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07 May 2024

Myke Towers & Bad Bunny’s ‘Adivino’ Debuts at No. 2 on Hot Latin Songs

Myke Towers captures his highest-charting hit yet on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart as “Adivino,” with Bad Bunny, debuts at No. 2 on the list dated May 11. It’s the 52nd chart hit for the former, and 11th to reach the top 10. For Bunny, the collab marks his record-extending 75th top 10 out of 170 total chart hits (again, a record).

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“Adivino,” released April 25 on One World International/Warner Latina, traces its No. 2 debut on Hot Latin Songs almost entirely to streaming activity. The song logged 9.9 million official U.S. streams in the U.S. during the April 26-May 2 tracking week, according to Luminate. That sum yields an equal No. 2 start on Latin Streaming Songs, Towers’ highest debut, and it equals his highest charting song (“La Jeepeta,” with Nio Garcia, Anuel AA, Brray and Juanka).

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As “Adivino” launches at No. 2 on Hot Latin Songs, which blends streaming data, airplay, and digital sales for its results, it pushes Xavi’s former No. 1 “La Diabla” from 2-3, following its 14-week domination which started in January. The track marked the second-longest run at No. 1 this decade (Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma’s “Ella Baila Sola” dominated for 19 consecutive weeks in 2023). Meanwhile, FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Only” remains at No. 1 four a fourth consecutive week.

By reaching No. 2, Towers outpaces his career-best, as he previous topped out at No. 3 on the multi-metric tally with both “La Jeepeta” (Nio Garcia, Anuel AA, Towers, Brray and Juanka), and “Caramelo” (Ozuna, Karol G and Towers), a week from each other in August 2020.

Benito, meanwhile, scores his first debut on the chart since the Oct. 28, 2023-dated list, when he landed 19 concurrent debuts alongside the release of his Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana album, including the entire top 10, led by “Mónaco.” The track spent 10 weeks at No. 1 – the second-most of any No. 1 in 2023, trailing the 19 weeks of “Ella Baila Sola.”

Notably, as “Adivino” becomes the third song to debut at No. 2 or higher in 2024 –after two Peso Pluma songs– Bad Bunny extends his record for the most top 10s, with 75.

On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, “Adivino” opens at No. 63, Towers’ highest-debut yet. Only one other Latin song ranks higher: FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Only” continues its winning streak, as it rallies 58-44 on the Hot 100 and continues at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs for a fourth turn.

While streaming activity fuels the bulk of “Adivino’s” high start, sales assist its launch in the upper tier: the 1,000 downloads sold in the tracking week targeted for a No. 1 debut on Latin Digital Song Sales.

07 May 2024

Luxembourg, Ireland & 8 More Countries Advance to Eurovision 2024 Grand Final

The first of three live broadcasts of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest yielded the initial results of the competition, with 10 countries out of 15 moving forward into the grand final on Saturday (May 11) and five countries going home.

Most notable among the 10 winning countries are Luxembourg, which returned to the pan-European competition this year after a 31-year absence, and Ireland, which holds the record for the most wins with Sweden at seven each.

However, Ireland has failed to qualify for the grand final 11 times since the semifinals were introduced in 2005. Bambie Thug breaks that spell with “Doomsday Blue,” a self-described “electro-metal breakdown.” Thug (real name: Bambie Ray Robinson) is the first nonbinary artist to represent Ireland in Eurovision and will be the first Irish contestant in the competition since Ryan O’Shaugnessy placed 16th with “Together” in 2018.

Thug’s entry is expected to place high in the grand final rankings. If they end up in the top five, it will be Ireland’s biggest Eurovision success since Marc Roberts’ “Mysterious Ways,” which finished second to Katrina & the Waves winning U.K. entry “Love Shine a Light” in 1997.

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Talia, an Israeli-born singer living in Luxembourg, will be the first person from that small European country — the only grand duchy (a country ruled by a monarch with the title of grand duke or duchess) remaining in the world — to sing in Eurovision since Modern Times placed 20th with “Donne-Moi Une Chance” in 1993.

The other eight countries that qualified for the grand final are Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine. The five countries relegated out, by public vote during the live broadcast, are Australia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Moldova and Poland.

The oddsmakers have Croatia heavily tipped to win; it would be that nation’s first victory in 30 attempts, although Riva, a band from Croatia, triumphed in 1990 when their country was still part of Yugoslavia.

A second semifinal will be broadcast live on Thursday (May 9). There will be 16 countries fighting for a spot in the grand final top 10 that night: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland.

Pre-qualified, and thus able to skip the semifinals, are the host country (Sweden) and the “Big Five” (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), so-named because they contribute the largest amounts to the production budget.

Semifinal No 2 of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest will be live on Peacock in the U.S. on Thursday starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. The grand final will also be live, on Saturday at the same times.

07 May 2024

‘Abigail’ Lands on Digital Platforms 2 Weeks After Theater Release: How to Stream the Horror Movie Online

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After just two weeks in theaters, Abigail is dancing its ways onto digital platforms. The vampire horror film about a blood-thirsty ballerina arrived Tuesday (May 7) on VOD.

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Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Alisha Wier, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud and Giancarlo Esposito star in the horror flick, which follows a group of criminals who kidnap a 12-year-old girl in hopes of cashing in on a $50 million ransom. The abduction takes a gory turn when they find out the girl is a vampire and the daughter of an underworld leader.

Abigail is available to rent for $19.99 ($24.99 to buy) on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and Vudu.

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The movie premiered April 19 in theaters, and despite positive reviews and a large social media presence — the trailer racked up more than 4 million views on YouTube and viral threads are all over TikTok — Abigail failed to scare up a large box-office debut, bringing in just $10 million on opening weekend and landing in second place behind the dystopian action thriller Civil War.

Abigail is directed by Scream VI‘s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film is produced by William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, James Vanderbilt, Tripp Vinson and Chad Villella. Ron Lynch and Macdara Kelleher are executive producers.

The movie also underwent a name change, the directors revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “The first draft we got was called Abducting Abigail, and we later learned that an earlier draft we never saw had been called Dracula’s Daughter,” said Bettinelli-Olpin. “But we just were not fans of the Abducting Abigail title, and no disrespect to [co-writer] Stephen Shields, who we absolutely love and adore. So we just asked that it be called Abigail because we really liked that, and it stuck through production. In so many of the movies that we love where you kind of care about the villain, the villain is such a major part of the story, but they’re not one of the ‘main characters,’ like Alien, Jaws, Terminator, Predator. But the title character is still the villain or the monster, so we used that blueprint for Abigail.”

Watch the trailer for Abigail below.

07 May 2024

Charlie Wilson Reclaims Record for Most Adult R&B Airplay No. 1s Among Male Artists

Just two weeks after Usher tied Charlie Wilson for the most No. 1s by a male artist on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, the latter legend reclaims the title for himself as “Superman” tops the list dated May 11.

“Superman” jumps from No. 3 after an 8% increase in plays that made it the most-played song as U.S. monitored adult R&B radio stations in the week of April 26-May 2, according to Luminate. The new leader ousts Usher’s record-tying “Risk It All,” a collaboration with H.E.R., from the top spot after the latter’s two-week command.

With “Superman,” Wilson achieves his 10th No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay. In addition to resetting the benchmark for the most champs among male artists, the R&B legend becomes only the third artist to reach double-digit No. 1s on the list. Here’s a recap of the artists with the most No. 1s on the Adult R&B Airplay chart since its launch in 1993:

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14, Alicia Keys
11, Toni Braxton
10, Charlie Wilson
9, Usher
8, Mary J. Blige
8, H.E.R.
8, Kem
8, Bruno Mars
8, Maxwell
8, Tank

“I am incredibly grateful and humbled by the overwhelming support for ‘Superman’,” Wilson said in a press release highlighting his achievement. “To have another [No.] 1 hit on the Billboard Adult R&B chart is truly an important achievement to me, especially with a song so personal highlighting my wife’s endless love and support of me. She truly put the cape back on my back after very rough times. I want to thank my fans for their unwavering loyalty and love throughout my career. This song is also for all women, their strength, love and support is appreciated more than they know.”

Elsewhere, “Superman” dips 26-27 from its peak on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations. There, the song registered 4.4 million in audience for the tracking week, a 1% drop from the prior period.

In addition to Wilson’s successful run as a solo artist, listeners may also know the man known as “Uncle Charlie” as the lead singer of his former group, The Gap Band. The trio – comprised of brothers Charlie, Robert and Ronnie – achieved 15 top 10s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart between 1979 and 1990, including classics such as “Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me),” “Outstanding” and “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.”

07 May 2024

50 Cent Sues Ex Daphne Joy for Defamation Over Rape Allegations: ‘Unequivocally False’

50 Cent has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex Daphne Joy over her public accusations that he raped and physically abused her, calling them a “calculated attack” of false allegations designed to destroy his reputation.

In a case filed Monday in Houston court, the rapper (real name Curtis Jackson) says Joy (Daphne Joy Narvaez) made her claims as retaliation after the rapper sought legal action to take sole custody of their son in the wake of a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs that accused Joy of being a “sex worker.”

50 Cent’s lawyers say the allegations against him were nothing more than an attempt to “destroy his personal and business reputation, harm Jackson’s commercial and business interests, negatively affect his custody case, and prevent him from seeing his son.”

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“As apparently intended by Narvaez, Jackson has been subjected to extensive public ridicule, hatred, and contempt,” his attorneys write in the complaint, obtained by Billboard. “Jackson brings this action for defamation…in order to vindicate his rights and protect his reputation from Narvaez’s calculated attack.”

Included as an exhibit to Monday’s lawsuit is a letter the rapper’s attorneys sent to Joy last month, demanding that she remove the posts and issue a retraction. They say she responded by demanding “millions of dollars” and for 50 Cent to drop his custody case in return for removal of the post.

“Narvaez refuses to take down or remove the defamatory post unless he complies with extortive demands, including the payment of large sums of money and forfeiting his meritorious custody action,” Jackson’s lawyers write.

Joy could not immediately be reached for comment.

The dispute dates back to March, when Joy’s name was mentioned in a wide-ranging sexual abuse lawsuit filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs by Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. In that complaint, Jones claimed that Combs had “bragged” about paying Joy and other women a “monthly stipend” for sex.

Days later, Joy posted a scathing statement about Jackson to Instagram: “Let’s put the real focus on your true evil actions of raping me and physically abusing me,” she wrote at the time. “You are no longer my oppressor and my God will handle you from this point on.”

In his lawsuit on Monday, Jackson says that Joy’s blistering accusations were a response to his decision to “take legal action” to seek custody of their 11-year old son Sire in the wake of the lawsuit against Diddy. “Upon learning of the troubling allegations in the Combs litigation, Jackson came to the reasonable conclusion that it was not in his child’s best interest for Narvaez to have full custody,” the suit states.

Courts have made it difficult for “public figures” like a famous rapper to sue for defamation. They must prove that someone like Joy made her statements with “actual malice” – meaning she knew they were false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth. But in Monday’s complaint, 50 Cent’s lawyers say Joy’s “unequivocally false” statements meet that difficult standard.

“Narvaez knows that Jackson did not rape or physically abuse her, yet she knowingly published the false statements to her almost 2 million followers on Instagram,” 50’s lawyers write. “Narvaez published the defamatory post, and refuses to remove it, out of sheer hatred and ill will toward Jackson.”

07 May 2024

New Hits by Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey & Tommy Richman Shake Up the Top of the Hot 100

There’s a lot of fresh blood in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, with Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” debuting at No. 2, Shaboozey‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rising to No. 3, and Sabrina Carpenter‘s “Espresso” rising to No. 4 (all behind a second week at No. 1 for Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone).

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about how the trio of hits are keeping the chart interesting and what the future could hold for all three — including whether any of the songs could climb to No. 1.

Listen to the podcast below:

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Also on the show, we’re talking about the inescapable feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake and when (or if!) it might ever end. Plus, Madonna wrapped up her Celebration Tour in Brazil on Saturday night, reportedly playing to 1.6 million people on Rio’s Copacabana Beach. Keith streamed the full concert, and we’re talking about why the epic show was just so special.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

07 May 2024

You Can Order Mother’s Day Brunch on Amazon

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Amazon is making it easy to serve moms for Mother’s Day Brunch. Starting on Thursday (Feb. 9), you can order brunch online and pickup at Whole Food Market in time for Mother’s Day.

Prime members can order groceries for delivery or pickup through Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market. The retailer recently launched a grocery delivery subscription service for $9.99/month for Prime members. The subscription includes unlimited grocery delivery on order of $35+.

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Amazon Prime is free for the first 30-days and comes with membership perks such as free shipping, exclusive discounts, access to Prime Video, Amazon Music, and plenty of other benefits. Prime costs $14.99/month after the free trial ends, unless you cancel. Students and SNAP/EBT recipients can save half off Prime and join for as low as $4.99/month.

See below for details on how to order Mother’s Day Brunch through Amazon and other retailers.

Amazon Mother’s Day Brunch: How It Works

You can pick up a Mother’s Day Brunch Spread in a few quick steps. First, open your Amazon app or sign in online, browse the menu, select a brunch order and a time to pickup your order in stores.

What’s on the menu? A Mother’s Day Brunch for 4 ($109.99), a Gourmet Vegetarian Brunch ($109.99) and the Mother’s Day Feast ($169.99). Each brunch option serves up to four people and will be available for order from May 9-12.

The Mother’s Day Brunch comes with quiche, lobster bisque and field greens, with “brunchable sides” and seasonal fruits. The vegetarian brunch includes broccoli cheddar quiche, potato and leak soup and a veggie spread. The fest option includes a “Chef-created Champagne Dijon Salmon and Lemon Rosemary Chicken.”

Whole Foods allows shoppers can add bagels, cream cheese platters, lox, fruit platters, berry yogurt parfaits, deviled eggs, chocolate croissants, crudités, cheese platters, desserts, champagne and other brunch staples to your Mother’s Day order. And if you still haven’t found a gift yet, don’t worry. Amazon lets you shop Mother’s Day flowers and other last-minute gifts that you can pickup in stores.

Harry + David, Hello Fresh, Wolferman’s Bakery also offers Mother’s Day Brunch that you can order online and have delivered.

07 May 2024

Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist “Foreclosure,” Roc Marciano “BeBe’s Kids” & More | Daily Visuals 5.7.24

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For the past few years Hit-Boy has collaborated with Hip-Hop legend Nas on numerous albums that turned out amazing, and while their run has come to an end, Hit-Boy is now focusing on giving his father, Big Hit, some shine in the music game.

In the black-and-white visuals to “Foreclosure,” Hit-Boy takes the back seat and lets his OG, Big Hit take center stage as he creeps in the bushes where he drops his bars while we see images of the neighborhood which we assume he resides in. It’s gotta be pretty cool to put your pops on once you’ve established yourself in the rap game.

Roc Marciano meanwhile takes the older heads way back to the 1990’s and in his clip to “BeBe’s Kids,” the New York rapper breathes new life into the classic Robin Harris creation as he gets into a cartoon adventure with some pretty badass kids. RIP Robin Harris. He was the truth.

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Lil Bean, Gloss Up, and more.

BIG HIT, HIT-BOY & THE ALCHEMIST – “FORECLOSURE”



ROC MARCIANO – “BEBE’S KIDS”



LIL BEAN – “MTV CRIBS”



GLOSS UP – “BADDEST”



LIL BLOOD FT. SHADY NATE – “EMOTIONS”



CHASE ROBERTS – “LOST YOU”



QYASHIA YCENE – “ON MY MIND”



DEEBABY – “NOW TELL ME WHY”



07 May 2024

Phil Spencer Catching Flak On X Following News of Xbox Shutting Down Multiple Bethesda Studios

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The video game world is still reeling after word hit the e-streets that Xbox closed Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog game studios under the Bethesda Games umbrella. Now, gamers are focusing on Xbox chief Phil Spencer and his leadership, or lack thereof.
Should Phil Spencer be fired? Is it time for him to go? That’s what many are calling for to happen after this recent round of studio closures and the absorption of one into ZeniMax Online Studios.

While many blame the practice of companies like Xbox and PlayStation acquiring game studios, some also feel that Spencer’s feet should be held to the fire.

Kotaku’s Zack Zwiezen proclaimed in an article that “It’s time to stop giving Phil Spencer a pass,” pointing out the many “bad decisions Spencer has made during his time as CEO and contradictory statements.

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In October 2020, shortly after Xbox announced its plans to consume Bethesda, Spencer told Kotaku: “This deal was not done to take games away from another player base” and added that Xbox wants “more people to be able to play games, not fewer people to be able to go play games.” Yet, in March 2023 Redfall director Harvey Smith said that Microsoft stepped in after buying Bethesda and canceled a PS5 port of the vampire hunting co-op game. Starfield shipped only on Xbox and PC. And despite a few Xbox games—like Grounded and Sea of Thieves—jumping ship to PlayStation and Switch, future big titles like Indiana Jones won’t be multiplatform.

Xbox’s boss has also talked a big game about giving developers the freedom to make what they want to make, explaining in a May 2023 interview with Kinda Funny: “When a team like Rare wants to do Sea of Thieves, when a team like Obsidian wants to do Grounded, and Tango wants to go do Hi-Fi [Rush] when everyone probably thought they were doing The Evil Within 3. I want to give the teams the creative platform to go an push their ability, push their aspirations.”

The article states that Spencer says the right things, but even when those studios get to make the games they want, and if they are critical successes, there is still a chance they will suffer the same fate as these latest studios.

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Social media hasn’t been kind to Spencer either, and that’s totally understandable because we are all tired of hearing about these layoffs while people in offices continue to line their pockets with cash while game developers have to figure out how to make ends meet.

Former PS I Love You XOXO co-host and head of Pen To Pixels Janet Garcia also called out Spencer for his comments that have now “aged like milk,” pointing out his penchant for trying to be transparent, something people appreciate about Spencer, leaves him open to these contradictory moments.

“Yeah so many of Xbox’s comments are aging like milk rn. This is the danger of selling the “good guy” narrative. It only works when you do “good” things. That said this is also why PlayStation and Nintendo don’t talk to anyone anymore. They’re like nah I’m not gonna play myself,” Garcia said on X, formerly Twitter.

Former Blizzard President Mike Ybarra Comes To Phil Spencer’s Defense

Former president of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Ybarra tried to empathize with Spencer, writing on X, “I know this hurts him [Spencer] as much as anyone else.”

Ybarra continued, “I’m not trying to defend the decisions. I think we all get ourselves into situations that are tough and unexpected (certainly I have). It’s part of the job, as is the accountability for the outcomes. But he’s a good human and he cares deeply for the creative process and developers. That’s my first hand experience in working closely with him for 8+ years and knowing him for 24+.”

Unfortunately, folks were not trying to hear it and didn’t hesitate to tell Ybarra he was wrong.

What a sad state of affairs.

Hopefully, we will hear from Spencer in his own words about this latest decision.

Until then, you can see more reactions in the gallery below.

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07 May 2024

Tom Holland Has Heart Eyes for Zendaya’s Jaw-Dropping Met Gala Look

Tom Holland continues to be the sweetest boyfriend.

The actor took to Instagram on Tuesday (May 7) to share a stunning snap of his girlfriend Zendaya’s standout Met Gala outfit, which she chose in collaboration with her stylist Law Roach. The Euphoria star rocked a custom Maison Margiela by John Galliano gown, referencing a haute couture look he created for Christian Dior back in 1999. The deep blue-and-green peacock-like gown perfectly captured the “Garden of Time” dress code.

Holland captioned the photo with three heart eyed emojis. See his post here.

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Holland and Zendaya have been dating for at least three years, and grew into a romantic relationship as they starred alongside each other in the Spider-Man films.

Last year, The Crowded Room actor took part in a Buzzfeed series in which he answered 30 questions as quickly as possible, and brought up the Euphoria star several times. He admitted that she was his childhood celebrity crush — Zendaya starred in Disney Channel’s Shake It Up from 2010 to 2013 — and that she’s also the last person he sent a meme to. “It’s nonstop,” he said. “She sends me too much. I can’t keep up because I delete my Instagram for days at a time. I download it to post, then I have to check my messages and I’ll have hundreds and hundreds of things from her.”

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