The world’s biggest stars have been traveling near and far this week to nourish their fans and the less fortunate.
Global Citizen Live hosted a 24-hour concert marathon on six different continents, which helped raise $1.1 billion to fight extreme global poverty. Meanwhile, Eminem opened his Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant in downtown Detroit, named after the notorious (and unappetizing) lyrics from his hit “Lose Yourself.”
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Slim Shady will also join Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar in the superstar lineup for next year’s Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Take a look at Billboard‘s weekly roundup and the “awards” it gave to this week’s headlines.
Happiest Music News: Mark Hoppus says he’s ‘cancer free’
On Wednesday (Sept. 29), Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus shared he was “cancer free” after he publicly disclosed he was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in June. “Still have to get scanned every six months and it’ll take me until the end of the year to get back to normal but today is an amazing day and I feel so blessed,” he announced on his socials. See Hoppus’ full, happy statement here.
Sweetest Music News: Dolly Parton loves Lil Nas X’s ‘Jolene’ cover
Good golly, Miss Dolly was quite the fan of Lil Nas X’s cover performance of her 1973 hit “Jolene” from his BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge set earlier this month. Parton wrote on Wednesday (Sept. 29) that he did a “really good” job and she was “honored and flattered” by his performance. See Lil Nas X’s reaction here.
Savviest Music News: Billboard‘s Boxscore charts return
Billboard‘s monthly Boxscore charts are officially resuming next month after a year-plus pandemic pause, but we’ve already got our eyes on some of the biggest tours and shows from this summer. Early reports crown Bruno Mars at No. 1 on the Top Tours chart with a gross of nearly $19.3 million from his Park MGM Residency in Vegas. Learn more here.
Tastiest Music News: Eminem opens Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant
Fans of Slim Shady got to taste what his famous Mom’s Spaghetti was like before he vomited it on his sweater after the rapper opened the official restaurant in his Detroit hometown on Wednesday (Sept. 29). And Eminem was serving up the noodles himself at the brick-and-mortar joint, which is inspired by the lyric from his 2002 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Lose Yourself.” Read more about its opening here.
Most Surprising Music News: Britney Spears’ dad suspended as conservator
In one of the most monumental moves in Britney Spears’ ongoing conservatorship case, an L.A. judge suspended her father, Jamie Spears, from his role as conservator of her estate during Wednesday’s (Sept. 29) hearing. And in her first Instagram post since the news broke, the pop star said she was on “Cloud 9,” and shared a clip of her flying a plane for the first time. Learn more about the hearing here, and see Britney’s posts here and Jamie’s statement here.
Most Live Music News: Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show performers announced
Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar are set to perform at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show on Feb. 13, 2022, it was announced on Thursday (Sept. 30). The Big Game will be held in Los Angeles for the first time in nearly 30 years at the new SoFi Stadium, and it will also mark the first time all five all-star performers unite on one stage. Read the announcement here, as well as our dream set list here and fans’ reactions here.
Most Inspiring Music News: Global Citizen Live raises $1.1 billion
Global Citizen Live’s 24-hour concert phenomenon on Saturday (Sept. 25), which took place in L.A., NYC, Paris, Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, London and Seoul, raised over $1 billion to fight extreme poverty across the globe. Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish, BTS, Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Elton John, Burna Boy and Cyndi Lauper at the concerts that were held at six continents. Learn more here.