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Oso Oso Announce Fall 2026 North American Tour
Oso Oso have announced a fall 2026 North American tour, taking in 32 dates across the US and Canada with support from Leisure Hour, Bad Luck, Liquid Mike and Bugsy. The run begins on 7th October in Allston, Massachusetts, and is the indie-emo band’s first major touring announcement since releasing their album “life till bones”…
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DARKTHRONE’s TED ‘NOCTURNO CULTO’ SKJELLUM To Release Debut Album From His New Band AVRAK In October
Recently unveiled Norwegian heavy metal juggernaut-in-the-making AVRAK was founded in November 2023 by guitarists Anders Hegna (NØD, EL KAYENNE, SVIDD GREVLING) and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum, notable for being half of legendary duo DARKTHRONE. The pair had known each other for many years, and wi…
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Ridley Scott Officially Eyeing ‘Adolescence’ Star For New Fantasy Epic With Hugh Jackman [Exclusive]
Ridley Scott has confirmed he is casting his next film, a remake of Treasure Island, and hopes to include Owen Cooper, the Emmy-winning star of Adolescence, alongside Hugh Jackman. Speaking to Collider at the London press junket for his upcoming release The Dog Stars, Scott revealed casting plans that build on Jackman’s involvement, first reported…
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What Did We Learn About Megan Moroney and Ella Langley as Crossover Pop Stars Seeing Them Live Back-to-Back in Texas? Greatest Pop Stars Podcast
The Greatest Pop Stars podcast turned its attention to country music’s crossover appeal after host Andrew Unterberger and Billboard contributor Natalie Weiner attended back-to-back sold-out arena shows by Megan Moroney and Ella Langley in Texas. Moroney headlined the American Airlines Center in Dallas on 14 August, while Langley topped the bill at Fort Worth’s Dickies…
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Born in Amarillo 49 Years Ago, the History-Making Independent Country Singer Who Shuns Major Labels “Out of Principle”
On this day, 20 August, in 1977, country singer Aaron Watson was born in Amarillo, Texas. He went on to build a career on the Texas honky tonk circuit, deliberately staying independent of major record labels, a stance he says began as a necessity but has since become a matter of principle, even as his…
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How Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Section.80’ Shaped Hip-Hop Up-And-Comer La Reezy’s Debut Album, ‘Skiddle Bandana’
La Reezy, a rising hip-hop artist from New Orleans, is being profiled as Billboard’s Hip-Hop Up-And-Comer of the Month for August 2026, ahead of joining Chance the Rapper on a multi-city tour. Despite having earned praise from Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Tyler, the Creator before he was even old enough to drink legally, La…
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Billy Joel’s Lost 1971 Interview Is Coming to Life 55 Years Later—With the Help of AI
A new 20-minute documentary uses artificial intelligence to recreate Billy Joel’s earliest known interview, recorded in December 1971 when he was 22, shortly after the release of his debut solo album, Cold Spring Harbor. Filmmakers combined the original quarter-inch reel-to-reel audio, recorded for C.W. Post’s WCWP radio station, with AI-generated visuals depicting a young Joel…
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Dylan Sprouse Officially Returns to Disney Channel 15 Years After ‘Suite Life’ Ended [Exclusive]
Dylan Sprouse, best known for playing Zack Martin in “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” is returning to Disney Channel as a guest star for the first time in 15 years, appearing in Season 5 of the animated series “Big City Greens.” He voices Tyler, a man who arrives to take family member Gloria…
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Billy Zane, Kevin Chapman & C.S. Lee Among Cast In Creature Feature ‘Wekiwa’ From Oscar Winner Richard L. Anderson
Billy Zane, Kevin Chapman and C.S. Lee have joined Alex Trumble in the cast of Wekiwa, an original creature feature written and directed by Oscar-winning sound veteran Richard L. Anderson. Anderson, who won an Academy Award for his sound work on Raiders of the Lost Ark and received further nominations for Poltergeist and Daylight, is…
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BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery ‘went well’
BBC Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson has revealed he underwent surgery for a brain tumour, explaining his absence from broadcasting since June. The 62-year-old presenter had previously cited only “health issues” for taking a break, but told fans on Instagram that his “world was turned upside down” when the tumour was discovered, and that he…