Metallica’s Lars Ulrich attends the 37th Annual Pollstar Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on April 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Pollstar )
The Eagles and Metallica were big winners at the 37th annual Pollstar Awards, which took place Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Eagles’ residency at the Sphere Las Vegas was named residency of the year, while Metallica’s M72 World Tour was named rock tour of the year.
The night’s other winners include the Oasis Live ’25 Tour, named major tour of the year; the Sphere, named U.S. arena of the year; and Allegiant Stadium, also in Vegas, named U.S. stadium of the year.
Plus, Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. was named international music festival of the year; the Eddie Vedder-curated Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, and the Austin City Limits Music Festival were the two U.S. festivals honored.
Eagles launched their Sphere residency in September 2024. It consisted of 58 shows, setting the record for the longest-running residency at the venue. The final two shows, as of now, took place April 10 and 11.
Metallica are set to launch their own Sphere residency later this year. The Life Burns Faster residency kicks off Oct. 1 and runs through March 13, 2027.
Benson Boone appears on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Benson Boone and Teddy Swims have a well-documented bromance, so maybe they can celebrate their wins at this year’s Pollstar Awards together.
Both singers’ tours were Wednesday honored with awards, which were voted on solely by members of the concert industry, and presented by Pollstar, the publication that covers the industry. Benson’s American Heart World Tour was named pop tour of the year, while Teddy was named new headliner of the year.
Meanwhile, Olivia Dean won the support/special guest of the year award for her opening slot on Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour, while The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour won for R&B tour of the year.
The biggest award of the night, major tour of the year, went to Oasis Live ’25 Tour, which saw the famously feuding British band reunite for a massive trek that earned over $405 million.
Venues that were honored included Sphere Las Vegas, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Nashville’s The Pinnacle and Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.
Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis walk on stage to perform as part of their Live ’25 global tour in Sydney, Australia (Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
I said maybe … that Oasis reunion was the best thing that ever happened to Noel and Liam Gallagher.
Just days after earning induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the band’s Oasis Live ’25 Tour was named major tour of the year at the Pollstar Awards on Wednesday. The honors are handed out by Pollstar, the publication that covers the concert industry, and voted on solely by members of the industry.
The highly anticipated reunion tour earned over $405 million and drew more than two million fans, making it the second-biggest tour of 2025, second only to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour.
Meanwhile, Metallica’s M72 World Tour was named rock tour of the year, while the Eagles’ stand at Sphere Las Vegas was named residency of the year. Sphere was named U.S. arena of the year, while another Vegas venue, Allegiant Stadium, was named U.S. stadium of the year.
The Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. was named international music festival of the year; U.S. festivals honored included the Eddie Vedder-curated Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, and the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Dylan Scott’s son Beckett Scott Robinson has been interested and involved in what his dad does for a living ever since he was singing “Old Town Road” as a toddler back in 2019.
The 8-year-old finally got to make his studio debut late last year on his dad’s “Two Christmas Trees” recording.
“He crushed it, man. I was a proud dad, for sure,” the “My Girl” hitmaker says.
While Dylan’s always been supportive, he’s starting to think he may need to slow down Beckett’s musical ambitions a bit.
“He’s getting the big head his own self. I gotta back him down a little bit,” the father of three tells ABC Audio. “I got him out onstage with me this summer, and now anytime he’s on the road with me, he wants to be onstage.”
“Now he’s singing, he’s doing the gritty, he’s taking his hat off and throwing it to the fans, which is costing me money because I gotta buy him more hats. I’m like, ‘Hey son, settle down a little bit.'”
Dylan’s oldest was also hoping for a check.
“He even had the nerve to ask me, he said, ‘Well Dad, so you get paid to do this, so when I come out there, do I get paid as well?’ I said, ‘Absolutely not. [You’re] not piggybacking off of my hard work,'” he reveals.
It seems Beckett needn’t worry about cash flow at the Robinson household, however, as his dad’s latest hit, “What He’ll Never Have,” is currently #3 and rising on the Mediabase chart.
Phil Collins October 16, 1986 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)/Billy Idol performs on ‘American Idol’ (Disney/Eric McCandless)
Phil Collins and Billy Idol are among the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and Rock Hall president Greg Harris has no doubt that they are deserving of the honor.
Harris tells ABC Audio that Collins’ induction is “a fitting tribute to him as an individual artist.”
“If you think of the number of years he was in Genesis and the number of years that he’s been Phil Collins, it’s recognizing that important part of his career in that moment,” he says.
Of course, Collins was previously inducted into Rock Hall in 2010 as a member of Genesis, and getting in a second time is “quite a distinction,” according to Harris.
“There aren’t a lot of people that are inducted more than once,” Harris says, noting Collins is being recognized this time because “his solo career really was one of the defining careers of the eighties. His music was everywhere.”
As for Idol, Harris says the “Rebel Yell” rocker is worthy of the Rock Hall because of his “full-on rock and roll attitude, lifestyle, image.”
“He’s for real and absolutely he’s impacted and influenced numerous artists that have come after him,” he says. “So we’re thrilled that he’s joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”
The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Nov. 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will be taped for broadcast in December on ABC and Disney+.
REI AMI, EJAE and Audrey Nuna perform at the 98th Academy Awards, March 15, 2026, Hollywood (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Now that “Golden” has won an Oscar and a Grammy, what’s next for the three women who sang that song as the voices of KPop Demon Hunters‘ HUNTR/X? It seems the one thing that people really want is something they may not be able to provide.
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — the Women of the Year for Billboard‘s 2026 Women In Music issue and event — speak to Billboard about what they want to do next as a unit. “We could tour together,” says EJAE.
“I mean, people have been asking for a tour,” says REI. “We, unfortunately, do not hold that power.” She’s referring to the fact that Netflix owns the rights to KPop Demon Hunters.
“We don’t, but that’d be cool,” EJAE adds. “It would be cool,” agrees REI. Then, addressing the fans, she adds, “You got to demand it more, though!”
“I just can’t even imagine the memories we would make on tour,” adds Audrey Nuna. “Honestly, I feel like a theater kid again when I’m around you guys. There’s just this excitement of, like, our teams squadding it up together.”
EJAE suggests if they do get the nod, they could recreate the scene in the film where the trio sing “How It’s Done” on the HUNTR/X jet. “That’d be sick,” she says.
While we wait for that, EJAE says, “We would love to write together;” REI suggests, “We should start a [record] label.”
As for the KPop Demon Hunters sequel set for 2029, that’s another waiting game. EJAE says they “don’t really know” if they’re involved, and Audrey reveals, “We’re also waiting for the call.”
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Phil Collins (Courtesy Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
Despite winning the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote this year, New Edition failed to make the cut for induction when the honorees were announced. Other acts who did well in the fan vote, including Pink, Shakira and INXS, also didn’t get in, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President Greg Harris tells ABC Audio why that is.
Despite 9 million fan votes being cast this year, Harris explains, “In the end, the fan vote really counts for just a singular ballot in the bigger process.” Simply put, the fan vote results are treated as one ballot, among the 1,200 other ballots that go out to voting members.
“The reason for that is because it would mean that the artists with the biggest social media following, they would always be dominating in a fan vote,” Harris says.
However, he notes, “Those that have received a strong showing [in the fan vote], many of them ultimately have been inducted.” Dave Matthews Band, for example, won in 2020 but didn’t get in until 2024.
On the other hand, Phil Collins, already in the Hall as a member of Genesis, was #2 in the fan vote. He got in on his first time on the ballot, though Harris says he’s someone whose “name has come up” over the years.
“His solo career really was one of the defining careers of the eighties. His music was everywhere,” Harris says of Collins. “But then I think what really added to that was he’s also such an in-demand collaborator and session musician.”
Indeed, Collins has worked with dozens of other artists, including Eric Clapton, Robert Plant and Paul McCartney, and his songs are among rappers’ favorites to sample.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will debut on ABC and Disney+ in December.
Rick Ross hosts a Media Mixer at Belaire Headquarters on June 02, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/WireImage)
Rick Ross and Drake have been on the outs for some time, but Rick says reconciliation is only possible if Drake does the work.
“Homie got a lot of issues he got to address. I’ma leave it right there,” he told the Thoughts in a Culli YouTube show. “Is it any potential of him being a real n****? He gotta decide that. … But he got s*** he gotta deal with and address. And, you know, hopefully, it was a lot of n***** that was watching and learned from it. It was unfortunate for him.”
The two had collaborated on a few songs ahead of their feud, which stemmed from Drake throwing shade at Rozay in his song “Push Ups.” Though they are no longer speaking, Rick said he continues to perform those records because they remain a part of his discography.
“You never change your past,” he said. “The music I’ve created in the past, I could never change. I enjoyed it and I’ma still enjoy it. Can’t no lame n**** or nobody having differences make me not enjoy something that I was a part of.”
“The sad part about it is, when I play those records, everybody just be standing and they don’t sing his part no more,” he added. “I be like, ‘No, y’all can sing it. Sing the little man part.'”
On “Push Ups,” Drake threw a few shots Rick’s way. “Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy,” he rapped. Rick responded with his diss track “Champagne Moments.”
Ruby Rose attends the opening night of ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’ on July 28, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Sam Tabone/Getty Images for GWB Entertainment); Katy Perry visits Louvre Abu Dhabi ahead of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 6, 2025. (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Experience Abu Dhabi)
Australian police say they have launched an investigation following comments from actress and model Ruby Rose accusing pop star Katy Perry of allegedly sexually assaulting her in a Melbourne nightclub 16 years ago, accusations Perry strenuously denies.
In a statement shared with ABC News, Victoria Police said Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are “investigating a historic sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010.”
“Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne’s [Central Business District],” the statement continued. “As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.”
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Perry for comment.
Rose first made the assault allegation on Sunday, in response to a Complex article about Perry’s opinion of Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance.
“Katy Perry sexual assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne,” Rose wrote in response to the post. “Who gives a s*** what she thinks.”
In a subsequent Threads post, the actress stated that she was in her 20s at the time of the alleged assault.
On Monday, Rose wrote on Threads that she would be “walking into a police station” to see if the alleged assault could be investigated, despite possibly being past the statute of limitations.
“All the more reason to try,” she added.
The Orange is the New Black alum took to Threads again on Tuesday, stating that she had “finalized all of my reports,” adding that she was “no longer able to comment, repost, or talk publicly about any of those cases, or the individuals involved.”
In the wake of Rose’s allegations, a representative for Perry said in a statement to ABC News on Monday, “The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous and reckless lies.”
They added, “Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named.”
If you or someone you know experienced sexual assault and is seeking resources, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
‘Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1’ EP artwork. (ATO Records)
Primus frontman Les Claypool has announced a new live EP with his Fearless Flying Frog Brigade.
The four-track set is titled Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1 and is due out May 22.
“Featuring four extended performances – each stretching between seven and twelve minutes – the release offers a raw, immersive snapshot of a group that has always thrived in the moment, where structure gives way to exploration and no two performances land quite the same way twice,” a press release says.
The Fearless Flying Frog Brigade will launch a tour alongside Primus and another Claypool band, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, May 20 in Reno, Nevada.
