djfrosty

17 Feb 2023

Here’s Why Fans Think Niall Horan’s New Album Might Feature Harry Styles

Is a mini-One Direction reunion finally happening? Fans seem to think so.

It all started when an eagle-eyed TikTok user noticed something peculiar about a photo that fans thought was from a circus-themed music video Harry Styles was filming. “What’s that blue thing in the corner up there? Let’s zoom in a little closer,” a fan named Emily investigated on TikTok, noting that the block in the photo has the same blue and white cloud print from Niall Horan‘s promotional photos for his upcoming album, The Show, plus more similar color schemes.

“Had we not gotten those pictures of Harry on the set, I would have thought that the music video was just for Niall the whole time and we got it all wrong,” Emily continued, referring to photos of Styles being shot out of a cannon that were circulating Twitter back in May. “There’s so many coincidences because I didn’t think they’d be doing a song together, and I don’t really even know now if they are but, like, what the heck? What’s going on?”

Explore

See latest videos, charts and news

See latest videos, charts and news

Billboard has reached out to Horan’s reps for more information.

The theory comes following Horan’s announcement that his third solo album The Show will be arriving on June 9. “This album is a piece of work I’m so proud of and now it’s time to pass it over to you to go and make it your own,” Horan wrote on Instagram in a post that featured the cover, in which he is depicted leaning on his elbows in a window and staring up at the title. “Thank you so much for being there for me all this time and I can’t wait to share the next couple of years of this new era with you. I’ve missed you all so much. It’s good to be back.”

17 Feb 2023

Diamond White Compares ‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Music to ‘The Proud Family’

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered this week, and Diamond White gave Billboard News all the tea on the musical series in a new interview.

“Raphael Saadiq is executive producing all the music,” The X Factor alum and voice of Lunella Lafayette told Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly. “And if he’s in control of it, you know all the songs are gonna be good. You know how back in the day when The Proud Family had Beyoncé and her doing the theme song? It gives me that vibes. It’s that caliber of good.” (Technically, The Proud Family theme was performed by Queen Bey’s younger sister Solange with backup from Destiny’s Child during the show’s original run on Disney Channel from 2001 to 2005.)

Meanwhile, Alfre Woodard, who co-stars in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as the titular superhero’s grandmother Mimi, promised that the series will feature a diverse soundtrack of “reggae, reggaeton, rap, classical, old-school funk, everything.”

Later, White also shared the message that she wants fans to take away from the latest addition to the Marvel world: “That one girl can make a difference. ‘You can’t be what you can’t see,’ as Laurence Fishburne said, so it’s nice that there’s a character showing a Black girl with a big brain.”

Also starring the voice talents of Fishburne, Fred Tatasciore, Sasheer Zamata, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Michael Cimino, Indya Moore, Craig Robinson and more, Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is currently airing weekly episodes on Disney Channel and Disney+.

Watch Billboard‘s interview with Diamond White above.

17 Feb 2023

Livestream Karol G, Alejandro Fernández, Christina Aguilera, Fito Páez, Tini & Camilo’s Viña del Mar Performances Here

For the first time in its more than six-decade history, the Viña del Mar International Song Festival will be livestreamed in the United States, exclusively on Billboard.com, Billboard’s YouTube channel and via Twitter @Billboard.

Explore

See latest videos, charts and news

See latest videos, charts and news

This year’s fest, returning live after a two-year hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, features headliners Karol G, Alejandro Fernández, Christina Aguilera, Fito Páez, Tini and Camilo. Each artist headlines one night of the festival, beginning with Karol G on Feb. 19; Tini on Feb. 20; Alejandro Fernández on Feb. 21; Fito Páez on Feb. 22; Christina Aguilera Feb. 23; and ending with Camilo on Feb. 24.

As it has in the past, the six-day festival will take place at Quinta Vergara, a 15,000-capacity amphitheater located in the Chilean city of Viña del Mar, in the central coast region of Valparaíso. Each night features a comedy set, the international song competition contestants, and a performance by up-and-coming acts, which this year are Paloma Mami, Emilia, Rels B, Los Jaivas, Nicki Nicole and Polimá Westwood.

But the main attraction are the headlining superstars.

If you aren’t among those lucky 15,000 who were able to make it to Viña and score a ticket to the fest, never fear. You can catch the headlining performances every night at 7:30 ET (9:30 local Chile time), here on Billboard.com, on Billboard’s YouTube page and on Twitter.

To livestream Karol G’s performance on Sunday, Feb. 19, bookmark this page.

Find the full week’s schedule below.

  • Sunday, Feb. 19: Karol G
  • Monday, Feb. 20: Tini Stoessel
  • Tuesday, Feb. 21: Alejandro Fernández
  • Wednesday, Feb. 22: Fito Páez
  • Thursday, Feb. 23: Christina Aguilera

17 Feb 2023

‘J-Hope in the Box’: Here’s How BTS Fans Can Watch the Disney+ Documentary Online  

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

J-Hope in the Box is now streaming on Disney+. The documentary, featuring around “200 days” of the BTS rapper’s journey as a solo artist, droppedon the streaming platform on Friday (Feb. 17).

Explore

See latest videos, charts and news

See latest videos, charts and news

From the recording studio to the stage, J-Hope in the Box showcases private listening sessions a nd footage from Hobi’s headlining set at Lollapalooza last year.

Produced by HYBE, the documentary takes fans inside the “creative process” of J-Hope’s solo album, Jack in the Box.

The BTS ARMY will also see cameos from the K-pop group — comprised of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook.

J-Hope’s documentary is the latest BTS film to drop on Disney+ as part of the “long-term collaboration” between Disney and HYBE. The collab will “present worldwide audiences a wide range of HYBE content for fans who love our music and artists,” HYBE CEO Park Ji-won said in a previous statement, per The Hollywood Reporter.

J-Hope’s Documentary: How to Stream on Disney+

J-Hope in the Box is streaming on Disney+ at no additional cost to subscribers, but you may have to adjust your content rating to stream the film. You can adjust the rating by editing your profile in the Disney+ app or at Disneyplus.com.

Not subscribed to Disney+? Join today and pay just $6.99/month for three months (or $9.99/month for Disney+ and Hulu). Monthly plans typically start at $7.99 but the streamer is currently offering a discount on the ad-supported, Basic package.

Disney+

$7.99/month $6.99/month -14% off% OFF

Although Disney+ no longer offers free trials, you might be able to score one through Verizon. You can also save by subscribing to the Disney+ annual plan or the Disney+ bundle.

Disney+ is the main streamer for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Once you’re officially subscribed, you can access Disney+ on your computer, smart TV, phone and other streaming devices. Disney+ allows up to seven user profiles under once account.

Stream Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Turning Red, Disenchanted and other movies along with entertaining Disney+ Original series such as The Prouder Family: Louder & Prouder, Dancing with the Stars, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Willow: Behind the Magic, National Treasure: Edge of History, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Andor, Hawkeye, WandaVision, The Mandalorian, Loki and The Book of Boba Fett.

Music lovers will enjoy the variety of documentaries and concert special on Disney+ including The Beatles Get Back, Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u, Elton John: Live from Dodger Stadium and BTS Permission to Dance on Stage: Los Angeles.

Watch the trailer for J-Hope in the Box below.

17 Feb 2023

Miley Cyrus‘ ’Flowers’ Makes Fastest Trip to No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart Since 2016

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” bounds to No. 1 on Billboard’s mainstream top 40-based Pop Airplay chart (dated Feb. 25).

The song, released on Smiley Miley/Columbia Records, becomes Cyrus’ third Pop Airplay leader, after “Party in the U.S.A.” reigned for a week in November 2009 and “Wrecking Ball” ruled for two weeks in November-December 2013. She boasts six top 10s among 15 total entries on the radio ranking.

Notably, “Flowers” tops Pop Airplay, flying from No. 5 to No. 1 (up 15% in plays on 153 reporters Feb. 10-16, according to Luminate), in just its fifth week on the chart, dating to its debut, at No. 16, on the Jan. 28 list. It claims the quickest coronation since Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” also needed just five frames to hit No. 1 in 2016.

Here’s a recap of the songs to lead Pop Airplay the fastest, with four having ruled in just their fourth week each on the chart.

Four weeks to No. 1 on Pop Airplay:

  • “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, hit No. 1 on the chart dated Dec. 12, 1992
  • “Dreamlover,” Mariah Carey, Sept. 4, 1993
  • “I’ll Be There for You,” The Rembrandts, June 17, 1995
  • “Over and Over,” Nelly feat. Tim McGraw, Nov. 6, 2004

Five weeks to No. 1 on Pop Airplay:

  • “That’s the Way Love Goes,” Janet Jackson, hit No. 1 on the chart dated May 29, 1993
  • “All That She Wants,” Ace of Base, Oct. 30, 1993
  • “I Swear,” All-4-One, May 28, 1994
  • “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Sept. 10, 1994
  • “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec. 9, 1995
  • “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, July 4, 2015
  • “Hello,” Adele, Dec. 5, 2015
  • “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” Justin Timberlake, June 18, 2016
  • “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Feb. 25, 2023

As of the latest all-genre, multimetric Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Feb. 18), “Flowers” is Miley Cyrus‘ newly crowned longest-leading No. 1, surpassing the three-week command of “Wrecking Ball” in 2013.

All charts dated Feb. 25 will update on Billboard.com Wednesday, Feb. 22 (a day later than usual due to the Presidents Day holiday in the U.S. Monday, Feb. 20).

17 Feb 2023

Demi Lovato Previews ‘Stay Alive’ With Help From Ghostface Mask

Demi Lovato hopped on TikTok on Thursday (Feb. 16) to offer fans a snippet of “Still Alive,” her new single for the Scream VI soundtrack.

To tease the song, the pop singer appears with her back to the camera, slowly circling to reveal that she’s holding the famous Ghostface mask in front of her face. As she lowers the shroud, Lovato’s voice can be heard singing, “Alive, I don’t want to just survive/ Give me something to sink my teeth in” before the song abruptly cuts out.

Naturally, Lovatics were chomping at the bit to hear the whole track, which will be released March 3. “Demi Lovato is coming for blood,” one fan predicted in the comments, punctuating the sentiment with a single drop of blood emoji. Another wrote, “I’m so here for this era…keep slayinggggg,” while a third amusingly commented, “I work in a cinema and when I tell you this better be the end credit song so I can hear it 5 times a day when I’m cleaning I swear.”

“Still Alive” will serve as Lovato’s first taste of new music since releasing her seventh studio album, Holy Fvck, back in 2022. The pop-punk fueled full-length contained collaborations with Yungblud, Royal & the Serpent and Dead Sara and ultimately topped three separate Billboard tallies: Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums.

Released last summer, Holy Fvck also inadvertently helped spark the ongoing outrage over queer artists utilizing Satanic imagery in their music, along with Lil Nas X giving the devil a lap dance in his “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” music video and the controversy surrounding Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ Grammys performance of “Unholy.”

Get a preview of Lovato’s “Still Alive” below.

17 Feb 2023

Weezer Scores Eighth Alternative Airplay No. 1 With ‘Records’

Weezer’s “Records” becomes the band’s eighth No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, lifting to the top of the Feb. 25-dated ranking.

Weezer now boasts four Alternative Airplay No. 1s in a row; each of the band’s entries this decade has led. “Hero” started the streak in 2020 (one week at No. 1 that August), followed by “All My Favorite Songs” (four weeks, July-August 2021) and “A Little Bit of Love” (two, June 2022).

Explore

Explore

See latest videos, charts and news

See latest videos, charts and news

The Rivers Cuomo-fronted band first topped Alternative Airplay in 2005 with its one-week No. 1 “Beverly Hills” (over a decade after the band’s first entry, the No. 6-peaking “Buddy Holly,” in 1994). Subsequently, the act’s “Perfect Situation” ruled for four weeks in 2006, followed by “Pork and Beans” (11 weeks, 2008) and its cover of Toto‘s “Africa” (three, 2018).

Weezer’s eight Alternative Airplay No. 1s slot the band into a tie for the seventh-most in the chart’s 34-year history, alongside U2. Red Hot Chili Peppers pace all acts with 15.

Most No. 1s, Alternative Airplay:

  • 15, Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • 12, Green Day
  • 11, Linkin Park
  • 10, Cage the Elephant
  • 10, Foo Fighters
  • 10, twenty one pilots
  • 8, U2
  • 8, Weezer
  • 7, Imagine Dragons

“Records” reigns in its 29th week on Alternative Airplay, completing Weezer’s longest trip to No. 1. It exceeds the 26-week journey of “All My Favorite Songs” in 2021.

Concurrently, “Records” ranks at its No. 6 high on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, with 3.7 million audience impressions, according to Luminate. It also earned a two-week appearance on Adult Alternative Airplay in August-September 2022, peaking at No. 38.

“Records” is the radio single from the EP SZNZ: Summer (released last June), part of Weezer’s overarching four-EP SZNZ project. Preceding Alternative Airplay No. 1 “A Little Bit of Love” is also from SZNZ, on the Spring edition.

17 Feb 2023

From Sebastián Yatra to Camilo, Who Should Win the 2023 Premio Lo Nuestro Artist of the Year Award? Vote!

The 2023 Premio Lo Nuestro ceremony is nearly upon us, taking place Thursday, Feb. 23. While voting has already closed, we’re asking our readers to predict the winner for the all-important category: Who do you think should win the Premio Lo Nuestro artist of the year award?

It’s a tough category with strong contenders and no clear winner. The nominees are Ángela Aguilar, Bad Bunny, Becky G, Camilo, Christian Nodal, Grupo Firme, J Balvin, Karol G, Prince Royce and Sebastián Yatra.

Of course, Bad Bunny may seem like the obvious winner given all the momentum with his record-breaking, history-making album Un Verano Sin Ti. But the Puerto Rican artist also seemed like the clear winner for album of the year at the Latin Grammys, but it was Rosalía‘s MOTOMAMI that took the award. And, as a reminder, Premio Lo Nuestro are fan-voted awards, and most of the nominees have very loyal and zealous fans.

Yatra is also frontrunner. The Colombian pop star is the most nominated artist of the night with 10 nominations to the 35th edition of awards show. His nods include the coveted all-genre artist of the year, song of the year and album of the year categories. He is also nominated for tour of the year — which returned this year by popular demand, according to the organizers — and other pop categories. His PLN-nominated album Dharma (2022) peaked at No. 2 on Latin Pop Albums and No. 13 on Top Latin Albums.

Camilo, Karol G, Grupo Firme, Prince Royce and Ángela Aguilar all had a stellar 2022 with top-grossing tours. Meanwhile, Christian Nodal and Becky G released chart-topping sets that had both commercial success and critical acclaim. And J Balvin released epic collabs with artists such as Ryan Castro, Trueno and Ed Sheeran.

All are formidable contenders, but only one can win. Below, vote for who you think should take the top honor at Premio Lo Nuestro:

17 Feb 2023

Goldenvoice’s Palomino Festival Not Returning For 2023

Goldenvoice’s alt-country, roots and Americana-centric Palomino Festival, which had its inaugural year in 2022, will not be returning this year.

“Palomino Festival will not be taking place in 2023,” a spokesperson for the festival tells Billboard, but declined to give further reasons for the event not returning. The spokesperson also declined to offer attendance figures for Palomino Festival’s 2022 event.

The one-day festival was held on July 9, 2022, at the Rose Bowl’s Brookside grounds in Pasadena, Calif., with Kacey Musgraves headlining.

The festival’s inaugural performer lineup also included Willie Nelson & Family, as well as Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Turnpike Troubadours, Old Crow Medicine Show, Charley Crockett, Orville Peck, Valerie June and Nikki Lane.

Goldenvoice also produces the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, as well as the largest country music festival, Stagecoach, both held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. While Stagecoach has increasingly incorporated a more inclusive lineup of performances from alt-country and/or Americana artists into its three-day lineup (Sierra Ferrell, Valerie June, Turnpike Troubadours and Tyler Childers will appear at this year’s iteration), the Palomino Festival was created to shine a brighter light on an eclectic style of music that incorporates everything from country, western, folk, indie rock, alternative and more.

“I’ve always wanted to do this type of festival, focused on music that lives on the edge of what is and isn’t country,” Goldenvoice talent buyer Stacy Vee previously told Billboard prior to the Palomino Festival’s inaugural event, noting that the name Palomino is in part a tribute to the former North Hollywood Palomino country music club. “It’s very important to me that these artists that I cultivated amazing relationships with get their own look and moment.”

This year’s Stagecoach festival is slated to return April 28-30, with both Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton making their first headlining runs, while fellow headliner Luke Bryan makes his fourth headlining appearance. The multi-week Coachella festival is set for April 14-16 and 21-23, with headliners including Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean.

17 Feb 2023

Linkin Park’s ‘Lost’ Is First Song to Debut at No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay in Over a Decade

For the first time in over a decade, there’s a No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.

Linkin Park’s “Lost,” recorded during the sessions for the band’s 2003 album, Meteora, and released Feb. 11, bows at No. 1 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay list dated Feb. 25.

In the Feb. 10-16 tracking week, “Lost” earned 10.1 million audience impressions, according to Luminate. That’s the best weekly impression count for any song since Lana Del Rey’s “Doin’ Time” earned 10.5 million in its sixth and final week at No. 1 (Oct. 12, 2019).

Explore

Explore

See latest videos, charts and news

See latest videos, charts and news

The last song to debut with a higher audience total than “Lost”? “Jumpsuit” by Twenty One Pilots (10.2 million, July 21, 2018; it opened at No. 4 that week).

“Lost” is one of just four songs to bound in at No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay dating to the chart’s June 2009 inception – and Linkin Park is the first act to achieve the feat twice. The band’s “The Catalyst” began atop the Aug. 21, 2010, survey, followed by Foo Fighters’ “Rope” (March 12, 2011) and Green Day’s “Oh Love” (Aug. 4, 2012).

Linkin Park lands its fourth Rock & Alternative Airplay No. 1, after “New Divide” ruled for 12 weeks in 2009, followed by “The Catalyst” (five weeks, 2010) and “Burn It Down” (11 weeks, 2012). In between “Burn” and “Lost,” the band appeared on the chart nine times, led by the No. 7-peaking “Lost in the Echo” in 2012, but had not made the list since 2017, following the death of frontman Chester Bennington that July. (“Lost” is the first song in the chart’s archives to hit No. 1 after the passing of its vocalist.)

Linkin Park ties Red Hot Chili Peppers for the seventh-most Rock & Alternative Airplay No. 1s. Foo Fighters lead all acts with nine.

Most No. 1s, Rock & Alternative Airplay:

  • 9, Foo Fighters
  • 6, Cage the Elephant
  • 6, Green Day
  • 6, twenty one pilots
  • 5, The Black Keys
  • 5, Imagine Dragons
  • 4, Linkin Park
  • 4, Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • 3, Weezer

Concurrently, “Lost” starts at No. 4 on Alternative Airplay, the best premiere for any song since Linkin Park’s own “The Catalyst” soared in at No. 3 in 2010. It’s the band’s 18th top 10 and first since its Steve Aoki co-bill “A Light That Never Comes,” which reached No. 7 in 2013.

The band’s 18 top 10s tie it for seventh-best in the chart’s 34-year history. Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers rule with 28 apiece.

Most Top 10s, Alternative Airplay:

  • 28, Foo Fighters
  • 28, Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • 24, Green Day
  • 23, U2
  • 21, Weezer
  • 19, Pearl Jam
  • 18, Linkin Park
  • 18, The Offspring
  • 17, Muse
  • 17, The Smashing Pumpkins

“Lost” also begins at No. 6 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, also Linkin Park’s 18th top 10 and, in this case, its first since “Until It’s Gone” ruled for a week in 2014.

While Linkin Park makes its first appearance on a Billboard airplay tally in more than five years, Bennington’s voice has been heard on charted entries following his passing via the release of music from Grey Daze, his pre-Linkin Park band. That act’s “Sickness” hit No. 2 on Mainstream Rock Airplay in May 2020, followed by a No. 29 peak for “B12” that September.

More chart appearances for “Lost” are set for other Billboard charts dated Feb. 25 (all to refresh on Billboard.com Wednesday, Feb. 22). “Lost” is a taste of the 20th-anniversary reissue of Meteora, due April 7. The album debuted as Linkin Park’s first of six No. 1s on the Billboard 200, ruling for two weeks in April 2003.