Heated Rivalry, the wildly popular queer hockey drama starring Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, has taken the world by storm since its premiere in November. The Justin Tierney-helmed Crave original (which airs on HBO Max in the states) has garnered hundreds of thousands of fans who have fallen in love with the show’s synchs and score, and they’ll soon be able to stream its official soundtrack, Billboard can exclusively confirm.

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The Heated Rivalry original series soundtrack, crafted by show composer Peter Peter, will arrive on all platforms via Milan Records on Friday (Jan. 16). Fans can stream the set’s first two singles — the high-octane “Rivalry” and the tender “It’s You” — everywhere right now. Billboard can also confirm that a vinyl edition is in the works.

“From the first day I started writing the show, I knew music would be as integral to the series as the actors themselves, and Peter’s work was what I had on repeat,” Tierney tells Billboard. “His original score doesn’t just sit underneath the story; it carries the emotion, the rhythm and the pulse of the show. I honestly can’t imagine this series without it. Peter’s music is completely woven into what the show is and how the story comes alive on screen.”

Curated to reflect both the intensity of the professional hockey world and the techno undertones of Russian nightclubs, the Heated Rivalry score traces the evolution of the leads’ romance as much as it reflects the passing of time throughout the show’s blockbuster first season. Just as important are the show’s music synchs, which include euphoric selections such as t.A.T.u.’s seminal “All the Things She Said.” Thanks to the series’ rabid fandom and Tierney’s poignant direction, those synchs have received astronomical streaming boosts, as reported by Billboard.

“The music I composed for Heated Rivalry uncovered a side of me I wasn’t certain I possessed, yet one I had always quietly wished was there,” Peter reflects to Billboard. “I’d never allowed myself such latitude in composition before. Jacob and [author] Rachel [Reid, who penned the book Game Changers on which the show is based] deserved the very best of me, so I gave them every ray of light I had.”

Check out the complete Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack) tracklisting below:

  1. “Rivalry”
  2. “Melt”
  3. “Those English Words Just Roll Off Your Tongue”
  4. “Heartbeat I”
  5. “Face-Off”
  6. “Common Goal”
  7. “Jane & Lily”
  8. “Two Souls”
  9. “Heartbeat II”
  10. “It’s You”
  11. “Shivers From the Past”
  12. “Spring”
  13. “I Want to Win”
  14. “Let’s Make a Deal”
  15. “Inferno”
  16. “Fire Escape”
  17. “Young and Restless I”
  18. “La Nuit est Longue”
  19. “Young and Restless II”
  20. “You Slowly Dissipate”
  21. “Strangers on the Ice”
  22. “Dark Glow”
  23. “Utopie I”
  24. “Din of Your Voice”
  25. “Heartbeat Ill”
  26. “Flatline”
  27. “Distant Rivalry”
  28. “Text Me Whenever”
  29. “Heartbeat IV”
  30. “Hollanov”
  31. “Trembling”
  32. “Everybody’s Glory”
  33. “One Soul”
  34. “Utopie II”


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Tucker Wetmore and DJ duo Loud Luxury will help celebrity chef Guy Fieri bring a day of music, fun and culinary creations to the Bay Area for Super Bowl weekend when they perform sets as part of Guy’s Flavortown Tailgate Presented by SpotOn, which heads to the Bay Area for a fourth year. The event is set for Sunday, Feb. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT at Cow Palace in Daly City, Calif.

General admission is free, with a VIP all-inclusive open bar and dining tickets also available.

“Coming into year four, there is no other Big Game Weekend event like the Flavortown Tailgate,” Fieri said in a statement. “As per usual, we’re throwing the biggest tailgate of the year and the best part, it’s free! Family friendly, killer music and of course, food and booze everywhere — you’re not gonna want to miss kicking off Big Game Sunday the Flavortown way!”

Fans will be able to enjoy the bay’s food scene through an immersive culinary experience that will highlight local restaurants. That experience will also be complemented by a lineup of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives favorites curated by the Food Network star himself. Attendees can also experience football-inspired activations and craft cocktails.

The Food Recovery Network and Hellmann’s will work as the official food recovery partners for a second year, helping to recover surplus food to aid those in need. The 2025 inaugural Tailgate recovery helped give 8,000 meals to people experiencing hunger.

Wetmore has earned two No. 2 Country Airplay hits, with “Wind Up Missin’ You” and “3,2,1,” and has had four songs land on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. He is also set to launch The Brunette World Tour in February, with shows in the United States, the U.K. and the E.U.

Loud Luxury is known for hits including “Body” and “I’m Not Alright” (with Bryce Vine).

Fans can register to attend at guysflavortowntailgate.com.


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Fleetwood Mac’s classic studio version of “Landslide,” released in 1975, reaches the Billboard Hot 100 at last, debuting at No. 41 on the Jan. 17-dated chart.

The song hits the Hot 100 following its placement in the series finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things, released Dec. 31. It generated 7 million official U.S. streams (up 43% week over week), 888,000 radio audience impressions (up 10%) and 1,000 downloads sold (up 15%) Jan. 2-8, according to Luminate.

Fleetwood Mac first released “Landslide” in July 1975 on its self-titled 10th studio album — the group’s first project featuring Stevie Nicks as a vocalist and Lindsey Buckingham as a guitarist. Nicks solely wrote the song and delivers its lead vocals.

Despite becoming one of the band’s most enduring compositions, “Landslide” was never issued as an official single during its original run. Still, it remained a staple of Fleetwood Mac’s live performances, as well as Nicks’ solo tours. A live version was released as a single in 1997, following its inclusion on the band’s album The Dance. That rendition debuted on the Hot 100 in July 1998 and peaked at No. 51 that August, while also reaching No. 10 on Adult Contemporary and No. 26 on Adult Pop Airplay.

Several covers of “Landslide” by other acts have charted over the years. The Chicks’ version climbed to No. 7 on the Hot 100 in March 2003, while the Glee cast’s take, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, hit No. 23 in 2011. More notable remakes found success across other charts: Smashing Pumpkins’ cover reached No. 3 on Alternative Airplay and No. 30 on Radio Songs in 1994; Kat Perkins’ version hit No. 35 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs in 2014 after her performance on NBC’s The Voice; and Chloe Kohanski’s interpretation peaked at No. 26 on the same chart also after a performance on The Voice.

With the entrance of “Landslide,” Fleetwood Mac logs its 26th career entry on the Hot 100 and first debut in 23 years, since “Peacekeeper” debuted at No. 93 in March 2003 (before peaking at No. 80 that May).

The group’s most recent Hot 100 appearance came earlier this decade. In 2020, its 1977 No. 1 hit “Dreams” re-entered after a viral TikTok featuring Nathan Apodaca skateboarding while sipping Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice sparked a massive streaming resurgence. The clip’s popularity resulted in recreations from several members of Fleetwood Mac, including Nicks and Mick Fleetwood. The song rebounded to No. 12 in October 2020.

Thanks to “Landslide,” Fleetwood Mac has now debuted on the Hot 100 in five different decades: the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, 2000s and ‘20s. The band joins a select list of groups with debuts on the chart in at least five decades, a landmark last attained by The Beatles when “Now and Then” launched in the top 10 in November 2023. Other groups with at least five decades of Hot 100 debuts include the Isley Brothers (six), the Rolling Stones (five) and Santana (five).


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Don’t Be Dumb is the title of A$AP Rocky’s fourth studio album arriving Friday (Jan. 16), but it’s also a phrase he may have been uttering to Reddit moderators after pulling the plug on his AMA session on Monday (Jan. 12).

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Rocky was slated to host an AMA, but ended up bailing on the Q&A thread as he appeared to take issue with moderators. “YALL MODS ARE CLOWNS , DONTBEDUMB JAN 16,” he wrote to the r/asaprocky subreddit with the title “WAS GON DO AMA , F-K IT NOW!” before signing off.

While fans were disappointed, they seemed to agree with Rocky’s decision. “Cant even be mad fair enough,” one person wrote. Another added, “Reddit mods being reddit mods.”

One of the subreddit’s mods admitted they made a mistake in trying to give him access. “I’m sorry Mr Rocky. We sent you a mod invite so this doesn’t happen again. S–t got caught in the reddit spam filter even tho we approved your account,” the moderator wrote. “Everyone feel free to roast us in the comments, we goofed up, nobody is gonna get banned.”

It remains to be seen if Rocky will give it another shot. Billboard has reached out to the mods for comment.

The Harlem rapper continued the Don’t Be Dumb rollout on Monday with the arrival of his “Helicopter$” single. He made sure to repeat multiple times that the accompanying visual to the track was not AI-generated. “THIS VIDEO IS NOT Ai GENERATED! THIS VIDEO IS NOT Ai GENERATED! JUST GENERATIONAL,” he wrote to X.

Rocky kicked off the DBD rollout with “Punk Rocky” earlier in January, and the anticipated album is set to arrive on Friday.

The Mob frontman is also slated to serve as the next installment of Amazon Music’s Songline series with an episode premiering on Yams Day (Jan. 18), which honors the late A$AP Mob cofounder who passed away in 2015.


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Dwight Yoakam and some famous pals will be raising money for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) on Jan. 28 at the inaugural Dwight Yoakam & Friends: Rockin’ for the Kids at the Roxy on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip.

Joining Yoakam and his band during the Grammy week show will be Charley Crockett, Marcus King and Lukas Nelson, with more guests to be announced.

Both Crockett and Nelson are nominated for Grammys for best traditional country album at the Feb. 1 ceremony.

Double Grammy winner Yoakam, who will perform a full show with his band, is presenting the concert, along with Billy Bob Thornton and director/producer McG, who will emcee the event.

The concert is borne out of Yoakam and his wife Emily’s own time spent at CHLA several years ago when their son was checked for a potentially serious medical issue by the hospital’s senior vp and surgeon-in-chief Dr. Mark Krieger that led to a healthy outcome. Yoakam had just participated in a live-stream benefit for the Ronald McDonald House located across the street from CHLA and his wife had previously volunteered at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville and they were eager to find a way to give back.

“When you walk the halls of a children’s hospital, it changes you,” said Yoakam in a statement. “It puts all of life in a very graphic perspective. As Emily and I were there with our own child, we saw so many families facing battles no one hopes to ever have to endure. And while we were fortunate to not face those challenges, that experience never left us. Rockin’ for the Kids is our way of saying thank you to Dr. Krieger and the entire staff at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, on behalf of every family who puts their trust in them every single day.”

The precursor to the Roxy Theater show came in September 2024 when Yoakam performed a charity concert at the Lido Theatre in Newport Beach, Calif., which is owned by McG, for CHLA and Children’s Hospital Orange County.  From that came the idea to create a yearly benefit during Grammy week.

“On behalf of everyone at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, we are thrilled to be partnering with Mr. Yoakam and his wife on what is sure to be a truly special evening,” said Krieger in a statement.

Tickets are available at dwightyoakam.com, with a limited number of sponsor and VIP tickets available by contacting msemler@chla.usc.edu.

Teyana Taylor says that her love for Ye, formerly Kanye West, will never fade — despite the rapper’s troublesome track record in recent years.

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In a Vanity Fair cover story interview published Tuesday (Jan. 13), the singer-actress addressed whether she’s still friends with Ye a decade after starring in his “Fade” music video. According to Taylor, the disgraced hip-hop star is like family, even if she doesn’t support the antisemitic hate speech he’s promoted in recent years.

“I don’t have to agree with everything that he do or say, but I’m not going to, like, abandon him and be like, ‘Yeah, eff that motherf–ker,’” she told the publication.

She added, “My brothers do s–t that I don’t agree with … I don’t get into none of that.”

In addition to starring in the “Fade” visual, Taylor has collaborated with Ye on music — including 2010’s “Dark Fantasy,” which remains her only entry on the Billboard Hot 100. After developing a reputation for impulsive behavior over the years, Ye tarnished his legacy in October 2022 by posting he was going to go “death con 3 on Jewish people” on X weeks after promoting a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show.

Though these actions led to Adidas, Universal Music Group, Balenciaga and more brands to cut ties with him, Ye would continue going on antisemitic rants praising Hitler and Nazis on social media for the next two years. In May 2025, however, he posted that he was “done with antisemitism” and, in November, he publicly apologized to a Jewish rabbi.

Taylor has come a long way since she first started collaborating with Ye, logging a breakout year in 2025 with her album Escape Room and her critically acclaimed performance in One Battle After Another. She recently earned her first-ever Grammy nomination for the former, and the latter won Taylor her first Golden Globe Sunday (Jan. 11).

“I almost didn’t write a speech because I didn’t think I’d win,” she said during her tearful acceptance speech. “To my Brown sisters and little Brown girls watching tonight: Our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space.”


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Taylor Swift continues her longest streak at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with “The Fate of Ophelia,” Joe Keery gets a big boost into the top 10 with the “End of the Beginning,” thanks to the Stranger Things finale, while Alex Warren, HUNTR/X, Olivia Dean, Ella Langley, Sombr and Leon Thomas stay strong in the top 10. Tetris and our chart experts also discuss Bruno Mars’ latest release and how it may affect the top 10 in the coming weeks.

Tetris Kelly 0:00
I mean, do you guys ever check the Billboard charts every week? Because I get so excited to announce “Golden.”

Rei Ami 0:04
What? I know, I know we’re still up.

Tetris Kelly 0:08
This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week, dated January 17. Slipping to 10 is “Mutt,” as does “Opalite” to No. 9 and, Sombr to No. 8. Alright, New York peeps, we’re back at the top 10, and it seems like everybody just made a little shift down with “Mutt,” “Opalite,” and Sombr.

Xander Zellner 0:45
Yep, these are all, like, the familiar favorites that are still in there. You know, I feel like they’re only dropping now, just because we have one new addition to the top 10 this week. But, like, these three songs are still super popular. They’re getting a lot of radio play. They’re not going anywhere. But, you know, just a small dip, I think.

Delisa Shannon 1:01
I don’t know I’m I just, I’m Team “Opalite, “because I’m team fan, and I really want to see “Opalite.” I make that rise up the charts. Obviously, this because of that addition, we’re seeing a little bit of a drop, but if I could pitch my horse to a wagon, I would like to pitch it to “Opalite.” I’d love to see over the next few weeks, it get to see a little upward mobility.

Xander Zellner 1:22
I’ve been saying this, yeah, and I think it will have its due, but, you know, they haven’t officially announced it as a single yet, so maybe once they do, then we’ll see it jump up the chart, but I don’t know. Guess we just have to wait a week or two.

Trevor Anderson 1:33
Well, it’s also nice that you for “Opalite.” It’s like there is no sense of urgency, it seems like, because without this official release, it’s still hanging in, still doing very well. So it’s not like the streams are collapsing or there’s any sort there’s any sort of May Day that we need to rush out this second single. They’re obviously very comfortable with what the first single is doing, and we’ll continue to talk about that song. So, you know, it’s kind of nice to have that that in your back pocket, that you don’t have to really be out there trying to find a second single. A lot of people cannot find second singles off albums. And the fact that Taylor’s got this one sort of in the bag is, you know, again, just makes her different than the rest.

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It looks like Rihanna still has baby fever going into the new year, as the superstar just hinted that she’s hoping to have her fourth child with A$AP Rocky in 2026 just months after welcoming baby No. 3 last year.

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On Monday (Jan. 12), Ri popped up in the comments of an Instagram video posted by Love Island alum Montana Rose Brown, who’s the mom of a young son and a 10-month old daughter. Even though she just had her youngest child, the reality TV personality shared in the clip that she’s already debating having another.

“Deciding whether to get hot and sexy or get pregnant in 2026,” Brown wrote over a clip of herself looking pensive.

In the replies, Ri wrote, “Wait! So I’m not crazy then?”

Then, seemingly confirming that she’s leaning toward trying for baby No. 4 this year, the Fenty mogul added, “Bet!”

Rihanna’s remark comes just four months after she welcomed daughter Rocki, who might just become a big sister before she knows it. The hitmaker also also shares sons RZA, 3, and Riot Rose, 2, with A$AP.

“They’re all getting bigger,” Ri gushed to Extra TV of her children at the December Gotham Awards. “I cannot take it. My sons, their faces are changing, their necks are getting longer.”

But while the nine-time Grammy winner may be pondering round four of motherhood in 2026, many of her fans would also love to see her finally create another album this year. Fans have been waiting an entire decade now to get a follow-up to 2016’s Anti, which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and recently recorded its 500th week on the chart — a record among Black female soloists.

Reacting to the feat at the time, Ri wrote on X, “God ain’t forget bout me!”


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Trevor Noah is set to host the 2026 Grammy Awards for the sixth consecutive year. The show will be held on Sunday, Feb. 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The comedian will become the first person to host the Grammys six years running since Andy Williams hosted the first seven live telecasts from 1971 to 1977. But Noah will not seek to tie or break that velvet-voiced crooner’s record. In a statement announcing the news, Ben Winston, executive producer of the Grammys, said this will be Noah’s final year as host.

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“I am beyond thrilled to welcome Trevor Noah back to host the Grammys for his sixth, and sadly, final time,” Winston, of Fulwell Entertainment, said. “He’s been the most phenomenal host of the show. He’s so smart, so funny, and such a true fan of the artists and music. His impact on the show has been truly spectacular, and we can’t wait to do it together one last time.”

One other Grammy host has hosted six times, but it wasn’t in consecutive years. John Denver hosted in 1978-79 and again from 1982 to 1985.

This will also be the show’s final year on CBS, ending a run with the network that began in 1973. The Recording Academy announced in October 2024 that the show would move to ABC, Hulu and Disney+ starting with the 2027 show.

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Noah will also serve as an executive producer of this year’s Grammys, along with Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins.

Noah is nominated for a Grammy this year for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording for Into the Uncut Grass. It’s his fourth nomination — and the third year in a row he has been nominated. His first three Grammy nods were all for best comedy album for Son of Patricia in 2020, I Wish You Would in 2024 and Where Was I last year.

The 2026 Grammy Awards, produced by Fulwell Entertainment for the Recording Academy, will be broadcast live on CBS and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. The show is scheduled to run for three and a half hours, from 8 to 11:30 p.m. live ET/5 to 8:30 p.m. live PT.


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Permission to dance, because BTS is back! The K-pop supergroup announced on Tuesday (Jan. 13) that it is hitting the road in 2026-2027 for a world tour.

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The global trek is set to kick off April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, then makes a stop in Tokyo before arriving in the United States in late April. The first stateside concerts will take place April 25-26 in Tampa, Fla., and closes its North American run with four shows in Los Angeles in September.

According to the press release, the tour is set to make landfall in 34 regions of the world and will include 79 concerts. Beyond South Korea, Japan and North America, the septet of Jin, RM, Jimin, V, J-Hope, Suga and Jung Kook will hit Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Brazil, Malaysia and more. The 2027 shows are currently set to take place in Australia, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

The tour news comes shortly after BTS announced on Jan. 4 that its as yet untitled fifth album will be arriving March 20, and will include 14 tracks. The group’s new album is “driven by each member’s honest introspection as they collectively shaped its direction by weaving their individual perspectives into the music,” that press release noted.

Prior to the news of the upcoming album and tour, Jung Kook teased the timeline of BTS return after the group took a hiatus so members could fulfill their mandatory military duties and focus on solo projects. “I think this spring will be more important than ever,” he told Elle Korea in December. “So I sincerely hope you all have a safe and enjoyable spring.”

See the list of tour dates below:


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