Alerting all Kehlani fans! The two-time Grammy winner is finally announcing the release of her highly anticipated new album. The self-titled Kehlani, the singer/songwriter’s fifth studio album, will arrive April 24. The upcoming album follows their last release, 2024’s Crash.

Citing the R&B star’s emotive vocals, insightful storytelling and genre-bending sound, the announcement notes the self-titled project “presents Kehlani fully in her element — raw, reflective and unapologetically herself.”

Kehlani’s arrival follows in the wake of a whirlwind 2025 for the artist, thanks to their global R&B/pop crossover anthem “Folded.” The seven-time Grammy nominee won their first two golden gramophones at the 68th annual ceremony in February: best R&B performance and best R&B song for “Folded.” And on April 29, Kehlani will be presented with the Impact Award at Billboard Women in Music 2026. They will also do a special performance at the event as well.

Kehlani has achieved several other career milestones as well by way of “Folded.” Peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, the single marked Kehlani’s first top 10 on that chart. The song also scored No. 1 on three other Billboard charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay. “Folded” additionally spurred the release of the “Folded Homage Pack” that featured remixes by R&B stars Toni Braxton, Brandy, JoJo, Mario, Ne-Yo and Tank. The song has since amassed more than 800 million global streams and peaked at No. 22 on Billboard’s Global 200.

Kehlani also released a second single last year, “Out the Window.” It reached the top 10 of the Rhythmic Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.

Additional details about Kehlani will be unveiled soon.

Gracie Abrams and actor Paul Mescal made their second red carpet appearance as a couple at Sunday night’s (March 15) 98th annual Academy Awards and they could not have done it in more glamorous fashion.

Abrams celebrated the occasion with a photo post on Monday night (March 16) that opened with a romantic selfie of Mescal (Hamnet), 30, laying a kiss on her cheek while standing behind the 26-year-old singer as she smiled, holding her phone in one hand and a glass of champagne in the other while wearing a two-piece, midriff-baring outfit. The caption said it all: “Love love love.”

The other shots in the roll captured Abrams walking the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood wearing the sequined Chanel two-piece outfit with a long gauzy scarf, as well as the couple posing together on the carpet. Abrams also included a close-up look at the outfit she changed into later that night for the annual star-studded Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where she wore a black and silver beaded gown with a plunging neckline and shimmery beads in a spider web pattern.

Abrams also included a funny shot at the end where the couple are freaking out in the background as Mescal’s Hamnet costar, Jessie Buckley, hears that she has won the best actress Oscar for her heartbreaking role as Agnes, William Shakespeare’s grief-stricken wife.

Though Mescal and Abrams were first reported to be a couple in 2024 when they were photographed grabbing dinner in London, they have kept their relationship relatively under the radar until recently. Last month, Abrams made a rare public comment about Mescal when she celebrated his 30th birthday with a post in which they smiled cheek to cheek and lips to lips.

That photo carousel included snaps of the couple kissing, enjoying a baseball game and staring deeply into each other’s eyes. The post was a dual tribute to both Mescal and Abrams’ childhood bestie, Clementine, with a caption reading, “Clemmy❤️ My whole heart!!!!!!!!! I love February 2… Happy birthday❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I love you both more than words could ever describe. Thank you for making everything better.”

The pair made their official red carpet debut a few weeks later at the 2026 BAFTA Awards in London on Feb. 22.

Mescal is currently preparing for his role as a young Paul McCartney in director Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-part Beatles biopic project, The Beatles — a Four-Film Cinematic Event, due out in April 2028. Abrams, daughter of director J.J. Abrams, is about to make her acting debut in A24’s upcoming movie Please, directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies).

After returning home from the Winter Olympics in Milan, Snoop Dogg will bring the sizzle to the Las Vegas Strip, where he’ll perform at the grand opening of the Tailgate Beach Club at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on May 16.

Brought to life by Clique Hospitality, every day is gameday at the Tailgate Beach Club. The sports-centric dayclub brings Sin City’s premium hospitality experience tailored to the diehard fan.

“Vegas knows how to throw a party, and Tailgate Beach Club sounds like it’s bringing a whole new vibe to the Strip,” Snoop relays to Billboard. “I’m excited to come out, rock with the crowd and help get things started.”

The state-of-the-art venue includes three heated pools and 125 feet of LED screens for 360-degree big game viewing, surrounded by upscale bungalows and cabanas to keep cool in the desert.

“We couldn’t think of a better person to help us open the doors than Snoop Dogg. He’s a true lover of sports and embodies the kind of laid-back, high-energy vibe Tailgate Beach Club is bringing to the Las Vegas Strip” said Andy Masi, founder of Clique Hospitality, in a statement. “Snoop knows how to bring people together to have fun, celebrate and enjoy the moment, and that is exactly the tone we want to set from day one.”

The Tailgate Beach Club will be open from Thursday at 11 a.m. PT to Sunday, and won’t close until the final buzzer sounds, while extended hours will be accommodated for primetime matchups. There will be plenty of entertainment options for frequenters, who will be able to play PlayStation, beer pong, foosball and ping pong games.

“Tailgate Beach Club is an exciting addition to Mandalay Bay and another way we continue to evolve our guests’ resort experience,” said Ben Kott, Mandalay Bay’s SVP and general manager. “This concept blends the excitement of live sporting events with the atmosphere of a Las Vegas dayclub, delivering a unique way for fans to gather, celebrate and experience the energy of The Strip.”

Snoop has lived at the intersection of sports, music and entertainment in pop culture, so it’s only fitting he brings his array of West Coast anthems to the Tailgate Beach Club stage — which sits steps away from Allegiant Stadium — on May 16 for a summer kickoff in the midst of the NBA and NHL Playoffs.

Check out a trailer of what’s to come with the Tailgate Beach Club below.

At this point, award-show viewers are pretty used to seeing people’s acceptance speeches get cut for time. But at the Oscars on Sunday (March 15), the songwriters behind KPop Demon Hunters hit “Golden” were interrupted so abruptly during their historic win, the ceremony was widely criticized for making the production call, which Walt Disney Television executive vp Rob Mills has now addressed.

In an interview with Variety published one day after Hollywood’s biggest night, Mills — one of the producers for the Oscars — said that the harsh cutoff during the best original song presentation has inspired his team to rethink their approach for next year. “One thing, as we post mortem for next year, will be to look at how we’re handling speeches,” he began.

“You win the Oscar, you know you go on stage, it could be one person, it could be five or six,” Mills continued. “Immediately you’ll see the sort of allotted time we have for them. Do we need to look at it and say, ‘OK, designate one person to speak.’ Maybe you continue it backstage, and we have a feed on social or something like that. We look at everything and figure out what is the most elegant solution, because it is difficult, especially when you’re cutting somebody off, and it’s their one moment.”

He added, “I don’t know what the most elegant solution is, but it’s obviously something we should look really, really long and hard at.”

At Sunday’s ceremony, “Golden” beat out nominated songs from Sinners, Viva Verdi!, Train Dreams and Diane Warren: Relentless. After the Billboard Hot 100-topping smash’s writers accepted their trophy, only EJAE — who also provided the singing vocals for KPop Demon Hunters character Rumi — got the chance to deliver her remarks in full.

“Thank you so much to the academy for this insane award,” she said. “Growing up, people made fun of me for liking K-pop, but now everyone’s singing our song and all the Korean lyrics. I’m so proud. And I realized, the song, this award is not about success. It’s about resilience.”

Then, when cowriter Yu-Han Lee stepped up to say his thanks, he got through a few words before the Oscars’ live orchestra started playing over him. EJAE and the other songwriters were visibly upset and appeared to try to wave at the production team to stop, but they were ushered backstage, where they did eventually get to finish their speeches.

Nevertheless, KPop Demon Hunters‘ win marks a historic moment all around. “Golden” is now the first K-pop song to win an Oscar, adding to the long list of accolades the smash Netflix film has notched since its premiere last summer.

Another historic award the film will soon take home is Billboard‘s Woman of the Year, which, for the first time ever, will be presented as Women of the Year. EJAE and her fellow HUNTR/X vocalists, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI, will share the coveted prize following the Billboard Women in Music Awards in April.