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Manuel Turizo officially hits the road on Wednesday (June 11), taking his 201 World Tour to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
The CMN and La Industria Inc-produced stint is in support of his latest studio album 201, which is an homage to the apartment number where he grew up in Montería, and “represents all those dreams I had since I was a child, all those young desires,” he previously told Billboard.
In bringing the ultra-personal and intimate album to life, Turizo assures us that “the story [of my album] will be finished telling on the tour.”
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“I was thinking about how to connect Manuel Turizo as a performer with where he comes from and where all these inspirations or all these stories a person lives originate,” he tells Billboard in an exclusive interview at his Miami home. “All of that happens in my house. In [apartment] 201 there were heartbreaks, there were loves, drunken parties with friends, with family—all the stories are there. All the songs are born there, all the ideas are born there. I wanted to tell it in the same way and bring that 201 to the 70 cities where I’m touring.”
He reveals that the stage is inspired by his childhood living room back in Colombia: “201 tour is basically Manuel Turizo’s apartment that we’re going to fill with people and create chaos,” he elaborates.
While on tour, the Colombian artist will visit other Latin American countries like Chile, Costa Rica and Argentina, before launching the North American leg of the trek on Aug. 21 in Chicago. After visiting major markets like New York, Miami and Los Angeles along the way, he will return to Latin America to wrap up, with the last date on Dec. 6 in Guatemala.
Above, check out our exclusive “En Conversación,” where Turizo also opens up about his friendship with Shakira, his No. 1 Billboard hit “En Privado” with Xavi, releasing new music and more.
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Ciara’s spirit can’t be denied. She recently ran up on Jim Jones and urged him to marry his longtime girlfriend Chrissy Lampkin.
As spotted on Complex Magazine Jim Jones was out and about for the recent BET Awards. While conducting an interview with DJ Self, he got a surprise visit from Ciara who decided to crash the Q&A with a specific purpose. Upon sitting down at the booth the “Level Up” singer gave Jim Jones a very passionate rally to put a ring on Chrissy’s finger. “Ya’ll have lived life in every capacity anyone could live it in,” she explained. “You’re living like you’ve already done it, so let’s just seal it properly because you know what? She deserves it. You deserve it. Why not?”
Jim Jones took her speech with grace and smiled throughout the entire impromptu encounter. Later on CAPO sat in a different interview with Loren LoRosa from The Breakfast Club and was asked about Ciara plea. “I felt like I got scolded by somebody that was younger than me,” Jomo said jokingly. “Nah, it was good though. It was a great piece of advice. Honestly, I needed that encouragement.” He went on reveal that her advice was indeed received. “I needed to hear that, especially for somebody who’s active in preaching what she’s teaching, you know what I mean?” he added. “My situation has been going better than a lot of things that have been going on out here.”
In an interview with 90s Baby Show earlier this year, Jim Jones detailed that he has been locked in with Chrissy since the early 2000’s. You can see him discuss how they met in Miami below.
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Alison Wonderland connects with fans on a spiritual level around the world — but when she’s in Las Vegas, she goes big. See how she translates her love of DJing into shows where her fans can be present in the moment on her journey to ‘Get It Together’ ahead of her electric White Claw Sessions performance in Las Vegas.
Tetris Kelly:
Alison, Alison, Alison.
Alison Wonderland: Oh, hey, Tetris.
I thought you were gonna meet me in the lobby.
I got carried away. I’m so sorry.
On the White Claw bus? It’s waiting on us. We need to roll.
Let’s go. Let’s go.
Yo, what’s good it’s Tetris!
And I’m Alison Wonderland.
And we’re rushing to the casino right now because Alison is performing tonight, and she’s taking us with her.
White Claw session? Let’s go.
Gonna have some fun before we get to that show. So now that the vibes are ready, what are we preparing?
Well, we are in Vegas, so we gotta go big because I started off as a scratching DJ. I still like to play in vinyl mode, because even if I’m playing on CBJ, it’s not copper vinyl, you can still treat it like an instrument. You can still do scratches. The best thing you can do as a DJ is make sure everyone is having the best time and they forget about their phones. I don’t even think about it for me. I just feel like, oh my gosh, all these people are here, and we’re doing this together. I literally can sit in my bedroom and mix for hours, and I do that every day. I genuinely love,DJing.
Tonight, we’re gonna create the vibe again, and it’s all about grabbing life by the claw. What’s a time in your life that you did something crazy and you were like that really worked out?
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Manuel Turizo invites us to his house to share an exclusive interview on his 201 Tour, his friendship with Shakira after their “Copa Vacía” collab, his collaboration with Xavi on “En Privado” reaching No. 1 on the Latin Airplay chart, teases his new music, how “QUE HACES” with Becky G came to life and more.
What’s your favorite song from Manuel Turizo? Let us know in the comments!
Manuel Turizo:
Hello! Billboard, welcome to my house. Good evening!
Jessica Roiz:
Hi Manuel, thank you.
I’m just letting you guys know I’m sorry for the mess, today we are on set, so it’s a mess in there, but enter. Welcome.
Manuel, thank you for having us in your beautiful home in Miami.
Welcome, welcome.
It seems like a dream that I’m sitting here on a sofa in the living room of Manuel Turizo. If I knew I would’ve brought my bikini because when I entered I saw the big pool.
You could’ve gone in the pool-
And we could’ve done this interview in the pool.
Even though it’s not daytime, but it doesn’t matter, whatever you want.
Manuel, we are at the point of almost going on tour. You are going to be in Latin America and the United States for the rest of the year. What do you miss the most from your house when you are on the road?
What I miss the most… I think that no one sleeps that good unless it’s in their own bed. That’s another level, that’s something else, but honestly the ambiance of the house. The ambiance of when you’re carefree at home and I’m naked at home.
Relaxed, your house is super cozy man.
Look, there are the three dogs, well the camera can’t see them, but they’re outside, they’re bothering her.
What happens with the dogs when you go on tour, you don’t bring them?
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Miley Cyrus appears to be headed to Paris for a very special concert celebrating some of her biggest hits, with the pop star teasing Wednesday (June 11) that she’ll be performing at Spotify‘s next Billions Club Live concert later this month.
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The news comes via X, on which the streaming giant first posted a lyric to Cyrus’ “End of the World” — “Let’s go to Paris, I don’t care if we get lost in the scene” — and added, “@MileyCyrus, you coming?”
The singer then reposted the message and wrote: “I’ll meet you there. Next week. #BillionsClubLive.”
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Billions Club Live was introduced last December, with The Weeknd playing the first show in the series for about 2,000 people in Los Angeles to celebrate his long roster of songs that have surpassed a billion Spotify streams. The crowd was made up of fans selected for being in the “Blinding Lights” artist’s top percentage of listeners on the music service.
Cyrus has several songs that have reached the ten-digit milestone, including “Wrecking Ball,” “We Can’t Stop,” “Angels Like You” and “Party in the U.S.A.”
The Spotify concert comes on the heels of her new album Something Beautiful, which dropped May 30 and debuted this week at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The LP marks her first full-length since 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation, which spawned eight-week Billboard Hot 100-topper “Flowers” — a song that has garnered more than 2 billion streams on the platform, meaning fans in Paris can almost definitely expect that she’ll perform it during her Billions Club Live show.
The upcoming show will be especially meaningful as Cyrus’ live performances are few and far between these days. When she does perform, it’s usually in an intimate setting — such as the Chateau Marmont, where she recently hosted a Something Beautiful listening party. In 2023, the Hannah Montana alum announced that she had no intention of touring for the foreseeable future.
While promoting Something Beautiful on Apple Music 1 in May, Cyrus elaborated on her decision to skip touring, noting that staying off the road is best for her sobriety and protecting her vocal cords.
See Cyrus’ post below.
DMX’s “Party Up (Up in Here)” became the biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit of his career at that point in 2000, but many didn’t know the blaring anthem was a response to Kurupt.
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Xzibit, who’s sampled on Kurupt’s “Calling Out Names,” joined DJ HED’s Effective Immediately earlier in June, where he revealed how shocked he was when initially finding out that X’s “Party Up” was a subliminal Kurupt diss, as both rappers had romantic ties to Foxy Brown.
“What was crazy was when I found out that ‘Party Up’ was the answer to ‘Calling Out Names,’” Xzibit said before giving Drake some suggestions for his battle with Kendrick Lamar. “That’s what Drake should’ve did. He should’ve made a ‘Party Up.’ Nah, but he tried to get down and knuckle up with it. I keep telling n—-s, don’t get into fights with n—-s who like to fight.”
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“‘Party Up’ was a response to Kurupt,” Xzibit continued before reciting DMX bars from the track. “You wack, you twisted, your girl’s a ho/ You broke, the kid ain’t yours and everybody know… They were fighting over Foxy Brown. We need to do a hip-hop 101.”
“Calling Out Names” arrived in 1999 and found the West Coast rapper sending several shots at DMX, Irv Gotti and Ja Rule.
“And I’mma start callin’ y’all b–h n—s by name/ Mothaf—k D, Mothaf—k M, only X I know is Xzibit or RBX, extraordinary/ Tryna snatch my b—h/ You can have the b—h,” Kurupt raps.
DMX responded with “Party Up (Up in Here)” on his … And Then There Was X album in December 1999. The Swizz Beatz-produced track became a single in 2000 and went on to reach No. 27 on the Hot 100 and cracked the top 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic Airplay charts.
Fans of DMX can expect more music, as a posthumous album titled DMX Features from the Yonkers native’s estate is set to arrive this summer.
Listen to Xzibit talk about DMX’s “Party Up (Up in Here)” just shy of the 48-minute mark below.
A collection of remixes of The Cure’s 2024 album Songs of a Lost World is out Friday (June 13), and ahead of the release, electronic duo Daybreakers is exclusively sharing their edit of the group’s “Warsong” from the project.
In Daybreakers’ hands, the steady, heavy, four minute and 17 second original becomes more than six minutes of hypnotic synth and muscular basslines, with a long build releasing into sped up of vocals from The Cure frontman Robert Smith and the entire edit containing the same sense of mystique and style of the legendary U.K. band is known for. Listen to the “Warsong” remix below.
“As long time fans of The Cure, we had always wanted to do a project with them, and via our mutual friend and legendary producer, Mark Saunders, the opportunity arose when Robert got in touch to discuss our interest in doing a remix,” the duo tell Billboard in a joint statement.
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Made up of producers Ric Scot and Alex Hush, Daybreakers previous work includes remixes of U2’s “Love Is Bigger Than Anything In It’s Way” and Madonna’s “I Rise.” “I Rise” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart in Aug. 2019, aided by a package of remixes from artists including Daybreakers, Tracy Young, DJLW, Kue and Offer Nissim. “Love Is Bigger Than Anything In It’s Way” also hit No. 1 on this same chart in July of 2018 on the power of a remix collection that Daybreakers was a part of.
Scot and Hush’s first work together was a 2020 edit of Erasure’s “Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)” after which they decided to make Daybreakers an ongoing project.
As Mixes of a Lost World project came to life, Smith offered Daybreakers two tracks to choose from, one of them being ‘Warsong” which the pair say “really lent itself to something that we could incorporate our sound with. The song has a conflicted sadness to it but at the same time, we knew we could really make it work with a dance vibe.”
Daybreakers remix of “Warsong” has a real sense of drama,” Smith tells Billboard. “The breakdowns are simple, but far-out, and the vibe is cool, but urgent. It is one of my favorites on the [remix] album.”
Mixes of a Lost World will also feature edits by Four Tet, Orbital, Trentemøller, Chino Moreno, Paul Oakenfold and more. The project is out June 13 via Fiction/Capitol Records. In a statement made when the project was announced, Smith said that The Cure “has a colorful history with all kinds of dance music, and I was curious as to how the whole album would sound entirely reinterpreted by others.”
“To be chosen to do a remix is a great honor and we are thrilled with how much Robert likes the remix and we hope others do as well,” Daybreakers add. “Being included on the remix album alongside such a great variety of talented artists and producers is a huge privilege. Additionally, with all of The Cure’s recording royalties being donated to the WarChild UK charity, it really is for a wonderful cause.”
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After taking a 15-year hiatus, Clipse is back in full effect. And with an album releasing in just a few weeks, the Virginia duo will be taking their show on the road as they’ve announced some tour dates that their fans can flock to when they come to their city.
According to Variety, Clipse will be giving their new album, Let God Sort Em Out the proper rollout once it hits the streets on July 11. Pusha T and Malice will be hitting the road in August and will be bringing their new project along with them to 25 venues across the U.S. Kicking off their tour in Boston on Aug. 3, Clipse will continue to hit a new city almost every day for the next month and change before ending their tour in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 10.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday (June 13), so if you’ve been dying to see Clipse perform live now is your chance; we don’t know if they’ll take another decade-long break before deciding to hit the studio and the road once again.
Check out the tour dates below, and let us know if you’ll be catching Clipse when they roll into your city in the comments section.
CLIPSE LET GOD SORT EM OUT TOUR 2025
Sun-Aug-03 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Tue-Aug-05 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
Thu-Aug-07 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Sat-Aug-09 – Fairfax, VA – EagleBank Arena
Sun-Aug-10 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
Tue-Aug-12 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
Wed-Aug-13 – Orlando, FL – The Vanguard
Thu-Aug-14 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
Sat-Aug-16 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
Sun-Aug-17 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
Mon-Aug-18 – St, Louis, MO – The Factory
Tue-Aug-19 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live
Thu-Aug-21 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
Sat-Aug-23 – Los Angeles, – CA – The Novo
Mon-Aug-25 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
Wed-Aug-27 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater
Thu-Aug-28 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
Fri-Aug-29 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels
Tue-Sep-02 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Wed-Sep-03 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
Thu-Sep-04 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
Sat-Sep-06 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
Sun-Sep-07 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
Mon-Sep-08 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
Wed-Sep-10 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
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Little Golden Book Biographies is teaching the next generation of K-Pop fans with the release of their BTS biography.
The book, authored by Jan Ann and illustrated by Hyesung Park, details the life and career of the K-Pop boy group thus far. Currently, the book is available for pre-order on Amazon. It will officially be released on Sept. 2. The hardcover retails for $5.57, while the Kindle version retails for $5.99. Whether you’re new to the K-Pop scene and want to learn more, or just want to give this book a try, the biography certainly makes a great gift for all ages.
BTS: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
A biography written about the life and career of K-Pop boy group BTS thus far.
BTS has grown to massive heights, finding success in both South Korea and around the globe, but they didn’t start out that way. The book follows members Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM, and Suga through their training days at Big Hit Entertainment, an entertainment company established in 2005. The company was later re-branded and re-structured into an independent label under Hybe Corporation in March 2021. The label also reps Tomorrow X Together, or TXT, and South Korean singer Lee Hyun.
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Following their trainee days, we read along to see them become one of the biggest music groups in the world with releases like “Dynamite” and “Yet to Come.” The book also covers their multiple appearances at the United Nations. Since their humble beginnings, the group has gone on to collaborate with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Nicki Minaj, Steve Aoki, Lauv, Halsey, Lil Nas X, Sia, Juice WRLD, Coldplay and Megan Thee Stallion. The boy band’s fanbase is massive, with various sources suggesting a size in the tens of millions, potentially even exceeding 100 million fans worldwide.
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BLACKPINK A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
A biography about the K-Pop girl group’s journey to stardom.
Illustrator Hyesung Park currently works as an Art Director at Pixar Animation Studios. The creative’s illustrations in the book are extremely colorful, painting a picture of BTS’s life through his lens. Park took to Instagram to speak about the book’s cover art, writing “I aimed to strike a good balance between realism and stylization. I hope this book brings you joy after such a long wait for BTS’s reunion. See you in September!” The cover depicts all the members of BTS posed in a group.
Little Golden Book Biographies has books on a slew of top artists today including Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Harry Styles, Cher and Beyonce. While you wait to buy BTS’ biography, K-Pop fans can also pre-order BLACKPINK’s biography now on Amazon for $5.99
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On Monday (June 9), the Atlanta Hip-Hop community lost one of its legends in Andre “Dres Tha Beatnik” Lett, who passed away after battling an illness. The news of Dres Tha Beatnik’s passing spread throughout the community he helped guide, shape, and connect, and we look back on the life and legacy of Andre K. Lett.
I can’t recall my first time meeting Dres Tha Beatnik, but I can pinpoint it to one of the many times I visited Atlanta to attend and cover the A3C conference and music festival. One of the things that stood out immediately was Dres’ signature hat, which I’ve only seen him without once in person. Along with his hat, Dres’ infectious smile, charm, and energy were just as magnetic in one-on-one conversations as he was onstage hosting events.
Like most people of significance, when they leave this physical plane, several of Dres’ peers, including some of my close friends, such as legendary rapper and producer J-Live and Full Plate Records honcho and rapper Dillon, all shared glowing tributes to Dres on their social media timelines. Others, such as Killer Mike, Mike’s Run The Jewels partner Trackstar The DJ, and many more communicated similar sentiments.
Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta also posted a message honoring Dres’ life and legacy with moving words that completely illustrated what he meant to Atlanta and Hip-Hop culture overall.
From Mayor Dickens:
“Atlanta has lost a cultural icon. Dres tha Beatnik was a unifier, a creative force, and a true champion of Atlanta’s hip-hop and arts community. For decades, Dres tha Beatnik brought energy, soul, and authenticity to every stage he graced. His voice uplifted countless artists and inspired a generation. His urban showcase Arts, Beats, and Lyrics helped craft our cultural landscape and uplifted countless artists. We are grateful for his legacy and the light he shared with our city.”
As he shared in this interview with A3C, Dres was a native of Philadelphia who honed his skills early on as a rapper but picked up the art of beatboxing as he bided his time, becoming adept at providing the platter for his rapping compatriots. During his hosting gigs, Dres would showcase his beatboxing along with his deep knowledge of Hip-Hop history. It was mesmerizing to witness the control Dres had over the crowd, proving himself just as vital as the acts he would welcome to the stage.
In full transparency, Dres and I were planning to work together on having him speak on the history of Hip-Hop music and culture with Hip-Hop Wired. Like most grand plans, we could never find the right time to do so, and he began sharing candid updates regarding his health online. Despite his struggles, Dres never muted his joy and always presented his usual affable nature.
In moments such as this, I find it difficult to find the words to honor Dres properly. I feel like I’m coming up short in that regard. I’m also deeply affected by the loss because it highlights how finite time is. Still, if there is something I can positively capture from this moment is that I can choose to live my life like Dres did: loving, loud, and proud, and all under the banner of Hip-Hop.
Andre “Dres Tha Beatnik” Lett, may you rest powerfully in peace.
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