A year after the death of New York City nightlife fixture Billy Jones, a foundation has been launched in his honor.

The newly announced Billy Jones Forever Foundation encompasses a scholarship and mentorship fund that will annually award a group of emerging music professionals with direct financial support to use for relocation, housing, equipment, travel and more. Recipients will also receive long-term mentorship and access to a network of industry relationships intended to create lasting support.

Donations and scholarship applications are now open here. The Billy Jones Forever Foundation is a fund of Make Something, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

A musician, curator, club owner, manager and more, Jones died last June at age 45 after facing glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He is remembered by friends, family and colleagues as someone who loved music, nightlife, culture and New York City. He co-founded and owned beloved Brooklyn indie venue Baby’s All Right, a 280-capacity club that opened in 2013 and hosted performances by a host of luminaries including SZA, Cypress Hill, Lil Yachty, Blood Orange, Charli xcx, Mac DeMarco, James Murphy, David Byrne, Hot Chip, Courtney Barnett, Willow Smith, Jack White and Billie Eilish.

“Billy was devoted to music, to New York and to the creative, talented dreamers and risk takers who make this city what it is,” Jones’ sister BreAnn Tassone said in a statement. “Though he had to leave us, he still has work to do. We are excited and grateful to know he can still do the work he was so passionate about through the recipients of this organization. We are so proud that Billy’s legacy is one of connection, inspiration and community. His positivity, magic and ‘Yeah, let’s do it!’ spirit can live on here. For us, his family, that means more than words can say.”

“Billy was one of the most true blue real rockers I have ever met in all my travels,” adds his close friend David Jacobs, “and because he lived with such integrity and unwavering commitment to his music community, we wanted to honor that spirit forever, and this scholarship felt like the perfect way to pay it forward, just as Billy did every day we were lucky enough to have him around.”

Morat scores big this week, earning its second No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as its update of Los Bukis’ 1986 classic “Tu Cárcel” surges from No. 10 to the top of the June 20-dated ranking. The new version also hits No. 1 on both the Latin Pop Airplay chart and the multimetric Hot Latin Pop Songs survey.

The act from Bogotá, Colombia, previously led Latin Airplay with “Me Toca a Mí,” with Camilo, for a week last August.

“We’re incredibly grateful to celebrate our second No. 1 with ‘Tu Cárcel,’” Morat shared with Billboard. “It’s a song that has been part of our lives for as long as we can remember.”

“It was a great honor to have produced this version,” Argentinian producer Nico Cotton tells Billboard. “It’s an undeniable classic, and the challenge was to live up to the original song. I love that it reflects so much of Morat’s sound. The truth is, when there’s a great song and a great band, my job becomes much easier!”

Morat’s “Tu Cárcel,” on Universal Music Spain/Interscope/Interscope Capitol, owes its Latin Airplay coronation to 7.6 million audience impressions in the week ending June 11, according to Luminate.

“It’s an incredible surprise,” Cotton adds. “When I make music, I never think, ‘This has to be a No. 1,’ but when it happens, it’s something to celebrate and enjoy. In this case, it makes me very happy to see such an incredible classic rediscovered through Morat, and to have been able to contribute my little grain of sand from the production side.”

Before Morat revived “Tu Cárcel,” the Marco Antonio Solís-led Los Bukis took the original to No. 3 on Hot Latin Songs in 1987. (Formed in 1973, the grupero band has notched 17 career top 10s on the tally, in 1987-96, following the list’s 1986 start.)

The song has also found renewed chart life through other versions over the years. Los Enanitos Verdes took their soft-rock rendition to No. 22 on Latin Pop Airplay in 2004, while Los Tigres del Norte’s regional Mexican take, featuring Solís, reached No. 30 on Regional Mexican Airplay in 2016. “Tu Cárcel” has also been covered by Hermanos Espinoza, Alta Consigna and Yahritza y Su Esencia in regional Mexican styles.

Morat’s “Tu Cárcel” is on the soundtrack to the Disney+ and Hulu original series Dear Killer Nannies: Criado Por Sicarios — based on the late drug kingpin/politician Pablo Escobar’s upbringing — produced by multi-award winner Julio Reyes Copello; the set was released via his Arthouse label in partnership with Universal Music Latino/UMG.

“I’m deeply glad I suggested to my friends Morat to record this song and make such a spectacular version alongside the great producer Nico Cotton,” Reyes Copello tells Billboard. “The production, direction and musical language are all a tremendous success. I’m thrilled that it has reached beyond the series and, above all, that new generations won’t miss out on hearing [it]; and with work as disciplined and consistent as Morat’s, it’s a luxury.”

“It’s very special to see ‘Tu Cárcel’ continue finding new audiences beyond radio and live shows,” Morat added. “We grew up as huge Disney fans, so having our music featured in a Disney+ and Hulu project is incredibly meaningful. We love seeing our songs become part of different stories, and it’s exciting to know this classic can keep reaching people in new ways.”

Meanwhile, “Tu Cárcel” is the latest Spanish-language charting song from a Disney film or series — and the first to crown Latin Airplay. Notably, Encanto produced Sebastian Yatra’s “Dos Oruguitas” and Carlos Vives’ “Colombia, Mi Encanto,” which reached Nos. 2 and 6, respectively, on Hot Latin Songs in 2022.

Morat added that “Tu Cárcel” is also the first single from its album Ya Es Mañana Parte 2, which is “currently in the works. The project is inspired by celebrating and reinterpreting the legacy of Spanish-language pop-rock, so seeing this song connect with a new generation in such a meaningful way makes this achievement even more special.”

Mikal Bridges of the New York Knicks was still celebrating the team’s historic run to an NBA title on Monday and gave fans an IG Live to remember.

During one clip that was spliced out by Internet sleuths, Bridges got serious for a moment as he poured a shot of tequila when Kendrick Lamar‘s song “Count Me Out” popped up on his playlist and told fans why he loved the song and Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers so much. “Let me let you know, let me be honest about this song, about this album, if y’all can hear me right now over this music,” he said before revealing that he was really down after his Suns lost to the Dallas Mavericks in seven games during the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. “I was really depressed, bro. We lost to Dallas, I was in Phoenix, I was f—in’ depressed, bro. This album came out. I was just liftin’ bi’s and tri’s, chest, and that sh– got me through it. I love this f—in’ album, for real. I will never forget this album. Ever.”

He then continued to vibe and rap along to the chorus as Lamar rapped, “I love when you count me out.”

The combo shooting guard/small forward can relate to that very phrase, especially during this past season. The Knicks famously staked their future on Mikal when they traded six first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in 2024 and signed him to an extension in 2026. However, fans have given him a nickname after the organization won their first championship in 53 years and he now goes by Mikal “F— Them Picks” Bridges.

Mystikal (Michael Lawrence Taylor) has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to WBRZ. The “Shake Ya A—” rapper was sentenced in Louisiana’s Ascension Parish Court on Tuesday (June 16).

Mystikal pleaded guilty to a third-degree rape charge in March after being arrested in July 2022.

The Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested following an altercation with a woman at his Louisiana residence, which saw him allegedly choke, assault, rape and rob the victim.

Per WBRZ, Mystikal is accused of holding the woman’s keys and keeping her against her will until she sent him money through CashApp.

The victim faced the court on Tuesday, where she claimed that Mystikal “punched her, choked her, pulled braids out of her hair and forcibly raped her.” She was also hospitalized and treated for minor injuries at the time of the 2022 altercation.

“If I did that to you, I deserve the max sentence,” Mystikal reportedly told the courtroom.

Prior to entering a plea agreement in March for a solo third-degree rape charge, Mystikal faced charges for first-degree rape, felony domestic abuse by strangulation, false imprisonment, simple robbery and criminal damage to property. If convicted of first-degree rape, Mystikal would have faced life in prison.

WBRZ also reported that Mystikal and his attorney filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea last week, citing that the rapper didn’t “have sufficient opportunity to fully consider the consequences.” However, that motion was dismissed by the court.

The New Orleans rapper has a history of sexual assault allegations prior to the 2022 arrest. In 2004, Mystikal was convicted of sexual battery and extortion of his hairstylist. He served six years behind bars and was released in 2010.

Mystikal was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges in 2017. After posting a $3 million bond in 2019, the charges were dropped in 2020.

Mystikal is best known for early 2000s hits like “Shake Ya A–,” which peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also hopped on Joe’s “Stutter,” which topped the Hot 100 for four weeks in 2001.

Billboard has reached out to Mystikal’s attorney and the District Attorney’s Office for comment.

Rocky Horror Picture Show fans will be shivering with antici…pation for Sphere’s newest movie experience.

The cult classic musical is coming to the Las Vegas venue in 2027 via a special arrangement with Primary Wave Music and 20th Century Studios, Sphere Entertainment announced on Tuesday (June 16). As it did with The Wizard of Oz, Sphere Entertainment says it will use its “advanced technologies to enhance” the original 1975 film for the venue. In the case of the former film, Sphere used AI to expand the film’s visuals to better fit the venue’s curved, 160,000-square-foot screen. It also digitally restored them using an AI-powered “super resolution tool” to render the images in “ultra-ultra-high-definition,” according to Google, which worked with Sphere on the project. Due to the expanded canvas, “composites” of characters were also added to some scenes in which they were originally absent.

“Through Sphere Studios, we are building a slate of original experiences that push the boundaries of technology and storytelling for this new medium, while always keeping the audience at the center of the experience,” said Jim Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of Sphere Entertainment, in a statement. “Since The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975, it redefined audience participation and became a cultural phenomenon. With Sphere, we have the opportunity to take that spirit of immersion to an entirely new level.”

Also on Tuesday, Sphere Entertainment announced that The Wizard of Oz at Sphere has now generated more than $400 million in ticket sales, with more than 3 million tickets sold since the experience debuted at the venue on Aug. 28, 2025.

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