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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is making his NBA return tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. After suffering a season-ending achilles tear last May during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks, the all-star forward has been dedicated to recovering and getting back on the hardwood as soon as possible.

While ACL injuries normally keep athletes sidelined for over a year, Tatum impressively is already game-ready. Many fans are speculating whether his “rushed” return is risky, especially with the Celtics still playing top-level basketball this season. Currently, Boston is ranked No. 2 in the Eastern Conference and have one of the best records in the league, so do they need Tatum coming back and risking even more injury? Plus, Jaylen Brown is performing at an MVP level this season.

Tonight, the Celtics will play host to the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden with tip-off at 7 p.m. With the game on ESPN, we’ve compiled all the best ways to stream Jayson Tatum’s return live online and for free. Keep reading on to learn how.

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SYDNEY, Australia — New Levels steps on up with an extension to its global partnership with Virgin Music Group.

Announced today, March 6, the expanded new arrangement covers releases, marketing, and artist development, and signals a new chapter of international growth for New Levels’ coordinated worldwide campaigns and long-term market development, explains Jelal Edmonds, founder and CEO of the independent Australian label and management company.

“Extending the partnership with Virgin Music Group is a major step for New Levels,” Edmonds tells Billboard via email. “Over the past four years, Virgin has consistently brought real global value to our operation: world-class infrastructure and a team that moves with speed and care. This extension is about scaling what works and taking New Levels to new levels.”

Alongside the new partnership, New Levels re-signs Larissa Lambert and welcomes new signings Hooligan Hefs and CV, while continuing to develop emerging acts Open Till L8 and Rops1. 

Hailing from Doonside in Western Sydney, Hooligan Hefs celebrates the new signing with the release of a fresh single, “Whistle,” featuring New Zealand hitmaker Savage (“Swing,” “Freaks”). “Whistle” blows its tune ahead of Hooligan Hefs’ first tour of the United States, a run that includes a spot on the 2026 Rolling Loud hip-hop festival bill this May 8-10, presented at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL. 

Adjacent to its label activities, the New Levels management division represents DJ Joel Fletcher and rising artist Alyzée.

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. 

This week, Harry Styles returns with his hotly-anticipated fourth solo album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Plus: Yebba releases her stunning second album, Jean; Ayra Starr releases a much-teased new single; and aespa reveal their theme song for an upcoming anime series. Check out all of this week’s picks below:

Harry Styles, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

The long-awaited release of Harry Styles’ new album is indeed cause to celebrate — and, if there was ever a time to occasionally disco, this is surely it. Kiss All The Time delivers plenty of dancefloor-ready tracks and even more introspective lyrics, which together offer a glimpse into Styles’ life of late, proving that sometimes a dim-lit nightclub is the perfect place to have a bright idea. Kiss All The Time was executive produced by Styles’ longtime collaborator, Kid Harpoon.

For more on Kiss All The Time, be sure to check out Billboard‘s tracks ranked and critic’s take.

Yebba, Jean

Just two weeks ago, celebrated singer-songwriter Yebba announced that her second album, Jean, would arrive on March 6. The reveal came with lead single (and album standout “Yellow Eyes”). The album follows Yebba’s 2021 debut, Dawn, which was largely inspired by the loss of her mother and earned a Grammy Award nomination for best traditional R&B performance. And while Jean is expectedly gorgeous, there’s a softer beauty about it — a quiet calm that can only accompany years of healing and acceptance. As a press release for the album states: “Releasing this album required surrender. And surrender requires a kind of letting go. In this case, letting go of expectation, of the idea that grief resolves neatly, and of the fear of oversharing.”

Ayra Starr, “Where Do We Go”

In February, Ayra Starr started teasing new music on the way — and today, the first taste arrived. “Where Do We Go” kicks off with a haunting piano melody that lasts just a few seconds before a sticky, booming beat picks up along with Starr’s assured vocals. And despite repeatedly questioning “where do we go from here?” by the sound of it, Ayra is good either way.

aespa, “Attitude”

After collaborating with Anderson. Paak in February on “Keychain,” a single inspired by his directorial debut, K-POPS!, girl group aespa is continuing to explore the intersection of music with TV and film. The punchy “Attitude” arrives as the opening song for anime series Kill Blue (which airs in April on TV Tokyo) and not only previews the fierce tone of the show, but perhaps also hints at even more on the way from aespa.

The Warning, “Kerosene”

Fast-rising Mexican rock band the Warning has started the year strong, releasing its collaboration with Carin León in February (“Love To Be Loved”) and now sharing its incendiary new single “Kerosene.” The hard-hitting track could mean the band’s fifth album is on the way — its last full-length, Keep Me Fed, arrived in 2024 — but until then, the Warning are booked and busy with major festivals booked across Latin America and an opening slot on Yungblud’s global trek. A press release for the new single explains: “The band is poised for a massive 2026.”

Jennifer Lopez and David Guetta have finally released their “Save Me Tonight” collaboration, a song the pop star has played before on stage but hasn’t officially dropped until now.

Hitting streaming services on Friday (March 6), the dance track arrives on the same day J Lo kicks off her latest Las Vegas residency. It marks Lopez’s first release since the Kiss of the Spider Woman soundtrack dropped last year, which followed 2024’s This Is Me … Now. The latter debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200.

The singer has spent the past week or so getting listeners hyped up for “Save Me Tonight,” posting videos of herself dancing to the track with her “crew” on Instagram. She’s also been preparing fans for her JLo Show residency at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace, which lasts until March 28.

Guetta has been active throughout the beginning of 2026. In addition to his team-up with Lopez, the DJ has shared collaborations with Hypaton, Jaden Bojsen, Teddy Swims, Trippie Red and more artists in recent months. In November, he produced a remix of RAYE’s Billboard Hot 100 hit “Where Is My Husband!” Before that, he produced a remix of HUNTR/X’s Oscar-nominated KPop Demon Hunters hit “Golden.”

Despite his busy slate of releases, Guetta recently revealed that he’s also had some big changes in his personal life. Just a week prior to the release of “Save Me Tonight,” the EDM titan revealed that he’d welcomed his fourth child, writing on Instagram that baby Skyler is the “most beautiful secret” he’s ever kept.

Listen to Lopez and Guetta’s “Save Me Tonight” below.

Harry Styles‘ fans and new album belong together — and now, they finally are. On Friday (March 6), the long-awaited Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally finally dropped, allowing the pop star’s listeners onto the dance floor at last.

Preceded by Billboard Hot 100-topping lead single “Aperture,” the 12-track project catches fans up to speed on Styles’ mindset and growth over the past four years, with the star last dropping a full-length in 2022. That year’s Harry’s House debuted atop the Billboard 200, marking his third straight No. 1 on the chart since debuting as a soloist in 2017.

As Billboard‘s co-editor-in-chief Jason Lipshutz writes of the new LP, “Styles spends the first album he’s released in his 30s yearning for connection,” singing “about the one-night stands that spilled over, the ones that got away (and then circled back into his orbit) and the one kind of undying love that’s thus far eluded him.”

Included on the album are tracks “American Girls,” “Ready, Steady, Go!,” “Are You Listening Yet?,” “Taste Back,” “The Waiting Game,” “Season 2 Weight Loss,” “Coming p Roses,” “Pop,” “Dance No More,” “Paint by Numbers” and “Carla’s Song.” Collectively, they take the Grammy winner in a new sonic direction grounded by dance music, which he’ll take in full to the stage for the very first time on Friday night, performing a release show at the Co-op Live. That performance will be captured by Netflix cameras to stream as a concert special two days later, allowing all fans to take part in the concert.

Following the release of Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Styles is planning to embark on a sprawling world tour made up of seven mini-residencies in Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York City, Melbourne and Sydney. The trek will include 30 nights at Madison Square Garden and a record 12 in Wembley Stadium.

Listen to Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally below.