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Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has announced a new round of speakers for its 2026 ADE Pro conference, with Josh Baker, Mochakk, Busy P, and Orbital‘s Paul Hartnoll among the latest additions to the event’s 30th anniversary edition.

The newly announced participants join previously revealed speakers including electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, who will serve as ADE Pro’s Guest of Honor, along with Mosimann, Novah and LYZZA. The conference takes place Oct. 21 – 25 in the Dutch capital and is recognized as one of electronic music’s largest global industry gatherings.

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This year’s conference program is curated around three central themes: market consolidation and the future of independence, rebuilding the music industry’s relationship with big tech and collective action. The event will also spotlight Brazil, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and sub-Saharan Africa as key growth regions for electronic music.

Brazilian artists Mochakk and Solarce Brothers join the program as part of ADE’s broader focus on the country’s expanding influence in the global electronic music market. Elsewhere, Manchester-based producer and label owner Josh Baker will discuss how artists are increasingly building businesses beyond music through labels, festivals and education platforms.

Ed Banger Records founder Pedro Winter, better known as Busy P, and Because Music founder Emmanuel de Buretel will unpack their long-running partnership and the future of independent music companies. Hartnoll will appear on a panel titled The Ethics of the Sample: Collaboration, Consent and Credit Across Cultures, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Orbital’s seminal 1996 album In Sides.

Other newly-announced guests include SPFDJ, Pegassi, Mathame, Gideon Berger, Sarah Williams and Coldcut co-founder Matt Black. More speakers and sessions for ADE Pro 2026 will be announced in the coming months.

The 2025 edition of the conference featured appearances from British rapper Skepta, plus DJs Hannah Laing, Joris Voorn, Chris Stussy and Armin van Buuren. In an on-the-ground report, Billboard U.K. described ADE as “a diverse and fun-loving hub of creativity in Europe,” noting that Amsterdam was “totally taken over by the 600,000 fans and 10,000 music industry professionals who live and breathe electronic music.” 

Alison Wonderland has no shortage of tales to tell the grandkids. The Australian EDM star etched her name in the history books when, in 2018, she headlined Coachella, becoming the first female DJ to do so in what was her fourth performance in the California desert.

She’s prouder still of her seven-times headlining the “Temple of Wonderland” at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. And there’s been headline slots at Lollapalooza’s Perry’s Stage, and appearances at Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and Life Is Beautiful. The Sydneysider has shifted more than 800,000 headline ticket sales across her U.S. tours alone. Global streams of her music top 1.1 billion.

On Thursday evening, June 25, perhaps a moment to stand among her finest; Wonderland has been invited to present the match ball for Australia’s final Group D round match with Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup Finals, which kicks off 10pm ET at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.

“OH MY GDDD I just got asked by ADIDAS to BRING OUT THE MATCH BALL TO THE FIELD FOR THE AUSTRALIA VS PARAGUAY MATCH TOMORROW,” she writes on her socials. “I’ll wave to you all from the TV. WISH ME LUCK (have been in the studio all day so had to process haha ).”

An overjoyed Wonderland shared several snaps from the studio. In each shot, she’s wearing her Aussie green and gold Adidas track pants. One apparently captures the surreal moment she read the email with the once-in-a-lifetime request.

The Australian Socceroos will hope Wonderland (real name: Alexandra Sholler) is a good luck charm. To progress in the tournament, Australia must win or draw against the South American team. Losing isn’t an option.

The timing is perfect. Wonderland is currently on tour in the United States, the final date of which is set for this Saturday, June 27 at Foam Wonderland in Las Vegas, NV. Then, she takes her show on the road to for performances in the United Kingdom and Europe, getting underway July 10 with the Wonderland Warehouse Rave in London, all of it in support of her fourth studio album, Ghost World (via EMI). 

Speaking with Billboard ahead of her latest tour, Wonderland remarked: “I’m a perfectionist. Someone said something a long time ago, you can tell everyone you put everything into this body of work but at the end of the day the only person who will know if you really went there will be you. It sits with me and haunts me anytime I make anything. I think it’s why I push myself so hard. I think about it all the time to this day.”

Collaborators on her latest album, which dropped in December 2025, include Nina Wilson, better known as EDM producer and artist Ninajirachi, plus DJ Dave and Erick The Architect. Wonderland produced the collection with Dylan Ragland, MEMBA and QUIX. Ghost World was mixed by Tom Norris and Tristan Hoogland and mastered by Dale Becker.

Only two days before it was set to kick off, Country Thunder Alberta in Calgary has been cancelled.

Headliners for the June 26-28 festival were The Red Clay Strays, Kane Brown and Lainey Wilson, with the bill also including Cameron Whitcomb, Tyler Hubbard, Ian Munsick, Mark Chesnutt, Noeline Hofmann and Elizabeth Nichols, among others.

Organizers posted on social media on Wednesday (June 24), “Today, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Country Thunder Alberta 2026,” citing issues with the city of Calgary for the late cancellation. “Active construction, loss of critical infrastructure and a restrictive noise bylaw made safe and enjoyable execution of the festival impossible,” the post stated, noting that the festival had been in contact with the city to resolve the challenges, but have not been able to.

The festival was still touting its arrival on socials as recently as Tuesday (June 23), posting images of the main stage and trucks loading in equipment.

Organizers went into more detail on the festival website. “For several months, Country Thunder has been in direct communication with the City of Calgary in an effort to resolve a series of escalating infrastructure and regulatory challenges tied to the new arena development. Despite sustained advocacy, the following conditions remain unresolved,” the statement said, listing several impediments, including the installation of a water bypass pipe that made sections of the festival site unusable. Scotia Place, a $1.2 billion event center that will be the new home to the NHL’s Calgary Flames, is under construction and will open in fall, 2027.

“We do not take this decision lightly,” said Kim Blevins, Country Thunder’s executive director, in a statement on the site. “Our fans travel from across the country to be part of this experience and we owe them an event they can enjoy fully. The city-driven conditions in Calgary this year make that impossible. Proceeding would have meant compromising on not only safety but also the fan experience and that is not something we are willing to do. We want our fans to feel the music, lose themselves in it and leave having had the experience they paid for. The new sound limitations placed on this event would not have allowed us to deliver that experience.”

All fans will receive a full refund.

Country Thunder Alberta is one of five festivals under the Country Thunder banner. The other festivals take place in Florence, Arizona; Clearwater, Florida; Craven, Saskatchewan and Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.

Bailey Zimmerman is off the hook after allegedly trashing a hotel room in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The country artist had been facing federal and criminal misdemeanor charges after he allegedly caused $16,000 in damage to his room, including the television, phone, coffee table and two chairs, as well as marks on the walls and stains on the carpet. According to TMZ, which first reported the news, which Billboard independently verified, the hotel also alleged that the singer charged more than $400 in alcohol to his hotel room, but the tab was not settled.

Charges have since been dropped, and the case dismissed because full restitution was made, reports KRQE, quoting the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office.

As previously reported, Zimmerman had been scheduled to perform at an amphitheater at Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque on May 27, but according to TMZ, authorities noted the singer seemed to be intoxicated, stumbling and acting hostilely, as well as throwing stage equipment during soundcheck. The outlet reported that Zimmerman left the soundcheck, returned to the resort and canceled the show.

According to the title, Zimmerman was ultimately evicted due to his behavior, but the hotel called police to escort the singer off the premises when he allegedly refused to leave in a courtesy bus.

Zimmerman went on to apologize for the incident. “To the Pueblo of Sandia and my fans: I want to address the events surrounding my canceled show in New Mexico in May and the reports that have followed,” he wrote in a statement, seen by Billboard. “First things first, I want to apologize to the Pueblo of Sandia and to everyone at Sandia Resort & Casino. I never meant for any of this to come across as disrespectful. I am deeply sorry for my actions that transpired. I respect your community and the hospitality and appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to perform on Native Land. I take full accountability for everything that happened and I am sorry to anyone who feels hurt or disrespected.”

The message continued, “To my fans who bought tickets and showed up expecting a performance, I am so sorry, you deserved better from me. I understand that being a musician comes with big responsibilities, both on and off stage, and I know that I fell short that day. I am reflecting on the disappointment and concern that I caused.” 

He insisted he was “taking this legal matter seriously. I am committed to doing the work necessary to learn and grow. Thank you to my fans for holding me accountable and for understanding that I am human. I do not take your support for granted.”

Zimmerman’s next scheduled concert is Thursday evening, June 25 at the Country Drive Music Festival in Ashland, Nebraska.

RÜFÜS DU SOL will carve out another slice of history this week when the EDM act parks at Madison Square Garden, arguably the world’s most famous arena.

The Australian trio will set a new benchmark on Thursday, June 25 with the first of four consecutive sold-out shows — the most by an electronic artist at MSG, and the most tickets sold at the venue by an electronic artist.

RDS has been burning the history books of late. As previously reported, their Inhale / Exhale World Tour is recognized as the highest-selling electronic tour of all time, and multiple record-setter in Australia and New Zealand.

The Sydneysiders completed their 2025 Australia tour last November with the third of three sold-out hometown shows at Afterpay Arena (then known as Qudos Bank Arena), the country’s biggest arena, for 150,000 tickets sold across the country, lifting their overall tally to 750,000 headline tickets for the year.

Along the way, the trio became just the second Aussie act, after AC/DC, and first electronic outfit to headline Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles, and played a string of high-profile festival spots, including Chicago’s Lollapalooza. All up, the lads played to some 1.5 million fans worldwide on the Inhale / Exhale World Tour, according to concert promoters Live Nation and independent Melbourne events specialist Untitled Group, which awarded the Sydneysiders with a commemorative plaque.

There will be more massive moments for RDS’ Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George, and James Hunt in the weeks ahead, including a headline spot to over 60,000 music fans Saturday, July 4 at Mexico City’s Foro Sol. This current tour has also seen RDS wind their way through a circuit of iconic baseball stadiums, including Chicago’s Wrigley Field (The Cubs), Boston’s Fenway Park (Red Sox), and San Diego’s Petco Park (Padres).

The ongoing North America ’26 trek is in support of 2024’s Inhale / Exhale (Rose Avenue Records / Warner Music Australasia), their fifth studio album, which opened its account at No. 3 on the ARIA Chart, continuing a podium finish for all their recordings in Australia. Along with that swag of historic moments, RDS have won four career ARIA Awards and six Grammy Award nominations, with a win in 2022 for best dance/electronic recording with “Alive.”

Ahead of Donald Trump’s rally kicking off the Great American State Fair on Wednesday night (June 24) to celebrate 250 years of the United States, the Leonard Cohen estate posted its objection to the planned use of the late singer/songwriter’s “Hallelujah” at the Washington, D.C., event.

Despite the objections, however, the song was still used at the rally.

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“The Leonard Cohen Estate has learned that the song ‘Hallelujah’ is to be performed at a Donald Trump rally on June 24,” a statement posted to Cohen’s Instagram account reads. “This use is not authorized, and the Estate does not support or approve of this or any similar usage.”

The statement ends with a tongue-in-cheek nod to one of Trump’s favorite social media sign-offs, simply stating: “Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

But it looks like no attention was paid: As shared in video from the event, Long Island opera singer Christopher Macchio joined forces with the Marine Band’s Master Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Bennear to perform the 1984 song, complete with a B-2 bomber flyover ahead of Trump hitting the stage.

This is hardly the first time Cohen’s beloved song has been covered. In fact, the Recording Industry Association of America says “Hallelujah” has been performed by more than 300 singers across multiple languages and decades, including high-profile versions by Jeff Buckley on his 1994 album Grace, Rufus Wainwright for the 2001 Shrek soundtrack, and Pentatonix putting a holiday spin on it for 2016’s A Pentatonix Christmas.

Before Cohen’s 2016 death, he had reacted to the song’s multitude of covers in a 2009 interview with The Guardian, saying, “I was reading a review of a movie called Watchmen that uses it, and the reviewer said, ‘Can we please have a moratorium on “Hallelujah” in movies and television shows?’ and I kind of feel the same way. I think it’s a good song, but too many people sing it.”

Bizarrap is officially back with his first BZRP Music Session of 2026 — and he’s doing it with Myke Towers.

On Wednesday (June 24), the Argentine producer dropped “BZRP Music Session #42/66” with the Puerto Rican star, a long-awaited pairing that had been teased for years and finally arrived to instant online buzz. The collab marks Myke as the first guest of the year in Bizarrap’s signature session series, one of Latin music’s most influential hitmaking franchises.

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For the first three minutes, the track bumps over a buoyant hip-hop beat as Myke delivers a string of coolly flexed bars and slick references in his unmistakable melodic-rap style. “I don’t smoke regular anymore,” he raps at one point in Spanish, later adding, “I’m thinking about the island even when I travel the whole world.”

Then comes the twist. After a QR code flashes onscreen, the visual transitions into “BOOBYTRAP,” a second release tied to the drop and one fans have been waiting on since a fragment first surfaced years ago. A title card explains that “Myke Towers nunca llegó al rodaje,” (or “Myke Towers never showed up to the shoot”) so Bizarrap had to be a rapper for a weekend. From there, Biza takes over: wearing a silver headpiece and a giant tiger chain, lip-syncing outside the studio, drinking shots from his Latin Grammy trophy, cruising in a Mustang and, most memorably, ripping up photos of German soccer players — including Mario Götze — in a visual packed with cheeky Argentine football references.

The Germany trolling isn’t random: Mario Götze famously scored the lone goal that gave Germany the 2014 FIFA World Cup title over Argentina, making his cameo here an especially cheeky choice.

The drop comes a day after Bizarrap teased the release on Instagram with a joint post tagging Towers alongside the Argentine and Puerto Rican flags.

The new session arrives at an expansive moment for Bizarrap. In recent months, he performed during the NFL halftime show at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, made his Ultra Miami Main Stage debut with surprise appearances by Daddy Yankee and Skrillex, and also joined the Spanish-language voice cast of Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 as “Santa de Jardín.”

Towers, meanwhile, released “Una Na Mas” in May, a dance-pop-leaning track that blends música urbana with house influences. The song was also selected as the official soundtrack for LaLiga Season Recap 26, arriving as the Puerto Rican star continues an international run with dates across Europe, Colombia and Mexico.

Bizarrap’s recent session guests include J Balvin, Daddy Yankee and Luck Ra, while past editions have featured Shakira, Quevedo, Peso Pluma, Young Miko, Natanael Cano, Rauw Alejandro and more. That run has helped cement the so-called “Biza effect” — turning each new session into a streaming event and a headline-making moment.

Watch the dual video by Bizarrap and Towers above

Jelly Roll is going through some changes in his personal life, but that isn’t stopping him from putting out new music.

First thing Wednesday (June 24), the country star released a new song titled “Hands Up,” a worship anthem that encourages listeners to lift their hands while thinking about heaven as the ultimate destination. “Surprise! New music here,” Jelly shared on Instagram Stories with a link to the song.

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The artist, who recently filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, took to social media on Tuesday to tease the track’s release. The teaser featured a compilation of footage documenting his physical transformation, including his weight-loss journey from the earliest days to where he is today. Jelly Roll promoted the upcoming release of the song by also including the chorus in part of the video. 

The reel incorporated a portion of the song’s chorus, as well as a clip from his interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he’s talking about how he kept himself motivated through the challenges. As footage shows the singer walking through the rain in soaked clothing, text on the screen reads: “On day 1, I walked in the rain.” 

The video then cuts to him explaining the moment he got tired of making excuses. “Every time I said that I was gonna lose the weight, Joe, I said, I lied to myself. I would tell myself, ‘I’m gonna do this. I’m gonna go do that.’ And then I’d go tell my family that. There’s a big person listening to this right now or a drug addict or somebody who wants to change some part of their life that right now is going, ‘I’m gonna start next Monday,'” he said.

“That first Monday comes, Joe, it is pissing rain, cats and dogs, dude. And I wake up and I’m like sh–. My daughter was just like, ‘Just wait till the rain quits or go on the treadmill.’ But in my mind, I was like, ‘I’m going outside. I’m done lying to y’all, and I’m done lying to me. I told y’all I was gonna do this walk, and I’m gonna go do this walk.'”

The clip then shows footage of the singer running in the rain. “Today, I’m sprinting in the rain. Because one day, not that long ago, I stopped lying to myself,” reads the text, as the song’s chorus plays in the background.

“I barely made it up my driveway that day. I’m alive today because I didn’t lose faith. F— Monday. Start today,” reads another message displayed in the video, before the final frame reveals that the single would arrive at midnight.

The release comes while major changes are taking place in the artist’s personal life. 

Jelly recently filed for divorce after 10 years of marriage to Bunnie, 46. On June 15, Billboard obtained online court records stating that the filing was made on May 18, in Williamson County, Tennessee. According to documents obtained by People, the reason for the split was stated as “irreconcilable differences.”

On June 18, the singer spoke about the split for the first time, saying onstage, “I wasn’t going to talk about this tonight, but while we’re talking about liars, the Internet is a liar too,” he said. “Me and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends. We just got off the phone earlier today. Nobody cheated on nobody.”

Since his breakout country LP Whitsitt Chapel, was released in 2023, Jelly Roll has been on the Top Country Albums charts numerous times. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. In 2024, he released Beautifully Broken, which debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums.

Listen to “Hands Up” here:

Boosie Badazz’s federal probation supervisors say he should spend a year and a half in prison after his most recent arrest for allegedly assaulting someone with a glass hookah.

The rapper (Torence Hatch) was exposed to possible prison time last year after pleading guilty in federal court to illegally owning a gun after earlier felony convictions. In January, however, a judge exercised leniency and sentenced him to three years of supervised release instead.

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Now, the U.S. Probation Office says Boosie has “failed to capitalize on the opportunity afforded by the court.” The agency claims in a Wednesday (June 24) petition that Boosie violated his supervised release by allegedly smashing a man in the head with a glass hookah at a Houston nightclub in May.

Boosie is facing a state-level aggravated assault charge for that alleged incident in Texas. Generally, it’s considered a violation of supervised release for anybody to commit another state, local or federal crime while on probation.

The Probation Office further alleges that Boosie broke the rules by making that trip to Texas from his home state of Georgia without permission, as well as by testing positive for marijuana, a federally illegal substance, during a recent drug screening. Because of all this, authorities say Boosie should have his no-jail sentence revoked and replaced with an 18-month prison term.

“His conduct demonstrates a disregard for the court’s authority and unwillingness to comply with the expectations established to facilitate a successful transition to the community,” reads the Wednesday court filing. “Additionally, his history reflects longstanding involvement in a criminal lifestyle beginning at a young age. This lifestyle has continued to expose him to high-risk situations and criminogenic influences, including violence, weapons possession, antisocial peer associations, and illegal substance use.”

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The Probation Office says this recommended federal sentence should be consecutive with any possible punishment he receives in the Houston assault case. Boosie is currently out on bail in that matter and next scheduled to appear in court in September.

Boosie denied violating his supervised release in a Wednesday post on X, in which the rapper said he did have permission to travel to Houston, and that he’s been “crystal clean” of drugs since beginning probation.

“IM NOT STUPID. MY probation officer has been fair to me throughout this process. it’s the people over him who have problems with me,” wrote Boosie in the post. “I will not sit back n let these people drag my name. I have several hours of community service completed. I’ve been doing great on federal probation. Me n my attorneys r working to get this other case dismissed.”

Boosie, who’s previously done prison time for drug charges, has faced this current federal case since 2023 for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The details of his arrest were unusual; after local authorities spotted a handgun tucked into Boosie’s waistband while monitoring the Instagram feed of a “known gang member” in San Diego, they used a helicopter to track him in real-time and then found a Glock pistol in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

Following years of procedural ups and downs, the case against Boosie was scheduled for a trial last summer. But in August, the rapper said he would accept a plea deal because he was “tired of fighting.”

As part of our continuing efforts to serve the music industry and its creators, Billboard Pro now features a music industry events calendar for readers.

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