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25 May 2023

BM’s ‘M. A. (Mejores Amigos)’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Argentina Hot 100

BM’s “M. A. (Mejores Amigos)” rebounds 2-1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated May 20). The remix, which features Callejero Fino, La Joaqui and Lola Índigo, first led the Argentina Hot 100 in April, becoming BM’s initial leader on the list.

“M.A” sends Ke Personajes, Big One, and FMK’s “Un Finde: Big One Crossover #2” to No. 2 after its four-week domination.

Meanwhile, Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma get closer to the summit as “La Bebé” rises from No 4. to its No. 3 high. The song trades places with another Ke Personajes track: “Pobre Corazón,” with Onda Sabanera, dips 3-4 after three consecutive weeks at No. 3. Plus, Maria Becerra’s “Adios” closes the top five with a 8-5 hike.

The Hot Shot Debut of the week goes to Shakira’s “Acróstico” at No. 21. It’s her eighth career entry, after “TQG” with Karol G debuted and peaked at No. 2 in March.

Further, Feid and Sean Paul’s “Niña Bonita” takes the Greatest Gainer honor of the week as the song climbs 29 rankings, from No. 79 to No. 50.

Elsewhere, Yahritza Y Su Esencia check off a career achievement scoring their first Argentina Hot 100 entry as “Frágil,” with Grupo Frontera, bows at No. 61.

Three other songs debut this week, starting with Sebastián Yatra’s “Vagabundo,” with Beéle, Manuel Turizo, at No. 68, while Anuel AA, Mamob Kingz and DJ Luan’s “Mejor Que Yo” starts at No. 71.

Lastly, Pedro Capo captures his sixth entry with “La Fiesta” at No. 82.

25 May 2023

Harry Styles Made a Cheeky NSFW Joke About One Direction’s ‘Best Song Ever’

Harry Styles took to social media on Wednesday with a dirty, LOL-worthy joke referencing one of One Direction‘s biggest hits.

In an Instagram Story, the heartthrob posed oh-so-innocently next to a turquoise and gray portable restroom with a cheeky sign posted on the door reading “Best Schlong Ever” in all-caps letters. Wearing a shiny teal and pink running suit and framing his face with his hands, the pop star smiled widely at the naughty reference to his former band’s 2013 single “Best Song Ever.”

Though the snap has since expired, it was thankfully captured by a fan account, who promptly shared it to Twitter and garnered reactions from dozens of Harry’s fans. “HE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED LMFAO,” one wrote, followed by a series of laughing and crying emojis. Another declared, “THIS IS HILARIOUS,” while a third jokingly chided, “‘This is a family show.’”

Released in July 2013, the meta “Best Song Ever” served as the lead single from Harry and the gang’s third album Midnight Memories as well as a precursor to their documentary concert film One Direction: This Is Us. In the song’s music video, which tied into the movie’s theatrical release and was co-written by James Corden, each of the 1D guys played dual roles as themselves and another character from the movie studio — with Styles nerding out as Marcel the Marketing Guy and flirting with Zayn Malik’s Veronica the Sexy Assistant.

The song bowed at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release and was followed in the album cycle by fellow singles “Story of My Life,” “Midnight Memories” and “You & I.”

Check out Styles’ NSFW “Best Song Ever” joke below.

25 May 2023

Grupo Marca Registrada Makes ‘Magic’ With First Top 10 on Top Latin Albums Chart

Grupo Marca Registrada nabs its first entry and top 10 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart, as Don’t Stop the Magic debuts at No. 9 on the May 27-dated ranking. The group is just the second act to start in the top 10 in its first visit with a regional Mexican album in 2023, after Yng Lvcas’ LPM (La Perreo Mixtape) bowed at No. 8 on the list dated April 8.

The full-length dropped May 12 via RB/Interscope, the quartet’s first album release after the regional Mexican indie label RB Music, home to Grupo Marca Registrada, teamed up with Interscope last October. The top 10 arrival concurrently gifts RB Music its first Top Latin Albums appearance and its first top 10 there. Interscope, meanwhile, returns to the ranking’s upper region following the No. 1 debut of Selena Gomez’s Revelación EP in March 2021.

Don’t Stop the Magic starts with 8,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 18, according to Luminate. Streaming powers most of the set’s debut. That sum equates to 13.1 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs.

On the multimetric Top Latin Albums chart as measured in equivalent album units, each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.

As mentioned, Grupo Marca Registrada captures its first top 10 on any albums chart. Plus, Magic also arrives at No. 4 on Regional Mexican Albums, likewise securing the Sinaloans a first top 10 on their maiden chart visit there.

Magic includes a bevy of regional Mexican artists, including the partnership with Grupo Frontera, “Di Que Sí,” which conceded Registrada a first top 10 on Latin Airplay – currently on its second week at its No. 3 high. With the album cut, the group also secured a first No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay on the April 29-dated list, leading for three consecutive weeks.

Further, Registrada makes its Billboard 200 debut, with Magic’s start at No. 187.

25 May 2023

Learn From the Experts: How to Take Guitar & Piano Lessons Online

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It doesn’t take fancy, expensive lessons to turn yourself into a musician. Artists including Paul McCartney and Elton John were self-taught, meaning with a little time and dedication you can start strumming along to your favorite songs — or maybe write some originals yourself.

No matter what your skill level or goal is, there are online music lesson sites that can teach you how to play the guitar, piano, drums and more. You don’t even have to leave your house either! It’s done completely online from the comfort of your own space.

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Regardless of your budget or preference, we scoured the Internet to see what was offered and compiled a list of the best online piano and guitar lessons. These sites aren’t just limited to piano and guitar either; most of them teach a variety of skills and instruments. So once you master one instrument, you can just move on to the next.

Take a look below to see our list of the best online music lessons to get you twinkling those keys or strumming chords at your own pace.

Udemy

Act fast! Right now, Udemy is offering classes for just $9.99. With some classes costing $60, that means you can score over 80% off with this limited promo!

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The deal ends Friday night (May 26), which means you don’t want to sleep on it. Classes are taught from experts around the world, with one even claiming to teach you guitar in just 21 days — and they aren’t limited to instruments. You can learn photography, marketing, business and more.

MasterClass

MasterClass has garnered attention for its library of classes taught by notable experts, including electric guitar lessons from Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello, jazz piano teachings by Herbie Hancock and even vocal lessons from Christina Aguilera.

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$Starting at $15/month

There are three plans for MasterClass, with the individual one being $15/month, which gives you access to the library of over 180 classes. There’s also a duo plan for $20/month that allows you to use two devices on one account and a family plan for $23/month, where you can use six devices on one account.

Skillshare

Skillshare is a membership-based learning platform that offers more than 27,000 classes (including around 2,000 free options) whether you’re looking to pick up an instrument or a cooking utensil.

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$168/year after 30 days

Currently, you can get 30 days free before paying as low as $32/month (which equates to around $168/year).

Coursera

For those looking to get educated at the university level, Coursera Plus has over 5,800 courses, professional certificates and degrees from universities and companies.

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$59/month after 7-day trial

Classes include guitar basics and music theory for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of the art. You can join for free — though the free membership has a limited library, whereas Coursera Plus will provide unlimited access.

ArtistWorks

ArtistWorks is having a Memorial Day promo with an additional 35% off their monthly plans with the code MEMDAY — meaning you can save more money on your music endeavor.

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Through your membership, you’ll receive step-by-step lesson paths, personalized feedback, play-along tracks and more, with teachings by Grammy-nominated rock guitarist Paul Gilbert, renowned pianist Christie Peery and many others. Plans are based on a 3-month, 6-month and 12-month subscription.

For more music-related product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best record players and turntables and the best speakers.

25 May 2023

Sueños Music Festival Gives Back to Chicago Organizations: ‘These Places Are Doing Great Work For the Community’

Sueños Music Festival is all about having a lasting impact on the community of Chicago, and not just by producing an all-Latin music festival in the Windy City. Sueños, produced by C3 (Lollapalooza) and La Familia (Baja Beach Fest), is committed to giving back to local organizations across the city that serve predominantly Latino neighborhoods.

On Thursday (May 25), just days ahead of the second edition of Sueños — which will be headlined by Wisin Y Yandel, Feid, Nicky Jam and Grupo Firme — the two-day music event has announced $50,000 donations to four organizations, including the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC), one of the city’s longest-standing cultural centers that celebrates Puerto Rican and Afro-Latino traditions offering percussion classes, dance and culinary lessons and community workshops to both children and adults.

It’s the second year Sueños donates $50,000 to SRBCC. Last year, the money donated went towards the newly-renovated youth media center that includes a recording booth, radio and podcasting studio, and two performance spaces for music and dance programs. The center provides Latin youth access to instruments, recording tools, film equipment and performance space at little or no cost. This year, the donation will go to the center’s performing arts theater.

“This donation allows us to dream big,” Omar Torres Kortright, executive director of Segundo Ruiz, said during the presentation of the new $50,000 donation. “We’re always trying to get the attention of corporate donors to support this very important work but many times we’re invisible. We don’t speak the same language as the big corporations but Sueños did their homework. They found us.”

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“When we were coming out to Chicago with the festival, the plan was always to be involved in the community,” Aaron Ampudia, co-founder of Sueños, tells Billboard. “We want to have a positive impact, it’s not just about the festival. It really comes from the heart and the desire to want to help these places that are doing great work for the community, especially for the youth because they are the future of these communities.”

As Ampudia spoke to Billboard, one of the students was already busy in the recording booth working on new beats. “The kids love it,” Torres Kortright says about the new media center. “Everything that we can do to have them spend more time here is huge for us. It keeps their imagination going. It helps them find their voice. They know there’s a place that will use their resources to take them to the next level.”

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Other local organizations that will benefit from the donations, each will get $50,000 according to festival organizers, are The National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.

The lineup for the Sueños Music Festival — which will take place over Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-28) in Chicago’s Grant Park — will also host reggaeton icon Ivy Queen, as well as Becky G, Eladio Carrion, Chencho Corleone, Junior H, Gera MX, Ryan Castro, Young Miko, paopao and more. 

25 May 2023

‘American Idol’ Winners: Which Singer Won Each Season?

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Kelly Clarkson sings after winning the American Idol at the Kodak Theatre on Sept. 4, 2002 in Hollywood, California.

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American Idol just wrapped its 21st season, after months of looking for the latest aspiring singer to join its long history of superstars that have gained successful careers from the competition since it launched in 2002.

Throughout the show’s 21-year history, viewers have seen singers from all genres and of all ages take the crown–and also a mix of celebrity judges helping the contestants through the competition, starting with OGs Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul leading all the way up to the current panel of Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.

On May 21, Hawaiian high schooler Iam Tongi rose above the competition, beating finalists Megan Danielle and Colin Stough for the Season 21 crown. During the finale, he performed Keith Urban’s “Making Memories of Us,” “Cool Down,” got the tears flowing with a tribute to his own, late father, “I’ll Be Seeing You,” and teamed-up with James Blunt for a rendition of “Monsters.”

See below for a complete list of American Idol winners.

25 May 2023

Kendrick Lamar Attends Baby Sister’s College Graduation

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It’s that time of the year when students and their families celebrate their academic accomplishments via graduation ceremonies, and some of these high school and college graduates actually have celebrity family members getting in on the excitement.

Such is the case for Kayla Duckworth who just graduated from the University of Arizona Global Campus in Glendale, Arizona with a marketing degree Sunday (May 21). And who was there to cheer on her accomplishment? Why, none other than her big brother, Kendrick Lamar. Taking to Instagram to share the special moment, K. Dot was all smiles as he posed for pictures with his baby sis as she readies herself for the next step in life post-graduation.

This isn’t the first time that Kendrick helped his sister celebrate academic success. He gifted her a Toyota back in 2017 when she graduated high school. Unfortunately, the gift came with a lot of criticism and slander, as social media wondered why a multi-millionaire would give his baby sister a Toyota instead of say, well, any other kind of car that wasn’t a Toyota.

While we understand that Kung Fu Kenny wouldn’t want to gift his teenage sister a Beamer, Benz or Bentley and in the process make her a target for carjackers, others apparently didn’t seem to understand the thought process behind the gift and roasted him anyway.

Now that she’s a grown woman, we’ll have to wait and see what Kendrick blesses her with. A new house? A condo? An apartment? Whatever it is, we’re sure it’ll be a well thought out gift that will probably still anger social media users who’ll say he could’ve done better. Just sayin’.

Regardless, congratulations are in order for Kayla Duckworth for getting that degree and making something of herself even with a celebrity big brother.

25 May 2023

How Adriel Favela Turned Rebellious Corridos Into Introspective Mariachi on ‘Solo Muere Si Se Olvida’

On Sólo Muere Si Se Olvida — which loosely translates to “only dead if forgotten” — Adriel Favela steps away from his signature corridos that have been his core sound for a decade.

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The Mexican singer, known for his top 10 hits on Billboard’s Latin Airplay and Regional Mexican Airplay charts such as “Tomen Nota” and “Con un Botecito a Pecho,” most recently released the six-track EP via Fonovisa/Universal.

Recorded at the Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas, Favela collaborates with artists such as Kiko Cibrián, who is in charge of vocally directing the singer in his debut with rancheras, and Favela’s leading producer, Daniel Valenzuela. It also includes the EP’s first single “En Este Amor” and the sweet title track “Sólo Muere Si Se Olvida,” featuring romantic pop singer Kurt.

“This project has been about letting me flow, it has nothing to do with musical trends,” says Favela. “Right now I’m not in a violent wave of corridos. I’m no longer living as before, it’s a personal growth and I believe that it is valid to live in both”.

The 30-year-old musician recently spoke with Billboard Español about his new set, which also include songs “Buscando el Olvido,” “Niña Bonita,” “Mi Condena” and “Amor Real”.

Below, Favela breaks down each of the tracks on his new EP in the order in which they appear:

“En Este Amor”

A “very significant” ranchera ballad, according to Favela, because it represents his “debut” with mariachi. “In this love, things were unbalanced/ For my part, I gave up what I didn’t have/ On the other hand, you gave nothing/ In this love, it’s my turn to be the one to forget you,” he sings.

“Buscando el Olvido”

The perfect combination of country music and mariachi, this song is the “most fun” one on the album, according to Favela. “It takes too much to erase the memories / For lovesickness there is no other remedy / Drunk, I don’t think about her kisses / I forget how much I love her,” he sings.

“Niña Bonita“

A love ballad with a music video was filmed in Paris. “It was very special for me to be there and see my mariachi wearing charro suits away from Mexico,” he says excitedly.

“Mi Condena”

A heartbreak track in which he was accompanied by Ismael de la Rosa and Yerai Cortés, who give mariachi a twist with their powerful flamenco performance.

“Amor Real”

Another beautiful ranchera ballad of heartbreak created out of “the personal need to send a positive message in these times”, says Favela. “I wanted to take my fans and those who have joined me to the depths of my heart.”

“Sólo Muere Si Se Olvida”

Dedicated to his late grandmother, the song is about how “we want to transcend [and] how we want to be remembered”, he explains. Adding that recording it with Kurt was a “very special” experience. “I have always been honest with what I sing and live,” concludes the artist. “Today I’m enjoying life in a totally different way.”

25 May 2023

Coldplay Pays Tribute to Tina Turner With ‘Proud Mary’ Performance in Barcelona

Coldplay honored the late Tina Turner during their show at Barcelona’s Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Wednesday night (May 24) with a performance of her hit, “Proud Mary.”

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According to a number of social media users who were in attendance at the show, frontman Chris Martin dedicated the entire concert to “the beautiful Tina Turner,” who died earlier that day at age 83. Since then, an outpouring of artists have shared remembrances of the 83-year-old star, including Beyoncé, Mick Jagger and Lizzo, who also performed “Proud Mary” at her own concert.

The band stood together in a circle to perform the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s hit, which peaked at No. 4 on the chart dated March 27, 1971. In videos shared to Twitter, the entire stadium is heard singing along.

Turner’s official Instagram account confirmed the news of her death in a statement on Wednesday (May 24). “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow,” the caption read. “Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”

Throughout her career, the musical icon earned 17 solo hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome),” “One of the Living,” “Typical Male” and “I Don’t Wanna Fight.” Among her other top-selling solo albums were Break Every Rule and Foreign Affair as well as the compilation album All the Best. Her last studio album was 1999’s Twenty Four Seven.

25 May 2023

The Nerve: Shaun King Seeks Help Paying For Medical Procedures, Receipts Twitter Attacks

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To say that Shaun King is a divisive figure would be an understatement. The infamous political activist is seeking help from his followers to pay for some medical procedures, but the cloud of “funny with the money” that has followed him for years has Twitter questioning his motivations.

As NewsOne reports, King has been diagnosed with a nerve condition that he claims leavies him unable to do even the most routine movements without “excruciating” pain. He took to Instagram to explain his predicament.

“On most days I’m asking for help for someone else, but today I’m asking for some help for myself,” wrote King as the caption of a selfie from a hospital bed from his official Instagram account. “As you can see, I’ve been in the hospital a lot – trying anything I can to relieve the excruciating pain I’m experiencing after a lifetime of spinal injuries.”

He added, “⁣I’ve now been diagnosed with something called occipital neuralgia, which is actually the worst pain I’ve experienced in my adult life. It’s so extreme that my own doctor and others that have experienced this warned me of suicidal ideation that often accompanies it. It’s that bad.”

Unfortunately, King says that his insurance doesn’t cover potential treatments, so he’s seeking help via donations.

“So I just met with my doctors and they want us to try several promising procedures that aren’t covered by my health insurance. And I just can’t afford to do them on my own, but I damn sure refuse to stay like this.,” he wrote, while sharing his CashApp, Venmo and Zelle.

And there lies the rub.

King has been repeatedly accused of essentially scamming people out of their money, whether it be allegedly skimming off donations to activist causes for his own personal gain or selling clothing at a premium ($150 hoodies) and supposedly not delivering the products. While it seems that King has never been convicted in a court of law of being a fraudster (the Daily Beast did take a damning look at his non-profit last year), the fact that his name constantly comes up for such allegations has Twitter questioning the credibility of his suffering and whether or not people should send any of their hard-earned coin his way.

For example, several Twitter users have noted despite his allegedly chronic back problems, King actually solicited donation to go…mountain climbing.

Don’t blame the messenger, you can see some of the passionate reactions below. Hip-Hop Wired does not condone any of this potent slander, respectfully.
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