In the first episode of Like Minded, a six-part series of conversations presented by BetterHelp, Grammy Winner Corinne Bailey Rae and multi-platinum recording artist, Ravyn Lenae discuss mental health as artists in the music industry. The panel, moderated by Billboard’s Delisa Shannon, and BetterHelp’s VP of Clinical Quality and Innovation, Russell DuBois, PhD at SXSW 2026 Ravyn shares, for the first time, how with all the joys that come with recent success, loneliness on the road follows. Corinne gives advice based on her 20 years of experience in the industry. You can check out future episodes of Like Minded and all of Billboard’s mental health coverage at the new Mental Health & Music hub presented by Billboard’s Official Mental Health Partner, BetterHelp.

As far as Olivia Rodrigo is concerned, if it wasn’t for former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur she wouldn’t be the superstar she is today. In an interview with NME for the British magazine’s Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! series, Auf Der Maur was asked if she could see Hole’s influence on the music of today, and she shared a life-affirming moment she had with the “Vampire” singer.

“When I got my daughter tickets to see Olivia Rodrigo for her 13th birthday, we got invited backstage,” said Auf der Maur, who played bass in Hole from 1994-1999 and recently released her rock ‘n’ roll memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry. “Olivia Rodrigo said to my daughter: ‘Without your mother, none of this would have happened’. That’s when it locked in for me that there are direct correlations.”

Rodrigo has never been shy about the huge influence 1990s and early 2000s rock and pop had on her style, often citing fellow female artists such as Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Lorde, Taylor Swift, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Fiona Apple, as well as the Smashing Pumpkins — who Auf Der Maur joined from 1999-2007 — and Fleetwood Mac as inspirations.

Auf der Maur added that she has noticed that Rodrigo’s albums, the Billboard 200 album chart-topping Sour (2021) and Guts (2023), have a very explicit “’90s influence in both the songwriting and production. And of course her debut album, ‘Sour”s cover has a nod to Hole’s ‘Live Through This’, with the beauty queen. But having that said to my daughter in front of me was one of the proudest moments of my life.”

And while Auf der Maur, 54, had nothing but nice things to day about Rodrigo, 23, at the time of Sour‘s release, hot-tempered Hole singer Courtney Love accused the Olivia of “stealing an original idea” from her in reference to the sad prom queen-styled promo photos for Rodrigo’s Sour Prom Concert Film that Love said looked a lot like the cover art for her band’s 1994 classic LP Live Through This. Rodrigo responded to Love’s “spot the difference!” Instagram quip with the fangirl comment, “love u and live through this sooooo much.”

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In trying to keep up with demand, No Doubt just added six new shows to their best-selling Las Vegas Sphere show.

The initial launch of tickets for shows sold out immediately, prompting the band to add six more dates to the original run of six nights at the iconic Sphere visible from the glitzy Las Vegas Strip. The stint will make singer Gwen Stefani the first woman to headline the 17,600-seat arena. New shows are set for May 21, 23, 24, 27, 29 and 30.

“The opportunity to create a show at Sphere excites me in a new way,” says Stefani in a statement. “The venue is unique and modern and it opens up a whole new visual palette for us to be creative. Doing it with No Doubt feels like going back in time to relive our history, while also creating something new in a way we never could have imagined.” The high demand for the show is largely due to No Doubt’s return to the music scene after the band, led by Stefani, broke up in 2010. Before they disbanded, the group found major success on the Billboard charts, topping the Hot 100 with tracks like “Underneath It All,” “Hey Baby” and “It’s My Life.”

Since opening in late 2023, the Sphere has hosted the likes of U2, Dead & Company, Eagles, Backstreet Boys and more. The arena is a 366-foot-tall and 516-foot-wide spherical entertainment venue with a 580,000-square-foot exterior LED display meant to give attendees an immersive experience from their seats with 360-degree views.

We’re willing to bet that these added dates will sell out just as quickly as the original six did, so you’ll want to jump on buying tickets while they’re available. You can buy tickets for the band’s Sphere show below. We’ve also included discount codes for those looking to save some cash on tickets.

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Ticketmaster’s available seating for No Doubt’s Sphere stint are very good, but a bit pricy. If you’re willing to shell out for the best seats possible, the ticketing site should be your first stop. Lowest pricing for tickets on the site that we have seen $946.95, a hefty price to pay but well worth it to see the band, given they might not come back together again. Ticketmaster has a great fan guarantee that offers a full refund of a ticket’s price along with some service and upgrade fees, within 24 hours of purchase if an event is eligible. You’ll want to shop ASAP because the tickets are going fast.

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StubHub


No Doubt is back and StubHub is one of the places you can grab tickets. Right now, the ticketing website has pricing starting at $235, the lowest we’ve seen thus far. FanProtect Guarantee gives you the option to shop all dates with ease. The initiative ensures valid tickets every time, or your money back. If your event gets canceled and not rescheduled, you’ll be able to receive a credit worth 120% of the amount you paid for the impacted event. You also have the option of a cash refund.

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You can use promo code BILLBOARD10 to receive $10 off at checkout now at Seat Geek. Like the other ticketing services mentioned on this list, Seat Geek includes a Buyer Guarantee, makes shopping for your perfect seat a breeze. As of press time, Seat Geek’s ticketing options for No Doubt’s show are rather pricy, so keep that in mind before adding to cart. With our code, however, that price will be a bit lower.

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We’re helping you score the best seats to see No Doubt with Vivid Seats. You can use promo code BB30 to grab $30 off of your purchase on us. If you’re worried about something going amiss while you’re purchasing tickets, the service offers a 100% Buyer Guarantee, a safeguard that ensures your transaction is secure, that your tickets will be delivered before your event and that your tickets are valid.

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You can now save big bucks on tickets with TicketNetwork by using our code BILLBOARD300 to save $300 off orders of $1,000, and BILLBOARD150 to save $150 off orders of $500. If you’re low on funds and can’t get the tickets you want right away, not to fret. You can purchase your tickets on the website now and pay later with help from Affirm. Our favorite feature of TicketNetwork’s website is all-in pricing, an initiative that lets you see exactly what you’ll be paying upfront, including fees. As of writing, TicketNetwork’s pricing for No Doubt’s concert tickets are going for $283 and up.

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Gametime


We love Gametime for the tickets, but its real-time visuals are really what steal the show. Every venue has a detailed map, giving you an in-depth view of seating options so you can pick the one that works best for you. Gametime also has guarantees for buyers, vowing low prices, event-cancellation protection, job loss assurance and on-time ticket delivery. All the things you’ll need for a great concert. Snagging tickets to your favorite artist’s shows has never been easier.

About No Doubt

No Doubt emerged from the ska and punk scene in Anaheim, Calif., in 1986, eventually becoming one of the defining pop-rock bands of the 1990s. The group is fronted by Gwen Stefani, with Tony Kanal on bass, Tom Dumont on guitars and Adrian Young taking drums. No Doubt’s breakthrough album, Tragic Kingdom, topped the Billboard 200 for nine consecutive weeks, catapulting the group to global fame. Over the course of six studio albums, No Doubt earned two Grammy Awards and nine nominations, including recognition for Tragic Kingdom in the best rock album category and “Don’t Speak” as best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals.

Following the band’s major wins, they went on an indefinite hiatus in the mid-2010s, although they have come together a few times over the years. Most notably, the band performed at the 2025 FireAid benefit concert in January, delivering a medley of some of theirTragic Kingdom hits to help raise funds for victims of the deadly Pacific Palisades fire.

One of the best known recording deals in history transpired in November 1955 when independent Sun Records, financially challenged to keep up with the fast success of Elvis Presley, sold his contract to RCA for $35,000.

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Four months later, in the March 31, 1956, issue of Billboard, the King used singles from both companies — Sun’s “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” and RCA’s “Heartbreak Hotel” — to sew up the No. 1 position on all three of the era’s country charts. “Forgot” closed a five-week run atop Most Played in Juke Boxes, while “Hotel” occupied the penthouse suite on Best Sellers and Most Played by Jockeys. A week later, “Hotel” supplanted “Forgot” at the Juke Boxes summit as Presley racked up nine more nonconsecutive weeks of a No. 1 country trifecta.

During that run, Presley similarly accrued streaks of three to eight weeks atop four pop charts — the Top 100, Best Sellers, Juke Boxes and Disc Jockeys — including three weeks, May 12 through May 26, in which he commanded all four simultaneously. Subsequently, when he appeared on the June 5 edition of Milton Berle’s NBC-TV show, the host presented him a pair of Triple Play awards for his Billboard chart-topping prowess in both genres.

In that same window of time, Presley also scored top five appearances in the three parallel R&B lists.

Later that year, the so-called Hillbilly Cat scratched out another country chart triple, owning all three lists on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 with his double-sided single “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog.”


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Universal Music Latin America, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), announced Tuesday (March 31) three new key executive appointments — all under the leadership of Jesús López, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula. 

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Alfredo Delgadillo has been promoted to CEO and president of Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), where he will oversee Universal Music Latino in the U.S. Based in Mexico City, Delgadillo, who was appointed president and CEO of Universal Music México in 2024, will continue to lead the label’s Mexican division and the música Mexicana label, FONO.  

“It is especially meaningful to begin this new chapter after many years working the Universal Music Latino roster: artists with a powerful presence in the market, from true legends to a new generation defining the future of music,” Delgadillo said in a press statement. “UMLE will continue to focus on strengthening collaboration between Mexico and the United States, further expanding Latin music and its culture around the world, and supporting our artists and labels to deepen their connection with fans while amplifying the global reach of their music and their message.”

Reinforcing the move, Daniel Luna — previously senior director of Mexican music at Warner Music Group and currently founder and CEO of indie record label D Luna Music — has been appointed general manager at Universal Music Latino. He will be based in Miami and report to Delgadillo.

Meanwhile, Angel Kaminsky, also based in Miami and who’s been at Universal Music since 2010, has been named president of A&R and artist relations at Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula, where he will lead the region’s creative strategy and strengthen its global development. 

“These appointments represent the next phase of our evolution as a unified, forward-thinking organization,” expressed López. “Alfredo’s expanded leadership strengthens our regional integration and cross-border label strategy; Angel’s deep creative expertise ensures we continue to elevate artist development across all Latin markets; and Daniel’s operational leadership will position us to accelerate growth in the U.S. Latino market. Latin music is shaping global culture, and our focus remains clear: empower our artists, foster creative excellence, and build seamless collaboration across all territories to drive sustainable, long-term global success.”

Effective immediately, the three strategic leadership moves are expected to strengthen the creative and operational sectors of the company across Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, and the U.S. Latino market.


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Luke Combs earns his fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart as The Way I Am debuts at the top of the list dated April 4. The set is Combs’ sixth full-length studio project and launches with 101,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States from its March 20 release through March 26, according to Luminate. It concurrently opens at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

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Meanwhile, the debut helps push Combs’ “Days Like These” into the Hot Country Songs top 10 for the first time as it rises 11-9 on 5.2 million streams, 23.6 million in radio audience and 2,000 in sales, becoming his 27th top 10. The move gives him three simultaneous top 10 titles, part of a broader surge that places 14 of his songs on the chart.

The total marks one of the largest same-week showings of Combs’ career, trailing only his peak of 16 titles in November 2019 sparked by the release of his What You See Is What You Get and standing among the stronger multi-entry weeks in the chart’s history, even as streaming-era highs — led by Morgan Wallen — have pushed totals well beyond 20.

Combs’ tracks making this week’s Hot Country Songs chart are:

  • No. 2, “Sleepless in a Hotel Room”
  • No. 4, “Be by You”
  • No. 9, “Days Like These”
  • No. 11, “Rethink Some Things”
  • No. 29, “I Ain’t No Cowboy”
  • No. 34, “Wish Upon a Whiskey”
  • No. 36, “Soon as I Get Home”
  • No. 37, “Giving Her Away”
  • No. 39, “Daytona 499”
  • No. 45, “The Way I Am”
  • No. 46, “Alcohol of Fame”
  • No. 47, “My Kinda Saturday Night”
  • No. 48, “Miss You Here”
  • No. 50, “15 Minutes”

Combs’ other Top Country Albums leaders are 2022’s Growin’ Up, 2019’s 37-week No. 1 What You See Is What You Get, 2019’s EP The Prequel and 2017’s 50-week ruler This One’s for You. His albums have spent a combined 89 weeks at No. 1, placing him in eighth place for the most, behind Wallen (228), Garth Brooks (173), Alabama (125), Willie Nelson (107), Taylor Swift (101), Kenny Rogers (99) and Shania Twain (97).

As The Way I Am opens at No. 1 and fuels another strong week across Hot Country Songs, Combs continues to show that his success is just as much about consistency as it is about big moments.


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Ambrosia keyboardist Christopher North has died at 75. The death of the co-founder of the 1970s/’80s yacht rock band best known for a string of Billboard Hot 100 top 5 hits including 1978’s “How Much I Feel, and 1980’s “Biggest Part of Me” and “You’re the Only Woman (You & I),” was confirmed by the group in a Facebook post on Monday (March 30).

“Fans of Ambrosia, we honor the legendary life and career of our dearest family member Christopher North, the ‘Hammond B3 King’ whose sonic architecture defined a generation of progressive and soft rock. A founding member since 1970, he was a keyboard wizard who brought an unmatched intensity and emotional depth to every performance,” they wrote.

“We will always remember ‘Northwind’ for his fiery, ‘intense’ stage presence — a legacy that began when he was first discovered playing in a dimly lit room, his organ topped with a bottle of wine. Even as he faced health challenges in recent years, including a brave and successful battle with throat cancer, his spirit remained tied to the music and the fans he loved.”

At press time no official cause of death had been revealed. Back in October 2025, lead singer David Pack sent well wishes to North — his friend since their late teens — after he reported that the band’s co-founder was recovering after being struck by an “out of control speeding car while walking into a restaurant.” At the time, Pack said North was “fighting for this life” after “bravely surviving cancer.”

Born in San Francisco on Jan. 26, 1951, North played in a series of high school bands before forming Ambrosia in Los Angeles in 1970 with singer/guitarist David Pack, bassist Joe Puerta and drummer Burleigh Drummond. The group released their Grammy-nominated self-titled debut album in 1975, which included the soft prog rock opening track “Nice, Nice, Very Nice,” featuring lyrics cribbed from a poem in Kurt Vonnegut’s postmodern 1963 sci-fi novel Cat’s Cradle; the album reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200 album chart and the song made it to No. 63 on the Hot 100.

Like their debut, 1976’s Somewhere I’ve Never Travelled toed the line between layered Beach Boys-like vocal harmonies, prog rock flourishes and gentle melodies, peaking at No. 79 on the Billboard 200. North’s keys and backing vocals helped anchor the band’s third studio album, 1978’s Life Beyond L.A. — their album chart peak at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 — and their fourth, breakthrough effort, 1980’s One Eighty. It was an apt title given the group’s shift into a more radio-friendly pop sound on such hits as “Biggest Part of Me” (No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100) and “You’re the Only Woman (You & I)” (No. 13) on the LP that scored three Grammy nominations, including best pop vocal group; the album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200.

The group’s final album, 1982’s more prog-leaning Road Island, only managed to reach 115 on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned just one charting single, the bouncy pop tune “How Can You Love Me,” which topped out at No. 86 on the Hot 100.

Ambrosia broke up in 1982 and then reunited in 1989 with all four original members. The have continued to tour ever since, with North stepping aside for a period in 2024 to get treatment for throat cancer.

In their tribute to North the band wrote that the legendarily intense keyboardist’s work, “did more than just fill airwaves; it created ‘aural landscapes’ that balanced virtuosity with soulful, radio-friendly hooks. We celebrate a true craftsman of the classic rock era whose lush piano lines and soaring organ swells will remain timeless. He was truly one of a kind, and loved dearly by his fans and bandmates.”

Check out some of North’s work in Ambrosia below.


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Our 2006 Week just kicked off on Billboard with the publishing of our staff’s 100 Best Songs of 2006 list, counting down the finest songs across the spectrum of 2006 popular music — from hyphy to emo to ringtone rap to Disney pop to Grey’s Anatomy rock and everything in between. The list is just the beginning of a week’s worth of 2006-themed content on Billboard.com, which will also include plenty of interviews, essays, videos and (of course) podcasts on the most interesting, enduring and sometimes largely forgotten artists, stories and music of 20 years ago.

On this bonus episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard charts senior analyst-writer Eric Frankenberg, as we dive into the staff top 100 list — as well as the official Billboard charts year-end Hot 100 — to make what we can out of 2006 pop stardom on the whole, and how it’s reflected (or not) in our editorial picks for the year’s best songs.

Along the way, we answer all the most pressing 2006-related questions: Does the past 20 years of Justin Timberlake cut into our belief in his ability to bring sexy back? Was this a year of triumph or of adversity (or both) for Beyoncé? Has Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” faded or risen in esteem over the years? Can Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” survive weekly karaoke play for an entire year? Was “Tim McGraw” Taylor Swift’s first classic, or just her first song? What was with all the white guys with pianos? And perhaps most importantly: What the hell even was pop music in 2006, really?

Check it out above, and subscribe to the Greatest Pop Stars podcast on Apple Music or Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom!

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Fugees’ The Score album turned 30 in February, and Wyclef Jean stopped by The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (March 31), where the Fugees cofounder teased unreleased music on the way from the Grammy-winning group.

Wyclef wants to give fans a look inside their creative process surrounding The Score, as the Haitian artist hinted at a series of “outtakes” and “freestyles” in the vault from the mid-’90s that were left on the cutting room floor.

“One of the things I think that’s cool is some of the unreleased Fugees material. We have a lot of outtakes and at times we went in and tried a few records and I think fans will enjoy some of the outtakes and some of the freestyles that happened,” he explained. “I think celebrating it like that, we’ve been having conversations, I think it would be pretty amazing.”

The Score arrived in February 1996 and served as the Fugees’ second and final album. The project debuted atop the Billboard 200 and won best rap album at the Grammy Awards in 1997. The Score is powered by standout tracks such as “Ready or Not,” “Killing Me Softly,” “Fu-Gee-La” and “No Woman, No Cry.”

Perhaps Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean will have new Fugees music to bring with them across the pond, as Ms. Hill’s Diaspora Calling! will be joining the U.K. festival circuit this summer. The festival is set for Aug. 7 and will be taking over Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, which boasts a capacity of 65,000. Wyclef Jean will be joining Ms. Hill in the U.K., as well as YG Marley and Zion Marley. Tickets for the festival went on sale on Tuesday (March 31).

Watch Wyclef Jean tease the unreleased Fugees music on The Jennifer Hudson Show below.


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RM protects the family. In a cinematic new teaser for BTS‘ “2.0,” the band leader appears to channel a serious boss from the 1970s.

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Posted Tuesday (March 31), the 30-second preview opens with a noisy group of men crowding a dim hallway when an elevator opens its doors. A hush falls over the crowd as they see the well-dressed people standing inside — BTS, presumably, although viewers never see anyone’s face aside from RM.

The camera then locks in on the leader, rocking a slick ’70s hairstyle and aviators as he stares intimidatingly at the outsiders.

“Kim Namjoon is on next level … Totally mafia’s vibe,” one ARMY wrote in the comments on YouTube, while another person wrote, “RM is looking like a typical Villain from K drama.”

“2.0” is one of 14 tracks — and presumably the next single — from BTS’ new album, ARIRANG. The teaser comes just one day after lead single “SWIM” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album topped the Billboard 200 after earning 641,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Luminate.

Also on Tuesday, BTS shared a live performance video for “SWIM,” aptly singing the track at an indoor pool while still wearing tailored suits, which have become an aesthetic staple in the ARIRANG album era. In April, the Bangtan Boys will embark on a global stadium tour in support of the LP, which comes six years after they last dropped a full-length (2020’s Be, which also topped the U.S. albums chart).

Check out the teaser for “2.0” below.


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