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24 Jul 2024

What’s Your Pick for the Best Eminem Album Ever? Vote!

Eminem is the best-selling rapper of all time, with more than 220 million albums sold throughout his Hall of Fame career. In what’s typically billed as a young person’s genre, Em defeated Father Time and has remained a commercial powerhouse for more than 25 years.

In July, the Detroit legend returned with his first project since 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By, as The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace) grappled with Em killing off his signature alter ego throughout the conceptual LP.

It was business as usual with Eminem’s 12th studio album debuting atop the Billboard 200 with 281,000 total album-equivalent units sold in the first week, which ended Taylor Swift’s three-month reign at No. 1 behind The Tortured Poets Department.

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The victory gave Em his 10th chart-topping album. He also did some damage, invading the Billboard Hot 100 — occupying real estate to the tune of 16 slots on this week’s chart.

Looking back, Eminem’s debut Infinite album quietly arrived in 1996, and the project failed to chart. After linking with Dr. Dre and signing to Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records, Em’s major-label debut The Slim Shady LP served as Em’s proper mainstream introduction. The sophomore effort landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and was blocked from the top spot by TLC’s FanMail.

However, that would be the last time Eminem was denied the top spot on the Billboard 200, as every subsequent solo album launched at No. 1 since.

Billboard‘s deputy editorial director Damien Scott ranked every Eminem solo album this week, ranging from Revival at No. 12 to The Marshall Mathers LP topping the list.

Now it’s time to hear from you. From The Eminem Show to Recovery, we want to know your pick for the best Eminem album. Cast your vote below!

24 Jul 2024

Pipe Bueno Inks Deal With Warner Music Latina, Announces New Regional Album

Pipe Bueno has inked a deal with Warner Music Latina, becoming the label’s latest signee deriving from Colombia’s música popular scene, the company tells Billboard.

The agreement was made with Bueno’s management companies Ocesa Seitrack, where he’s represented by Alex Mizrahi and Octavio Padilla, and JB Management, where he’s represented by Juan Guillermo Ballesteros. He signed with both companies last year. Campaigns for the 32-year-old Colombian artist will be managed and operated from the Warner Música Mexicana division in Los Angeles, with the support of Warner Music Mexico.

“At some point, I envisioned being backed by one of the best record labels in the world, and without a doubt, Warner Music is one of them,” said Bueno in a statement. “I am excited to know that today I am signing with a company that has begun to believe in Colombian regional music, and has its eyes set on our genre. I have high expectations, and Warner Music’s support will be crucial in achieving everything I have in mind.” 

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“For us, making this signing happen was very important,” added Ballesteros. “We have achieved an incredible partnership with a total focus on everything that surrounds Pipe Bueno…his music and all his projects as a brand. We want to elevate the Colombian genre to another level, and we are confident we have found the best way to do it with Warner Music.”

Under the new deal, Bueno announces his upcoming album. According to a press release, it “promises a unique fusion, showcasing his Colombian regional music while honoring and celebrating Mexican regional music.” His debut single under the label, “Una Pregunta” featuring Gerardo “El Jerry” Coronel, premieres Thursday (July 25).

“We are delighted to welcome Pipe Bueno to the Warner Music family,” said Roberto Andrade Dirak, MD of Warner Music Latina. “His dedication and passion for Colombian popular music are inspiring, and we are proud to be part of this new stage in his career.”

Rubén Abraham, GM of Mexican music at Warner Music Latina, added: “He’s an artist who respects and deeply understands the essence of Mexican regional music. His upcoming album is a great opportunity to continue boosting Pipe’s career in Mexico and the United States; it features high-level collaborations that reinforce Pipe’s credibility and respect in Mexican music.”

The artist born Andrés Felipe Giraldo Bueno launched his self-titled debut album in 2008 and has since risen to pioneer “la música popular Colombiana,” a musical genre that fuses traditional folk music from the Paisa Region with Regional Mexican elements, such as mariachi and ranchera. The genre is locally known as “música de cantina” and is played at every parranda, parties that feature local music and food. Bueno has since laced the genre with urban and pop rhythms by teaming up with artists such as Wisin, Zion and Darrel. He has also collaborated twice with his good friend and colleague Maluma on the tracks “La Invitación” (2014) and “Tequila” (2020). The former track peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart in 2017.

24 Jul 2024

Ariana Grande & Jon M. Chu Give Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Surreal ‘Wicked’ Sets Were Built

Universal Pictures is giving fans a look at how Jon M. Chu and his crew built the wonderful world of Oz for the upcoming Wicked films, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

In a new behind-the-scenes video posted Wednesday (July 24), the director and his leading ladies narrate the process of erecting the live-action musical’s enormous, whimsical backdrops, with the filmmakers opting for practical sets as opposed to animation. “We knew that we wanted Wicked to be immersive,” Chu tells the camera. “What does it feel like to be in Oz? To feel it in your fingertips? If you want to be inside that world, you’ve got to build it.”

The video also features clips documenting how crew members constructed entire villages for Emerald City and Munchkinland, hand-painted individual bricks for the winding Yellow Brick Road, and planted approximately 9 million tulips. At one point, Chu ordered an actual 16-ton train for the scene in which Elphaba and Glinda travel to meet the Wizard of Oz, revealing that it took two days to arrive to set because of its colossal weight.

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“A lot of it is real, physical, tangible sets,” Grande says in the video, marveling at the production’s ability to “create this world in a way we’ve never seen it before.”

The reel also includes new footage of costars Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and Ethan Slater acting on set, plus a look at how the crew achieved Grande’s flying bubble special effect via blue-screen technology. The first of the two Wicked films is set to arrive Nov. 22, a week earlier than originally planned, while the second is slated for next year.

Watch Chu, Grande and Erivo explain the set-building magic of Wicked above.



24 Jul 2024

Rihanna Shows Off FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty ‘In Session’ Sneakers: Shop the Look

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Rihanna stepped out in New York City on Tuesday (July 23), repping her Fenty x Puma Creeper Phatty “In Session” Sneakers. The singer posted a fun Instagram reel showcasing her outfit with the caption, “Since I clearly won’t be achieving my six pack til next summer, I switched my summer goal to matching my shoes to my panties.”

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You can re-create Rihanna‘s classic schoolgirl-on-summer-break look with a FarFetch plaid miniskirt, a Fashionphile Louis Vuitton Monogram Nano Speedy purse, and the Fenty x Puma Creeper Phatty sneakers. This fresh and youthful look is great for a sunny day out with friends. All you need to do is add your favorite summer top, stylish sunglasses, and jewelry to complete the look.

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24 Jul 2024

Karol G’s Record-Breaking Mañana Será Bonito Tour Grosses More Than $307 Million

Karol G wrapped the Mañana Será Bonito Tour on Tuesday night (July 23) to record-breaking results. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the trek grossed $307.1 million and sold 2.3 million tickets over 62 shows.

The Mañana Será Bonito Tour spanned almost a full year, kicking off Aug. 11, 2023, at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Karol G played 15 stadium dates in the U.S., bringing in $138.4 million, landing at No. 1 on last year’s annual Latin recap.

Then, Karol G played 29 shows in Latin America, adding $125.4 million. Finally, she played 18 shows in Europe, topping off with another $43.4 million.

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The Mañana Será Bonito Tour is the highest-grossing Latin tour by a woman in Boxscore history, topping her own $trip Love Tour from 2022. On average, her per-show gross grew from $2.2 million on that trek, to $4.9 million on this trek. Her per-show attendance blossomed from 12,836 tickets to 36,371. And with almost double the workload – 62 shows on three continents, compared to 33 in the U.S. and Canada – her total tour gross multiplied more than four times, from $72.2 million to $307.1 million, with total attendance up 432%, from 424,000 to 2.3 million.

Karol G’s tour followed the release of its namesake album, Mañana Será Bonito. Released on Feb. 24, 2023, it became not only her first top 10 album on the Billboard 200, but her first No. 1. On a macro level, it was the first all-Spanish-language album by a woman to top the chart.

While Spanish-language music has blossomed in North America over the last decade, Karol G’s recent run of shows in Europe is particularly noteworthy. High-grossing tours by pan-generational Latin artists like Aventura, Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Peso Pluma and RBD have stuck to the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Luis Miguel is playing shows in Europe this summer, though he’s exclusively in Spain. Karol G played multiple arena dates in France, Germany, Italy and more, breaking ground for Latin acts abroad.

The Mañana Será Bonito Tour ended on a high note, with four shows at Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Those dates collectively earned $23.6 million and sold 220,000 tickets. Both figures set venue records, passing previous appearances by Luis Miguel, The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen. It’s the second highest-grossing engagement from the tour, just under the $25.4 million double-header at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Ultimately, the Mañana Será Bonito Tour is the 30th trek in the Boxscore archives (dating back to the mid-80s) to gross $300 million. Among women, it’s just the seventh, joining a group with stints by Beyoncé, Madonna, P!nk and Taylor Swift.

Grouped by genre, the Mañana Será Bonito Tour is only the second tour by a Latin artist to clear the $300 million threshold, barely missing the 2022 high mark set by Bad Bunny’s World’s Hottest Tour ($314.1 million). Luis Miguel will likely join them with one more update, as his current tour sits at $298.7 million through July 13. Further, Karol G is the first Latin woman to join the $300 million club.

Dating back to reports from January 2018, Karol G has grossed $400.9 million and sold 2.96 million tickets over 128 reported shows, extending her margin as the highest-grossing woman in Latin music.

24 Jul 2024

What You Should Know About UMG’s Q2 Earnings: Uneven Streaming Growth, Facebook Licensing & More

Universal Music Group (UMG) got a boost from physical sales in the second quarter, but the conversation during Wednesday’s earnings call was mostly focused on streaming. Subscriptions, which accounted for more than half of total recorded music revenue, were a key factor in the company’s 8.7% revenue growth in the quarter. Even so, UMG’s streaming business is not firing on all cylinders. Ad-supported streaming continues to show weakness and UMG revealed that Facebook no longer licenses its premium videos.

CEO Lucian Grainge said the industry has entered “the next phase” of the streaming and subscription business, one characterized by collaboration with streaming companies to produce new products and allow artificial intelligence to allow artists to sing their music in different languages. “The amount of work, win-win dialogue [and] creative discussions that are going on between us is really extremely exciting,” he said. 

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Here’s what else you should know about UMG’s most recent quarterly earnings and what was said on the call. 

Streaming is growing — unevenly 

Although UMG’s recorded music subscription revenue improved 6.5%, not all subscription platforms are performing equally well. CFO Boyd Muir cited a “slowdown in subscriber growth at certain platforms” while noting that Spotify, YouTube “and many regional and local platforms” continue to show healthy growth. Generally, UMG is optimistic about the overall marketplace’s ability to find new subscribers. Michael Nash, executive vp of digital strategy, said UMG’s consumer research has identified 180 million consumers from the top 19 territories “that will form the next wave of subscription adoption,” even taking into account price increases.   

“Other” streaming revenue dropped 3.9% in the quarter, which Muir attributed to a decline in ad-supported streaming and some platform-specific issues (see Facebook below). UMG warned of weak ad-supported streaming last quarter, and Muir said UMG needs to see “broad-based improvement across multiple partners and geographies over a longer timeframe before we’re ready to adopt a less cautious view.” 

Meta is no longer licensing UMG premium videos for Facebook 

Another reason for a slowdown in non-subscription streaming revenue was Facebook’s departure from music videos. “Meta had previously offered previous music videos on Facebook,” Muir explained. “This product offering was less popular with Facebook’s user base than other music products, and as a result, Meta is no longer licensing premium music videos from us. As of May of this year, Meta is now focusing instead on other areas involving music content, and we are working together to expand these areas as part of a multifaceted renewal.” Showing premium videos is not the only aspect of Meta’s licensing agreements with labels, however. As Billboard has previously reported, Meta reached a licensing deal with UMG in 2017 that allowed UMG’s repertoire in user-uploaded videos on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. And a deal reached in 2020 allowed users to add songs from UMG’s catalog to videos on Facebook’s gaming platform.  

The noncontroversial Spotify bundle controversy 

After Spotify began offering both music and audiobooks, the company asserted it can pay a discounted “bundle” royalty rate to publishers and songwriters for premium streams. When asked about the audiobook bundle controversy on Tuesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek described it as a not-unusual disagreement between counterparts. “That’s the nature of all supplier and distributor relationships,” he said during the company’s earnings call. UMG had a similarly unsensational response when asked about the bundle controversy. Rather than feeling cheated out of royalties, Muir said UMG “[is] confident our revenue participation reflects the value our artists and our music is bringing to their platform.”

UMG invested 519 million euros ($562 million) in the first half of 2024 

Three transactions accounted for 450 million euros ($487 million) of investments in the first half of the year: a majority stake in Nigerian label Maven Global; an investment in Complex; and a $240 million investment in Chord Music Partners, a joint venture of KKR and Dundee Partners that owns over 60,000 copyrights. UMG spent 96 million euros ($104 million) on catalog acquisitions in the half-year, including 75 million euros ($81 million) that had been sitting in an escrow account.   

24 Jul 2024

Travis Scott’s Milan Concert Gets Mistaken for Earthquake by Italian Locals

Travis Scott is looking to shake up the world every time he hits the stage. La Flame’s European leg of the Circus Maximus Tour rumbled through Milan on Tuesday, and the 80,000 in attendance sparked worries of a possible earthquake in Italy.

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Scott rocked the Ippodromo Snai La Maura open-field venue in Milan, and citizens thought tectonic plates were shaking after he performed his “FE!N” anthem eight times in a row, per Il Messaggero.

While the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology didn’t report any earthquakes in Milan, X users complained about vibrations. “Am I the only one who heard the #terremoto in Milan,” one asked in Italian, while another person added: “Did I alone feel three good tremors of #Terremoto in Milan?”

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La Flame posted aerial footage of the wild scene featuring a sea of people, phone lights and pockets of mosh pits from above as he sent his ragers into a frenzy.

“LAST NIGHT WAS A DREAM. ‘NO THIS ISNT FESTIVAL. THIS A SHOW ON THE TOUR’ IN THE WORDS OF STROMBERG,” Scott wrote to Instagram. “MILAN YALL OWE ME NOTHING. YALL GAVE YALL ALL 80k OF YALL HAD THE BEST TIME EVER. CIRCUS MAXIMUS. @whitetrashtyler WAS ACTUALLY TURNT ABOUT THIS.”

It’s not the first time a Travis performance has been mistaken for an earthquake in Italy. Reports emerged last year of rumored tremors during a June 2023 Scott show at the same venue.

The Circus Maximus Tour continues its European run the rest of July with a pair of shows in Germany and then another two in Spain to close out the month.

Scott’s world tour has only just begun, with the “SICKO MODE” rapper heading to South America for a string of shows in September. He’ll return to the U.S. for a singular show at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Oct. 9 before heading down under to Australia/New Zealand to wrap the trek up.

There’s music on the way from the Houston native, as Scott is set to appear on Ice Spice’s Y2K! debut album on Friday (July 26). Trav and the “Deli” rapper teamed up on a track titled “Oh Shhh…”

24 Jul 2024

Karol G Is First Artist to Top Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay & Tropical Airplay Charts Simultaneously in Over a Decade

Karol G attains a new milestone across the Billboard charts as her latest single, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” lands at No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay charts, while ruling the Tropical Airplay chart for a second week, on the rankings dated July 29.

The new chart achievements land as Karol G wrapped up her Mañana Será Bonito Tour, with four sold-out shows at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid on July 23.

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On the multimetric Hot Latin Songs chart, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” ascends 2-1 with streaming and radio gains. In the tracking week of June 12-18, the song collected 12 million official U.S. streams, up 15%, according to Luminate. The sum yields a 47-44 rise on the overall Streaming Songs chart, plus her ninth No. 1 on Latin Streaming Songs with the Greatest Gainer award of the week.

Despite a 1% slip in digital sales, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” remains at No. 1 on Latin Digital Song Sales, with 1,000 downloads sold during the same tracking frame.

In the radio world, the song reinforces its position as a summer hit, lifting 2-1 on the overall Latin Airplay tally with an 8% gain in audience impressions, to 8.2 million logged in the tracking window. There, Karol collects an 18th champ, placing her closer to her only female contender among acts with the most No. 1s: Shakira, who continues to rule among women, with 23 No. 1 songs since the overall radio ranking launched in 1994.

Diving further into the new champ, the merengue-based track wins a new term atop Tropical Airplay –and its fourth week in the upper region– after the song jumped 3-1 and Karol became the second solo woman to rule Tropical Airplay on her own this decade.

First Artist to Rule Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay & Tropical Airplay Since 2014:
As if the new No. 1s weren’t enough, as “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” makes a splash across Billboard charts, Karol becomes the first artist to be No. 1 simultaneously on Hot Latin Songs, Latin Airplay and Tropical Airplay charts in over a decade. The last artist to pull the trick was Romeo Santos when “Odio,” featuring Drake, took over the three charts on the May 10, 2014-dated recap.

Notably, just seven months prior, Santos also seized the No. 1 slot across the three surveys with the ubiquitous “Propuesta Indecente,” on the chart dated Oct. 5, 2013.

Preceding Santos, four other artists accomplished the multilateral ruling in 2013 through three songs: Prince Royce with “Darte Un Beso” (Sept. 7, 2013), Marc Anthony through “Vivir Mi Vida” (11 weeks at No. 1, June 1-Aug. 10, 2023-dated lists), and Tito El Bambino and El Patron by “Por Qué Les Mientes,” where Marc is also featured (Jan. 19, 2013).

Fourth Solo Woman to Lead Hot Latin Songs Since 2010:
With “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” hitting No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs, Karol G racks up another chart-topper unaccompanied by another artist – a rarity for a female act. On the airplay-, streaming data- and digital sales-blended list, only three women have ruled the 50-deep tally on her own since 2010.

Here’s a review of the four female solo occupants of the summit since 2010:

Artist, Title, Peak Date, Weeks at No. 1
Gloria Estefan, “Hotel Nacional,” Jan. 14, 2012, one
Paulina Rubio, “Me Gustas Tanto,” Feb. 11, 2012, one
Kali Uchis, “Telepatía,” May 22, 2021, eight
Karol G, Provenza,” May 14, 2022, one
Karol G, “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” Aug. 26, 2023, one
Karol G, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” July 27

Beyond its Latin charts’ coronation, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” makes worldwide improvements, moving from No. 7 to its new No. 5 peak on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tally, with 53.8 million non-U.S. weekly streams, up 10%.

On the Billboard Global 200, the song boasts 65 million worldwide streams, but slips 12-13 despite a 10% gain.

24 Jul 2024

Watch Olivia Rodrigo Get Emotional While Doing a Pregnant Fan’s Gender Reveal Mid-Concert

Olivia Rodrigo has a new personal favorite moment from her Guts World Tour: doing an onstage gender reveal for a pregnant fan in Atlanta on Tuesday (July 23).

In clips posted online, the 21-year-old pop star immediately got fired up to participate in the major life moment as soon as she saw someone in the pit holding up a sign that said, “Olivia, will you do my gender reveal?” Rodrigo instantly started running to the other side of the stage to get to the fan, who handed her a card enclosed with the top secret info.

“Oh my god! I’m actually gonna cry, this is so exciting,” she gushed, asking the fan’s name. “You guys, do we think that Savannah’s having a boy or a girl?”

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After cheers from the audience at State Farm Arena encouraged her to open the card, she said, “I have butterflies in my stomach.”

“Savannah, you’re having a boy!” Rodrigo cheered, cutting right to the chase without drawing out suspense. “I’m gonna cry. I can’t believe I was a part of that. Oh my god, congratulations. I’m emotional, I think that was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.”

Rodrigo, who kept the card as a keepsake, posted another angle of the moment to her Instagram Story. “maybe my favorite thing to ever happen at a show omg,” she wrote.

For the “Vampire” singer to say that the reveal was one of her favorite tour moments carries some weight, given that she’s been on the road for a solid five months. The Guts trek kicked off in California in February, and Rodrigo has since traveled through the U.S., Canada and Europe. In September she’ll embark on a run through Asia, followed by a closing leg in Australia.

With support from Chappell Roan, The Breeders, Pinkpantheress and Remi Wolf, Rodrigo has been performing songs from both of her Billboard 200-topping albums — 2021’s Sour and 2023’s Sour — each night. At different points over the course of the run, she’s welcomed Noah Kahan, Sheryl Crow and Jewel on stage for guest performances.

Watch Rodrigo help with a fan’s gender reveal below.

24 Jul 2024

Kai Cenat Previews New Drake & Lil Yachty Song ‘Supersoak’ on His Stream

During a recent stream, Kai Cenat played a new song by Drake and Lil Yachty titled “Supersoak.”

The Toronto rapper opens the track with an apparent shot at Soulja Boy, rapping, “I’m watchin’ the moves, playin’ it close/ S.O.D., super soak.” Soulja, whose label Stacks on Deck is often referred to as S.O.D.M.G., recently went on a mini-rant via X about Drake.

“You disappointed me,” he tweeted. “Doing all them weak ass songs with them n—az look where It got u none of them n—az you collab with or took on tour had yo back.”

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The song samples social media star Mr. Hotspot’s “Goodness Gracious” with Drake, even going so far as to acknowledge it with the lines, “WhatsApp attachment, first time I seen you naked/ Out in Santorini, but you textin’ faded/ Say you coming home to give me that goodness gracious.”

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Kendrick criticized Drake for working with Lil Yachty on the diss track “Euphoria,” rapping, “I’m allergic to the lame sh–, only you like bein’ famous/ Yachty can’t give you no swag neither, I don’t give a f— ’bout who you hang with.”

However, the Atlanta rapper didn’t appreciate being mentioned, revealing on his A Safe Place podcast that his phone blew up once the song dropped. “So many people kept calling and texting me with excitement of my name being used, and for me it kinda just felt like… I really didn’t want anything to do with it,” he said. Yachty did say he was tipped off, though, adding, “I knew that my name was mentioned before it came out. I didn’t hear the record but I had got word that I was mentioned. I wasn’t surprised.”

There’s no word on when “Supersoak” might officially hit streaming services.