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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took aim at Tucker Carlson on Saturday night (May 9), with the former Fox News host portrayed by featured player Jeremy Culhane raging about the Met Gala, slamming the Michael biopic and closing with his most offensive hot take yet. Appearing alongside co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, the sketch version of Carlson opened by unloading on the annual fashion fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Let’s all prance around i

Noah Kahan made his return to Saturday Night Live on Saturday night (May 9), joining host Matt Damon as musical guest for Season 51’s penultimate episode — his second SNL appearance since his breakthrough 2023 debut. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter appeared on the show two weeks after releasing The Great Divide, his fourth studio album, out April 24 via Mercury Records, performing album tracks “Doors” and “The Great Divide” for the Studio 8H audience.

Aitana brought together nearly 18,000 people on Saturday (May 9) at the Municipal Stadium Antonio Peroles in Almería, Spain, where she kicked off her Cuarto Azul World Tour. The show began with the singer performing “6 de Febrero” from the intimacy of a bedroom — lying on a white bed atop a two-level structure set up in the center of the stage, with her musicians positioned below. The stage design, built as an open house with stairs, platforms and different rooms, changed colors

Riley Green is heading to The Voice. The 37-year-old country star announced on social media Saturday (May 9) that he will join as a coach for season 30 of the NBC music competition series. Related Kelly Clarkson Will Return to ‘The Voice’ for Season 30: ‘She’s Baaaaack’

Charli xcx can’t get her mind off of someone, and even humors the thought “maybe I could be gay,” on “I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night,” a song added as the B-side of “Rock Music” on vinyl. Related Charli xcx Unleashes a Moshpit For ‘Rock Music’: Watch

6ix9ine is stirring up controversy once again, this time over comments about his girlfriend’s pregnancy. The 30-year-old rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez, formerly known as Tekashi 6ix9ine) made the remarks during an unborn child’s gender reveal party, telling a group of streamers that the pregnancy would be terminated if the baby is a girl. Related

The roster of recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame always spans genres and generations, so it stands to reason that the annual Grammy Hall of Fame gala is a diverse and eclectic program. The performances at the third annual gala, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Friday (May 8), ranged from Josh Groban singing “Brucia La Terra,” the Sicilian-language version of the lushly romantic love theme from The Godfather, to Funkadelic mastermind George Cli

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. This fall, Olivia Rodrigo goes on the Unraveled Tour throughout the United States, with more than 50 dates starting Sept. 25 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut. The U.S. tour ends with a 10-concert residency at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, i

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. On Saturday (May 9), Saturday Night Live is new with Odyssey actor Matt Damon serving as host, while folk singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is set as musical guest. Damon returns for his third hosting appearance, as Kahan also returns for his second

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. The UFC is headed to the “Garden State” for UFC 328. Two top fighters face off against each other as the main event — Russian-Emirati fighter Khamzat Chimaev (15-0-0) defends his UFC Middleweight Championship belt against American Sean S

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. Teddy Swims has never stayed in one lane, and at this point, that’s less a career strategy than the reason he keeps showing up in places that don’t always seem obvious at first glance. His voice carries the grit of soul, the pull of R&B and the

Your favorite performer is coming to a movie cinema near you.   Bebe Rexha, Paris Hilton, Maren Morris and Kim Petras are among the first wave of artists participating in new, interactive concert experience that will beam the show into hundreds of theaters across the United States. Arena One, the new live entertainment company, and AMC Theatres, the giant theatrical exhibitor, join forces for Arena One at AMC, a real-time, interactive concert format that will be pumped into 300 AM

Kobie Dee is the headline performer for the Isuzu UTE A-League 2026 Grand Final, Australia and New Zealand’s premier soccer league. When the Sydney artist from Bidjigal Land Maroubra takes his spot during the weekend of May 23/24, it’ll mark his first time performing at a major national sporting event. Dee is tapped for the big show just days after the release of his new single “Aim For The Stars” (via Bad Apples Music/Island Records Australia), an energetic, anthemic track that was se

Delta Goodrem’s incredible music voyage will take her to warm European waters next year, when the Australian pop star embarks on special round of luxury cruise performances. The “Born to Try” singer will helm the music program for a 12-day luxury voyage through the Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean, setting off from Venice on Aug. 27, 2027. While on board, Goodrem will headline three intimate concerts and a Q&A, presented by boutique travel agency Destination HQ in collaboration w

Universal Music Group (UMG) is continuing to fight Salt-N-Pepa’s attempt to claw back ownership of the duo’s master recordings, arguing in a new appellate filing that copyright law’s termination right is not absolute. The world’s largest music company submitted a brief on Tuesday (May 5) urging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to reject the challenge lodged by Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton. The rappers sued UMG last year for refusing to revert their iconic la

Avery Anna, who was named the Academy of Country Music Awards’ new female artist of the year on Tuesday (April 28), ahead of the 61st annual ACM Awards on May 17, is a fast-rising 22-year-old singer from Flagstaff, Arizona. She is signed to Warner Music Nashville, for whom she has released two full-length albums, Breakup Over Breakfast and Let Go Letters, and two EPs: Mood Swings and forgive, forget. She co-wrote all 17 songs on Breakup Over Breakfast, which features collaborations with Par

Tucker Wetmore, who was named the Academy of Country Music Awards’ new male artist of the year on April 30, ahead of the 61st annual ACM Awards on May 17, is a fast-rising 26-year-old singer from Washington state. Wetmore was performing in London last week when his mom, Sia, walked on stage and directed her son’s (and the audience’s) attention to the video screens on either side of the stage, on which Thomas Rhett announced that Wetmore was this year’s recipient of the awa

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers revealed its 2026 ASCAP Latin Music Awards winners during an invite-only ceremony hosted Tuesday night (May 5) in Miami. For a third time, Colombian hitmaker Keityn was named songwriter of the year after co-penning hits such as Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís‘ “Coleccionando Heridas,” Maluma‘s “Cosas Pendientes,” Feid‘s “Doblexxó” and Nicky Jam and Beéle‘ “Hiekka.” New York Dominican superstar — and self-

Jason Derulo sparred with an opposing trial lawyer on Tuesday (May 5) about who deserves credits and royalties for his 2020 chart-topper “Savage Love.” The singer faced cross-examination in an ongoing Los Angeles federal trial over the credits for “Savage Love,” a viral TikTok hit from August 2020 that later hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to a remix featuring BTS. Matthew Spatola, who is credited as a session musician on the track, is alleging he’s also entitled to writing and

Let’s be honest: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky both brought it at Monday night’s (May 4) 2026 Met Gala. The always fashionable couple who share three young children had a rare night out at the glitzy event, where they, of course, arrived fashionably late, with RihRih rocking a glittering custom sculpted bronze Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens gown with a draped column silhouette made of woven silk and recycled computer wirelike threads and an Art Deco-like headpiece. Rocky was right be