The sun is out and she’s feeling good as hell.
It’s not technically summer just yet, but Lizzo is embracing the warm season vibes. The two-time Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper shared a new series of bikini photos to Instagram with a cute caption letting fans know what to expect of her summertime antics.
“Yall gettin the whole stomach out all summer,” Lizzo wrote.
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Lizzo has already embarked on what’s going to certainly be a summer of fun. The singer/rapper just made the most of Coachella weekend 1. On the first night of the festival, Lizzo surprised fans by joining Sexyy Red onstage with her flute. The “About Damn Time” singer performed her freestyle “Yitty On Yo Tittys” before twerking on a giant Labubu doll. In a follow-up Instagram post thanking Sexyy for having her, Lizzo called the festival “hoechella” and said that it was just getting started.
After her “hoechella” showcase, Lizzo joined Paris Hilton at her Parívie Oasis, a private event put on by Hilton’s skincare brand on Saturday. According to a series of posts to her Instagram, after Lizzo partied with the “Stars Are Blind” singer, she made sure to watch rock legends The Strokes take the Coachella main stage on Saturday night before catching Justin Bieber’s headlining performance. Following an epic Coachella day 2, Lizzo took to Instagram on Sunday to share all of her antics as well as a heartfelt message to Bieber for an incredible performance.
“I watched a popstar who grew up in front of the world fully transcend into his artistry last night,” Lizzo wrote in her caption, sharing she had no pictures or videos from Bieber’s performance because she was “fully present in the moment.”
With the festival behind her, Lizzo declared herself Queen of Coachella in another Instagram post shared on Sunday. If the upcoming months continue in this fashion for Lizzo, she may become the queen of summer too.
A new lawsuit seeks financial damages from Ye (formerly Kanye West) over a well-publicized 2024 altercation at Los Angeles’ famed Chateau Marmont, which the rapper later blamed on an alleged sexual assault of his wife, Bianca Censori.
Ye’s alleged victim, using the pseudonym John Doe, sued the rapper for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a Monday (April 13) civil complaint in L.A. The man claims he hit his head on a concrete restaurant floor after Ye punched him in the face without any provocation in April 2024 and then “repeatedly punched plaintiff as he lay unconscious on the ground.”
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The allegations match contemporaneous reports of an altercation at the Chateau Marmont, which Ye and his reps later said arose because this man had grabbed and sexually assaulted Censori at the venue. However, Monday’s lawsuit claims this explanation is entirely false.
“The evidence, including video recordings from the scene, proves that plaintiff did not engage in any inappropriate or offensive conduct with a woman in defendant’s party, or anyone else,” write John Doe’s lawyers.
According to the lawsuit, Ye smeared the man’s reputation by falsely accusing him of sexual assault, including during a “widely viewed podcast appearance.” Ye spoke about the incident on an April 2024 episode of The Download, reiterating the claims that the man assaulted Censori and joking, “He had to go to bed early.”
Now, John Doe wants Ye to pay for his medical bills from the incident, as well as for the emotional distress and reputational damage he suffered because Ye exposed him to “public scorn, suspicion and ridicule,” according to the complaint.
The Chateau Marmont incident was reported to the Los Angeles Police Department at the time, an LAPD rep told Billboard. No criminal charges were brought.
Reps for Ye and Censori did not immediately return requests for comment on the matter on Tuesday (April 14), nor did a rep for the Chateau Marmont.
Ye’s reps released a statement on the alleged groping of Censori back in 2024, saying, “The assailant didn’t merely collide with her. He put his hands under her dress, directly on her body, he grabbed her waist, he spun her around and then he blew her kisses. She was battered and sexually assaulted.”
The eight artists who were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the performers category probably haven’t gotten much accomplished today. They’ve been too busy receiving well-wishes from friends and supporters.
The nine artists who were passed over in the voting have also likely been hearing from friends and supporters, but the conversations have been along the lines of “you were robbed” or, perhaps, “don’t worry, you’ll get in eventually.”
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As you probably know by now, this year’s inductees in the performers category are Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Wu-Tang Clan and one solo artist who received the honor posthumously: Luther Vandross.
The artists who were passed over are The Black Crowes, Mariah Carey, Melissa Etheridge, Lauryn Hill, INXS, New Edition, P!nk and Shakira, and, here too, one solo artist who vied for the honor posthumously, Jeff Buckley.
The 2026 induction ceremony will take place Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, to be aired on ABC and Disney+ in December.
This was the third year in a row that Carey was passed over and the second year in a row that The Black Crowes came up short. Of course, that doesn’t mean they’ll never make it. Idol was passed over in last year’s voting before making it this time. Three of this year’s inductees – Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order and Oasis – had been passed over twice previously.
Carey also stands out because of her phenomenal track record, which includes 19 No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. P!nk has had four No. 1 hits and three No. 1 albums on those same charts. Hill has had one of each. The Black Crowes and New Edition have each had one No. 1 album; Shakira and INXS have each had one No. 1 single.
You could also consider these artists’ track records at awards shows. Hill has won eight Grammys. Carey has won five; Shakira, four; P!nk, three; and Etheridge, two. Etheridge also won an Oscar for “I Need to Wake Up” from An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary about climate change.
Or you could take into account that New Edition won the fan vote but failed to make the Class of 2026.
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It may have taken nine nominations for Luther Vandross to finally win his first Grammy in 1991 for best male R&B vocal performance (“Here and Now”). But it only took the late singer/songwriter/producer one nomination to be selected for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.
So how might Vandross react upon hearing the news about his upcoming induction? David Gottlieb, manager of the Luther Vandross Estate, believes he would have responded in one of two ways.
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“The first would be very similar to when he won his first Grammy,” says Gottlieb. “You’d see Luther’s smiling face and then hear him singing a line from a song. Maybe ‘So Amazing’ or maybe he’d be riffing on ‘Bad Boy/Having a Party.’” When he accepted his Grammy at the 1991 ceremony, Vandross sang a snippet from “Here and Now” to a standing ovation.
“Or,” Gottlieb continues with a laugh, “he might just say with that same smile, ‘It’s about that time, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.’”
Vandross — whose catalog of classics includes “Never Too Much,” “Any Love” and “If This World Were Mine,” his duet with Cheryl Lynn — initially became eligible for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame contention in 2006. When the ceremony takes place Nov. 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Vandross, who died in 2005, will join a diverse array of 2026 inductees including Phil Collins, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan. Honorees in the early influence award circle are Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Celia Cruz and Fela Kuti.
Gottlieb says the Vandross family is “beyond words” about the Hall of Fame honor. “The family was very excited seven weeks ago when he was nominated. And they’ve been on pins and needles waiting to see what the results were. They’re over the moon.”
As for his own reaction, Gottlieb notes, “It’s very easy to say this is overdue. But the reality is that sometimes it takes the audience and the gatekeepers a minute to catch up. And now it’s happened between a documentary [2024’s Luther: Never Too Much], a Grammy Museum exhibit, the Grammy Hall of Fame Award [2025] and Kendrick Lamar [the Grammy-winning “Luther” with SZA].
“It all kind of made this the moment that people reawakened to what Luther had to offer,” Gottlieb adds. “He sang about one thing, and that was love. And the world needs that right now.”
When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2026 class was announced on Monday (April 13), few paid much attention to the fact that six women were among those honored. Sade Adu (Sade) and Gillian Gilbert (New Order) were both selected in the performers category, while Celia Cruz, Queen Latifah and MC Lyte were chosen to receive the early influence award and Linda Creed was tabbed to receive the musical excellence award.
That’s how the Rock Hall has rolled for several years now. Each of the last five induction classes has included at least four women (or groups featuring women) across the various induction categories.
It was not ever thus. When the inaugural class was inducted in 1986, all 10 performer honorees were men: Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Elvis Presley.
The Rock Hall could have brought in some gender diversity that year with its other selections, but they too were all men. The inaugural early influence (now called musical influence) honorees were Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Yancey and Robert Johnson. The inaugural non-performer selections (now called Ahmet Ertegun Award) were Alan Freed, John Hammond and Sam Phillips.
There were likewise no women in the induction classes of 1992, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2016. John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, has made diversifying the roster of inductees along gender, genre and racial lines a priority. As such, it’s likely we’ll never see another all-male induction class.
In honor of this year’s gender-diverse class of nominees, here are 19 women who have made history at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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PinkPantheress just made her 2026 Coachella debut, and the Internet is abuzz about it.
The “Stateside” singer’s April 11 appearance had some majorly viral moments, including iconic performances of hit tracks like “Romeo,” “Another life,” “Illegal,” “Pain” and “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” featuring Ice Spice, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The set also featured a ton of special appearances from musicians and actors, namely horsegiirL, The Dare, pianist Precious Renee Tucker, Thundercat and Tyriq Whithers, who played Pink’s “Romeo.”
While her performance was the main focus, her outfits also seemed to take center stage, pun intended, capturing the audience’s attention. That London-inspired look the musician tends to go for was seen throughout every costume change, down to her footwear. Our favorite piece from the singer’s PinkChella set was her UGG shoes, which, despite the blazing desert heat, were a pretty great choice.
The $140 Quill Ballet Sneaker in Red Pepper perfectly paired with Pink’s bright blue tailored blazer, matching cobalt blue socks and baggy jeans. The style is shaped like a sneaker, but with all the qualities of a ballet flat like lace-up closures that wind around the ankles. The uppers are textural suede that transition into non-slip rubber outsoles. The top is left open to loop your laces how you please, like a dancer would. The shoe has amassed a ton of fans via social media after its release earlier this year. Many rave about the shoe’s uniqueness and how comfortable they are to wear.
Women’s Quill Ballet Sneaker in Red Pepper
This is a bright red choice that might be unconventional for some, given the silhouette is ballet-inspired and mostly open. The uppers are suede, while the closures are lace-up like ballet flats.
Unconventional footwear like this style has been a trend in the fashion industry for some time now, falling under the category of “ugly cute” shoes. The trend is all about subverting expectations, remixing your footwear game with interesting silhouettes or textures that some might find off-putting or hard to style. While it’s hard to pinpoint where this trend might have emerged from, Masion Margiela’s split-toe Tabi shoes could have been the catalyst. Sure, a plain ballet flat can do no wrong, but have you ever tried wearing one with hoof-like toes or one with sneaker-like qualities?
Ahead of her Coachella set, PinkPantheress was also tapped for a 90s pop culture-inspired campaign with UGG. The star was styled in the fan favorite Tazz II in chestnut, along with two new spring styles Quill Ballet Sneaker, this time in mustard seed, and the GoldenGlow Embossed Sandal also in mustard seed. For the campaign, the “Romeo” singer was dressed romantically like an angel or fairy, styling her UGGs with pink tights or matching knee-high socks. Teasers of the campaign were posted to UGG’s Instagram on April 8, followed by a slew of photos and videos of PinkPantheress posing in a bedroom-like setting.
Women’s GoldenGlow Embossed Sandal
These sandals feature crocodile embossing throughout and sky-high platform soles. The colorway is neutral enough that you can probably pair it with everything.
Joey Fatone once had to say “bye bye bye” to his electricity.
In a sneak peek of the next episode of ID’s new docuseries Boy Band Confidential, Fatone opened up about his financial situation after *NSYNC went on hiatus in 2002. The former boy bander, who also executive produces the show, revealed that he bought a 4-acre property with a 10,000-square-foot house during the group’s prime. Then, after the group disbanded, he nearly went bankrupt.
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“Money was coming in. I asked my accountant, ‘Hey, are we good?’ ‘Yeah, we’re great,’” Fatone starts in the preview of the show. “He goes, ‘Your kids’ kids’ kids will be fine.’ Now, he was saying that as if money was probably still coming in.”
Unfortunately for Fatone, the cash flow stopped and he was left with his finances in shambles.
“You go 10 years later after that conversation, and when I go to a new accountant, I say, ‘Hey, man, can you look at my finances and what’s going on?’” Fatone continues. “And he goes, ‘You need to get out of that house or you’re gonna go bankrupt.’”
Fatone reveals that most people didn’t know that he was going through financial hardships. Then it all came to a head when his holiday celebrations suddenly got interrupted.
“This is where the low part was happening for me. There was one point during Christmas, they shut off the lights to my house ’cause I didn’t pay the bill,” Fatone admits, saying he was nearing bankruptcy and scared that the general public would find out.
“These are certain things that happen in normal people’s lives as well,” he says, also mentioning that he was married with two kids at the time. “But then, you have to figure out, for me, ‘How do I do this without the public even watching what’s going on?’”
At the end of the clip, Fatone shared that he reached out to people around him for financial assistance to no avail. “I was asking people for money. And funny enough, the people that I asked that mostly had the most money in life, they were like, ‘Can’t help you.’”
Boy Band Confidential takes a look at the boy band machine of the ’90s. Through interviews with *NSYNC’s Lance Bass, Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman, the four-part docuseries exposes what life was truly like for boy band stars at the peak of their success and its aftermath. Boy Band Confidential began airing on Monday and will conclude on Tuesday night (April 14) at 9 p.m PT on ID. The four episodes will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Watch the sneak peek below.
Lena Dunham looks back on her past relationship with long-term boyfriend Jack Antonoff in new memoir Famesick, including a low point that she says stemmed in part from his work with a “teen pop star.”
In the book published Tuesday (April 14), the Girls creator — who dated the Bleachers frontman for about five years, up until their breakup in early 2018 — describes how Antonoff and a certain singer whose album he was producing became “ensconced” in the recording studio in the apartment Dunham shared with her then-boyfriend. “I was too oblivious to be jealous of [her],” the screenwriter recalls of the young pop star, who apparently referred to Dunham as “Aunt Lena” and whose “needs seemed as massive and complex as my own.”
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According to passages shared by Entertainment Weekly, Dunham goes on to write that she once found Antonoff’s collaborator “sprawled across our sectional couch, weeping into Jack’s lap as he told her that ‘your teens are for experimenting’ in a tone so comforting, it almost brought tears to my eyes. It had been so long since he’d spoken to me with that kind of expansive generosity.”
After a while, Dunham says she suggested to the guitarist that “perhaps their closeness was striking an odd note, that [the unnamed pop star] wanted something from him that he couldn’t give.”
She says she also expressed feeling “like a ghost” whenever she saw the two of them together, to which she claims Antonoff replied, “‘You’re just mad because she doesn’t want to be your friend.’”
“And he was right,” Dunham added while also acknowledging, “I had observed careful boundaries [in our relationship] … If I’d wanted to look, perhaps I may have seen that Jack was not observing them as closely as I was.”
Billboard has reached out to Antonoff’s reps for comment.
Dunham and the former Fun band member have since gone on to marry other people, with the former wedding Luis Felber in 2021 and the latter tying the knot with Margaret Qualley in 2023. Elsewhere in Famesick, the director shares details of her emotional breakup from Antonoff and admits to cheating on him with a former middle school flame days before their split.
Antonoff’s work as a producer has only expanded exponentially in the years since the time period described in Dunham’s memoir. In 2022, he won his first of three consecutive Grammys for producer of the year, nonclassical, and has worked on Billboard 200-topping albums by Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter.
His band Bleachers is currently gearing up to drop new album Everyone for Ten Minutes in May.
ENHYPEN fans can sleep tight tonight knowing that their K-pop idols are hitting the road. The K-pop boy band announced on Tuesday (April 14) the dates and venues for their upcoming “BLOOD SAGA” world tour.
The announcement comes only a month after HEESEUNG announced that he would be leaving ENHYPEN to pursue a solo career, transforming the band from a septet to a six-piece. The remaining members — Jake, Jay, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon and Ni-ki — are continuing as ENHYPEN and taking their music on the road with “BLOOD SAGA.” The upcoming tour is the group’s first since its 2025 WALK THE LINE world tour sold out both its U.S. and European legs entirely.
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ENHYPEN will kick off “BLOOD SAGA” with three consecutive sold-out dates at KSPO Dome in Seoul, starting May 1. From there, the group will head to Latin America for the first time, where they’ll play in São Paulo, Brazil; Lima, Peru; and Mexico City in July. After Mexico, ENHYPEN will perform along the Southwest and West Coast of the U.S., with stops in Dallas, San Diego, Tacoma, Oakland and Las Vegas. Finally, the K-pop group will close out “BLOOD SAGA” with winter 2027 dates in Europe and the U.K., hitting Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and London. This will mark the group’s second time touring in Europe.
ENGENE Membership presale tickets for Latin America, the U.K. and Europe “BLOOD SAGA” will run from Wednesday, April 22, at 10 a.m. to Thursday, April 23, at 10 p.m. local time. U.S. presale will run from Wednesday, April 22, at 4 p.m. to Thursday, April 23, at 10 p.m. local time.
General onsale will begin Friday, April 24, at 10 a.m. local time. To participate in the presale, fans must apply in advance on Weverse by Sunday, April 19. Fans can find more information on the tour here.
See below for the full list of “BLOOD SAGA” world tour dates and venues.
Jul 4, 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque
July 8, 2026 – Lima, Peru – Estadio San Marcos
July 11, 2026 – Mexico City, Mexico – Arena CDMX
July 17 & 18, 2026 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
July 21, 2026 – San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium
July 26, 2026 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
July 28 & 29, 2026 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Aug 1, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Feb 24, 2027 – Milan, IT – Unipol Dome
Feb 27, 2027 – Paris, FR – La Défense Arena
Mar 2, 2027 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
Mar 5, 2027 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
Mar 9, 2027 – London, UK – The O2
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