Category Archives: Pop/CHR Music News

Lil Poppa, the Jacksonville rapper born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, has died at 25. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Georgia confirmed his death on February 18, 2026, with the cause and man...

Hilary Duff is putting some of her most personal stories into her next album, Luck … or Something, out Feb. 20. In a Glamour cover story published Feb. 17, the singer and actress said she felt r...

Britain has named Look Mum No Computer as its Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry, with the BBC introducing the act as musician and inventor Sam Battle. Battle is best known online for building DIY ele...

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. has died at 84, his family said Tuesday, February 17, 2026, adding that he passed peacefully while surrounded by loved ones. Tributes quickly followed from political leaders ...

Sturgill Simpson is moving deeper into his Johnny Blue Skies era, and a new album is on the way. In a statement shared with Billboard, Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds confirmed Mutiny After Mi...

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show is already translating into chart numbers. Billboard notes that the full 14-minute audio medley from the performance has been released as a standalone live trac...

Chvrches are stepping into a new chapter. In a recent interview, the Scottish trio confirmed they are working on a 2026 album titled Tell Me Lies, marking their first full-length project since 2021's ...

Billy Steinberg, the songwriter behind some of pop music's most enduring hits, has died. News of his passing prompted renewed attention on the string of No. 1 singles he crafted with longtime collabor...

Matt Sorum says the story of Velvet Revolver still feels unfinished. Speaking in a recent interview, the former Guns N' Roses drummer reflected on the band he formed in the early 2000s with Slash and ...

Court filings reviewed by Billboard show that a production company has filed a lawsuit over Sheeran's 2023 concert in Sydney. The company alleges it played a key role in organizing and promoting the p...