She’s topped the Billboard Hot 100 four times and scored 15 top 10 hits on the chart; placed three albums atop the Billboard 200 and nine in the top 10; won three Grammy Awards; been named a Billboard Legend of Live, and is known for her astounding aerial feats. But this Sunday, June 7, longtime pop star P!nk will add a more unexpected achievement to her resume: hosting Broadway’s biggest night, the Tony Awards.

For P!nk, a love of Broadway hits very close to home. She grew up loving classic musicals (and sometimes acted in them); now, her daughter Willow Sage Hart is not only a devoted musical theater fan but an aspiring performer herself, now attending performing arts school in New York.

But despite the fact that her own music certainly has a Broadway presence — Moulin Rouge! features “Lady Marmalade,” the blockbuster hit she sang on with Mya, Lil’ Kim and Christina Aguilera in 2001; and & Juliet features “Perfect” — P!nk has yet to appear on a Broadway stage herself. That’ll change this weekend, not only with her hosting gig, but with a much-anticipated special performance celebrating the 30th anniversary of Broadway mainstay Chicago, in which P!nk will perform alongside Queen Latifah and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

“The first thing I had to do was see if my hips worked, and they do… sort of,” P!nk tells Billboard with a laugh. The pop superstar sat for a chat as she prepares for the Chicago performance high up New York’s Rockefeller Center, around the corner from Radio City Music Hall, where the Tonys will be presented. “It’s not something I ever thought I’d do, and now that I’m doing it it’s really fun.” As for what to expect: “It’s gonna be a medley. I’m doing… something! And it’s gonna be amazing! I’m like, living out my childhood dreams right now.”

P!nk caught up with Billboard days ahead of the Tonys to discuss her own musical theater past, the shows she’s constantly listening to with her daughter, and whether she’d ever consider letting her catalog become the basis for a musical.

Billboard: Broadway cast recordings can be formative just like pop albums; was there a gateway theater album that really got you into musical theater? 

P!nk: Annie. [Sings from “Maybe”] “Maybe now it’s time, and maybe when I wake…” That was my singing lessons song. It was Whitney Houston that made me want to take voice lessons [in the first place], because I was like, well, how come she can sing like that? But I did train classically, so I would sing Phantom and then I got into Les Misérables and I just loved it all.  

Singing Phantom will definitely get your range going! 

Oh yeah, I mean, I used to sing it seriously. And then I smoked it all away [laughs].  

And you participated in theater yourself growing up too, right?  

Oh yeah. I was Rumpleteazer in Cats! I had to make my own costume. I was also Annie as a child at musical theater camp, this tiny little YMCA camp in Doylestown [PA]. 

Which cast albums are in rotation in your house today, that you listen to with your family? 

What is [Willow] not listening to? Newsies was a big one for a while. The Notebook was a favorite of Willow’s, to be honest. Huge Outsiders fan. Sara Bareilles is amazing and Waitress was amazing — that’s another one we have in constant rotation. Hamilton was kind of an entry point for Willow — it was The Greatest Showman and Hamilton, around that time where she was like, “What is happening?”  

If you had to choose your personal Mount Rushmore of musicals, what would be on it? 
 
I mean, Les Mis every time. That’s some of my favorite music. You see that girl playing Cosette singing “Castle On A Cloud”… just great songs and really fun.  

There is increasingly so much overlap between the pop and theater worlds. Do you have friends who’ve come to the theater world who have helped bring you into it? 

I don’t know many pop musicians. It’s Willow all the way that brought us here.  

There’s a lot of interest today in mining pop artists’ catalogs for Broadway musicals. Have you ever been approached? 

Many times. I don’t know if I have an opinion just yet. I think & Juliet was the coolest. It’s a really good show, I really liked it, and I was skeptical, even though I love Max Martin. I think anything is possible if it’s done right.  

Speaking of & Juliet, I have heard rumors that you might go into it at some point….? 

They asked me to play Shakespeare, and I thought that was hilarious and awesome and would certainly be the role for me. But I’m not doing anything right now.  

Would you ever be interested in writing an original musical?  

Yeah, I like to write. Absolutely.  

Among the performers you’ve seen on Broadway, do you have particular favorite voices?
 
Joshua Henry — he’s so good. Caissie Levy I love, Jessica Vosk I love. Shoshana [Bean] is incredible. I mean, even the guy that plays the dad in Lost Boys [Ben Crawford], he opens his mouth and I’m like, how are you that good with this small of a part?! Like, Jesus, do you have the best voice in the play? You’re here for four seconds!  And [Crystal Lucas-Perry] who played the mom in Bigfoot! [off-Broadway], her voice is sick. I love Maria [Wirries] in Lost Boys, Emma Pittman [and] Sky Lakota Lynch from Outsiders…

You have an innate sense of theatricality. Has a sense of theater affected how you put together your live show? 

I think very much that we always come from a theatrical place. I mean for me, I’m a carney, right? So it’s sort of like a circus, without the animals of course, other than the humans [laughs]. It’s a combination of circus, theater, rock opera… I guess pop show, but the pop show has the least amount to do with it. I would say more of a rock show than anything. We rock harder than a lot of rock bands. But definitely with staging and what’s possible, it is theater —  it’s just a movable stage.
 
Can you share anything that’s happening with your own music right now?  
Absolutely nothing. No, I’ve been writing some songs just because my heart needs it. But no, I don’t have any plans right now. I’m just mom-ing and seeing where the day takes us.

The Tony Awards are produced in collaboration with Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. In addition to executive producing the show with Sussman, Kapoor and Levine Hall will also serve as co-showrunners. Patrick Menton and Rob Paine will co-executive produce, with Menton also serving as head of talent.

British soul/R&B trio FLO is set to receive the ASCAP Vanguard Award at the 2026 ASCAP London Celebrates Songwriters and Composers event on Tuesday (June 16). 

The award is presented to breakthrough artists who are shaping the future of music. Previous recipients include Dua Lipa, Victoria Monet and St. Vincent.

“FLO are redefining R&B with incredible chops and style,” Paul Williams, ASCAP chairman of the board and president, said in a statement. “As they continue to build on their remarkable creative achievements, we’re proud to honor FLO with the Vanguard Award.”

On March 26, the London-based trio won a MOBO award for best R&B/soul act (besting Olivia Dean, among others). It also received a 2026 Grammy nod for best progressive R&B album for its debut set, Access All Areas. In 2023, the group won the rising star award at the Brit Awards, and that same year it rated in the annual BBC Sound of… poll. FLO has additionally been nominated for seven BET Awards and three Soul Train Music Awards.

FLO, which is signed to Island Records, is composed of Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renée Downer. The trio’s debut studio album, Access All Areas (2024), included “In My Bag,” a collaboration with GloRilla. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Official UK Albums Chart and No. 163 on the Billboard 200.

FLO plans to attend the June 16 event, at which ASCAP will celebrate its U.K. songwriters and composers who have achieved success in the U.S. for their work in music, TV and film. The event will also celebrate the U.K. writers of the 2026 song of the year, top Hot Dance / Electronic Song, top box office film of the year and more.

Brandon Lake was a double winner at the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards, which premiered on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and the TBN+ app on Friday (May 29). (An encore showing is scheduled for Friday June 5).

Lake, 35, won both artist of the year and male artist of the year. Gospel legend CeCe Winans, 61, took the award for female artist of the year.

MercyMe, which formed 32 years ago, won group of the year.

The K-LOVE Fan Awards, now in their 13th year, honors artists, songs and performances in Christian music, as well as recognizing achievements in television, film, books, sports and digital media. This year’s show was taped at Nashville’s Opry House on May 24. It was co-hosted by Sadie Robertson Huff and Lauren Daigle. Robertson won the podcast impact award for Whoa That’s Good. Daigle was shut out despite three nominations.

Other artists who received three nominations but didn’t win this year were Jeremy Camp, Josiah Queen and Elevation Worship.

Jamie MacDonald won song of the year for “Left It in the River,” which reached No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. Phil Wickham won worship song for “Homesick for Heaven,” which reached No. 8 on that chart.

Here’s the complete list of nominees for the 2026 K-LOVE Fan Awards, with winners marked.

Artist of the year

WINNER: Brandon Lake
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Jamie MacDonald
Jeremy Camp
Josiah Queen
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Phil Wickham
TobyMac

Male artist of the year

Ben Fuller
WINNER: Brandon Lake
Chris Tomlin
Jeremy Camp
Jon Reddick
Josiah Queen
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Seph Schlueter
Tauren Wells

Female artist of the year

Anne Wilson
Blanca
WINNER: CeCe Winans
Emerson Day
Hope Darst
Jamie MacDonald
Katy Nichole
Lauren Daigle
Leanna Crawford
Terrian

Group of the year

CAIN
Caleb & John
Elevation Rhythm
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
WINNER: MercyMe
Passion
We the Kingdom

Song of the year

“Can’t Steal My Joy”– Josiah Queen/Brandon Lake
“Get Behind Me”– Emerson Day
“Heaven On My Mind”– TobyMac
WINNER: “Left It In the River”– Jamie MacDonald
“Let It Be a Hallelujah”– Lauren Daigle
“Make It Well”– MercyMe
“No Fear”– Jon Reddick
“No Survivors”– Jeremy Camp
“The Love I Have For You” – Colton Dixon
“Wait For Me” – Zach Williams
“What an Awesome God”– Phil Wickham
“Won’t Start Now”– Seph Schlueter

Worship song

“Alleluia”– Elevation Worship
WINNER: “Homesick for Heaven”– Phil Wickham
“How Good It Is”– Chris Tomlin
“Mighty Name of Jesus”– Hope Darst & Josh Baldwin
“The Lord Will Provide”– Passion
“Washed”– Elevation Rhythm

Breakout single

“All Joy”– Natalie Layne
WINNER: “Get Behind Me”– Emerson Day
“I Need You”– Jet Trouble
“Somebody’s Praying”– Bay Turner
“Stay”– Zahriya Zachary
“Where Would I Be”– Peter Burton
“Why Should I Worry”– Carly Anne Taylor

Film impact

David
WINNER: I Can Only Imagine 2
Light of the World
Sarah’s Oil
Soul on Fire
The King of Kings
The Last Rodeo
Truth & Treason

TV/Streaming impact

Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey
WINNER: House of David: Season 2Miracle
Testament
The Chosen Adventures
The Promised Land
Virgin Birth

Podcast impact

Back Porch Theology – Lisa Harper
Girls Gone Bible – Angela Halili & Arielle Reitsma
Hey! It’s the Lusko’s – Levi & Jennie Lusko
Livin’ the Bream – Shannon Bream
The Bible Recap –Tara-Leigh Cobble
The Bryce Crawford Podcast – Bryce Crawford
There Is More Podcast – Karen McAdams & Rachel Faulkner Brown
WINNER: Whoa That’s Good – Sadie Robertson Huff

Book impact

And She Got Up – Courtney Pray Duke
Beloved – Francis Chan
Blessed Are the Spiraling – Levi Lusko
WINNER: Hey Girl – Anne Wilson
Jesus Shaped Life – Lisa Harper
Joy Bomb – Tauren Wells
Tame Your Thoughts – Max Lucado
We’re So Blessed – CAIN

Sports impact

WINNER: Robert Anthony Cruz “Coach RAC”- Savannah Bananas

The Australian Recording Industry Association’s special 40^th anniversary Hall of Fame event has a special broadcast home.

Presented Thursday, June 11 in Sydney, the special standalone event will air nationally on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at 9.15pm AEST (5.15am ET), in what the trade body describes as an “historic first.” The show will then beam out Saturday, June 13 on the free-to-air television channel and digital live stream ABC Entertains and via the public broadcaster’s on-demand iView platform. Separately, show highlights and red carpet moments will be available across ARIA and ABC social channels.

As previously reported, the 2026 edition will break from tradition and induct six acts in total: Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End and Vika & Linda. 

ARIA has inducted artists into its Hall since 1988. That first class featured Dame Joan Sutherland, Johnny O’Keefe, Slim Dusty, Col Joye, Vanda & Young and AC/DC. In 2005, the trade body created a standalone ceremony ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame, when multiple acts were elevated. It was televised, it resonated with music fans, but proved short-lived as the industry struggled in a post-digital download landscape.

For 2011, the Hall of Fame induction became a spot within the ARIA Music Awards, with two new inductees. Then, from 2012, just one act has been inducted each year at the ARIAs.

Since that first class, scores of Aussie legends have got the nod, from Cold Chisel, to Kylie Minogue, Yothu Yindi, Kasey Chambers, Olivia Newton John, INXS, Crowded House, Archie Roach, Missy Higgins, Tina Arena, and last year’s inductee, You Am I.

Also announced today, May 27, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, Vika & Linda, Kate-Miller Heidke, Dan Sultan and Mia Wray will perform career-defining hits at the ceremony, organizers say, while the late Gurrumul will be remembered with “a moving celebration” with family members.

Veteran broadcaster and music champion Myf Warhurst is host of the show, to be presented at Sydney’s Carriageworks on Gadigal land. “To be part of the 40th anniversary ARIA Hall of Fame is incredibly special,” Warhurst comments in a statement.

“These artists have shaped Australian culture, soundtracked generations and influenced how we see ourselves through music,” she continues. “From the power and emotion of Gurrumul, to the energy of Spiderbait and The Living End, and the iconic voices of Kate Ceberano, Jenny Morris and Vika & Linda, this is a line-up that truly reflects the depth and brilliance of Australian music. It’s going to be loud, joyful and full of unforgettable moments – exactly what the Hall of Fame should be.”

The ARIA Hall of Fame Special Event is supported by the NSW Government through Sound NSW, and assisted by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts and Music Australia.

Meanwhile, the 2026 ARIA Awards in partnership with Spotify be presented Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion. The recording industry’s flagship ceremony will stream live on Paramount+ and returns to the free-to-air commercial broadcaster Network 10.

There was no one big winner at the 2026 American Music Awards, which were presented at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday (May 25). Instead, seven acts tied for the lead with three awards each – Bruno Mars, BTS, Cardi B, KATSEYE, Sabrina Carpenter, HUNTR/X and Sombr.

But one artist had a notably off night – Taylor Swift, who led the nominations with eight nods but didn’t win any of them. Despite her disappointing showing this year, Swift remains the artist with the most AMAs in the show’s history – a whopping 40.

BTS won artist of the year for the second time. The K-Pop superstars first won in the category in 2021. BTS is one of just four repeat winners in the history of the category. Swift leads all artists with seven awards in the category. BTS is tied with Justin Bieber and One Direction with two wins each. BTS is thus tied with 1D as the group with the most wins in the category.

BTS also won song of the summer for “Swim” and best male K-Pop artist. These three awards bring their career tally of AMAs to 14. Among groups or duos, they are second only to Alabama. The country titans won 23 AMAs.

Bieber won best male pop artist, which brings his career tally of AMA awards to 19. That puts him in a tie with the late Kenny Rogers for the second-most wins among male artists. (The late Michael Jackson leads among men, with 24 awards.) This obviously makes Bieber the living male artist with the most AMA wins.

KATSEYE won new artist of the year. The global girl group was nominated for the Grammy for best new artist in February but lost to Olivia Dean, who was among the nominees here. KATSEYE is the seventh consecutive female act to win in this category. The last six winners were female solo artists: Camilla Cabello, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Dove Cameron and Gracie Abrams. The last male winner in this category was Niall Horan in 2017. KATSEYE also won best music video and breakthrough pop artist.

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” won song of the year, continuing its winning streak at award shows. It won best song written for visual media at the Grammys and best original song at the Oscars. HUNTR/X also won AMAs for best vocal performance and best pop song.

Sombr won three awards – best rock/alternative song for “Back to Friends,” best rock/alternative album for I Barely Know Her and breakthrough rock/alternative artist. Sombr’s win in the song category was no surprise, but even he expressed surprise at his win in the album category. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200; all of the other nominees climbed higher. Sleep Token’s Even in Arcadia, Twenty One Pilots’ Breach and Zach Bryan’s With Heaven on Top each reached No. 1. Tame Impala’s Deadbeat climbed as high as No. 4. This shows the power of a smash single with universal appeal.

Of the three other three-time winners on the night, Mars won best male R&B artist, best R&B song and best R&B album; Cardi B won best female hip-hop artist, best hip-hop song and best hip-hop album; and Carpenter won album of the year, best female pop artist and best pop album.

Swift wasn’t the only artist with a large number of nominations who was shut out. Also going winless were Dean, who had seven nods; and Warren and Lady Gaga, with six nods each.

Karol G‘s Tropicoqueta won best Latin album, beating, among others, Rosalía’s Lux. Lux is expected to be a major player in next year’s Grammy Awards. Tropicoqueta was nominated for best Latin pop album at the 2026 ceremony. Karol G also won the international artist award of excellence.

Zara Larsson won two awards – collaboration of the year and breakthrough album of the year. This is another sign of how the Swedish star is levelling up in her career. She received her first Grammy nod at the 2026 ceremony – best dance pop recording for “Midnight Sun.”

Twenty One Pilots won best rock/alternative artist for the second year in a row and the fourth time overall. Only one act has won more times in this category, which was first presented in 1995. That’s Linkin Park, which won has won six times (and was nominated this year).

The Black Eyed Peas’ “Rock That Body” won in the new category of best throwback song. The song was the fifth single from the group’s Billboard 200-topping 2010 album The E.N.D. It was the most recently released song among the nominees. The other nominees were 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up” (1993) and Goo Dolls’ “Iris” (1998).

Queen Latifah hosted the 52nd American Music Awards, which aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. The AMAs, the world’s largest fan-voted award show, was created by legendary producer Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974.

The 52nd American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions, including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and Luminate, and cover the data tracking eligibility period of March 21, 2025 through March 26, 2026.

The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.

It was a victorious night for BTS and ARMY. On the heels of winning the song of the summer for “SWIM” at the 2026 American Music Awards, the boy band took home the artist of the year award on Monday night (May 25).

Busta Rhymes presented the award as the Grammy-nominated group beat out a star-studded group of competitors that included Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter to win the fan-voted honors for artist of the year.

After each of the boys finished up an elongated dap-up with Busta, RM took to the mic to celebrate. “ARMYs, we made it once again. Thank you. It’s an honor to have this precious award,” he began. “Once again, after everybody’s done their military service.

RM continued: “Like the legendary Busta Rhymes said, it’s a fan-voted award, so our biggest thanks and gratitude goes to the ARMYs all over the world. You stood by us for the past 13 years — thank you so much.”

J-hope stepped to the mic second in awe of the moment. “Wow. We have been overwhelmed by the reaction to this album,” he said. “Thank you for embracing ARIRANG and every single song on this album that you helped chart. Thank you, for real, we are so grateful.”

Jimin had the last words for the group to close out the celebratory night. “Thank you for passionately following us on tour and showing so much love in every city,” he said.

BTS had a busy AMAs after picking up a win in the new song of the summer category for Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “SWIM,” and the Bangtan Boys also hit the stage for a thrilling performance of single “Hooligan,” which appeared on the group’s Billboard 200-topping 2026 album, ARIRANG.

ARIRANG debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 to earn the reunited crew its seventh chart-topper in March with 641,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate.

The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.

Icons recognize icons! At the American Music Awards Monday (May 25), KATSEYE took home the award for new artist of the year, beating out a star-studded lineup of nominees that included Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, Alex Warren, Ella Langley and sombr. Naturally, the global group shouted out a fellow world-conquering pop group for paving the way for their award-winning moment.

“We want to give a special shout-out to BTS tonight for inspiring us to represent our culture at a global scale,” said group member Sophia Laforteza after thanking key behind-the-scenes players such as HYBE’s Chairman Bang and Geffen Records CEO John Janick. Each of the five young ladies — Manon Bannerman, who is on hiatus, was not with the group at the ceremony — delivered a bite-sized acceptance speech, with Lara Raj later noting, “We’ve always been on a mission to celebrate diversity and represent our people and our cultures.”

Earlier in the night, the group performed its latest single, “Pinky Up,” which reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The high-octane hit, which comes with infectious complementary choreography, previews the group’s forthcoming WILD EP, which is currently slated for an Aug. 14 release. In addition to new artist of the year, KATSEYE picked up nominations for best music video (“Gnarly”) and breakthrough pop artist. They are now the first girl group to win new artist of the year at the American Music Awards since the category was introduced in 2004.

KATSEYE will support its new project with The Wildworld Tour, which will take the group to arenas across Europe and North America. The 31-date trek will kick off on Sept. 1 at Dublin’s 3Arena and conclude on Nov. 28 with the second of two shows at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes.

In the meantime, fans can catch KATSEYE at Governors Ball in New York City (June 5), Hinterland Music Festival in Saint Charles, Iowa (July 30), and Head in the Clouds in Pasadena, Calif. (Aug. 8).

BTS, of course, opened this year’s American Music Awards with a fiery performance of “Hooligan,” before showing up midway through the ceremony to present SZA with the best female R&B artist award and accept the song of the summer honor for “SWIM” before taking artist of the year.

The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.

KATSEYE had the most colorful performance at the American Music Awards, hands down, with the girl group singing “Pinky Up” for the crowd in Las Vegas on Monday (May 25).

Performing at the center of an explosion of colors and choreography, members Daniela, Lara, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae wowed the crowd in outfits comprised of miniature plushies while a vibrant teddy-bear-esque figure stood tall in the background. “We’re screaming from cloud nine/ No one can touch us if they tried/ Ooh, but it’s a state of mind,” the ladies sang while twisting, turning and twerking on stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Debuting at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, “Pinky Up” arrived in April ahead of KATSEYE’s Wild EP, which will drop in August. The group’s AMAs performance comes as EYEKONs have been adjusting to the absence of Manon, who was not present on stage after going on hiatus in February “to focus on her health and well-being,” according to a statement released at the time.

KATSEYE is up for three AMAs in 2026, earning nods for new artist of the year, best music video for single “Gnarly” and breakthrough pop artist. The members provided just one of many performances at this year’s ceremony, which was kicked off by BTS singing “Hooligan” and also included live showcases from sombr, Karol G, Keith Urban, New Kids on the Block and more.

Next up for KATSEYE — aside from the release of Wild, which will feature five tracks — is a global tour kicking off in September.

The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.