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13 Feb 2023

Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye “Stay,” French Montana ft. 2Rare “Ratataaa” & More | Daily Visuals 2.13.23

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Towards the end of last year, Alicia Keys released her eighth studio album, KEYS, And just in case y’all forgot just how amazing the Harlem songstress is, she’s here to remind y’all with a brand new video for one of her album cuts.

Linking up with Lucky Daye in the visuals to “Stay,” Alicia Keys takes to the white sands where she plays her heart out on a piano while Lucky is elsewhere enjoying the serenity of the beach as he lets the waves crash onto his person as he sings. Y’all know Swizz Beatz made sure diesel Daye kept his abs as far away from Alicia Keys as possible for this video. Just sayin.’

French Montana meanwhile heads back to school, and in his clip for the 2Rare assisted “Ratataaa” turns up in the gym with the student body who rock out to the beat and bust out all kinds of dance moves that French himself probably won’t ever even attempt to do.

Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Jackboy, Foolio and more.

ALICIA KEYS FT. LUCKY DAYE – “STAY”



FRENCH MONTANA FT. 2RARE – “RATATAAA”



JACKBOY – “FORGOT HOW TO CRY”



FOOLIO – “KAY FLOCK”



J.I. – “NYC GHANISTAN”



ERIC BELLINGER & BLXST – “SUM 2 SEE”



JALISA REY – “TRUE COLORS”



NEEK BUCKS – “RED LIGHT”



13 Feb 2023

Jay Park Drops ‘Yesterday’ Music Video With ‘Squid Game’ Star Lee You-mi & Surprises Kehlani’s Seoul Concert

Jay Park had a busy day after delivering his new singles and twerking skills for Kehlani.

On the evening of Feb. 13 local time in South Korea, the rapper-singer-CEO dropped two new songs, “Yesterday” and “Love Is Ugly” featuring Hwa Sa of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO. While Park is most known for his rap skills, the two new tracks see the Korean-American star embracing his R&B sensibilities and showcasing a tender vocal approach.

“Yesterday” is an English acoustic track that comes with a stripped-down music video where Park sings heartfelt lyrics (“Your smile is all I need, without you these lungs can’t breathe/ I’d fall from the sky for you, want to do better and thrive for you”) in a white T-shirt and jeans. Soon enough, the love interest Jay’s singing to joins him, played by actress Lee You-mi who’s best known as the Emmy Award–winning Squid Game actress who was the first Korean named Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

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Park’s second new song, “Love Is Ugly,” stays in a similarly laid-back, R&B sound with Jay and Hwa Sa trading off expressive, emotive verses. The two performed the track live for Hwa Sa’s cable television show on Korean TV station tVn (below), with the latest episode also including a cover of Park’s excellent pop-R&B single “Ganadara” and Hwa Sa covering “Stay” by 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner Rihanna.

After dropping the new music, Jay Park made his way to Seoul’s YES 24 Live Hall where Kehlani was performing as part of the Asia leg of her Blue Water Road Trip tour that night. Not only was Jay spotted watching the show, but he eventually joined Kehlani on stage for what appeared to be an impromptu dance lesson of how to twerk to Park’s 2015 single “MOMMAE.” Fans in attendance shared footage throughout the night, including the moment when Jay pulled his shirt off prompting a hyped-up reaction from the crowd and Kehlani herself.

“Yesterday” and “Love Is Ugly” are the latest releases from Jay Park under his newly created More Vision record label that launched nearly a year ago. Like these two new tracks, More Vision has seen Park serving more in the pop and R&B lane with singles like “Ganadara” and “Need to Know.” The former track earned Park his first Top 10 entry on Billboard‘s World Digital Song Sales chart since 2016, perhaps indicating that U.S. fans are especially loving his latest venture.

Watch Jay Park’s “Yesterday” video with Lee You-mi and “Love Is Ugly” live performance with Hwa Sa below:

13 Feb 2023

Vin Diesel, Ludacris & More Take On Jason Momoa’s New Bad Guy in ‘Fast X’ Super Bowl Trailer

“You will never be able to break my family.”

Universal Pictures unveiled the new trailer for Fast X during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday (Feb. 12), and in the clip, Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson and their crew face off against a new enemy in Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes — the son of Fast Five baddie Hernan Reyes who’s now out for revenge.

“Dominic Torretto, you’re about to learn all about fear,” he warns in a voice-over, as an ominous remix of 1997’s “Notorious Thugs” by The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony plays. “You built such a beautiful life, filled with love and family. I never got that chance. You stole that from me: my future, my family. And now I’m gonna break yours piece by piece.”

Diesel’s character later adds: “When it used to be about winning, we raced for respect. Today I race to stop the bloodbath.” But Momoa still, apparently, holds the upper hand, responding, “That’s the problem with having such a big family. How do you choose the ones you save?”

The 10th installment of the Fast & Furious franchise also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, John Cena, Jason Statham, Sun Kang, Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, Rita Moreno and the late Paul Walker via flashbacks. The movie will hit theaters nationwide on May 19.

During the Super Bowl, Ludacris — who’s starred in the action franchise since 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious — also appeared in a new DraftKings commercial opposite Tony Hawk, Kevin Hart, The Undertaker, David Ortiz, Emmitt Smith, Lisa Leslie and Julius Erving.

Watch the trailer for Fast X below.

13 Feb 2023

Zara Larsson Gives Behind the Scenes Look at ‘Can’t Tame Her’ Music Video

Zara Larsson‘s video for “Can’t Tame Her” is officially out! The dance-heavy visual arrived last month on Jan. 26 and now, Billboard is taking you behind the scenes of what it was like for the Swedish pop star to film the music video.

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Billboard was on set with the star, who fluctuated between scenes of her practicing the intense choreography and chatting with cameras while not rolling to discuss the video’s concept. “The challenge in this is basically to do the choreo with myself and we’ve used this beautiful girl Barbara as the double, and then we are 3D modeling, CGI-ing my face on Barbara,” Larsson explains.

To arrive at such a stunning result, many worked behind the scenes to bring Larsson’s vision to life. Rudy Grazziani, the pop star’s creative director said, “For this project we have honestly. such an all star roster of creative involved. We have Global, Parisian directorial duo, we have Lisa Jarvis on wardrobe. Amazing, big fan of all these people. We have Sophia for makeup, then we have Ali for hair.”

A close look behind the scenes showed that the video’s silver elevator scene was created with the help of color changing strip LED lights, faux plants and vines. The models danced alongside Larsson as the chrome hallway was bathed in red light for the videos group dance scene, and afterwards, hugged her and posed for photos when the shoot wrapped up for the evening.

“It was so fun to shoot,” Larsson says, closing out the behind the scenes video. “Hope you enjoy it!”

Watch the behind the scenes video for “Can”t Tame Her” above.

13 Feb 2023

Grammys Miss Out On Janet Jackson Over CBS’ Response After Super Bowl Incident With Justin Timberlake

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If you watched the 2023 Grammys, you probably know that Lil Wayne was honored with the Global Impact Award. What most people likely don’t know is that the award was reportedly going to none other than pop legend Janet Jackson, until things got too deep when Jantet’s people demanded CBS atone for villainizing her after the infamous Super Bowl XXXVIII half-time show incident with Justin Timberlake.

Actually, TMZ Sports noted that it’s unclear whether both Wayne and Jackson were supposed to receive the award or if Wayne got it once things went south with the “Control” singer. But what is clear is that since the half-time show where Jackson’s breast was exposed due to a wardrobe malfunction was broadcast by CBS, and CBS disinvited Janet to that year’s Grammys ceremony because of it, the network was going to need to make things right before Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty) just lets bygones be bygones and graces the stage this year. Obviously, none of the above ended up happening.

From TMZ Sports:

Sources connected to The Grammys tell us … the Grammys wanted to bestow Janet with a Global Impact Award, but there was a snag. Recording Academy honchos wanted Janet to attend a pre-Grammy event with the Black Music Collective days before the main event to accept the award, but her schedule wouldn’t allow it. From there, we’re told discussions pivoted to a way Janet could receive the honor during the actual broadcast, but that presented another problem … CBS never made amends with Janet for making her persona non grata after the wardrobe malfunction

It was Super Bowl XXXVIII, broadcast on CBS, when Justin Timberlake ripped Janet’s top, revealing her breast. The network received a ton of flack over the incident, and CBS CEO  Les Moonves pulled Janet’s invite to the Grammys that year. Our sources say Janet’s team and Grammy organizers began talking about ways CBS could either apologize or figure out a way to acknowledge how she was treated by the network, but things just got too complicated and talks ended.Honestly, Janet Jackson and her team should be commended for sticking to their guns and not allowing CBS or the Grammys to be blessed with her presence without first acknowledging the harm they caused. It just sounds like Janet chose herself over some janky award stage that didn’t want her when it wasn’t convenient. And that was the right choice.–

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13 Feb 2023

Rihanna & Her Baby Bump Rocked The Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show

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Rihanna took to the stages at State Farm Stadium at Super Bowl LVII at halftime and delivered a set that enraptured audiences in attendance and at home. As most who saw the show noticed, the Barbadian superstar appeared to be with child and the news was confirmed by her rep shortly after.

Rihanna, who turns 35 next week, showed off her signature bold style in a red outfit with a matching bustier and was back in an element her fans rarely get to see her in these days. Rihanna opened with “B&tch Better Have My Money” and hit other crowd-pleasing moments with “Umbrella” and “Work” among them.

According to Variety, a representative for the Savage X Fenty boss confirmed that she is expecting a second child after delivering a baby boy in May of 2022. As the outlet notes, it had been five years since Rihanna touched a stage in this fashion although she has enjoyed plenty of time in the limelight via her beauty and fashion brands.

Congratulations to Rihanna!

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13 Feb 2023

Lizzo Told All 3 Members of Destiny’s Child That She Saw Them Perform at Walmart

Lizzo is an OG Destiny’s Child fan. So much so, the star saw the trio perform at Walmart back when she was just in the fifth grade.

The “Good as Hell” four-time Grammy winner sat down with SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up crew this week, where she discussed her mission to tell Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland about her attendance at the throwback retail gig. “It has been a goal of mine to tell every single member of Destiny’s Child that I saw them perform at Walmart in the fifth grade,” Lizzo revealed. “I told Michelle Williams years ago at Bonnaroo and I was like, ‘OK, one member down, two to go.’”

Lizzo went on to share that she told Bey the news at the 2023 Grammys, and then saw Rowland at dinner later that night. “Beyoncé was like [to Rowland], ‘Do you know she was at the show at the Walmart? I tell people we performed at Walmart all the time and they do not believe me,’” Lizzo recalled. “I was like, ‘Yeah, y’all performed at a Walmart on Dunvale and Westheimer in Houston, Texas.’ […] Kelly was like, [gasps] ‘You were there?’”

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Both Lizzo and Beyoncé had big nights at the 2023 Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, with “About Damn Time” winning record of the year.

Bey, meanwhile, made history at the ceremony, becoming the artist with the most awards in Grammy history. This year, the superstar won four awards, including two in the dance/electronic category.

13 Feb 2023

Inside the Fanatics Super Bowl Party, Behind the Scenes of Zara Larsson’s Music Video, Miley, SZA Back On Top of the Charts & More | Billboard News

SZA & Miley are holding strong on top of the Billboard 200 and Hot 100, Zara Larsson gives Billboard an exclusive behind the scenes look at her ‘Can’t Tame Her’ music video, Rihanna lights up the Super Bowl Halftime show and reveals a baby bump and more!

13 Feb 2023

Watch Rihanna’s Full 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna’s first performance after five years was nothing short of massive. The singer and mogul opted for one of the world’s biggest platforms — the Super Bowl halftime show — to showcase her slew of hits and a growing baby bump, all of which you can watch in full below.

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The surprise belly reveal both enthused fans and simultaneously crushed their dreams of a new album, with many speculating online that Rih and partner A$AP Rocky’s incoming bundle of joy means no music anytime soon. But nevertheless, the Navy is sending Rihanna love and congratulations following her 13-minute mash-up. After much speculation, Rihanna landed on “Bitch Better Have My Money” as her starting song, and ran through a laundry list of Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, including “Only Girl (In the World),” “We Found Love,” “S&M,” “Rude Boy” and “Work.”

She was on top of the world quite literally, spending a large chunk of her performance atop a small suspended platform that may have been understandably scary for the soon-to-be mom of two. Nevertheless, she exuded confidence in an all-red ensemble that paid homage to friend and fashion great André Leon Talley, even busting a few moves among her trove of dancers in white.

The multiplatinum artist felt no need for featured guests, handling each number alone. There was one cameo, however: her Fenty Beauty invisimatte instant setting and blotting powder, setting the record straight on where Rih’s billion-dollar focus currently lies. In the past, Rihanna commented that she wouldn’t perform at the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show in solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his quest to spotlight police brutality on the sidelines. Last night, she sang a different tune, presumably connected to her label home Roc Nation’s involvement as the NFL’s official live music entertainment strategist.

Read Billboard‘s full recap here, and watch the entire performance below:

13 Feb 2023

Julia Fox Says Kanye West’s Antisemitism ‘F—ing Breaks My Heart’

Julia Fox opened up in an interview published Monday (Feb. 13) about Kanye West‘s dangerous descent into antisemitism and other hateful rhetoric.

“I just feel so bad for everyone involved, to be honest,” the actress says of her ex-boyfriend, who now goes by Ye, in a profile with ELLE. “I feel bad for his family, his children. I feel bad for the Jewish people. Some of my Jewish friends are shook right now, and that f—ing breaks my heart. I really, truly would’ve never seen him taking this direction.”

After dating the embattled rapper in early 2022, the Uncut Gems star told the fashion magazine she’s currently done with men. “I want to be left alone. Like, don’t talk to me, don’t look at me, don’t bother me,” she said, adding, “I don’t know. I feel like knowingly engaging in a heterosexual relationship, you are signing yourself up for an unhealthy dynamic.”

This week, the Anti-Defamation League published a report tying West’s onslaught of anti-Jewish statements to 30 different incidents of “antisemitic incidents” in the past several months. “These incidents — which include vandalism, banner drops, targeted harassment and campus propaganda distributions — demonstrate the ongoing influence of Ye’s conspiratorial, bigoted rants,” the report reads.

The ongoing controversy was also recently lampooned in the season 26 premiere of South Park, with Cupid Ye zooming around shooting hearts filled with antisemitism instead of love at various characters.

In January, Australia’s Anti Defamation Commission also announced that Ye should be barred from entering the country after he reportedly tied the knot with 27-year-old Australian architect Bianca Censori.

Get a look at Fox’s ELLE shoot below.

Julia Fox for ELLE

Julia Fox for ELLE

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