It looks like Shaboozey is a Summer House fan.

The Grammy winner — who’s getting ready to release his fourth studio album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, in July — has revealed the release date for his upcoming single “Cowgirl,” while teasing that Bravo star Ciara Miller will join him in the music video.

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He shared a short preview on social media, offering a glimpse of the video’s Western-inspired aesthetic while the song’s chorus played in the background. In the clip, he and Miller dance together, dressed in coordinated cowboy and cowgirl attire.

“They say behind every outlaw is a cowgirl twice as dangerous. ‘Cowgirl’ out 6/5,” reads the caption on Shaboozey’s Instagram and X posts. On Instagram, he collaborated on the post with Miller, who later shared it to her Stories and confirmed the news with the simple message: “I’m the cowgirl.”

The video perfectly fits the theme for Shaboozey’s upcoming The Outlaw Cherie Lee album, which comes out July 31 and is the follow-up to his breakout 2024 project Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. Over the past two years, he’s delivered a string of hits, starting with his monster single “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which set a new benchmark by spending more time at No. 1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart than any song before it and spending 19 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The success of “A Bar Song” also cemented Shaboozey’s place in music history, making him the first performer to reach the top 10 simultaneously on Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay charts. Additionally, it became only the second song by a Black artist to lead both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs chart.

Miller has also been making recent headlines, as her Summer House castmates Amanda Batula and West Wilson confessed back in March to having a secret relationship behind the backs of West’s ex-girlfriend (and Amanda’s alleged best friend) Ciara and Amanda’s ex-husband Kyle Cooke. The illicit relationship drew the ire of Summer House fans and loud support for Miller, with HAIM’s Alana Haim even appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live wearing a “Team Ciara” T-shirt last month.

Watch Shaboozey and Miller dance to “Cowgirl” together below:

SoCal’s beloved Lightning in a Bottle festival returned this past weekend (May 21-24), with its 23rd edition thrown in the event’s characteristically loose and groovy style.

Drawing roughly 25,000 people to the Lake Buena Vista Recreation Area near Bakersfield, Calif., the sold-out camping festival featured one of the highest-profile lineups in its history, with headliners Mau P, Sara Landry, Empire of the Sun, Zeds Dead, Chase & Status and Barry Can’t Swim all pulling up to play in addition to a swath of other acts across dubstep, drum & bass, house and beyond. LiB, as it’s called by its regulars also hosted nightly stage takeovers by venerable L.A. party-mongers Respect Drum & Bass, A Club Called Rhonda and Baile World.

It was, straight-up, hot as hell over the weekend, with temperatures that hit upward of 95 degrees, making the site’s lake all the more crucial for the many attendees who floated around on inflatables shaped like ducks, unicorns and sharks during the day, with the music being played on shore adding to the hot and heady vibe.

As always, along with the music, the fest hosted workshops on food, art, intimacy, health, spirituality and more, along with loads of yoga. There was a sacred fire, there was a gong tent, there was a giant telescope where you could line up to see the famous Butterly Cluster of stars, there was LiB’s brilliant Mixtape area, where DJs played off cassettes and everyone danced in an area designed to look like the basement of your parents’ house after a rager in 1998.

It was, as always, fun and meaningful. These are some of the best photos from the weekend.

Drake’s blockbuster Iceman release has broken multiple Billboard Canadian chart records.

After dropping three albums earlier this month — Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti — the Toronto-born rapper is reaching new chart heights in his home country.

The same week that he beat Michael Jackson’s record for most No. 1s in the U.S.

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Drake’s “Janice STFU” is his 14th No. 1 song on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 dated May 30.

That marks Drake’s 14th chart-topping song since the chart’s inception in 2007, and it breaks a tie with Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1 songs in Canadian Hot 100 history.

Drizzy scores all top nine spots on the Canadian Hot 100 this week.

That’s a major feat, occupying 9 out of the top 10 simultaneously, though it doesn’t quite pass Taylor Swift. She holds the record for the most entries in the top 10 simultaneously, with 10 on Nov. 5, 2022, and Oct. 18, 2025.

Drake did break another of Swift’s records, though, charting 17 songs in the top 20 simultaneously of this week’s Canadian Hot 100. Previously, Swift held that record, with 15 tracks.

Drake has had 51 tracks in the top five and 84 tracks that have hit the top 10 —both extending his personal records.

Drake has 42 out of 100 of the total chart spots on this week’s Canadian Hot 100. That’s another record, surpassing the 37 tracks that Morgan Wallen stacked on the May 31, 2025, chart, powered by his chart-topping release I’m the Problem.

40 of Drake’s songs make their debut on the chart this week, and two re-enter, setting a new record for the most charting hits in a single week.

Find all of Drake’s Canadian chart records here.

Music ‘Streaming Tax’ Update Is ‘Forthcoming’ as CRTC Triples TV Streaming CanCon Contributions to 15%

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has increased its base contributions for major audiovisual streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.

The federal broadcast regulator has revealed that platforms earning more than $25 million in revenue will be required to pay 15% of their income to Canadian content funds. It’s a 10% increase from the 5% base contribution requirement proposed in 2024.

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“The total contributions are expected to stabilize the funding at more than $2 billion in support of Canadian and Indigenous content, such as French-language content and news,” the federal broadcast regulator’s statement reads. “These measures will help ensure that Canadian stories continue to be told and made available to audiences across the country.”

The CRTC made the decisions as part of its implementation of the Online Streaming Act, in an effort to boost Canadian and Indigenous content discoverability.

To ensure the CRTC’s requests are met, online streaming platforms will be required to take steps to make diverse content available and visible. Details of those requirements have yet to be publicly revealed.

So, what does this mean for music streaming?

A spokesperson for the CRTC tells Billboard Canada, “a decision on the Consultation on Canadian content for audio services is forthcoming, and any changes affecting music streaming services would be set out in a public decision following that process.”

As it stands, CRTC regulations state that at least 35% of music played on commercial radio stations must be localized content — a.k.a. CanCon. This standard doesn’t extend to music streaming services, with many independent Canadian groups pushing for this change with the 5% base contributions. Currently, rollout is paused.

Read more here.

National Music Centre Names Steve Kane as Chair of NMC Board of Directors

Canada’s National Music Centre (NMC) has promoted Steve Kane to chair of the organization’s board of directors.

Previously, he served as a board member for the Calgary-based music organization, rounding out over 30 years championing Canada’s music scene and working at some of today’s biggest Canadian record labels.

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Kane, former longtime president of Warner Music Canada and a member of the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame, succeeds Rob Braide, who is retiring from the Board after 13 years. Braide helped to open and launch NMC, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. In celebration, the organization has kicked off a year-long lineup of exhibits, events and programs.

As he enters this expanded role at NMC, he shares that he’s excited to “amplify the power of music in Canada, both nationally and internationally.”

“I’m thrilled and honoured to be taking on this expanded role on the Board of the National Music Centre. Our songs and stories are central to our identity as Canadians from coast to coast to coast,” he tells Billboard Canada. “At NMC, we don’t just preserve the past. We are helping create the future of Canadian music with educational programs, artist development initiatives, world-class recording studios, and unique live events that incorporate NMC’s historic collection of musical instruments.”

In the late ’90s, Kane kicked off his music industry career as senior vice president of Polygram Records and Universal/Island/Def Jam Canada. While he stayed at the latter label for four years, his longest stint was as president of Warner Music Canada for 20 years, starting in 2001. In 2021, he was succeeded by Kristen Burke at the Canadian major label, who remained in the role until 2025, when Eric Wong was tapped for the position.

Throughout Kane’s decades-spanning career, he has served on various music boards, including Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and Unison.

Kane will be joined by current board member Jennifer Buchanan, who is stepping into the role of vice-chair.

Read more here.


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The month of May is ending on a particularly strong weekend for new music releases, with Ariana Grande, Labrinth, aespa and more superstar acts all dropping fresh projects.

Starting strong with the Wicked singer-actress, new single “Hate That I Made You Love Me” finally arrived Friday (May 29), marking the first piece of Grande’s new album Petal that fans have heard. The brutally honest track calling out the gap between her real self and others’ perceptions of her — whether that’s a love interest or critics — is also the first song the Grammy winner has dropped since releasing Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead in March last year.

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Amid his fallout with HBO over their longstanding collaboration on the Euphoria soundtrack, Labrinth also unleashed his new album, Cosmic Opera Act II, on Friday. K-pop’s edgiest girl group has a new full-length out in the form of aespa’s sophomore LP Lemonade, which follows September mini-album Rich Man.

But that only scratches the surface of all the music that arrives this week, which also sees buzzy new albums from Latto, Violet Grohl, Los Enanitos Verdes and K CAMP, as well as tracks from Jungle, Little Big Town and Kaitlin Butts. Plus, What So Not and Alina Pash collaborated on single “Everest,” while Skrillex, Randomer, Blawan and MC Dricka joined forces on “Thistle.”

But which of those projects is your favorite? Before summer goes full throttle with the fast-approaching month of June, take a moment to vote for which new release you think is the best of the last week of May below.


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A judge has ruled that gossip blogger Milagro Gramz is not entitled to special defamation protections reserved for journalists because Tory Lanez paid her to post negative content about Megan Thee Stallion.   

The finding comes in a Florida federal judge’s Friday (May 29) decision, obtained by Billboard, that reinstates the entirety of a $75,000 trial verdict won by Megan against Gramz for defamation, infliction of emotional distress and sharing deepfake pornography.

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A jury sided with the rapper (Megan Pete) in December to find that Gramz (born Milagro Cooper) spread misinformation about Lanez’s 2022 conviction for shooting Megan in the foot. But jurors also determined that Gramz was a member of the media, leading Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga to partially wipe the verdict since Megan’s team did not complete the pre-lawsuit notice process required for defamation claims against journalists.

On Friday, however, Judge Altonaga reversed herself and concluded that Gramz is not actually a journalist for the purposes of this case. That’s because, according to the evidence, the blogger was paid at least $2,500 by Lanez (Daystar Peterson) and his father to post that Megan had lied and tried to “deceive the courts” at Lanez’s criminal trial.

“Because the trial record shows that defendant was commissioned by the Petersons to publish or broadcast the three defamatory statements, the court finds as a matter of law that defendant was not entitled to pre-suit notice,” wrote the judge.

In a Friday statement, Megan said the ruling “is a reminder that the truth matters and ultimately prevails.”

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“I’m truly grateful for the judge’s thoughtful and thorough consideration in reinstating the jury’s defamation verdict and holding the defendant fully accountable for all of her actions,” added Megan. “I’m ready to finally close this chapter, and I hope this sends a powerful message that spreading lies and defamatory statements has clear consequences.”

Gramz and Lanez’s lawyers did not immediately return requests for comment.

Lanez is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan in the foot during a drunken argument following a pool party at Kylie Jenner’s house in the Hollywood Hills. He continues to maintain his innocence, though the conviction has been upheld multiple times on appeal.

Gramz, a loyal Lanez supporter, used her social media presence to doubt the veracity of Megan’s account for years. Many of her posts about the shooting case have been outright false, such as her claims that Lanez’s gun went “missing.” Megan’s lawsuit also accused Gramz of violating a Florida law against “altered sexual depictions” by encouraging followers to watch a deepfake pornographic video of her.

Gramz denied being paid by Lanez and said her social media posts were First Amendment-protected journalism. Gramz will now have to pay financial damages to Megan, though Judge Altonaga recently declined to issue an injunction curbing the blogger’s posts going forward.


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The release of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael spells a strong debut on Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), with four Jackson classics debuting on the April 2026 list.

Rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of April 2026. The ranking generally includes newly released films from the preceding three months, with exceptions given to movies whose music is still experiencing a high volume of public interest.

Released on April 24, Michael has snagged sizable catalog gains for both Jackson and family groups Jackson 5/The Jacksons, earning Jackson four solo appearances on the April 2026 chart despite the movie coming out just six days before the end of the month’s tracking period (which is to say, stay tuned for May 2026’s edition).

“Billie Jean,” a seven-week No. 1 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 for Jackson in 1983, paces the group at No. 3, having scored 32.9 million chart-eligible streams and selling 4,000 downloads in the United States in April 2026, according to Luminate.

It’s followed by “Beat It” (No. 5; 21.2 million streams, 3,000 downloads), “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (No. 7; 18 million streams, 3,000 downloads) and “Thriller” (No. 10; 11.8 million streams, 2,000 downloads), all of which were also featured in the biopic.

However, Michael was unable to supplant perennial leader “Golden” by HUNTR/X, from KPop Demon Hunters. Given its continued appearance on the Hot 100 (it ranked as high as No. 6 during April 2026), the song, whose parent movie premiered in June 2025, rules Top TV Songs for yet another month, dating to the July 2025 edition, on the strength of 65.1 million streams and 9,000 downloads.

Just four songs from KPop Demon Hunters reach the April 2026 chart, the fewest since its July 2025 arrival.

See the full chart, also featuring music from Project Hail Mary and Zootopia 2, below.

Rank, Song, Artist, Movie
1. “Golden,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
2. “Sign of the Times,” Harry Styles, Project Hail Mary
3. “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson, Michael
4. “Zoo,” Shakira, Zootopia 2
5. “Beat It,” Michael Jackson, Michael
6. “Soda Pop,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters
7. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” Michael Jackson, Michael
8. “How It’s Done,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
9. “What It Sounds Like,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
10. “Thriller,” Michael Jackson, Michael

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced this week it will present Garth Brooks with the artist of a lifetime award at the upcoming RIAA Honors event in Washington, D.C. The country icon is being recognized for his unprecedented reach and success, having had 10 diamond-certified records.
 
The event — which recognizes artists, industry executives and policymakers who have shaped American music and culture — will also honor Disney Music Group president Ken Bunt (label exec of the year) and US. Representatives Nathaniel Moran of Texas and Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania.
 
“The RIAA sits at the intersection of politics, art and culture, and we wanted to create an event that brought together the trailblazing artists, policymakers and executives who have done something extraordinary,” RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier tells Billboard.

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Prior RIAA Honors events delivered awards to the likes of Miranda Lambert, one of the first female country artists to break through with huge commercial success; Grandmaster Flash and MC Lyte, for their contributions to furthering the hip-hop genre; Gloria Estefan, for her role in taking Latin music mainstream; multiplatinum artist Lauren Daigle; and several policymakers, including House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, and U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Chris Coons, among many others.
 
Brooks has been breaking sales and concert attendance records since his 1989 breakout hit “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” released when he was 27. The RIAA calls Brooks the No. 1-selling album artist in U.S. history, with more than 200 million certified album sales, and the only artist to ever have 10 albums sell more than 10 million each, achieving diamond status 10 times.
 
Brooks’ music is so widely consumed, Glazier says, that the RIAA does not have enough room at its Washington, D.C. headquarters to hang all of his diamond awards.
 
“At the RIAA headquarters, we have a wall that has every diamond album ever certified, but Garth has 10,” Glazier says. “The wall won’t fit Garth.”
 
Asked to comment on the honor, Brooks echoed James Taylor’s comment that music is a deeply personal craft not motivated by record sales or Billboard hits.
 
“It’s not about numbers, it is about the music,” Brooks says through a spokesperson. “This milestone goes directly to country radio. It introduced me to the world’s biggest, best, and most loyal audience: the country music audience.”
 
The RIAA will deliver its label executive of the year award to Bunt for his role in elevating Disney Music to become a critical part of Disney’s storytelling. Bunt helped launch the careers of Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Hilary Duff, Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, thereby expanding the genres of music children were introduced to through Disney content.

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As a member of the RIAA board, Bunt has frequently met with representatives to explain the impact legislation can have on music, culture and human artistry, says RIAA COO Michelle Ballantyne.

“We want policymakers to know how the work gets done to bring music to everyone — that it’s hard,” Ballantyne says. “What really moves the needle is when people are in the trenches willing to explain. He’s willing to take the time to make those discussions with us.”

The RIAA’s policymakers of the year award will be delivered to Representatives Dean, a Democrat, and Moran, a Republican. Earlier this year, the pair introduced the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, a bipartisan bill that aims to give musicians, artists and writers new ways to determine if their copyrights were used in the training of generative AI models by granting them access to training records upon legal request.
 
“Every year we honor a Republican and a Democrat because it’s important to show that both sides are participating in helping to move things along legislatively in a way that protects American music and creativity,” says Ballantyne. “It’s not just a corny saying. Music actually brings people together.”


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If you missed Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball tour, then you can catch reimagined performances in a new concert film titled Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem.

Currently, it’s available to stream on Apple TV for free, but only if you’re a subscriber. But watch now: The concert film leaves the streaming service on June 13.

Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem serves as a live reimagining of Lady Gaga’s sixth studio album, Mayhem.

How to Watch Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem Online for Free

A subscription to Apple TV can give you access to stream Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem online. Apple TV is ad-free and goes for $12.99 per month (or $99 per year). You can watch everything the streamer has to offer, including original titles, such as Widow’s Bay, For All Mankind, Severance, Ted Lasso, Long Way Home and Long Way Up, Pluribus, Servant, Silo, Invasion and others.

The service also includes music documentaries and programming, like Bono: Stories of Surrender, 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson, K-Pop Idols, Carpool Karaoke and others. Apple TV has access to live sports, including Friday Night Baseball.

Not a subscriber? Sign up for a seven-day free trial to watch Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem.

Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem was filmed during a month-long break of the Mayhem Ball tour at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, Jan. 14 earlier this year. The live album is also available to stream on Apple Music.

You can watch Apple Music Live: Mayhem Requiem on Apple TV. However, it leaves the service on Saturday (June 13). In the meantime, watch Lady Gaga’s live performance of “Die With A Smile” trailer, below.

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Zooile Yang has been appointed president of Weverse Company, effective June 1, as Joon Choi steps down.

Yang most recently served as CEO of AI-powered content and platform company AXZ.

Weverse, the global superfan platform owned by HYBE, launched in 2019 and currently hosts approximately 180 artist communities and has surpassed 155 million cumulative lifetime downloads as of April. The platform hosts more than 10 million monthly active users across 245 countries and regions.

Yang comes in with experience across IT sectors, with previous CEO positions at NHN Ticketlink, NHN Bugs and NHN Travel Doctor.

AXZ was acquired by South Korean AI startup Upstage earlier this month. Yang has also held leadership roles at Kakoa and Ground X.

Weverse has been expanding over the last year with the launch of Spotify-powered in-app streaming service Listening Party and a partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment’s QQ Music. Weverse has also seen growth within Latin music markets.

Weverse Company also includes e-commerce platform Weverse shop.

Weverse serves as a social media platform that connects artists directly to their fans, with famous names utilizing the service including BTS, SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa and Gracie Abrams.

The company’s release says, “The appointment is part of Weverse’s growth strategy to further enhance its services and strengthen business execution as the company enters its next phase of growth as a leading superfan platform. Yang’s experience across diverse IT sectors is expected to support the company’s continued growth and strengthen its execution capabilities.”