Ella Langley is opening up about the role faith has played in her life.

During a stop on her Dandelion Tour on Thursday (June 18), the 27-year-old country singer paused her concert at Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City to deliver a heartfelt message to fans about overcoming struggles and finding purpose through God.

In fan-captured footage from the show, Langley began by telling the crowd that she reads the Bible “almost every single day” and explained that she now turns to her faith rather than other destructive coping mechanisms.

“Instead of trying to go to other things like I have before — either men or drugs or other feelings — to try and make myself feel a certain way, I go to him first,” the singer-songwriter said, pointing toward the sky.

Langley then reflected on a difficult period in her life.

“Last year I didn’t think I wanted to be here anymore,” she said. “And when I’m standing here right now, I’m so grateful for the day that I was given today. The only thing that has changed my mind on that situation is our God.”

The “Choosin’ Texas” hitmaker did not elaborate on the challenges she faced last year, but in August 2025 she canceled multiple opening dates on tours with Morgan Wallen and Riley Green to focus on her health.

Billboard has reached out to Langley’s representatives for additional comment.

“The thing I thought I was cut out to do my whole entire life, I didn’t know if I could do it,” she told the crowd, adding that it can be difficult to face criticism on social media when others do not know what someone is experiencing behind the scenes.

“But I’ll tell you right now, the thing that changed my mind is I realized that I have a purpose in this life,” the singer continued. “And my purpose is to stand up here, share my testimony, to be honest with my crowd, to be honest with my fans, to write the best songs that I can write, to put on the best show that I can put on, and that’s all I can do.”

Langley closed her remarks with an encouraging message to the audience.

“I just want you to remember that there’s one North Star and we all know who that is,” she said. “So if you just wake up and focus on that every day, you give 1% better than you gave the day before, you’re going to get through it. And you’re going to be back to living life, I promise you.”

Langley has made historic strides on the Billboard charts, recently becoming the first woman to earn three simultaneous top 10 hits on the Country Airplay chart with “Be Her,” “Choosin’ Texas” and her Wallen collaboration, “I Can’t Love You Anymore.”

Langley’s sophomore album, Dandelion, also spent two weeks atop the Billboard 200 in April. Her tour in support of the project continues through August.

Travis Kelce seemed to have the time of his life vibing to the beat and shouting out to a crowd of more than 20,000 at Chris Lake‘s L.A. Historic Park show by Goldenvoice and Framework Friday night (June 19).

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, who’s engaged to Taylor Swift, showed up to night one of Lake’s special two-night sold-out event at Los Angeles State Historic Park, with a source telling Billboard Kelce shared a VIP table with teammates and friends ahead of getting on the mic beside Lake.

Lake’s got musical ties to the pop star, as he previously remixed Life of a Showgirl single “Opalite.”

In reels from the show shared by concertgoers @mightrave and @bodybybina on Instagram, Kelce’s seen on stage, trying to hype the room before letting loose a wild scream over the soundsystem.

And in a clip posted by Framework, who co-produced the event that spanned Friday-Saturday night with Goldenvoice, Kelce’s seen jumping and dancing with glee at Lake’s side, surrounded by bubbles filling the air.

Swift was not present at the show with her fiancé, and was rumored to be having ladies’ weekend with friends at her Watch Hill property in Westerly, R.I., on Saturday. The pair are, so it seems, set to wed very soon: Swifties wondered if New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani possibly confirmed gossip last week that the couple will tie the knot in Manhattan over the Fourth of July. A city official said Mamdani’s comment was only based on a TMZ report that Swift applied for a permit at Madison Square Garden for the July 4 weekend.

Lake’s show in L.A. on Friday featured supporting acts Ayybo, Ragie Ban and Kitty. Saturday’s lineup, led by Lake again, also has Hot Since 82, Club de Combat and Strawbry on the bill.

Lake reworked the pure pop of Swift’s “Opalite” into a club-ready track back in January after connecting with Kelce over Instagram DM; the NFL player told him his 2025 album Chemistry was a favorite. In creating his version of Swift’s release, Lake told Billboard in March that he had to figure out how to pair the “vibe and the sentiment of the song with the beats from my world, and make [the remix] make sense as something that would fit amongst other songs from my world without it standing out like a sore thumb.”

“Pretty much 99.9% of all the music I’ve ever played or made in my life is with minor chords,” Lake said. “To work with a vocal that wasn’t written to be used that way was really challenging. That’s the bit I’m actually the most happy with… If you listen to the original and to the feel of how her chorus comes in, it’s very happy and uplifting, whereas in the remix, I don’t know what emotion you’d call it, but maybe it’s sort of hauntingly emotive. It makes you feel a completely different way. Then the way it launches into the drop, I haven’t done that on a remix before. I’m really proud of it.”

Ye has delivered the deluxe edition of his latest album, Bully.

The expanded version of the rap superstar’s 12th studio album arrived Friday (June 19), featuring updated mixes of the original tracks as well as new songs “OK” featuring Don Toliver and “Mission Control.”

“NEW COVER,” Ye (formerly Kanye West) wrote on Instagram alongside the black-and-white Bully deluxe artwork, which features a close-up of a child’s face flashing metal grills.

Bully was originally released on March 28 through Larry Jackson’s Gamma and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 behind BTS’ ARIRANG.

Alongside the deluxe release, Ye also unveiled a music video for the album’s opening track, “Kings,” once again tapping his wife, Bianca Censori, to direct the visual.

The surreal clip features Ye driving a convertible packed with an eclectic cast of passengers, including a nurse, an older man reading a newspaper while wearing sunglasses, and a wildly dancing figure with unusual facial features. As the vehicle slowly moves down a dusty road against a stark mountainside backdrop, a police car with flashing lights follows close behind.

The minimalist video culminates with Ye abruptly slamming on the brakes before being launched from the vehicle into an electric chair. Two officers then place a crown-shaped electrode on his head.

Ye recently launched the Bully deluxe rollout with the release of “Gemini Season,” accompanied by a Censori-directed video. Earlier this year, she also helmed the visual for “Father,” Ye’s collaboration with Travis Scott from Bully.

The rapper is also preparing for a series of live performances. His website recently revealed a July 4 Independence Day show at the Alamodome in San Antonio, along with a pair of Chicago dates scheduled for Sept. 3 and Sept. 4 at Soldier Field.

After performing for 70,000 fans at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, Ye is set to return stateside for two shows at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 26 and June 28. The Tampa concerts will mark his first U.S. performances since his April shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Additional international dates are scheduled throughout the summer, with stops in Albania and Spain in July before the tour continues in Portugal in August.

The family of Tay Keith, the chart-topping hip-hop producer who passed away Thursday (June 18) at age 29, has released a statement following his death.

“It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of BryTavious ‘Tay Keith’ Chambers,” Keith’s family wrote in a statement sent to Billboard on Friday.

Keith was found unresponsive in his Nashville apartment during a welfare check by Metro Nashville Police on Thursday. His cause of death has not been reported.

With 11 top 10 hits and four No. 1 s on the Hot 100, including Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” and Drake’s “First Person Shooter,” Keith additionally holds this decade’s record for most No. 1s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, with six. Born in Memphis but working out of Nashville, the prolific producer also expanded into country music as the founder of Drumatized, a label and creative hub serving both hip-hop and country artists.

“BryTavious was a visionary producer, songwriter, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and cultural force whose work helped define the sound of a generation. From Memphis to the global stage, he shaped countless hit records and left a lasting mark on music and culture. He was deeply committed to creating opportunities for others through his company, Drumatized, supporting emerging songwriters, producers, and artists,” his family said.

Of his accomplishments, they added, “A proud graduate and honorary professor of Middle Tennessee State University, BryTavious remained an active alumnus, mentor, and advocate for young creatives. He was also a passionate supporter of mental health awareness and cancer-related causes in honor of his late mother.”

“Above all, BryTavious was a beloved son, brother, uncle, family member, and friend,” the statement noted. “While the world knew him as Tay Keith, his family knew him as BryTavious — a source of love, strength, laughter, and guidance. We take comfort in knowing that his legacy will live on through the music he created, the opportunities he provided, and the lives he touched.”

Keith’s family said memorial arrangements will be shared at a later date, and that they “respectfully ask for privacy and continued prayers for his family and loved ones during this difficult time.”