Euphoria llegó a su fin. La intensa serie dramática concluyó en HBO el domingo por la noche con el último episodio de la tercera temporada, que finalizó con la muerte del personaje de Zendaya, Rue, por una sobredosis accidental.
En un segmento detrás de cámaras que se emitió en HBO después del final, el creador Sam Levinson dijo: “Se sintió como un final honesto. El final honesto es que personas como Rue no lo logran… Creo que, al final, quería contar una historia honesta sobre la adicción. También quería contar una historia sobre el duelo y la angustia emocional que puede generar”.
Mientras Rue sufre una sobredosis, sueña con Fezco, personaje interpretado por Angus Cloud antes de su fallecimiento en 2023. La secuencia incluye imágenes inéditas de ambos actores. “Quería contar esta historia por Angus y por quienes no tuvieron una segunda oportunidad“, comentó Levinson en el vídeo.
Levinson también declaró al New York Times que la tercera temporada es el final oficial de la serie. “En cuanto a la historia que nos propusimos contar, que trata sobre la adicción y sus consecuencias, siento que este es el final“, afirmó.
Agregó que originalmente había escrito una “trayectoria diferente para el personaje de Rue“. La noticia del fallecimiento de Cloud influyó en la forma en que finalmente concibió la última temporada. Siempre me había preocupado mucho la prevalencia del fentanilo, y es algo que hemos abordado a lo largo de las temporadas. Pero tras su fallecimiento, tuve que replantear el guion y pensé: “Hoy en día no se puede contar una historia sobre la adicción sin mostrar sus consecuencias reales. La mayoría de la gente no tiene una segunda oportunidad“.
Levinson explicó que la historia de la serie es “trágica al final, pero también es la verdad“. “Si experimentas o consumes drogas hoy en día, es muy posible que te maten“.
A principios de este año, Levinson le dijo a Rolling Stone que quería mantener vivo al personaje de Cloud en la serie. “Mantener a Angus vivo en la historia fue como decir: si no pude controlarlo en la vida real, al menos puedo controlarlo en el trabajo”, explicó. “El duelo por Angus influyó profundamente en la temporada. Era alguien a quien quería mucho. Y alguien por quien luché con todas mis fuerzas. Mira, he lidiado con la adicción. La conozco bien. Así que siempre estás preparado, pero perder a Angus me impactó mucho y me enfureció por muchas razones”.
Zendaya ya había insinuado que la tercera temporada sería la última de Euphoria. Durante una entrevista en el programa The Drew Barrymore Show en abril, Barrymore le preguntó directamente si esta sería la última temporada, a lo que Zendaya respondió: “Creo que sí“. Añadió: “Ese cierre llegará“.
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Este verano, Ondalinda abre un nuevo capítulo lejos de las selvas de Careyes y aterriza en el Mediterráneo con The Summer Rendez-Vous, una serie de encuentros íntimos y cuidadosamente curados que marcarán el inicio de su primera residencia oficial en Ibiza. Más que un festival, se trata de una extensión de su universo: experiencias diseñadas para conectar música, comunidad, bienestar y lujo en algunos de los escenarios más exclusivos de la isla.
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Durante diez días, Ondalinda desplegará una programación que mezcla cenas performáticas, conversaciones sobre regeneración y fiestas sobre el mar, reafirmando su identidad como una comunidad global donde lo espiritual y lo estético conviven bajo una misma narrativa. En esta nueva era, el concepto de “Rendez-Vous” nace como un punto de encuentro entre grandes festivales donde habrá reuniones más pequeñas, inmersivas y profundamente personales.
La experiencia comenzará el 28 de junio con el Soho House Dinner Party en Soho Farmhouse, una cena privada limitada a solo 80 invitados. Bajo un formato íntimo y reflexivo, el encuentro reunirá al emprendedor y desarrollador regenerativo Tony Cho junto al inversionista y agricultor Christian Jochnick para conversar sobre cómo la agricultura regenerativa y el diseño consciente están redefiniendo el futuro de las ciudades y las comunidades. La noche cerrará con la música de Happie, artista que combina soul contemporáneo, electrónica orgánica y vulnerabilidad emocional en un live set pensado para acompañar el espíritu de la isla.
Al día siguiente, el 29 de junio, llegará uno de los momentos centrales del programa: The Garden of Earthly Delights, una experiencia inmersiva inspirada en la célebre obra de Hieronymus Bosch. Atzaró se transformará en un jardín de placer, tentación e inocencia donde figuras etéreas vestidas de encaje, música en vivo y una gran mesa comunal de frutas, vino y cocina farm-to-table darán vida a una noche que promete evolucionar desde la contemplación hacia el desenfreno elegante.
La música será protagonista con un lineup encabezado por YAMAGUCCI, el productor y DJ israelí-japonés reconocido por sus atmósferas hipnóticas y su rara presencia en Ibiza. La velada también contará con un live performance de Isadora y un especial back-to-back entre Brunnä y Anastacia. Otro punto importante y que continúa con una tradición en Ondalinda es el vestuario, que también forma parte de la experiencia. Los asistentes podrán elegir entre convertirse en seres etéreos de blancos celestiales, frutas prohibidas llenas de color o figuras wicked envueltas en cuero y siluetas provocadoras.
El cierre llegará el 3 de julio con The Sunset Boat Party, una celebración marítima limitada a 60 personas a bordo de dos embarcaciones de madera navegando por una cala secreta del Mediterráneo. Entre cocteles, gastronomía isleña y música en vivo, Ondalinda propone una experiencia donde el tiempo parece detenerse mientras el sol cae sobre el mar. Y, si las aguas lo permiten, incluso acompañados por delfines.
Más allá de las fiestas, Ondalinda mantiene intacta su dimensión espiritual y de bienestar. Primal Moves, una sesión gratuita para los asistentes de cualquiera de los eventos principales, ofrecerá un espacio para reconectar cuerpo y mente dentro de una villa privada. A esto se suman almuerzos, cenas y encuentros distribuidos en algunos de los lugares más emblemáticos de Ibiza, todos articulados por una nueva red de concierge de lujo que incluye villas privadas, yates, reservas exclusivas y experiencias personalizadas alrededor de la isla.
Con esta residencia de verano, el festival no abandona su esencia, simplemente cambia de paisaje. La comunidad que alguna vez encontró en Careyes un refugio entre selva, ritual y electrónica sofisticada ahora mira hacia Ibiza para continuar expandiendo una filosofía donde la música funciona como ritual, el lujo como experiencia sensorial y la conexión humana como centro de todo, porque para Ondalinda, incluso en el corazón del Mediterráneo, la fiesta sigue siendo un acto de transformación.
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Live Nation is expanding its live music presence in Latin America via a strategic partnership with top Argentine promoter Dale Play Live, Billboard can exclusively announce. As part of the agreement, Live Nation will acquire a majority stake in Dale Play Live, and Dale Play founder and CEO Federico Lauria will continue in his position, leading the company’s creative and strategic direction.
The move is part of Live Nation’s continued push to expand its presence in Latin America. Earlier this year, the promoter announced it had made a majority investment in Bizarro Peru, one of the country’s leading promoters, and in 2023, it acquired a majority stake in Colombia’s Páramo Presenta, the company that produces leading festival Estereo Picnic. In turn, that deal was executed through OCESA, which Live Nation acquired a controlling interest of in December of 2021.
Dale Play Live is the live arm of entertainment company Dale Play, whose holdings also include Dale Play Management and Dale Play Records, which is home to Bizarrap, Rels B and Duki, among others, and which Lauria owns in partnership with Rimas (Bad Bunny’s label) and Sony.
Although Dale Play has established itself globally as a pioneer in the South American urban music movement –taking the music to the top of the charts worldwide — the company actually started as a concert promoter in Argentina, where it sells over one million tickets per year and promotes concerts by the likes of longtime client Bad Bunny.
The new partnership bolsters Live Nation’s already significant presence in Argentina, where it has a longstanding partnership with promoter DF Entertainment. DF will continue playing a central role in the growth and expansion of “international live events” while Dale Play will contribute its expertise in developing Spanish-language artists and local content.
“Buenos Aires is the second largest music market in South America and a priority for Live Nation,” said Michael Rapino, President and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, in a statement. “The addition of Dale Play complements our existing partnership with DF Entertainment and strengthens our commitment to Argentina and the growth of Spanish-language music in the region and throughout the world.”
“Dale Play was founded with the vision of supporting artists and building a platform that empowers them to grow locally and globally,” said Lauria. “Being partners with Live Nation represents a tremendous opportunity to continue expanding artists from Argentina and Latin America to the world.”
For Chappell Roan, the reason behind her advocacy for the LGBTQ community is really quite simple: “People deserve to have good lives. Like you deserve to be free. Every single person deserves to have freedom and to be themselves. It’s just like, why would you fight against that?”
Roan made that simple, but eloquent, statement in an interview with Elton John that is part of his 2026 Elton John Impact Awards, which launched Monday (June 1) as a podcast series on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard, and as an audio special airing across iHeartRadio PRIDE stations.
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Musicians Orville Peck and Melissa Etheridge; actors Jonathan Bailey and Laverne Cox; and tennis legend Billie Jean King are five other LGBTQ+ icons who are set to be honored and featured in a podcast episode. John also talked to Bailey. iHeartRadio’s Elvis Duran talked to Peck, Etheridge and King. Billy Porter talked to Cox.
The Elton John Impact Awards celebrate trailblazing LGBTQ+ community members and prominent allies, while also giving back to LGBTQ+ organizations. The award was first introduced in 2022 at “Can’t Cancel Pride,” a virtual benefit concert launched by iHeartMedia and Procter & Gamble. John was its inaugural recipient in recognition of his decades-long advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and the fight to end AIDS.
Since then, the award has honored trailblazers including Brandi Carlile and Porter, evolving into the Elton John Impact Awards podcast series.
Created by iHeartMedia and P&G, the Elton John Impact Awards, which bills itself as the first-podcast awards ceremony, recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. Charitable foundation partners of this year’s event include the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Brandi Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation. For more information visit EltonJohnImpactAwards.com.
Here are edited highlights of these six conversations.
The Angels have released a commemorative video for “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again” to mark the 50th anniversary of the song that has become one of the most recognisable recordings in Australian rock history, as the band prepares for a national anniversary tour spanning more than 25 dates.
The clip, assembled by founding guitarist Rick Brewster, features all of the vocalists who have fronted the band across its five-decade career. It arrives as the group heads out on the Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again… 50 Years On national tour, which opens at Coolangatta’s Cooly Rocks on June 4 and runs through to Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide on November 6.
Written by Doc Neeson, John Brewster and Rick Brewster, the song was originally recorded in March 1976 and released as the band’s debut single, produced by Harry Vanda and George Young of The Easybeats.
It was conceived as an acoustic ballad; Neeson later revealed its lyrics were inspired by grief following the death of the girlfriend of the band’s first manager, John Woodruff, in a motorcycle accident. The original release reached No. 58 on the Australian charts and remained on the chart for 19 weeks. A live version released in 1988 — capturing the audience chant that had by then become inseparable from the song — reached No. 11 on the Kent Music Report and introduced the phenomenon to a broader audience.
The song’s cultural reach has only grown. It ranked No. 11 in Triple M’s Ozzest 100 countdown in 2018 and placed No. 12 in triple j’s Hottest 100 Australian Songs poll in 2025, making it the oldest song in that year’s top 40.
Metallica, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll all performed it during Australian tours in 2025, and covers have come from Dune Rats, Ruby Fields and Baby Shakes.
For John Brewster, the anniversary carries personal weight. “Fifty years on, the song still has so much meaning for us,” he told Noise 11. “When we play the song, we’re thinking about all the people we’ve lost, like Doc and Chris Bailey. And all the people that we’ve played with over the years — the roadies, the tour managers, the record company people, our friends and, of course, all the fans.”
The Angels — Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again… 50 Years On Tour
June 4 — Coolangatta — Cooly Rocks
June 5 — Caloundra West — Norton Music Factory
June 6 — Beenleigh — Beenleigh Tavern
June 12 — Hornsby — Hornsby RSL
June 13 — Albion Park Rail — The Oaks Hotel
June 19 — Woden — Canberra Southern Cross Club
June 20 — Albury — The Bended Elbow
July 3 — Launceston — Country Club Showroom
July 4 — Hobart — Wrest Point Showroom
July 10 — Belmont — Belmont 16s
July 11 — Revesby — Revesby Workers Club
July 17 — Fremantle — Freo Social
July 18 — Perth — Rosemount Hotel
July 31 — Caringbah — Highfield
Aug. 1 — Marrickville — Factory Theatre
Aug. 7 — Shoal Bay — Shoal Bay Country Club
Aug. 8 — Prestons — Liverpool Catholic Club
Aug. 14 — Geelong — Eureka Hotel
Aug. 15 — Melbourne — Corner Hotel
Aug. 28 — Kingsford — The Juniors
Aug. 29 — Mona Vale — Pittwater RSL
Sept. 11 — Brisbane — The Triffid
Sept. 12 — Capalaba — Koala Tavern
Oct. 23 — Rozelle — Bridge Hotel
Oct. 24 — Rozelle — Bridge Hotel
Nov. 6 — Adelaide — Hindley Street Music Hall
Andrew Jenkins, the President of Australia and the Asia Pacific Region for Universal Music Publishing Group, will depart the company on July 1 after nearly two decades in the role, UMPG announced Monday (June 1).
Jenkins joined BMG Music Publishing International in 1993 as Vice President, was promoted to President of BMG Music Publishing International in 2005, and continued in senior leadership roles when Universal Music Publishing Group acquired BMG Music Publishing in 2006.
In that time, he oversaw UMPG’s publishing operations and creative teams across Australia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, played a central role in expanding the company’s regional presence, and was integral to brokering both the SACEM and APRA multi-territory digital licensing arrangements at UMPG — two agreements that significantly shaped digital licensing in the region.
Before his publishing career, Jenkins began in the music industry at PolyGram in the U.K. in 1981, later serving as General Manager and Senior Director of Polydor Records. Over the course of his career he worked with, signed or helped oversee relationships with artists and songwriters including the Bee Gees, The Cure, Alanis Morissette, Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Guy Sebastian and Tom Waits.
Beyond his company role, Jenkins held significant industry leadership positions — serving as Chair of the International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP), as a founding board member of the International Music Publishers Association (IMPA), and as a board member of APRA, AMCOS and AMPAL in Australia.
UMPG Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson paid tribute in a statement. “Andrew has been an exceptional leader, colleague and friend,” she said. “His dedication to songwriters and artists, and his leadership across Australia and the Pacific Region, have left a lasting impact on both our company and the creative community throughout the region.”
In his own statement, Jenkins reflected warmly on the journey. “I am in awe of your genius and grateful for your friendship,” he said, addressing collaborators and colleagues. “It’s been amazing. So, until the next time, thank you all.”
A successor has not yet been announced.
Mick Jagger has said he “can’t wait” to take The Rolling Stones back on the road, though fans shouldn’t expect an imminent announcement.
Speaking on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years alongside Ronnie Wood, Jagger was asked whether the Stones would ever tour again. “I’d love to go on tour, I can’t wait,” he said, before tempering expectations. “I don’t think it’s going to be this year. But hopefully it’s going to be as soon as possible.”
The comments come after the band scrapped plans for a U.K. and European stadium tour in 2026 in late 2025, with reports that Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to the run. Richards has since hinted at a potential return to the road in 2027, and Jagger’s latest remarks add weight to that possibility.
The interview arrives ahead of the band’s 25th studio album Foreign Tongues, due July 10 via Polydor/Universal Music. The record was made in less than a month at Metropolis Studios in West London with producer Andrew Watt — who also helmed 2024’s Hackney Diamonds — and features guest appearances from Paul McCartney, The Cure‘s Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and the late Charlie Watts.
Jagger revealed the Robert Smith collaboration came about by chance at an industry event. “He was standing there with his back to me and this long gown on and when he turned around, he was covered in lipstick,” Jagger said. “And I said, ‘You’re Robert Smith of The Cure.’ He said, ‘Yeah, we’ve never met.’ And I said, ‘While you’re here, you better go and do something.’ That’s how collaborations work sometimes.”
Foreign Tongues includes previously released tracks “Rough and Twisted” and “In the Stars,” as well as a cover of the late Amy Winehouse‘s “You Know I’m No Good.” The full tracklist was revealed earlier this month with song titles appearing on streaming devices listed in various foreign languages.
Hackney Diamonds debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in 2024 — the band’s highest chart position in the U.S. since Voodoo Lounge reached No. 2 in 1994.
FISHER is adding a Pixar credit to his résumé.
The Grammy-nominated Australian DJ and producer has joined the Australian and New Zealand voice cast of Toy Story 5, where he will voice a character named Garden Gnome in the latest installment of Disney and Pixar’s blockbuster franchise. The film is set to open in Australia and New Zealand on June 18.
FISHER’s character is described as a member of a community of forgotten toys living in an abandoned backyard shed. According to Disney, Garden Gnome is “fiercely protective of teatime and his kid.”
“I am incredibly excited to be part of ‘Toy Story 5’,” FISHER said in a statement. “This is a franchise that my family and I have loved for years — I can’t wait to watch it with my kids.”
The casting marks the latest high-profile moment for the Australian dance star, who has spent the past decade evolving from a Gold Coast club favorite into one of electronic music’s biggest global exports. Known for hits including “Losing It,” “You Little Beauty” and “Take It Off,” FISHER earned a Grammy nomination for “Losing It,” which became an international dance anthem and topped Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.
In recent years, he has become a fixture on some of the world’s biggest stages, headlining shows in Ibiza, Las Vegas and at major festivals including Coachella. His rise has coincided with a broader wave of Australian electronic artists finding success on the global circuit.
Toy Story 5 reunites many of the franchise’s longtime stars, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear and Joan Cusack as Jessie. New additions include Greta Lee, whose character Lilypad — a smart tablet device — introduces a technology-focused conflict into the story.
The film is directed by Andrew Stanton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Finding Nemo and WALL-E, and features a score from longtime franchise composer Randy Newman.
For FISHER, the role represents a rare move outside music — and into one of the most successful animated franchises in movie history.
Massive Attack will return to Australia for their first headline shows since 2010, with three arena dates confirmed for August in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
The Bristol collective — led by Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall — will play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Aug. 6, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Aug. 9 and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Aug. 11.
The shows are presented by Frontier Touring and mark the band’s first Australian dates in 16 years. Frontier Members presale opens Thursday, June 4 at 2 p.m. local time, with general on sale from Friday, June 5 at 3 p.m. local time via frontiertouring.com/massiveattack.
The announcement arrives alongside a newly released collaboration with Tom Waits, “Boots on the Ground,” the first new Massive Attack material in some time and a clear signal that the group remains artistically active more than three decades after forming as part of Bristol’s Wild Bunch sound system collective.
Few bands carry Massive Attack’s weight of influence. Their 1991 debut Blue Lines — frequently cited as the record that invented trip-hop — peaked at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been named one of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Their third album Mezzanine (1998) topped the UK Albums Chart and produced “Teardrop,” which later became globally recognisable as the theme for the American television drama House, and “Angel,” both now considered landmark recordings of the era. Mezzanine peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 — their strongest U.S. chart showing — and has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide.
Their fourth album 100th Window (2003) also topped the UK Albums Chart, giving the collective two U.K. No. 1 albums. Heligoland, their fifth and most recent studio album, followed in 2010 — the same year as their last Australian visit — and debuted at No. 2 on the U.K. Albums Chart.
Massive Attack’s live shows have long been considered some of the most visually and sonically immersive experiences in music, incorporating large-scale political messaging, bespoke audio-visual systems and collaborations with artists including Adam Curtis, United Visual Artists and Robert Del Naja’s own visual art practice.
Massive Attack — Australia 2026
Aug. 6 — Brisbane, QLD — Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Aug. 9 — Sydney, NSW — Qudos Bank Arena
Aug. 11 — Melbourne, VIC — Rod Laver Arena
“Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Ariana Grande‘s new single, tops this week’s best new music poll.
Listeners voted in a poll published Friday (May 29) on Billboard, choosing the star’s highly-anticipated return to music as their favorite release this week.
“Hate That I Made You Love Me” ascended to the top of the poll in a week that also delivered new music from Latto, aespa and more. When the poll closed on Sunday, Grande held a steady lead, bringing in more than 50% of the vote.
“Hate That I Made You Love Me” is the first taste of Grande’s eighth studio album, Petal (arriving on July 31), and her first new music release — outside of her film career — since 2024’s Eternal Sunshine, which was a No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Petal is set to be released via Grande’s BabyDoll Music imprint label, licensed to Republic Records.
“I hate that I made you love me/ Sorry if I made me your type/ Yeah, I, I hate that I made you love me/ ‘Cause I barely tried,” she sings in the chorus.
The song was released Friday, with an official music video still on the way Monday morning (June 1).
And timed just after the “Hate That I Made You Love Me” reveal is the June 8 launch of Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Tour in Oakland, Calif. (See her current list of tour dates here.)
Among the new releases trailing behind “Hate That I Made You Love Me” this week are Latto’s Big Mama album, with 26% of the vote, and aespa’s LEMONADE – The 2nd Album, with 14% of the vote.
See the final results of this week’s poll below.