Noah Kahan sits down with Billboard’s Co-Chief Content Officer Jason Lipshutz and documentary director Nick Sweeney at SXSW 2026 to discuss his deeply personal Netflix documentary ‘Out of Body,’ opening up about family, mental health, and the vulnerable process of letting cameras into his most intimate moments.
As insightful interviews and industry conversations took place inside, a handful of emerging artists hit the outdoor Mohawk stage at Billboard House @ SXSW.
It was a hip-hop and R&B-themed day one to kick things off on Friday afternoon (March 13) in Austin, as Dizzy Fae took the stage shortly after noon CT following DJ Cortez’s set to warm up the crowd.
The Minnesota native’s luscious vocals had the audience in a trance with her SWV cover of “You’re Always on My Mind.” She dipped into various avenues of her discography with emotional ballads like “Try,” “Magnify,” “I Can’t Lend You My Heart,” and her newest track, “Cupid’s Call,” which she bills as a “rediscovery of self-love.”
Alicia Creti is a vocal powerhouse and her candid ballads stole the show at Billboard House. She introduced a pack of new fans to the carnal desires of the weighty “Strange,” which found the Montreal native grappling with love. Creti also welcomed Mohawk attendees to the world surrounding her potent MINDFIELDS project, which arrived earlier in March.
Kairo Keyz brought his frenetic energy across the pond to SXSW. The British rapper turned the crowd up with his “Went Up” anthem and a handful of bustling tracks before passing the baton to Babyfxce E, who closed the showcase. The Michigan resident continued to build on the momentum from his 2026 Da Realest album, while solidifying himself as next up on the Flint scene.
Up-and-coming Latin artists took center stage at Billboard House on Saturday (March 14), while Sunday (March 15) saw a mix of talent highlighted by Infinity Song’s Momo Boyd, who performed an unreleased track titled “Cold Hands” for the crowd.
Hollywood’s biggest night arrived on Sunday (March 15), and not only were Tinseltown’s A-list stars dressed in their finest and most stylish for the 2026 Oscars, but so were the musicians being honored for their work in film over the past year.
Among them were the singing voices behind HUNTR/X — EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — who delivered the glorious vocals behind KPop Demon Hunters‘ Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Golden.” The three women are set to perform the song from Netflix’s animated film during the telecast. The Oscars coproducers revealed ahead of the show that their performance would incorporate Korean instruments and dance to celebrate the folklore and culture of the film. KPop Demon Hunters is nominated not only for best original song with “Golden,” but also best animated film.
The other best song performance of the night will be by Sinners‘ Michael Caton and Raphael Saadiq, with “I Lied to You.” The film helmed by Ryan Coogler earned an impressive 16 nominations to become the most nominated movie in Oscar history.
Other musicians on the Oscars red carpet include Diane Warren, who is up for “Dear Me.” This is her ninth year in a row to be nominated, and the first musician to achieve this feat. Auli’i Cravalho as well as Brandi Carlile showed off their style as they arrived.
The 98th Annual Academy Awards are held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, with Conan O’Brien as the host for the second year in a row. The show kicks off live at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and streams on Hulu.
With Hollywood’s biggest night around the corner, parties popped up across Los Angeles all weekend long. At the Sun Rose Hotel in West Hollywood on Friday night (March 13), a particularly special celebration was being held.
Hosted by HarbourView Equity Partners and musical director Adam Blackstone, Las’ Set: Legacy Experience brought together some of the biggest names in R&B and soul to celebrate the life and legacy of the late, great Quincy Jones.
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“[Jones] didn’t just create hits, he created moments that move culture. And at HarborView, we often speak about stewardship, because those of us who work at the intersection of music, story and legacy understand something clearly,” said Sherrese Clarke, founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners, to open up the night. “Great work is never merely an asset. It’s history, it’s identity, it’s the living memory of a people. Quincy’s catalog carries all of that and the weight of it demands reverence.”
An intimate pre-Oscars party, Las’ Set invited a star-studded lineup of Jones’ co-collaborators, mentees and artists inspired by his work to the stage to perform hits from the legend’s extensive catalog.
At the top of the show, Blackstone — who, alongside his band, backed an intergenerational cast of singers all night — welcomed the crowd to “Q’s Juke Joint.”
A range of Jones-written and produced tracks from “Killer Joe” to “Home” from The Wiz to, of course, a slew of Michael Jackson hits were performed throughout the evening. Performers included longtime Jones collaborator Terrace Martin, two-time Grammy winner Lucky Daye, “Man in the Mirror” co-writer Siedah Garrett and soul icon Lalah Hathaway. D Smoke made a surprise appearance and performed a freestyle dedicated to Jones over a sample of one of his tracks. 2026 Grammy Award winner Durand Bernarr closed the night with an electric performance of Rufus and Chaka Khan’s hit “Do You Love What You Feel” (No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 1979).
The stars on stage weren’t the only ones in the room on Friday night. Dr. Dre, Hit-Boy and Jimmy Jam were among the revelers in the audience. Actresses Jurnee Smollett and Natasha Lyonne, singer Estelle and film producer William Packer also made appearances. Also in the audience were members of Jones’ family, including Quincy Jones III (QD3) and Martina Jones, excited to celebrate their father’s legacy.
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2026 March Madness is almost here. Before 68 teams go head-to-head for the NABC National Championship Trophy, the tournament bracket must be filled out. Today (March 15), on Selection Sunday, the men’s team bracket reveal will air live on CBS at 6 p.m. ET, while the women’s will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know about streaming the college basketball special live online without cable.
The basketball games don’t start until March 17, but March Madness truly beings with Selection Sunday. The selection committee will reveal the full NCAA tournament bracket for both the men’s and women’s NCAA teams. On the men’s side, Duke, Michigan, Arizona and Florida are the are four clear-cut favorites and will most likely fill up the coveted No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
For the women’s teams, UConn has been a solo powerhouse all season with an undefeated record and is on an impressive 50-game win streak. If you’re looking to bet, the Huskies are massive -275 favorites, the shortest odds of any team heading into the tournament in years.
Want to watch Selection Sunday? We’ve created a streaming guide to watch the NCAA March Madness special live online and for free.
If you don’t have cable, there are still plenty of ways to watch CBS and ESPN online. Fans can take advantage of multiple streaming services that offer free trials, so you can watch the college championship game today without paying a dime. Signing up to streamers like DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and Fubo, you can get right into the action.
DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial, which will let you watch CBS, ESPN and more for free. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is included in all of the streaming packages. In addition to unlimited DVR storage, you’ll get access to local channels and the ability to stream on as many devices as you want.
If you are already a subscriber, just log on and start watching. For those looking to sign up, Paramount+ offers an affordable Essential plan for $8.99 per month, which will give you access to the March Madness Selection Sunday special alongside tens of thousands of episodes and movies, including exclusive and original content, as well as NFL on CBS, UEFA Champions League and 24/7 live news on CBS News.
If you want to go ad-free, you can subscribe to Paramount+ Premium for $13.99 per month and you’ll not only receive access to Showtime’s exclusive and original programs, but your local CBS station, additional live sports and the ability to download content to watch on-the-go.
Paramount+ doesn’t offer a free trial, but there is a slight workaround to subscribe to the platform for free this weekend. Right now, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial for Walmart+, which includes Paramount+ as one of its streaming perks.
With prices starting at just $4.99 for a day pass, Sling TV includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN 3 (for ABC simulcast) with its Sling Orange and Sling Orange + Blue packages — which features dozens of channels that can be streamed on up to three devices at the same time. Sling Orange + Blue features FS1 and the NFL Network, too.
Please note: Sling TV’s pricing and channel availability depends on your local TV market.
Fubo is another great option you can take advantage of to watch ESPN and CBS online. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial that’ll give you access to ESPN free and more than 240 live TV channels. The service offers a promo that’ll get you up to $30 off the first month, which can get you access to ESPN and more for as low as $54.99 (reg. $84.99 per month).
For the most content options, Hulu + Live TV gives you access to the entire Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels — including ESPN and CBS for just $82.99 per month.
And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.
ESPN Unlimited is the official streaming platform for ESPN, and a subscription includes instant access to games and more exclusive content for $29.99 per month. You can save almost 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $299.99 per year. There is no free ESPN Unlimited trial, but it does include exclusive on-demand videos and access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider.
In addition to live sports, ESPN Unlimited has original shows to stream on-demand, plus game recaps and analysis, a shorter version of NFL Primetime and full replays of historic NFL matchups.
To expand your savings and content offerings, currently, you can bundle ESPN Unlimited with Hulu and Disney+ for a single monthly price of just $29.99 per month for all three services for 12 months of streaming.
Singers Corinne Bailey Rae and Ravyn Lenae joined Billboard‘s Delisa Shannon and Better Help’s Dr. Russell DuBois for the debut episode of Billboard‘s Like Minded series on Saturday afternoon (March 14) at the Billboard House @ SXSW.
Bailey Rae and Lenae discussed how they managed their mental health battles amid having success in different eras of music.
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The British singer’s breakthrough came in the mid-2000s with “Like a Star,” which led to Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut in 2006, and she’s celebrating 20 years of the LP for the rest of 2026.
Bailey Rae’s life was turned upside down as she went from performing at bars to arenas around the globe and meeting some of her heroes like Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder, while Prince pulled up to one of her early U.S. shows.
“It seems dreamlike in some ways,” Bailey Rae said. “It was a huge time of transformation. Coming from being in a band, where everybody who you knew in the audience was the full extent of the people who got to connect with the music to having a record where it just flew across the world and I had no idea who was connecting with it.”
Lenae’s breakthrough was a decade in the making, as “Love Me Not” reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2025. However, what most people didn’t see behind closed doors was the Chicago native attempting to grapple with her success and yearning for more while dealing with loneliness and isolation.
“What you don’t expect is the loneliness of it,” Lenae admitted. “I remember being on tour and I remember crying one day in my hotel room and being confused about why I’m crying because everything’s going so well. I haven’t seen my family, I haven’t spent time doing normal things I love to do, and from this point on I know my schedule’s gonna be cram-packed.”
Lenae revealed that she had gone to therapy, but she’s strayed away from visits to her therapist in recent months, although she has plans to go back.
Bailey Rae echoed a lot of the same sentiments as Lenae and championed her honesty. “The idea your life is changing and it will never change back. I wish somebody said to me that all these things are for a season. They’ll be a season where you’re the hottest thing on the planet. But guess what? It won’t last forever.”
Bailey Rae also dealt with tragedy in the midst of her upswing, as her husband Jason Rae passed away from an accidental overdose in 2008. She used the metaphor of her career being like a surfer’s and how you don’t need to catch every wave, while there are going to be plenty of highs and lows.
Look for more Like Minded episodes in the coming months from Billboard.
Harry Styles’ fourth solo studio album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated March 21) with 430,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending March 12, according to Luminate.
The set logs the biggest week for any album by units in five months, and also marks Styles’ fourth leader. All four of his solo albums — which also represent his total number of charting titles — have debuted at No. 1: his self-titled debut (in 2017), Fine Line (2019), Harry’s House (2022) and now Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
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Styles is only the second solo male artist to see their first four chart entries debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He follows DMX, who topped the list with his first five entries between 1998 and 2003 (It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot; Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood; …And Then There Was X; The Great Depression; Grand Champ). Styles is also the first solo artist to debut at No. 1 with their first four entries since Alicia Keys went four-for-four in 2001-07 (Songs in A Minor, The Diary of Alicia Keys, Unplugged and As I Am).
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new March 21, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on March 17. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.
Of Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’s 430,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, pure album sales comprise 291,000 (it debuts as Styles’ fourth No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 138,500 (equaling 140.31 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 12 songs, it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise about 500.
Styles notches the biggest week for any album by units earned since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl debuted at No. 1 with a record-shattering 4.002 million units on the Oct. 18, 2025-dated chart. Styles has the biggest week for any album by a solo male artist since Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem launched at No. 1 with 493,000 on the May 31, 2025 chart.
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’s first-week sales number was bolstered by its availability across multiple physical editions, including seven vinyl variants (inclusive of a deluxe boxed set containing an LP and branded merch), six CD variants (inclusive of four deluxe boxed sets containing a CD and branded merch) and a cassette. It was also available as a standard digital download. All versions of the album contain the same 12 songs. Styles’ sales week is the biggest for any album since Showgirl started with 3.48 million, and the biggest for a male solo artist since The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow debuted at No. 1 with 359,000 on the Feb. 15, 2025 chart.
Notably, vinyl purchases accounted for 186,000 of Styles’ first week — the biggest week for an album on vinyl by a male artist in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991). He beats his own record among male acts, set with his last album, 2022’s Harry’s House, when it bowed with 182,000 vinyl sales. Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. has the overall seventh-largest sales week for a vinyl album in the modern era — the six larger weeks were all logged by Swift titles. The biggest week for a vinyl set in the modern era was registered by the opening week of Showgirl, with 1.334 million.
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. was preceded by the single “Aperture,” which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart dated Feb. 7, marking Styles’ third No. 1. It has also reached the top 10 on both the Pop Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay charts and opened at No. 1 on the all-genre overall Streaming Songs chart (his second leader there).
In its second week on the Billboard 200, Bruno Mars’ The Romantic falls a spot to No. 2 with 80,000 equivalent album units earned (down 57%). Three more chart-toppers round out the top five, as Wallen’s I’m the Problem is steady at No. 3 (76,000, up 1%), Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS dips 2-4 (67,000, down 13%) and Don Toliver’s OCTANE slips 4-5 (60,000, down 9%).
Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving falls a spot to No. 6 with 58,000 equivalent album units earned (down 2%).
Four former No. 1s close out the top 10, as Megan Moroney’s Cloud 9 drops 6-7 (40,000 equivalent album units earned, down 27%), Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is up a spot to No. 8 (39,000, down 8%), Wallen’s One Thing at a Time jumps 14-9 (37,000, up 3%), and SZA’s SOS climbs 12-10 (36,000, down 2%).
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
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After a year of incredible movie watching, the 2026 Oscars are here. From Michael B. Jordan‘s captivating portrayal of twins in Sinners to Jessie Buckley’s powerful, heartbreaking performance in Hamnet, last year we all laughed, cried and sometimes left speechless by the magic of film making. At the 98th Academy Awards the world of cinema will come together at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate the best of the best. Here’s how you can stream the event online for free.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has already made history by setting a new record as the most-nominated film in Oscar history, with 16 nods. Trailing the epic vampire thriller, is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (13 nods), Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value (nine each) and Hamnet (eight). The breakout anime, KPop Demon Hunters is also nominated for five awards at the 2026 Oscars. Their standout song “Golden” alongside Sinner’s “I Lied to You” will be performed live during the Academy Awards. For the full list of nominations, see here.
Want to watch the 98th Academy Awards? We’ve compiled a guide of all the best streamers to watch the Oscars live without cable. See below.
If you don’t have cable, there are still plenty of ways to watch the 2026 Oscars online without cable. Fans can take advantage of multiple streaming services that offer free trials, so you can watch the awards ceremony today without paying a dime. Signing up to streamers like DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and Fubo you won’t miss any magical movie moments from the event.
DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial, which will let you watch ABC and more for free. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is included in all of the streaming packages. In addition to unlimited DVR storage, you’ll get access to local channels and the ability to stream on as many devices as you want.
Sling TV is offering new half off off their first month with any of its three packages. You can choose from: the Orange, Blue or Orange + Blue. However, ABC is only offered on the Blue package, but you can watch simulcasted games on ESPN3 (which is only offered on Sling’s Orange package). Rather than choose between the two, you can combine the two with the Orange + Blue package, which will give you access to more than 50 channels, DVR storage and the ability to stream on up to three devices.
Please note: Sling TV’s pricing and channel availability depends on your local TV market.
Fubo is another great option you can take advantage of to watch the 98th Academy Awards online for free. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial that’ll give you access to ABC for free and more than 240 live TV channels. The service offers a promo that’ll get you up to $30 off the first month, which can get you access to ABC, ESPN and more for as low as $54.99 (reg. $84.99 per month).
A subscription to Hulu + Live TV gets you more than 95 live TV channels, such as ABC, to watch live sports, TV series and specials whenever you want. You also get access to the entire Hulu on-demand library (including select ABC content available to watch the day after it airs). The streamer also offers a three-day free trial for new users.
And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.
Harry Styles brings his most iconic looks to the “everyday man” in a funny new sketch on Saturday Night Live.
Serving as both host and musical guest on the NBC sketch comedy show on March 14, the pop superstar appeared in a live skit titled “Harry for Him,” where he pitched a fictional men’s fashion line in partnership with Target.
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“For years I’ve been turning heads with my bold, confident style, and I’ve been approached by countless women who say, ‘My husband’s look is so boring. I wish he dressed more like you.’ Well now, he can,” Styles says at the start of the bit. “I’ve partnered with Target to recreate some of my extraordinary looks for the ordinary man — at a price he can afford. Harry for Him, by Harry Styles. I pulled these looks off, now you can too.”
From there, SNL cast members Ben Marshall, James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Mikey Day, Kam Patterson, Marcello Hernández and Kenan Thompson take turns modeling some of Styles’ most outrageous outfits over the years. Styles nails the daring outfits, but can everyday guys pull them off?
“I’m not convinced. When you see me in a side-by-side with Harry, the answer is definitely no,” says Marshall, visibly uncomfortable in the pop star’s checkered rainbow jumpsuit from the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Next, Johnson takes on Styles’ iconic 2019 Met Gala outfit, a frilly, sheer lace top paired with black pants and a dangling pearl earring.
“When Harry wore this, my wife said he looked like the embodiment of elegant masculinity,” the comedian says. “When I wore this, she said, ‘You look like a serial killer who’s wearing the clothes of a woman he killed.’”
Styles then steps in to reassure Johnson, telling him he looks “hot” and pointing out that the Harry for Him line also includes more casual pieces. One of these is the flamboyant sequin outfit the artist wore during a 2022 Coachella performance.
“When he wore this during an awards show, he received glowing reviews,” Dismukes adds while modeling the ensemble. “When I wore this to my 12-year-old son’s basketball game, the reviews were mixed. Some people told me I looked terrible, while others told me to go home and change.”
The sketch continues with more of Styles’ memorable outfits, including the Wizard of Oz-themed Dorothy costume he wore on stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden for Halloween in 2021.
Elsewhere in Saturday’s episode, Styles reflected on his time away from music in a funny opening monologue, then performed two songs from his fourth album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Watch Styles in SNL’s “Harry for Him” sketch below.
Oscar Sunday is here at long last. If you’ve been meaning to watch the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 10th annual “A Conversation With Oscar-Nominated Songwriters,” you have another week to catch it on the SHOF site. (It will be available to stream through March 23.)
All five nominated songs are represented on the Zoom session by their writers (or at least one of their writers). The session was co-moderated by Nile Rodgers, who serves as SHOF chairman, and SHOF board member Paul Williams, a SHOF Johnny Mercer Award honoree and 1977 Oscar winner for best original song for “Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born).” (At the time the session was taped, he was the only person on the call who had actually won a competitive Oscar.)
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The mutual respect among the nominated songwriters is heartening to see. As EJAE put it, “I’m so honored to be on the same screen as you guys. You guys are legends. I’ve learned so much from you guys.”
The best part of the session came at the end when Rodgers asked: “Can you share your best advice for aspiring music creators?”
After they each offered their best advice, Williams shared his take: “I wrote a commercial that I didn’t want to write. My partner [Roger Nichols] had to talk me into it, and I said, ‘I don’t want to write a bank commercial,’ and we wrote the song, and put everything we felt into it, and it was ‘We’ve Only Just Begun,’ which Karen Carpenter turned into a big, big song for us. [Editor’s Note: the Carpenters’ recording of the ballad reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 and brought Williams and Nichols a Grammy nomination for song of the year.]
Williams concluded, “My advice is: Put that word ‘authenticity’ at the front of your alphabet, because it’s your authentic selves that has brought the heart and the soul to the stories that you’re telling.”
Here are the responses by this year’s Oscar-nominated songwriters to the prompt, “Can you share your best advice for aspiring music creators?” Responses were lightly edited for clarity.
