Cardi B doesn’t play when it comes to her money, and she noticed a couple of suspicious charges on her American Express card, which led her to reveal she was the victim of credit card fraud.

Even though she’s in the midst of the madness of life on tour, Cardi is still keeping tabs on her expenses. The Bronx native hopped on Instagram Live on Monday (April 6) to detail how she found out that four people had her credit card and went on a little shopping spree for $60,000 at Saks and Apple within an hour.

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“I got clear pictures. As soon as I saw that notification, I was like, ‘Saks $40,000, what the f—?’ Then, when I saw that Apple sh–, because like who the f— is spending $20,000 at Apple? If I get your address before the people doing this investigation, because they got pictures of y’all, I’mma get y’all beat the f— up,” she said. “Word to my mother, I’m gonna get my n—as to spank the sh– outta y’all.”

Cardi continued: “Y’all went to Chase, y’all went to Saks, y’all went to Apple. B—h, y’all going to jail… I got clear pictures of motherf—–s trying to get money out of a Chase… Y’all tried it. I got clear pictures of y’all in Saks and I got clear pictures of y’all in Apple. One thing about me, I don’t play about my f—–g money.”

It’s still unclear how they obtained her AMEX card numbers. The Grammy-winning rapper then described the looks of the alleged thieves that she claims to have photo evidence of. “One of you is bald-headed, with a very thick beard,” she asserted, before again promising that the culprits will be going to jail.

Cardi is in the home stretch of her Little Miss Drama Tour, which will be making stops this week in Philly, Washington, D.C., Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.

A warrant is out for the arrest of a 55-year-old woman who allegedly stalked and threatened Lindsey Buckingham for years before physically attacking the Fleetwood Mac frontman last month.  

Michelle Dick was hit with felony charges that carry potential prison time in a Friday (April 3) criminal complaint brought by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and obtained by Billboard. A judge signed a warrant for Dick’s arrest, ordering that she be held on $300,000 bail if apprehended.

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Prosecutors claim Dick has stalked and repeatedly threatened Buckingham with violence since 2021. The harassment allegedly escalated to physical violence last month, when Dick is accused of hitting Buckingham with her car and dousing the musician with an unknown substance in Santa Monica.

Dick is charged with seven total counts of stalking, making criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon, battery and vandalism. In addition to targeting Buckingham, she’s also accused of stalking another individual referred to in court filings as “Stephanie N.”

Buckingham previously won a restraining order in 2024 requiring Dick to stay away from his family and cease all contact. In court filings from that time, the singer and guitarist said Dick began calling him and his family members in 2021, claiming to be Buckingham’s child and threatening to kill them.

The restraining order petition also claimed Dick had called in threats to venues where Buckingham was performing in 2022. She then went away for a couple of years but allegedly returned in 2024, showing up at the family’s Los Angeles home and making more threatening phone calls.

“She is clearly mentally unfit and harbors delusions, which makes her scary to me and unpredictable,” wrote Buckingham in a court declaration.

Reps for Buckingham did not immediately return a request for comment on the criminal complaint on Tuesday (April 7). Dick could not be located.


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Olivia Dean crowns Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as “Man I Need” jumps from No. 5 to lead the list dated April 11. The achievement reflects the breakthrough single’s status as the most-played song on panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the United States for the tracking week of March 27-April 2, according to Luminate.

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“Man I Need,” released and promoted through Polydor/Island/REPUBLIC, knocks Tank’s “Control” from the summit. The former champ slips to No. 3 after a two-week reign.

With its new triumph, “Man I Need” adds a third Billboard chart radio crown, following a six-week run atop the Pop Airplay chart in January – February and three weeks at No. 1 on Adult Pop Airplay in February. It’s the first song to lead all three lists since Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” captured three weeks atop Adult R&B Airplay, two terms on Pop Airplay and four weeks on Adult Pop Airplay in 2024. Among songs by women, “Man I Need” is the first track to complete this particular triple play since Adele’s “Hello” achieved one, four and seven weeks, respectively, on the radio rankings in 2015-16.

The song’s cross-format appeal echoes the wide popularity for “Man I Need,” which rode a wave of airplay and streaming support to a No. 2 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 and a 20-week (and counting!) stretch in the chart’s top 10. Led by the momentum, Dean won the Grammy Award for best new artist at this year’s ceremony on Feb. 1.

Elsewhere, “Man I Need” continues to scale two other radio charts. Its coronation on Adult R&B Airplay boosts its fortunes on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. There, it climbs 20-19 with 5 million in audience, up 6% from last week. Additionally, it holds at No. 8 on Adult Contemporary.

Through its strength across formats, “Man I Need” repeats at No. 2 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart for a seventh consecutive week and ninth total time in the runner-up spot. The single is a former champ there, with three weeks at No. 1 in February.

As previously announced, big changes are coming to the Oscars. In 2029, the show will move from ABC (its network home since 1976) to YouTube and from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood (its home base for every show but one since 2002) to the Peacock Theater in the L.A. Live complex.

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But, until then, the show will stay the course. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced on Tuesday (April 7) that the 99th Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 14, 2027, and that the 100th Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 5, 2028. This is similar to recent years. This year’s show aired on Sunday, March 15. The 2025 show aired on Sunday, March 2. The upcoming shows will air live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

The Oscars didn’t announce who will host the 2027 show, but no one would be surprised if they turned again to Conan O’Brien, who was widely praised for his work hosting the last two shows. If O’Brien does get the nod, he would become the first person to host the Oscars three years running since Billy Crystal hosted four straight Oscar telecasts from 1990-93.

The Academy also announced key dates for the 2027 Oscars season, though they cautioned that these dates are subject to change.

  • Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026: Final submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form
  • Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026: Governors Awards
  • Monday, Dec. 7, 2026: Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT
  • Friday, Dec. 11, 2026: Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT
  • Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2026: Shortlists announcement
  • Monday, Jan. 11, 2027: Nominations voting begins 9 a.m. PT
  • Friday, Jan. 15, 2027: Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT
  • Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027: Nominations announcement
  • Tuesday, February 16, 2027: Nominees Luncheon
  • Thursday, Feb. 25, 2027: Finals voting begins 9 a.m. PT
  • Thursday, March 4, 2027: Finals voting ends 5 p.m. PT
  • Sunday, March 14, 2027: Oscars ceremony, 4 p.m. PT

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Guns N’ Roses are back on stage and rocking out around the globe. The legendary rock band kicked off their 2026 world tour in Mexico on March 28 bringing with them a few songs performed by Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan for the very first time live. Lucky fans in attendance were able to witness the group playing their most recent singles “Nothin’” and “Atlas” as well as “Bad Apples,” a rare deep cut from their 1991 album, Use Your Illusion I, live for the first time in 35 years.

If you weren’t able to attend, Guns N’ Roses are heading out on a 60-plus show run slated to hit Mexico and South America before moving to Europe in the early spring and summer and then kicking off a North American run on July 23 in Raleigh, N.C. at Cater-Finely Stadium.

How to Buy Guns N’ Roses Tickets, At a Glance

With a new album presumably on the way with “all new original stuff,” according to Slash, there’s no better time to see the iconic “Welcome to the Jungle” rock stars live. To help you rock out at a music venue near you, we’ve compiled all the best ways to shop affordable Guns N’ Roses tickets online. Keep reading to see our guide below.

Where to Shop 2026 Guns N’ Roses Tour Tickets Online

General tickets for the Guns N’ Roses tour went on sale in this past December on Ticketmaster. With slim options remaining, turning your sights to resell sites like StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats, fans can shop affordable tickets safely and securely. Below, ShopBillboard put together a list of affordable ticket options, including exclusive promo and discount codes. Learn about how you can shop and save on Guns N’ Roses tickets online.

With Guns N’ Roses’ tickets as low as $70, StubHub is a great option for finding cheap tickets. To give shoppers flexibility, the site offers filters to find the best venue seat and pricing to match your budget. You can also choose from the number of tickets needed, price and even have estimated fees included in the cost, so there are no hidden surprises. To help you shop securely, each purchase is protected by StubHub’s FanProtect, which you can learn more about here.

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Guns N’ Roses 2026 Tour Dates

Check out the dates for Guns N’ Roses’ 2026 tour below.

March 28: Monterrey, Mexico @ Tecate Pa’l Norte*
April 1: Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Estádio Beira Rio
April 4: São Paulo, Brazil @ Monsters Of Rock*
April 7: São José do Rio Preto, Brazil @ Alberto Bertelli Lucatto
April 10: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Engenhao
April 12: Vitoria, Brazil @ Estádio Estadual Kleber José de Andrade
April 15: Salvador, Brazil @ Arena Fonte Nova
April 18: Fortaleza, Brazil @ Arena Castelão
April 21: Sao Luiz, Brazil @ Estádio Governador João Castelo “Castelão”
April 25: Belém do Para, Brazil @ Estadio Olimpico do Para “Mangueirão”
May 5: Hollywood, Fla. @ Hard Rock Hollywood
May 7: Daytona Beach, Fla. @ Welcome To Rockville Festival*
June 4: Gliwice, Poland @ PreZero Arena Gliwice
June 6: Gliwice, Poland @ PreZero Arena Gliwice
June 10: Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
June 12-14: Donington, UK @ Download Festival*
June 18: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
June 20: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
June 23: Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
June 25: Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
June 28: Antwerp, Belgium @ AFAS Dome
July 1: Paris, France @ Accor Arena
July 3: Paris, France @ Accor Arena
July 23: Raleigh, N.C. @ Cater-Finley Stadium
July 26: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 29: Tinley Park, Ill. @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Aug. 1: Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium
Aug. 5: Toronto, Ontario @ Rogers Stadium
Aug. 8: Shakopee, Minn. @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Aug. 12: East Rutherford, N.J. @ MetLife Stadium
Aug. 16: St. Louis, Mo. @ Busch Stadium
Aug. 19: Kansas City, Mo. @ Morton Amphitheater
Aug. 22: Las Vegas, Nev. @ Allegiant Stadium
Aug. 26: Edmonton, Alberta @ Commonwealth Stadium
Aug. 29: Vancouver, British Columbia @ BC Place
Sept. 2: San Diego, Calif. @ Snapdragon Stadium
Sept. 5: Pasadena, Calif. @ Rose Bowl
Sept. 9: Arlington, Texas @ Globe Life Field
Sept. 12: Ridgedale, Mo. @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Sept. 16: San Antonio, Texas @ Alamodome
Sept. 19: Atlanta, Ga. @ Truist Park
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Lil Tjay posted bond on his disorderly conduct charge in connection to the non-deadly shooting of Offset outside the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and the Bronx native had some harsh words for the Migos rapper when leaving Broward County Jail custody while speaking to reporters on Tuesday (April 7).

NBC caught up with the “Calling My Phone” rapper on his way out of the Florida jail, where he called Offset a “rat” and threatened the Atlanta native.

Tjay recalled the scene of Monday’s (April 6) shooting. “The last thing I seen was Offset looking at me like this, ‘Yo, that n—a shot me. That n—a shot me.’ La la la. N—a is a rat. n—a is a rat. I don’t do no damn fighting,” he said, before being asked if he was the one to shoot Offset. “I didn’t do no damn fighting. Did I shoot Offset? That s–t is crazy.”

Tjay continued to taunt Set: “I’ll slap the s–t out of Offset. He would never play with me like that in his life.”

Reporters peppered Lil Tjay with questions regarding speculation that Offset owed him money. “Ask Offset,” he deferred.

Lil Tjay (born Tione Merritt) was arrested and booked late Monday on disorderly conduct charges at Broward County Jail with a $500 bond.

A spokesperson for the Seminole Police Department relayed to Billboard that one person had been charged “in connection with the incident that took place Monday night at a valet area outside of Seminole Hard Rock.”

The police later identified the individual charged was in fact Tjay and explained that “the incident began with an affray, or fight. Merritt was booked into the Broward County Jail late last night.”

However, Tjay’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, labeled the reports associating Tjay with the Offset shooting as “false rumors.”

“Lil Tjay has not been shot, nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting,” she said. “Any reporting to the contrary is false. We encourage people to consult trusted news sources, and to verify the accuracy of any reporting, before reflexively sharing or repeating baseless rumors.”

The Seminole Police Department said that two individuals were detained and an investigation remains ongoing. Authorities never identified Tjay as a triggerman in the Offset shooting.

Offset (real name Kiari Cephus) was shot in the valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday. He was hospitalized and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

“We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care,” a rep for Offset told Billboard. “He is stable and being closely monitored.” Offset was photographed by TMZ in a hospital gown outside Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood while smoking.

On the music side, Lil Tjay is in album mode and is set to release his They Just Ain’t You album on May 1. He’s already released singles like “First Time, “Can’t Change” and “Letter to My Block.” Tjay has five previous entries on the Billboard 200.

Billboard has reached out to Lil Tjay and Offset’s reps for comment. Watch the video of Tjay leaving custody below.

Sabrina Carpenter might need some go-go juice before she headlines Coachella.

In an April 7 interview with Perfect conducted by fashion mogul Marc Jacobs, Carpenter shared how she’s handling preparations for her upcoming Coachella performance.

“It’s the most ambitious show I’ve ever done,” Carpenter said to the designer, explaining that this is the first time she’s had a prolonged lead up to a performance. Unlike her other shows, Carpenter had seven months to work on her Coachella set. She told Jacobs this is the longest amount of time she’s had to focus on building a show. “So it’s been a long journey. It will be very special.”

Carpenter will be headlining Coachella’s Friday night (April 10 and 17) lineups. Though this is her first time in the highly coveted slot, it is not her first time playing the festival. The pop star made her Coachella debut in 2024 — and on a very important day.

“That was a really special day for me, the day my song ‘Espresso’ came out,” Carpenter said of when she first played the annual music festival.

In the two years since she released “Espresso” as the lead single to her album Short n’ Sweet, Carpenter’s career has absolutely skyrocketed. “Espresso” ascended to the No. 3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her first top 10 entry. “Please Please Please” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, her first time topping the chart. Short n’ Sweet debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, where it stayed for four weeks. Her follow up album, 2025’s Man’s Best Friend, also debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned Hot 100 hits “Manchild” (No. 1) and “Tears” (No. 3).

“And now, two years later, we’re back,” Carpenter says of Coachella. “And I think that’s what makes this show feel really, really surreal: getting to celebrate all the songs that have come after it, and just how many lives they’ve lived since they’ve come out.”

Wristbands for both Coachella weekends are sold out, but fans without tickets can watch Carpenter’s performance on the official Coachella YouTube livestream.

Roc Nation’s insurance company says it doesn’t need to pay for CEO Desiree Perez’s ongoing lawsuit with her daughter because it’s a strictly personal matter — and it’s suing her to prove it.

In a lawsuit filed Friday (April 7), New York Marine and General Insurance Co. asked a federal judge to rule that it has no obligation to defend Perez — the head of Jay-Z’s business empire — in litigation with her daughter Demoree Hadley, who has accused her mother of a range of legal wrongdoing.

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Because the court battle with Hadley arises from “their contentious mother-daughter relationship,” the insurance company says it’s not covered by Roc’s commercial liability policies.

“Mrs. Hadley’s claims against Mrs. Perez in the [lawsuit] are clearly not with respect to Mrs. Perez’s duties as Roc Nation’s Chief Executive Officer and are unrelated to Roc Nation’s business,” lawyers for New York Marine write in the lawsuit, obtained and first reported by Billboard. “Consequently, Mrs. Perez is not an ‘insured’ as defined by the policies.”

A spokesperson for Perez and an attorney for Hadley both declined to comment. An attorney for New York Marine did not immediately return a request for comment.

Perez has been quietly battling with her daughter in federal court for nearly a year. In April 2025, she sued Hadley’s husband, Javon Hadley, claiming he had trapped her daughter in a “dangerously abusive relationship” and that she was worried he “may kill her one day.”

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“Plaintiffs are living every family’s nightmare,” Perez’s lawyers wrote at the time. “By this lawsuit, plaintiffs are shouting from the rooftops for the world to hear that they love D.H., and her family will fight with every fiber of their beings to protect her.”

But in her own case filed against her mother a month later, Hadley told a very different story — about how Perez was a “convicted felon” who had “used her money, power, and influence to tear the Hadleys apart.”

The case claimed Perez had illegally surveilled her daughter, including by bugging her room and hacking her iCloud account. It also alleged she had used false allegations to get Javon wrongfully arrested several times, then had Hadley wrongly committed to a drug treatment facility. “It is difficult to imagine that a mother would do the acts listed below to her own child,” Hadley’s lawyers wrote at the time.

Both sides have denied any wrongdoing and moved to dismiss the other’s claims. But a judge has allowed parts of each side’s accusations to move ahead, and both cases are headed for more litigation and moving toward a potential trial.

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According to this week’s new lawsuit, Perez invoked Roc’s commercial insurance policies in October, sending a letter that “demanded that NYM pay for her entire defense” in the battle with Hadley. Last month, the company says it sent a response denying coverage.

“Desiree does not meet the policies’ definition of ‘insured” for claims or damages caused by her personal conduct related to a dispute with her daughter and son-in-law, which is not with respect to her duties as Roc Nation’s CEO, outside the scope of her employment, and wholly unrelated to the conduct of Roc Nation’s business as a sports and entertainment agency,” the insurer wrote in the letter to Perez, which was attached as an exhibit to the lawsuit.

In the letter, the insurance company counter-offered: It would pay for her legal defense, but with the crucial caveat that it would reserve the right to recoup that money “to the extent there is a determination that NYM does not owe a defense or indemnity under the policies.” And in its lawsuit this week, the insurer is asking a federal judge to issue exactly that sort of determination.

“There is no reasonable possibility of providing coverage for Mrs. Perez for the claims against her in the amended complaint,” the company writes in the new case. “Accordingly, NYM is entitled to entry of a declaratory judgment that NYM has no duty to defend or indemnify Mrs. Perez.”

Hadley is also named as a defendant in New York Marine’s lawsuit. While there’s no suggestion that she also asked Roc’s insurance company to pay for her legal case, the insurer says that she is “an indispensable party to this action” because she’s the plaintiff in the underlying dispute.


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Good 4 us: Olivia Rodrigo is dropping her next single very soon! The star announced the release date for her new single via an Instagram post on Tuesday (April 7).

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In the photo, the pop star blows an impressive bubble with a piece of gum while wearing a white shirt that reads “drop dead” along her collar. “Drop Dead” is the name of the upcoming single, and in the caption, Rodrigo announces that the track will be released on Friday, April 17.

The “Drop Dead” release date comes just days after Rodrigo announced her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, on April 2. The “Vampire” singer shared the album’s whimsical cover art — a photo of her leaning back on a swing against a pale blue sky backdrop — and announced the album title and release date of June 12.

“I am so proud of this record and I can’t wait for you to hear it,” Rodrigo said in the album announcement caption, also sharing that the project is already available for preorder.

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is the follow-up to Rodrigo’s 2023 Billboard 200-topping LP Guts. That album’s lead single, “Vampire,” brought the singer her third Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, following in the footsteps of “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” off her debut album, Sour, which also topped the Billboard 200.

See Olivia Rodrigo’s single announcement for “Drop Dead” below:


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Paul Anka is set to receive the BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI Pop Awards on May 12 at Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The pop trailblazer’s career began in 1957, when he was not yet 16, with the global smash “Diana.” He followed that song with such other hits as “Lonely Boy” and “(You’re) Having My Baby,” both of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” “Puppy Love” and “Times of Your Life,” all of which made the top 10.

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“Throughout an unparalleled and distinguished career, Paul Anka has captured timelessness, writing himself into the soundtrack of popular music where greatness isn’t just a moment, but a lifelong crescendo,” Barbara Cane, BMI’s vp, worldwide creative, said in a statement. “Paul’s words, melodies and artistry transcend decades and eras, and we’re thrilled to honor him as a BMI Icon. We’re also excited to celebrate and recognize the undeniable talent of all BMI’s brilliant, award-winning songwriters and publishers that we’re privileged to represent. It’s going to be an evening to remember.”

Anka has recorded more than 120 albums in a variety of languages. He has landed 48 songs on the Hot 100, including 10 that made the top 10. He had a top 10 album on the Billboard 200 in 1974 with Anka. His many other career highlights include writing the English-language lyric for “My Way,” which was Frank Sinatra’s signature song for more than a decade following its 1968 arrival, and composing “Johnny’s Theme,” the jaunty theme song for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Anka has received 24 BMI Awards and was honored at the 71st Annual BMI/NAB Dinner in 2019. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and received the SHOF’s top honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 2008. He is a recipient of stars on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Canada Walk of Fame. Recently, Anka released his newest studio album, Inspirations of Life and Love, was the subject of an HBO documentary, Paul Anka: His Way, and announced the development of an autobiographic Broadway musical written by Rupert Holmes.

Previous recipients of the BMI Icon award include Anka’s fellow Canadian David Foster, as well as Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Brian Wilson, Carlos Santana, Carole King, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dolly Parton, The Jacksons, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Merle Haggard, Nile Rodgers, Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Willie Nelson, Mike Stoller and Carole Bayer Sager.

BMI’s pop song of the year, songwriter of the year, publisher of the year and BMI’s 50 most-performed pop songs in the U.S. of the previous year will also be named at BMI Pop Awards. Cane will be joined in hosting the private event by BMI CEO Mike O’Neill; evp, chief revenue & creative officer Mike Steinberg; vp, creative, NY Samantha Cox; and vp, creative, LA Tracie Verlinde.