With the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics winding up Sunday night (Feb. 22) in a glitzy closing ceremony at the Arena di Verona featuring Diplo’s Major Lazer performing their Billboard Hot 100 No. 4 hit “Lean On,” it was time to look ahead to the next games.
And who better to get Olympics fanatics geared up for the upcoming 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles than quintessential California dreamer Kate Hudson? The Song Sung Blue co-star helped to end the closing ceremony broadcast by setting up the L.A. Games with a performance of The Mamas & the Papas’ iconic 1966 Billboard Hot 100 No. 4 hit “California Dreamin’.”
Hudson, who released her full-length debut studio album in 2024, Glorious, appears in the brief clip singing the signature lines, “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray/ I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day/ I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A./ California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day.” As the wind whips her blonde hair, Hudson’s face fades as we see a series of random images of Angelenos making their way across the city and its beaches, before pivoting to athletes carrying their gear (swimming caps, surfboards, volleyballs, basketballs).
Cue the footage of skaters and BMXers pulling off tricks, fencers lunging forward, a Paralympic athlete sprinting on blades, as well as a tease of some of the new events slated for LA 28, including flag football. Among the athletic stars who are expected to prominently feature in the L.A. Games coverage who pop up in the spot are BMX rider Perris Benegas, hurdler Rai Benjamin, gymnast Jordan Chiles, skateboarder Jagger Eaton and beach volleyball player Megan Kraft, among others.
Other athletes who make cameos in the spot are: Jack Alexy (swimmer), Kelly Cheng (volleyball), Jajaira Gonzalez (boxer), Jamal Hill (swimming), Nick Itkin (fencing), Blake Leeper (sprinting), Caroline Marks (surfing), Helen Maroulis (wrestling), and Curtis Thompson (javelin).
“As the world gathers in Milan to close one Olympic chapter, LA28 Dreamin’ opens the door to what’s next,” said Jenny Storms, chief marketing officer for NBCUniversal Television & Streaming in a statement. “With Kate Hudson at its center, this piece captures the spirit and unmistakable energy of Los Angeles — a love letter to the city and a powerful invitation to dream ahead to the Summer Games in 2028.”
As the horn-spiked arrangement thunders to a close we see a drone shot of L.A. Memorial Coliseum, which will play a prominent part in the next Summer Games. The caption on Hudson’s video reads: “Built on California dreams, powered by Olympic and Paralympic champions #LA28.”
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Apple Music’s artist services and distribution company Platoon has inked a deal with Lenny Tavárez, the company tells Billboard.
Known for his signature blend of seductive reggaetón infused with R&B tones, Tavárez (real name Julio Manuel González Tavárez) has emerged as one of the most notable artists in Puerto Rico’s thriving music scene.
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“I’m thrilled to join Platoon with its prestigious, boutique approach to talent development,” Tavárez tells Billboard in a statement. “I truly believe this will elevate my career to new heights, and I’m excited to embrace the unique challenges and grow alongside an innovative and forward-thinking company.”
With more than 11 billion streams, 16 million followers across social platforms, and charting hits like “Bellaquita,” “Pa Mi Remix” and “Medallo,” Tavárez has established himself as a force in Latin urban music. He’s also landed on several Billboard charts, including six entries on Hot Latin Songs and eight on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tally.
Beyond his own music, Tavárez’s songwriting credits include blockbuster singles such as Karol G’s “Bichota” and Anitta’s “Envolver,” showcasing his impact as one of the genre’s most sought-after creative collaborators. He is a two-time SESAC pop/rhythm songwriter of the year (2023 and 2025) and was honored with the La Musa Triunfador award at the 12th annual La Musa Awards.
“Lenny has been shaping the culture for a long time, and his talent speaks for itself,” said Gabrielle Mella, Platoon’s senior Latin marketing manager. “Bringing him into the Platoon ecosystem allows us to amplify his voice and position him for the kind of visibility and momentum his work deserves as he enters this next phase of his career.”
“Platoon continues its commitment to artistic diversity with the expansion of its Latin division. The signing of Lenny Tavárez underscores this mission, as his talent and influence will be instrumental in shaping the division’s creative and commercial future,” added Guillermo “Pinky” Mordan, who serves as Platoon’s head of Latin.
On Friday (Feb. 20), Tavárez dropped the joint albumSupérate with longtime collaborator Justin Quiles. It was preceded by “Juicy,” a sultry, trap-laden single.
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Longtime Nashville artist manager Gary Borman is retiring and closing down his namesake management company, Borman Entertainment, after a 50-year run, he announced Sunday (Feb. 22).
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Borman, who’s appeared on Billboard’s Country Power Players list as the founder and president/CEO of Borman Entertainment, is 73.
Keith Urban is currently Borman’s only remaining client, and is expected to announce new management shortly. The pair have worked together for 25 years.
“To say I’ve been lucky to have spent my time doing what I’ve loved would be an understatement,” Borman said in a statement obtained by Billboard. “I’ve worked side by side with some of the most gifted artists. I’m grateful beyond words to all the teachers, artists, colleagues, collaborators, supporters, Lady Luck, as well as the adversaries and turbulent moments that sharpened my resolve and taught me how to manage emotion and life.”
Urban noted, “I’m so grateful to Gary (and my entire Borman Nashville family) for the most incredible and successful time together. It was extraordinary — what we were able to accomplish together — and I’ll forever be grateful for the creative and collaborative spirit we were all a part of for so long. I wish Gary and everyone at Borman Entertainment the very best journey ahead and look forward to what the future holds for all of us.”
“Keith and I shared a journey not unlike brothers. The place that I have in my heart will remain warm and my mind filled with wonderful memories. I have been and will remain a fan,” Borman added.
Mickey Guyton and Lady A are among the acts Borman previously managed. A Pittsburgh native, he maintained offices in Nashville and Los Angeles.
Over the years, Borman Entertainment has also represented a wide range of acts that included The Yellowjackets, The Bee Gees, James Taylor, The Violent Femmes, Dwight Yoakam, Faith Hill, Steve Moir, The Rolling Stones and Natalie Cole.
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Luck… or Something, the new album from Hilary Duff, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll.
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Fans voted in a poll published Friday (Feb. 20) on Billboard, choosing the actress/singer’s return to pop music as their favorite release of the week.
Luck… or Something made its arrival among several other new music releases — from Megan Moroney, Baby Keem, SZA, Ty Dolla $ign and more. Duff’s sixth full-length LP, her first in over a decade, swooped in with a landslide victory. As the poll came to a close on Sunday, the singer held steady with 64% of the vote.
New single (and music video) “Weather for Tennis” came along with Duff’s album release via Atlantic Records on Friday.
Of the release, she said in a press statement, “here’s that question of whether women can have it all, and through this process I learned I had to sacrifice some things in order to put the record first. As hard as that is, I still believe it’s okay to choose yourself sometimes and do what scares the hell out of you. carving out the time to make an album after all these years was incredibly powerful for me, and now I can’t wait to share it with the world.”
Duff co-wrote the collection, which is produced by her husband, Matthew Koma, with Brian Phillips.
This summer she’ll head out on the road on a global headlining tour in support of her LP, with dates scheduled for the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. (A complete list of tour dates is available here.)
Among the new releases trailing behind Luck… or Something are Megan Moroney’s Cloud Nine, with 14% of the vote; Baby Keem’s Ca$ino, with 6% of the vote, and SZA’s “Save the Day,” with 5% of the vote.
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Nicki Minaj is showing off a new gift she received from President Donald Trump.
On Saturday (Feb. 21), the 43-year-old rap star posted a photo on X of a signed copy of the Holy Bible she received from the president.
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“One of the most meaningful gifts I’ve ever received in my entire life,” Minaj captioned the photo.
Her newly signed “signature edition” copy of the Bible appears to be leather-bound and embossed with the American flag. The cover reads, “Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States Signature Edition,” featuring Trump’s thick signature beneath the title and “God Bless the USA” written under his mark.
The gift also came with a black pen bearing the president’s signature in gold lettering.
Minaj’s post sparked a wide variety of reactions in the comments section.
“One of the most sacrilegious gifts I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” one commenter wrote. “signing bibles is…..just….NOT it,” another person observed.
A third user questioned, “Can you autograph a book that someone else wrote?” And yet another added, “i really do like you a lot nicki but this feels wrong on so many levels.”
One person shared a meme showing a vintage-style illustration of a young boy asking his father, “So if the Bible says we should help the poor, welcome the foreigner, heal the sick, respect others, not lie, not commit adultery, and not steal, then why do we support Donald Trump?” To which the boy’s well-dressed father replies, “Oh, Billy. We don’t actually practice these things. We only preach them.”
Other commenters, however, expressed support for Minaj.
“God Bless you and President Trump,” one fan wrote. Another added, “That’s an incredibly beautiful gift. One that is passed down for generations. It shows the future how far from the past we have come.” A third fan shared a comical AI-generated image of Trump wearing pink with the caption, “Thank you Lord for showing Nicki the right way of truth and life.”
The president’s Bible gift to Minaj is the latest chapter in their unusual friendship over recent months. Earlier in the week, Trump praised the Young Money rapper during a White House speech, calling Minaj “beautiful” and highlighting her political savvy at a Black History Month event.
“How about Nicki Minaj? Do we love Nicki Minaj? I love Nicki Minaj. She was here a couple weeks ago. She’s so beautiful,” Trump said. “I said, ‘Nicki, you’re so beautiful.’ Her nails are like that long, I said, ‘Nicki are they real?’ She didn’t want to get into that. But she was so beautiful and so great and she gets it, more importantly.”
Minaj celebrated Presidents’ Day on Feb. 16 by posting an AI-generated photo of herself riding in a convertible with Trump while counting money. She also attended the Trump-backed World Liberty Forum event on Wednesday (Feb. 18), where she served as a keynote speaker for the “Owning the Culture: The Business of Music in a Creator-Led Economy” panel.
The Queens icon first met the president at the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., in January, where she stood alongside him and called herself the “president’s No. 1 fan.”
Minaj has been vocal about her support for the Trump administration in recent months. In an appearance on podcaster Katie Miller’s show earlier in February, she said that the criticism Trump faced motivated her to be more outspoken in his defense.
See Minaj’s post of Trump’s Bible gift on X below.
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Lugwig Göransson’s score for Sinners scooped the best original music prize at the 2026 BAFTAs in London on Sunday (Feb. 22).
It’s the second time in three years that the Swedish composer has collected the prize, having previously won the category in 2024 for his work for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Daniel Blumberg won the 2025 award for The Brutalist.
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Göransson is the first composer to prevail twice inside of three years since Gustavo Santaolalla won for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Babel (2006). In the build-up to the BAFTAs, Göransson won in the score category at the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes and Grammys.
Göransson saw off fierce competition, including Alexandre Desplat, a 13-time nominee and three-time winner of the category; the latter was nominated for his score for Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein. The composer was not on hand to collect the award with Sinners director Ryan Coogler joking that he was away working on “small indie film” called The Odyssey, in reference to Nolan’s upcoming epic, due this summer.
Other nominees in the category were Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), Max Richter (Hamnet), and Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia). The same five composers are nominated at the upcoming Academy Awards (March 1), the first time in 14 years that the two awards shows have shared the exact same nominees. In 2012, the winners were split: Thomas Newman won the BAFTA for Skyfall and Mychael Danna took the Oscar for The Life of Pi.
Sinners earned 13 nominations across the categories and came away with two additional awards: best original screenplay and best supporting actress (Wunmi Mosaku). One Battle After Another earned the coveted best film title, with best director going to Paul Thomas Anderson for his work on the flick.
Elsewhere in the ceremony, HUNTR/X made their awards show debut with a performance of KPop Demon Hunters megahit “Golden.” The BAFTAs, unlike the Academy Awards and other awards shows, does not host a best original song category. Next Saturday (Feb. 28) they will perform at the BRIT Awards, and become the first K-pop group to grace the BRITs stage. They’ll also perform at the Academy Awards on March 15, where “Golden” is nominated for best original song.
Jessie Ware performed a Barbra Streisand classic the In Memoriam section. The English singer took on “The Way We Were” from the 1973 film of the same name, in which Streisand starred with the late Robert Redford. The latter was one of the huge names honored in the segment which also paid tribute to Catherine O’Hara, Rob Reiner, Brigitte Bardot, Val Kilmer and Gene Hackman.
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The K-pop group is set to appear on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Feb. 23) with the episode airing at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu will be the special musical guests for the show, which often tapes in the afternoon before airing at night. Not much else has been revealed as of this writing, and neither the group nor the show have announced what song they will be singing and whether or not the girls will join Fallon for an interview.
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TWICE is currently on the North American leg of their “THIS IS FOR” World Tour, which features the group performing their hit singles like “Strategy,” “Cry for Me” and “Moonlight Sunrise.”
This is TWICE’s third time on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The 2023 Billboard Women in Music “Breakthrough Award” winners have appeared on the program twice before, performing “The Feels” in 2021 and “Set Me Free” in 2023.
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Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a fifth nonconsecutive week on top, rising a spot to lead the Feb. 28-dated chart. The ascent comes after the 2025 set spent two weeks in the runner-up slot following his Super Bowl halftime show performance (Feb. 8), a week after its win for album of the year at the Grammy Awards (Feb. 1).
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In the tracking week ending Feb. 19, the effort earned 135,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to Luminate (down 46%). The album reached No. 1 in its second week (and first full tracking week) on the list, dated Jan. 25, 2025, and then spent the next two weeks at No. 1. It returned to the top for a fourth week (May 17), following its initial vinyl release.
The 41-week span between weeks at No. 1 for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is the longest since Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine returned to No. 1 for its third week on top, after a 54 week wait, on the April 12, 2025-dated chart. Eternal Sunshine spent its first two weeks at No. 1 (March 23-30, 2024) and then came back to No. 1 on the April 12, 2025 chart after a deluxe reissue.
Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, Brent Faiyaz captures his second top 10 with the debut of Icon, while Charli XCX scores her third top 10 with the arrival of her soundtrack to the film Wuthering Heights.
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 Feb. 28, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Feb. 24. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.
Of DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’s 135,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 106,000 (down 43%, equaling 112.54 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks; it holds at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a sixth nonconsecutive week), album sales comprise 28,000 (it climbs 3-1 on Top Album Sales for its second week atop the list) and TEA units comprise 1,000.
After debuting at No. 1 a week ago, J. Cole’s The Fall-Off slips to No. 2 with 81,000 equivalent album units earned (down 71%). Don Toliver’s former leader, OCTANE, rises 4-3 (79,000, down 19%) and Morgan Wallen’s likewise chart-topping I’m the Problem climbs 7-4 (77,000, up less than 1%). Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving rounds out the top five, stepping 8-5 (72,000, down 5%).
Brent Faiyaz notches his second top 10-charting project on the Billboard 200 as Icon arrives at No. 6 with 58,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 44,500 (equaling 45.7 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 7 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 13,500 (his best sales week; it debuts at No. 5 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album’s first-week sales were boosted by the availability of signed editions on Faiyaz’s webstore.
Icon’s most recent radio-promoted single, “Have To.,” holds at its No. 5 high on the Feb. 28-dated R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
Faiyaz previously hit the top 10 on the Billboard 200 with the No. 2-peaking Wasteland in 2022.
Bad Bunny’s former No. 1 Un Verano Sin Ti, from 2022, slips a spot to No. 7 on the latest Billboard 200 with 52,000 equivalent album units earned (down 35%).
Charli XCX arrives at No. 8 with her soundtrack to the film Wuthering Heights, garnering the singer-songwriter her third top 10 album. The set debuts with 51,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 26,000 (it debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 25,000 (equaling 24.85 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks; it debuts at No. 19 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. Of the set’s first-week sales, 72% came from vinyl purchases (across two variants).
The film Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, was released in U.S. movie theaters on Feb. 13.
Charli XCX previously reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with BRAT (No. 3 in 2024) and CRASH (No. 7 in 2022).
Closing out the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 are two former No. 1s: Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is steady at No. 9 (50,000 equivalent album units, down 7%) and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is a non-mover at No. 10 (40,000, down 4%).
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Barry Manilow is taking additional time off as he continues recovering from cancer surgery.
On Friday (Feb. 20), the 82-year-old Grammy-winning singer announced on social media that he is rescheduling more concerts while healing from a mid-January operation related to stage one lung cancer diagnosed late last year.
After what he described as a “very depressing visit” with his surgeon, Manilow is postponing the first batch of 2026 arena dates originally scheduled from Feb. 27 through March 17.
“I was sure that I would be able to do the Arena shows in a few weeks,” the singer wrote on Instagram. But his doctor “shook his head” and told him, “Barry, you won’t be ready to do a 90 minute show. Your lungs aren’t ready yet. You’re in great shape considering what you’ve been through, but your body isn’t ready. You shouldn’t do the first Arena shows. You won’t make it through.”
Manilow admitted that he had “a feeling” the surgeon would respond that way. “Deep down, I wanted to go back — but my body knew what my heart didn’t want to admit: I wasn’t ready,” the artist wrote.
Although Manilow is rescheduling his first 13 arena shows, his doctor said it was still “likely” he could perform in Las Vegas on March 26–28 and April 2–4.
“I’m SO, SO sorry I have to reschedule some of these first Arena shows. Again!” Manilow wrote.
At press time, Manilow’s website still listed sold-out U.S. concert dates for mid- through late April.
Billboard has reached out to Manilow’s representatives for additional comment and information about the rescheduled dates.
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Charli XCX weighed in on Dave Grohl’s viral “Apple” dance during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, where Foo Fighters also performed the title track from their upcoming album, Your Favorite Toy.
Host Graham Norton played a clip of Grohl and his daughter Harper dancing to Charli’s Brat track “Apple,” a video that circulated widely in 2024. In the clip, Harper stands and leads a seated Grohl through choreographed moves to the song.
Asked for her reaction after seeing it for the first time, Charli described Grohl’s style as unconventional but effective. “You’re taking like an abstract approach, and that’s cool,” she told him.
Grohl acknowledged that choreography is not a regular part of the band’s stage routine. “We don’t,” he said when Norton asked whether Foo Fighters do a lot of dance moves.
Later in the episode, Foo Fighters performed “Your Favorite Toy,” the lead single from their forthcoming 12th studio album of the same name, due April 24. Jason Falkner joined the band on guitar in place of Pat Smear, who is recovering from a broken foot sustained in what Grohl described as a gardening accident. Smear was represented visually during the performance by an image of his face on the kick drum.
The performance also featured backing vocals from Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears and Babydaddy.
During his interview segment, Grohl reflected on the band’s longevity and what informed the timing of the new album. “We’ve been a band for 30 years now, right? And so we’ve all grown together, and we’ve all been through life together, ups and downs,” he said. “Honestly, it’s more than a musical thing.”
He added that the band’s approach to new music is shaped by their current stage in life. “When we go and approach a new record, it’s all determined by where we’re at in our lives,” he said, joking that the group has become “a bunch of grumpy old men.”
“You’d imagine that as you get a bit older, that things sort of soften … It doesn’t,” Grohl continued before letting out a scream. “It’s kinda like that now. That’s where we’re at now.”
Your Favorite Toy marks Foo Fighters’ first album since Ilan Rubin joined the lineup as drummer.
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