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Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The New York Times ruffled some feathers with its critics' recent list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters because many readers felt that some deserving artists didn't make the cut. As a result, the Times invited readers to submit their own picks. The results are in, and there's justice for Billy Joel.After […]

Sara Bareilles, 'Good Grief' album (Epic Records) Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, a documentary about Sara's first album in nearly seven years, has its premiere at New York's Tribeca Festival on Thursday night, and now she's announced details about the album that's the focus of the doc.Also called Good Grief, the album arrives Aug. 28 and is available for preorder and presave now. Sara will donate 100% of the proceeds of […]

Pink will host the Tony Awards live on CBS June 7 (Kurt Iswarienko) Pink has never been in a Broadway show, but the star, who's hosting the Tony Awards Sunday night on CBS, has Broadway dreams.Speaking to Billboard, Pink says she's been approached "many times" about turning her catalog into a Broadway musical but notes, "I don't know if I have an opinion just yet." She did, however, enjoy the […]

Celine Dion and Peabo Bryce attend 19th Annual American Music Awards on Jan. 27, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) Céline Dion is remembering Peabo Bryson, her duet partner on the Grammy-winning hit "Beauty and the Beast," from the Disney film of the same name. Peabo died on Tuesday at age 75 after suffering a stroke earlier in the week.Céline was still a […]

Tribeca Festival 2026 (Courtesy Tribeca Festival) The 25th anniversary edition of New York's Tribeca Festival gets underway on Wednesday with the debut of a documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire, followed by a performance by the legendary band. The festival closes with an Alicia Keys documentary, and in between, there are films focusing on everyone from Madonna, Sara Bareilles and Katy Perry to Peter Frampton, Travis Barker and Mumford & […]

Legendary singer and songwriter Peabo Bryson has died. He was 75.The Grammy Award winner, known for his hit songs and duets, including "Beauty and the Beast," "A Whole New World" and several R&B classics, died on Tuesday, according to a statement from his family."He transitioned peacefully at 5:00 p.m. ET on the evening of Tuesday, June 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and those closest to him," […]

Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski is the latest victim of celebrities being asked if they're invited to Taylor Swift's wedding. During an appearance on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live!, a viewer asked whether he'd "snagged an invite" to the wedding. "They're getting married?" Antoni asked, playing dumb. "Wow, I should really send some flowers or some kind of a congratulation.” However, he did reveal the best thing Taylor ever cooked for […]

Harry Styles (Johnny Dufort) Imagine your partner proposing to you — while Harry Styles serenades you both with a love song he just dedicated to you.That's what happened to Natália Machado, after she and her boyfriend, Lucas Bajerski, happened to bump into Harry on the street in Amsterdam in May. As People reports, the couple was in town to see Harry perform on his Together, Together tour, and Lucas mentioned […]

Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboard has put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, with Lady Gaga topping the list.Mother Monster's 2011 song "Born This Way" is #1 on the list, which is a mixture of songs by queer artists, songs by gay icons, songs that are popular with the gay community and songs by allies that, as Billboard puts it, "mirror our […]