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Queen Latifah was introduced to the world through music, but it’s been years since she released a project. With her upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, she says she new music may finally be on the way.

“I’m going to drop some music,” she told People. “You know, I got all this music at home, and I forget y’all haven’t heard it. I need to let somebody else hear it other than my friends.”

Queen’s last project was 2009’s Persona, but she says she feels “so close to” music.

“I do enough things that allow me to get out there and sing or rap or do shows so that people can remember,” she said. “Lest they forget how I got into this game. Let me show you right quick.” 

“I keep it in my back pocket at all times,” she told People. “But yeah, I guess it has been a minute, so probably will drop some new music this year.”

“It’s time,” she added. “Get ready for the many genres that it will come out in.”

Queen will be inducted into the Rock & Roll of Hame on Nov. 14 alongside fellow honorees like the late Luther Vandross, MC Lyte, Celia Cruz and Sade.

“It’s really almost odd to be inducted with people who are such influences and such heroes in my mind, but such a huge, huge honor to be in anything that’s a class with them,” she told People.

The RRHOF ceremony will be available to watch in December on ABC and Disney+.

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Ella Langley’s lock on the Billboard charts continues, as the hitmaker occupies the top three spots on the Hot Country Songs chart. Not only that, she’s done it for an entire month.

For the fourth week, “Choosin’ Texas” is at #1, followed by its follow-up radio single, “Be Her,” at #2 and Ella’s duet with Morgan Wallen, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” at #3.

The only time that’s ever been done before is in 2024, when Beyoncé reigned in the top three spots for a single week with tracks from Cowboy Carter. 

Meanwhile, Drake takes over the top spot on the all-genre Hot 100 with “Janice STFU,” interrupting Ella’s 10-week nonconsecutive run, at least for now. 

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Chris Brown took a break from tour rehearsals over the weekend to accept an honorary doctorate at Harvest Christian University. He earned a doctor of philosophy degree in Visual and Performing Arts Saturday from the private institution in honor of his “more than 20 years of global artistic achievement, cultural influence, entertainment excellence, creative innovation, and sustained contribution to music, performance, and the creative arts industry,” according to the university’s website.

The university said in a statement that the honor acknowledges not only academic accomplishment, but also “cultural impact, economic influence, artistic excellence, perseverance, innovation, and the ability to inspire generations through one’s gifts and talents.” The school also referenced its belief “in the principles of redemption, grace, restoration, compassion, and recognizing the full complexity of the human journey.”

“This honorary recognition acknowledges a lifetime body of work, global artistic achievement, cultural contribution, and over two decades of influence within entertainment and contemporary society,” the university added.

Chris posted photos from the ceremony on Instagram, captioning the post, “I DID A THING!”

He is set to kick off his R&B tour with Usher at the end of June.

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Koe Wetzel took the “High Road” to land the most-played song at country radio in 2025.

Now he’s following up the double Platinum, five-week #1 with Jessie Murph with a new radio single from his upcoming sixth studio album. 

“‘Hurts Like You’ was one of the first songs that we wrote for the record,” Koe says. “It’s kind of about a toxic relationship; whenever you get into those situations, you know it’s not good for you, but there’s just something about it that keeps bringing you back. It’s hard to get away from. I feel like a lot of people go through that, so I hope people can relate to the way that we felt about it.”

“Hurts Like You” is the lead release from The Night Champion, which drops June 12. 

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Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the track list for her new album, and she’s divided the album thematically into two sections that reflect the dichotomy of its title, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.

The first section is called “girl so in love,” and the second one is “you seem pretty sad.” The first single, “drop dead,” is in the first section, while the second single, “the cure,” is in the second one.

The first section also includes songs called “stupid song,” “honeybee,” “maggots for brains,” “u + me = <3,” “my way” and “purple.” 

The second section’s tracks include “begged,” which Olivia debuted on Saturday Night Live, along with “what’s wrong with me,” “less,” “expectations” and “cigarette smoke.”

“only 3 weeks till the album is yours!!! i can’t wait for you guys to hear these songs,” Olivia wrote on Instagram.

Meanwhile, the Spotify Billions Club concert Olivia recently filmed in Barcelona, Spain, will drop on the streaming platform on Wednesday. You can get a sneak peek in a video posted on Instagram.

Liv has a total of nine songs that have each racked up more than 1 billion streams on Spotify. According to Setlist.fm, she played most of them at the show and a handful of others, including “drop dead,” “bad idea, right?” and “get him back!”

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In between wowing audiences with his otherworldly guitar skills, Jimi Hendrix was just a regular person who ordered food and paid his phone bill.

That’s what a new exhibit dedicated to the “Purple Haze” icon opening in London will show.

According to The Guardian, the exhibit includes various documents from Hendrix’s time living in London during the 1960s. Pieces include receipts from meals ordered from the restaurant Mr Love, which was located on the ground floor of the building, and dry cleaning tickets.

“They tell a really important story of this one little moment of domesticity in Hendrix’s life,” exhibition curator Claire Davies tells The Guardian. “He had a very difficult childhood and then, during his four-year career when he was based in London, he was staying with other people or in hotels. So when he was here at 23 Brook Street, it was the only place he called home and the only place with his name on the rent invoices.”

The exhibit will be open at London’s Handel Hendrix House on June 19.

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Lauren Alaina’s 15-date fall headlining tour borrows its name from her upcoming album, Stages, which drops Aug. 28. 

The trek kicks off Oct. 1 in Milwaukee and wraps Nov. 12 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. 

“This tour feels like my most personal yet,” Lauren says. “Stages is all about the different chapters I’ve lived through: the highs, the heartbreaks, the growth, and finding joy in who I am today.”

“Every stage of my life has shaped this music,” she continues, “and now I finally get to bring all of these songs to stages around the country and share them with the fans who’ve been with me through it all. I hope people leave these shows feeling seen, healed, and maybe even a little more hopeful.”

Shane Profitt, Ashley Kutcher and Hannah Harper will join her on the run, with tickets going on sale Friday.

Lauren currently has a top-30 hit with Chase Matthew and “All My Exes.” 

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Post Malone and Selena Gomez have had their own OREO flavors, and now BTS is the latest act to team up with the iconic cookie for a signature flavor. 

The group helped create the limited-edition flavor, with cream filling inspired by a popular Korean street food called hotteok: a warm, brown sugar-stuffed pancake. The outside of the cookie is purple, which is BTS’ signature color.

Each cookie features one of 13 different embossed designs, including the names of the band members, a picture of a BTS light stick and, according to a press release, “three cookies that form a special message to BTS fans.”

The group says in a statement, “For OREO to be the first snacking brand we’ve collaborated with globally is a huge honor. We ate them as kids, we eat them in the studio, and now OREO is helping us share a taste of home with the world.”

The cookies will be available for presale starting June 1 at OREO.com/UnwrapTheCollab, where you can also get a look at them. They’ll start hitting shelves on June 8 and will only be available for a limited time. 

Also starting on June 8, fans can scan the QR code on the cookie packages, or visit OREOBTS.com to write a digital letter to BTS, in a campaign to create “the world’s largest love letter” to the group. Fans who submit letters have a chance to win exclusive prizes.

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Billboard charts are looking icy, thanks to Drake. According to Billboard, Iceman debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 dated May 30, earning 463,000 equivalent album units in its first week. That includes 449,000 streams, 13,000 album sales and 1,000 TEA units.

The album gives Drake his 15th #1, breaking his tie with Jay-Z and matching Taylor Swift for the most chart-toppers among solo artists. Only The Beatles have more, with 19. Iceman also posted the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album in 2026 and the second biggest overall.

Iceman arrived on May 15 alongside surprise projects Habibti and Maid of Honour, which debuted at #2 and #3. Drake is now the first artist ever to simultaneously hold — and debut in — the top three spots on the Billboard 200. He’s also just the third act to debut albums at #1 and #2 simultaneously.

Iceman not only tops the Billboard 200, it tops Top Streaming Albums with 462.2 million on-demand official streams, the biggest streaming week for any album in 2026 and the largest for an R&B/hip-hop release since For All the Dogs in 2023. Habibti and Maid of Honour follow again at #2 and #3.

On the Billboard Hot 100, Drake landed his 14th #1 with “Janice STFU,” giving him the most chart-toppers among solo men in Hot 100 history. The rest of the top 10 is made up entirely of songs from his new projects, including “Ran to Atlanta” with Future and Molly Santana, “Whisper My Name” and “National Treasures.” Drake additionally set a single-week record with 42 songs charting and has become the first artist to surpass 400 career Hot 100 entries, among other record-breaking moments.

“Janice STFU” also tops the Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

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Barry Manilow has yet to return to the stage since undergoing surgery for lung cancer in December, but he’s scheduled to do so in June with a tour of the U.K. And the legendary entertainer says he plans to do it, no matter how bad his voice may sound.

The tour is set to begin June 9 in Glasgow, Scotland, and run through June 17, wrapping up in London. In an interview with the U.K. paper The Guardian, Barry says, “I feel fine. I’m not sure my voice feels fine yet, but I don’t want to cancel this tour. I’m so looking forward to it. So, I’m going to do it whether I can sing or not.”

Following the surgery, Barry rescheduled and then postponed a number of shows, including his Las Vegas residency dates, because his doctors advised him he wouldn’t be healthy enough to headline the concerts. But he’s worked hard on his recovery, telling People that he had to “learn how to breathe again” so he can make it through a 90-minute show.

“I’m going to do this tour if it kills me,” he tells The Guardian.

Meanwhile, Barry’s new album, What a Time, is out June 5.

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