Robbie Williams will play stadiums when his BRITPOP World Tour swings into Australia and New Zealand later this year.

The superstar British pop singer will perform some of his biggest Australasian concerts ever, and visit cities for the first time, on his seven-city trek, announced Wednesday, March 18.

The jaunt will get underway Saturday, Nov. 7 at Adelaide Oval, then drops by Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, Sydney’s Accor Stadium, Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium, and Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, then wraps with shows on New Zealand’s North Island (Eden Park, Auckland) and South Island ​(Christchurch’s One New Zealand Stadium).

When Robbie completes his tour of these parts in Christchurch, on Nov. 28, he’ll become the first international artist to perform at the city’s new venue.

“Australia and New Zealand have always had a very special place in my heart. Ever since my first solo tours, you have welcomed me with open arms and made me feel at home,” the former Take That singer says in a statement. “I’m beyond excited to be coming back this November for the BRITPOP World Tour. Can’t wait to see you all there.”

As the itinerary stands, Perth residents are unlucky to miss out.

Michael Chugg’s​ Chugg Entertainment and the concert promoter’s partner Frontier Touring are producing the trek, which follows Williams’ A Day On The Green run three years ago, in November 2023, part of his XXV anniversary tour. More recently, he was in these parts to headline the 2025 New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Sydney Opera House.

Although Robbie can comfortably get his shopping done in the United States without being mobbed, he’s a megastar in the U.K. and Europe, and around the globe. According to the Official Charts Company, Robbie boasts has six of the top 100 best-selling albums in British recorded music history, with 16 U.K. No. 1 albums as a solo artist — breaking the tie with the Beatles, for the most leader of all time. He also owns 18 Brit  Awards, more than any other artist.

A surprise release in January, Williams’ BRITPOP album is a tip of the hat to the ‘90s Britpop era, featuring collaborations with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Supergrass’ Gaz Coombes, Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi, Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy and Take That co-founder Gary Barlow. In no surprise to anyone, the album went straight to No. 1 in the U.K.

Labrinth is posting to Instagram again, and he’s still not happy. In a new Notes app post shared to the platform on Tuesday (March 17), the “All for Us” singer aired his grievances with the music industry as a whole.

“WE HOVER AROUND BIG STARS HOPING TO BE IN THEIR PLACE ONE DAY LIKE SNAKES,” Labrinth begins in all caps. “WAITING TO EAT THEIR OWNERS.”

The singer continues by saying that hopeful artists who enter the music industry are turned into “wolves of Wall Street” and that creatives in the business will discard meaningful relationships with one another in favor of bigger opportunities.

Labrinth then asks a pointed question of the industry: “WHO THE F— SAID THIS IS NORMAL OR OK TO TURN WHAT I CALL GODS NOISE (our music) INTO BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS?”

He closes his post out with a simple phrase “I DONT SUBSCRIBE.”

In the caption, Labrinth expresses the desire to have “meaningful interactions” and not wanting to use or be used by anyone. “Fake ain’t a good business plan,” he writes.

While Labrinth may not subscribe to how the music business treats artists, or how musicians treat others, several artists are subscribing to his philosophy. Within an hour of the post going up, Labrinth received support from other people in his industry and related ones.

Singer India.Arie responded with “We have all felt this! I really feel you,” while former Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui commented three speaking head emojis.

“I genuinely think about this every day,” commented Dove Cameron. Fans of the artist also responded with praise, asking Labrinth who wronged him and letting him know they stand with and love him.

This is not the first time in the last week Labrinth has taken to Instagram to express his feelings on the industry. On Friday, the singer slammed his record label and HBO series Euphoria in a similar text post. The now-deleted post read, “I’M DONE WITH THIS INDUSTRY / F–K COLUMBIA / DOUBLE F–K EUPHORIA / I’M OUT.”

It’s unclear what led to either of Labrinth’s Instagram posts. The British singer/producer released his fourth studio album Cosmic Opera: Act I in January — his second under Columbia, the Sony-owned label he’s been signed to since 2019. Labrinth has worked as the lead score producer for Euphoria since the show’s beginning, also in 2019. Season 3 of the drama is set to premiere April 12 and Labrinth recently shared another now-deleted post where he potentially teased his score for the new season.

Prior to Euphoria and Columbia, Labrinth was signed to Simon Cowell’s record label Syco, with whom he delivered two albums. Since his debut in 2010, Labrinth has had seven songs hit the Billboard Hot 100, including one featuring Euphoria star Zendaya.

At the time of publication, Labrinth’s latest Instagram post is still up and can be viewed below.

The composer and performer of the iconic opening Zulu chant in “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King is suing a comedian over a viral podcast comment about the song.

The lawsuit, filed on Monday (March 16) by South African composer and singer Lebo M, stems from Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi’s appearance last month on the podcast One54 Africa. In a now-viral clip, Jonasi said the famous “The Circle of Life” chant, “Nants’ingonyama bagithi Baba,” translates in English to “Look, there’s a lion. Oh my god.”

Lebo M (full name Lebohang Morake) wrote this chant and performed it in both the 1994 original The Lion King movie and its 2019 remake. Lebo M alleges in the Monday lawsuit that the chant is a form of royal praise poetry that relies on metaphors, and its true translation is, “All hail the king, we all bow in the presence of the king.”

“Jonasi’s reduction to ‘Look, there’s a lion. Oh my god’ is not a simplified translation — it is a fabricated, trivializing distortion, meant as a sick joke for unlawful self-profit and destruction of the imaginative and artistic work of Lebo M,” reads the legal complaint.

The lawsuit demands a whopping $27 million in damages from Jonasi for defamation, libel and business interference that could affect Lebo M’s longtime collaborative relationship with Disney. Lebo M says he “now fears for his life due to Xenophobic comments,” and he claims he’s been “confronted and bombarded” with comments about the podcast clip while on tour with Hans Zimmer in Europe.

Lebo M’s claims face tough odds, as the First Amendment broadly shields comedy from legal scrutiny and liability for defamation. Lebo M’s lawyer attempts to get around free speech protections by arguing that Jonasi “did not frame this as a joke in delivery.”

“Defendant presented it as factual knowledge with misguided authenticity to increase exposure and mockery of Lebo M’s creative masterpiece,” writes attorney Michael Younge.

The lawsuit marks an escalation in a back-and-forth that’s been taking place on social media between Lebo M and Jonasi since the podcast clip went viral. Lebo M stated in a March 4 video on Instagram that he’d messaged Jonasi about his concerns, but the comedian brushed him off and said he’d been doing the same joke for eight years and did not plan to stop.

“It’s rather painful to see an ignorant wannabe comedian promote ignorance and it become so globally powerful,” said Lebo M in the video. “I did try to engage this young man, and he was so arrogant.”

Jonasi responded with an Instagram video of his own on March 14, saying he was initially receptive to Lebo M’s messages and had hoped they could create a collaborative video clarifying the situation — but that he shut down the conversation after the composer called him “self-hating.”

“I realized that I’m not having a conversation with somebody that actually wants to do that,” said Jonasi in his video. “This person is literally not attacking the joke, but my character.”

A rep for Jonasi did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday (March 17).

Peter Frampton is showing fans the way to his next musical era, announcing Tuesday (March 17) that he’ll be dropping his first album of original music in 16 years in May.

Titled Carry the Light, the LP will arrive May 15 and features a number of star collaborators. The first single, “Buried Treasure” — a tribute song in honor of Tom Petty — dropped on the day of the album announcement.

In a post on Instagram, the rocker wrote, “This record is a very special one for me. I got to write and produce it with my son Julian, as well as work with some wonderful friends along the way.’

Among the featured artists are Sheryl Crow, who sings with Frampton on “Breaking the Mold,” and H.E.R., who plays guitar alongside the Humble Pie alum on “Islamorada.” Tom Morello fittingly appears on a track titled “Lions at the Gate,” which is described as a “protest song” in a release.

Also on the record are Graham Nash on “I’m Sorry Elle,” Benmont Tench on “Buried Treasure” and saxophonist Bill Evans on “Can You Take Me There” and “Tinderbox.”

Frampton’s last proper album, Thank You Mr. Churchill, dropped in 2010 and appeared on the Billboard 200, on which the guitarist has scored 14 entries total. His 1976 live album, Frampton Comes Alive, spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the chart.

The new project will also mark his first full-length since being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. He was also present at the induction ceremony the year prior, playing alongside Class of 2023 member Crow during her performance that night — which also saw Morello accepting an induction on behalf of Rage Against the Machine.

“[Sheryl] stirred the pot big-time and made people aware — including some of the board members, I think,” Frampton told Billboard in 2024 of crediting Crow with his nomination to the Rock Hall. “They thought I was already in.”

See Frampton’s announcement and listen to “Buried Treasure” below.

Turns out not everyone is excited for the upcoming Pussycat Dolls reunion.

Earlier this month, the iconic girl group announced that they will be reuniting for a 53-date tour across the U.K., Europe and North America. Alongside the tour announcement, the Pussycat Dolls also released a new single, “Club Song.”

The 2026 return of the Pussycat Dolls follows a 2019 reunion tour which saw the band, which started as a group of six, reunite as a five-piece. This time around the Pussycat Dolls are down to just three of its members: Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts.

While fans of the group are ready to see the 2000s legends hit the stage again, some key figures in the group’s history do not feel the same.

On Tuesday (March 17), original Pussycat Dolls member Carmit Bachar alleged in an Instagram post that she was not invited to participate in the upcoming Pussycat Dolls reunion tour. In a long caption attached to two photos of herself, Bachar detailed her experience learning about the upcoming reunion tour.

“In light of recent developments, I feel it is important to speak honestly and respectfully,” wrote Bachar. “I was not contacted regarding the group’s decision to move forward, and I learned of these plans at the same time as the public.”

Bachar continued to say that she wishes she were directly contacted regarding the reunion “given [her] history with the brand” and that this is “disappointing on a personal level.”

Despite her disappointment, Bachar says she is still proud of her work with Pussycat Dolls (the group scored four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100) and that time in her life will always be meaningful to her. She even started her statement by expressing gratitude for the fans worldwide, with a particular shoutout to the LGBTQ+ community

Although she is speaking publicly on the manner, Bachar said she does not intend to start any drama.

“My intention in sharing this is not to create division, but to honor the truth and the fans who have supported us throughout the years,” she explains. “Transparency and respect are values I hold deeply.”

Going forward, Bachar said she is focusing on her well-being and will be sharing new projects, such as new music and an “exciting collaboration with a television and music industry icon.”

Billboard has reached out to representatives for the Pussycat Dolls for comment.