$uicideboy$ Want to ‘Save 100,000 Souls’ In Their Lifetime | Billboard Cover

In the latest episode of Billboard’s 24 Hours With, Billboard cover stars $uicideboy$ take us around their hometown of New Orleans to discuss their early days starting out, the story behind their name and what fans can expect from their new album ‘Thy Kindom Come.’ Plus, the guys talk about addressing mental health and addiction in their music and if they would even change their name.

Ruby da Cherry: I’m Ruby da Cherry. 

Scrim: I’m Scrim. 

Ruby: We’re $uicideboy$. 

Scrim: Come spend 24 hours with us in New Orleans. 

Kristin Robinson: Where do you guys have us today? 

Scrim: This is my parents crib. This is where it all started. That’s the studio, aka the shed. 

Can you tell me a little bit about starting here? What was the original setup like?

Ruby: The futon was right here. That was his computer station here.

Scrim: Right. We had a glittery chair that isn’t here anymore, but it was really cute. 

Ruby: We had black lights in here and s–t. I haven’t been in here in years bro. 

Scrim: I know. 

Ruby: I can’t believe you got the AC put in here and everything.

Scrim: Look, I still got the email list. 

Ruby: No sh–. 

Scrim: That was my email list when I was just producing and I would just spam beats, to everybody’s email you know? 

Ruby: This was originally a hair studio that his mom would cut hair and dye hair and stuff, and then we took it over and made it a studio.

Scrim: Started out DJing when I was like 12. Probably around 19, I got into producing.

Ruby: I guess when I was like seven, I played violin. My mom signed me up for lessons, and- 

Scrim: I remember that. 

Ruby: I hated that, and I quit, and then I picked up marching snare, and then the drum kid, and I guess I started taking it seriously when I was, like 14, we linked up in like 2013 and the rest is history. 

Keep watching for more!

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Jelly Roll Celebrated His ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Hosting Gig By Chokeslamming Logan Paul Through His Desk

Jelly Roll made quite the impression during his debut as the guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night (July 16). “Do not adjust your TV, Jimmy did not join [Salvadoran street gang] MS-13,” Jelly said to open his monologue, which included a joke about his felonious past. “Y’all know every guest gets on here and they say it’s great to be here,” he added. “But I want to talk to y’all speaking as a guy who has been to prison before, it really is great to be here.”

The country star had jokes, quipping that if he blew the assignment and “I really suck bad,” they should remember that his name is “Post Malone,” a friendly dig at his pal with whom he just wrapped the Big Ass Stadium tour. In addition to giving the staff nicknames and taking a playful dig at the ESPY Awards taking place across town with his own “Jelly Awards,” the “Son of a Sinner” singer was mostly focused on one thing: his upcoming wrestling debut.

Plugging next month’s WWE SummerSlam event in New Jersey, where he will team up with 14-time world champ Randy Orton in a tag team match against YouTuber-turned-wrestler Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre, Jelly got some early shots in at his pretend rival. “SummerSlam’s going to be a big moment for me,” he said. “I faced my share of struggles in life y’all. I faced adversity, I overcame and I am going to have a moment that every American has dreamed and that is the moment of slapping Logan Paul in his f–king face!”

The hype continued during Jelly Roll’s chat with his wrestling partner Orton, when McIntyre and Paul interrupted his interview with the third-generation grappler and things went sideways after Jelly admitted he was a bit worried about the showdown. Uninvited guest McIntyre initially praised Jelly Roll for “working his arse off” and losing 200 pounds, calling him an “inspiration to trailer trash all across the world.”

Orton defended his partner, landing a series of blows on McIntyre as they punched their way off stage and Paul swaggered out to a chorus of boos, insulting “Mr. Dummy Roll” and telling him to stay in his lane. Jelly wasn’t having it. After Paul smacked him in the face and called him a “greasy redneck prison rat,” Jelly grabbed Paul and chokeslammed him through the breakaway host desk. “What up dog? You come in here messin’ with me, son!” he yelled as Paul lay prone in a pile of splinters.

Before things went pear-shaped, Orton had high praise for his tag team partner, lauding lifelong wrestling fanatic Jelly for his work ethic. “I’ve never seen somebody work so hard to get into our ring, to step into our world… we’re gonna tear it up!” The training showed in both Jelly’s expert smack talk and smackdown, as well as his smooth, relaxed hosting abilities, including during a sweet show-opening interview with actor Jeremy Renner.

Jelly and Paul first butted heads back on July 11 when the singer stepped into the ring during a Smackdown event — a year after making his WWE debut at SummerSlam 2024 — to sing his hit “Liar” and get into it with Paul. After some digs about his checkered past from Paul and a surprise appearance by Orton, who defended Jelly, McIntyre blindsided Orton. The singer jumped to his friend’s defense and pulled Paul back by the hair and shoved him aside, but not before Logan smashed up Jelly’s musical equipment, trashing his guitars and drum set. The carefully calibrated confrontation, of course, set up their upcoming showdown at the Aug. 2-3 SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Check out Jelly Roll hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! below.

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Ed Sheeran Challenges Chris Hemsworth to Play Drums in Front of 70K People in ‘Limitless’ Trailer

Ed Sheeran might make it look easy, but performing in front of 70,000 people is no easy task. Just ask Chris Hemsworth, who played drums alongside the British pop star despite having no prior experience at a concert in in Bucharest, Romania, last year.

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The unexpected cameo from the God of Thunder turned out to be part of Hemsworth’s Limitless series with National Geographic, which finds him pursuing ways to strengthen his mind and body through extreme measures. And in a trailer for the show’s new season — titled Limitless: Live Better Now — that dropped Thursday (July 17), fans get a preview of just how much time and effort it took for Hemsworth to get comfortable behind the drum set.

Walking through a grassy field with the actor, Sheeran tells him in the teaser, “You should learn the drums to play a song with me on my stadium tour.”

The video then cuts to footage of Hemsworth hammering away at his kit, at one point admitting that he’s “struggling.” When Sheeran comes in to observe his progress, the Grammy winner says frankly, “I think this actually might be the most difficult thing you do.”

Indeed, learning to play drums is one of the trickiest tests of rhythm and coordination, but Hemsworth ultimately pulled it off. In more shots from the Limitless trailer, he greets the roaring crowd from the stage at National Arena in Bucharest and successfully keeps time while Sheeran performs his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

With episodes premiering Aug. 15 on Disney+ and Hulu, Limitless: Live Better Now is a three-part series that will also find the Extraction star climbing a 600-foot wall in the Swiss Alps and going through Special Forces training in South Korea to uncover new possibilities for mental and physical wellness. As Hemsworth explains in the trailer, “The key to unlocking these benefits for all of us is finding the edge of our comfort zone.”

In addition to being one-time bandmates, Sheeran and Hemsworth are longtime friends. When the former was named one of TIME‘s most influential people of 2025, the latter paid tribute to his pal in a blurb for the magazine.

“Ed Sheeran has an almost supernatural ability to connect,” Hemsworth wrote at the time. “His songs, his voice, his words — they belong to all of us. Whether you’re at home with your headphones on, driving through the countryside or in a stadium packed with 70,000 people singing at the top of their lungs, his music feels personal.”

Watch the Limitless: Live Better Now trailer above.

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HYBE vs. Min Hee-jin: Police Drop Criminal Complaints as Conflict Enters New Phase

After 15 months of legal disputes, the conflict between HYBE and former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has entered a new chapter. Police officials in Seoul announced on Tuesday (July 15) that they will drop two criminal complaints filed by HYBE against Min for alleged breach of duty.

However, the decision represents a “non-indictment disposition,” meaning the case has been closed at the police level without being forwarded to prosecutors — so it does not signify a final resolution. 

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HYBE responded swiftly, stating, “We will file an objection with the prosecution today regarding the non-indictment decision in the breach of duty case.” The company also emphasized that “new developments have occurred since the investigation, including the NewJeans members’ declarations to terminate their contracts, along with newly submitted evidence in related court proceedings.”

Min stepped down from her position as an internal director at ADOR in November 2024 and officially left the company. Since then, her legal attempts to pursue independent activities have been repeatedly rejected by the court, and she has effectively halted all activities.

A third hearing in a separate civil lawsuit filed by HYBE for damages is scheduled to take place on Friday (July 18).

The police’s decision not to indict stands in contrast to the court’s rejection of an injunction filed in January by the five NewJeans members against ADOR, which sought to suspend the label’s management rights and block contract deals. Adding to the intrigue, the NewJeans members effectively ended their independent activities under the name “NJZ” following their appearance at ComplexCon in Hong Kong this past March.

The legal battle between HYBE and Min Hee-jin, the implications of the police decision on NewJeans’ future, and the evolving tensions between the group and their label ADOR are shaping up to be one of year’s defining storylines in the K-pop world.

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Twenty One Pilots Reveal Tracklist, Release Date for ‘Breach’ Album

Twenty One Pilots announced the release date and tracklist for their upcoming eighth studio album, Breach. The LP will drop on Fueled By Ramen on Sept. 12, just days before they kick off the Clancy Tour: Breach 2025 stadium/amphitheater tour, which will launch just down the road from their Columbus, Ohio hometown in Cincinnati at the home of the FC Cincinnati soccer club, TQL Stadium on Sept. 18.

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Singer Tyler Joseph announced the album’s rundown in a novel way on Wednesday (July 16), scratching out the 13-song tracklist with a pencil on a yellow legal pad. Last month, the band previewed the new LP with the roiling single “The Contract” after the duo — which also features drummer Josh Dun — teased in May that the upcoming release will thematically continue the narrative arc that began with 2015’s Blurryface and continued on 2018’s Trench, 2021’s Scaled and Icy and 2024’s Clancy.

“Hello Clancy. Hello Blurryface,” they wrote on social media in the announcement. “Let’s finish this.” In keeping with the band’s deep and wide mythmaking over the past decade, they began dropping Easter eggs and clues about the new album during the final run of shows in support of their Clancy LP, including a series of morse code messages that once again sent their faithful down the rabbit hole of code-breaking and clue searching that has become a fixture in the decade-long album series.

Check out the Breach tracklist and Joseph’s announcement below.

Breach tracklist:

  1. “City Walls”
  2. “RAWFEAR”
  3. “Drum Show”
  4. “Garbage”
  5. “The Contract”
  6. “Downstairs”
  7. “Robot Voices”
  8. “Center Mass”
  9. “Cottonwood”
  10. “One Way”
  11. “Days Lie Dormant”
  12. “Tally”
  13. “Intentions”

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Carly Rae Jepsen Celebrating 10th Anniversary of ‘E•MO•TION’ Album With One-off L.A. Club Show

Carly Rae Jepsen is giving the people what they want and celebrating the 10th anniversary of her fan-favorite third album, E•MO•TION. The singer announced on Wednesday (July 16) that she will celebrate the 2015 LP featuring such hits as “I Really Like You” and “Run Away With Me” on August 19 with a serious underplay at the legendary 500-capacity L.A. club the Troubadour.

“How to celebrate 10 years of EMOTION? A one night only intimate club show where it all began, that’s how! Come party with us,” Jepsen wrote on Instagram. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday (July 18) at 10 a.m. PT.

Jepsen warned fans to be prepared for three things:

“1. EMOTION front to back
2. some extra special guests and surprises
3. that you will leave sweating and satisfied cause we aim to dance out allllll of the emotions! And on that note, dress the hell up! It’s a PARTY.”

Upon the album’s release, “Call Me Maybe” star and former self-described “goody goody” Jepsen told Billboard that after scoring that inescapable, totally safe for work Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit in 2012, her third effort had more of a “sexual thread.” Shaking it up by recording more than 200 tracks while working with such indie favorites as Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange), Ariel Rechtshaid (Haim, Charli xcx), Sia, Greg Kurstin (Adele, Kendrick Lamar) and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Haim), among others, she said, “There’s a stereotype idea of what a pop star is, and I don’t really fit into that. The expectation that every song you’re putting out is doing well on radio — that’s stuff that you can’t control. To try would drive you insane.”

In addition to critical acclaim, E•MO•TION debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart. On the one-year anniversary of the LP’s release, she dropped her third EP, E•MO•TION: Side B, which also leaned into a 1980s pop groove and hit No. 96 on the Billboard 200.

Check out the announcement below.

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Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball Unleashes Upon Las Vegas: 7 Best Moments From Opening Night

We’re lucky Lady Gaga changed her mind about touring in 2025.

Her headlining (and headline-making) Coachella performance and Singapore dates were initially intended as her only touring dates for 2025. But after the wild response to her new album Mayhem — which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; earned Gaga her biggest-ever streaming week; and housed “Die With a Smile,” her Bruno Mars duet which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks and is still in the top 10 — Gaga reconsidered.

Thank Gaga. The Mayhem Ball – which kicked off Wednesday (July 16) at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada (basically Las Vegas) — is a theatrical, electric and delicious live affair, offering fans charged performances of Mayhem’s best songs (some of which are among her all-time best) and previous dance classics that inhabit the same sonic and thematic universe. The tour’s opening night was for a sold-out crowd, and despite the 99-degree heat outside the arena walls, everyone was ready to thrown down the moment Mother Monster took the stage.

“This is my first arena tour since 2018,” said Gaga in a statement when she announced the tour in March. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The MAYHEM Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.”

Below, check out the seven best moments from the opening night of Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball. (And if you want to eyeball the setlist, head here.)

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Fred again.., Skepta & Denzel Curry Welcome Hanumankind to ‘Victory Lap Three’

Fred again.. is keeping his “Victory Lap” series alive with another high-energy entry. The electronic producer and DJ has unveiled “Victory Lap Three,” adding rising Desi hip-hop artist Hanumankind to a powerhouse lineup that already includes Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax and Denzel Curry.

The latest remix follows a steady rollout of the series, which began on June 17 with the original “Victory Lap” featuring Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax.

The follow-up arrived on July 9 with Florida rapper Denzel Curry bringing his signature rapid-fire flow to the track’s bass-heavy production. Now, Hanumankind joins for the third iteration, delivering verses that highlight his growing international presence.

Hanumankind, who went viral in late 2024 with his track “Big Dawgs” and a remix featuring A$AP Rocky, continues his rise with standout bars on the new track. The Bengaluru-based rapper also references his Indian roots and global ambitions, bringing a unique perspective to the “Victory Lap” project.

Fans first speculated Hanumankind’s involvement after a cryptic cut-off verse at the end of “Victory Lap Two” hinted at another guest appearance. Online buzz suggests more MCs could join the expanding lineup, with listeners speculating that Danny Brown or Ski Mask the Slump God might feature on future versions.

The “Victory Lap” series has been praised for its genre-blending energy, fusing UK grime, U.S. rap, and Fred again..’s dynamic electronic production. Built around a playful Doechii sample and a propulsive bassline, each remix adds new dimensions while keeping the frenetic pace and party-ready vibe intact.

Fred again.. has yet to confirm if additional versions of “Victory Lap” are planned, but the series has already become a viral favorite.

The producer’s last full-length album, Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 in November 2022 and solidified his reputation as one of electronic music’s most innovative voices.

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Lady Gaga Kicks Off The Mayhem Ball: See Every Song on the Opening Night Setlist

The Mayhem Ball has been unleashed.

On Wednesday (July 16) night at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena (technically in Paradise, Nevada), Lady Gaga ushered in a new touring era, officially kicking off the Mayhem Ball (in support of her Billboard 200-topping album Mayhem, naturally) to a sold-out crowd.

Anyone who was at Coachella earlier this year or saw her recent Singapore dates certainly knew a bit of what to expect: those dates provided a fair glimpse of what to expect from the Mayhem Ball, which brought many of the songs, outfits and choreography from her Coachella performance back to the stage. Even so, the Mayhem Ball kickoff was far from a Coachella repeat, with Gaga and her creative team making notable changes to the look, pacing and setlist.

“This is my first arena tour since 2018,” said Gaga in a statement when she announced the tour. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The Mayhem Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.”

Mayhem debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in March, placing 10 of its tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 (including the five-week Hot 100 No. 1 “Die With a Smile,” her Bruno Mars collab, which is still in the top 10) and setting two new records: Not only did Mayhem earn the 14-time Grammy winner her biggest streaming week ever, but it set a new record on Billboard’s Top Dance Albums chart, where she now has the most No. 1s ever (eight).

Mother Monster’s previous concert tour, the Chromatica Ball in support of her Billboard 200 topper Chromatica, wrapped in 2022, selling more than 800,000 tickets and netting $112 million. The Chromatica Ball hit stadiums across multiple continents, while the Monster Ball is mostly playing arenas, offering fans a more intimate experience with the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner who has topped the Hot 100 six times and earned 18 top 10s on the tally.

Below, check out the full setlist from the first night of Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball.

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Lorde Expands 2026 Australasian Tour With Extra Arena Dates

Lorde’s Ultrasound world tour just got bigger. The New Zealand pop star has added second and final shows in Sydney and Melbourne for her 2026 Australian tour after overwhelming pre-sale demand, Frontier Touring announced Wednesday (July 17).

The additional performances will take place on Feb. 19 at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Feb. 22 at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. These new dates bring the Australasian leg of her Ultrasound world tour to eight shows, making it her largest run across Australia and New Zealand to date.

Lorde’s return to Australia marks her first shows in the region since her Solar Power tour wrapped in 2023. The Ultrasound world tour supports her fourth studio album, Virgin, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and landed at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, Aotearoa Music Charts and the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart. Singles like “What Was That,” “Man of the Year” and “Hammer” have continued her streak as one of pop’s most thought-provoking voices.

Globally, the Ultrasound tour has already sold out iconic venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, London’s O2 Arena and AFAS Live in Amsterdam. Critics have praised Lorde’s live performances for their “raw intimacy” and “sonic reinvention,” with Virgin drawing comparisons to her breakout album Pure Heroine for its poetic lyricism and minimalist production.

“It has been way too long since I have been down under and I am so excited to be touring Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane next February,” Lorde said in a statement. “Australia has always had a special place in my heart, and I can’t wait to hear what Virgin sounds like with an Aussie accent.”

Since breaking out with Pure Heroine in 2013, Lorde has earned two Grammy Awards, more than 18 billion streams and 18 million albums sold worldwide. Her hits — from “Royals” to “Green Light” — have defined the past decade of pop, cementing her as one of music’s most singular artists.

Tickets for all dates go on sale to the general public Friday, July 18 at 2 p.m. local time. Pre-sale access for Frontier Members opens Thursday, July 17, while American Express Card Members can access an exclusive presale at Amex.com.au/Experiences.

The Australian and New Zealand leg begins Feb. 11 in Auckland and concludes Feb. 25 in Perth. All shows are all-ages. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets only through official outlets at frontiertouring.com/lorde.

LORDE 2026 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES:
Feb. 11 – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
Feb. 13 – Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch, NZ
Feb. 16 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, QLD
Feb. 18 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Feb. 19 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW (NEW SHOW)
Feb. 21 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Feb. 22 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC (NEW SHOW)
Feb. 25 – RAC Arena, Perth, WA

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