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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is unquestionably the biggest hit single of the year, and all that’s left to decide is where the seemingly unstoppable song ultimately lands among the biggest chart hits of all time. The country crossover smash just landed its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, which gives it […]
El hijo menor del Príncipe Eduardo y Sophie de Edimburgo, ha elegido una forma poco habitual de pasar sus vacaciones: trabajando como peón agrícola en una de las propiedades más emblemáticas de la Familia Real británica . Según ‘The Sun’, el joven de 18 años, ha sido visto conduciendo tractores y colaborando en las labores del campo.James, que acaba de terminar sus estudios y está a la espera de conocer sus resultados de A-level, ha dejado por unas semanas los compromisos propios de un joven de su edad para ponerse manos a la obra en Sandringham, la finca privada del Rey Carlos III en Norfolk.Su incorporación a la explotación no ha pasado inadvertida para quienes trabajan allí. Según el citado medio, algunos empleados se sorprendieron al descubrir que uno de sus compañeros de verano era precisamente el nieto de Isabel II. Una escena poco habitual para un miembro de la Familia Real británica, pero que encaja a la perfección con la educación que sus padres siempre han querido dar tanto a él como a su hermana, Lady Louise Windsor.Del palacio al tractor: así es el verano más rural de JamesJames estaría realizando tareas agrícolas durante sus vacaciones y participando directamente en el funcionamiento de la explotación. Entre ellas se encuentra el manejo de maquinaria, incluido el tractor, alejándose por unas semanas del protocolo y las apariciones públicas que suelen acompañar a otros miembros de la institución.El escenario tampoco es uno cualquiera. Sandringham es una de las propiedades más vinculadas a los Windsor y ocupa unas 2.700 hectáreas de terreno agrícola. La finca se convirtió además en una explotación ecológica en 2017 y alberga alrededor de 1.200 ovejas y cabezas de ganado.La información sobre el empleo del joven ha sido publicada por ‘The Sun’, mientras que el Palacio de Buckingham ha declinado pronunciarse al respecto. Por tanto, son los datos difundidos por el citado medio los que sitúan a James este verano trabajando en la finca de su tío.Para el conde de Wessex, la experiencia supone además una oportunidad de conocer desde dentro un mundo muy diferente al de las recepciones, los actos oficiales y las obligaciones institucionales. Y, aunque el apellido Windsor pueda abrir muchas puertas, en esta ocasión parece que James ha optado por empezar el verano trabajando sobre el terreno.La misma educación que sus padres quisieron para Lady LouiseNo es la primera vez que un hijo del príncipe Eduardo y Sophie de Edimburgo aprovecha sus vacaciones para trabajar. Su hermana mayor, Lady Louise Windsor, también tuvo un empleo durante uno de sus periodos de descanso universitario, aunque en su caso fue en un entorno de oficinas.Según una fuente citada por ‘HELLO!’, Louise solicitó personalmente aquel puesto y se encargó de distintas labores administrativas, entre ellas preparar y cerrar sobres. La misma fuente la definió como una persona «muy educada y servicial» durante su experiencia laboral.La elección de ambos hermanos responde a una filosofía que sus padres han defendido públicamente desde que eran pequeños. Sophie ha explicado que tanto ella como Eduardo trataron de proteger a sus hijos de la exposición mediática para que pudieran disfrutar de una infancia lo más normal posible.En declaraciones a la BBC, la duquesa de Edimburgo ha defendido precisamente esa idea de normalidad y la importancia de que sus hijos comprendan que, llegado el momento, tendrán que desenvolverse en el mundo laboral. Una forma de prepararlos para una vida que, pese a pertenecer a una de las familias más conocidas del planeta, no estará necesariamente vinculada a la institución.James y Louise eligieron crecer lejos del protocoloEsa intención también explica otra particularidad de los hijos del Príncipe Eduardo. Aunque tanto James como Louise tienen derecho a utilizar el tratamiento de Su Alteza Real, sus padres decidieron no emplearlo en su vida cotidiana.Sophie explicó a ‘The Sunday Times’ que la decisión estaba relacionada precisamente con la manera en la que querían educarlos: con la idea de que probablemente tendrían que trabajar para ganarse la vida. Una circunstancia que, a su juicio, hacía importante que conocieran desde pequeños una realidad alejada de los privilegios asociados a la Corona.Ahora, el trabajo de James en Sandringham parece llevar esa filosofía un paso más allá. El joven no está trabajando en una oficina vinculada a la Casa Real ni realizando labores relacionadas con sus futuros compromisos institucionales, sino participando en las tareas de una explotación agrícola.Y lo hace, además, bajo la atenta mirada de un familiar muy especial: el rey Carlos III. La finca pertenece al monarca, aunque la actividad agrícola se desarrolla de manera independiente de las funciones oficiales de la Corona.A la espera de saber qué hará después del veranoEl empleo de James llega en un momento de transición. Con 18 años recién cumplidos, el joven acaba de terminar sus estudios y está pendiente de conocer sus resultados de A-level, las calificaciones que marcarán sus próximas decisiones académicas.Por ahora, no ha trascendido cuál será su siguiente paso. Podría continuar con su formación universitaria o incluso tomarse un año sabático, una opción que han elegido otros miembros de la Familia Real británica antes de iniciar sus estudios superiores.Su hermana Louise, por ejemplo, comenzó posteriormente su etapa universitaria en St Andrews, después de que su elección académica se hiciera pública tras conocer sus resultados. James podría seguir un camino similar, aunque por ahora no existe confirmación sobre sus planes.Mientras llega el momento de decidir qué hará con su futuro, el conde de Wessex parece haber encontrado una manera bastante particular de aprovechar el verano: madrugar, ponerse las botas y trabajar en el campo. Una experiencia que, al menos durante unas semanas, le permite vivir como un trabajador más en una finca que pertenece a su propia familia.
Santiago Segura, de 61 años, lleva casi 30 años junto a su pareja, María Amaro. La conoció en el set de rodaje de ‘Torrente, el brazo tonto de la Ley’, donde ella trabajaba como maquilladora. Nunca se han casado, pero han tenido dos hijas en común, Calma, que tiene 18 años, y Sirena, de 12 , ambas participantes habituales de sus películas. Sin embargo, esta estabilidad familiar no ha impedido que haya una mujer que quiera irrumpir en su vida. Una mujer que se hace llamar Encarni Segura acosa a Santiago Segura. A través de las redes sociales ha creado varias cuentas en donde dice que «ama» al actor y director y que su gran deseo es «conocerle en persona» y salir en una de sus películas.Parte de su adoración por Santiago Segura la hace públicamente. De hecho, algunos usuarios se han hecho eco de las fotografías que la tal Encarni crea, de las narrativas que publica. Pero tal y como ha explicado el cineasta en una entrevista con ‘La Razón’, también hay mensajes que le llegan solo a él en privado. «Todos los días me manda mensajes de cariño en las redes sociales, del estilo de amo tu calvita, tu barba, sueño con hacer el amor contigo , imágenes creadas por IA en la que se la ve morreando conmigo, me envía fotos de ella desnuda, imagínate qué panorama», explicaba.Ante esta situación, Santiago Segura ha decidido ignorar a la mujer. «No le hago ni caso, ni la conozco, ni le he dado jamás un like, pero está obsesionada conmigo . No entiendo su actitud. Es una situación muy desagradable. Debe ser una persona con un problema de salud mental, el año pasado hacia lo mismo con un actor americano», explica.Las imágenes creadas por Encarni Segura. RRSS Las imágenes creadas por Encarni Segura. GtresSe refiere a Nathan Fillion, el protagonista de ‘Castle’, e incluso previamente lo había hecho también con el actor Ethan Hawke. Así lo contaron en ‘Fiesta’, que habló con el actor y confesó que todo era «inquietante» para él . Sin embargo, no había puesto una denuncia porque no hay ninguna herramienta en el marco legal actual para que alguien use tu imagen para algo así.Una situación ante la que se ha tenido que enfrentar a las preguntas de su mujer: «Me llamó alarmada preguntándome que qué era esto y ya le dije que no conozco de nada a esa individua. Que es un tema de muy mal gusto y que la ignoro completamente. Desgraciadamente, hoy en día, cualquiera puede montar con la IA historias falsas. Es una vergüenza ».Quizás al leer estas palabras, Encarni se ha sentido apelada y ha decidido borrar sus cuentas. Porque aunque aún aparecen en una búsqueda de Google, al entrar en cada uno de los perfiles estos parecen haber sido eliminados. Sin embargo, algunas de las imágenes menos obscenas que esta mujer habría compartido aparecen todavía en el archivo de Internet.
Travis Barker has been talking a lot about one of the worst days of his life in the lead-up to Sunday’s (Aug. 16) premiere of his decade-in-the-making documentary Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear. In a new interview on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Barker revealed that his then-toddler daughter Alabama Barker had a foreboding feeling about him leaving for a gig in South Carolina on Sept. 19, 2008.
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Barker told Shetty that a week before the show near the University of South Carolina, he asked his manager if there was any way to pull out of the gig. “I don’t really need to do this. I was just so content with being home with the kiddos,” Barker said. “He was like, ‘bro, you can’t cancel this late.’”
So, he flew down for the show with his best friend, Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein, but before he left, he had a heartfelt moment with Alabama, now 20, that has stuck with him to this day. “I say bye to ‘Bama. She’s young at the time. She’s three or four years old,” said Barker. “She’s like, ‘Dad, don’t go!’ She’s bawling, and she doesn’t usually do that. She’s like, ‘The roof’s gonna come off,’ and I’m like, ‘What is she talking about?’”
They played the show, and even though they were supposed to leave the next morning, Barker recalled that the crew was in a hurry to get back to Los Angeles, so they booked a “super last-minute” private plane ride. Though there were a lot of hoops to book a private plane for Barker back then, even before the accident that day — including him knowing who the pilot was, the plane’s maintenance history, “I want to know everything” — the drummer said none of those precautions took place.
His crew got to the airport around midnight and he described a foggy night and him seeing one plane in the distance that was “really small,” and when they pulled up, he thought, “‘this can’t be our plane. There’s no way.’”
But it was their plane and Barker said he called his dad, Randy, and showed him the plane and said, “‘Pa, I have an awful feeling … like, I just don’t know. This plane’s small, I feel weird.’” He said his dad assured him it would be fine and asked him to call when he got home. “I knew something feels off and I even told my dad, ‘If something happens to me, please make sure the kids are taken care of,’” Barker said.
A short time later, during takeoff, the plane crashed and Barker and Goldstein were the only survivors of the accident that took the lives of two of Barker’s closest friends, assistant Chris “Lil Chris” Baker and bodyguard Charles “Che” Still, as well as pilot Sarah Lemmon and co-pilot James Bland.
Both Barker and Goldstein were seriously injured in the crash, with Barker sustaining burns on 65% of his body, requiring 27 surgeries in the subsequent years. Goldstein, who had struggled with substance use before the accident, was found dead a year later in his New York apartment from a drug overdose.
Barker, who did not fly again for 13 years — he took his first plane ride since the crash in 2021 on a trip to Mexico with then-girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian — said if the same situation came up today he’d handle it much differently. “All the signs were there. Now older me would just say, ‘I think I’m not gonna get on the plane.’”
The film follows Barker’s career with Blink and includes appearances from the Roots drummer Questlove, late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Rancid singer/guitarist Tim Armstrong, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and longtime Blink-182 bandmates bassist/singer Mark Hoppus and guitarist/singer Tom DeLonge.
Watch Barker talk about Alabama’s fear of him flying below.
Laufey has revealed that after years of performing to arenas around the world, one part of the job still unnerves her: looking an audience member directly in the eye.
Speaking to The Hit Network’s Hot Hits with Nic & Loren, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter traced the anxiety back to her classical training.
“I grew up playing cello and I used to pick a person in the audience and accidentally stare into their eyes,” she said, recalling that a teacher once told her after a recital, “You can’t look at people directly when you’re playing, it’s creepy.” The note stuck. “So now I’m so scared of freaking people out! I’m always thinking about it,” she said.
There is one exception. Laufey said she deliberately searches the crowd for young fans during “Letter to My 13 Year Old Self,” her set closer. “It’s a letter to my younger self so I like finding the young girls in the audience and catching their eye,” she said. “But sometimes they’re crying and that makes me cry. So that’s another reason that I can’t look too closely.”
Laufey said arena shows, counterintuitively, feel more intimate to her than smaller theaters. “In an arena, I’m surrounded and feel closer to the fans. I get to do a barricade walk and feel up-close,” she said, describing the contrast between the scale of the room and the quietness of her songs as heightening the intimacy.
She also spoke about an unexpected marker of her crossover fame — being recognized for her Fortnite character. “I was at a restaurant yesterday and the waitress was like, ‘Are you the one on Fortnite?’” she said, laughing. “Sometimes I’ll come across another me and we’re just shooting at each other.”
The comments follow a landmark year for the Icelandic-Chinese artist. Her third studio album, A Matter of Time, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in September 2025 — her first top 10 entry on the chart and the highest-charting jazz album since 2018 — while simultaneously topping Billboard’s Jazz Albums, Traditional Jazz Albums, Independent Albums and Vinyl Albums charts.
The album went on to win Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards, her second consecutive win in the category after 2023’s Bewitched, which peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200. Laufey, who has two top 10 albums in Australia, recently wrapped an eight-show Australian tour behind the record.
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Karina is stepping into some stylish new Converse. The K-pop star is currently touring with fellow aespa members, having kicked off the SYNK : COMPLæXITY world tour on August 7, 2026, in Seoul. But despite Karina’s busy schedule — she also performed at Lollapalooza on Aug. 2 — the band’s lead singer had time to squeeze in a collab with Converse by modeling their Run Star Crush and the Chuck 70 X.
The Run Star Crush turns the familiar Chuck Taylor All-Stars into something more playful, with exaggerated proportions, a curved platform and a lightweight build that gives everyday outfits a noticeable lift. The shoes are for anyone who thinks classic sneakers could use a little more attitude.
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The Run Star Crush in egret is the counterpart of the black version above. Available in sizes 3-13 for men and 4.5 to 14 for women, fit experts say these shoes run a tad on the large side, and recommend getting a half-size smaller than usual.
Karina has also modeled the Chuck 70 X, which keeps the recognizable shape of the original Chuck while giving it a sharper, more modern finish. The upgraded footwear features dual-star accents on the rubber bumper and top eyelets, an updated leather patch logo, subtly aged toe cap and foxing, plus a tongue stabilizer designed for comfort and everyday wear. The collection comes in a variety of colors in both high and low tops. The Chuck 70 X is available now in China and Korea, with a global launch on August 27.
aespa will embark on their North American leg of the SYNK : COMPLæXITY world tour in September. Find tour tickets online here.
Limp Bizkit will headline the 2026 edition of Good Things Festival, the Australian travelling heavy-music event announced Tuesday (Aug. 11), atop a bill of more than 30 acts across nu-metal, pop-punk, metalcore and hardcore.
The lineup also features Simple Plan, Spiritbox, Polaris, The All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, Grinspoon, Millencolin, Ministry, MxPx, Neck Deep, P.O.D. and The Devil Wears Prada. The festival runs Dec. 4 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Dec. 5 at Sydney Showground and Dec. 6 at Brisbane Showgrounds, with all dates 16-and-over. Presale tickets go on sale Aug. 18.
Limp Bizkit headline after appearing at the 2023 festival and playing sold-out sideshows. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1994 and fronted by Fred Durst, the band’s 1999 album Significant Other debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, earned two Grammy nominations and was certified seven-times platinum on the strength of “Nookie” and “Break Stuff.”
Its 2000 follow-up Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water also debuted at No. 1, opening with more than one million U.S. copies — at the time a record for the fastest-selling rock album of the SoundScan era. The band has sold more than 40 million records worldwide.
Elsewhere on the bill, Spiritbox’s 2021 debut Eternal Blue reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200, and its 2025 follow-up Tsunami Sea hit No. 26 while topping the U.K. Independent Albums chart; the Canadian band has earned three Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance. Simple Plan return for the first time since the 2019 festival, while Australian metalcore band Polaris topped the ARIA Albums Chart with 2023’s Fatalism.
Several acts are marking milestones. Alexisonfire will play their 2006 album Crisis in full for its 20th anniversary, Millencolin will perform 2000’s Pennybridge Pioneers in full, and Bad Religion mark their 45th year. Ministry’s dates have been billed as the industrial band’s final Australian shows. Grinspoon also feature, weeks after frontman Phil Jamieson cancelled a solo tour following a fractured vertebra, alongside a card that includes Speed, Slowly Slowly, Neck Deep, MxPx, Bilmuri and Voice of Baceprot.
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On Friday, it was announced that Sophia would be taking a step back from KATSEYE to prioritize her “mental health and wellness,” following a similar announcement from her groupmate Manon back in February. Now the six-person global girl group is down to a quartet — and it’s unclear when either member might return to the fold, especially after a six-month absence for Manon.
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The news comes at a particularly busy time for KATSEYE, with their Wild album arriving on Friday and their Wildworld Tour — the group’s first global trek — kicking off in October. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are discussing the announcement and what it means for the group’s future. Will both women return, or might they remain a quartet? Listen to our full conversation below:
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Ariana Grande’s new album petal debuts atop the Billboard 200 chart, while the set’s title track debuts in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Plus, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” continues to hold firm atop the list for a 17th week, fending off a challenge by Grande’s former No. 1 “hate that I made you love me.”
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
When Landon Barker was offered a spot on The Voice, his dad, Travis Barker, didn’t think it was time to jump at the opportunity.
Instead, the Blink-182 drummer asked his 22-year-old son to consider what kind of artist he wants to be and whether the opportunity actually fits into that vision.
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“My son called me the other day and he’s like, ‘Hey, they offered me to go on The Voice,’” Travis said during an Aug. 8 appearance on The New York Times’ Popcast. “And I was like, ‘Dude, you’re way too cool for that.’”
For Travis, the decision came down to authenticity. He encouraged Landon to look toward the musicians who have influenced him and consider whether they would have pursued the same route.
“You got to think about your idols,” he said. “If your idol is Kurt Cobain, would he ever do The Voice? No.”
This advice comes as Landon is pursuing his own musical career, aiming to establish himself as a singer and songwriter in his own right. Instead of just rushing into trying to capitalize on every available platform, Travis said his son should give himself time to develop the music he actually wants to make.
“I’m in the studio, I hear the songs that he’s creating,” Travis said. “There’s no rush, you know?”
That doesn’t mean Travis is against televised music opportunities across the board. The drummer has appeared on American Idol several times himself, a distinction he pointed out while acknowledging that his advice to Landon could sound contradictory.
“I’m different,” Travis said. “I’m doing fun sh– that’s just fun for me ’cause I’m a drummer and I’m not in the forefront. It’d be different if I was singing with all these people.”
In other words, Travis sees a difference between making a guest appearance as a member of a band and putting yourself into a competition designed to introduce a singer to a mass audience. For Landon, he wants the focus to remain on developing his own sound and identity. “Stay on your own trajectory,” Travis advised his son.
Landon has already had some notable moments in his young career, including joining The Fray on tour. Now, according to his father, there’s no reason to let the pressure to move quickly dictate what comes next.
Travis also reflected on how his own relationship with fame has changed over the years. He recalled once having a much more confrontational attitude toward paparazzi, admitting that he “used to almost get in fights with paparazzi” and “used to have a temper.”
“Nowadays, I’ve realized it’s just all noise,” he said.
His approach now is considerably simpler: “Be happy. Try not to harm anybody and just be a good person.”
Travis has spent decades navigating the music industry himself, from Blink-182’s late-1990s, early 2000s Billboard 200 dominance to the band’s return to No. 1 with California in 2016.
Watch Barker’s full Popcast interview below:
La actriz de origen dominicano Zoe Saldaña recordó cómo fue para ella mudarse de Estados Unidos a República Dominicana durante su infancia y describió la experiencia como un fuerte choque cultural que, pese a las dificultades, terminó aportando a su desarrollo personal.
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