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31 Jul 2023

Cardi B Throws Mic at Fan, Kelly Clarkson in Vegas, Jason Aldean Hits No. 1 & More | Billboard News

Cardi B got even with a concertgoer who tossed a drink at her during the rapper’s performance in Las Vegas on Saturday. Kelly Clarkson kicked off her 10-day residency last week and hilariously reacted to being called a fan’s hall pass. Jason Aldean’s controversial track, “Try That in A Small Town” has reached No. 1 on the Hot 100. And more!

Tetris Kelly
Cardi B fights back after a fan throws a drink on her. Kelly Clarkson launches her Vegas residency and the videos are going viral country and “K-Pop” are taking over the charts. We break down our final four and our Fan Army Face-Off and Lauren Spencer Smith teaches us some Canadian slang.

Tetris Kelly
Welcome back to Billboard News. I’m Tetris Kelly, and it’s Monday July 31st. And for some reason, we’re still talking about fans throwing things at artists on stage, but at least Cardi B is fighting back. Cardi B ain’t the one in a video circulating social media the rapper is seen throwing up mic at her fan. Over the weekend Cardi B hurled her microphone at an unruly audience member after they threw a drink on her during a performance at Drai’s beach club in Las Vegas. She was in the middle of her hit song “Bodak Yellow” when the incident occurred. In the clip you can still hear her background vocals going as she throws the mic as her security enters the crowd. The crowd cutting herself retweeted the clip captioning it, “Jealous as b*tch”/ I’m not even mad at Cardi this trend needs to stop before artists are putting up plexiglass walls in front of stages or stop performing altogether. Thinking of throwing things at people on stage Kelly Clarkson addressed it at the launch of her Vegas residency in the most Kelly way. Kelly Clarkson launched Chemistry her new Las Vegas residency, and they had all the songs and the sass and the fan videos have taken over social media.

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30 Jul 2023

Shakira’s Fans VS TWICE’s ONCE In Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off | Billboard News

In the quarterfinals of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off, Shakira’s fans are up against TWICE’s ONCE.

Tetris Kelly
We’ve reached the quarterfinals of Billboard’s fan on me face off and our last matchup is for the girls. In this corner we have Latin legend, Shakira. She’s been in the game since 1990 has over 180 million followers, over 70 million monthly listeners, 1 Hot 100 No.1, 6 top 10s and 27 charting hits oh yeah and three Grammys. Shakira already took out Mariah Carey, Adele and Tomorrow By Together but her fans will have to keep it up if she wants to beat another Kpop Twice. Women of twice have 60 million followers, 2.6 million monthly listeners, 2 Hot 100 hits, 3 studio albums, 12 mini albums 4 of which charted in the top 10.

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Once help them beat out Karol G, Olivia Rodrigo and ENHYPEN. Who’s going to bring the girl power more so their favs can advance to the semifinals. Let us know in the comments and vote for your favorite on Billboard.com.

29 Jul 2023

SEVENTEEN’s CARATs VS Selena Gomez’s Selenators In Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off | Billboard News

In the quarterfinals of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off, SEVENTEEN’S CARAT’s are going head-to-head against Selena Gomez’s Selenators.

Tetris Kelly
We’ve reached the quarterfinals of Billboard’s fan army faceoff. Matchup three is going to be a tough one. And in this corner we got the boys of SEVENTEEN. They have over 33 million followers 7.5 million monthly listeners, 4 albums and 10 mini albums, 5 of which charted on the Billboard 200. Carats already helped SEVENTEEN beat Young Boy Never Broke Again, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga. And next they better watch out for Selenur, she’s been in the game since she was a kid building up over a half a billion followers, almost 51 million monthly listeners, 1 Hot 100 hit, 9 top 10s, 39 charting hits and 3 chart topping albums it’s no wonder she’s taken out Harry Styles her ex The Weeknd and her bestie Taylor Swift. Who’s making it to the next round Carats or Selenators? Let us know in the comments and vote for your favorite on Billboard.com.

27 Jul 2023

Nicki Minaj’s Barbz vs. Cardi B’s Bardi Gang in Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off | Billboard News

Nicki Minaj’s Barbz go up against Cardi B’s Bardi Gang in the quarterfinal round of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off.

Tetris Kelly:
We’ve reached the quarterfinals of Billboard’s Fan Army Face Off, and this matchup is one for the books. In this corner, she has over 270 million followers, 59 million monthly listeners, three Hot 100 No. 1s, 23 top 10s and 132 charting hits: Nicki Minaj already took out Jack Harlow, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus.

Tetris Kelly:
And her next opponent in the quarterfinals, with over 220 million followers, 30 million monthly listeners, five Hot 100 No.1s, 11 top 10s, 44 charting songs, and a Grammy: Cardi B’s already bested Jelly Roll, Beyoncé, and BTS. It’s the matchup that has always had stan Twitter at odds.

Are you a Barb or Bardi Gang? Let us know in the comments, and vote for your favorite on Billboard.com.

26 Jul 2023

Nicki Minaj Excluded by Netflix, Fan Armies Face Off, Bad Bunny Collab & More | Billboard News

Andrew Watt and Jon Bellion spoke to Billboard News about the creation of Jung Kook and Latto’s “Seven,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100. We have reached the quarterfinals for Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off. Netflix just announced a four-part doc series honoring female MCs, titled ‘Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop’; fans of Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott quickly took to social media after both women were excluded from the trailer. And more!

Tetris Kelly:
The Barbs are upset that Nicki might be missing from a documentary. Bad Bunny’s got some new digs to update your wardrobe. I speak to the men behind Jung Kook and Latto’s No. 1 hit. Billboard Explains how AI is affecting the music business. And we announce the quarterfinalists in our Fan Army Face-Off.

It’s Wednesday, July 26th. I’m Tetris and this is Billboard News. A lot to get through today so let’s jump right in to our first story.

Jon Bellion:
“This one little section that we thought was super hitty — and it was just a beat that had Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and the hook. Fast-forward two years later, it kind of went crazy!”

Tetris Kelly:
Are you still singing Jung Kook and Latto’s “Seven” repeatedly? It’s this week’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 and we’re taking you behind the song. “Seven” is one of the first true A&R collaborations between Scooter Braun and Chairman Bang of HYBE since their partnership began in 2021.

They put the team together that included Andrew Watt, Cirkut and Jon Bellion. We spoke to Jon about how the track came together.

Jon Bellion:
“I got a phone call from Watt. Watt and Cirkut are the two producers on the record. This was probably two years ago. On a random Saturday, I kind of just took it into the studio by myself and just kind of filled it out.”

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26 Jul 2023

Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off Enter Quarterfinals | Billboard News

The 2023 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off is at a fever pitch. Billboard’s annual Fan Army showdown sees 64 artists’ fan armies enter the battle fray to find out – whose fanbase is strongest? Those fan armies made their voices heard throughout the week, and when all was said and done, an Elite Eight — made up of the fan armies for Cardi B, EXO, Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj, SB19, SEVENTEEN, Shakira and TWICE — emerged victorious to compete in the Quarterfinals, which began July 26 at noon ET.

Tetris Kelly:
Y’all have been voting and we’ve been counting them. Now, Billboard’s Fan Army Face-off is heading into the quarterfinals, and you aren’t going to believe some of these matchups.

After besting Jack Harlow and RiRi’s Navy, the Barbs said “Miley, what’s good?” and sent Nicki Minaj to the quarterfinals. And their opponent, none other than Bardi Gang. Cardi beat out BTS and her partner in “WAP,” Megan Thee Stallion, giving stan Twitter the matchup they’ve been fighting over for ages.

In our next face-off, the Little Monsters and Arianators were no match for SEVENTEEN’S CARATs. But can they beat out Selena Gomez’s fans, who helped take out her ex and her bestie?

SEVENTEEN aren’t the only K-pop boys to make the top eight: EXO bested Kim Petras to be matched with Filipino boy band SB19, who’s already surpassed Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey.

And in our last bracket, Shakira is repping for the Latin artists, after taking down a tough opponent in TXT. She’ll face off with TWICE, who’s bringing the girl power after knocking out ENHYPEN’s ENGENEs who bested the BLINKS.

These eight will duke it out to become the ultimate fandom, a title that went to Stray Kids last year.

Stray Kids:
“We’re really thankful, it’s really touching! Yeah!”

Starting tomorrow, we’ll be breaking down each quarter-final matchup in detail. Who’s got your vote?

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24 Jul 2023

Michelle Buteau Talks ‘Survival of the Thickest,’ Sharing a Birthday With J.Lo & More | Billboard News

Comedian Michelle Buteau tells us about her new Netflix film ‘Survival of the Thickest,’ why she was inspired to make the show, sharing a birthday with Jennifer Lopez, and more!

Michelle Buteau:
Hey everyone, I’m Michelle Buteau. And you’re watching Billboard News. But you knew that already because you clicked.

Michelle Buteau:
My new show on Netflix ‘Survival of the Thickest’ is a show that has been inspired by my book ‘Survival of the Thickest: Plus-Size Essays in a Small-Minded World.’ And so the themes are so important to me. We explore body positivity, sex positivity, inclusion, black, brown, queerness, what it’s like to live in the city, New York City, the best city in the world. And follow your dreams and hustle and what it looks like to be in a toxic relationship and in your mid 30s. And you got to make a choice, girl, what’s it gonna be?

Michelle Buteau:
What is this show gonna be? You know what I mean? Like, I have stories, I have the book, but I have this platform in 190 countries with Netflix, you know, I could be funny all the time, obviously. And I’m a woman — how she do it? I’m like, I am going to use this platform for good. You know, I’m going to say something important. I’m gonna be authentic to my New York. And that is everybody, literally everybody, every shape, size and shade. And so I’m so proud of not only diversity in the cast, but also the crew. Listen, my cast was amazing. We had Peppermint, Michelle Visage, Garcelle Beauvais, Tone Bell, Nicole Byer. And let me tell you something, she nailed it. Nailed it.

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24 Jul 2023

Billboard Takes You Inside the ‘Barbie’ Listening Party | Billboard News

Billboard takes you inside the ‘Barbie’ listening party and tells you all about the star-studded soundtrack!

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Tetris Kelly
From a record-breaking box office weekend to a bombastic soundtrack that’s got everybody ready to dance and celebrate. Come on, Barbie, Let’s go party. I’m Tetris Kelly with Billboard News here at SoHo House in Los Angeles. And we’re telling you everything you need to know about Barbie weekend. Warner Bros.’ Barbie blasts into the box office top spot with a massive $155 million in domestic ticket sales, making it the year’s biggest opening, surpassing the Super Mario Bros. movie as well as every Marvel movie this year. It also broke the first-weekend record for a film directed by a woman. And what’s a movie without its soundtrack? Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice lay down the lyrics for “Barbie World.” Dua Lipa had Margot Robbie on her feet with “Dance the Night,” while Billie Eilish had us in our feels.

Tetris Kelly
And I’m obsessed with the Janet Jackson sample on FIFTY FIFTY’s “Barbie Dream.” It was the perfect backdrop for a pool party with themed cocktails and, of course, Barbies, celebrating everything epic and pink this weekend. We had so much fun. For everything you need to know about the Barbie soundtrack and the ‘Barbie’ movie, head to Billboard.com. And for tickets to the movie, check the link above. For Billboard News, I’m Tetris Kelly.

21 Jul 2023

Tony Bennett Dies at 96, New Music From Britney Spears & will.i.am, Zayn, & More | Billboard News

It’s Friday and we’ve got a ton of new music for you today! Britney Spears and will.i.am’s new collab is finally here, Zayn is back with “Love Like This”, Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd are the collab we didn’t know we needed. Tony Bennett , the legendary interpreter of Great American Songbook, has died. He was 96 years old. Leigh-Anne stopped by Billboard News to chat about her first solo single “Don’t Say Love”, a possible reunion with Little Mix And more!

Tetris Kelly
From Bad Bunny to Briteny, we have your Friday music guide. Billboard takes you into the hottest music events in New York and LA, Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne stops by the studio to talk going solo. We learned five things about Big Freedia. And we look back at Tony Bennett’s legacy.

Tetris Kelly
In Friday, July 21, I’m Tetris and this is Billboard nNws. As you can see, I’m really excited about something so let’s start with the first entry in our Friday music

Tetris Kelly
I’m screaming shouting and letting it all out Britney Spears is back. The Will. i. am assisted “Mind Your Business” has everything a Britney track needs sass and oh a choir.

Tetris Kelly
More new music throughout the show. But for now let’s get to our first story

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the legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96.

Tetris Kelly
Tony Bennett’s list of amazing achievements include 20 Grammys, 23 Hot 100 hits and 44 Billboard 200 albums. Tony began performing in nightclubs in 1946 and will continue to perform to packed crowds all the way up to 2021 at Radio City Music Hall as a celebration of his 95th Birthday even in spite of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2016.

Tetris Kelly
His last performance was with one of his most well known collaborators Lady Gaga, the pair released two albums together, both of which took home Grammys.

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18 Jul 2023

Greta Van Fleet on Making Their Third Album ‘Starcatcher,’ Touring With Metallica & More | Billboard News

Greta Van Fleet talk about their thought process making their third album ‘Starcatcher,’ how they feel about doing tour dates with Metallica and more.

Josh Kiszka:
Jake, do you want to do the Greta Van Fleet? I’ll do the Billboard News.

Jake Kiszka:
Hello, we’re Greta Van Fleet!

Josh Kiszka:
Oh, I wasn’t ready.

Jake Kiszka:
All right, well, you tell me when you’re ready. Hello, we’re Greta Van Fleet…

Josh Kiszka:
…And you’re watching Billboard News!

Lyndsey Havens:
Hey, I’m Lyndsey Havens for Billboard News and we are here with Greta Van Fleet. What is up, guys?

Lyndsey Havens:
We’re here to talk about your stellar third album ‘Starcatcher’ out in July. Yes, stellar.

Josh Kiszka:
That’s a really appropriate term for an album called ‘Starcatcher.’

Lyndsey Havens:
When did you start talking about even making a third album? Like how do you know when it’s time?

Daniel Wagner:
The funny thing is, is we’re always moving on to the next Yeah, we’re actually about to start the next album as we speak.

Lyndsey Havens:
That’s why we brought you here today?

Josh Kiszka:
There are songs that go in and out of time for us. Some get shelved, and then you pick them up again, because they make sense for that thing that you’re looking for. And a lot of this stuff just comes about and spontaneously ends up on the record that we’re working on. The ‘Starcatcher’ record was something that we were working on about the time of the Strange Horizons tour.

Watch the full interview above!