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14 Nov 2023

Billboard Music Awards Performer Profile: Stray Kids | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Billboard announces Stray Kids will be performing at the Billboard Music Awards 2023. Billboard runs through some of Stray Kids’ biggest chart highlights.

Stray Kids:
When ODDINARY first charted, we felt so thrilled after our fans started congratulating us, so yeah, it was very huge for us.

Tetris Kelly:
K-pop group Stray Kids is celebrating a huge year on the Billboard charts. Our BBMAs finalist and performers have had five hits on the Billboard Global 200 chart, nine hits on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart and three No. 1s on the Billboard 200, including this year’s 5-Star, which spent one week at No. 1.

Stray Kids:
Being the creatives of our own music, we think first place on the charts is very, very meaningful.

Tetris Kelly:
The K-pop group is a finalist in two BBMAs categories, including top global K-pop artists and top K-pop album for 5-Star.

Let’s take a look at their biggest hit to date: “Maniac” landed at No. 21 on the Global 200 chart and No. 15 on the Global Excl. US chart.

Stray Kids are making waves on the Billboard charts with No. 1 albums and hit songs. We can’t wait to see them light up the BBMAs stage on Nov. 19.

Watch the full video above!

14 Nov 2023

See Cardi B, Offset, ENHYPEN, Lance Bass & More Star in ‘Baby Shark’ Movie Trailer

Cardi B, Offset, Lance Bass and ENHYPEN are all tagging along for Baby Shark’s “major ocean picture” debut.

As seen in the new trailer for Baby Shark’s Big Movie, which arrived Tuesday (Nov. 14) the three stars and K-pop boy band — plus Cardi and Offset’s kids, Kulture and Wave — will all play their aquatic alter-egos in the animated children’s film arriving Dec. 8 on on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. The project marks the very first feature-length endeavor for Baby Shark, the hit preschool TV program best known for its viral earworm of the same name, which charted in the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 in 2019.

The fishy flick will find Cardi and Offset reprising their roles from Baby Shark Big Show!, Sharki B and Offshark, while the rap power couple’s two kids will voice Kulture Sharki and Wavey Shark. The family has been all aboard the “Baby Shark” train since the beginning, starting with Cardi posting an Instagram video in January 2019 of her doing a runway walk around a pool to the “Baby Shark” song.

“Good luck!” says Offset’s character toward the end of the two-minute trailer, with Cardi’s Sharki B telling Baby Shark: “You got this!”

The film will follow Baby Shark, voiced by Kimiko Glenn, as he works to save his best friend William, played by Luke Youngblood, from Ashley Tisdale’s Stariana, a jealous pop superstar who plots to steal Baby Shark’s special song for herself. Along the way, he encounters a boy band of belugas voiced by the seven members of ENHYPEN — Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki — as well as a TV announcer named Lance Bass, played by… you guessed it, Lance Bass.

Watch the new Baby Shark movie trailer above.

14 Nov 2023

Will Smith Allegedly Got Busy With Duane Martin, According To Former Assistant

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Will Smith might have to get his right hand ready again for slapping after a crazy rumor about him and Duane Martin was floated to the timeline during a recent interview. A former assistant to the celebrated actor and rapper claims that he walked in on Smith and Martin getting it on, and the reactions online are what you’d expect.

On Tasha K’s show, UNWINEWITHTASHAK, Brother Bilaal revealed an explosive claim that is currently trending on the social media streets in sharing with the host that he walked in on Will Smith having intercourse with Duane Martin.

To get more descriptive, Brother Bilaal claims that Smith was bent over the couch as Martin allegedly had his way with him. As you’ll hear in video clips of the discussion online, the description is a lot more graphic than what we wrote.

The rumors of Smith and Martin being lovers aren’t new but nothing has ever been confirmed nor have the gentleman spoken directly to the claims. Martin made two appearances on Smith’s hit 1990s sitcom, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, and maintained a friendship after that initial meeting over the years. Martin also appeared in three episodes for the dramatic The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air reboot, Bel-Air.

It hasn’t been a great couple of years for Smith, this after the August Alsina entanglement woes and the infamous slap heard across the world. Further, Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, just released a memoir with fans believing that the newly minted author dragged her husband’s name through the mud again.

On X, Formerly known as Twitter, the reactions to the rumors are coming in fast and we’ve got comments from all sides below.

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14 Nov 2023

Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert & Post Malone to Headline Rolling Loud California 2024: Full Lineup

Calling all Barbz! Rolling Loud dropped the lineup for the festival’s forthcoming sixth visit to California on Tuesday (Nov. 14). Led by superstars Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert and Post Malone, the sprawling list of performers features more than 90 of the biggest and buzziest names across rap, R&B, pop and Latin music. Rolling Loud California 2024 will take over Hollywood Park Grounds in Inglewood, Calif., from March 15 to 17, 2024.

Minaj — a 2023 Billboard Music Awards finalist for top rap female artist — headlines a packed opening day for the festival. On Friday, March 15, Hollywood Park Grounds will be treated to performances from YG & Tyga, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Rae Sremmurd, Sexyy Red, Lil Tecca, Luh Tyler, Lay Bankz, Lil Gnar and JELEEL!

The Friday night performance is one of the first Minaj has confirmed for 2024. The two-time 2024 Grammy nominee is currently gearing up for the release of Pink Friday 2 — the sequel to her 2010 Billboard 200-topping debut studio album — and she’s teased an accompanying tour multiple times. Pink Friday 2 is set to arrive on Minaj’s birthday, Dec. 8.

On Saturday, March 16, “Circles” hitmaker Post Malone will lead an eye-popping lineup that includes appearances from Summer Walker, Big Sean, $uicideboy$, Larry June, Flo Milli, Pi’erre Bourne, Veeze, BigXthaPlug, Kaliii, Rob49, DC the Don, KenTheMan, 2Rare, Jordan Ward, Maiya the Don and Danny Towers. A mystery guest is listed in the second row of Saturday’s lineup between Big Sean and Larry June. Rolling Loud has yet to hint or reveal who the surprise act might be.

Finally, “Just Wanna Rock” rapper Lil Uzi Vert — who scored yet another Billboard Hot 100 hit with Minaj this year with their “Endless Fashion” (No. 20) duet — is set to close out the festival on Sunday, March 17, alongside a lineup that includes Bryson Tiller, Don Toliver, Ski Mask the Slump God, Chief Keef, NLE Choppa, That Mexican OT, 310babii, Chase Shakur, Sukihana, Ryan Trey, Cash Cobain, Wolfacejoeyy and Rich Amiri.

Billboard chart-topping regional Mexiacan singer-songwriter Junior H will serve as Friday’s special guest, with regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida acting as Saturday’s, and award-winning corridos tumbados trailblazer Natanael Cano as Sunday’s. DJ Scheme, DJ Five Venoms and DJ Stevie J will be tasked with keeping the vibes going and providing a soundtrack for three-day bonanza.

Earlier this year during Mar. 3-5, 2023, the most recent Rolling Loud California lineup — headed by Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and Future — electrified SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.

Presale for Rolling Loud California 2024 begins Thursday, Nov. 16, at 10 a.m. PT, and general onsale begins the following day on Friday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. PT. Fans can click here to RSVP for first access to tickets — and a chance to win free tickets before they go on sale — right now.

Check out the full Rolling Loud California 2024 lineup below:

14 Nov 2023

Taylor Swift Extends Artist 100 No. 1 Record, Jung Kook & Jimmy Buffett Make Moves in Top 10

Taylor Swift spends a record-extending 85th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Nov. 18), thanks to the continued success of her latest rerecorded LP, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), as well as nine additional albums on the Billboard 200 and 16 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with 245,000 equivalent album units earned in its second frame, according to Luminate. A week earlier, it debuted with 1.653 million equivalent album units — the largest one-week total since the debut of Adele’s 25 (3.482 million; Nov. 15, 2015).

Here’s a recap of Swift’s current Billboard 200-charting albums.

Rank, Title:

  • No. 1, 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
  • No. 9, Midnights
  • No. 11, Lover
  • No. 15, Folklore
  • No. 20, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
  • No. 24, Reputation
  • No. 25, Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • No. 27, Evermore
  • No. 51, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • No. 53, 1989

On the Hot 100, Swift charts 16 total songs, including 15 from 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Her other charting song, “Cruel Summer” (from from 2019’s Lover), rebounds for a third week at No. 1.

Jung Kook jumps from No. 100 to No. 2 on the Artist 100, the 98-position vault marking the greatest leap in the chart’s nearly decade-long history. He reaches a new high thanks to the opening week of his first solo LP, Golden, which arrives at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 210,000 units. The set’s “Standing Next to You” concurrently debuts at No. 5 on the Hot 100, becoming his sixth solo entry outside BTS, and third top 10, after “Seven,” featuring Latto (No. 1), and “3D,” with Jack Harlow (No. 5).

Plus, the late Jimmy Buffett re-enters the Artist 100 at No. 7, sparked by his new album, Equal Strain on All Parts. The set opens at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with 53,000 units, marking his 14th top 10.

The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

14 Nov 2023

Stray Kids Set to Perform on the 2023 Billboard Music Awards

Stray Kids will make their Billboard Music Awards debut with an action-packed performance featuring two of their hits, “S-Class” and “LALALALA.” This will mark the first time “LALALALA” has been performed on an awards show.

Stray Kids is one of two K-pop groups that will be featured on this year’s BBMAs, along with NewJeans. Other previously announced performers are David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, KAROL G, Peso Pluma and Morgan Wallen.

Stray Kids is up for two awards: top global K-pop artist and top K-pop album for 5-Star.

Stray Kids has had three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 – Stray Kids Mini Album: Oddinary (EP) in April 2022, Maxident in October 2022 and 5-Star in June 2023. Stray Kids was just the third K-pop act to top the all-genre tally, following BTS and SuperM.

The band has also had three No. 1 albums on the World Albums chart. The group has had five hits on the Billboard Global 200 chart, including “S-Class,” which spent five weeks on the charts.

The eight-member boy band consists of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N.

Taylor Swift is the top finalist at the 2023 BBMAs with nods in 20 categories. Morgan Wallen and SZA are runners-up, with 17 entries each. They are followed by The Weeknd (16); Drake and Zach Bryan (14); Luke Combs (10); 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Miley Cyrus (nine each); Beyoncé and Rema (seven each); Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma (six each); and Ariana Grande, Guetta, Eslabon Armado, Karol G, NewJeans and Selena Gomez (five each).

The 2023 BBMAs will honor the year’s hottest names in music determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts. The program, which is produced by Dick Clark Productions, will deliver a reimagined award show concept that will entertain fans with music and exclusive content. Performances and award celebrations will take place in global locations, in the midst of sold-out tours, and in custom venues.

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the BBMAs and Spotify Fans First have teamed up to identify fans who have consumed the most hours of music over the past year and helped drive their favorite artists to the top spots on the Billboard charts. These fans will receive a “golden ticket” granting them access to attend a performance curated by their favorite artists, expressly for the 2023 BBMAs.

The 2023 BBMAs is presented by Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott’s travel program and marketplace. One special BBMAs performance and two exclusive acceptance speeches will be hosted at hotel brands within the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. Additionally, Marriott Bonvoy will provide a select group of fans access to attend five BBMAs performances via Marriott Bonvoy Moments. Other sponsors include Lexus, who will surprise one lucky fan with VIP treatment with a private ride in a luxury Lexus vehicle to the one-of-a-kind performance.

14 Nov 2023

Gigi Hadid Shuts Down Rumors That She Doesn’t Support Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Romance

Gigi Hadid is setting the record straight. After reports surfaced that she may not be the biggest fan of Taylor Swift‘s romance with Travis Kelce , the 28-year-old model spoke up on social media to clarify just where she stands when it comes to her friend’s new relationship.

On an Instagram post from Perez Hilton alleging that Hadid “doesn’t agree” with the way Swift is “handling” her relationship with Kelce, the model quickly and succinctly shut down the claims. “I’m a couple days late to this tag.. but didn’t the press try this last week w Selena?” she wrote Monday (Nov. 13), referring to a recent tabloid report that Gomez was concerned about the “Anti-Hero” singer moving too fast with Kelce.

“Let it be.. we are all over the moon for our girl,” added Hadid, suggesting that Gomez feels the same way. “Period.”

Her remarks come just a couple of days after Swift and the Chiefs tight end spent the weekend together in Argentina, where the 33-year-old pop star performed three Eras Tour shows. On Saturday, Kelce was spotted enjoying her concert from a VIP tent next to Swift’s father, blushing and smiling when the pop superstar changed up her “Karma” lyrics to give him a shoutout: “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.”

After the show, Swift was spotted in an adorable video running into Kelce’s arms, sharing a big kiss before disappearing together backstage.

Swift is the leading finalist with nods in 20 categories at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. You can watch the BBMAs here, and via Billboard and the BBMA’s social media channels on Nov. 19.

14 Nov 2023

PinkPantheress Announces 2024 North American Dates For Capable of Love Tour

British singer PinkPantheress announced the dates for the North American leg of her Capable of Love tour on Tuesday (Nov. 14). The Live Nation-produced 12-date run is slated to kick off on April 6 at Saint Andrews Hall in Detroit and feature gigs in Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Diego before winding down with an April 30 show at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

Bktherula and Kanii will open select North American shows that will take place after a string of February Capable of Love dates in Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, France and Germany, marking the 22-year-old “Boy’s a Liar” singer’s biggest headlining gigs to date.

A Citi presale for the North American shows will kick off on Wednesday (Nov. 15) at 10 a.m. local time through Friday (Nov. 17) at 9:59 a.m.; click here for the Citi presale information. Additional presales will roll out throughout the week before the general on-sale, which will start at 10 a.m. local time on Friday here.

The singer just released her full-length debut album, Heaven Knows, features the hit single “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 1,” as well as the Ice Spice-blessed remix, “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2.”

Check out the dates for PinkPantheress’ Capable of Love North American tour dates below.

Apr. 6 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall ^

Apr. 7 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall ^

Apr. 10 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield ^

Apr. 12 – Boston, MA @ Royale *^

Apr. 14 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^

Apr. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Metro * ^

Apr. 20 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville +

Apr. 22 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas +

Apr. 24 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall +

Apr. 25 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin +

Apr. 28 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park +

Apr. 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium +

* Non-Live Nation Date

^ With Bktherula

+ With Kanii

14 Nov 2023

Chloe Fineman Is ‘Proud’ of ‘Saturday Night Live’s Britney Spears Sketch

Chloe Fineman is standing by Saturday Night Live‘s latest sketch about Britney Spears. In a Monday (Nov. 13) Instagram post featuring the bit from the Nov. 11 episode, the comedian shared that she was “proud of everyone who made this sketch.”

The skit about auditioning celebrities to do the audiobook for Spears’ newly released tell-all memoir, The Woman in Me, featured Fineman reprising her spot-on impression of the pop princess. In the sketch, Punkie Johnson portrayed Ice Spice, Fineman as host Timothee Chalamet, Bowen Yang as Fred Schneider from the B-52s, and more.

The actress also noted in her post that she’s a big fan of the “Toxic” singer. “I love @britneyspears with all my heart,” Fineman wrote. “Listened to ‘The Woman in Me’ in one sitting … it’s THAT good.” Spears’ audiobook was narrated by Oscar-winning actress Michelle Williams.

While the pop star’s book has been a big hit (it sold an impressive 1.1 million copies in its first week, according to the Associated Press), reaction to the Saturday Night Live sketch was mixed. Some viewers on Twitter were upset that the long-running NBC comedy program was once again poking fun at Spears, who was finally able to end her restrictive 13-year conservatorship in November 2021..

“SNL made the pathetic attempt to appeal to the minority of people who still think making light of Britney Spears’ trauma is fodder in order to stay relevant,” tweeted one person. “In an absolutely cringe-inducing segment, Chloe Fineman and the rest of the underwhelming cast fail spectacularly. Good.”

“that’s a low for SNL. rule of satire: punch up, not down. yea, britney spears is a public figure, more popular than SNL, but this book is literally about her trauma,” added another. “we’ve already seen enough of her personal life through a microscope. literally leave britney alone!!!”

Other viewers thought Fineman and the sketch were hilarious.

“pls this britney spears skit is sooo funny,” one viewer opined.

Shared another: “The Britney Spears audiobook is killing me! ????? #SNL”

See Fineman’s post and the sketch below:

14 Nov 2023

Foo Fighters Team With H.E.R. on Double A-Side Single ‘The Glass’

Foo Fighters had so much fun jamming with H.E.R. on Saturday Night Live last month that they’re releasing a quick-turnaround joint single. The band announced on Tuesday (Nov. 14) that they’re each releasing their versions of the song they performed on the show, “The Glass,” on Friday (Nov. 17).

The double A-side single of the song from the Foos’ most recent album, But Here We Are, will featuring the original studio version and H.E.R.’s newly recorded solo reinterpretation of the track. According to a release, the H.E.R. take is “nothing short of a revelation — a stunning and singular vocal/guitar performance that wrings new sonic and emotional dimensions from the original.”

“The Glass” appears on the band 11th studio album, which was just nominated for three Grammy awards (best rock album and best rock song and best rock performance for “Rescued”). The single “Glass” single will be available to stream and download on Friday, with pre-orders available now for the limited-edition vinyl 7-inch single out on Dec. 29.

The Foos performed on SNL for the ninth time on the Oct. 28 episode hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, where they performed “Rescued,” followed by “The Glass” with special surprise guest H.E.R. The first performance was introduced by another surprise performer, legendary actor Christopher Walken. Foos singer Dave Grohl also pitched in on a couple of sketches during the show, flexing his comedy muscles in a bit about pregnant woman on a plane in search of a doctor and a pre-recorded parody song about a country trio singing about the pleasures of partying on a lake beach.