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"I chose to let him go/ So why do you act like I still care about him?" the R&B icon sings on the 2000 track.

Kayla Nicole’s costume for this year’s Halloween is bound to turn some heads. On Friday (Oct. 31), the podcaster unveiled her spooky-season tribute to Toni Braxton — specifically the R&B icon’s 2000 music video for “He Was’t Man Enough.” In a clip posted to Instagram, Nicole — who dated Travis Kelce on and off from 2017 to 2022 — rocks a purple bikini topped by a revealing dress made of sparkly silver netting. Splicing in footage from Braxton’s visual, the presenter re-creates the sensual choreography performed by the “Un-Break My Heart” singer in the project. Related Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Are Engaged: See the Announcement Kayla Nicole Is Rooting For the Kansas City Chiefs to Three-Peat | Fan Duel Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify The Best 2025 Halloween Costumes From Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe Bailey, Kane Brown, Victoria Justice & More (Updating) “She’s an icon. She’s a legend,” Nicole wrote in the caption. “She’s @tonibraxton circa 2000. #Halloween25.” The video is sure to get people talking: The song of choice — which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 — finds Braxton teasing an ex-boyfriend’s new partner, singing, “Who do you think I am?/ Don’t you know that he was my man?/ But I chose to let him go/ So why do you act like I still care about him?” The lyrics Nicole sings along to in the video she posted are especially eyebrow-raising, considering the fact that Kelce will soon be married to Taylor Swift after getting engaged to the pop star this past August. “Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?/ I’m not thinking ’bout him/ But you married him,” the fitness entrepreneur mouths along to Braxton’s voice. “Do you know I made him leave?/ Do you know he begged to stay with me?/ He wasn’t man enough for me.” Nicole is no stranger to making big statements with her Halloween costumes. Last year, she revealed that she once dressed up as the woman an ex had “dumped” her for on the holiday, after which the fans connected the dots back to Teyana Taylor, who married Iman Shumpert after the NBA star dated Nicole. Shortly afterward, Taylor appeared to react to the revelation by making a post on Instagram set to Swift’s hit “Shake It Off,” writing, “I know 2025 gone hate to see a Taylor coming!!” Nicole also enjoys honoring her favorite musicians in general on Halloween, dressing up as Ciara in 2024.

Which new Latin music release is your favorite? Vote below!

This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features fresh new music, including fresh picks by DannyLux, a collaboration between Codiciado and Xavi and Rosalía’s highly awaited featuring with Björk and Yves Tumor, to name a few. Related Maria Becerra’s Sultry ‘JOJO’ & More Best New Music Latin Friday Music Guide: New Music From Florence + The Machine, Tyler, The Creator, Brent Faiyaz & More Samara Joy Makes 'Austin City Limits' Debut: Watch This Preview GALE unleashed her sophomore studio album Lo Que Puede Pasar, which explores heartbreak, new beginnings, and the nostalgia of first times in 13 tracks. On the set, the Puerto Rican artist is joined by collaborators Danny Ocean, LAGOS, and Abraham Mateo, to name a few, where she navigates with ease rhythms such as EDM, pop, and rock. “Beautifully produced from beginning to end, Lo Que Puede Pasar showcases an evolution in the sound of GALE, one of the most sought-after songwriters in Latin music, whose credits include hits for superstars like Shakira, Christina Aguilera, and Juanes,” Billboard Español’s Sigal Ratner-Arias said. Speaking of new projects, Maria Becerra dropped “JOJO,” her first single from her forthcoming set called QUIMERA. Sonically, the track — co-produced and co-written by Becerra and XCROSS — is a hard-hitting dancehall fused with R&B elements, and lyrically, it’s about a girl named Jojo, who has a magnetic force and has no competition. Other new releases this week include music from Maria Becerra, Banda El Recodo, and Majo Aguilar. In the latest New Music Latin poll, Esaú Ortiz’s Discontrol album won with more than 60% of the vote. Which release this week do you think is best? Give these new releases a spin and vote for your favorite new Latin music release below: Editor’s Note: The results of the weekly New Music Latin poll will be posted if the poll generates more than 1,000 votes. This poll closes at 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 3. Take Our Poll Take Our Poll

The Spanish star is promoting her highly anticipated fourth studio album, which comes out Nov. 7.

Spanish superstar Rosalía returned this week to Mexico City, where she attended a listening session for her new album LUX on Wednesday night (Oct. 29) with a lucky group of fans. Her visit turned into an entire culinary experience featuring popular Mexican dishes and a night of partying alongside her friends, the members of Mexican band Latin Mafia. Rosalía shared the trip with her millions of followers on TikTok Live, showing her and her friends riding in a limousine through the streets of Mexico’s capital before arriving at a branch of a famous pozole restaurant chain. There, she tasted the popular dish for the first time — a broth made with corn kernels, chicken or pork, chili and topped with lettuce. She also enjoyed some enfrijoladas, tortillas dipped in bean sauce and filled with shredded chicken. Related Maria Becerra’s Sultry ‘JOJO’ & More Best New Music Latin Friday Music Guide: New Music From Florence + The Machine, Tyler, The Creator, Brent Faiyaz & More Samara Joy Makes 'Austin City Limits' Debut: Watch This Preview “First time eating pozole, guys,” Rosalía says in a video that has gone viral in Mexico since Thursday. “It’s tricky — it’s spicy,” she adds, pulling the classic faces one makes when eating spicy food. Videos of diners who were surprised to see the singer at one of the restaurant chain’s locations have also gone viral. The “Motomami” singer’s night out in Mexico also included a stop at a Mexican cantina, where she and Latin Mafia enjoyed some drinks and watched drag performances with numbers dedicated to Juan Gabriel and Jenni Rivera. The Spanish superstar also received a special gift: a necklace with a pendant of the iconic Virgin of Guadalupe, the Patron Saint of Mexico and Latin America, which was given to her by one of the members of the pop trio. The night was sealed with a tattoo that Rosalía herself gave to Milton de la Rosa, one of the singers of Latin Mafia, featuring the title of her new album, LUX. The artist was in Mexico as part of the worldwide listening parties for LUX, her highly anticipated fourth studio album, to be released on Nov. 7. According to her, the LP is “inspired by holy women from around the world.” The first single, “Berghain,” a cutting-edge track featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, was released on Oct. 27. Watch it below:

Our Billboard chart experts break down whether Joji’s “Pixelated Kisses,” Tame Impala’s “Dracula,” or Chris Brown and Usher’s recent remix collab on “It Depends (Remix)” can make big moves on the Billboard Hot 100 chart next week. Tetris Kelly    Some new bombshells entered the top 10 last week. But who’s next? Can we see Joji […]

Our Billboard chart experts break down whether Joji’s “Pixelated Kisses,” Tame Impala’s “Dracula,” or Chris Brown and Usher’s recent remix collab on “It Depends (Remix)” can make big moves on the Billboard Hot 100 chart next week. Tetris Kelly Some new bombshells entered the top 10 last week. But who’s next? Can we see Joji making his mark? Is Tame Impala’s “Dracula” only getting bigger? Will a new remix of a Chris Brown classic strike a nostalgic chord? We’re giving you the rundown of some of the contenders on this week’s Hot 100. Joji’s new song “Pixelated Kisses” is picking up momentum. Where will we see it land next week? Xander Zellner Joji actually has been on the chart before several times, but he’s been pretty quiet over these past few years. The song debuted last week at No. 90, and it became his first entry on the chart in three years, and now this week, it reaches the top 40. The last time we saw him this high on the chart was with “Glimpse of Us” back in 2022, that reached No.8. So I think “Pixelated Kisses” might be the next one to follow in those footsteps. Tetris Kelly Tame Impala’s “Dracula” may cap off Spooky Season for us. Delisa Shannon I think we’re gonna see a big jump from Tame Impala’s “Dracula.” It would be hard to be on TikTok and not hear at least one cut from ‘Deadbeat.’ It really shows how much of a star Tame Impala is. Fans have been clamoring for his singular sound. Watch the full video above!

At the onset of a new era, some analysts believe AI’s negatives outweigh its positives, while others see mostly upside.

A few years into the debate about AI’s potential economic impact on music, the jury is still out. AI could be great for the music business, enabling new products and creating new revenue streams for artists and songwriters. Universal Music Group (UMG) has said as much. “We believe the commercial opportunity is potentially very significant,” chief digital officer Michael Nash said during the company’s earnings call on Thursday (Oct. 30), a day after it announced a licensing deal with AI music generator Udio. “These new products and services could constitute an important source of incremental additional new future revenue for artists and songwriters.” Related UMG-Udio Deal FAQ: What Questions Remain About the AI Agreement That’s Shaken Up the Music Biz? Sia Divorce Escalates Into Custody Battle, With Claims of Drug Addiction and Child Pornography LeAnn Rimes On Her Three-Decade Touring Career: 'Pretty Much Nothing Embarrasses Me Onstage' Then again, AI could erode record labels and music publishers’ businesses by flooding the internet with inexpensively made music that takes some — not all — of their market share. Record labels have already lost market share to independent artists in recent years, and AI could be either a continuation or acceleration of existing trends. Two years ago, analysts at Barclays Research were dismissive of AI-generated music’s threat to the established music business. The general population might have access to music-making tools, but, Barclays reasoned, the quality of the music was poor, and songs created by faceless software housed on computer servers couldn’t create the human connection that listeners desire. Record labels and music publishers could be hurt if social platforms pushed AI music, but the money-saving tactic could run into legal roadblocks, they said. For all the initial hoopla about AI’s ability to upset the status quo, too many questions at the time remained unanswered. Today, though, Barclays is singing a different tune, and advancements in AI platforms have answered some of their earlier questions. Now, the analysts are more convinced of AI music’s potential to erode record labels’ market share and weaken their financial standing. The quality of music has “improved significantly,” they wrote in a Tuesday (Oct. 28) report titled “AI in Music: Danger Zone,” adding that it’s “hard to differentiate between human music and AI music.” Fans still crave connections with human artists, they wrote, but as opposed to their earlier take, they conceded that AI music represents a threat to the music establishment. Related After Udio-Universal Settlement, AI Music Lawsuits Aren’t Over: What Happens Now? In the Barclays analysts’ view, AI is a mixed bag of gains (such as AI-enabled superfan tiers) and losses (lower royalties from social media platforms’ adoption of cheap AI music). Overall, though, they believe the damage that AI can create will outweigh its benefits. Their bottom line: In an average scenario, UMG takes a 1% hit to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and Warner Music Group’s EBITDA drops 4%. A worst-case scenario calls for deeper losses. A best-case scenario sees AI providing a boost. Not everybody is in the Barclays camp, however. Despite advancements in the quality of music produced by AI platforms, analysts at J.P. Morgan are sticking with their opinion from 2023 that AI will not have “a meaningful impact on industry revenues.” Analysts wrote in a note to UMG investors on Monday (Oct. 27) that AI risks have been “negated” and “controlled” by the company’s efforts in recent years to get streaming platforms to prioritize and reward professional artists over mass-produced, low-quality recordings. Like Barclays, J.P. Morgan believes market erosion is a genuine threat to UMG’s market share. But J.P. Morgan analysts see much more upside in AI. (Notably, J.P. Morgan’s analysis was less thorough; unlike Barclays, it didn’t put a dollar value on AI’s potential impact.) They note that UMG will benefit from AI artists’ need for publishers and record labels (which jibes with Billboard’s assessment of Hallwood Media’s impact on Xania Monet’s on-demand streams). AI can also generate revenue streams from new licensing opportunities and make listening to music more enjoyable, they write. Related Universal Music Group Q3 2025 Earnings Highlights: YouTube Deal, Udio Partnership Talk & More The major labels and publishers haven’t signed or created AI artists yet, but if they do, J.P. Morgan believes they will benefit from economics that are superior to their deals with human artists and songwriters. It’s not a stretch: To capture some of the market share that has shifted to independent artists, UMG has invested heavily in artist services by building up Virgin Music Group and attempting to acquire Downtown Music Holdings (the European Commission will announce its decision on the proposed merger in February 2026). If AI artists are to compete in the marketplace, they will need the same services that are available to human artists, such as promotion, distribution, copyright administration and public relations. One thing is certain: Because AI music is in its infancy, trying to figure out its long-term trajectory is difficult. When the music industry began navigating the shift from physical to digital in the late ‘90s, few people could have guessed that the marketplace of 2025 would be dominated by subscription royalties and that download revenue would be almost nonexistent. When Napster launched in 1999, nearly a decade before the iPhone debuted, imagining the influence of an app like TikTok would have been nearly impossible. Music companies got to this point by enforcing the value of their intellectual property through a few decades of licensing agreements and lawsuits. In the near term, expect more deals like UMG’s partnership with Udio. Over the long term, expect to be surprised.

The Wednesday actresses linked up for a hilarious new video.

What happens when two Oscar-winning Wednesday stars join forces? They come up with a hilarious ASMR video perfectly timed to Spooky Season. On Halloween (Oct. 31), Netflix took to X to share a silly ASMR video clip featuring Lady Gaga and Catherine Zeta-Jones trying their hand at the viral content style. Set in a Wednesday-esque room, complete with moody lighting and adorned with props including dead roses, a gold candelabra, a black violin and faux poison, Gaga and Zeta-Jones sit behind a table and whisper into a microphone, aiming to help viewers relax. Related Offset Drops Surprise Halloween Album 'Haunted by Fame': Stream It Now Florence + The Machine Cover Lady Gaga's 'Abracadabra' in Spooky SiriusXM Set Wicked Oaks Festival Addresses Death & Injury Reports, Offers Refund Information for Attendees After Severe Weather Issues “I think because this is Wednesday, we should say dark words like ‘death,’ ‘coffin,’ ‘cemetery,'” Gaga said while rubbing dead rose petals into the microphone, before Zeta-Jones added “Pugsley,” referring to Wednesday’s brother in the series. While Gaga earned her Academy Award for best original song for “Shallow” from A Star Is Born, Zeta-Jones earned her statuette for best supporting actress thanks to her work in 2002’s Chicago. The “Abracadabra” singer referenced the latter film in the ASMR clip, joking, “Snap! Pop!” after plucking a petal off the rose. Once Zeta-Jones joined in with “Six,” the two stars finished the iconic opening lines of “Cell Block Tango,” a standout number from the six-time Oscar-winning film. Outside of their Oscars and affinity for musicals, Gaga and Zeta-Jones also bonded over their same-named husbands in the Halloween ASMR clip. After mentioning that her fiancé (and Mayhem co-writer) Michael Polansky was from Minnesota, Zeta-Jones responded, “My Michael’s from Hollywood,” speaking of her husband Michael Douglas. “Your Michael is so sexy,” Gaga quipped, with Zeta-Jones replying, “I’d love to meet your Michael; I’m sure he’s just as sexy as my Michael.” Always one to laud a fellow powerful woman, Gaga said, “He would love to meet you. He may never come back!” The duo’s Halloween ASMR clip arrives the month after the conclusion of Wednesday season 2. After scoring a surprise viral hit with “Bloody Mary” thanks to the Netflix series’ first season, Gaga appeared in the second season as Rosaline Rotwood, which gave way to “The Dead Dance,” he most recent Billboard Hot 100 entry (No. 40). As Zeta-Jones is prepping upcoming films like Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, in which she’s set to star alongside Charli xcx and Jenna Ortega, Gaga is wrapping up the European leg of her Mayhem Ball Tour. Watch Lady Gaga and Catherine Zeta-Jones try their hands at ASMR below. THIS IS NOT A TRICK. IT'S A TREAT. Here's Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lady Gaga doing Mother Monster ASMR. pic.twitter.com/EhY9vXN09m — Netflix (@netflix) October 31, 2025

Looking back at Nov. 1, 1894, when Billboard published its first issue, one that's vastly different from today's magazine and expanded platforms.

On Nov. 1, 1894, Billboard published its first issue, one that’s vastly different from today’s magazine, as well as Billboard’s expanded platforms. The premiere issue wasn’t even focused on the music industry; Billboard’s eventual trademark concentration on music, and, of course, charts, would develop over decades. The First Issue Before it became a weekly publication, and a 24/7 presence online, Billboard launched as Billboard Advertising. Its original mission? One that helps explain its name: “A monthly résumé of all that is new, bright and interesting on the boards.” (Circus promoter Jared Bell is widely credited as a pioneer of 19th century marketing through billboards, beginning in the 1830s.) Upon its premiere, the eight-page magazine (priced at 10 cents an issue, or, 99 cents per year), was “devoted to the interests of advertisers, poster printers, bill posters, advertising agents & secretaries of fairs.” The magazine’s first cover subject was R.C. Campbell, then-president of the Associated Bill Posters’ Association. “No more fitting tribute can be paid to Mr. Campbell than to state that he is a man of infinite resource, progressive ideas and tireless industry,” Billboard noted in the inaugural issue. “In selecting his photograph for the first number of this magazine, the Editor was actuated by the fact that he is the acknowledged leader, the first and foremost and most eminent man in the field which we aim to cover.” Related Rauw Alejandro Opens Up About Tears and Frustrations — And Triumphing With a New Team: ‘You Either Get Stuck or You Evolve’ Riley Green & Ella Langley Notch Second Top 10 Together on Country Airplay Chart Zohran Mamdani Describes His NYC Mayoral Campaign in 3 Songs: 'Shout-Out to Taylor Swift' The Charts As 131 years have passed (and Campbell has ceded the cover to, most recently, Rauw Alejandro), Billboard’s mission to report on and analyze the entertainment business remains on point, although with, for the past eight-plus decades, a more specific focus on the music segment of the industry. The magazine’s first national music chart, the 10-position National List of Best Selling Retail Records, appeared in the July 27, 1940, issue. Previously, Billboard had highlighted the national Sheet Music Best Sellers, Records Most Popular on Music Machines (compiled from national reports from phonograph operators), and Songs With the Most Radio Plugs on a handful of New York radio stations. The National List of Best Selling Retail Records, however, was the first to poll retailers nationwide on record sales. Tommy Dorsey crowned the first retail list with “I’ll Never Smile Again.” The eventual standard, featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, would total 12 weeks at the summit. The scorecard paved the way for the industry-standard Billboard 200 albums chart (which became a weekly chart on March 24, 1956) and Billboard’s present-day menu of Luminate data-based format-centric song and album rankings and more. The Billboard Hot 100 songs chart premiered Aug. 4, 1958, with Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” the first of the tally’s 1,184 No. 1s and counting – right through Taylor Swift’s current reign with “The Fate of Ophelia,” reflecting that, 131 years on, historic feats can still be achieved in any week. In more recent years, Billboard’s charts offerings have expanded to include surveys covering social and streaming activity, with streams added to the Hot 100’s weekly tabulation. Billboard has also launched the weekly Billboard Artist 100, expanded touring tallies, weekly surveys ranking songwriters and producers, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. lists and more. Related Billboard’s Top 125 Artists of All Time: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Madonna & More ‘Let Its Growth Be Natural’ Meanwhile, Billboard has grown to encompass multiple platforms, including the top-rated Billboard Music Awards, Women in Music, industry conferences, podcasts and chart-based Billboard countdowns and channels on SiriusXM, in addition to the weekly magazine and more. “Although only in its swaddling clothes, [our] success is already absolutely assured,” Billboard proclaimed on page four of the maiden issue. “The publishers aim to have it always newsy and to maintain a high and exacting standard of excellence in all articles appertaining to the interest of its readers.” As a “What They Think of Us” feature reflected, “Responses to the very modest prospectus demonstrated that beyond all doubt or peradventure … surely a journalistic youngster was never started under such auspicious circumstances.” “Start the new paper in a small and inexpensive manner, and let its growth be natural. Do not force it. You will not need to. There is a field for it,” advised Col. Burr Robbins. Added Al. Bryan of Cleveland, “It should have been started long ago.”

The government shutdown has put the essential food stamp program at risk.

Taylor Swift fans are a powerful bunch. And in a situation where millions of Americans risked going hungry with the potential halt of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the group is using that power for good. Related A Timeline of Taylor Swift’s Generosity Taylor Swift Donates $100K to Young Swiftie With Brain Cancer: ‘Sending the Biggest Hug’ Taylor Swift Inspired Fans to Raise Over $2 Million for Otter Conservation Just by Wearing a T-Shirt On Friday (Oct. 31), the Swifties for Hope account on X shared an announcement encouraging followers to make donations of $13 — a certain pop star’s favorite number — to Feeding America. The hunger relief organization’s efforts will soon be needed more than ever as the White House gears up to halt SNAP benefits on the first day of November. “We protect the family,” reads a sparkly orange banner attached to the post, referencing a lyric from Swift’s “Father Figure.” “Swifties for Hope is fundraising for Feeding America to help support food banks nationwide.” The group — which describes itself as a “Swiftie coalition mobilizing fans to protect democracy” — also included a link to Feeding America’s donation page. The push comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it didn’t have the money to pay for food stamps amid the government shutdown. Also on Friday, a federal judge ordered the Donald Trump administration to continue paying for the program even as the government’s halt on operations continues. The Swifties’ new initiative — which parallel’s Swift’s own commitment to donating to local food banks along her Eras Tour route in 2023 and 2024 — is just the latest charitable act the fandom has organized. Less than a couple of weeks ago, they mobilized to raise money for Lilah, a 2-year-old girl battling brain cancer, to whom Swift made headlines for quietly donating $100,000. A few weeks before that, the singer’s listeners did something similar for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, raising more than $2 million for otter conservation efforts after noticing Swift wearing one of the aquarium’s vintage T-shirts. See Swifties for Hope’s call to action amid the SNAP benefit cuts below. Swifties, we’re fundraising for @FeedingAmerica to help support food banks nationwide. Tomorrow, SNAP benefits will halt and the 42 million Americans who rely on them will need help. Donate $13 (or whatever you are able to) at the link below! pic.twitter.com/iehPXnWNoC — Swifties For Hope (@Swifties4Hope) October 31, 2025

"YoungBoy, what/ This the big boy league/ I put one up in your gut under the Jesus piece," he raps.

NLE Choppa, who’s now going by NLE the Great, came out guns blazing on Halloween with his bristling “KO” diss track, and it appears he’s looking to make things spooky for NBA YoungBoy. Choppa released an accompanying video that’s equally inspired by 2Pac and Michael Jackson’s dance moves as he raps over the same Dennis Edwards “Don’t Look Any Further” sample that Pac did for his scathing “Hit Em Up” Biggie diss track. “YoungBoy, what? This the big boy league/ I put one up in your gut under the Jesus piece/ Last thing that I heard was ‘Jesus, please’/ Had me looking at the devil like ‘This is your king,'” he raps. Choppa continues to seemingly go after YB — with a possible YoungBoy lookalike in the clip — claiming he’s a “poison” to the youth and not the role model that the next generation should be looking up to. “You poison the youth, nothin’ positive you do You the reason n—s beating bitches thinking that it’s cute/ You send n—s to do what you wouldn’t even do/ Role model, you will never fit the shoe,” he spews. After seeing the backlash and buzz he created on social media, NLE doubled down on his statements. “This ain’t a fire drill. I’m standing on everything I’m saying. I stamp it,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. It’s unclear how serious Choppa’s beef with YB is, as he previously released tracks like 2019’s “Free YoungBoy” and “Free YoungBoy 2.” He’s also feuded with YoungBoy associate Quando Rondo in the past. Watch the “KO” video below.

The singer claimed a deposition could hurt his ongoing criminal appeal, but a judge was not convinced.

A judge has rejected Tory Lanez’s latest attempt to avoid sitting for a deposition in litigation stemming from his alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. Lanez (Daystar Peterson), who’s serving a 10-year prison sentence for allegedly shooting Megan in the foot during a drunken argument, is a begrudging witness in her civil defamation lawsuit against gossip blogger Milagro Gramz. The Houston rapper (Megan Pete) claims Lanez is paying Gramz (Milagro Cooper) to spread falsehoods about the incident and the 2022 trial. Related Tory Lanez Appeal Hearing: His Lawyers Say Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Trial Was ‘Riddled With Errors’ Sean Combs Transferred to Federal Prison in New Jersey to Begin Serving Four-Year Sentence Sia Divorce Escalates Into Custody Battle, With Claims of Drug Addiction and Child Pornography Lanez’s lawyers claim deposition testimony could hurt the Canadian rapper’s ongoing appeal of his criminal shooting conviction. But Judge Lisette M. Reid says in a Thursday (Oct. 30) order that it’s “unclear” how that’s possible. “The focus of Mr. Peterson’s deposition is his relationship with defendant Cooper, not with plaintiff,” writes the judge. “Thus, the court does not see how testimony regarding Mr. Peterson’s communications and relationship with defendant would serve to prejudice his criminal appeal.” Judge Reid says Lanez must be deposed, and he can assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination “on a question-by-question basis, the propriety of which will be decided by the undersigned who will be supervising the deposition.” Reps for Megan and Lanez did not return requests for comment on Friday (Oct. 31). Related Megan Thee Stallion Wants Tory Lanez Held In Contempt Over ‘Egregious’ Deposition Behavior Megan’s attorneys have been attempting to depose Lanez for months. Lanez’s first deposition was held at the jail in April, but he was so uncooperative that the questioning had to be stopped after just 44 minutes. Lanez was held in contempt for this behavior and ordered to sit for a second deposition, this time under a judge’s supervision. He showed up to the courthouse on Sept. 15 with a new lawyer, Crystal Morgan, who this time asserted that Lanez wouldn’t answer any questions at all due to concerns about the appeal. A third attempt at Lanez’s deposition will be held “at a date agreed upon by all parties,” wrote Judge Reid, who says she may order Lanez to repay Megan’s lawyers for the time they’ve expended on the back and forth. The deposition battle comes as a Nov. 17 trial date is fast approaching in Megan’s lawsuit against Gramz. The rapper says Gramz has been posting lies about Lanez’s shooting trial, including false information that the gun in question went “missing,” to undermine the guilty verdict and ruin her reputation. Gramz denies any wrongdoing and says all of her social media activity is First Amendment-protected free speech. Lanez hasn’t been the only difficult witness in the case. Two of his close allies — legal advocate Ceasar McDowell and blogger DJ Akademiks — have also been accused of derailing their depositions with disruptive behavior.

The Spanish musician on why (and how) she pushed herself to make “Lux,” a labor of love exploring the feminine divine and the brutalities of romance.

Kevin Parker’s catchy psychedelic rock and dance music is drawing more and more listeners. For an introverted musician on an arena stage, that poses new challenges.

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the 1910s to ’50s.

The Aix-en-Provence Festival in France has named Huffman to succeed the visionary Pierre Audi, who died earlier this year.

The music mogul was sentenced earlier this month to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

He became a stalwart of Philadelphia’s rock airwaves after moving from California, broadcasting a live show for more than 40 years.

Despite its small stage, the cabaret space inside New York’s Public Theater building has made an outsize imprint on the city’s art scene.

Get into the spooky season zone with Björk, Spellling, Salem and more.

The British singer and songwriter’s new album, “West End Girl,” is a salacious autobiography. For pop fans hungry for real-life details, it’s proving irresistible.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor devotees are working to revive his music and legacy coinciding with the 150th anniversary of his birth.

The Metropolitan Opera’s production includes a lot of real food, even Oreos and bagels. And it’s Rex Marquez’s job to get it all on a shopping spree.

The singer and songwriter was the focus of a tribute concert in Los Angeles on Friday. Next month, he’ll be honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The drummer and pianist, who died on Sunday at 83, was a master of many styles and an ever-evolving innovator.

Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with Keith Jarrett’s Standards Trio.

Jaap van Zweden left the New York Philharmonic in 2024. Now he’s returning to the city with his new orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

On Setlist.fm, users track what songs artists play at concerts (and more). The availability of so much data has changed the ways musicians and fans experience shows.

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Opera opened “La Sonnambula.” Now, it is offering another bel canto classic: “La Fille du Régiment.”

The star never imagined he’d be performing as the Boss in front of the Boss. But the head-spinning nature of the role has paid off.

The choreographer Mandy Moore feels at home everywhere. She even sees herself as a kind of dance therapist. “Teach them the love first and the steps later.”

Her career spanned decades, included performances at the Metropolitan Opera and brought her effusive praise from critics and operaphiles.

The “Strut” singer had creative relationships with Prince and Nile Rodgers and experimented in different genres. A pair of new boxed sets chronicle her peak years.

The angst of nu metal is being discovered by Gen Z, but with digital eyes always looming, the ephemeral catharsis of collectively going mad is a thing of the past.