The Orlando Solar Bears prevailed in overtime for the second time in this series with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and took two games to one series lead Friday night in front of 8,483 at Kia Center in Orlando. After a power-play goal for the Swamp Rabbits opened the scoring inContinue Reading

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an alternate DC Comics story where the Justice League splits into two factions and goes to war after the Joker brainwashes Superman into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis. This comic series created by Tom Taylor, Axel Gimnez, Mike S. Miller, and Jeremy Raapack featuresContinue Reading

A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. Initial passersby posted video and photos on social media of crumpled train cars and billowing, black smoke. No injuries wereContinue Reading

Anthony Gutierrez collected three hits on Friday for the Hickory Crawdads, but a ninth-inning rally by the Asheville Tourists was enough to claim a 5-4 win at LP Frans Stadium in front of 2,285 fans. The three-hit night for the Crawdads outfielder is his third straight multi-hit game in the seriesContinue Reading

On the strength of three second-period goals, the Jacksonville Icemen claimed a 5-0 victory over the Florida Everblades in Game Four of the South Division Semifinals Friday night at Hertz Arena in front of 6,180 fans. Jacksonville holds a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The ECHL’s top two defensesContinue Reading

Evan Fitterer had grinded through his first three starts this season. Friday night, he shined. After breezing through the first three innings without allowing a baserunner, Fitterer pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth and it proved pivotal in leading the Blue Wahoos to a 4-1 win FridayContinue Reading

Despite three hits from Will Banfield, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fell 4-3 in walk off fashion to the Memphis Redbirds Friday afternoon from AutoZone Park. With the game tied entering the ninth inning, Memphis (11-13) won their first game of the series in walk off fashion. After getting Jared Young to ground out, NickContinue Reading

The Tampa Tarpons (4-15) dropped an extra inning contest to the Lakeland Flying Tigers (13-6) for the second consecutive night. The teams battled back and forth amidst an EDM music festival blaring beyond the right field wall. Jim Jarvis came up with the big hit in the eleventh, blasting aContinue Reading

Jeter Downs hit a two-run single in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie, leading first place Scranton past Durham 6-2 at the DBAP on Friday night. After falling behind early for the fourth straight game, the Bulls (9-16) rallied to tie the game in the second inning.  Logan DriscollContinue Reading

Britney Spears Settles Legal Dispute With Father Over Conservatorship

Britney Spears has settled an outstanding legal dispute with her father that arose following the termination of the pop star’s 13-year conservatorship in 2021, Billboard has confirmed. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. “It has been our honor and privilege to represent, protect, and defend Britney Spears,” said Spears’Continue Reading

Actress Kerry Condon’s praise of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew promises viewers that the upcoming Star Wars TV show will be unlike any they have ever seen before. While most details about Skeleton Crew still have yet to be revealed, the general story is already unique to the Star Wars galaxy,Continue Reading

Former U.S. Special Envoy for Haiti Dan Foote said in an exclusive interview on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show that former HP CEO Meg Whitman, who now serves as the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, is the official behind the security deal between Kenya and Haiti. Last month, Kenya and HaitiContinue Reading

The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team won a series opener 7-2 over the Virginia Military Institute Keydets in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Friday night at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. The win marks the Spartans’ fourth straight victory, matching a season-high winning streak accomplished twice this season (Feb. 16-20Continue Reading

Elevate Your Style: 7 Must-Have Women’s Tops That You Can Buy on Amazon for Under $20

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Finding the perfect summer and spring tops can be challenging, but once you narrow down whatContinue Reading

HYBE Stock Rocked by ADOR CEO Controversy, Spotify Shares Hit Highest Mark in Three Years

HYBE was rocked by controversy this week after an audit of one of its subsidiary labels, ADOR, allegedly revealed that the label’s CEO, Min Hee-jin, “deliberately led the plan to take over management control of the subsidiary,” according to a statement sent by the company on Thursday (April 25). SharesContinue Reading

It’s Friday, April 26th, and Doja Cat is getting backlash about her performance at Coachella, with many stating it wasn’t “safe for kids.” Normani released her new single featuring Gunna “1:59,” Anitta dropped her new album ‘Funk Generation’ and more. The Latin AMAs happened yesterday and we have all theContinue Reading

The Circle season 6 unveiled episodes 5-8 on Wednesday, and there were some shocking, unexpected twists throughout, including multiple blockings. While the first four episodes were an exposition to the newest iteration of the fabulous catfishing show, The Circle showed no mercy in episodes 5-8. The cast members struggled toContinue Reading

President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration wouldContinue Reading

Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank and had roughly $6 billion in assets and $4 billion in deposits as ofContinue Reading

With the release of Anitta’s album, ‘Funk Generation’ we take a look at her various Billboard charts accomplishments especially with her debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Me Gusta” and later hits like “Bellaqueo” and “Envolver.” Anitta: Now I’m working on an album like in full funk, full likeContinue Reading

Hanni From NewJeans Shares Her Favorite UGG Looks, Including One Controversial Pairing

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. NewJean’s new music video for their single “Bubble Gum” is ready to put you in theContinue Reading

Billboard Explains: Anitta’s Brazilian Funk Takeover

Anitta unleashed Funk Generation on Friday (April 26), which puts the Brazilian funk that has influenced the trilingual star’s career center stage. Marking her sixth studio album, the set follows 2022’s Versions of Me and is home to the previously released singles “Funk Rave” and “Joga Pra Lua.”  It’s safeContinue Reading

The Princess Diaries 3 receives a promising update from Anne Hathaway. The original 2001 movie was Hathaway’s breakout role, with its success leading to her reprising her role as Mia Thermopolis in the 2004 sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. After years of speculation and hopes for another sequel,Continue Reading

Mick Jagger Has an Out-of-This-World Experience at NASA Headquarters

Mick Jagger certainly felt “2000 Light Years From Home” this week, when he stopped by NASA’s headquarters. The Rolling Stones frontman stopped by the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before the iconic rock band kicks off their Hackney Diamonds Tour in the city on Sunday (April 28). “Thanks @nasa for beingContinue Reading

A California Bill Designed to Rein in Ticketmaster Was Rewritten. Now It May End Up Helping It Instead

A controversial California Assembly bill that would have forced Ticketmaster to share its ticketing inventory with resale sites StubHub and SeatGeek has been amended with anti-resale provisions that would allow promoters like Live Nation to ban Stubhub and SeatGeek from selling its concert tickets in California.  The whiplash legislative maneuveringContinue Reading

Helldivers 2 may be a game solely committed to boots-on-the-ground combat, but one industrious fan has an incredible vision for how space combat and dogfighting could function. While Arrowhead Studios’ third-person shooter is riddled with starships and cruisers, even giving players their own Super Destroyer to travel the pathways betweenContinue Reading

More people are sailing out of Central Florida’s cruise port than ever before. After reporting 734,000 passengers in December, the port this week again announced record-breaking numbers for March at nearly 800,000 guests. At that record pace, the port said it could outpace last year’s record numbers by a half-millionContinue Reading

Seeking Sister Wife stars Dannielle Merrifield and Garrick Merrifield welcomed a beautiful baby girl in 2023, but, sadly, their marital problems will likely continue. The Merrifields made their television debut during Seeking Sister Wife season 3 and returned for seasons 4 and 5. Their search for an additional wife toContinue Reading

Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. The May 1 court appearance will come less than a week after New York’s highest court threw out Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ordering a new trial. The DA’s officeContinue Reading

Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday. Each year about 300,000 immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take seasonal jobs on U.S. farms. The new rule, which takes effect June 28, will targetContinue Reading

As NMPA License Expires, Some Indie Music Will Come Down from TikTok Next Week

The National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) model TikTok license, which is used by a number of the independent music publishers, will expire at the end of April, and there are no ongoing negotiations between the NMPA and TikTok to renew it. Related UMG’s TikTok Standoff Affects Over 60% of theContinue Reading

Ciara Shares Her Weight on the Scale After Saying She Wants to Lose 70 Pounds Postpartum

Ciara is documenting her weight-loss journey on social media after welcoming baby No. 4 in December. Shortly after revealing on Instagram that she hopes to lose 70 pounds post-birth, the 38-year-old singer shared her current weight in a candid post on Thursday (April 25). Related Missy Elliott Announces Dates ForContinue Reading

Welcome to the Spotify Machine: Podcasts, Audiobooks, Video, Education — And, Yes, Music

What began as a music-only streaming platform evolved into a broader audio platform that included podcasts and audiobooks. Now, Spotify is venturing into video — in both snippets and long-form content, although the latter is only in an experimental phase.    During Tuesday’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Daniel Ek andContinue Reading

Atlanta rap could be broken down into two buckets: Before Outkast and After Outkast. Before Outkast, Atlanta didn’t have a sure foot on the national music stage. When discussed, many simply lumped it in with music from other parts of the south. And, so, to anyone above the Mason DixonContinue Reading

UPDATE (4/26/24): Having earlier announced his return to the Warner Music Group, Grammy-winning jazz guitarist-vocalist George Benson is now revealing the release date for his long-lost album Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon. Available on CD, LP, and all digital and streaming platforms from Rhino on June 14Continue Reading

Keityn on Writing for Karol G, Shakira, Maluma & More: ‘Out of 10 Songs I Write, One Becomes a Hit’

What’s behind Keityn’s extraordinary ability to pen hits? The 27-year-old from the small city of Palmira, Colombia, was ASCAP’s Latin Music Songwriter of the Year for the second consecutive year, thanks to a string of hits that included Shakira’s “Acróstico” and Shakira and Karol G’s “TQG.” Related How Keityn BecameContinue Reading

Bunnie XO has always been an open book, and her latest TikTok shares insight to her traumatic upbringing. The Dumb Blonde podcast host took part in a recent trend on the platform to the tune of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department hit, “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?,” inContinue Reading

With summer fast-approaching, why not fill up your warm-weather playlists with new songs from your favorite queer artists? Billboard Pride is proud to present the latest edition of Queer Jams of the Week, our roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ artists. From St. Vincent’s raucous new album to Anitta’s exhilaratingContinue Reading

Lex Luthor actor celebrates Tom Welling’s 47th birthday with a throwback to their Smallville days. Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum shared the screen together for eleven years as Clark Kent and Lex Luthor in Smallville . Widely considered to have provided their respective characters with fresh performances on the smallContinue Reading

LEGO Star Wars has released an incredible video that brings beloved Star Wars characters from all over the franchise together to celebrate its 25th anniversary. From real-life LEGO sets to video games and fun animations, LEGO has deeply engaged itself in the Star Wars franchise for the past 25 years.Continue Reading