UPDATE: 50 Cent has more to say about his shout-out on Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, posting a new Instagram message that reads: “I’m low key a swiftie over here … I like this album check it out !” He posted the caption alongside a meme of himself superimposed over the album cover with the message “wait i’m the only shout out on the whole album.”

PREVIOUSLY: 50 Cent is now in da club of musicians Taylor Swift has shouted out in her lyrics, and he couldn’t be happier about it.

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After the pop star’s The Life of a Showgirl album dropped on Friday (Oct. 3), the rapper celebrated the fact that Swift gave him a nod on “Ruin the Friendship” with a post on Instagram. Midway through the song, she sings, “And it was not an invitation/ But as the 50 Cеnt song played/ Should’ve kissed you anyway.”

“@taylorswift s–t is popping right now,” Fiddy wrote, sharing the Life of a Showgirl cover art. “she shout me out, she don’t shout you out. LOL.”

“THIS IS FOR BIG TIMERS ONLY!” the G-Unit alum added. “I’m the only shout out on the whole album.”

The post comes just hours after The Life of a Showgirl dropped, marking Swift’s 12th studio album and the first she’s released since 17-week Billboard 200-topper The Tortured Poets Department. As 50 Cent pointed out, he has joined an exclusive club by getting a shout-out from Swift; on Midnights‘ “Snow on the Beach,” she name-checked Janet Jackson, and The Tortured Poets Department‘s title track featured a glowing Charlie Puth endorsement, to name a few examples.

In fact, Swift’s penchant for singling out A-list artists dates back to her debut single. On 2006’s “Tim McGraw,” she repeats in the chorus, “When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me.”

In other Showgirl news, 50 Cent isn’t the only major hip-hop star who’s loving the new album. On Friday, Nicki Minaj shared a number of posts on X praising the LP, gushing, “The writing is always so intentional & always resonates with the AUTHENTIC lone wolves.”

Added the Queen of Rap, “GO IN FOR THE KILL, TAYLOR.”


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Spotify is worth $7.4 billion less after the company announced on Tuesday (Sept. 30) that CEO Daniel Ek will become executive chairman and two longtime Spotify executives will become co-CEOs.

News that current co-presidents Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström will share leadership duties for the music streaming giant sent Spotify’s shares down 5.0% to $680.50 for the week ended Oct. 3, lowering its market capitalization to $139.3 billion. Norström and Söderström, who are already responsible for Spotify’s strategic and operational efforts, will report to Ek and are expected to join the company’s board. 

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Analysts were upbeat about Norström and Söderström, however, noting the executives’ experience and the company’s strong performance as the duo has taken on greater responsibilities in recent years. CFRA, which has a $790 price target on Spotify, called Tuesday’s price pullback “a buying opportunity.”

Spotify’s share price has fallen 7.4% over the last two weeks and now stands more than $100 off its all-time high of $785.00 set in June. Even so, the company’s most recent earnings results provided more of the growth that investors have become accustomed to seeing. In the second quarter, the company’s total revenue grew 15% year-over-year to $4.9 billion, and subscribers rose to 276 million. Spotify will release third-quarter earnings on Nov. 4. 

Before Spotify’s announcement on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs downgraded the company’s stock to a “neutral” rating, saying much of its growth potential is already priced into the share price, while J.P. Morgan raised its price target to $805 from $740. Also, Argus initiated coverage with a $845 price target and a “buy” rating.

Spotify’s decline dragged down the 19-company Billboard Global Music Index (BGMI), which fell 2.6% to 2,956.39. The index was evenly split, with nine stocks gaining value and nine losing value. One stock, Cumulus Media, was unchanged.  

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The week’s greatest gainer was Sphere Entertainment Co., which rose 6.7% to $62.97 as investors continued to react positively to the success of The Wizard of Oz. The company behind Las Vegas’s Sphere venue set a new all-time high of $67.97 on Friday (Oct. 3) and has gained 57.9% in the last seven weeks.

iHeartMedia rose 5.9% to $2.87, bringing its year-to-date gain to 34.7%. Universal Music Group gained 4.0% to 24.97 euros ($29.32). SiriusXM improved 2.6% to $23.28. 

Elsewhere, Warner Music Group rose 1.7% to $33.86. Bank of America raised its price target for WMG’s stock to $36 from $33, while UBS reiterated its “buy” rating and $40 price target on WMG shares, citing expected benefits from the way digital platforms pay royalties. 

A few other large companies joined Spotify in the “losers” column. SM Entertainment dipped 3.5%, adding to its 13.9% decline in the previous week. The two Chinese music streamers also lost value: Tencent Music Entertainment was down 3.1% and Netease Cloud Music fell 2.6%. 

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Live Nation dropped 3.4% to $156.32 and has dropped 10.0% over the last four weeks. On Thursday (Oct. 2), Goldman Sachs increased its price target to $170 from $168 and maintained its “buy” rating. Live Nation was sued by the Federal Trade Commission on Sept. 18 for allegedly allowing ticket brokers to break its rules and engaging in “systemic unfair and deceptive practices.”

Music streamer LiveOne dropped 11.2% to $4.28. The company announced Wednesday (Oct. 1) in a letter to investors that it had completed a $45 million restructuring plan. LiveOne also said that it reduced its workforce to 95 employees from over 300, using AI “to drive efficiencies.” 

Markets were up this week as investors overlooked the U.S. federal government shutdown and news that ADP said payrolls at private employers declined by 32,000 jobs in September. In the U.S., the Nasdaq rose 1.3% to 22,780.51 and the S&P 500 gained 1.1% to 6,715.79. Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 — as well as benchmark indexes the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Russell 2000 — hit all-time highs earlier in Friday’s trading session. In the U.K., the FTSE 100 rose 2.2% to 9,491.25. South Korea’s KOSPI composite index jumped 4.8% to 3,549.21. China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.4% to 3,882.78. 

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Adam Sandler only has 18 more dates left during his “You’re My Best Friend” tour in 2025, while dates go until Saturday (Nov. 1) at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Nevada. In fact, Sandler ends his tour with three dates in Vegas.

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  • Oct. 4: Casey’s Center in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Oct. 5: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Oct. 6: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Oct. 13: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Oct. 14: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
  • Oct. 15: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
  • Oct. 16: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Oct. 17: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Oct. 20: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
  • Oct. 21: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Oct. 22: Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Oct. 26: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Oct. 27: Ford Idaho Center Arena in Nampa, Idaho
  • Oct. 28: Moda Center in Portland, Oregon
  • Oct. 29: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington
  • Oct. 30: Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada
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50 Cent wasted no time trolling Diddy following Combs’ 50-month prison sentence on prostitution charges on Friday (Oct. 3).

The G-Unit mogul posted a portrait of Combs from the courtroom during his sentencing hearing, which found Diddy tearing up using a tissue to pad his eyes.

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“Hey to whoever was booking Diddy for speaking engagements,” 50 wrote to Instagram. “I heard he won’t be able to make it, I’m available!”

For context, according to Inner City Press, Diddy had speaking engagements lined up for Miami next week, in the case he was released from jail with no additional time behind bars.

Prosecutors called it the “height of hubris,” while Diddy’s attorneys explained that it was for “healing” rather than a traditional speaking engagement.

50 has been relentless in trolling Diddy throughout the trial. He even penned a “letter to the judge” earlier this week, warning Judge Subramanian about the dangers of Combs.

“I have had an ongoing dispute with Puffy for 20 years,” he began. “He is very dangerous. Multiple times I have feared for my life… Anyway, Diddy’s only going to return to hiring more male sex workers and keeping most of the baby oil away from the general public. And babies need it!”

Around 4:45 p.m. ET, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison for violating federal prostitution laws. Prosecutors were seeking an 11-year sentence while Diddy’s attorneys were looking for 14 months of time served.

Diddy spoke to the courtroom ahead of his sentencing. “I ask your honor for mercy. I beg your honor for mercy,” he pleaded.

While he’ll be serving just over three years behind bars, Diddy still faces a plethora of civil lawsuits over sexual abuse allegations.

Find 50’s post below.

In the flurry of afterparties that happened around Portola 2025, Neil Frances‘ was a standout, especially to Neil Frances themselves.

“Frankly some DJ sets are just way better than others” the duo tell Billboard. “The audience makes it special, and the audience was so up for it at our Portola afterparty at Public Works.” The show happened Sept. 20, following their set at the festival itself earlier that day.

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Sharing the bill with both Caribou and Caribou’s Daphni alter-ego, the night extended Neil Frances’ Club NF series, which find the Los Angeles-based alt-pop duo focusing on the clubbier elements of their longstanding project. The pair –Australian-born Jordan Feller and SoCal native Marc Gilfry — are using Club NF as a vehicle to revisit their catalogue, along with tracks they love, and make their own club-centric interpretations of them.

Many of these edits, along with a laundry list of deep cuts and club classics like Armand Van Helden’s era-defining 1996 remix of Tori Amos’ “Professional Widow,” are embedded within Neil Frances’ Sept. 20 Portola afterparty set at Public Works, a joyful 96-minute affair you can listen to exclusively below.

“All of our best friends were there, and Marc and I actually took some time to prepare for the set, which is pretty rare tbh,” Feller says. “We should do it more. I remember fleeting moments so thankfully we decided to record this one.”

Neil Frances is carrying on down the road with Club NF into the fall, with a set this weekend in Oklahoma City and upcoming shows in Austin, Tex., New York City’s We Belong Here event in Central Park and three shows throughout Mexico.

The first Friday of October 2025 is a doozy for new music releases — and that’s largely thanks to Taylor Swift.

A year and a half after releasing The Tortured Poets Department — which spent an eye-popping 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the pop star returned with yet another mammoth album drop on Friday (Oct. 3). On The Life of a Showgirl, she reflects on what her life has been like over the past two years, from traveling around the world on the Eras Tour to falling in love with fiancé Travis Kelce. And while Swift is the ultimate showgirl, several other big names get some time in the spotlight on the LP. Sabrina Carpenter, for instance, shines as the album’s only guest artist on the title track, while “Father Figure” interpolates the late George Michael’s hit of the same name. Plus, 50 Cent gets a shout-out on “Ruin the Friendship,” something he celebrated on Instagram on the day of Showgirl‘s release.

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But while Swift’s album is objectively the most talked-about this week, several other powerhouse artists unveiled new music as well. Luke Combs and Leon Thomas are both back with new singles, with the former dropping “Days Like These” and the latter sharing “Just How You Are.” Louis Tomlinson makes a splash with new song “Lemonade,” while Kali Uchis teamed up with Mariah the Scientist for “Pretty Promises” and Fred again.. and Amyl and the Sniffers collaborated on “You’re a Star.”

With a bunch of new music to stream, Billboard wants to know: Are you living that life of a showgirl, or does another release have your heart this week?

Tell us your favorite by voting in the poll below.


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From “Turn My Swag On” to Swag 7, Soulja Boy surprised fans with the release of his new project on Friday (Oct. 3).

Swag 7 hits streaming services as Big Draco continues to provide support on Druski’s Coulda Fest Tour throughout North America this fall.

The project boasts 16 tracks in total and a lone feature from Litty Vuitton. According to a press release, the SODMG boss wanted to channel his inner-Beyoncé with a surprise drop for the fans.

“Y’all know what the f—k going on,” he said on his IG Story. “N—a, Swag 7 the album out right now. Swag 7 out right now, n—a. And we on tour. We in Detroit.”

Along with Soulja, other openers include BigXthaPlug, Young M.A and Navv Greene. Could Fest Tour hits Detroit on Friday and has more dates set for Brooklyn, Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago, Philly, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Swag 7 is Soulja Boy’s second project of 2025, as Draco Season arrived in August.

Outside of music, Soulja Boy has been busy. He added to his list of alleged “firsts” when he claimed to become the first rapper with an iced-out Labubu chain, which he flexed last month.

Draco also faced some legal trouble when he was arrested on weapons charges during a traffic stop in Los Angeles. After being held for two days, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told Billboard that the charges were dropped due to “insufficient evidence.”

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This week in dance music: Cercle announced that they’re producing a one-night-only DJ set with Tame Impala in Mexico City in conjunction with the band’s new dance influenced album Deadbeat. Lee Burridge reflected on his early days in the scene in this exclusive clip from his forthcoming documentary Sound of a Dream, which premieres at London’s Doc’n Roll Film Festival on Oct. 25, and Skepta and Hannah Laing were announced among the long list of speakers who will be at ADE in Amsterdam later this month.

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Meanwhile, Okeechobee announced its return after a three year hiatus with headliners Griz, T-Pain, The Lumineers, Griz and Fisher, Burning Man announced its 2026 theme, and Sylvan Esso pulled their catalog from Spotify, saying that “While no solution is perfect, we simply can’t continue to put our life’s work in a store that, in addition to all its other glaring flaws, directly funds war machines. Reaching towards the world we all deserve, even though we are not in it yet.”

We caught up with rising star Jigitz, our dance rookie of the month for September, we ran down the 50 best house songs of all time and we chatted with Tinashe and Disco Lines about their global smash “No Broke Boys.”

Is that all? Not even close. These are the best new dance projects of the week.

Leon Thomas is keeping his foot firmly planted on the gas pedal.

Just one month after gracing the cover of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue, Thomas has officially announced his next musical project, PHOLKS. Comprised of seven new songs, the forthcoming EP is due Oct. 24 via EZMNY/Motown Records, and its funky lead single, “Just How You Are,” is currently available on all digital streaming platforms.

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Accompanied by a stylish, hazy music video featuring Forever actress Lovie Simone, “Just How You Are” builds on the sonic world of Mutt, Thomas’ acclaimed 2024 sophomore studio album, with a gutsier fusion of funk, rock and R&B. Thomas’ soulful vocals wrap around each element of the track’s live instrumentation — from the psychedelic edge of Freaky Rob’s guitar to the rollicking groove of D Phelps’ drumkit. “And if you know you had my heart/ Could never finish what you started/ You love to pick my world apart/ But that’s just how you are are are,” he sings in the chorus, tracing the arc of turbulent love that he simply can’t turn away from.

Billboard exclusively revealed PHOLKS as Thomas’ next project in his Aug. 30 cover story, and it will arrive less than a week before the Grammy winner kicks off his Mutts Don’t Heel world tour. Commencing on Oct. 30 at Dallas’ House of Blues, Thomas will play nearly 50 dates across North America, Europe and Australia, before ending his trek in Perth on April 19, 2026.

Last month (Sept. 5), Thomas headlined Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop LIVE at New York City’s Webster Hall, the same weekend he accepted breakthrough of the year at R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players. It’s been a winning year for the Nickelodeon alumnus thanks to the slow-burning rise of his hit single, “Mutt,” which peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100 and remains in the chart’s top 15 eleven months after its Aug. 2024 release. “Just How You Are” also arrives the same day first-round voting begins for the 2026 Grammys, where Thomas is a leading contender in both the R&B and General Fields.

Watch the “Just How You Are” music video below.

Sometimes, artists find inspiration in the unlikeliest places — and it seems Taylor Swift may have found hers from Candace Owens when it comes to a lyric in the new song “Cancelled!”

On the track — which dropped Friday (Oct. 3) along with the rest of the pop star’s new The Life of a Showgirl album — Swift explores how she prefers to have friends who have been “cancelled” by the public at some point, just like she feels she has been at different times in her career. Right before the chorus, she sings, “Did you girlboss too close to the sun?”

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Now, the Icarus-inspired lyric could very well be just another one of the 14-time Grammy winner’s infinite signature turns of phrase — but it also happens to bear a striking resemblance to something a certain conservative commentator said back in January.

In a video on her YouTube channel about Swift’s supposed involvement in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, Owens repeatedly said that the singer and her friend were “girl bosses who flew too close to the sun.”

In a TikTok promoting the episode, the podcaster doubled down. “This story is going to be remembered as ‘girl boss flew too close to the sun,’” she said in the clip.

Billboard has reached out to Swift’s rep for comment.

Fans have been wondering ever since hearing “Cancelled!” which of Swift’s friends she may have been referring to on the song, with some theorizing that Brittany Mahomes — who is married to Patrick Mahomes — might be the subject. But if the parallel to Owens’ video is any indication, the “cancelled” friend in question might just be Lively. If it is, the song’s subject matter would track with the fact that the Gossip Girl alum’s lawsuit revolves around allegations that Baldoni orchestrated a media campaign to turn the public against her after the pair wrapped filming on It Ends With Us, which he denies.

The ongoing suit is expected to go to trial in 2026. And while Baldoni’s legal team has pushed for Swift to be deposed for the case — having previously accused Lively of using the singer’s star power to pressure him on creative choices for It Ends With Us — a judge ruled against it in September.

Swift will, however, have to submit her texts with Lively to the court.