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Legendary Extreme Metal Drummer NICK BARKER Says He Recently ‘Developed A Life-Threatening Condition Called Calciphylaxis’
Legendary extreme metal drummer Nick Barker — known for his work with Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Brujeria and Lock Up — has revealed that he recently developed calciphylaxis, a rare and life-threatening condition he says carries a roughly 50 per cent survival rate. Speaking on The False Face podcast, Barker explained that the illness…
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Heidi Klum shuns Hollywood’s weight-loss obsession after husband Tom Kaulitz told her to ‘eat more’
Supermodel and “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum has publicly rejected Hollywood’s fixation on weight loss, saying she has no interest in Ozempic or other GLP-1 drugs despite widespread speculation about their use among celebrities. The 53-year-old credits her husband, Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz, with reshaping how she views her body after decades of…
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Analyzing the 12 Top Music Business Stories of 2026 So Far
Billboard rounds up the year’s biggest developments to date across all sectors of the industry.
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Pearl Jam’s Least Popular Album is Actually Their Best Work
Grunge band Pearl Jam’s 2002 album ‘Riot Act’ polarized their fan base. The experimental lyrics and songs are unlike any of their previous music
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Toby Fox Has a First on the Billboard Charts With ‘Deltarune’ Soundtrack
Fox appears on a songs-based Billboard chart for the first time thanks to two songs from the Deltarune: Chapter 5 soundtrack.
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Fallout and Elder Scrolls union says Bethesda layoffs didn’t hurt Microsoft’s “14 layers of management” – “We lost dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers”
The union representing workers at Bethesda, the studio behind Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, has spoken out against recent layoffs at parent company Microsoft, arguing that the cuts fell on frontline creative staff rather than the layers of management that Microsoft itself had reportedly identified as excessive. The union says the job losses hit the…
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ACCEPT Shares New Recording Of ‘Balls To The Wall’ Featuring ROB HALFORD, MATTHIAS JABS And REX BROWN
German/American heavy metal band Accept have shared a newly recorded version of their 1983 anthem “Balls To The Wall”, featuring Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford on vocals, Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs on the solo, Pantera’s Rex Brown on bass and Bullet For My Valentine’s Jason Bowld on drums. The track is taken from “Teutonic Titans…
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Justin Bieber Added to World Cup Final Halftime Show
The satirical entertainment outlet Pitchfork reports that Justin Bieber has been added to the line-up for the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show, scheduled for 19 July. The piece frames the move as part of a wider pattern of the pop star attaching himself to major sporting events, noting it comes soon after he supposedly…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Ditches ‘The Illusionist’ for Mona Lisa Musical
Andrew Lloyd Webber has shelved his forthcoming musical The Illusionist following creative differences with director Jamie Lloyd, according to sources close to the production. The composer is instead focusing on a new musical dramatising the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. The move signals a significant change of direction for one of…
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BRESH Global Acquires Majority Stake in Argentina’s Grupo Polenta, Uniting Two Latin Party Giants
BRESH Global, the Argentine touring party brand, has acquired a majority stake in fellow Argentine live-entertainment company Grupo Polenta, Billboard exclusively reported on Wednesday 8 July. The deal is BRESH’s first add-on acquisition and unites two of Latin America’s leading DJ-driven nightlife brands, signalling consolidation in the region’s experiential live-music sector. Polenta, founded in Buenos…