Billboard Japan spoke with Saito about EMPIRE’s business strategy & the challenges facing Japan’s music industry today.

Previews of the newly added songs for Glinda and Elphaba were revealed during the 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night' live show.

Wicked: For Good hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. Along with Grande and Erivo, the film stars Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. The ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? Courtney Barnett makes a hard-rocking ...

Aussie sax-n-drums duo Party Dozen are back with this new single that’s got a little John Spencer Blues Explosion energy to it. Hannah Jadagu’s sophomore album Describe arrives this Friday, and ahead ...

Bauhaus and Love & Rockets bassist David J has released a new protest song that features Ulises Bella (Ozomatli), Jason Roberts (Spoon) and artwork by Shepard Fairey and Tomo77. Says David, “I’ve been ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? Meg Remy, the Toronto-based ...

Almost exactly a year ago, the Cure returned with the surprisingly great Songs Of A Lost World, their first new album in 16 years. A few months later, they enlisted artists like Four Tet, Orbital, ...

While it took 16 years for the Cure to release a new album before the arrival of 2024’s Songs of a Lost World, fans likely won’t have to wait nearly that long for Robert Smith and company’s next ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week October 17, 2025 4:21 PM By Stereogum Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right ...

Bill Simmons, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, revealed Travis Kelce’s nickname to be ‘Wood’ after Taylor Swift’s new song. On his podcast on Monday, Simmons joked that everyone should now call Kelce ...