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Keri Hilson has expressed regret over dissing Beyoncé on 2009’s “Turnin Me On (Remix).” The R&B singer stopped by The Breakfast Club on Wednesday (April 9) when she clarified what exactly went down with the remix to her top 15 hit and reflected on how the detrimental situation impacted her career.
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“It’s a regret,” she said matter-of-factly. “But not in the way people think. That’s a song I actually didn’t write. Those are not my words.”
When Hilson flew in for the studio session with producer Polow Da Don, whom she was signed to in a joint venture with Timbaland through Interscope Records at the time, he already had her impending verse penned by another writer (Ester Dean).
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“Your vision cloudy if you think that you’re the best/ You can dance, she can sing/ But she need to move it to the left, left,” Hilson sings on the 2009 remix while referencing Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable.”
“Automatically, I was like, ‘I’m not saying that,’” she said when she first heard the Bey-dissing verse. “That was my position. I’m an athlete. I am competitive. But I’m not nasty, I’m a finesse player. I don’t look at things like that.”
Hilson claims that Polow Da Don threatened to sabotage her career as her In A Perfect World.. debut album was yet to be released.
“I tried to fight him on it and I began writing my own,” she added. “But he — I want to be careful with the word I use — it was quite forceful… The mistake that I made was not continuing to fight. But I was in tears, I was crying, I was adamant that I did not want to do that.”
The “Knock You Down” singer continued: “My album wasn’t out yet, I was told it’s not coming out if you don’t do this. I was super young. I felt I had no choice. I’m still protecting everyone involved. I’ve been eating that for years.”
“Turnin Me On” featuring Lil Wayne reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 as her debut album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Ester Dean came forward and issued an apology on Wednesday (April 9) for penning Hilson’s verse on the “Turnin Me On” remix, which she called “childish.” She wrote: “I see how it hurt people, especially women, and I take full accountability.”
In 2021, Hilson had a weight lifted off her shoulders when the singer revealed that she had a positive conversation with Beyoncé surrounding the track and finally cleared the air.
“I feel like she understood what happened, what had transpired and there was a bit of healing in that moment when we met,” Hilson said to host Persia Nicole. “I take her as a very intuitive kind of soul, as am I. She’s amazing. I’ve always felt that way, that’s the truth of the matter, but no one will believe that.”
Hilson is entering a new era and coming off the release of her “Bae” single. Look for her We Need to Talk album to arrive on April 18.
Watch the Keri Hilson interview below. Talk of the Bey diss begins around the 25-minute mark.
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Despite claiming he was proceeding with blanket tariffs on numerous countries, including our trading partners, Donald Trump has caved and is now calling for a 90-day pause on some of them following days of stock market turmoil.
The spin is currently on. His most staunch supporters call Trump’s blinking on his tariff threat “part of his plan,” or as he would say, the “art of the deal.”
Others describe Trump’s decision not to go through with his tariff stunt as caving, even though China is still on the hook for 125% tariffs. Some notable figures on Capitol Hill accuse Trump of something even more nefarious: market manipulation.
After a tumultuous week that saw trillions of dollars wiped out, everyone is now taking a step back and trying to figure out if, in fact, this was all part of Felon 47’s plan or if there was something else going on.
Well, These Posts From Donald Trump on Truth Social Are Suspicious
Before he caved, Trump told the regular Americans who have plenty to lose, along with billionaires who saw their bottom lines being affected, to “be cool” as his stupid tariffs came into play, instantly tanking the global market and turning the US economy on its head.
Literally minutes after the opening bell rang at the New York Stock Exchange, Trump hopped on his bullsh*t platform, Truth Social, telling his followers, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!”
Four hours later, Trump did an about-face, pausing and lowering tariffs for 90 days on most of the countries he threatened while increasing tariffs on China to an astounding 125%, and the markets recovered.
Social media rarely misses when spotting the jig and is calling what Trump did a reverse “pump and dump” scheme, accusing Orange Mussolini driving stock prices down, only to scoop them up before the prices rise.
https://x.com/RepMikeLevin/status/1910062758311219299
Adam Schiff Is Not Buying What Donald Trump Is Selling
California Senator Adam Schiff is also suspicious and calling for an insider trading investigation. Schiff said that Trump “is creating giant market fluctuations with his on-again, off-again tariffs.”
He continued, “These constant gyrations in policy provide dangerous opportunities for insider trading. Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip flop ahead of time? Did anyone buy or sell stocks, and profit at the public’s expense? I’m writing to the White House — the public has a right to know.”
Speaking with reporters, Schiff said he wants the White House to answer the question of “Who is cashing in?”
He added, “There is all too much opportunity for people in the White House and administration to be into insider trading,” he said. “They won’t be able to hide it for good.”
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It will be interesting to see how this plays out. We don’t have confidence that President Trump will be held responsible because Republicans lack a spine, but we do expect Democrats to make noise on this issue for a while.
Will the American people forgive and forget? Or will they hold Trump and his supporters responsible at the voting booth in the upcoming midterms?
Until that day arrives, you can see more reactions in the gallery below.
What is Frank Ocean up to? The multi-hyphenate man of mystery recently sent fans into a tizzy with what the kids are calling his supposed finsta account (@kikiboyyyyyyy), which features a profile picture of Michael Jordan holding up three fingers that can be interpreted as Ocean hinting at his third album (and before you react, […]
Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Shriner, a.k.a. Jillian Lauren, was involved in a police shoot-out after an unrelated Los Angeles car chase, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Wednesday (April 9). A preliminary LAPD statement indicated that around 3:25 p.m. PT Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol requested backup for a hit-and-run incident, in which three […]
Over the course of his first three albums, Morgan Wallen has notched Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits and crafted projects with sprawling, 30-song-plus track lists. He’s notched hit collabs with Eric Church (“Man Made a Bar”), Post Malone (“I Had Some Help,” from Post’s F-1 Trillion album) and Ernest (“Cowgirls”). But he has yet to release a collaboration with a female artist.
That seems likely to change on his upcoming album, I’m the Problem, out May 16.
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On X, Wallen responded to a comment from Patrick R Thomes, who wrote, “@MorganWallen, please, please, PLEASE confirm ‘What I Want’ is a duet. You haven’t yet sang with any female artists on any of your first three albums, so PLEASE tell me this is the case.”
Wallen responded simply, “Indeed sir,” seeming to confirm there will be a collaboration with a woman artist on the project, though Wallen offered no other details. Fans swarmed the comments section, speculating on the possibility of a range of artists, including Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley and Megan Moroney. Another name mentioned was Miranda Lambert, with whom Wallen co-wrote the One Thing at a Time standout “Thought You Should Know.” The pair performed the song together as a duet for the first (and so far only) time at Wallen’s Knoxville, Tennessee, concert in September.
During a previous story with Billboard in 2023, Wallen said that though he hadn’t released a coed duet yet, he had made attempts at such a collaboration, saying, “I’ve reached out to a couple of people, and they’ve turned me down. … I just really want certain people, and I haven’t gotten the chance to do it yet. I’m going to keep trying to write songs for it or write with them.”
He also added at the time that he “would love” to write with more women artists and songwriters, but noted that he most often revisited his “little squad” of frequent co-writers “because I’ve just been slammed, and when I’m not on the road, I’m spending time with my son or hunting. I haven’t really wanted to branch out much just because I needed to keep myself sane.”
Indeed, the writers on some of the songs he’s already released from the upcoming album — “Love Somebody” and “Lies Lies Lies” — are many of his longtime collaborators, including HARDY, Hunter Phelps, ERNEST, Ashley Gorley and Ryan Vojtesak.
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At the end of last year, Bobby Pulido announced his retirement from music to pursue a career in politics starting in 2026. But the norteño-tejano music icon still has much to offer.
In an exclusive interview with Billboard Español, Pulido reveals that he has signed with Fonovisa/Universal for a double album and an additional new project he’ll release before officially closing his chapter as a singer.
“I wanted something special with my friends, something where I could invite the people I admired and respected,” Pulido explains about Bobby Pulido & Friends – Una Tuya y Una Mía, the title of the set that will kick off this partnership. “Normally, it’s customary for guests to sing the other person’s songs, but in this case, I wanted it to be one of mine and one of theirs.”
The recording took place in December 2024 during the Mexican-American singer’s performances at the Auditorio Cumbres in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, where he was joined by guests such as Alicia Villarreal, Bronco, Kinky, Caloncho, Majo Aguilar and David Bisbal, among other stars.
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The concept will begin to unfold on April 22 with the release of Pulido’s hit “Desvelado” in a duet with Bisbal. Two days later, a norteño-tejano version of the Bisbal’s song “Dígale” will be available on streaming platforms.
Antonio Silva, managing director of Fonovisa Disa US & México, tells Billboard Español: “For the team and personally for me, having worked with him at the start of his career, it’s very emotional to reunite at such a special moment, working on a product that represents the legacy of a lifetime of success.”
The first part of Bobby Pulido & Friends – Una Tuya y Una Mía includes 14 songs that will be released in pairs on a weekly basis, starting on April 22 and continuing until May 30. Starting June 17, the 16 songs of the second set will begin to launch, concluding on Aug. 7.
L to R: Antonio Silva (managing director Fonovisa-Disa US/México), Bobby Pulido, Alfredo Delgadillo (CEO & president, Universal Music México/US), José Luis Cornejo (manager Bobby Pulido)
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Born in Edinburg, Texas, Pulido — the performer of hits like “Se Murió de Amor,” “Le Pediré” and “Ojalá Te Animes” — belongs to a successful subgenre of regional Mexican music that emerged in the mid-’90s and includes groups like Intocable, La Firma, El Plan, and Duelo — all U.S.-born with Mexican roots. “We made our own music by blending cultures. I feel very honored to have represented this movement for so many years and to mentor new generations,” Pulido adds. “I’m happy with what I’ve achieved in my career. I never wanted to be just the artist of the moment.”
In addition to the double set, Pulido is preparing a studio album for next year, aiming to leave new music for his fans before running for an unspecified public office in Texas.
Fans will still have the chance to see Pulido live throughout 2025 during his Por La Puerta Grande Tour, which kicks off on April 25 in San Antonio, Texas. The trek includes a show on Aug. 9 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. For more dates and details, click here.
HANA‘s “ROSE” blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released April 9.
HANA is the seven-member group born from the BMSG x Chanmina girl group audition No No Girls. The brand-new group’s major-label debut single launched with 12,870 downloads (No. 2 for the metric) and 8,781,853 streams (also No. 2), while topping video views and coming in at No. 17 for radio airplay. Also, HANA’s pre-debut song “Drop” jumped 68-29 as a result of this release.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” continues to hold at No. 2. The Oblivion Battery opener has charted for 52 consecutive weeks (a year), and marks its 37th week in the top 3. The three-man band’s new single “KUSUSHIKI,” the opening theme song for the anime series The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Part 2 debuts at No. 6 on the Japan Hot 100 this week, ruling downloads and coming in at No. 14 for streaming and No. 4 for video. The hitmakers continue to make their presence felt, taking up half the top 10 this week — “Darling” at No. 5, “Que Sera Sera” at No. 8, “Soranji” at No. 10 — and charting 18 songs in the top 100.
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AKB48’s “Masaka no Confession” bows at No. 3. The 65th single by the long-running girl group celebrating its 20th anniversary sold 512,791 copies in its first week to rule physical sales and came in at No. 45 for radio.
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Sakanaction’s “Kaiju” drops a notch to No. 4. The previous record for longest consecutive run in the top 10 by the three-man, two-woman band led by frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi was seven weeks with “Shintakarajima,” and “Kaiju” has now tied this record. “Shintakarajima,” the band’s hit from 2019, has re-entered the Japan Hot 100 for the first time in about 4 years and 10 months, with streams up to 101% compared to the previous week, radio to 239%, and video to 104%.
The No. 1 song for the radio metric this week is BILLY BOO’s “Rhapsody,” featured as the ending theme song for the anime show The Dinner Table Detective, and the track debuts at No. 77 on the Japan Hot 100. Meanwhile, as songs about cherry blossoms continue to climb the charts, Aimyon’s “Sakura ga Furu Yoru wa” re-enters after a year with streams gaining by 111%, radio by 308%, karaoke by 107%, and video also showing increase from the week before.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Mar. 31 to April 6, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
Ava Max is leaning into the art of reverse psychology ahead of the release of her new music, which the singer cleverly teased via a fake petition posted online Wednesday (April 9).
The premise was simple: On her social media accounts, Max shared a photo of herself with her face half-painted in theatrical makeup along with a link to a website called “DontClickPlayOnAvaMax.com.” She also posted a picture of a roadside “Don’t Click Play on Ava Max” billboard.
Once on the site, visitors were shown a “Sign the Petition” button, which, upon being clicked, rather than taking people to an actual online petition, gave the option of listening to a snippet of Max’s new song via Apple Music, Spotify or email. On the unreleased track, the vocalist sings over an angelic swell of synths, “I don’t need nobody, I’m loving myself/ Tonight, it’s all about me, it’s good for my health/ I know how to please me, I don’t need no help/ Nobody can love me like I’m loving myself.”
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The unorthodox promotional tactic comes about two months after the dance-pop star dropped her latest single, “Lost Your Faith,” which followed October’s “1 Wish.” Max last dropped an album in 2023, with sophomore effort Diamonds & Dancefloors debuting at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 — only after its release was delayed due to the musician struggling with people leaking her music, a problem she recently said she’s facing again.
“ok yes I have a lot of demos I’ve written that are not finalized records, and I’d appreciate it if you stop leaking these records,” she wrote on her Instagram Story in January. “A lot of records I write do not ever see the light of day and I understand your frustration, but this is not right. I write a lot of records I wish I could put out … I will find out who did this. Like I usually do. So plz Stop.” A
She added at the time, “I’ve never posted about this since the leak of my second album prematurely. Plz respect my art so I can keep working on making the songs I wanna put out that make sense for my project, and who I am perfect for you.”
See Max’s “Don’t Click Play” campaign below.
Two new members were inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Hall of Fame on Tuesday (April 8): BMI singer/songwriter John Oates (in radio) and the National Football League, or NFL (in TV). The inductions were the highlight of a dinner at Encore in Las Vegas that was jointly presented by BMI and the NAB.
The event marked the end of BMI’s run hosting the dinner, with plans for NAB to continue the Hall of Fame tradition moving forward.
Oates, who first signed with BMI in 1972, was inducted into the NAB Radio Hall of Fame for his contributions to American radio, chiefly as the co-founder of Daryl Hall & John Oates, one of the most successful duos in music history. Hall & Oates amassed 16 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 — including seven that Oates co-wrote — including “Sara Smile,” “She’s Gone,” “You Make My Dreams,” “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” “Maneater,” “Adult Education” and “Out of Touch.”
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Oates had previously received the BMI Icon Award and the BMI Troubadour Award. He has also received 10 BMI Pop Awards and 30 BMI Million-Air Awards for his songs’ repeated airplay. In addition, as a member of Hall & Oates, he received five Grammy nominations and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
In accepting the award, Oates thanked the NAB for the honor and talked about the importance of radio in his life, sharing that the music played on the stations he listened to growing up was “indelibly printed on my soul, my mind, and it’s the music that made me. I owe everything to radio.” He then performed six songs: the Hall & Oates hits “Out of Touch” and “She’s Gone;” three solo songs, including “A Ways Away,” from an album slated for release later this year; and a rendition of the 1954 Ray Charles classic, “I Got a Woman.”
The NFL was inducted into the NAB Television Hall of Fame for its pioneering influence on sports broadcasting, from its early days to its role as a cultural powerhouse today. Since the first televised NFL game in 1939, the league has consistently broken barriers in the broadcasting world.
Rich Eisen, NFL Network broadcaster and host of The Rich Eisen Show, accepted the award on behalf of the NFL, acknowledging the league’s far-reaching impact on sports broadcasting and TV culture. A video produced by NFL Films was shown, highlighting the NFL’s journey in TV history, leading into Eisen’s acceptance speech and a video message from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
On BMI’s last time hosting what has become a highlight of the NAB Show, BMI CEO/president Mike O’Neill said, “In celebration of 75 amazing years, I can think of no better time or way to preserve the tradition of this evening than for BMI to hand it over to our incredible partners from the start, the NAB. We believe that the broadcasting industry and the creative community will always enrich one another, and BMI is honored to facilitate that vital relationship long into the future.”
