Television
Kid Cudi Wears Dress on ‘SNL’ in Honor of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Rocks Chris Farley Shirt
Kid Cudi paid tribute to Nirvana‘s Kurt Cobain and Saturday Night Live great Chris Farley during his musical guest debut on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show. During the April 10 episode hosted by actress Carey Mulligan, the 37-year-old rapper — born Scott Mescudi — performed two tracks from his 2020 album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, while paying his respects to the fallen legends. For his first performance of “Tequila Shots,” Cudi stepped onto the stage wearing a fuzzy olive-green cardigan similar to the one Cobain famously wore during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York live performance, which aired months before his death in 1994. Underneath, he rocked a white shirt emblazoned with a headshot of the boisterous actor-comedian Farley, who wa...
Marcus Mumford Crashes Carey Mulligan’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Monologue: Watch
“I’m also very excited to be here because my husband was actually musical guest three times — Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons! Or as I like to call it, My Husband & Sons,” she boasted. “But he couldn’t be here tonight, so he’s at home watching the children. So hi, babe! Love you!” That’s when the musician chimed in from the back of the audience. “Love you too! Hi, Carey! Couldn’t miss this for the world!” he called down with the a wave as the audience cheered. “And I meant to ask: Do you know if they booked a musical guest for tonight?” After being informed that the show indeed already had a musical guest booked, Mumford let his wife know that he’s ready should SNL need someone to step in. ...
Kid Cudi & Timothee Chalamet Celebrate Rap’s ‘Weird Little Flute’ on ‘SNL’: Watch
Kid Cudi joined Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson and Chris Redd in a hilarious sketch celebrating one of rap music’s most underrated instruments — the “weird little flute.” “We got the fits, we got the flow, we got the 808s, we got the Xanned out tempo,” the faux hip-hop trio begins the musical skit. “We got that drip-drip-drip, we got that Brut, the only thing that’s missing is that weird little flute.” From there, Cudi, Davidson and Redd take viewers into a music video-reminiscent world of nightclubs, pool halls and music stores to show off their flute-playing skills. They also explore the many other practical applications of the airy woodwind instrument, such as using it for a pool cue, chopsticks and back scratcher.&nb...
Prince Charles pays tribute to ‘my dear papa’ Philip for devoted service
Britain’s Prince Charles paid a personal tribute on Saturday to his “dear papa” Prince Philip, saying the royal family missed him emormously and that the 99-year-old would have been amazed at the touching reaction across the world to his death. Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth who had been at her side throughout her record-breaking 69-year reign, died at Windsor Castle on Friday. “As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously,” Charles, the couple’s eldest son and heir to the throne, said outside his Highgrove House home in west England. “My dear papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful f...
Hey Stephen: Taylor Swift Is Coming to ‘Colbert’ Next Week
Her late-night TV appearance will be her first since December, when she went on Jimmy Kimmel Live! shortly after the surprise release of her ninth studio album Evermore, which also happened to be the day after her 31st birthday. (She really dug into the numerology on Kimmel). In a similar pattern, the pop superstar’s Colbert appearance will also follow the release of her re-recorded breakthrough sophomore album, Fearless, which is out Friday. Television appearances have been instrumental in her promotion of Fearless (Taylor’s Version), which she first announced — as well as the release of “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” as the first single — on Good Morning America in February. GMA also premiered an...
‘High School Musical’ Trailer Shows What’s Next for Olivia Rodrigo & Joshua Bassett
Breakout stars Rodrigo and Bassett wrote brand-new solo songs for this season following the major successes of their real-life careers. Her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Drivers License” debut single recently became the first song to hit 1 billion global streams in 2021 after it spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200 chart and nine weeks on the Billboard Global Excluding U.S. chart. Bassett’s “Lie Lie Lie” earned him a spot in Billboard‘s Emerging Artists Spotlight in January. Billboard exclusively broke the news in February that HSMTMTS added Broadway vet Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical) and television/film star ...
Bulldog Off the Leash in Surprise-Packed ‘The Masked Singer’
Fans of The Masked Singer expect to be surprised when they tune in each week. It’s the name of the game. On Wednesday night (April 7), there were plenty unexpected shocks when Bulldog was revealed to the world. This week saw the Group B contestants strut their stuff, with a final wildcard inserted into the mix. Black Swan performed a strong rendition of Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know,” Piglet hit a touching cover of Lukas Graham’s “7 Years,” Crab pumped it up with Rick James’ “Give It to Me Baby” and Chameleon went with Dead Prez’s “Hip Hop”. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat an...
Glass Animals Take us to ‘Dreamland’ for Late Night ‘Heat Waves’ Performance: Watch
Not bad for a record that was created “after 10 minutes of looking into space and plucking the guitar,” frontman Dave Bayley recently told Billboard. On Tuesday night (April 6), Glass Animals strutted their stuff on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a performance right out of a dreamland. Bayley and Co. performed their surprise hit in a lit up — but totally deserted — “Dreamland” theme park. Check out the late night performance below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Court urged to restrain Nigerian government on £4.2 million James Ibori loot
The Federal Government has been sued over its planned use of the £4.2million linked to former Delta State Governor James Ibori. The President, League of Ndokwa Professionals (LNP), Chief Tony Amechi and Legal Adviser, Evans Ufeli, on behalf of the people of Delta State, are challenging the Federal Government’s plan to deploy the funds to projects outside Delta. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the Minister for Finance are the defendants. In their originating motion, the plaintiffs seek a declaration that the first and second defendants’ decision to deploy the yet to be repatriated sum of £4.2million belonging to Delta State government (when repatriated) for Federal Government’s projects is unconstitutional and repugnant to natural justic...
Here’s a Full List of the Musical Offerings on HBO Max, From ‘A Star Is Born’ to ‘A Hard Day’s Night’
HBO Max is WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, featuring endless content from Warner Bros — including movies, TV shows, documentaries, concert series and more. While the massive range of offerings seems a bit overwhelming at first, Billboard has music fans covered. From A Star Is Born and Hairspray to A Hard Day’s Night and biopics, see below for all of the music-related content on HBO Max. Sign up for the streaming service for $14.99 a month here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their f...
Lil Nas X Gives God a Lap Dance After Britney Spears Asks on ‘SNL’ Cold Open: See the Rapper’s Response
“Because they’re close-minded idiots? People are afraid of me because I’m different, but really I’m just your typical gay black country rap sneaker entrepreneur. I put my pants on like everyone else — one a–less chap at a time,” joked Nas. He also pointed out a fun fact for the religious folks upset about his intimate dance with the devil. “I would say, ‘You know that wasn’t the real Satan, right?’ It was a dude in a Halloween devil costume because the real Satan doesn’t do, like, music videos. So maybe chill?” Spears then asked — for the sake of fairness — whether the rapper would also twerk on God. As Lil Nas X agreed to do so, God (Mikey Day) came out, sat down on the couch, and received a racy lit...
WagakkiBand & Voice Actor Tasuku Hatanaka Compare Notes on Participating in New Animated Series ‘Mars Red’
In a new interview, WagakkiBand lead vocalist Yuko Suzuhana, guitarist Machiya, and Hatanaka sat down with Billboard Japan’s Mariko Ikitake to share their respective experiences contributing to the series, which also features L’Arc-en-Ciel frontman Hyde’s new track “On My Own” as the ending theme. WagakkiBand are also set to livestream a fan club-only concert on Sunday, April 4 at 5:00 p.m. JST. Tickets are available for overseas fans through PIA LIVE STREAM and ZAIKO. Check out the Q&A below. When were you asked to participate in this project? Machiya: Back in 2019. We’ve worked on other animated series before, but this was the first time we were asked to submit our ideas so far ahead of the series premiere. So we sensed that the creators were pretty fired up about th...
