Hilary Duff’s first album in more than a decade, luck… or something, debuts in the top 10 across four Billboard album charts (dated March 7), including Top Album Sales, where it bows at No. 2. It also hits the top 10 on Vinyl Albums (No. 2), the Billboard 200 (No. 3) and Indie Store Album Sales (No. 6).

Duff last debuted on Billboard’s rankings with an album in 2015 for her previous studio effort, Breathe In. Breathe Out., which reached the top five on Top Album Sales and the Billboard 200. On both Top Album Sales and the Billboard 200, luck marks Duff’s sixth top 10.

The new set was co-written by Duff, and was produced by her husband, Matthew Koma, with Brian Phillips. In June, Duff will head out on the road for a world tour, beginning on June 21 in West Palm Beach, FL. The trek will see the entertainer play shows in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico, for a tour that has dates lined up through Feb. 13, 2027 (in Mexico City).

Duff’s new release is one of five albums that arrive in the top 10 on Top Album Sales chart, where Megan Moroney’s Cloud 9 starts atop the list with her first leader and second top 10. Also debuting in the region: Mumford & Sons’ Prizefighter (No. 3, their seventh top 10), Baby Keem’s Ca$ino (No. 4, his second top 10 and highest-charting effort yet) and Phish’s New Year’s Eve 1993 / Live at Worchester Centrum (No. 10, their 11th top 10).

Meanwhile, as for the rest of the top 10, Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS falls 1-5, ATEEZ’s former No. 1 GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 dips 2-6, ENHYPEN’s chart-topping THE SIN : VANISH is down a spot to No. 7, Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving drops 4-8 and Stray Kids’ former leader DO IT slips 8-9.

It seems so hard to believe but the Eggplant was eliminated from The Masked Singer on Wednesday night (March 4), and Jack Wagner, the soapie star and former pop artist, was revealed to be the man under the purple helmet.

This week, Fox’s quirky celebrity singing contest took a turn to the dark side with its Ozzfest Night, a celebration of the music of the late British rocker Ozzy Osbourne.

Just days after appearing at the 2026 BRIT Awards to receive Ozzy’s honor for outstanding contribution to British music, the rock legend’s daughter Kelly Osbourne was back on our boxes as guest panelist. It wasn’t Kelly’s first time on The Masked Singer; she appeared as Ladybug way back in 2019’s Season 2.

As the latest episode got underway, contestants Eggplant, Galaxy Girl, High Voltage and Pangolin performed Ozzy’s debut solo single from 1980 “Crazy Train,” a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Eggplant and High Voltage didn’t have the right spark and found themselves in the bottom two. They entered into battle with renditions of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man.” High Voltage had the energy on this occasion, and Eggplant was out.

The producers of The Masked Singer must’ve known the Eggplant character would raise eyebrows for anyone familiar with emojis. Wagner took it like a champ. “Well, I love new characters. So this was certainly a challenge to bring life to the Eggplant. It’s just such a thrill,” remarked Wagner, who had stints on General Hospital, Santa Barbara, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Melrose Place.

As a pop artist, Wagner landed four songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s, including a No. 2 best with 1984’s “All I Need.” The album of the same name is one of his three titles to crack the all-genres Billboard 200 albums tally.

Wagner had a distant connection with Ozzy. He revealed he had worked with Osbourne’s wife, Sharon, for a scene on Bold and the Beautiful. “We did a bed scene,” he said, leaving the comment hanging. “I was a very good boy, but we did share a hug together.”

None of the panelists guessed Wagner was behind the Eggplant, although Ken Jeong was close. He figured the celebrity was another General Hospital alum and former pop star, “Jessie’s Girl” singer Rick Springfield.

With Eggplant sent packing, the remaining competitors in this Season 14 of The Masked Singer are High Voltage, Pangolin, Galaxy Girl, Stingray, Cat Witch, Pugcasso and Crane.

Wagner as Eggplant heads for the exit, following Heidi Montag (Snow Cone), Billy Ray Cyrus (Owl), Teddi Mellencamp (Calla Lily), Claudia Oshry (Queen Corgi), Taraji P. Henson (Scarab), Tone Loc (Handyman), Tiffany Haddish (Le Who Who), Todd and Julie Chrisley (Croissants) and David “Big Papi” Ortiz (Googly Eyes).

Maisie Peters’ Australian fans got more than they bargained for on Wednesday night (March 4) when Ed Sheeran joined her on stage for an intimate performance of “Castle On The Hill.”

The special moment, hinted at in Billboard.com, happened during the opening show of her two-night stand at Forum Melbourne — a room with a capacity of just 2,000. The last time the pair shared a stage in these parts was when Peters opened for Sheeran in 2023, for the domestic stadium leg of his – = ÷ x Tour (pronounced The Mathematics Tour). On the visit, Sheeran broke multiple national records at the towering Melbourne Cricket Ground, including upwards of 105,000 tickets sold on one night, and 109,500 shifted the next.

Peters shared the clip on her socials, accompanied with the comment “singing with my boss Ed Sheeran.” She’s not entirely wrong; Peters is signed to Sheeran’s label Gingerbread Man Records via Atlantic U.K., part of Warner Music Group.

She continues, “thank u (Ed Sheeran) for singing the best song ever with me at my show in Melbourne tonight. still remember watching you play this one all 60 something gigs we did together, and it was so magical getting to join you on it for one. the best to ever do it.”

Peters is nearing the end of her aptly-titled Before The Bloom tour of Australia, in support of her forthcoming third studio album, Florescence, due out May 15. The Australia visit is her first since her sold-out The Good Witch Comes To Australia tour in March 2024, for three headline dates in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Florescence is co-produced with two-time Grammy Award winner Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Beyoncé, Chris Stapleton) and featuring duets with Julia Michaels and Marcus Mumford, and is  the followup to her breakthrough sophomore effort The Good Witch, which went to No. 4 on the ARIA Chart and No. 1 on the Official U.K. Chart.

With her U.K chart crown in June 2023 for The Good Witch, Peters became the youngest British female solo artist in almost a decade to helm the albums frame. Her debut collection, You Signed Up for This, peaked at No. 2 in U.K. back in 2021.

Sheeran completes his Australian Loop Tour tonight (March 5) at Adelaide Oval, while Peters will play the last of her four Australian shows tonight at the Forum. Frontier Touring is producing both treks.

Hilltop Hoods will score a prime piece of Adelaide real estate later this year, recognition of their record-smashing feats in Australia.

The City of Adelaide today (March 5) announced Clubhouse Lane, a spot just off Hindley Street in the CBD, would be renamed as Hilltop Hoods Lane, one of the ultimate honors for these homegrown heroes.

The Hoods, comprised of Suffa, Pressure and DJ Debris, formed in their teenage years in the Adelaide Hills, and have gone on to shift over 1.1 million albums, 1.9 billion global streams, bag 10 ARIA Awards and six APRA Music Awards, and land the most entries into triple j’s Hottest 100, with 23.  

With 2025’s Fall From The Light, the act landed their seventh No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, for their seventh leader (and sixth straight)  —  the most by an Australian group, placing them ahead of placing them ahead of AC/DC, Powderfinger, Cold Chisel and Silverchair. Also, their 2003 recording “Nosebleed Section,” from The Calling, the first Australian hip-hip album to be certified platinum, is registered with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.   

“From early gigs at the Worldsend Hotel and Adelaide UniBar to performing for crowds of 50,000 adoring fans across the globe, Hilltop Hoods embody a familiar Adelaide truth — that great talent starts local and can reach audiences worldwide,” reads a statement from the City of Adelaide. “Their impact on Australian music is undeniable.”

Hilltop Hoods become the sixth act to receive a City of Music laneway honor, joining Sia Furler, Cold Chisel, No Fixed Address, Paul Kelly and The Angels.

“We are honored to become a part of Adelaide’s City of Music laneways alongside so many iconic South Australian artists,” comments Suffa in a statement. “We love our city, and this gesture just connects us even further to the place that we call home.”

The Hoods are currently playing arenas around Australia for the Never Coming Home Tour, their biggest jaunt yet.

The unveiling of Hilltop Hoods Lane is slated for an unspecified time later in 2026.

The latest pop it girl of 2026 is… Minnie Mouse?

The track “My Furry Valentine” from the Minnie Mouse spin-off series Minnie’s Bow-Toons appears to have breached its Disney Jr. containment and found TikTok virality starting last month. The song and accompanying video find Minnie serenading her pet cats and calling them her “furry Valentines” over an upbeat pop track. The track originally premiered in the “Galentine’s Day” episode and was labeled on the Disney Jr. TikTok account as a “Galentine’s Day” anthem.

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The official anthem of Galentine’s Day 💗 🎥: Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Pet Hotel

♬ Disney Jr. My Furry Valentine – Disney Jr.

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The song gained traction as TikTok users began sharing their own videos using the sound. In a video with more than 14,000 likes, user @sistagrimm said the song is “fire” and that “Minnie Mouse is eating on this track.” @thejaredalexander shared a video from a Disney on Ice performance, using the audio and claiming to be “star stuck” when Minnie came on. One user even created a Jersey club remix of the song. Disney tells Billboard Family that across their own accounts and user-generated content, the audio now has 53 million-plus views and more than 11 million engagements.

As “My Furry Valentine” continued to circulate online, many people noticed that Minnie’s singing cadence and the production sounded eerily familiar. It didn’t take long for the Internet to realize that Minnie’s hit reminded them of none other than PinkPantheress‘ signature style.

TikTok users began to share their own videos using the song and tagging PinkPantheress, and late last month, the Pantheress herself posted a response to TikTok that now has more than 6.2 million views and almost 3,000 comments. Using the now-viral audio, she shared a video dancing along with the onscreen text, “this hit?? oh minnie when i catch you….”

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someone said she she was digging in my purse meanwhile the collab coming and the people ain’t ready #minerva

♬ Disney Jr. My Furry Valentine – Disney Jr.

The comments agreed with the “Stateside” singer that the song sounds like it could be one of her tracks. “Minnie all up in your club house,” one joked, while another said, “she snatched ur purse girl,” referencing PinkPantheress’ omnipresent handbag. In her TikTok caption, Pink even said, “someone said she she was digging in my purse meanwhile the collab coming and the people ain’t ready.” It looks like Disney Jr. is down, with the channel’s account commenting, “Minnie x [PinkPantheress] collab we beg.”

Whether this is a joke or not remains to be seen. In the meantime, we’re left asking: Is it too late for a Minnie Mouse feature on Fancy Some More?

This week, T.I. re-entered the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 with “LET EM KNOW.” On Wednesday (March 4), the self-proclaimed Kang of the South reflected on the song’s success during an In Conversation interview with Billboard.

“It’s surreal, in a way,” says T.I. “It’s humbling that relevance still exists within this art that I’ve been able to present to the world after such a long journey. I just appreciate the fans receiving it.”

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“LET EM KNOW” marks T.I.’s 58th entry on the Hot 100 (No. 38 this week) — his first since 2014’s “No Mediocre” — and will appear on his final album Kill The King. Produced by Pharrell, the song finds T.I. in prime form, allowing his bravado and steely delivery to take center stage while Skateboard P’s bristling production radiates nostalgia, transporting listeners back to the mid-2000s. The chemistry between T.I. and Pharrell dates back to their 2006 collaboration “Good Life” and their chart-topper on Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.”

“We both have an unwavering passion for the craft,” he says of his working relationship with Pharrell. “He has an enormous amount of success and things he can be doing, but music calls him. It urges him to create in so many different genres just out of sheer, genuine passion.”

Alongside his final album rollout, T.I. has also found himself in a clash with 50 Cent. The rap duel has dominated headlines, with 50 posting photos of T.I.’s wife Tiny on Instagram. T.I. and his children, Domani and King, responded with diss tracks. While 50 hasn’t replied lyrically, T.I. prefers to respond in the booth rather than online.

“Ultimately, the reason I took to the booth was because it was the most mature, level-headed, peaceful, and organized display of disdain that I could have done,” he explains.

Watch Billboard’s In Conversation with T.I. below, where he also discusses ATL 2, features on Kill The King, and more.

As if anticipation could be any higher than it already is, a trailer for the Netflix concert special BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG has arrived.

Starting with a flashback to the day BTS announced they would be taking a break from group activities for each member to complete his mandatory military service and focus on solo projects, we hear the bandmates saying in Korean “So emotional,” “I really miss them” and “Let’s get back out there!” as we see footage of hordes of their lightstick-wielding fans.

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“We promised our fans that we’d be back,” RM says next — and they’re coming back in a huge way.

Streaming live from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, on March 21, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG will broadcast the first full BTS group concert since 2022. Following the arrival of their comeback album ARIRANG on March 20, RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook will hit the stage together for the blockbuster show the next night.

In the trailer — soundtracked by a sweeping, orchestral version of the BTS song “Mikrokosmos” from 2019’s Map of the Soul: Persona — each member gets a solo showcase, with two individual shots and their names displayed in bold, white typeface.

“Witness the homecoming,” reads a message across the screen.

The live concert special will be directed by Hamish Hamilton — who most recently helmed the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show and the 2026 Grammys — and executive produced by HYBE, BIGHIT MUSIC, Guy Carrington, Garrett English and Kevin Hermanson, with production company Done + Dusted. Fans can tune in live to Netflix at 8 p.m. KST on Saturday, March 21, which is an early 7 a.m. ET and 4 a.m. PT for American ARMY.

The March 21 comeback concert precedes the BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG, which kicks off April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, with three dates, and wraps next year in Manila, Philippines. U.S. fans will have a chance to see some of the international shows before BTS arrive Stateside on April 25, with a live airing of their April 11 concert in Goyang being broadcast in movie theaters, as well as the April 18 concert in Tokyo.

Watch the trailer above and see the new poster for the special below.

The past year has been a remarkable one for British music: Olivia Dean, RAYE, Central Cee, Yungblud, Sleep Token and more have dominated charts worldwide and proved that this tiny island can still produce stars and compelling, unique music.

The biggest personality in this cast of characters, however, was Lola Young. Her unfiltered personality drew comparisons to Amy Winehouse and Adele and her vocal chops were displayed on “Messy,” a U.K. No. 1 single and global smash. An alumni of the BRIT School, a non-fee-paying state school that has produced a number of the aforementioned stars, Young was everything you could want from a pop star: brash, contradictory and immensely talented.

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In September, Young collapsed onstage at the All Things Go Festival in New York in a deeply troubling incident. “I’m going away for a while,” she wrote in a statement, adding that she was taking time to “work on myself and come back stronger.” All live dates were canceled, including a homecoming run in the U.K. 

She’s been true to her word. In February, she beat Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan to the best pop solo performance prize at the 2026 Grammys (and gave a suitably sweary speech). On Saturday, she took home breakthrough artist at the BRIT Awards and said during her acceptance speech “music was a safe haven” and a place to “escape for so many, including myself.”

On Wednesday she fulfilled the final part of her comeback by returning to the stage at London’s Palladium. Billed as a one-night-only event, it saw Young return to the stage in stunning fashion and come back as an even stronger live performer. These were the best moments from the show.

Ariana Grande‘s brother Frankie Grande has always had a knack for flair, and his newly uncovered Survivor audition tape is no exception.

On Wednesday (March 4), the reality star revealed that he’d “dug into the archives” to find his old self-made audition video in honor of the competition show’s current 50th season. Noting that it was filmed “three noses ago” — a playful reference to his various rhinoplasties — Grande added that while he didn’t get a part on Survivor, he “ended up booking a stay at the Big Brother house instead.”

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The tape opens with a shirtless Frankie doing a Kubrick stare down the barrel of the camera before busting a groove with the city of Los Angeles sprawling behind him. He then shows off his breakdancing, diving, gymnastic and tree-climbing skills to prove he has what it takes to compete in Survivor‘s famously tough stakes.

“I’m fully trained for it, because I was in the Broadway show Mamma Mia!,” he says at one point while explaining why he thought he was going to be the “next” winner of the show. “Clearly, there are a lot of similarities between Broadway and Survivor.”

Though Survivor didn’t pan out for Grande, the entertainer has accomplished much in the years (and noses) since he filmed his tape. As Frankie mentioned, he would star on Big Brother 16 in 2014. In 2025, he started releasing music, dropping the album Hotel Rock Bottom — featuring his little sis on a remix of the title track — that June.

“This song is so personal to me, and having her on it makes it even more meaningful,” he wrote of Ari joining forces with him on “Hotel Rock Bottom” in July.

Check out Frankie’s Survivor tape below.


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