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Miley Cyrus Celebrates Sister Noah Cyrus’ 22nd Birthday With Sweet Throwback Photos and Videos
Noah Cyrus is getting some birthday love from her big sister, Miley Cyrus. In honor of Noah’s 22nd birthday on Saturday (Jan. 8), Miley shared a series of sweet throwback photos and videos on Instagram alongside her younger sibling. Miley noted in her caption that Noah shares the same birthday with late music icons Davie Bowie and Elvis Presley. “It’s my baby sisters birthday @noahcyrus #22 (this legend has the same bday as Bowie & Elvis obvi),” Miley wrote. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The first snapshot shows a recent pic of the Cyrus sisters embracing, while the others are throwbacks of Noah and Miley appearing on Hannah Montana in the late 2000s. “I love u above and beyond my sister,” Noah responded in the comments, adding a red hear...
Adele Shares Another ‘Oh My God’ Music Video Teaser: See the Photo
Adele‘s music video for “Oh My God” is on its way, and she has given fans another glimpse at the new visual for the single. After announcing the Jan. 12 premiere of her “Oh My God” video on social media earlier this week — along with a brief black-and-white clip — on Saturday (Jan. 8), Adele posted a second look at what’s to come. She shared what appears to be a still image from the upcoming video: a portrait of herself in a red, off-the-shoulder gown, with red lips, red nails and a red apple to match. Explore Explore Adele See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The top comment on Adele’s latest Twitter update came from the official Schitt’s Creek account, which expressed the general excitement of the situation with a compilation clip of David Rose saying “oh...
Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates ‘Drivers License’ Anniversary With Throwback Clip: Watch
Last month Olivia Rodrigo was celebrating her first tour selling out. This month, she’s celebrating her breakthrough single, “Drivers License,” turning one. “happy first birthday to the little song that changed my whole life,” she wrote on Instagram on Saturday (Jan. 8). “I made this video a day or two after I wrote drivers license in my living room (with a very squeaky sustain pedal lol). crazy to think how quickly life changes.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news “thank u to everyone who has supported me so tenderly. music is the most magical thing in the world,” the singer added. The post was accompanied by a black-and-white throwback video of Rodrigo at home, singing what would soon become a blockbuster hit. “Drivers License,” released on Jan. 8, 2021, debuted at No. 1 on the H...
Adele Helped Reverse 17-Year Decline in CD Sales
After 17 years of declining numbers, CD sales reached a nearly two-decade high in 2021, and the biggest reason was Adele. The superstar’s long-awaited fourth album, 30, was far and away the top-selling album of the year in every format, a feat she managed to achieve within just 72 hours of the smash LP’s release. In CD sales alone, it moved a total of 898,000 units — a massive amount for a release in the post-streaming age of music consumption. According to Billboard, that accounts for two percent of all sales in the format, and “had 30 not been released in 2021, total CD sales would have been down year-over-year.” Advertisement Related Video With Adele’s help, 2021 marked the very first time since 2004 that CD sales rose. For reference, that was the year when Usher’s Confessions...
Song of the Week: The Weeknd Struggles With a “Sacrifice”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, a new single from The Weeknd provides the perfect Friday soundtrack. The Weeknd went high-concept with Dawn FM, the new album that arrived today, January 7th — and it worked. The radio station storyline is tinged with an air of sadness, and the commitment to the bit feels perfectly paired with the artist’s penchant for ’80s sounds. “Sacrifice,” the artist’s next single, is more of the irresistible fare for which The Weeknd has become known. He knows how to keep things interesting, pulling off homages that don’t feel outdated,...
The Weeknd Releases New Album Dawn FM: Stream
The Weeknd has dropped his new album, Dawn FM, via XO/Republic Records. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The 16-track LP features the hit single “Take My Breath,” as well as collaborations with Tyler, the Creator (“Here We Go…Again”) and Lil Wayne (“I Heard You’re Married”). Other album contributors include Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, and actor/comedian Jim Carrey, who struck up a friendship with The Weeknd over the pandemic. “Music can heal and that feels more important than another album rollout. Let’s just drop the whole thing and enjoy it with the people,” The Weeknd wrote in a note teasing the album’s imminent release last week. Advertisement Related Video To celebrate the release, The Weeknd will present “103.5 Dawn FM,” a livestream event which will air excl...
Who Do You Want to Headline Coachella? Vote!
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is officially underway, after the festival originally set for the 2020 iteration was postponed several times during the pandemic. Sources told Billboard that Kanye West — who now goes by Ye — has been tapped to headline Sunday night at this year’s event, and Billie Eilish is also in talks to headline the event. Swedish House Mafia also confirmed their 2022 performance back in October. With the headlining slots still officially unconfirmed, we at Billboard want to know who you want to perform at the main stage at Coachella. Are you down with Ye, Billie and Swedish House Mafia? Or are you hoping for someone else who hasn’t headlined yet, like BTS, Taylor Swift or Megan Thee Stallion? Let us know by voting below! Take Our Poll [flexi-com...
Travis Barker Turns Adele’s “Easy on Me” Into Hard-Rock Anthem with Thunderous Drum Cover: Watch
Travis Barker has delivered a thunderous drum cover of Adele’s recent chart-topping single “Easy on Me,” turning the heart-wrenching ballad into a hard-rocking anthem. The Blink-182 stickman posted a 30-second clip of himself on Instagram going full bore on his kit as the original song plays in the background. Barker’s take on the tune may turn some fans of heavy music onto the song, if they hadn’t already been lured in by Adele’s mesmerizing vocals. Sporting a Napalm Death shirt, Barker channels The Muppets’ Animal as he beats the hell out of his drums, all timed perfectly to the tune’s chorus. The performance earned Barker a heart emoji from his new fiancée, Kourtney Kardashian, as well as lots of fire emojis from other commenters. Advertisement Related Video Even though Blink-182 have b...
Thousands of COVID-19 Cases Linked to Bad Bunny Concert in Puerto Rico
A Bad Bunny concert that took place about three weeks ago in the singer’s native Puerto Rico has been called a super-spreader event after it contributed to a major surge in the island’s COVID-19 cases. The New York Times reports that Puerto Rico faced a 4,600% (!) increase in cases in the last few weeks, despite about three-quarters of its population having received two vaccine doses. Approximately 2,000 people reported falling ill after the Bad Bunny concert, which boasted a crowd of 60,000. While there is no agreed-upon definition of a super-spreader event, the term has been used been used for everything from a few dozen transmissions to the hundreds or thousands. Puerto Rico, a US territory, had been celebrating one of the most successful vaccination efforts in the country. But as ...
Kelly Clarkson’s Covers Phil Collins’ Socially Conscious Ballad ‘Another Day in Paradise’
Kelly Clarkson kicked off the Tuesday (Jan. 4) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show with a mystifying rendition of Phil Collins‘ “Another Day in Paradise.” Dressed in a sleek black dress and blinged-out hoops, the original American Idol took on the social problem of homelessness highlighted in the 1989 hit with her empathetic and heartfelt vocals. The star was joined by her four-piece band and legendary bassist Leland Sklar, who has played on hundreds of iconic albums for artists including Collins himself, Rod Stewart, Kristen Chenoweth, Bette Midler, Ray Charles, Toto and many more. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “We always love when Leland comes to play with us,” Clarkson gushed after the performance. Clarkson’s emotional performance follows a number of other impressive “K...
Supergroup GOT the Beat Debuts ‘Step Back’ at Record-Breaking SMTOWN Live Concert
GOT the Beat, a new seven-member supergroup made up of BoA, Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, Red Velvet’s Seulgi and Wendy and Aespa’s Karina and Winter, rang in 2022 with their debut single, “Step Back.” The group brought the song, which has Yoo Young Jin and Dem Jointz among its producers, to the stage for a special performance at SMTOWN Live 2022 on New Year’s Eve. “Step Back” was officially released as a single on Jan. 3. Explore See latest videos, charts and news GOT the Beat is the “first unit” of a new SM Entertainment project known as Girls on Top, set to bring together and highlight the company’s female artists in various groups. SMTOWN Live 2022, a free event for fans around the world that took place at the “SMCU Express Station” in a virtual space known as “KWANGYA,” fea...
Adele’s ‘30’ Spends Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, ‘Encanto’ Hits Top 10
Adele’s 30 holds court atop the Billboard 200 albums chart for a sixth consecutive, and total, week at No. 1 (chart dated Jan. 8, 2022). The effort earned 99,000 equivalent album units (down 53%) in the U.S. in the week of Dec. 24-30, according to MRC Data. Explore See latest videos, charts and news 30 is the second album released in 2021 to spend at least six weeks at No. 1 in total on the Billboard 200, following Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album (with 10 weeks atop the tally). Also in the new top 10, a pair of albums hit the region for the first time: the new Encanto film soundtrack bounds 110-7, while the classic holiday compilation A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector jumps 11-10. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on&nb...
