. I want to thank [AFI president/CEO] Bob Gazzale and everyone at AFI for this extraordinary privilege.”
“AFI FEST is the stage and the screens where the world’s stories come together in Hollywood,” added Gazzale. “To open with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere honors the global impact of an American icon and the true artistry it takes to tell his tale.”
Passes to AFI Fest, which runs Oct. 22-26 at TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, are available now. Individual tickets will be available on October 6.
Based on the book by Warren Zanes, Deliver Me From Nowhere examines Springsteen’s life following the success of such projects as Born to Run and The River, as he strips down his music to make the haunting, acoustic set on a four-track recorder in his New Jersey bedroom.
The film also features Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau; Paul Walter Hauser as guitar tech Mike Batlan; Stephen Graham as Springsteen’s father, Doug; Odessa Young as love interest, Faye; Gaby Hoffman as Springsteen’s mother, Adele; Marc Maron as engineer Chuck Plotkin; and David Krumholtz as Columbia Records executive Al Teller.
The movie opens wide Oct. 24 in theaters across the U.S. and will have its world premiere Sept. 28 at the New York Film Festival.
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