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Miranda Lambert‘s new single “Wranglers” is coming, and fans at Stagecoach got to hear it first. Reba McEntire got to hear it, too — because she showed up to Lambert’s stage as a surprise guest Saturday night (April 27). Reba joined Lambert for a three-song finale of “Mama’s Broken Heart,” her own “Fancy” and “Gunpowder & Lead,” wrapping Lambert’s headlining set that featured the live debut of the unreleased “Wranglers.” […]

Taylor Swift beamed up to a historic debut on the Billboard 200 with The Tortured Poets Department, the ambitious 31-song collection that she apparently wrote, recorded and released while preparing for and embarking on The Eras Tour (and, to quote track 13, she did it “with a broken heart”). “What do you MEAN,” she wrote in her immediate reaction to the headline published by Billboard, which she reposted on Sunday […]

Eric Church took people to church at Stagecoach’s Mane stage on the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on Friday night (April 26), but not all attendees of his closing set at the festival’s opening night were ready for some religion. Related Lana Del Rey Sings ‘Unchained Melody’ With Paul Cauthen in Surprise Stagecoach Duet 04/28/2024 The country superstar curated a one-of-a-kind set that he obviously put a great deal of […]

As expected, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department makes a gigantic debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 4), securing the superstar her 14th chart-topping album. She ties Jay-Z for the most No. 1s among soloists in the nearly-70-year history of the chart. Only The Beatles, with 19 No. 1s, have more. The Tortured Poets Department launches with 2.61 million equivalent album units earned in […]

Pearl Jam debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated May 4) with its latest studio album, Dark Matter, marking the 13th top 10-charting effort for the band. The set launches with a little over 59,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 25, according to Luminate. Related Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'The Tortured… 04/28/2024 […]

Zendaya‘s romance-tennis drama Challengers easily won the weekend box office match with a $15 million opening from 3,477 theaters, in line with expectations and marking the second-best start for an original R-rated drama since the pandemic behind Don’t Worry Darling. It was a bold move for MGM Amazon Studios to open Luca Guadagnino‘s sexy adult drama nationwide, versus giving it a platform release, considering it’s more of an arthouse movie than a commercial play. The studio […]

Rihanna talked music, makeup, motherhood and the Met Gala at the launch of her new Fenty Beauty Soft’lit Foundation in Los Angeles on Friday (April 26), a celebration ringing in what she called “a new era in foundation for the brand.” The singer and businesswoman talked up the new cosmetics product’s “soft, luminescent finish, like a nice, glowy, natural-skin look” inspired by what sounds like very lovely golden hours in […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce arrived hand-in-hand to their friend Patrick Mahomes’ charity gala Saturday night (April 27) in Las Vegas, where Swift offered a surprise donation to go up for auction. The couple, seen in clips posted online by gala attendees, showed up to support Mahomes’ 15 and The Mahomies Foundation. Their appearance quickly made the rounds on social media, with fans particularly charmed to hear Kelce sweetly refer […]

Belinda and Natanael Cano‘s corrido coquette “300 Noches” has topped this week’s new music Latin poll.  In a poll published on Friday (April 26) — in support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard‘s Latin and Billboard Español editors — music fans voted for Belinda and Cano’s new single as their favorite music release of the past week. Coming in closely behind was Anitta’s new album, Funk Generation, which had 41 […]

Salma Hayek helped Madonna bring her career-spanning Celebration Tour to a close in Mexico City, where the actress appeared on the Queen of Pop’s stage during her performance of “Vogue” at the Palacio De Los Deportes Friday night (April 26). The number had Hayek, dressed in an ensemble inspired by Frida Kahlo, joining in to guest judge the tour dancers’ vogueing. (Hayek portrayed the iconic painter in the 2002 biopic […]