After nearly half a decade in development, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is just weeks away from moonwalking onto screens around the world. To celebrate, Lionsgate dropped the final trailer for the anticipated movie that stars the late self-proclaimed King of Pop’s real-life nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the titular role on Wednesday morning (April 8).

The latest sneak peek at the movie opens with Jackson saying, “I’ve just got all these songs in my head,” as he stares at a cork board in the studio featured sketches, snippets of lyrics and index cards featuring the titles of some of the legendary Thriller songs that would make the former Jackson 5 member a solo mega-star, including “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” “Billie Jean,” “P.Y.T.,” “Human Nature” and the title track.

“I just gotta get them out,” a smiling Jackson says as the strains of one of the album’s two No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, “Beat It,” plays in the background. Then, the iconic, chill-inducing opening Synclavier phased gong sound bubbles up as we see Jackson slip on one of his signature spangled silver gloves.

Reprising much of the same footage from earlier trailers, the new preview shows Jackson on a massive stage for one of his solo shows, as well as performing with his siblings in the Jacksons and recording tracks for his breakthrough 1979 fifth solo album, Off the Wall, with producer Quincy Jones (Kendrick Sampson). There is, naturally, also a shot of the singer chilling with his pet chimp, Bubbles.

“This is what I was put on earth to do,” Jackson says in his high-toned speaking voice to the strains of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’.” The clip ends with Jackson doing his famous moonwalk dance to “Billie Jean” on the 1983 Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever TV special and cradling his armload of eight Grammys at the 1984 awards.

The $155 million film is due out on April 24, with a cast that also includes Nia Long as mother Katherine Jackson, Larenz Tate as Motown founder Berry Gordy, Juliano Valdi as a young MJ, Laura Harrier as Jackson 5 dresser Suzanne de Passe, Kat Graham as Diana Ross, Jessica Sula as sister La Toya Jackson, Liv Symone as Gladys Knight and Kevin Shinick as Dick Clark.

The movie directed by Antoine Fuqua (Stans, Bullet Train) will hit a limited number of screens for early-access viewings in premium formats on April 22, two days ahead of its wide release that Friday.

Watch the final Michael trailer below.


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Katy Perry is living her teenage dream with Justin Trudeau, with the pop star sharing a collection of new photos on Instagram capturing how happy her life has been as of late — thanks in part to the former Canadian prime minister.

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On Tuesday (April 7), the pop star posted photos from a recent event that she attended alongside Trudeau, both wearing elegant black attire. One of the snaps shows Perry with a hand on her politician boyfriend’s chest as she gazes up at his face, with Trudeau resting a hand on her hip.

“Never knew karma could be so rewarding,” the singer wrote.

Perry also included a video of herself riding a bike along the beach on a sunny day and a photo of daughter Daisy Dove building a luminous rainbow on what appears to be a giant Lite-Brite. Plus, she slid in a clip of footage from her Lifetimes Tour — which ran from April to December last year — playing on a gridded screen, leaving many fans wondering if a concert movie from the trek is in the works.

“is that a lifetimes tour movie tease I see HELLO?!” commented one KatyCat, while another follower wrote, “omg the lifetimes tour movie is comingggg.” (Billboard has reached out to Perry’s rep for comment on whether a concert film is coming.)

The hitmaker and Trudeau have been an item since last summer, first sparking dating rumors in July. They made their first public appearance in October by stepping out hand-in-hand in Paris, and hard launched on social media in December when Trudeau shared photos of the couple’s diplomatic lunch with Fumio Kishida, the former prime minister of Japan.

Perry last dropped an album in 2024, unleashing 143 that year, with the album reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200. This past November, she released single “Bandaids.”


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A day after teasing the track on social media, LISA and Anyma have released their debut collaboration, “Bad Angel.” The song is a TK! And a TK!! Stream it below.

The track comes ahead of Anyma’s performance on the Coachella mainstage this Friday (April 10). This show will mark the debut of his new production, ÆDEN. First teased on the artist’s Instagram in February, ÆDEN is the producer’s first new show since The End of Genesys, a lauded production he built for and debuted at Sphere in Las Vegas during a historic residency that made him the first electronic to headline the venue.

ÆDEN will go on a world tour following Coachella, with dates in Asia, Europe and North America from May through December. Additionally, Anyma will also be returning to Ibiza’s [UNVRS] this summer for his second annual residency at the island’s mega-club. The artist is no stranger to collaborating with pop royalty, with his last album, 2025’s The End of Genesys, featuring collaborations with Grimes, Ellie Goulding and more.

Anyma performs on the Coachella mainstage starting at midnight at April 10 and April 17.


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After hitting the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart in March, Bruno Mars goes on the road with a new world tour to support his latest album The Romantic — which was released in January.

Additionally, the pop singer has more than 40 dates during the United States leg of his The Romantic Tour, while it starts on Friday (Apr. 10) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Afterwards, Mars is then heads off to Canada and Europe before returning back to North America for even more dates to close out the tour.

Throughout the tour, recording artists DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak), Leon Thomas, Victoria Monét and RAYE are scheduled to support with various dates.

Tickets to the tour first went on sale through Live Nation and Ticketmaster, while the retailer’s Face Value Exchange program is an option for fans to resell tickets.

However, many of the dates have either sold out, or are very close to selling out, so one of the best ways to find Bruno Mars tickets online is through third-party sites, including StubHub, Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and others — all of which guarantee authentic tickets in time for the event.

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Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic Tour’ Dates

  • Apr. 10: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Apr. 14: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Apr. 18: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Apr. 22: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX (Buy tickets online here)
  • Apr. 25: Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta, GA (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Apr. 29: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC (Buy tickets online here)
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  • May 13: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN (Buy tickets online here)
  • May 16: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL (Buy tickets online here)
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  • May 20: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH (Buy tickets online here)
  • Aug. 21: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Aug. 25: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Aug. 29: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA (Buy tickets online here)
  • Sept. 1: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Sept. 5: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Sept. 9: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN (Buy tickets online here)
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  • Oct. 10: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA (Buy tickets online here)
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After ending in 2025, the impact of The Handmaid’s Tale is still palpable.

Now lead director Mike Barker is expanding on the story that drew in audiences with The Testaments, a new show that serves as a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. This new series will premiere on April 8, and is based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 book of the same name, which takes place 15 years after the happenings of the original novel and show. Following the premiere, episodes will air weekly.

For a quick refresher on the happenings of The Handmaid’s Tale, all you need to know is that a totalitarian Christian fundamentalist regime called the Republic of Gilead overthrew the U.S. government and took it upon itself to restrict women’s rights. Under this dystopian rulership, fertile women known as Handmaids were forced into sexual servitude to bear children for the elite. The sequel is narrated by three women: Aunt Lydia and two young women, Agnes and Daisy. The story follows these women’s first-person accounts of the downfall of the Gilead regime. Aunt Lydia is played by Ann Dowd, Agnes is played by Chase Infiniti and Daisy is played by Lucy Halliday.

Below, find out where you can watch the new series online.

Where to Watch The Testaments Online

The best way to catch the new sequel is via Disney+ and Hulu.

While you could subscribe to either or streaming platforms, the most cost-effective way to watch is via the Disney+ and Hulu bundle. A standalone Disney+ subscription will run users $12 a month with ads, while a standalone subscription to Hulu also runs users $12 a month with ads. If you choose not to bundle, you’ll be paying up to $24 with those pesky ads included. The bundle with ads will run users $12.99 a month, while the no-ad plan costs $19.99 a month. 

With your subscription, you’ll gain access to both Disney+ and Hulu’s extensive library of shows and films for the price of one — that includes The Testaments. Disney+ features content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, among others, while Hulu also has Hulu Originals along with its library of media. The new series is just one of many engaging shows and films that you can stream with the bundle. There’s Ryan Murphy’s The Beauty and the Jared Leto-led film Tron: Ares, along with returning hits like The Pitt, Tell Me Lies, The Bear, Shōgun, Only Murders in the Building and, of course, The Handmaid’s Tale.

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Laufey is set to receive the 2026 ASCAP Creative Voice Award at the invitation-only ASCAP Pop Music songwriters celebration on April 30 in Los Angeles. Previous recipients include Questlove, Wyclef Jean and Lyle Lovett.

“Few artists are reshaping the musical landscape quite like Laufey,” ASCAP president and chairman Paul Williams said in a statement. “Through her elegant fusion of pop, jazz and classical influences, Laufey bridges genres and generations with a sound that has captivated audiences around the world. Just as impressive is her dedication to empowering other aspiring young creators through her charitable work. It is a privilege to celebrate her trailblazing artistry and remarkable impact with the ASCAP Creative Voice Award.”

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Raised between Reykjavik, Iceland and Washington, DC, Laufey learned piano and cello as a child, later studying at Berklee College of Music. There, she wrote her debut EP, 2021’s Typical of Me.

Laufey’s 2023 album Bewitched reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album. Her 2025 follow-up, A Matter of Time, climbed even higher on the Billboard 200 (No. 4) and also won a Grammy. Laufey is just the third woman to win multiple Grammys in this category, following Natalie Cole and Lady Gaga (who won both times for collabs with Tony Bennett).

Laufey has made the Billboard Hot 100 with a cover version of Eartha Kitt’s sultry holiday classic, “Santa Baby;” an original holiday song, “Christmas Magic;” and “Lover Girl,” a song from A Matter of Time.

Laufey’s other achievements include seven billion global streams, a social media audience of more than 25 million, the biggest opening by a jazz LP in Spotify history, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation, being named one of TIME’s 2025 Women of the Year and receiving the Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Falcon from Iceland’s president.

Laufey has sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall and multiple nights at Madison Square Garden, Crypto.com Arena and London’s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the LA Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with such varied artists as Lin-Manuel Miranda, PinkPantheress, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Jon Batiste and RAYE; and collaborated on records with artists including Barbra Streisand, Norah Jones, Role Model and Beabadoobee.

A deluxe reissue of her most recent studio album, titled A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, is scheduled for release on April 10. A live album, A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden, is due April 18. Her first children’s book, Mei Mei the Bunny, is set for release on April 21 via Penguin Publishing. The book, illustrated by Lauren O’Hara, follows a little bunny with big musical dreams.

Laufey also funds youth orchestral programs via The Laufey Foundation to ensure that aspiring musicians have the resources they need to reach their full potential.

Radiohead will debut a new audiovisual installation at Coachella this weekend before the experience heads on a wider North American showcase.

The Motion Picture House installation has been built to house KID A MNESIA, a film comprised of artwork by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood, a longtime collaborator of the group, created during the making of their seminal albums KID A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001).

Fans will be able to witness the first showing of the installation at Coachella’s Bunker venue beginning on Friday (April 10) for a limited run across both weekends.

All ticket holders are eligible to enter the 17,000 square foot bunker to watch the 75-minute film. The venue features 28 foot-high ceilings and is buried beneath the Empire Polo Fields that host the festival and include full-scale artwork created by Yorke and Donwood from the era.

According to the festival’s official website, The Bunker will host five screenings a day and feature air conditioning. See the full details for how to attend the installation here. The installation was first teased by the festival during the lineup’s reveal back in September, appearing at the bottom of the poster. The band are not slated to appear at the festival over the two weekends.

The film will be set to tracks from the two LPs, which were written and recorded during the same sessions and originally issued separately. In 2021, both albums were reissued together under the title KID A MNESIA and featured unreleased demos and sketches from the recording process.

The KID A MNESIA film was first released as a walking simulator in 2021, after plans to host the exhibition in person were scuppered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following its debut in Palm Springs this weekend, the installation will travel to Brooklyn’s Agger Fish Building (May 6 – 31), Chicago’s Cinespace Studio (July 30 – Aug. 23), Mexico City’s La Maravilla Studios (Oct. 27 – Nov .15) and San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts (Jan. 14 – Feb. 7, 2027).

Tickets for the above are available in two-hour slots to allow for the 75-minute film and time to experience the additional gallery and surrounding space. Fans wishing to take part in a presale register their interest here before April 12, 11:59 p.m. PT; fans will be randomly selected for the opportunity to buy for a presale that begins April 22.

Remaining tickets will go on general sale on April 24 at 10 a.m. local time.


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Former ENHYPEN member HEESEUNG is ready to launch his new solo era with a brand refresh. The 24-year-old K-pop star who left the now-six-member group last month emerged on Wednesday (April 8) with a new look and a new name to signify his next chapter.

Now going by the name EVAN, the singer revealed his solo Instagram page, which features a series of close-ups of his eyes, face and hands, ending with a brief video clip in which he appears fresh-faced and without the usual gloss associated with the genre.

According to a press release announcing the relaunch, the visuals represent EVAN in his “most authentic form. With minimalist makeup and effortless styling, the portraits strip away embellishment to reveal a raw, understated charisma.”

Label BELIFT LAB said the new images capture “the purest form of EVAN — an artist at the very beginning of his identity, before any external definition is applied.” According to the release, EVAN reflects the singer’s artistic integrity and personal narrative, with the star explaining that the updated moniker reflects “a name I’ve cherished since childhood, one that holds many of my most precious memories. Through this name, I hope to reach fans with music that fully expresses my most honest and natural self.”

The K-pop icon debuted as HEESEUNG in ENHYPEN in 2020 and in addition to his vocals alongside former bandmates JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, JUNGWON AND NI-KI, on three studio albums and seven EPs, the singer-songwriter and producer also wrote and produced tracks including “Highway 1009” and “Dial Tragedy.”

Upon his departure in March, BELIFT LAB said in a statement that, “through in-depth discussions with each of the members about the future they envision and the direction of the team, it became clear that Heeseung has his own distinct musical vision.”

He also addressed the group’s fans, ENGENE, at the time, writing, “The past six years have been filled with moments that are difficult to put into words — moments that were overwhelmingly meaningful, and incredibly precious to me. Sharing so many emotions with the members, and having ENGENEs always there to support us, helped me move closer, step by step, to a dream that once felt out of reach. I truly believe none of this would have been possible without you. Those memories will remain some of the most shining and unforgettable moments of my life. I will never forget them, and I want to continue supporting ENHYPEN as someone who will always cheer them on.”

At press time no additional information was available on when fans can expect EVAN’s musical debut.


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Coachella has become the biggest festival in America — and it rewrote the live music playbook in the process. Katie Bain, Billboard‘s senior music correspondent and director of Billboard Dance, joins Billboard On The Record to break down how a scrappy desert show founded by then-local promoter Goldenvoice turned into a global cultural force, from the early Pearl Jam experiment to era-defining performances by Beyoncé, Daft Punk and Frank Ocean. She dives into the high-stakes gamble of booking a lineup, the business behind ticketing, sponsorships and livestreams, and how moments such as Radiohead’s 2006 set and Beyoncé’s Homecoming shifted the festival’s identity from alt-rock roots to global pop dominance. 

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Kristin Robinson: Coachella is back. The music festival returns to Indio, Calif., this weekend with headline performances from Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G. Coachella, however, is more than just a festival — it’s a bucket-list item for artists of all shapes and sizes, and performances are livestreamed to an audience of millions on YouTube around the world, making it one of the biggest and most impactful stages possible in music.

Today, I’m joined by my colleague, Katie Bain. She’s a senior correspondent, director of Billboard Dance and the author of Desert Dreams: The Music, Style, and Allure of Coachella, to talk through the history and business behind the big festival. Katie Bain, welcome to On the Record. 

Katie Bain: Thank you so much. Longtime fan, first time caller.

I’m so happy to have you here. I love it when I can have my coworkers on and talk about different topics that really pertain to their area of expertise. And so when I knew Coachella was coming up, I was like, ‘I have to have Katie,’ because, I mean, you have a book, it’s literally right there. 

Can you see it in the shot? 

Yeah. OK. So Desert Dreams came out, what, a few months ago?

It came out in October. 

October. 

Yeah.

Gosh. OK, time flies. 

It does. 

OK. So how did you end up getting involved with this book?

Yeah, so it kind of fell in my lap. The publisher got in touch with me through another podcast I was on, actually about Coachella a few years ago, and they were looking for someone to write a book about Coachella, and I became the guy.

Oh my gosh, I love that. I love that. So you’re gonna go back to the desert. You’re covering Coachella for us again. You’ve done this many times already, which is a very tough gig, by the way. People don’t know this, but it’s not an easy gig.

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The on-again, off-again Madonna biopic might be getting a ninth life in the upcoming season of Apple TV’s award-winning Hollywood send-up The Studio. The show that lives to tweak the foibles and insecurities of the 90210 crowd has landed a coup in casting Madonna in her first acting role in 23 years, and from the sounds of it her story arc is perfectly in line with creator/star Seth Rogen’s dedication to popping the movie business’s ego balloon.

According to Variety, Madonna will appear in two episodes of season two in a storyline that alludes to the troubled attempts to bring the story of her life to the big screen. The singer was recently photographed in Venice along with actress Julia Garner — who was slated to play her in the scrapped biopic — recreating the music video for the pop star’s 1984 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Like a Virgin.”

Madonna has not appeared on TV since a cameo on Will & Grace in 2003 and has not starred in a movie since 2002’s panned Swept Away remake, but Variety said a source described her narrative on the series as a kind of roman à clef centered on the biopic.

While the current status of the real-life Madonna movie is unclear, the project got its start in 2021 when Universal Pictures secured the rights to tell the singer’s story, with Madonna booked to cowrite and direct the film. After a number of A-list actresses reportedly auditioned for the title role, Ozark star Julia Garner came out on top and was slated to take on the task of telling Madonna’s story from her early days as a dancer in Michigan through her rise to stardom in New York in the 1980s, peaking with her 1998 Ray of Light album release.

But, after a number of reported script rewrites, the project was put on ice in 2023. At present, Netflix is working on an autobiographical series about the star that is not expected to feature Garner.

It appears that Garner may get the last laugh, though, as those recent pics from Venice of her in a gondola with Madonna suggest that The Studio‘s revival of the scrapped project will bring the two women together. Variety reported that Rogen’s fictional Continental Studios will act as the producer of the Madonna movie, which the star and his team of often bumbling vipers — Kathryn Hahn, Bryan Cranston, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders — take to the Venice Film Festival, where Madonna and Garner show up to try and gin up some Oscar buzz.

At press time a spokesperson for Madonna had no comment on her role in The Studio or Variety‘s reporting, which included a source saying that Madonna will not play the director of the fictional biopic; a spokesperson for Apple TV had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment at press time. Donald Glover, who was recently photographed on set in Venice with Garner and Madonna, is also reportedly slated to appear in the upcoming season in an unspecified role.


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