K-pop sextet P1Harmony just wrapped up their P1ustage H : UTOP1A tour and member Jongseob tells Billboard that the nearly two-month North American run of dates went by “very fast,” while also saying that it felt “very short.”

The group comprised of Jongseob, Theo, Soul, Jiung, Intak and Keeho kicked off the run of dates on May 14 in Houston and hit Dallas, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C, Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, New York (as part of Governors Ball) and Oakland before wrapping up on June 16 in Los Angeles.

They, of course, took advantage of their time in the U.S., with Keeho saying that on off days he loves to soak up as much culture as he can. “I love to go out. I love to be really immersed in the city I’m in,” he said of his days-off activities. “I like to try out food, go shopping and see sites.” In Miami, he says he went out to Miami Beach and got dinner by himself, gently ribbing his bandmates for not answering his text request to join him on his adventures.

He also recalls that in Nashville — where the group played at the Grand Ole Opry — he and Intak were at a mall and they spotted five or six fans who recognized them and were wearing their merch. “We love see our fans out in the wild,” he says. “They’re all super nice and respectful.”

Though they’re a bit tired from the travel, Jiung says that they are ready and excited to hit the ground when they return to Seoul this week. “We have a lot of festivals and we’re always preparing the new album or new songs, new performances,” he says.

The group say they were overjoyed by their chance to play the Governors Ball in New York, with Intak saying in Korean that it was “an honor to see new artists perform and show them our performance at the same time, which is an opportunity that doesn’t come very often.” Keeho added he loved seeing sets by artists they respect and are inspired by, including SZA and Don Toliver.

They also discussed their upcoming second visit to K-CON in Los Angeles (July 26-28), with Keeho getting geeked for the 360 performance stage at Crypto Arena in which they are surrounded by their fans. “It’s alway so cool to perform because you can see everyone everywhere,” he says. “Coming back as even more refined and better artists than before and being able to show the audience how much we improved.” P1HARMONY released their full-length debut, Killin’ It, in February.

In addition, the group touched on being “nervous and honored” to throw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game, with Keeho revealing that Theo had never thrown a baseball before and was up all night beforehand searching YouTube for how-to videos on pitching. Check out the video above to find out what the group thought of their first visit to the ACM Awards — where they got to meet one of their favorites, Post Malone, and take a pic with the singer — as well as how they feel about making social content with fellow K-pop idols TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Zerobaseone.

Throughout her career, R&B star Kehlani has spoken up about her identity time and time again. But in a new set of videos posted to her TikTok on Sunday (June 30), the “After Hours” singer shut down anyone who still hasn’t gotten the memo.

In the first clip, the singer spoke about the importance of prioritizing female voices in her life in order to find happiness. “I was bisexual my entire life, and then I came out as a lesbian almost four years ago now,” she said. “But when I realized, recently actually, all of the f–king elevation in my life that has come from de-centering men in every f–king area of it … when I prioritized women and also just centered myself and women? When all the bad b—hes decide what planet we’re going to after we f–k this one, invite me, because I will thrive.”

While most fans in the comments section were supportive, a few began questioning the star’s sincerity, saying that she’d been in multiple relationships with men. So Kehlani made a second video responding to the claims, clapping back at those attempting to invalidate her sexuality.

“Bringing up the fact that I had a child, or bringing up ex-boyfriends from four years ago or before, bringing up situations from when I was 20? I’m 29. I will be 30 next year,” she said. “I don’t know why there’s this inability to fathom that I’m a raging lesbian.”

She continued, adding that her identity as a lesbian naturally bleeds into her artistry. “And yes, my music is gay! Who I perform to and for is the gays,” she said. “And if you’re stuck in the past, it’s between you and your god. If you’re a man still bringing up my ex-boyfriends, just say you want to f–k ’em.”

In a since-deleted TikTok from April 2021, Kehlani let her fans know that she identified as “gay, gay, gay, gay, gay,” adding that it seemed everyone in her life seemed to know already. “When I want to have these heart-to-hearts with my family and my friends, and I’m like, ‘Guys, I finally know that I’m like gay gay,’ and they’re like, ‘We know, duh,’” she said. “I want you to fall on the floor and be like, ‘Congratulations, we had no idea!’”

Kehlani recently debuted her fourth studio album Crash, which officially debuts at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 dated July 6. The album’s lead single “After Hours,” meanwhile, reaches a new high of No. 72 on this week’s Hot 100, just two slots under Jordan Adetunji’s viral single titled “Kehlani.”

Check out Kehlani’s TikTok videos below:

Shady’s back, tell a friend! Eminem unveiled the second single from his upcoming album on Tuesday (July 2), and for “Tobey,” he tapped fellow Detroit natives Big Sean and Babytron as the featured artists. The song’s corresponding music video is set to arrive on Friday (July 5).

“Tobey” marks Em’s first collab with Babytron and fourth with Big Sean following their team-up in 2017 on I Decided’s “No Favors,” Detroit 2‘s “Friday Night Cypher” and ShadyXV‘s “Detroit Vs. Everybody.”

Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) will serve as his 12th studio album and is slated to arrive on July 12. (The release date was announced the night before the arrival of “Tobey,” via a horror-themed trailer.) The album follows 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 to give Eminem his historic 10th consecutive leader. He kicked off the highly anticipated album rollout for The Death of Slim Shady with his nostalgic “Houdini” single, which gave Em his highest charting track of the decade when it debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100.

Em originally announced plans for the album shortly after his appearance at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. He teased his own version of an Unsolved Mysteries episode featuring a cameo from 50 Cent. However, it was actually Dr. Dre who revealed the details about Eminem’s upcoming album during a late-night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in March.

Stream “Tobey,” featuring Big Sean and Babytron, below.

In May, Jason Aldean took the stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards to honor the legacy of the late singer-songwriter Toby Keith with a version of Keith’s breakthrough hit “Should’ve Been a Cowboy.” Keith died in February at age 62, following a battle with stomach cancer. During a Monday (July 1) interview on The Bobby Bones Show, Aldean opened up about his tribute performance.

iHeartRadio personality Bobby Bones noted, “A lot of us knew Toby [Keith] in different ways, and you had a relationship with Toby. Do you want to actually be feeling [the sadness over his loss]? Or do you want to not feel it so you can pull off a performance?”

Aldean replied, “Yeah, I think it was a little bit more of that. I felt like Toby deserved a great tribute for the career he had. I knew it was going to be a big night for his family and people that were going to be out there. To be honest, I just didn’t want to mess it up. I wanted to go out and give him a send off that he deserved.” During the ACM Awards, Aldean sat on a stool and was flanked by two additional guitar players as he offered up an earnest, slowed down version of the Keith hit.

“Especially with us kind of changing the song up, you just don’t know how people are going to take that. You know what I mean?” Aldean said. “If they’re going to like it, not like it, or whatever. So for us, it was trying to do something cool and different and something to honor him and his family. His wife texted me that night after the show, which was really the icing on the cake for me if [she] approved, I’m cool.”

Following the performance, Keith’s family publicly praised Aldean’s performance, posting on Keith’s official X account, “The Covel family would like to thank Jason Aldean for the wonderfully touching performance at the ACM Awards tonight. It was the perfect tribute to Toby Keith.”

Watch Aldean’s interview on The Bobby Bones Show below:

Tixr, the fast-growing primary ticketing and live event commerce company, today announced the official opening of its London office and strategic expansion into continental Europe. Industry veteran Stephanie Rosa has been appointed to serve as managing director of the London outpost, leading a new handpicked local team to build upon the company’s already robust roster of partners in the region.

The move marks the California-based company’s latest international launch, following the expansion of its operations into Canada, announced in March. Tixr’s recent client partnerships in Europe include Space Ibiza, Eden Nightclub in Ibiza, British digital radio station Kisstory, F.A.T. International, RuPaul’s Dragcon, Dreamhack, Uptown Festival, Dublin ComicCon, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Egg London, E1 Series, Brockwell Live, Aramco Team Series, and London’s popular brewery Signature Brew.

Most recently, Tixr partnered with Forbidden Forest Festival which took place earlier this month. Nestled in hundreds of acres of lush forest on the grounds of the stunning Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, Forbidden Forest brings together 20,000 over three nights to celebrate music, nature and dance. Tickets for next year’s fest, the first to be handled under the new Tixr deal, go on sale to the general public later this year.

“There’s no modern platform more capable of servicing such a wide array of complex events, and the opportunities in the region are immense,” said Rosa. “The fantastic regional team we’ve built is honoured to partner with iconic sell-out festivals like Forbidden Forest that value design, innovation, and share in our mission to deliver the best fan experience possible, starting with the ticket.”

Before relocating to London for her newly created role, Rosa served as Tixr’s director of partnerships and sales operations. She came to Tixr from UK-based Festicket, which was acquired by Lyte in 2022, where she served as vp of sales in North America. 

“Each year we set out to deliver extraordinary customer experiences”, said Laura Ball, marketing director at Forbidden Forest Festival. “When we selected Tixr as our trusted ticketing partner for 2025 and beyond, we knew each year we could collaborate to further raise the bar and deliver a best-in-class experience for our Forbidden Forest customers.”

Tixr already services events in 10 European countries and exclusively powers more than 500 of the most respected live entertainment brands in 40 countries. Since its inception, Tixr has processed nearly $2 billion in transactions through its highly visual, modern, unified commerce platform built for sales beyond admission tickets.

Tixr’s new London office is located at London Bridge.