Rosalía has released a 1,000-song playlist to mark the anniversary of her album Lux. The selection spans a wide range of reference points, including Mozart, Yung Lean, Labi Siffre, and Pink Floyd.
The playlist offers a window into the musical influences and touchstones surrounding the project, giving fans a broader sense of the sonic world Rosalía drew from.
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Comedian Druski hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on Nov. 7, with two musical sketches standing out among the episode’s highlights. One featured him singing through a marriage proposal that derails, while another placed him in a hip-hop parody segment.
The appearance marks a notable crossover moment for Druski, whose comedy persona has built a following tied closely to hip-hop and R&B culture. His debut adds to a growing list of non-musician personalities using “SNL” musical sketches to showcase range beyond their primary craft.
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Billboard has published a ranking of artists with the most cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, with male solo acts accounting for the bulk of the leaderboard. Morgan Wallen and Garth Brooks figure prominently among the top names, reflecting their sustained commercial dominance in the genre over multiple album cycles.
The list also includes three female solo artists and two groups who have reached No. 1 status on the chart, with Taylor Swift among the names cited despite her country-era catalog now competing largely outside the genre’s current chart cycle. The compilation underscores how a small group of artists has repeatedly commanded the top spot on one of country music’s key sales and streaming benchmarks.
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Ariana Grande appears alongside Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in a holiday-themed segment airing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” tonight (Nov. 8), performing a rendition of “O Christmas Tree.” The appearance ties in with the cast’s promotional push for their new film together.
The segment marks another television tie-in for Grande as she continues to balance acting and promotional appearances alongside her music career.
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Unlimited Productions, the company co-founded by Tiësto, has opened its first U.S. office in New York as part of a broader expansion into the American market.
The firm also outlined plans to launch a Los Angeles operation in 2027, signaling a longer-term push to build out its presence on both coasts.
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Muse will top the bill at both BST Hyde Park in London and Roundhay Park in Leeds next June, extending the British rock band’s run of major UK outdoor festival dates.
The pair of headline slots mark another milestone for the group, which has built a reputation as a reliable draw for large-scale summer festival concerts in the UK.
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Richard Lloyd, guitarist and co-founder of influential rock band Television, has died at 75. Lloyd helped form the group alongside Tom Verlaine, Billy Ficca, and Richard Hell, playing a key role in the development of the New York punk and art-rock scene in the 1970s.
Television’s guitar interplay, largely shaped by Lloyd and Verlaine, became a touchstone for generations of rock guitarists and remains a reference point in discussions of the genre’s evolution.
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Alanis Morissette disclosed that she identifies as pansexual during a recent podcast appearance, according to Billboard. The singer-songwriter addressed the topic briefly in the conversation.
The disclosure comes the same week Morissette released a new holiday album, putting a personal revelation alongside a fresh commercial release on her calendar.
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The Strokes are set to appear as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” for the Nov. 7 episode, with comedian Druski hosting. The appearance marks a high-profile television slot for the indie rock band.
Viewers without cable access can stream the broadcast live through NBC’s standard online options for the show.
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Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau says the pop-punk band is connecting with a younger audience a quarter-century into its run, crediting TikTok with introducing the group’s catalog to listeners who weren’t alive when its early hits came out. The band is slated to play Good Things Festival as part of its continued touring schedule.
Comeau pushed back on any notion of winding down, telling Billboard a farewell tour is not something the band is planning. The comments point to a broader trend of legacy rock and pop-punk acts finding renewed streaming and social-media traction decades after their debut releases.
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