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21 May 2024

Victoria Monét Drops Off Governors Ball, Two Other Festivals Due to ‘Ongoing Health Issues’

Victoria Monét informed fans on Monday (May 20) that she has been forced to cancel a series of planned festival appearances this summer due to health issues. “I am gutted to share that I will no longer be able to perform at Governors Ball (NYC), Roots Picnic (Philadelphia) or Blavity (Nashville) this June,” she wrote on her Instagram Story according to People.

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She explained, “Candidly I have been dealing with some ongoing health issues that have to be addressed right now, but I will be back out there soon, that’s a promise! Please know it wasn’t an easy call but it’s definitely for the best. All other shows are still moving forward as planned.”

At press time Monét had not provided any further information on her health issues and her official website still had the three scotched dates listed: Roots Picnic (June 1), Governors Ball (June 9) and the Blavity House Party Music Festival (June 15), as well as the three other dates that appear to still be on the roster — Broccoli City Festival in Washington, DC (July 27), Lollapalooza in Chicago (August 1) and Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco (August 9).

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Monét, 34, most recently performed at Coachella in April, where she celebrated getting her (literal) flowers from Beyoncé in the form of a beautiful bouquet from Bey. In the accompanying video, the mother of one showed the card to her three-year-old daughter, Hazel. People also noted that after her sets at Coachella Monét posted a pic of herself on stage in her Stories and revealed that she’s suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a chronic hormonal reproductive disorder whose symptoms can include weight gain, infertility, acne, thinning hair, enlarged ovaries and irregular periods.

Her Story included a photo of Monét with her back to the camera and the message, “Welp.. I gained a lot of weight and it went a lot of places lol face, arms, tummy and most effectively… datassss… I usually am so critical and frustrated by it because PCOS has me really messed up, but optimistically at least now there’s two moons on the stage.”

21 May 2024

Megan Thee Stallion Rips ‘Like a G6 Freestyle’ For #MeganMonday: ‘I Got the Best Pen in the Game’

Megan Thee Stallion gets sky-high in the latest edition of her #MeganMonday series this week. The MC dropped the fiery “Like a G6 Freestyle,” a hard-hitting take on Far East Movement’s 2010 hit in which Meg once again serves notice that she’s has the hottest pen in the game.

Sporting a curly blonde wig held down by shiny red headphones , a pink baby T-shirt and red leather pants in the video, Meg heated things up on the Bankroll Got It-produced track, running out of the gate with a line paying tribute to Oscar-winning Memphis hip-hop legends Three 6 Mafia in a verse that ends with a shout out to the Hunger Games. “Know I gotta stay fly like Three 6/ Got the strap in my bag like a freak b–ch/ Conceited with a very good reason/ I’m feelin’ like a housewife holdin’ up my peaches,” she raps. “Add ’em up, b–ches ain’t even a fraction/ I’m hungry in this game like I’m fightin’ for my faction/ Thee stallion, say my name, tails start waggin’/ Call PETA ’cause I’m sendin’ shots like Katniss.”

She casually drops a few skin-scorching insults (“Megan this, Megan that, b–ch, boo-hoo/ You’re really mad Megan ain’t wanna f–k with you/ Dog-ass b–ch, long hair like a Shih Tzu/ Thumbin’ through this motherfu–kin’ dough like fufu”), ending the 85-second blitz with a final reminder that she is not to be messed with.

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“Makin’ random-ass moves, you’s a NPC/ No edit on these motherf–kin’ JPGs/ T—ies showin’ through this motherf–kin’ JPG/ Gaultier, b–ch, you know I been a G.O.A.T. to your fave/ On ballpoint, I got the best pen in the game,” she concludes.

Meg kicked off the series earlier this month by freestyling over a beat from Gucci Mane’s 2010 song “I Think I Love Her” before take a week off to promote her new single, “Boa.” Her latest era has also featured the release of the similarly snake-themed singles “Hiss” — which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100) — and “Cobra.”

She also just kicked off her Hot Girl Summer tour with GloRilla, which touches down at Madison Square Garden in New York tonight (May 21).

Check out Megan’s “Like a G6 Freestyle” below.

21 May 2024

Billie Eilish Bolts to U.K. Chart Lead With ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’

Billie Eilish won’t be beaten to the U.K. chart crown.

Based on sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Eilish’s latest LP Hit Me Hard And Soft (Interscope) is outselling the rest of the top 5 combined.

It would be Eilish’s third consecutive U.K. No. 1 album. Her debut When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? bowed at No. 1 in 2019 and stayed there for three weeks, while Happier Than Ever opened at the summit in 2021, where it logged a single week.

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In a distant second place on the chart blast is Zayn’s Room Under The Stairs (Republic Records), his fourth solo album and first in eight years. It’s set to become the former One Direction singer’s second solo top 10 album in the U.K., after 2016’s chart-topping debut effort Mind of Mine.

Taylor Swift’s former chart champion The Tortured Poets Department (EMI) is predicted to complete the podium, down 2-3.

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Meanwhile, Guns’N’Roses star Slash could snag a U.K. top 5 debut with his all-star collection Orgy Of The Damned (Gibson), new at No. 4 on the Official Chart Update. The guitar hero previously cracked the top 10 with three solo albums featuring Myles Kennedy — 2014’s World On Fire (No. 7), 2018’s Living The Dream (No. 4) and 2022’s 4 (No. 5).

Portishead singer Beth Gibbons is eying a U.K. top 10 with Lives Outgrown (Domino Recordings), her first solo record. It’s new at No. 5 on the chart blast. As a member of Bristol, England electronica act Portishead, Gibbons has three U.K. top 10 appearances.

Also on track for a top 10 berth is Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, with Loophole (Modern Sky). Its set to arrive at No. 6, for the Liverpool, England act’s second top 10 appearance after 2022’s Dear Scott peaked at No. 6.

Finally, new releases from Kerry King (From Hell I Rise at No. 15 via Reigning Phoenix Music), Jack Savoretti (Miss Italia at No. 16 via Universal Music Italia), Bright Light Bright Light (Enjoy Youth at No. 23 via YSKWN), Ferocious Dog (Kleptocracy at No. 35 via Graphite), New Kids On The Block (Still Kids at No. 37 via BMG) and Clavish (Chapter 16 at No. 38 via Polydor) could snag top 40 spots.

All will be revealed when the Official Chart is published late Friday, May 24.

20 May 2024

Sabrina Carpenter Conquers U.K. Chart For Third Week With ‘Espresso’

Nothing is as hot in the U.K. right now as Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” (via Island).

The U.S. singer and actor’s breakthrough pop hit holds at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, May 17, for a third consecutive week.

“Espresso” pours in a market-leading 8.5 million streams during the seven-day cycle, the Official Charts Company reports.

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Country music is on a tear in the U.K. at the moment, a point Post Malone and Morgan Wallen prove on the latest chart. Posty and Wallen’s country-tinged collaboration, “I Had Some Help” (Republic Records), opens at No. 2 on the national tally, fewer than 2,000 chart units behind Carpenter’s leader.

That’s Malone’s ninth U.K. top 10 single and a first for Wallen.

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“I Had Some Help” is one of three U.S.-originated country cuts in the U.K. top 10 right now, ahead of Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (down 3-4 via American Dogwood/Empire) and Dasha’s “Austin” (down 9-10 via Warner Records).

Rising U.S. artist Tommy Richman completes the podium with “Million Dollar Baby” (ISO Supremacy/Pulse), up 7-3.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar continues to climb with his diss track “Not Like Us” (Interscope), gaining 10-6 for a new peak position. It’s one of the west coast rapper’s eight U.K. top 10 hits.

New York-based singer and songwriter Mark Ambor is eyeing his first ever U.K. top 10 appearance with “Belong Together” (Hundred Days). The viral artist’s single lifts 13-11, a new high in its ninth week on the survey. Close behind is Luton, England artist Myles Smith with his debut top 40 entry “Stargazing” (via RCA), new at No. 12.

Finally, a trio of 2024 Eurovision Song Contest entrants crack the top 40, led by Switzerland’s winner Nemo with “The Code” (via Island) new at No. 18. Also, Croatia’s rep Baby Lasagna appears at No. 36 with “Tim Tim Tagi Dim” (Universal Music Croatia) and the Netherland’s controversial act Joost’s “Europapa” (Joost Klein) is one spot behind at No. 37.

20 May 2024

MAGA Muva: Amber Rose Posts Pic With Donald Trump, Xitter Drags Her By The Dome

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Amber Rose has declared she is a full-blown Donald Trump supporter. The alleged Slut Walk champion posted a photo of herself, Donald Trump and Melania Trump, and Xitter has been dragging her ever since.

With a simple caption of “Trump 2024 ??????” there stands Trump with a cheesy smile and thumbs up sandwiched between MAGA Muva Rose to his left and his alleged wife Melania on the right.

Social media was quick to point out the hypocrisy of Rose, who sees herself as a feminist, announcing her support of Trump, the same guy who proudly says he helped walk back Roe Vs Wade thanks to his three Supreme Court Justice picks.

There’s also the fact that he’s an adjudicated sexual assaulter who is currently on trial for paying a porn star, Stormy Daniels, hush money to keep quiet about the one-night stand he had with her, while he was married to Melania, his third baby momma.

A quick peruse of Yeezy’s ex’s socials reveals she has been toying with being the Op for a minute. If you’re aligning with Piers Morgan, MAGA ignorance is right up your alley.

Then, there’s the whole transphobia struggle that has reportedly caused many of her old friends to abandon ship.

Many are also noting that Joseline Hernandez called out the jig.

The Xitter peanut gallery has been going in on Rose. See for yourself in the gallery.

How much do you think her loyalty cost? Asking for a friend. Also, over under her “research” consisted of memes and Steve Bannon podcasts?

1. Never forget.

11. Feasible…

20 May 2024

Steve Angello Launches New Show on SiriusXM

Steve Angello is bringing his selector skills to SiriusXM.

The producer and Swedish House Mafia member is launching a new program, “Size Sound System,” on the SiriusXM station Diplo’s Revolution starting Monday night (May 20) at 9 p.m. ET.

Hosted by Angello and the producer AN21 (who is also Angello’s younger brother, Antoine Josefsson), the weekly program will offer a mixture of classic dance tracks, fresh music from the global scene and new releases from Angello’s SIZE Records. The show is an extension of Angello and AN21’s ongoing podcast, also called Size Sound System.

“Super excited to announce our latest expansion! Can’t wait to get this summer running!” Angello wrote on an Instagram post announcing the show. With the show’s launch, Angello and AN21 join a roster of Diplo’s Revolution shows by DJ/producers including Illenium, Party Favor, Alison Wonderland, Mau P, LP Giobbi, Amelie Lens, Dombresky, Josh Wink, MK and Diplo himself.

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Outside of the program, Angello has been making moves with his solo shows and with Swedish House Mafia. During his Sahara Tent-closing sets at Coachella last month, the played a new, unreleased Swedish House Mafia track called “Lioness,” with the trio playing a show at the Brooklyn Mirage at the end of April.

After the show, the trio wrote on Instagram that “As many noticed ‘Lioness’ is not out yet. Thank you for your patience and it’s with you soon, but after playing it live we weren’t satisfied with the production and needed to do last minute changes.” These moves suggest SHM is in studio mode, with the trio also scheduled to play summer festivals including Ultra Korea, The Hamptons edition of Kygo’s Palm Tree Festival in June and a run of European and Canadian events.

20 May 2024

Diddy Issues Apology After Release of Assault Video, Sabrina Carpenter’s Performances on ‘SNL,’ Post Malone in Hot 100 Top 10 Twice | Billboard News

It’s Monday, May 20, and Diddy shared an apology video after CNN obtained a video of him physically assaulting former girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016. Katy Perry said goodbye to ‘American Idol’ after being a judge for seven years. Sabrina Carpenter performed her latest hit “Espresso” on ‘SNL.’ As Lana Del Rey headlined Hangout Fest, she surprised guests and brought out Jelly Roll, Benson Boone and Nessa Barrett. On the Hot 100, Post Malone has a stronghold in two top 10 spots, but which one of your favorites took No. 1 this week? We give you an exclusive look into EDM’s hottest festival of the year, EDC. What indie artists should you be on the lookout for? We tell you who and more!

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Lana is twerking with Sexy and singing with Benson and Nessa. Katy is slinging pizza on ‘Idol,’ and Sabrina gets nasty on ‘SNL.’ Diddy says sorry — do you believe it? We’re going in-depth with Tinashe as she has a viral smash, taking you to EDC and revealing the Billboard Hot 100.

Happy Monday, it’s Billboard News. Let’s jump into our top story. Diddy has released a video apologizing for his behavior after a video obtained by CNN of him assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie in 2016 went viral. 50 Cent has something to say. Are the words enough as Sean “Diddy” Combs apologizes only after the gruesome video of him and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura has been made public? 50 Cent was one of the first to comment, posting, “This is not going to work, who is advising him right now? SMH bad move.” He had originally posted saying, “This is why they put that tape out, they know they can’t charge him with what we saw, but they know we can’t un-see what we saw.” What happens in the video was part of the an assault allegation Cassie made in a now-settled lawsuit she filed against the hip-hop mogul in November. And it’s the beginning of the week, so you know there’s more. Here’s three things you should know today. Sabrina Carpenter was perfection as she took over ‘Saturday Night Live’ over the weekend giving them a taste of “Espresso.”

Keep watching to learn more!

20 May 2024

Tha Eastsidaz & Snoop Dogg “We All We Got,” Lupe Fiasco “Samurai” & More | Daily Visuals 5.20.24

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With Snoop Dogg’s takeover of Death Row Records, we knew it was only a matter of time before Tha Doggfather would reunite some of the West Coast’s OG groups to bring back that 90’s flavor in 2024 and that’s exactly what the man has been doing and we ain’t mad one bit.

Reuniting The Dogg Pound and Tha Eastsidaz for the visuals to “We All We Got,” Snoop Dogg and company pull out the classic cars to get turnt up with a gang of women that were obviously born after Hip-Hop’s golden era. We ain’t hatin,’ just sayin.’

From the West Coast to the Midwest, Lupe Fiasco looks like his old self again and in his clip for “Samurai,” the Chicago MC takes it back to his city and roams the streets while kicking his bars and reminding everyone that he’s still got that work to keep heads noddin’ and skateboarders rolling.

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Diany Dior and Nav featuring Cash Cobain, Fatboy, and more.

THA DOGG POUND, THA EASTSIDAZ & SNOOP DOGG – “WE ALL WE GOT”



LUPE FIASCO – “SAMURAI”



DIANY DIOR & NAV FT. CASH COBAIN – “FAVORITE LADY”



FATBOY – “OKAY”



PEEZY – “THE WARM UP”



42 DUGG – “WIN WIT US”



PRETTY SAVAGE – “WISHIN”



KENDALL DAVIDSON – “GOT THAT”



T-RELL & TANK – “TOXIC”



20 May 2024

Tinashe Is Finding Her Own Success With ‘Nasty’ | Billboard News

Tinashe is finding her own success with “Nasty” from her new album ‘QUANTUM BABY,’ now that she’s an independent artist. We share her transition from girl group, to a solo artist, to going independent and more.

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Tinashe may be a name you know, but as an indie artist? She’s thriving. As a teenager, Tinashe was part of a girl group called The Stunners. She would later go solo when she signed to RCA. After three albums with the label, it was announced that she and RCA had parted ways. She told Billboard, “At the time I made the decision because I was following my gut instinct and it was telling me that relationship wasn’t productive anymore.” Since then, Tinashe’s released three albums on her own with another on the way. The lead single off of ‘QUANTUM BABY,’ “Nasty,” is blowing up in part thanks to a meme on TikTok. She says, “Going indie has been extremely rewarding, especially spiritually and emotionally in terms of how I view myself as a creative.”

20 May 2024

Xavi’s ‘Corazón de Piedra’ Tops Regional Mexican Airplay Chart

Xavi earns his second No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Corazón de Piedra” advances from No. 3 to lead the May 25-dated ranking.

“Corazón de Piedra” takes the top spot as the Greatest Gainer of the week, with 7.8 million audience impressions on U.S. reporting radio stations during the May 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate. That’s a 27% gain from the week prior. Last week’s leader, Shakira and Grupo Frontera’s “(Entre Paréntesis),” slips to No. 2 after falling 15% in audience, to 6.3 million.

All charts dated May 25 will post in full on Billboard‘s website on May 21.

To date, the biggest supporters for “Corazón de Piedra” among reporters to the Regional Mexican Airplay chart reporting panel are KOND Fresno, Calif., KISF Las Vegas and KLNO Dallas, all with over 400 plays for it since its release, followed closely by WOJO Chicago and KHOT Phoenix (with all five stations owned by Univision).

Thanks to “Corazón,” the Mexican singer-songwriter nabs his second No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay, just three months after “La Diabla” earned him his maiden champ on the Feb. 10-dated list (the latter dips 24-38 on the latest chart, with a 31% drop in audience, to 2 million). In between his two chart-toppers, the Phoenix-based 19-year-old reached No. 20 with “La Víctima” (chart dated March 2).

Beyond its Regional Mexican Airplay coronation, “Corazón,” released March 23 through Interscope/ICLG, reaches a new peak on the overall Latin Airplay tally, jumping 9-5 in its seventh week.