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Myles Smith is continuing his breakthrough in the U.S. as he performed his “Nice to Meet You” hit on the season 9 reunion of Love Is Blind, which aired on Netflix on Wednesday (Oct. 29).
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Introduced by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Smith rocked the Love Is Blind stage with his stomp-clap anthem alongside a full live band while the season 9 contestants made their way inside the venue listening to the catchy tune.
The British singer posted a TikTok video that saw season 7 contestant Taylor Krause join Smith on stage for the performance. The reality star, who got engaged to Garrett Joseman on the Netflix show, also made a fun TikTok with Smith.
Myles Smith can only hope he encounters the same fate as season 8 reunion performer Alex Warren, whose “Ordinary” anthem catapulted to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 not long after his March reunion performance.
“With the success of the last one, we really had the interest of virtually every major label coming to us saying, ‘Hey, can we give you some names and some possibilities?’ And Myles Smith, for us, it’s a mix of both the artist and the song,” Love Is Blind executive producer Ally Simpson told People.
She continued, saying that Smith fit the bill for what they were looking for on the finale. “I think we knew we wanted to do a big, exciting open with the music performance, and so he’s just a really great guy and a really terrific artist,” Simpson said. “We also felt like the song was something that just felt celebratory and a great kickoff to the reunion.”
Smith’s “Nice to Meet You” made noise in the U.K. before sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, awaiting the U.S.’s embrace. The track, which landed on his A Minute… EP in 2024, reached a new peak of No. 62 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 (dated Nov. 1).
Watch Myles Smith’s performance below:
Trending on Billboard Luis Figueroa reclaims his place at the summit on Billboard‘s Tropical Airplay chart as “Como Se Compara” ascends from No. 3 to the top of the chart dated Nov. 1. “‘Como Se Compara’ is a very special song for me, and seeing it become my third No. 1 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay […]
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The Fifth Element Festival has announced the full lineup for its debut edition.
Leading the bill are Detroit icon Carl Craig, enduring favorite Seth Troxler, techno titan Nicole Moudaber, scene pioneer Danny Tanaglia and minimal techno legend Ricardo Villalobos, along with Dixon, DJ Tennis, Dubfire and more. The bill in total features more than 60 artists; see this complete lineup below.
The Fifth Element happens in Puerto Rico on Jan. 7-13. In addition to the music, the fest will also offer yoga, breathwork, sound baths and other “healing ceremonies and workshops.” This focus on wellness is a core focus of The Fifth Element, which was created by Phillip Pulitano, who also co-founded the longstanding BPM Festival. (Pulitano is no longer involved with BPM.)
Speaking to Billboard about The Fifth Element in May, Pulitano said he came up with the idea during an ayahuasca ceremony, an experience that made him want to create a festival that was about more than just partying.
“I knew I needed to figure out a way to create a hybrid experience in dance culture,” Pulitano said. “Not going for a super hippie vibe that plant medicine can be… but doing something that’s in service and creates a bit more awareness and brings more consciousness to what we’re doing.”
As such, The Fifth Element will also host a Sacred Space, a “wellness sanctuary” being curated by the Above & Below Collective, a group of artists, therapists, facilitators, and health care professionals that will host ceremonial gatherings, guided workshops and integration sessions led by reputable facilitators from a variety of healing traditions.
The Fifth Element is offering both seven and three day passes, both of which are available here. Discounted tickets are being offered to residents of Puerto Rico.
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Trending on Billboard Clipse has taken another step forward in the duo’s post-comeback resurgence: signing to CAA. The deal comes after the revered rap duo, composed of Pusha T and Malice, ended its 15-year hiatus with the critically acclaimed album, Let God Sort Em Out. Released in July and executive-produced by Pharrell Williams, the album […]
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After channelling Donna Summer and Princess Tiana in past years, Coco Jones is “Steppin to the Bad Side” with her 2025 Halloween costume.
The Grammy winner shared her glitzy get-up via her official social media pages on Thursday (Oct. 20) — and she didn’t just settle for one Dreamgirls character. Spoofing one of the posters for the 2006 film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, Coco Jones simultaneously posed as Effie White, Deena Jones and Lorell Robinson.
In addition to a picture-perfect recreation of the poster, the “Here We Go” singer also recorded her own cover of the musical’s titular track, complete with a video of her hitting all of the iconic moves from the movie scene where Deena sings lead for the first time. All dolled up in a baby blue, figure-hugging gown seemingly straight from the Dreamgirls set, Jones absolutely nailed her costume — down to the notorious Diana Ross-inspired neck-rolling choreography Beyoncé so memorably executed in the 2006 film.
The 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls featured a towering cast, including Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Jamie Foxx, Loretta Devine, Eddie Murphy and Danny Glover, with Hudson taking home the Academy Award for best actress in a supporting role. The film brought the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name — which starred Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jennifer Holliday (who won the best actress Tony) — to the silver screen, adding several new songs and expanding select storylines. Earlier this year (Sept. 15), five-time Tony nominee Camille A. Brown confirmed that she will direct and choreograph a Dreamgirls Broadway revival, with performances slated to begin in fall 2026.
Jones’ Halloween costume isn’t just a callback to a classic piece of Black cinema; it’s also a nod to her resemblance to Hudson. During a 2023 visit to the Jennifer Hudson Show, Jones and Hudson shared a hearty laugh about how often fans mistake them for one another. “Honestly, at this point, I just play into it,” Jones joked before launching into an impromptu cover of Hudson’s standout Dreamgirls number, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”
Halloween festivities are just the latest update in a busy year for Jones. This year alone, she shared her debut studio album (Why Not More?), launched a headlining tour in support of the record and got engaged to basketball star Donovan Mitchell. Most recently, the R&B star opened for select dates on Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine arena tour.
Check out Coco Jones’ glamorous Halloween costume here.
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Fat Joe claims he got a whiff of depression right when he hit the age of 40.
During the newest installment of Jadakiss & Joey’s “Joe and Jada” podcast, they spoke about growing up in Hip-Hop. Crack kept it real about turning 40 and how that made him feel, “I’ve been rapping, I’ve been in the game since 10. So, when I’m about to turn 40, all I know is standing on couches and popping bottles. But that 40 hit you different, like, I was depressed.”
The NY rapper is currently 55 years old, but recalled the time turning 40 and felt like he was at the tail end of his career. Adding that some of his peers doubted that anyone had commercial success after the age of 40. One MC had to get Crack back on track, and that person was Dre (from Cool & Dre). Letting the newly 40-year-old know a fun fact, telling him, “Joe, you know Tina Turner ain’t have her first hit till she was 47?”
This made Fat Joe put things in perspective that he can “Lean Back” and still be dropping hits in his 40s.
Before this episode of the “Joe and Jada” podcast, they had a recent clip that went viral where Joey recalled his first time meeting Bruno Mars. From his point of view, he was excited to meet the pop star and asked him if he was Puerto Rican. Right when he did that, Mars snapped, “F*ck you mean I’m real Puerto Rican from Bushwick, Brooklyn don’t ever ask sh*t in your life.”
Crack said that it broke his heart and promised he wasn’t trying to press him.
Trending on Billboard For Demi Lovato‘s latest trick, the singer gave an extra special treat to her alter ego — Poot Lovato — in honor of Halloween. As unveiled Thursday (Oct. 30), the pop star went all out with hair, makeup and costuming to perfectly recreate an image that has haunted them for years: that […]
Trending on Billboard In addition to being likely to receive nominations on Friday Nov. 7, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Brandi Carlile, Doechii and more are set to announce the nominations on a livestream that begins at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET. Carpenter, who won two Grammys on the telecast in February, could be nominated for […]
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Travis Scott‘s recent co-sign of Tame Impala‘s Deadbeat, its first album in five years, marks the right time to reexamine the Kevin Parker’s psychedelic outfit’s long-standing relationship with rap.
Scott described Deadbeat as “the best album to come out in the last 2 years” on his Instagram Story shortly after its release on Oct. 17; it debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 this week (chart dated Nov. 1), marking Tame Impala’s third top five (and top 10) LP. Deadbeat also topped six Billboard charts, including Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Top Dance Albums (the act’s first entry on the latter list). Tame Impala produced The Weeknd-assisted “Skeletons” on Scott’s 2018 album Astroworld, and wrote on Instagram that he was “very proud to be on this one.”
“Tame came by the studio and he played this beat. I’ve always had this hook stuck in my f–king head. I’ve been having it stuck in my head for months and s–t. I’ve never heard a beat to ever put it on,” the Houston rapper told the crowd during Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in 2018. “And when I first heard this f–king beat, I always felt like this was the f–king song. This is one of my favorite songs on the album.” Tame Impala, John Mayer and “Skeletons” co-writer Mike Dean also performed the song and “Astrothunder” on Saturday Night Live that year.
Parker further broke down the recording process of “Skeletons” to Billboard in his 2018 cover story. “I remember going through this stuff to play to Travis, and just thought, ‘Oh, this is actually really up his alley.’ I know Travis likes his psych-rock. He likes his crusty metal guitar sound. I was struck by how much I thought it would fit Travis’ thing even though it’s not hip-hop-sounding,” said Parker, adding that “Skeletons” is “the most artistically satisfying” collaboration he’s done “because it was over a long period of time and had a lot of sessions to it. And it was fulfilling to watch.”
The Australian multi-hyphenate shares co-writing credits on “Skeletons” with Ye, for whom Parker co-wrote “Violent Crimes” on the rapper’s 2018 self-titled album. He said in his Billboard cover that designer and creative director Willo Perron introduced the two after telling Parker that Ye “wanted some psychedelic guitars…. So he took me out to [West’s] studio one day, and we just chatted for a bit, and it kind of went from there,” Parker recalled. “I was completely starstruck, obviously. I was numb with excitement…. I feel like I was so privileged to be in the room. He wasn’t totally head-in-the-clouds. He seemed really switched-on and lucid. Even though you can see him [being] all over the place, musically I always knew I was in safe hands.”
His writing credit on “Violent Crimes” (No. 27, 2018) — as well as Kid Cudi’s “Dive” (No. 80, 2020) and Don Toliver‘s “Bandit” (No. 38, 2024), both of which sample Tame Impala songs (broken down below) — and production credits on “Skeletons” (No. 47, 2018) and The Weeknd’s “Repeat After Me (Interlude)” (No. 69, 2020) from his 2020 blockbuster album After Hours have brought Tame Impala to the Hot 100 over the years. But “Dracula,” the spooky single from Deadbeat, marks Tame Impala’s first Hot 100 entry as an artist, reaching No. 33 on the chart this week. “My Old Ways” and “Loser” also debuted on the all-genre songs tally this week, at No. 56 and No. 91, respectively.
Parker was also surprised to hear Rihanna‘s cover of “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” (dubbed “Same Ol’ Mistakes”) on her 2016 magnum opus Anti, after he said in his Billboard cover story that the band thought she was going to sample or remix the cut from its 2015 critically acclaimed album Currents — not cover it. “It was only when the song came out that I was like, ‘It sounds like a cover,’” he said at the time. “I thought, ‘That’s cool, I guess that means she thought it didn’t need changing in any way.”
“I would’ve been like, ‘I couldn’t imagine doing hip-hop,’ just because I didn’t come from that world. I never really looked at it as something I could do,” he told Billboard in his cover story. “Even on the things I’ve collaborated with, they’ve still got me star-crossed.”
Billboard rounded up 13 rap songs that have sampled or interpolated Tame Impala, in order of newest to oldest.
Don Toliver, “Bandit” (2024)
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It may have been a random Tuesday in Nashville on Oct. 28, but current CMA new artist of the year nominee Tucker Wetmore was welcoming a packed house of fans to “Tuck’s Tasty Tavern” pop-up show experience at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge on Nashville’s Lower Broadway, supported by NÜTRL VodkaSeltzer.
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“We are going to have the best night of our lives,” Wetmore said, leading the packed-to-the-walls crowd through songs including “Wind Up Missin’ You,” “Silverado Blue” and his breakthrough song “Wine Into Whiskey.”
In between songs, he took swigs of NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer (watermelon is one of Wetmore’s preferred NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer flavors, he noted to Billboard prior to the show).
“Y’all know how to have a good time,” Wetmore told the crowd, blending music with plenty of light-hearted crowd banter, as the audience sang along fervently to his songs.
Undoubtedly, one of the evening’s premier moments was when he commandeered the stage while seated at a keyboard. When a fan shouted out a request for Wetmore to play Beethoven, he leading fans through a medley of classical, rockabilly and pop, including Beethoven, followed by the Jerry Lee Lewis classic “Great Balls of Fire” and the Commodores’ “Easy.”
Taking up the mic again, Wetmore tore through his own top 15 Billboard Country Airplay hit “3, 2, 1” before breaking from the main stage to head into the middle of the crowd and then return to his keyboard, for his own “What Would You Do,” and covers of The Georgia Satellites’ “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” and Hank Williams, Jr.’s “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight.” He wrapped the evening with the title inspiration for his upcoming The Brunette World Tour, the fan-favorite song, “Brunette.”
Joking that his excursion into the crowd came at a bit of a cost, he recalled his days as a high school and college athlete, saying, “I’ve blown out my knee too many times to be doing that s–t, but I’m fired up.”
He ended the show by throwing out limited-edition shirts to fans, then holding up his can of NÜTRL, encouraging the crowd to do the same, and declaring, “Here’s to Broadway on a Tuesday.”
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Tucker Westmore performs at Tootsie’s in Nashville on October 28, 2025.
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