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Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs

The pop icon will return to the VMAs on September 27th for her first performance at the event in 23 years. Madonna Announced as Opening Performer for 2026 VMAs Paolo Ragusa

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Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs, Marking Return After 23 Years

It will be the icon’s record-breaking fifth time opening the show that made her a star.

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Madonna Announced as Opening Performer for 2026 VMAs

The pop icon will return to the VMAs on September 27th for her first performance at the event in 23 years. Madonna Announced as Opening Performer for 2026 VMAs Paolo Ragusa

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Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs — Her First Time Performing on the Show in 23 Years

It will be the icon’s record-breaking fifth time opening the show that made her a star.

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Carly Rae Jepsen Talks New Album, 10 Years of ‘Emotions’ & ‘Call Me Maybe’ Success

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Day and Night era is here, and in this Billboard News interview, she welcomes fans into Club Carly while also celebrating the 10th anniversary of her Emotions album and reflecting o

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Carly Rae Jepsen Talks New Album, 10 Years of ‘Emotions’ & ‘Call Me Maybe’ Success | Billboard News Interview

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Day and Night era is here, and in this Billboard News interview, she welcomes fans into Club Carly while also celebrating the 10th anniversary of her Emotions album and reflecting on the massive success of “Call Me Maybe.” Carly breaks down why she wanted Day and Night to be a dou

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Peter Brown On Clubs, Phones, And “Better Days”

Something funny is happening in club culture right now: the biggest moments in the room often get flattened into the smallest possible version of themselves online. A phone catches the drop, the crowd looks big enough, the lights do their job, and the clip moves around for a day or two before anothe

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Jung Kook Hits the Dance Floor for New Calvin Klein Campaign: ‘There’s Something About the Fit & Attitude’

The BTS member returns for the fashion brand's third "Feel the Fit" installment and Billboard has an exclusive behind-the-scenes video.

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Ash Release

The trio's "sonic time travelling" saw Tim Wheeler channel his "teenage self" to complete the track for a new seven-inch single

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Ash share “long lost” song ‘Bittersweet Blue’: “30 years in the making – hope the wait’s been worth it!”

The trio's "sonic time travelling" saw Tim Wheeler channel his "teenage self" to complete the track for a new seven-inch single

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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Gilla Band, Working Men’s Club, Shygirl, Ezra Collective + Slayyyter

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CMU Selects Top Releases of the Week

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Gilla Band, Working Men’s Club, Shygirl, Ezra Collective + Slayyyter

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Time Warp Los Angeles Opens Untouched Ace Warehouses

Time Warp will make its Los Angeles debut across two days and three stages at Ace*Mission Studios, with Richie Hawtin, The Martinez Brothers, Ben Klock and Loco Dice heading an extensive house and techno lineup. Time Warp has announced the complete artist lineup for its first Los Angeles edition, sc

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Andrew Bayer Maps Intimate North American Album Tour

Andrew Bayer will bring A Light That Guides Weary Travelers Home to six North American cities this winter, including Portland, Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Andrew Bayer is returning to the road with a six-date North American tour built around his fifth studio album, A Light Tha

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Ms. Rachel, Garbage, Kneecap and More Voice Support for Macklemore

Dozens of artists have taken to social media to voice support for embattled rapper Macklemore after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour. Ms. Rachel, Garbage, Kneecap and More Voice Support for Macklemore Wren Graves

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Ed Sheeran Fan Accounts Stand with Macklemore

At least three Sheeran fan accounts have publicly criticized the musician for dropping Macklemore as an opening act over his support for a free Palestine. Ed Sheeran Fan Accounts Stand with Macklemore

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Ed Sheeran Fan Accounts Stand with Macklemore

At least three Sheeran fan accounts have publicly criticized the musician for dropping Macklemore as an opening act over his support for a free Palestine. Ed Sheeran Fan Accounts Stand with Macklemore Alex Young

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Chief Keef Postpones First Chicago Show in Over a Decade

Keef credited his travel woes to a “pilot who got very racist”

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Chief Keef Postpones Chicago Show

Keef credited his travel woes to a “pilot who got very racist”

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“It’s the first long-form video - I can’t think of a band that would let their lead guitarist fall flat on his face in the opening scene”: Giles Martin on the enduring importance of The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night

Giles Martin told us how The Beatles' first feature film set a new mould for how musicians presented themselves on video