Day: February 18, 2026

Skier Breezy Johnson Says Taylor Swift Is ‘Of Course’ Invited to Wedding

Breezy Johnson knew one thing for sure when she packed up her skis and headed to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics: she had gold on her mind. And while the Olympic skier got the medal she was looking for when she won the women’s downhill last week, the unexpected shine came when fiancé Connor Watkins…

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HYBE AMERICA launches Blue Highway Records in Nashville, names Jake Basden as CEO

HYBE AMERICA’s Nashville-based country, Americana, and roots rock division has been rebranded as Blue Highway Records (previously BMLG). Veteran entertainment executive Jake Basden has been appointed as Blue Highway Records’ Chief Executive Officer. Basden most recently served as President of Sandbox Management, where he oversaw all aspects of the talent division’s representation and business development, guiding…

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Delta Goodrem Has ‘Extra Love’ For Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran adores Delta Goodrem, and the feeling is mutual. When Goodrem stopped by Nova’s The Maddy Rowe Show this week, the host couldn’t help but dig up some old, but timely, gossip. On a tour down under in 2015, Sheeran confirmed he had a teen crush on the Australian singer and songwriter, reportedly describing her…

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Sia Was Australia’s Top Export on Spotify In 2025

Sia Furler is very much still Australia’s Queen of Spotify, new streaming data confirms. The superstar pop singer and songwriter this week makes history, by becoming the first artist to twice top the Global Impact List of Australian recording artists. Sia’s “Beautiful People,” her collaboration with David Guetta, comes in at No. 1 on the…

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HAVEN. & Kaitlin Aragon’s ‘I Run’ Goes No. 1 After AI Controversy

HAVEN.’s “I Run,” featuring Kaitlin Aragon, jumps 4-1 on this week’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated Feb. 21), earning each act its first career Billboard leader. The song rises to the summit thanks to a 44% increase in plays (among 24/7 dance reporters and pop stations’ mix show hours) Feb. 6-12, according to Luminate. Explore…

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Madonna Shocks Olympic Skater Amber Glenn With Personal Message

Amber Glenn just got the ultimate seal of approval on her Olympic figure-skating routine set to Madonna‘s 1989 Billboard Hot 100-topper “Like a Prayer,” with the Queen of Pop herself sending the athlete into “shock” by recording a special personalized message for her ahead of the women’s short in Milan, Italy. In footage shared by…

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Foo Fighters Announce Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

Foo Fighters‘ one-off show in Tasmania last month, it pans out, was just a taste of things to come. Dave Grohl and Co. will embark on another full-blown tour of Australia and New Zealand during the next southern summer, a run that includes several regional shows. The Foos will embark on their Take Cover tour Nov….

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Is BTS Next? Pop Shop Podcast

Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl halftime show is still making waves more than a week later — including his song “DtMF” topping the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time — but that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking ahead to who might be up next for the 2027 halftime. On the new Billboard Pop Shop…

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Bad Bunny Set For Spotify’s First Billions Club Live Show In Asia

Bad Bunny isn’t done with smashing the history books. Fresh from his headline performance at Super Bowl LX, Bunny will headline the upcoming edition of Spotify’s Billions Club Live series, to be presented next month in Asia for the first time. Bunny is booked for a special concert in Tokyo, Japan on March 7, held…

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Bad Bunny Has Entire Top 25 on Hot Latin Songs Chart

Bad Bunny starts the week with a massive sweep across Billboard charts. He lands a record-breaking 29 simultaneous titles on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Feb. 21), as his track “DtMF” adds a 47th week at No. 1 on the multimetric ranking, while also securing the No. 1 spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot…

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