Dua Lipa wrapped the European leg of the Radical Optimism Tour on June 27 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. Including prior shows in Asia (November-December 2024) and Oceania (March-April), it has grossed $112.3 million and sold 960,000 tickets over its first 44 shows, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. That makes it the biggest tour of Lipa’s career so far, before she brings the tour to the Americas this fall.

The Radical Optimism Tour kicked off on Nov. 5, 2024, with 11 shows across Asia, marking Lipa’s first shows there since a 2018 leg of The Self-Titled Tour. Then, she played Singapore’s 5,000-capacity Star Theater; on her current tour, she sold more than 18,800 tickets across two nights at Indoor Stadium. In Tokyo, the level-up is even more stark, going from the 2,700-cap Zepp Tokyo to 38,300 tickets at Saitama Super Arena.

Altogether, the Asia shows grossed $21 million and sold 166,000 tickets. Then, Lipa traveled to Australia and New Zealand, where she brought in $17.2 million from 139,000 tickets over 10 shows (March 17-April 4). That’s up 45% from the Oceania leg of 2022’s Future Nostalgia Tour.

Next was Europe: double the shows than either of the previous legs, and more than triple the gross. Over 23 shows, Lipa grossed $74.1 million and sold 656,000 tickets. That’s 10 fewer shows than her last run through Europe, but up 188% in earnings. Three years deeper into her career, Lipa essentially doubled her average ticket price ($56.18 vs. $112.98) and per-show attendance (14,300 vs. 28,500) in Europe.

On the Future Nostalgia Tour, Lipa hit 28 European arenas, five of which got a second show. This time, she played multiple nights in seven arenas and leveled up to five stadiums. Her two nights at London’s Wembley Stadium (June 20-21) grossed $19.1 million from 151,000 tickets. Not only is it the highlight of the tour so far, but it is also the most attended and highest grossing engagement of Lipa’s career so far.

Touring has become increasingly global since Lipa’s last tour, but the United States remains the most lucrative market in the world. It speaks to her global prowess then, that she has outearned 2022’s world tour, which included 31 shows in the U.S. and Canada, months before stepping foot stateside.

From Sept. 1 to Oct. 16, Lipa will play 22 shows in the U.S., plus two in Toronto. Then, she’s off to Latin America for 11 shows before ending on Dec. 5 at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros. By the time curtains close, the Radical Optimism Tour will be headed for $165 million to $175 million. Trending toward $200 million is likely given the increase in American ticket prices since her last trek, though it’s unlikely she’d cross that threshold.  

Dating back to Lipa’s first reported show at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix (March 14, 2017), she has grossed $220.1 million and sold 2.4 million tickets.

Kevin Jonas is speaking candidly about a topic that’s usually taboo: money. While appearing with brothers Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas on the Wednesday (July 9) episode of School of Greatness, the guitarist opened up about struggling with his finances after the Jonas Brothers went their separate ways in 2013. The band would eventually reunite six years later, but during the siblings’ professional time apart, Kevin says he lost money as a result of some “bad business deals.”

“I’ve seen it both ways,” the oldest Jo Bro told podcast host Lewis Howes during a discussion on wealth. “I’ve seen the beginning of the success, to financial success — not knowing what money really was and understanding it — to not having [it], to losing almost all of it.”

When asked whether he’d really lost most of his funds, Kevin clarified, “most of it, down to the one 10 percent left.”

“About nine years ago, I invested in a bunch of property and doing other things, and I was building at the time,” he added. “Sadly, it wasn’t the right partnership. I’ve learned a lot of lessons in that. Thankfully … we had a second shot and bite at the apple with the band coming back together.”

The Jonas Brothers first started making music together as teenagers, earning fame thanks to their projects with Disney Channel and Billboard 200-topping albums A Little Bit Longer and Lines, Vines and Trying Times. When disagreements over the band’s direction and general burnout started to divide the brothers — something they opened up about in their 2019 Billboard cover story — they disbanded around 2013.

As Kevin mentioned, a second chance rolled around six years later, when the trio decided to give band life another shot after each pursuing solo projects. Their reunion was an immediate success, with single “Sucker” becoming their first-ever No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2019.

But before they could get back together, Joe says they each had to figure out how to check their egos at the door. “There was too much under the rug,” he said on the podcast. “We had to trust each other more with being like, ‘Actually, you are good in this band, you are talented.’”

And despite some fans labeling him as the band’s “frontman” early on, Joe also said that each of the brothers had to come to the following realization: “We could all share the spotlight, we could all share the studio, we could all share the songwriting, we could all share the money.”

Watch the Jonas Brothers’ full in interview on School of Greatness above.

Despite their split, it looks like everything is smooth sailing for Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom.

In a Wednesday (July 9) carousel post on Instagram, the Pirates of the Caribbean star appears alongside his ex-fiancée on the deck of a boat as the sun sets over the sea. Both stars are all smiles as they pose together with their 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove, who sits on Bloom’s shoulders while leaning her head against the pop star’s.

Also in the photo is 14-year-old Flynn, whom Bloom shares with his ex-wife, model Miranda Kerr. “Dump 4 ya,” the SAG Award winner simply captioned his post, which also featured photos of Bloom lying in bed with Daisy and posing with Flynn as the teenager holds onto his little sister’s arms.

“Dump 4 ya,” the actor captioned the post that featured photos of his kids, dog, scenic shots and more.

The post comes just a couple of weeks after reports first surfaced that the singer and actor had broken up. They first started dating in 2016, and — following a brief split in 2017 — got engaged in 2018 before welcoming Daisy in August 2020.

In a statement shared with Billboard on July 4, the pair’s reps confirmed the split while noting that the two stars would continue to work together to raise their child. “Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting,” the reps said at the time. “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”

Perry is now in the throes of her Lifetimes Tour, which kicked off in April and recently finished its Australian leg. At her final show in Adelaide on June 30, the musician was visibly emotional on stage, tearing up as she said, “Thank you for always being there for me, Australia.”

Boom is also fresh off of another big career move, having starred in new movie Deep Cover, which premiered in June on Prime Video. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show, the Lord of the Rings alum said that he based his character — a struggling actor who “takes himself too seriously” — on Oasis’ Liam Gallagher.

If you were looking to “Catch These Fists” during British rockers Wet Leg‘s return to NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series you’re out of luck. But fans who tuned in to the four-song set from the Isle of Wight band that dropped on Wednesday morning (July 9) got an even bigger treat than another run through that smash-mouth rocker from the group’s upcoming sophomore album, Moisturizer.

While they skipped the album’s first single, the band opened with another one of the LP’s preview tracks, the simmering “CPR,” during which singer Rhian Teasdale sang in a deadpan, “is it love or suicide” while rocking bespoke old-timey boxing trunks and a padded vest.

The band that busted on the scene in 2021 with their debut single, “Chaise Lounge,” were actually in public radio’s office this time after their 2021 virtual “home” concert in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teasdale used that opportunity to dial up a crisis line on an old fashioned red telephone to profess being smitten against her will, moaning, “I’m in love and you’re to blame.”

Strapping on a pink electric guitar, Teasdale then led the band into “Mangetout,” an as-yet-unreleased track from the album due out on Friday (July 11). “Nice try, get out the way/ You’re in our way, you bottom feeder,” she sang over the mid-tempo, Velvet Underground-style kiss-off rocker anchored by the unequivocal order to “get lost forever.”

The punchy set also featured runs through two other Moisturizer tracks, the buoyant single “Davina McCall” and “11:21,” which Teasdale said they’d never played live for anyone outside of their rehearsal space. The latter was an emotional ballad that found the singer staring down the center of the camera lens as guitarist/keyboardist Hester Chambers and rhythm guitarist Josh Mobaraki added spooky, spine-chilling synth notes over the track’s funereal beat.

Wet Leg will launch a North American tour in support of Moisturizer on Sept. 1 with a show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.

Check out Wet Leg’s Tiny Desk Concert below.

Brown Sellers Brown, which is home to Quartz Hill Records, Stone Country Records and BSB Management, has rebranded to Quartz Hill Music Group.

Additionally, songwriter/producer/entrepreneur Ash Bowers has been elevated to the role of executive vice president for Quartz Hill Music Group. In his new role, Bowers will lead all daily operations for Quartz Hill Records and Stone Stone Country Records, in addition to leading management strategy and operations for several artists on the BSB Management roster.

Quartz Hill Records’ roster includes Joe Nichols, Runaway June, and 2 Lane Summer. Stone Country Records’ roster includes Annie Bosko, Ben Gallaher, Spencer Hatcher, and Lakelin Lemmings. The BSB Management roster includes each of these artists.

Bowers joined Brown Sellers Brown in 2025 as director of artist management and A&R support. Bowers launched his career as an artist signed to Benny Brown’s Stoney Creek Records, prior to transitioning into a role as a songwriter and producer, writing songs for Keith Urban (“Boy Gets a Truck”), Montgomery Gentry (“Folks Like Us”) and more. He also wrote songs recorded by Jimmie Allen (“Freedom Was a Highway”) and Matt Stell (“Prayed For You”). In 2013, he co-founded the publishing and management company Wide Open Music, which had success with songs including Brett Young’s “In Case You Didn’t Know,” as well as Parmalee’s “Close Your Eyes,” with the management division repping clients including Allen, Stell and George Birge. Bowers previously joined RECORDS Nashville in 2020 to lead its Nashville office. Bowers was named to Billboard’s Country Power Players list in 2022.

Brown Sellers Brown was founded in 2020 by country music exec Benny Brown alongside principal partner, chart-topping songwriter Jason Sellers and managing partner Paul Brown, Esq. Each remains an active part of the music group operations.

“I’m incredibly excited to step into the role of Executive Vice President at Quartz Hill Music Group,” Bowers said in a statement. “This new season of rebranding and restructuring marks a new chapter for the company, and I’m honored to help lead the charge. We have some of the most talented and inspiring artists in the industry, and it’s a privilege to support their creative journeys. Above all, I see this role as a chance to serve Jesus through leadership—using every connection, and opportunity as a way to reflect His purpose for me in the music industry.”

“Since I first signed Ash to Stoney Creek Records back in the early 2000’s, I knew that he was going to have a big impact on the Nashville music community,” company founder/president Benny Brown said in a statement. “All these years later, Ash has been proving me right all along! Jason, Paul and I are very excited to have Ash join our family. I always knew Ash was a person of strong faith. I’ve always had a lot of trust in Ash and in his ability to lead our team in the right direction as we continue to grow and expand our reach.”

As part of the rebranding, the email addresses for several members of the executive and label services teams have been changed. Those updated emails include: