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May- 2025 -2 May
Friday Music Guide: New Music From Maroon 5 & LISA, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver & Doja Cat & More
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that…
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2 May
Spotify Updates App in Wake of ‘Significant’ Court Ruling Against Apple
Apple approved Spotify’s app update in the U.S. on Friday (May 2), marking “a significant milestone for developers and entrepreneurs…
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2 May
Chubby Checker Reacts to His Overdue Rock Hall Induction: ‘I Want to Smell My Flowers When I’m Here’
“Back in the day,” Chubby Checker tells Billboard from his home in New Jersey, “I said, ‘I don’t want to…
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2 May
R.E.M. Release Five-Track ‘Radio Free Europe’ Benefit EP Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Service Imperiled By Proposed Trump Cuts
R.E.M. have released a five-track benefit EP featuring three remixes of their landmark 1981 debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” ahead…
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2 May
Why a Wave Of New Country Artists Are Singing the Blues
Everybody’s had the blues. Merle Haggard‘s observation was true in the 1970s, and it still resonates in 2025 in country…
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2 May
Dolly Parton Tears Up While Talking Life After Husband Carl Dean’s Death: ‘It’s a Big Adjustment’
Dolly Parton got choked up while talking about her late husband, Carl Dean, during an on-camera interview two months after…
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2 May
Dove Cameron on the Inspirations Behind New Song ‘French Girls’ (Including ‘Titanic’)
Dove Cameron is back with “French Girls,” an espresso shot of electro-pop that finds her continuing to explore moody, campy…
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2 May
Executive Turntable: Lumineers’ Label Names a New Head, Plus Kobalt and Downtown Appoint SVPs
It’s time to drop the needle on another Executive Turntable, Billboard’s weekly compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and…
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2 May
Diddy Trial: Everything You Need to Know — From RICO Charges to Cassie Tape to ‘Freak Offs’
Sean “Diddy” Combs is about to go on trial over accusations of sexual abuse. But what exactly are the charges…
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2 May
On-The-Mend Matt Pinfield Hosts Green Day Walk of Fame Ceremony in Hollywood
Green Day got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (May 1), with former MTV VJ Matt…
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