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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. If you’re looking for stylish sunglasses to complete your outfit, Shenseea has plenty of great options for you. Teaming up with Glasses USA, the Jamaican pop star has curated a selection of sunglasses and optical frames that fit her trendsetting personal style. From vibrant picks like the Muse Link shades to a more classic design in the Amelia E. Waverley frame, there are a variety of…
Since her divorce from fellow country music artist Michael Ray in 2020, Carly Pearce has been outspoken about the split and the fallout from it — most prominently on her 2021 EP 29 and its follow-up album 29: Written in Stone. Songs like “What He Didn’t Do” and “Diamondback” delved into the emotional tatters of the split. In a new interview on Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast, Pearce notes that the things she wrote about on the 29 projects were pulled from real life. The former couple initially met in 2018 and married in 2019, which Pearce described as all…
British avant-garde collective Black Country, New Road are heading back Down Under, announcing a run of Australian dates for summer 2026 that’ll see them hit theatre venues across the East Coast in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this February, alongside a spot on the lineup for WA’s Perth Festival. The tour comes hot on the heels of their latest record Forever Howlong – a bold reinvention that’s earned rave reviews for its collaborative songwriting and yep, even the odd recorder solo. Black Country, New Road – ‘Socks’ Sharing vocal and lyrical duties across the band has sparked what The Guardian dubbed…
Big Time Rush have announced their return to Australia for a three-date east coast tour in March 2026. The shows will take place as part of the American boy band’s In Real Life world tour, which will see them revisiting the soundtrack to their eponymous TV show that ran on Nickelodeon from 2009 to 2013. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below. “We truly have the best fans in the world, and when we sat down to plot this tour we wanted to give them everything they have always asked…
Fresh from sneaking into triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs with ‘No Aphrodisiac’ landing at #91, The Whitlams have dropped some very classy news: they’re taking their beloved orchestral show on the road again in 2026. The band – who made history back in 2004 as the first Aussie indie act to team up with the nation’s top orchestras – have announced a string of orchestral dates across the country, kicking off in January at Sydney’s State Theatre with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and wrapping up in June in Perth with WASO. Along the way they’ll hit Hobart, Brisbane,…
Secondhand Serenade has announced his return to Australia, with a whirlwind 72-hour visit slated for the backend of 2025. The American acoustic-alternative singer-songwriter will perform three shows in three days on the country’s east coast, on a show that is being billed as 20 Year Anniversary: A Secondhand Symphony. In it, Secondhand Serenade’s debut studio album Awake will be played in its entirety, accompanied by a string section. The full tour details can be found below. Awake is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, having been originally released in October of 2025. Project figurehead John Vesely distributed the album completely…
Chilean Latin music producer LATINBUG shares his brand new single Gonna gotcha, a happy, fun song perfect for a weekend! Taken from his latest album NINTH, out now via HOMESTUFF, Gonna gotcha pairs passionate, confident vocals with an infectious dance-pop production that makes it perfect for radios and to get you in a good mood in no time. You can feel the confidence and sensuality pouring from those vocals and how they sing about admiring someone’s beauty. I am really enjoying the catchy pop hooks, lush guitar plucks and killer beats that together create a warm and happy atmosphere perfect to…
Freddie Gibbs made an appearance on The Butcher Block Podcast and talked about his experience working on the first installment of Vultures alongside Ye (formerly Kanye West). And while he’s said he was grateful for the opportunity and had a great time working with Ye, things didn’t quite pan out like he hoped they would. The Gary, Indiana, rapper told a story about the time he sent Ye a Complex list highlighting the best verses of 2024 where the outlet ranked Freddie’s “Back to Me” at No. 12, expecting a positive reaction; but instead he claims the Chicago rapper was…
A consuming disco-funk pop groove shines on “Living My Life,” the new single from Rosie Belvie. The Sydney, Australia-based artist exudes a carpe-diem thematic mentality within the memorable production, crafted in collaboration with producer and older brother Johnny Bullz of Bullzeye Beats. The drive to live life to the fullest, and brushing aside haters intent on personal criticisms, proves empowering throughout. “You do you and I will do me, don’t need you fucking with my energy,” Belvie’s smooth vocals sharply declare, embracing the “I am carefree” catharsis thereafter as funky guitar strums evolve into a title-touting, multi-vocal ardor. Belvie’s vocal…
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. Megan Thee Stallion is and has always been an anime fan. From whipping up creative cosplays of characters such as Satoru Gojo and Bruno Bucciarati, to bingeing the best of the best series out right now, Megan has been very vocal about her love of the Japanese animated genre over the years. The musician has even referenced some of her favorite anime series in some of…