The bad blood was flowing on Survivor during Wednesday night’s (March 25) double-elimination episode, in which Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish were heavily in the conversation as the tension amped up between the remaining contestants in season 50’s “In the Hands of the Fans” contest.

Though Eilish is not on Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands along with the returning castmates from previous seasons, her name adorns the new “Billie Eilish Boomerang” immunity idol, which was found on last week’s episode and gifted to season 25’s Rizo “Riz God” Velovic. That led to a skirmish between Velovic and season 46 runner-up Charlie Davis as the contestants scrambled to form alliances before the season’s first double dismissal.

One team that will viewers will definitely not see forming is one between the two men, who went at each other in their voting confessional videos, according to EW. “Charlie, let me speak Taylor Swift to you,” Velovic said before launching into a string of Swift song title-inspired disses as he cast his vote to boot Davis from the island. “This is no love story between us. After tonight, there will be bad blood. And when I take you out in RizGod-style, I’mma get out of here in my getaway car. Sayonara. Adios.”

Davis then hit back with a bit less bite, and decidedly less Swift content. “If I had known nothing about your game, it would have been better than me knowing the one thing that is getting you voted out tonight: that you betrayed your number one,” he said before getting the bad news at the tribal council that he was the other eliminee after Velovic joined three others in voting against him.

“I can only imagine that I might have played a little too hard,” Davis said in his exit confessional. “Blindsiding, it’s really fun to do it, but it’s not fun to be on the receiving side of it.”

The episode was the second in a row to get a surprise musical twist. During last week’s show, Zac Brown swam with the sharks and showed off his impressive spearfishing skills. Later, he rewarded Team Kalo with a private meal and acoustic mini-set for winning that day’s puzzle challenge. “I love the unpredictability of [Survivor],” Brown told Team Kalo while grilling their freshly caught fish. “I’ve seen all of you play, so it’s weird — I feel like I know all of you.”

Survivor airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.

BTS is back on late night! After years away, RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — fresh off the release of their comeback album ARIRANG — appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (March 25) for their first late-night interview as a band since reuniting.

Rather than walking out from backstage as guests traditionally would, the Bangtan Boys made a special entrance by coming in from the back doors so that they could walk through the audience of screaming fans and touch people’s hands. After hugging the members and offering them seats on the couches next to his desk, Fallon had each one go down the line and share what they missed most about each other, with Jin saying of getting back together after their respective military enlistments and solo projects these past few years, “I felt like I had reunited with my family.”

RM also explained why they named their new album ARIRANG, which borrows its title from a traditional Korean folk song. “It’s the song that represents Koreans the most,” he told viewers. “It includes lots of emotions in it — it could be joy, it could be sorrow, longings, sadness, resistance.”

ARIRANG dropped on March 20, marking the group’s first full-length since topping the Billboard 200 with 2020’s Be. Since the album drop, the band has been all over the map, playing a massive comeback concert in Seoul before traveling to New York City for press. The morning before appearing on Fallon, the group performed tracks “SWIM” and “2.0” at the Guggenheim art museum to air live on the talk show that night and Thursday (March 26).

In April, BTS will embark on a sprawling world tour, which V teased on Fallon. “For this concert, we have prepared every single aspect like a secret weapon,” he said. “It’s going to give you chills.”

Check out BTS’ full interview with Fallon above.

Bruce Springsteen has not held his tongue lately when it comes to criticizing the current administration. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer flash-released the protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” just days after writing it in January following the killings of U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti by immigration officers in that city and he’s gearing up to launch a U.S. tour that he told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune will be very politically charged.

“The tour is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in the country,” Springsteen told the paper about the E Street Band’s upcoming Land of Hope and Dreams outing, which kicks off in Minneapolis’ Target Center on March 31 and winds down in Washington, D.C. on May 27. “Minneapolis and St. Paul, that was the place I wanted to begin it, and I wanted to end it in Washington.”

Before that, though, Springsteen will perform his anti-ICE anthem at the No Kings rally in St. Paul on Saturday (March 28) as part of a nationwide day of protest against the Trump administration at an event that will also feature appearances from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, as well as actress/activist Jane Fonda, folk icon Joan Baez and singer Maggie Rogers. According to Minnesota Public Radio, more than 80,000 people are expected at Saturday’s event, the third in a series of increasingly larger nationwide protests against the Trump administration and just one of an expected 3,000 such gatherings across the country this weekend.

Springsteen spoke to the paper about premiering “Streets of Minneapolis” live at the city’s iconic First Avenue club on Jan. 30, just days after releasing the song on which he sings, “Through the winter’s ice and cold/ Down Nicollet Avenue/ A city aflame fought fire and ice/ ‘Neath an occupier’s boots/ King Trump’s private army from the DHS/ Guns belted to their coats/ Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law/ Or so their story goes.”

“That was exciting. First of all, just being in Minneapolis at that moment was very meaningful,” he said of playing the song in the club made famous as the location of pivotal scenes from Prince’s movie musical Purple Rain at the invitation of friend and collaborator Tom Morello. “Being in that club meant a lot. I knew the history of the club itself and knowing how much a place like that means to a certain city.”

He also talked about what it means to him to have Morello join the E Street Band on the tour, calling the Rage Against the Machine guitarist, solo artist and fellow outspoken Donald Trump critic a “smart, inspirational figure, directly descended from Woody Guthrie and all sorts of great topical musicians and songwriters. He always brings a little edge to the E Street Band. He is one of the few guitarists that completely has his own voice on guitar.”

Springsteen hinted that the set lists for the upcoming shows will be purposeful and meet the moment at a time when many Americans are struggling to put food on the table as gas and commodities prices spike due to Trump’s now monthlong war in Iran. “The E Street Band is built for hard times. It always was. These are the moments when I think we can be of real value and real worth to the community,” he said. “These are moments that fill the band with purpose, so I try to fill the set list around those ideas.”

The 76-year-old rock icon who has been unabashed in his disdain and distrust of the Trump administration told the paper that he cannot think of another time in U.S. history when the nation has been as “critically challenged” as it is right now, a time he described as one in which our “basic ideas and values” are being put to intense stress tests.

“I’d have to go back to 1968 when I was 18-years-old to another moment when it felt like the country was so on edge and like it felt there was simply so much at stake as far as who we are and the country we want to be and the people we want to be,” he said of the tumultuous Vietnam War era. “It’s a critical, critical moment.”

He also said he decided to join Saturday’s No Kings event in St. Paul in order to “meet the moment,” praising the swelling No Kings movement as something that is very important at this time. “When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level. And I’m always in search of that,” Springsteen said, adding that he’s not worried about any blowback from taking a strong political stance because, as he described it, his job is very simple: “I do what I want to do, I say what I want to say and then people get to say what they want to say about it.”

Click here to see the list of Saturday’s No Kings events.

BMG reported on Thursday (March 26) that core profitability and digital revenue grew for the Berlin-based company in 2025, although a divestment from its live operations contributed to a year-over-year decline in overall revenue.

BMG reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin — a closely watched measure of operating profit and efficiency — rose four percentage points to 32% compared to the year prior on adjusted operating EBITDA of 284 million euros ($334 million). Total revenue declined 7% to 900 million euros ($1.06 billion) from 963 million euros ($1 billion) in 2024, which the company said was primarily due to divestments of non-core businesses, including two live companies. Excluding that, BMG said revenue declined 2% on an “organic” basis, mainly due to the challenging foreign exchange rate in 2025 when the strength of the euro reduced the value of dollar-denominate income.

“[Last year] was a transformational year for BMG, defined by disciplined execution,” CEO Thomas Coesfeld said in a statement. “Delivering a record EBITDA margin …while significantly increasing EBITDA in absolute terms demonstrates the strength and scalability of our operating model and reflects the dedication of our global teams in driving sustainable long-term growth for our artists and songwriters.”

BMG is in talks to acquire a majority stake in rival record label and publishing company Concord in a deal that could top $7 billion, Billboard reported in January. Both companies have declined to comment on the matter, and BMG did not provide further information on Thursday.  

This marks the first year-over-year decline in revenue since at least 2021, when Coesfeld joined BMG as chief financial officer. The company has steadily grown revenue since that year, when it generated 663 million euros ($784.13 million).

CEO of BMG since 2023, Coesfeld has been appointed as the next chairman and CEO of BMG’s global parent company Bertelsmann starting in January. Coesfeld has said he plans to remain involved with BMG for the long term.

Coesfeld has prioritized digital revenue, improved royalty collections from digital sources like YouTube and increased the efficiency of their digital distributions by ending BMG’s contract with external provider Warner Music Group’s ADA. Digital revenue now makes up 71% of the company’s revenue overall, up from 68% in 2024, and BMG reported double-digit growth in recorded music streaming subscription revenue. Specific figures for streaming subscription revenue were not disclosed, as BMG’s earnings are reported as part of parent company Bertelsmann’s earnings.

BMG announced it was getting out of the live business in 2023 with the sale of its stakes in Karo and Undercover. BMG first invested in live music in 2020 when it acquired a majority stake in Undercover, a concert promoter. In 2021, BMG acquired a majority stake in Karo, best known for its Taubertal-Festival.

In 2025, BMG expanded its portfolio of music copyrights with 30 acquisitions, including its biggest ever single deal, Jason Aldean’s catalog. BMG said in September it acquired the country superstar’s recorded music catalog, as well as stakes in the recorded catalogs and publishing rights of some 23 artists and songwriters in a $250 million deal that included more than a thousand songs. Funding for the acquisitions comes from Bertelsmann, with BMG having committed $1.5 billion to catalog acquisitions since 2021.

“We sharpened our focus on music publishing and recorded music, strengthened our digital capabilities, and supported that focus through our Boost investments and cutting-edge technology, including the integration of AI across our workflows,” Coesfeld said. “Our disciplined strategy, robust investment program, and pioneering use of technology enable us to create long-term value for our artists, songwriters, and partners.”

Rosalía was forced to cancel her concert on Wednesday (March 25) at the Unipol Forum in Milan due to what she described as food poisoning. The artist, who is currently touring Europe with her Lux Tour, tried to complete the setlist before informing the audience that she was physically unable to continue.

“I’ve tried to push it till the end, but I’m feeling extremely sick,” she explained from the stage, according to videos shared on social media by concertgoers. In those same clips, she detailed that she was suffering of “big time food poisoning” and had been vomiting backstage.

After apologizing to the audience, she said “I hope I can come back in better conditions,” and ended the show prematurely.

According to Setlist.fm, Wednesday night’s show lasted 11 songs, ending with the final song in the second act of the show, the LUX track “De madrugá.” Earlier shows featured 12 more songs spread out over a third act, an intermezzo on a satellite stage and a final act featuring the hits “Bizochito” and “DESPECHÁ.”

Neither the artist’s team nor local promoters have issued an official statement regarding the cancellation or the rescheduling of the Milan concert, or possible adjustments to the immediate tour schedule. Billboard Español has reached out to Live Nation and the singer’s team for comment.

The incident occurred ten days after the start of the tour in Lyon, France (March 16). As previously reported by Billboard, the Lux Tour is Rosalía’s most ambitious production to date, featuring a show structured in four acts that combines elements of opera, flamenco, and techno.

The next stop on the tour is scheduled for March 30 at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, where the artist has additional dates planned for April 1, 3 and 4 before continuing her European trek. The artist is set to arrive in the United States this summer for a series of shows starting in Miami on June 4, with stops in Boston, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and more. For a complete list of dates, click here.