News

Screamin’ Scott Simon, who spent 52 years as the pianist of the energetic rock ’n’ roll and doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina Simon announced. He was 75. A member of Sha Na Na from 1970 until ...

In a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Mike Shinoda explained how and why Linkin Park hired Emily Armstrong as their new vocalist. Linkin Park performed in front of a small crowd in Los Angeles yesterday (Sept. 5) and it marked their first show as a band since the ...

Its Sabrina Carpenter for the win on Australia’s charts as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds enjoy the top album debut. Carpenter’s sixth studio album and first leader, Short n’ Sweet (via Island/Universal), extends its stay at the ARIA Chart summit for a second week, in doing so denying Nick ...

Unto Others are now the second act to exit W.A.S.P.‘s fall tour before a single note was played. The band had been on board as one of the support acts for the run, but have just issued a statement revealing that they were dropped from the bill. Why Unto Others ...

Island Records has announced the promotion of Jackie Winkler to Senior Vice President, Head of A&R, effective Sept. 5. Winkler, who was recently honored as Billboard’s Executive of the Week for her collaborative work with Sabrina Carpenter, will now lead the A&R department for Island Records, overseeing signing and creative ...

Linkin Park are set to make a big announcement Thursday (Sept. 5) in front of a live audience, but beforehand those in attendance had to sign a waiver. That waiver has now been shared on Reddit where fans can read through to get more of an idea of what to ...

To celebrate the visionary leaders shaping the future of hip-hop and R&B, Billboard is hosting a week of events across New York for fans, creators and the entrepreneurs powering the business behind the scenes. Kicking off with a ceremony to honor the executives named to Billboard‘s 2024 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players ...

Here are 10 singers Linkin Park fans think could be the band’s new vocalist. In late August, Linkin Park launched a countdown timer on their official website and social media profiles that was set to expire in the afternoon on Aug. 28. Within that time, speculation ran rampant, with fans wondering ...

As Billboard reported today, Morgan Wallen is the first artist in 46 years to land the season-ending No. 1 on Billboard’s Song of the Summer chart in back-to-back years. The country superstar achieves the feat as Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” on which he is featured, takes the crown ...

Who is the better of the ’90s punk revival bands – Green Day or The Offspring? That’s the debate this week on Loudwire Nights‘ Chuck’s Fight Club. Punk was not just a ’70s phenomenon, but by the time the ’90s arrived it had mostly fallen out of rock favor. But ...