Diddy was reportedly transferred to a Pennsylvania federal prison following a physical altercation earlier this week, and 50 Cent wasted no time in trolling Combs on Friday (Oct. 16).

The G-Unit mogul has been busy in promo mode for his Street Fighter movie, which hit theaters on Friday, but he made sure to carve out a few seconds to stay updated on the Diddy saga behind bars.

“Diddy on the move, he gonna turn up in this next joint on gang,” he quipped on IG. The second slide had 50’s followers in stitches, as he posted a wind-up toy resembling Diddy that was blowing bubbles out of his butt. “Yoo this nicca the worst son nah lollll yall niccas stupid son,” Bobby Shmurda wrote.

TMZ was the first to report that Combs had been transferred from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood in Pennsylvania. Diddy was allegedly involved in a confrontation with another inmate that left him hospitalized with a head injury, but both Diddy‘s family and the Bureau of Prisons denied reports about the alleged dispute between the disgraced Bad Boy mogul and Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who is the leader of an infamous Jamaican crime organization.

A spokesperson for Diddy confirmed to Billboard that Combs was moved from Dix Hills to a “low-security facility.”

“We appreciate the Bureau of Prisons taking the safety and security of Sean and everyone involved seriously,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “His transfer from one low-security facility to another is an important distinction, and while we cannot speak to the BOP’s specific reasons for the move, it is consistent with a decision made with safety and security in mind. We are grateful for the attention being given to his well-being and hope he can continue serving his time without unnecessary disruption.”

50 Cent was behind last year’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning docuseries detailing Diddy’s case and history of alleged sexual abuse, which the Queens rapper won an Emmy for.

The “In Da Club” rapper appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (Oct. 14) where he reacted to reports of Combs watching the series about his downfall in prison. “He saw the whole thing… I’m sure (he) thought it was the best documentary he ever saw in his life,” 50 said.

Combs was sentenced to 50 months behind bars in October 2025 after being convicted on two charges of prostitution transportation, which is a violation of the Mann Act. Diddy is currently scheduled to be released in March 2028.

Harry Styles paid tribute to his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at Madison Square Garden on Friday (Oct. 16), debuting an unreleased song he wrote for his friend on the second anniversary of Payne’s death.

Performing as part of his 30-night residency at the New York venue, Styles paused to address the crowd before the tribute. “I feel incredibly lucky to get to play these shows here in New York, and this building means a lot to me,” he said, reflecting on the people who had shaped his life. “And two years ago today, I lost one of those friends.”

“I’m sure a lot of you have been through similar things. I hope you haven’t. But really, it’s just about looking after each other,” Styles continued. “So many people who have touched my life in such special ways, I wouldn’t be here without. I’m gonna play you a song I wrote for my friend about two years ago, if that’s all right.” He then introduced the song by name — “This is ‘What Is Enough’” — and performed its live debut.

Payne, who rose to fame alongside Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik in One Direction, died in October 2024 at age 31. The group, which formed on the U.K.’s The X Factor in 2010 and went on hiatus in 2016, remains one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, with four consecutive No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. In the two years since Payne’s death, each surviving member has returned to making music.

The tribute came amid a landmark run for Styles. His Together, Together Tour — in support of his fourth studio album, Kiss All the Time, Disco Occasionally — includes a record-breaking 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden, for which Ticketmaster reported 11.5 million people registered for presale access. A two-time Grammy winner, Styles has topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Watermelon Sugar” and “As It Was” — the latter spending 15 weeks at No. 1 — and scored three consecutive No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 as a solo artist.

Former Black Sabbath and Deep Purple singer/bassist Glenn Hughes told fans that he is on the mend after undergoing another major heart procedure. “Now Home after an 8 day stay, and a 10 hour open heart surgery operation, called aortic valve replacement, exactly the same procedure I had done in 2013, at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Westwood, LA,” Hughes, 75, wrote in an Instagram post on Friday (Oct. 16).

Hughes praised his doctor, the head of cardiothoracic surgery at UCLA, and the staff and assured fans, “Each day as I move forward, I am getting my energy back. There is only love in my life. There are no mistakes.”

Back in August, Hughes announced that he was retiring from touring effective immediately, calling off a planned six-week tour due to health issues. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said he’d been forced to give up life on the road after half a century on doctor’s advice that he needed heart surgery.

“This past year, I’ve had some health issues. The results from numerous MRIs, CT scans, and an echocardiogram have alerted my medical team, that I need another open-heart surgery,” he wrote at the time. “I really have no option and no choice as health is my number one priority. Grateful to have been chosen with a life full with the gift of music… Thank you for walking beside me.”

Hughes, who began his career as the singer of the British funk rock band Trapeze in the early 1970s, got the chance of a lifetime when he was tapped to replace Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover in 1973, where he sang alongside lead singer David Coverdale on three albums. After the band melted down, Hughes went out on his own, releasing his 1977 solo debut, Play Me Out, the first of more than a dozen solo LPs he’s released. He played with a number of bands throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, including stepping in to sing lead vocals on the 1986 Black Sabbath album Seventh Star.

More recently, after releasing a handful of albums with supergroup Black Country Communion, he joined the rock band The Dead Daisies, stepping in as lead singer on a trio of releases in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

In Friday’s post, Hughes kept a chin-up attitude about his health, writing, “Everything is in its right place. Never believe that there is something wrong in your life. You are where you’re supposed to be. Going through those experiences that are necessary for you right now. When you become angry at yourself, because you don’t like the experiences that you are going through, you are hindering your growth. Rather be grateful, & thankful, for every experience that you’re going through.”

Even though things may feel terrible in your life, he added, he encouraged his fans to be thankful for this experience, wherever the journey takes them. “There is a greater purpose to it,” he said. “All is well.”

He got plenty of support from his hard rock brethren, with Quiet Riot/Ozzy Osbourne bassist Rudy Sarzo writing, “Love you brother Glenn  🙏🏼❤️🎸,” Anthrax bassist Frank Bello adding, “Get well soon Glenn!! ❤️❤️‍🩹 and Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick sharing “Inspirational. Feel better and speedy recovery to you, Sir Glenn 🤞🎶🩻” in the comments on Hughes’ post.

He also got words of encouragement from Whitesnake/Osbourne drummer Brian Tichy, Stone Temple Pilots singer Jeff Gutt, the band Rival Sons and SiriusXM Trunk Nation host Eddie Trunk, among others.

Last August, Hughes was singing a different tune when he told Trunk that his work with the rock supergroup Black Country Communion had “reinvigorated” him and that “the word retirement is something I don’t normally say. I’ve got new purpose. I’ve never felt so strong.”

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday’s most essential releases each week — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

Last week, we featured Troye Sivan, Remi Wolf, Slayyyter and Pitbull.

This week, Olivia Rodrigo taps pal Chappell Roan for their “Expectations” remix; Tate McRae launches her next chapter with single “Housewife”; Zach Bryan returns with a new EP titled Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs; and Belgian artist Angèle releases her anticipated third album… plus much more.

Check out all of this week’s picks below:

Olivia Rodrigo, “Expectations (feat. Chappell Roan)”

“Ooh, Olivia does remixes now,” says Chappell with a touch of cheeky sarcasm at the start of O Rod’s reimagined “expectations” single. And while listeners have to wait a while to see or hear from Chappell again, boy is it worth it. The second half of this remix is supercharged, packing an even bigger punch than it’s original thanks to Roan’s very own verse and her continued presence throughout the rest of the track as she takes over on a chorus and seamlessly melds her own powerhouse vocals with Rodrigo’s. The two match each other well in presence and prowess, making for an exceptionally fun remix that will surely be a standout moment if and when it gets a live debut. — LYNDSEY HAVENS

Tate McRae, “Housewife”

With new single “Housewife,” Tate McRae fantasizes a life well lived — full of yachts, “loads of cash” and “prеcious cars,” all of which she sings of and shows off in the song’s video. “I just wanna make a lot of money/ be my own housewife/ You could be the one I’m calling honey/ Be my sex on the side,” the pop star sings on the chorus over midtempo production. The cover art should have been indication enough — on it, Tate is pushing a baby carriage full of money — that her focus is on herself and her bag. She doesn’t need anyone else to provide, and for now, isn’t looking to provide for anyone else. — L.H.

Zach Bryan, Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs

Zach Bryan, who in his relatively short career has paired with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, The War and Treaty and Kacey Musgraves (on the 2023 Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping duet, “I Remember Everything”), continues his collaborative ways on Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, an eight-song EP on which he partners beautifully with Lana Del Rey on the bittersweet “Lies” and Turnpike Troubadours on “Plainsman.” The set comes less than a year after With Heaven on Top, his 25-track opus, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in January — but he has plenty to say. Even though this set clocks in at around just 28 minutes, Bryan tackles a wide range of topics, including technology on “Robot Killed the Working Man,” as well as stretching musically on such tracks as the thumping “Dog Days.” The set brims with a verve and freshness, no doubt inspired by Bryan’s exhilarating live show.  — MELINDA NEWMAN

Angèle, Instinct

In February, Belgian pop star Angèle declared that she was making a claim for world domination with the release of her tough, sexy Justice collab “What You Want.” Already a huge star in her home country (in 2018 Angèle broke Stromae’s record for number of weeks at No. 1 of the Belgian singles charts with her single “Tout oublier”), she’s lesser known outside the country, save for a few moments like her 2020 Dua Lipa collab “Fever.” Instinct, then, is a convincing play for wider recognition, with Angèle not only singing many of its the song in English, but gathering a group of high-caliber collaborators including SebastiAn and Caroline Polacheck (who worked on the album’s excellent single “Love Triangle”) for music that blends pop with electronic in a way that’s not only convincing but, crucially in this era of fast-moving music, memorable. Magnifique! — KATIE BAIN

Ashe, The Girl Of Your Dreams

Following the viral success of single “Stop the Wedding!” — which has climbed to a No. 48 peak on the Hot 100 — singer-songwriter Ashe is sharing her fourth album, The Girl Of Your Dreams. Since breaking out in 2019 with “Moral of the Story,” Ashe more recently teamed with friend and longtime collaborator FINNEAS in 2025 to form a duo called The Favors. While “Wedding” featured downtempo, swaying pop piano production and second single “Funeral” slowed it down even more, isolating Ashe’s vocals with just keys for its first half, new focus track “Lasso the Moon” sounds like a glittering, bouncy fusion of a Sienna Spiro and RAYE song that’s right on time. — L.H.

Fontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber

There’s a poppy heart within “Mimesis”, a bright, disarmingly catchy hook that sounds like one you’ve always known and cherished. Its radiant sound feels indicative of how, since the anthemic “Jackie Down the Line” stormed out of the gates at the start of the band’s 2022 Skinty Fia campaign, the Fontaines D.C. aesthetic has continued to embody some intriguing contradictions: balancing melodic immediacy with downplayed vocals and weighty, dark, atmospheric fuzz. Expect this one to go off at the band’s first-ever stadium dates next summer. – SOPHIE WILLIAMS

Justice (feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard), “Flower in a Hurricane”

As fans continue to anxiously await Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games has just revealed Justice as the game’s composers, tasked with crafting an “original dynamic score,” according to a release. The electronic duo is sharing a first taste with new single “Flower in a Hurricane,” which boasts an impressive lineup of collaborators including Tame Impala (Kevin Parker opened for Justice on a three-date tour of Australia last year), SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The atmospheric opening quickly expands into a melodic fury of grungy guitars, driving drums and sparkling synths, all of which are united by Kevin Parker and SZA’s surprisingly harmonious vocals. — L.H.

Rachel Chinouriri, I Think I Spoke Too Soon

Brit Award-nominated alt-pop singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri has finally shared her highly anticipated sophomore studio album, I Think I Spoke Too Soon. Headlined by buzzy singles such as the disco-inflected “One Song Away from Crying,” her new 12-track set traces the years following her What a Devastating Turn of Events breakthrough — and the self-recalibration that came with the development of her frontal lobe. Featuring new collaborators like Lucy Dacus and Eli Teplin, Spoke Too Soon is nobody’s sophomore slump. — KYLE DENIS

Lucky Daye, ALOUD!

Grammy-winning R&B savant Lucky Daye is back with his fourth studio album, ALOUD! Featuring appearances by longtime collaborator Leon Thomas, R&B hitmaker Muni Long, rising Mississippi MC Akeem Ali, hip-hop giant Pusha T and new-school Atlanta punk-pop outfit The Paradox, ALOUD! radically expands Daye’s sonic profile while keeping his soulful vocals front and center. With its title taking its name from the homophonic relationship between the words “allowed” and “aloud,” Daye’s new 15-track set gleefully rejects the idea that an artist needs anyone’s permission to take risks and follow their muse. — K.D.

A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb – Disc 2 is finally on the way. The Harlem rapper set the deluxe project’s rollout in motion with the release of its lead single “Shroom Clouds,” which hit streaming services for the first time on Friday (Oct. 16).

Fans of the Mob frontman might be familiar with “Shroom Clouds,” which was previously titled “Mushroom Clouds” and saw Rocky perform it live at a 420 Weedmaps event and Governors Ball in 2021, as well as during his Amazon Music Live set in 2022.

A$AP Mob’s Hector Delgado helms the trippy production, while Rocky delivers a catchy chorus. “Super stoned, super high/ March, April, May, shroom, July/ Super stoned, super high/ See mushroom clouds in the sky,” he raps.

Speaking to Billboard earlier this week, Rocky confirmed that Disc 2 is on the horizon and detailed what songs will be making the cut while teasing the “next chapter” of his career.

“This music video — I don’t know if you remember that — was a fan favorite. I performed it a few times, but now we gonna re-release it,” he said. “Disc 2 is all of the songs that I dropped that those alter egos didn’t get an album to live on, because the next chapter is right after that.”

Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb arrived in January and served as his first LP since 2018’s TESTING. The experimental album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 123,000 total album-equivalent units earned, which marked his first No. 1 in over a decade.

After wrapping up his European trek, the 38-year-old will be bringing the Don’t Be Dumb World Tour to five arenas across Australia and New Zealand this December. General tickets will be on sale on Friday at 1 p.m. local time.

Listen to “Shroom Clouds” below.

The release of a new Avalanches album is never a trifling matter.

With their debut 2000 album Since I Left You, the Australian electronic act let loose into the world a masterpiece. A peerless, timeless work, its creators meticulously sewed thousands of vinyl samples from the likes of Françoise Hardy, Sérgio Mendes, Raekwon, Wayne and Shuster, and even Madonna.

Fast-forward a quarter century, Since I Left You sits in a class of all-time classics. Fresh as a field of daisies.

Then, the “difficult second album.” The Avalanches recorded and rejected the followup. Years went by without a peep, save for the score to the King Kong stage musical and a batch of remixes.

When their full-length sophomore collecting Wildflower finally bloomed, 16 long years had passed. Wildflower went straight to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

A third album travelled at comparative light-speed in 2020, We Will Always Love You, and later scooped the coveted Australian Music Prize, for the best album of the year.

Now led by Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi and Andy Szekere, The Avalanches rumble on with their fourth studio effort No Bad Memories. It’s an album stacked with tracks (31 of them) and guests, including Karen O, John Glacier, Jamie xx, Barry Can’t Swim, Rivers Cuomo and Mike Patton.

No Bad Memories (via Modular Recordings/Universal) explores “the magical intersection of advertising, memory and nostalgia,” reads a statement accompanying the project, “examining how jingles, sonic logos, commercials and the sounds of technology quietly embed themselves in our lives, becoming inseparable from the memories they soundtrack.”

Sonically, it’s a joy. With bounce and soul. The Avalanches manage to harness the energy of a litter of Pomeranians.   

“Our album No Bad Memories is out in the world today,” reads a statement from the act. “We’re beyond grateful for the endless enthusiasm and love our music receives after all this time. Thank you for taking the time to listen, we hope you enjoy it.”

Timing out at 52 minutes, No Bad Memories is accompanied by a music video for “I Give Everything I Have 2 U” featuring Loaded Honey. Haley Joel Osment stars in the visual, shot by cinematographer Andrés Arochi (Long Legs) on location in Tokyo.

“Working with our friend Haley on the visual for this song was such a thrill,” The Avalanches say of the Sixth Sense actor. “A one-take scenario with Haley trying to navigate the Shibuya traffic, a huge camera strapped to the outside of his windshield is not a bad memory indeed!”

Avalanches dates are coming up in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia, followed by a tour of Australia in early 2027.

Stream No Bad Memories and watch the music video for “I Give Everything I Have 2 U”  below.  

The Great Pyramids of Giza became the backdrop for one of electronic music’s most ambitious destination festivals as EXIT and P+US, Venture Lifestyle’s electronic music platform, brought the inaugural Starlight Festival to Egypt on Oct. 9 and 10.

The sold-out event marked the first multi-day, multi-stage electronic music festival staged at Giza, bringing together more than 60 international and regional artists and attendees from 114 countries. Organizers said it was also the largest electronic music event held at the historic site, since a concert by French pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre held in 1999.

Belgian techno heavyweight Charlotte de Witte made her Egyptian debut alongside a lineup featuring Michael Bibi, Adriatique, Indira Paganotto, Enrico Sangiuliano, Vintage Culture, Pete Tong and WhoMadeWho.

Beyond the main stage, EXIT’s No Sleep stage hosted Charlie Sparks, BIIA, Layla Benitez, Paolo Ferrara and Olympe, while live performances from Satori and Giolì & Assia added another dimension to the weekend. Multimedia studio Sila Sveta designed the festival’s visual production, using elaborate lighting and optical illusions to create the impression of the pyramids floating above the stage.

Starlight also marked the final stop on EXIT’s eight-event international tour, which took the Serbian festival across Europe and into Egypt after it was forced to leave its longtime home following its public support for student-led protests in Serbia.

“In the year we could not gather at home, we found ourselves bringing people together in front of the greatest wonder of the ancient world,” said EXIT founder and CEO Dušan Kovačević.

The festival also reflected the growing importance of music tourism, with international audiences increasingly traveling for experiences that combine music, culture and destination.

“An extraordinary location should deepen the experience, rather than become a substitute for it,” Kovačević explained, emphasizing that electronic music and club culture would remain central to Starlight’s identity.

For Venture Lifestyle founder and CEO Rabih Mokbel, the partnership offered an opportunity to position Egypt as a serious contender in the international festival market. “It shows that Egypt has the potential to host world-class festivals that can compete on an international level, not just because of the artists or production, but because of the destination itself,” he said.

Mokbel also emphasised the importance of placing regional artists alongside established international performers, creating opportunities for local talent to reach wider audiences. “If we want the regional music industry to continue growing, we need to create more opportunities like this, where local talent can be part of the global conversation rather than watching it from the sidelines,” he said.

With its debut completed, organizers have already confirmed Starlight’s return on Nov. 5 & 6, 2027.

For Kovačević, the longer-term ambition extends beyond ticket sales and international recognition. The goal is to establish a recurring cultural event that creates lasting opportunities for Egypt’s artists, production professionals and wider creative economy.

“Becoming an annual gathering that people travel to Egypt specifically to experience, and that brings real value to the people hosting it, would be a success worth building on,” he said.

It should take a lot to surprise the members of Powderfinger, one of Australia’s most successful rock bands of the past 30 years. When the pre-sale opened this week for the band’s reunion tour, the Powderfinger camp was collectively gobsmacked.

“Holy s—!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!,” reads a message from the Finger, whose classic lineup of Bernard Fanning (vocals), Ian Haug (guitars), Darren Middleton (guitars), John “JC” Collins (bass) and Jon Coghill (drums) are on the comeback trail.

When pre-sales began Wednesday, Oct. 14, fans “showed up for us in a way none of us saw coming,” the note continues. “You set alarms, sat in queues and cheered each other on in the comments. Some of you are planning to travel across the country, and some from the other side of the world. After all these years, that means more to us than we can put into words.”

After five consecutive ARIA No. 1 albums, 18 ARIA Awards and three APRA Awards including a brace for song of the year, Powderfinger called time on their illustrious career with The Sunsets Farewell tour, a 34-date national trek in September–November 2010.

Taking its name from the classic song from 2004’s ARIA No. 1 album Vulture Street, the Sunsets jaunt shifted more than 300,000 tickets. Few Aussie acts can command that type of box office action.

Next year’s tour promises to dwarf it.

The 18 dates announced at the start of last week has now ballooned to 26, and stretches into November 2027, with additional shows locked in for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.  

“The demand blew us away,” the message continues. “It went so far beyond the presale allocation that we added six new shows across Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, and those tickets flew too.”

Powderfinger’s tour will feature a homegrown support cast, all of them performing under “stadium-sized big top” in central city locations across the country, including multiple dates in Cairns, far north Queensland.

The general on-sale starts from Monday, Oct. 19.

Powderfinger Australia Tour 2027:
Friday, Sept. 3 – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds

Saturday, Sept. 4 – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds

Monday, Sept. 6 – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds

Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Brisbane Showgrounds

Friday, Sept. 10 – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds

Saturday, Sept. 11 – Brisbane, Brisbane Showgrounds

Friday, Sept. 17 – Cazalys Stadium, Cairns

Saturday, Sept. 18 — Cazalys Stadium, Cairns

Friday, Sept. 24 — Wellington Square, Perth

Saturday, Sept. 25 — Wellington Square, Perth

Monday, Sept. 27 — Wellington Square, Perth

Friday, Oct. 1 — The Domain, Sydney

Saturday, Oct. 2 — The Domain, Sydney

Monday, Oct. 4 — The Domain, Sydney

Wednesday, Oct. 6 — The Domain, Sydney

Friday, Oct. 8 — The Domain, Sydney

Saturday, Oct. 9 — The Domain, Sydney

Friday, Oct. 15 — Ellis Park, Adelaide

Saturday, Oct. 16 — Ellis Park, Adelaide

Friday, Oct. 22 — Melbourne Park Oval

Saturday, Oct. 23 — Melbourne Park Oval

Monday Oct. 25 — Melbourne Park Oval

Wednesday, Oct. 27 — Melbourne Park Oval

Friday, Oct. 29 — Melbourne Park Oval

Saturday, October 30 – Melbourne Park Oval

Monday, Nov. 1 — Melbourne Park Oval