Following her Grammys triumph, Lola Young has announced her live comeback with a special one-off performance.

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The show will take place at the 2,200-capacity London Palladium on March 4 and mark her first full live performance in several months. In September, Young collapsed on stage at New York’s All Things Go festival and subsequently cancelled all upcoming shows. 

In a statement on her return, Young said, “I’m going to be playing my first headline show in a while. Performing live is everything to me and asking you, my fans to show up for me after cancelling my tour is something I don’t take for granted.”

She added, “I am planning a small intimate show in London on March 4th at The London Palladium. I’m aware that with this being a one-off show that I can’t accommodate tickets for everyone who bought them previously. I can only hope that in time when I’m able to play bigger shows that you’ll still be willing. If you’re interested please sign up on the link in my bio to enter. Thank you all so much for believing in me, and giving me this time and space.  Love you all. Lola X”

Fans wishing to attend the event can sign up for access here, with tickets going on sale on Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. GMT.

Young was among the British artists to scoop major wins at the 2026 Grammys, with the 25-year-old winning the best pop solo performance prize for “Messy,” seeing off competition from Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter.

She also performed live on the broadcast with a stripped-back version of the winning song during a medley of best new artist nominees. Following last year’s onstage collapse, Young said that she was taking time off to recover. “I’m going away for a while,” she wrote. “It pains me to say I have to cancel everything for the foreseeable future. 

She added, “Thank you for all the love and support. “I’m so sorry to let anyone down who has bought a ticket to see me, it hurts me more than you know.”

Young will compete for five BRIT Awards at the Feb. 28 ceremony in Manchester, including in artist of the year and song of the year (“Messy”) categories.


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Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has left the group due to “a series of challenges,” a situation that has forced the cancelation of the rock band’s planned 50th anniversary concerts.

A statement reads, “due to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Twisted Sister’s lead singer Dee Snider brought on by a series of health challenges, the band has been forced to cancel all shows scheduled, beginning April 25th in Sao Paolo Brazil and continuing through the summer.”

The future of the ‘80s rockers “will be determined in the next several weeks,” reads a social media message signed by Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda, the founding and longtime guitarists for the heavy metal outfit.

Snider suffers from degenerative arthritis, which has required multiple operations. The rocker, known for his wild hair, bright makeup, and impressive abs, recently revealed that his heart has been impacted by life on the road.

“A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body and soul,” reads a separate statement from the band, posted to the Twisted Sister website. “Unbeknownst to the public (until now) Snider (70) suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years just to keep going, able to only perform a few songs at a time in pain.”

Snider “can no longer push the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll fury like he has done for decades,” the band’s statement continues.

Twisted Sister is best known for their 1984 song “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” which crashed the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 21 and continues to play where people gather – and at times during conservative rallies and in campaigns that, more than once, has seen Snider step in and call time.

“We’re Not Gonna Take It” appeared on the band’s third studio album, Stay Hungry, which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, and is one of their six titles to impact the all-genres tally.

The band also charted with “I Wanna Rock” (No. 68 in 1984) and their cover of the Shangri-Las’ “Leader Of The Pack” (No. 53 in 1985).

Speaking on his abrupt departure from the band, Snider remarks: “I don’t know of any other way to rock. The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.”

Now here we are: Tame Impala’s “Dracula” gets a fresh pair of fangs with a new remix featuring JENNIE.

The BLACKPINK star layers her vocals over several verses and the chorus, and jumps in for a volley of new lyrics.

On it, she raps: “Hey, Kevin, what’s up?/ Come pull up in my spot / Let’s keep the night glowing, I don’t ever wanna stop / I’ll never leave this floor, got me needin’ more / Sky is turning blue, let it clear the smoke / Lip-stain on the rim, bass is ’bout to blow / Sinking in my teeth, I buy time.”

The “Dracula” update makes more sense than might first appear. JENNIE and Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker are, geographically at least, cousins. The K-pop star was born in South Korea, and raised in New Zealand, the neighbor and close buddy of Australia, Parker’s homeland. Cousins.

Parker is a fan, too. At the 2026 Grammy Awards last Sunday, Feb. 1 in Los Angeles, the Western Australian producer and artist was spotted wearing official JENNIE merch. It turned out to be a great night for Parker, as he nabbed a golden gramophone for “End Of Summer,” his second successive win in the best dance/electronic recording category.

Then, on Tuesday (Feb. 3), Parker announced that JENNIE would contribute vocals on an updated version of what is Tame Impala’s biggest hit to-date in the United States.

Dropping in full during the darkness of midnight (of course), “Dracula – JENNIE Remix” is the K-pop superstar’s first solo release since unveiling her debut album, Ruby, in March 2025. That project debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and spawned a number of Billboard Hot 100 entries, including “ExtraL” featuring Doechii and “Like JENNIE.”

“Dracula” is housed on Tame Impala’s fifth studio album, Deadbeat, its first through a new deal with Columbia, part of Sony Music. Deadbeat debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and Official U.K. Albums Charts last October, and No. 2 on the ARIA Chart.

Despite Parker’s multiple Grammys, ARIA and APRA Awards, a BRIT Award, and glowing praise from fellow artists, critics and fans everywhere, Tame Impala had to wait until 2025 for a Billboard Hot 100 hit. It was “Dracula” that did the business.

After nearly two decades as one of music’s most sought-out collaborators with numerous streaming hits, Tame Impala finally scored a Hot 100 hit in October with “Dracula,” peaking at No. 30. What followed that drought-buster was something like waiting for a bus in London — two more immediately arrived on the singles chart, “Loser” (No. 91) and “My Old Ways” (No. 56).

“Dracula” is hard to kill. Nearly a year after reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay for the first time, has risen once again, topping the Feb. 7-dated ranking.

Stream “Dracula – JENNIE Remix” below.

Olivia Dean closes out a winning week by scooping another double on the ARIA Charts.

The British singer and songwriter retakes top spot on the national albums tally, as The Art Of Loving lifts 2-1 for its eighth non-consecutive week at the summit, and her quadruple platinum certified hit “Man I Need” retains the singles chart crown for a 12th straight week.

With that streak, “Man I Need” becomes the longest-reigning single by a solo female artist since Miley Cyrus’ Flowers in 2023.

There’s more love for Dean, as “So Easy (To Fall In Love)” lifts 4-2 on the ARIA Singles Chart, for a new peak position; while “Nice To Each Other” improves 12-11; “Rein Me In” with Sam Fender jumps 20-16, a new peak; “A Couple Minutes” is up 19-17; and “Baby Steps” walks 30-28.

It’s been a dream week for Dean, who on Sunday, Feb. 1, collected the Grammy Award for best new artist.

The top debut on the latest frame, published Friday, Feb. 6, belongs to Noah Kahan as “The Great Divide” makes its mark at No. 15. It’s Kahan’s fourth top 50 appearance on the ARIA Singles Chart, including his breakout “Stick Season,” which logged three weeks at No. 1 in early 2024.

Tame Impala was also in the winner’s circle at the 68th Grammy Awards, where Kevin Parker’s psychedelic pop project won best dance/electronic recording for “End Of Summer,” his second golden gramophone (both in the same category). Deadbeat cut “Dracula” is the only homegrown title in the top 50 this week, dipping 26-32.

Over on the ARIA Albums Chart, Don Toliver charges in at No. 4 with Octane, his fifth solo studio album, and first to crack the top 10.

Stranger Things has all wrapped up, but there’s fresh action for the popular Netflix series’ season 5 soundtrack. It’s new at No. 11.

Further down the chart ladder, Brisbane band Radium Dolls make their first appearance on the ARIA Charts with sophomore effort Wound Up, new at No. 17. Wound Up is their second studio album.

Finally, Velvet Trip, the psychedelic-pop project of singer, songwriter and producer Zeppelin Hamilton, bags a top 40 debut with Glimmers Continued. It’s new at No. 33. Glimmers Continued is the followup to Velvet Trip’s debut Harmony Blooms, which reached No. 19 in 2024.

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, … Check out all of this week’s picks below:

Nick Jonas, Sunday Best

Nick Jonas kicked off 2026 with the release of his contemplative single “Gut Punch,” which previewed his fifth solo album Sunday Best. The album arrives today (Feb. 6) with the support of new single, and opening track, the acoustic guitar-driven “Sweet To Me.” Sunday Best is Jonas’ first solo project since Spaceman in 2021. As his new album dives in life as a husband and dad, his storytelling “explores honesty, growth and rediscovery,” according to a press release.

ZAYN, “Die For Me”

Following new music from his One Direction bandmates Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, ZAYN is back with major announcements: a new single, a new album and his biggest solo tour. This week, ZAYN announced the upcoming release of his fifth solo album, KONNAKOL, out April 17. He offered a taste of what to expect with lead single, “Die For Me,” an R&B-pop track that would sound right at home on a Fifty Shades soundtrack. Following the album’s release, on May 12, ZAYN will embark on his biggest solo trek to date, including stops in 31 cities across the world.

Tame Impala and JENNIE, “Dracula – JENNIE Remix”

After Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker was spotted wearing JENNIE merch earlier this week, fans began to speculate what it could mean — and they didn’t have to wait long. JENNIE hopped on the band’s latest hit “Dracula” and offers much more than a guest verse (she contributes not one, but two). JENNIE’s vocals and harmonies are woven throughout the entirety of the song, making it feel like wholly collaborative and reimagined. “Dracula” is off Tame Impala’s fifth album Deadbeat, that arrived last October. “Dracula” arrived as the album’s third single and just hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart (dated Feb. 7).

J. Cole, “Two Six”

In an Instagram post shared on Feb. 4, J. Cole revealed his forthcoming album The Fall Off is “a double album with intentions to be my last” and that it will “bring the concept of my first project full circle.” Led by single “Two Six,” J. Cole comes out with a declaration: “If I wasn’t rapping b—h I might just be the president.” And if this is his last project, he just might have the time now.

sombr, “Homewrecker”

Strategically released just days after the Grammys — at which sombr was nominated for best new artist and performed his hit “12 to 12” during the ceremony — “Homewrecker” signals that he’s already writing his next chapter. The single stays in a similar uptempo pop lane as “12 to 12” (compared to his more pensive hits) and continues his streak as the sole writer and co-producer, alongside Tony Berg, of his music.

Joji, “Hotel California”

Alternative R&B artist Joji returns with his first project since 2022’s Smithereens, which included his Hot 100 hit “Glimpse Of Us.” His fourth album, Piss in the Wind, is his first since splitting with his longtime label home 88rising; his new project arrives on his own label, Palace Creek. And while much of the album is airy and experimental, “Hotel California” is a close cousin to “Glimpse Of Us,” as his delicate vocals narrate a story of love lost.

Monsta X is feeling it with “Growing Pains,” the K-pop outfit’s first release of the year.

Arriving at the stroke of midnight, after a teaser dropped earlier in the week, “Growing Pains” is lifted from the group’s forthcoming English-language album.


“Growing Pains” explores themes of self-discovery, perseverance, and identity, and, as the name suggests, the universal challenge of navigating adulthood and sacrifices made along the way — all of it underpinned with the energy of a slick ’80s power ballad.

On it, the lads sing, “baby I’ll be okay… one day I’ll understand that I’m good as I am,” highlighting a shift toward embracing imperfection, reads a statement, while the line “all the strength I’ve found, I’m still standing now” underscores endurance.

The bittersweet hook, “I’m finding my way dealing with these growing pains,” points to our eternal struggle with personal evolution.

“Growing Pains” is the followup to “baby blue,” which Monsta X debuted at iHeartRadio’s 2025 Jingle Ball last December. Both cuts will be housed on their as-yet untitled third English-language collection, a first for a K-pop act.

Monsta X got their close-up last Christmas with the Connect X concert movie, which celebrated their 10th anniversary as a group and as a tribute to the journey shared by members Joohoney, I.M., Hyungwon, Kihyun, Minhyuk and Shownu with their fandom, known as MONBEBE.

Earlier in 2025, Joohoney, Hyungwon and Kihyun were the final group members to complete their mandatory South Korean military service, after which time the band hopped back in the studio and released The X EP in September to mark their milestone anniversary.

The six-strong outfit became just the third K-pop act to reach the Billboard 200 top 10, doing so in 2020 with their first English album All About Luv, which bowed at No. 5. Then, in 2021, Monsta X dropped their second English album, The Dreaming, peaking at No. 21 on the all-genres list.

Stream “Growing Pains” in full below.

Nearly eight years after J. Cole introduced The Fall-Off‘s intro with KOD‘s “1985” closer in 2018, the Dreamville rapper’s final album has arrived.

The Fall-Off hit streaming services on Friday (Feb. 6), tying a bow on the North Carolina icon’s decorated career. The project is a double album (Disc 29 and Disc 39), which boasts 11 tracks plus a bonus on each, making 24 in total.

“The Fall-Off, a double album made with intentions to be my last, brings the concept of my first project full circle. Disc 29 tells a story of me returning to my hometown at age 29,” he wrote when revealing the album’s tracklist on Instagram Wednesday (Feb. 4).

Cole continued: “A decade after moving to New York, accomplishing what would have seemed impossible to most, I was at a crossroads with the 3 loves of my life; my woman, my craft, and my city. Disc 39 gives insight into my mindset during a similar trip home, this time as a 39-year-old man. Older and a little closer to peace.”

When The Fall-Off was just hours away, the North Carolina native intensified hype surrounding the project with a trailer on Thursday (Feb. 6), which found Cole back in the makeshift studio of his childhood home that ignited his love for rap. The clip was soundtracked by a speech from English mathematician Andrew Wiles, and how he found beauty in the suffering through his labor of love.

J. Cole announced the album officially in January and released his “Disc 2 Track 2″ single, which saw him cleverly rap about his life’s story in reverse.

Cole rang in his 41st birthday on Jan. 28 with a surprise, as he dropped the Birthday Blizzard ’26 EP, which packaged four hard-hitting freestyles that were hosted by DJ Clue.

There’s been plenty of pump-fake retirements throughout rap history, but Cole is intent on The Fall-Off being his goodbye album. If this is indeed the finish line, what a ride it’s been.

Stream The Fall-Off below.

It’s Friday, and Nick Jonas has brought his Sunday Best.

Dropping at midnight, Sunday Best (via Republic Records) is the Jonas Brother’s first solo project in nearly five years.

The collection is led by the single “Gut Punch,” which Jonas debut live last November while on tour in Las Vegas, and performed just this week on The Tonight Show.

“Gut Punch” is one of 11 tracks on an album that explores Nick’s life as a husband and a dad. This bro is all grown up, at 33 years old.

“I’m so excited to share these new stories, candid thoughts, quiet walks home in the city, and snapshots of my life over these past few years,” the pop star remarked in a statement. “And while this album was made over the course of the last two years, it was truly 33 years in the making.”

It’s Jonas’ fifth solo album, and the follow-up to 2021’s Spaceman, which reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. Since then, he released two albums with brothers Joe and Kevin: 2023’s The Album and 2025’s Greetings From Your Hometown, both of which charted in the top 10.

As a soloist, Nick has also charted eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100 over the course of his career, including the top 10 hit “Jealous.”

The American artist spent much of last year on tour with the JoBros in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a band. Just prior to Christmas, Jonas gifted 200 or so lucky fans the chance for an early preview of the album, when he performed at Toronto’s Powder Room, which was decked out for the occasion in a Sunday Best theme.

On the night Jonas sat for a Q&A where he discussed the origins of Sunday Best and his headspace. The album took shape in the past two years, Billboard Canada reported at the time, and was inspired by his church upbringing, by the emotions he and his wife Priyanka Chopra felt after the L.A. fires, and by Canadian songwriter JP Saxe.

Stream Sunday Best below.

Bethany Cosentino, best known as the frontwoman of indie pop-rock duo Best Coast, is speaking out after the latest release of files in the case of serial child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed that Casey Wasserman, the founder and CEO of her booking agency, Wasserman Music, had a close relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and Epstein’s main accomplice.

In an Instagram post published Thursday night (Feb. 5), the singer-songwriter made a series of demands, including calling for the removal of her and her band’s name from the agency’s website; for Wasserman to step down from his post; and for the business to change its name to erase the imprint of its founder, who oversees an agency that represents such superstars as Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, SZA, Noah Kahan, Chappell Roan, Lorde and Kenny Chesney.

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“It has come to my attention that the founder and CEO of my agency, Casey Wasserman, had a documented romantic relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell between the years of 2001 and 2003, and multiple documented connections and communications with Jeffrey Epstein confirmed by emails now part of public records,” Consentino wrote. “Ghislaine Maxwell is not a neutral character in a messy story — she is a convicted sex trafficker who helped facilitate the abuse of minors. As an artist represented by Wasserman, I did not consent to having my name or my career tied to someone with this kind of association to exploitation.

“Staying quiet isn’t something I can do in good conscience — especially in a moment when men in power are so often protected, excused, or allowed to move on without consequence. Pretending this isn’t a big deal is not an option for me.”

In a tranche of more than 3 million files related to the Epstein investigation released by the Department of Justice on Jan. 30, Wasserman, who launched the powerful agency in 1998, was found to have exchanged dozens of flirtatious emails with Maxwell in 2003. More than two decades ago, several years before Epstein’s crimes were known to the public, New York reported that Wasserman and his then-wife, Laura Ziffren, flew on Epstein’s plane on an AIDS fact-finding mission to Africa in 2002 — a trip that also included such luminaries as President Bill Clinton and actors Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey.

The emails between Wasserman and Maxwell revealed a flirtatious, perhaps sexual, relationship between the pair. In one email dated April 1, 2003, Wasserman wrote, “Where are you, I miss you. I will be in nyc for 4 days starting april 22…can we book that massage now?”

In another dated March 16, 2003, he wrote, “So what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?”

On Jan. 31, a day after the release of the latest round of files in the Epstein case, Wasserman — who also serves as chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee — sent a statement to The Hollywood Reporter apologizing for his involvement with Maxwell while denying “a personal or business relationship” with Epstein himself.

“I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light,” Wasserman said. “I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane. I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them.”

Cosentino bristled at that apology in her Instagram post, calling Wasserman’s words insufficient. “Regret without accountability is just damage control — an attempt to move on while the rest of us are expected to sit with the discomfort of our careers being publicly tied to him,” she said.

“Artists are tired of swallowing scandals like this,” Cosentino continued. “We are tired of learning, over and over, that men who control access, resources, money, and so-called safety in our industry are given endless grace. We are tired of being asked to treat proximity to something horrific as an unfortunate situation we should simply move past — especially when the person involved still holds all the power. And we are tired of watching harm minimized or brushed off as ‘a long time ago,’ while the impact of that harm is still very real, especially for women and survivors of sexual assault.”

Later in the message, Cosentino indicated that she intends to continue her professional relationship with her agent at Wasserman, Sam Hunt, stating that she has worked with him “for over 15 years” and that he “has done incredible work in representing me.

“I am in the Sam Hunt business,” she wrote. “I am not in the Wasserman business.”

Representatives for Wasserman did not immediately respond to Billboard‘s request for comment.


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Normani has carved out a chart-topping pop music career over the past decade-plus as a member of Fifth Harmony and on her own, but on the new cover of Sports Illustrated‘s Swimsuit Issue, she’s representing a different part of her life: as one of the wives and girlfriends of the NFL.

Last March, Normani announced her engagement to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, after the couple had been set up two years prior by fellow NFL star Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara. Normani stars in the Swimsuit Issue alongside five fellow WAGs: Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes, Jordan Love’s wife Ronika Love, George Kittle’s wife Claire Kittle, Jared Goff’s wife Christen Goff, and Jake Ferguson’s fiancée Haley Cavinder.

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In her cover story, Normani confirmed that new music is “in the works” — the follow-up to her 2024 debut solo album Dopamine — and that she’s “excited” about it. She also confirmed that she’s paying attention to all the fans clamoring for music. “You know, I pay attention to my fans,” she said. “I might not be the best when it comes to social media, and I’ve made that vow to myself that I am going to be better at that — not only for myself, but also for the people who support me and my fans — but I pay close attention, and I see their responses. I see what they want and what their desires are for me. I’m taking it back to my roots a little bit as well.”

When asked about her dream musical partnership for a future album, Normani had to name-check her idol, Beyoncé. “She has been such an influential part of why I ended up falling in love with music, and not just music itself, but also entertainment,” Normani said. “Just the grace that she carries, the poise that she carries, her ability to continue to be innovative for decades and decades. That is difficult to do, but she’s mastered it, and, you know, she always, I feel like, competes against herself. She is her standard.”

Normani has scored four top 40 solo Billboard Hot 100 hits since 2018, including the top 10s “Dancing With a Stranger” (with Sam Smith) and “Love Lies” (with Khalid), which also spent two weeks atop the Pop Airplay chart.

Below, find photos and video of Normani’s Swimsuit Issue cover shoot.