bb news
Page: 5
J Balvin takes Billboard behind the scenes of his out of this world Coachella set. The Latin superstar shared his creative vision, a closer look at his alien space ship, bringing the aliens to life, getting Will Smith to make a guest appearance and more on this episode of Tour Stop.
J Balvin:You know, finally we see that they do exist, you know it’s an official UFO. For the people that are gonna be on mushrooms, they’re gonna enjoy that s–t so bad. Gonna be the best mushrooms of their life.
Cassie Bartho:Never a dull moment.
J Balvin:Hey, what’s up? I’m J Balvin, and welcome to my tour stop. Let’s go!
We did Coachella for the first time: 2018 was with Beyoncé. Shout out, Beyoncé! Love you, queen. 2019 we did our show — it was great. And the story it’s once again is the same: I invest all my love, I invest everything, I had to give the people the best.
Ashley Evans:We’ve done Coachella before with Jose …
J Balvin:Listen.
Ashley Evans:This is my time!
J Balvin:I know it’s your time. But you know, I just want to let you know that this guys are from another planet. That’s his dad right there. He’s an alien.
Tetris Kelly:Do you trust him with your set?
J Balvin:1,000%. It probably wouldn’t be the same stage or show without him.
Ashley Evans:Our concept for the show was to take people to outer space. We wanted to come up with a message that Jose is from another planet and he’s landed here at Coachella, and he’s got one message for the entire world and the entire festival. It’s like, ‘Let’s f–king party.’
J Balvin:As a kid, I was have this feeling that aliens do exist in the universe … [it’s] too big. And we got to be too selfish to think that we just the only ones in this universe.
Watch the full video above!
Nigerian Afrobeats artists Bnxn and Ruger talk about what their online beef was all about, how they made up, their new joint album called ‘RnB,’ what inspired them to make this joint album, their connection to Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy, the global recognition and growth for the Afrobeats genre and more! BnxnIt’s more about the […]
It’s Thursday April 18th and this is a complete Taylor Swift takeover, ahead of the release of her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ the superstar announced the lead single “Fortnight,” breaks a record on Spotify for most pre-saves for her new album and we take you inside the ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Spotify library that […]
On today’s episode of Billboard’s Chart Rewind, we look back at the Isley Brothers hitting No. 1 on the Best Selling Rhythm & Blues singles chart, now called Hot R&B / Hip-Hop songs with their song “It’s Your Thing.” Alyssa CaverleyThe Isley Brothers make it to the top on this week’s Chart Rewind. We head […]
Latin superstar Myke Towers was on a mission to find the next Latin star through this Rockstar Energy Myke Check con Myke Towers campaign. GiL stood out from the competition, and Myke Towers surprised her and gave her advice on making it in the music industry. Tetris Kelly:What’s better than winning a contest to open […]
Myke Towers surprises GiL, the winner of Rockstar Energy Presents: Mic ‘Check con Myke Towers.’ See her dreams become reality as the mentorship kicks off at the studio. Myke Towers: Is this my camera? Producer: Yes it’s that one. Myke Towers: I’m doing a “bit,” I’m joking-. Come in closer, I have a little something […]
Famed choreographer Richy Jackson shares his favorite moments of working with Lady Gaga on some of her most iconic music videos such as “Bad Romance,” “Telephone,” “Stupid Love,” and how they prepared for her Super Bowl performance; what working with JoJo Siwa was like for her song “Karma” and how he helped her matured into this new era; “Rain on Me” being used in Fortnite and what makes the collaboration with Fortnite one of a kind. He also teaches our host Tetris Kelly some of his famous choreography and more!
Tetris Kelly:Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News, hanging out with choreographer extraordinaire Richy Jackson. What’s up, man?
Richy Jackson:How’s it going?
Tetris Kelly:It is going well. I’m so happy to get into this dance conversation with you and maybe dance a little bit as well.
Richy Jackson:Yes, we got to do that, Tetris.
Tetris Kelly:Let’s talk about Fortnite, Lady Gaga, this whole experience. Talk to me as if I’m an idiot. What is Fortnite and how do we incorporate Lady Gaga into this game?
Richy Jackson:OK, so truth be told, this is my first time ever experiencing Fortnite.
Obviously, I’ve heard about Fortnite — it’s been a thing. I just never played it. My assistant, Ian, was literally laughing when this whole, like, experience happened because he said, “You don’t know what you’ve done. Like, you don’t even know what you’ve done right now.” And I was like, “I don’t,” so I was like, “I have to least play the game.”
So I played the game and it was interesting just, like, to see the skins of Lady Gaga and understand, like, the wrap — which are the weapons — and then I was like, “OK, when’s the dance happening?” So I’m watching the dance happen I’m like, “OK, yeah, this is it.” But Ian tells me, “Well, just letting you know that when you dance, you can’t dance safely because you can still get shot.”
Watch the full interview above!
It’s Monday April 15th, Billboard counts down the top 10 on the Hot 100, we’re running down all the headliners and special guest performers and some notable audience members that went down at the first weekend of Coachella, J Balvin gives us a behind the scene tour of his out of this world Coachella set, […]
J Balvin shows Billboard’s Tetris Kelly the exclusive behind-the-scenes setup of his out-of-this-world Coachella set from this weekend, featuring a special guest appearance by ‘Men In Black’ star Will Smith.
J BalvinI need Will Smith in the show. I need the ‘Men In Black.’
Tetris KellyFrom Big Willy to an alien landing and an out-of-this-world performance. You won’t believe where we are — we’re taking you behind the scenes of J Balvin’s epic Coachella set right here at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Mi gente, let’s go!
Tetris KellyHow are you feeling heading out to the desert now?
J BalvinMan, can’t wait to see this UFO, you know, landing in Coachella.
Tetris KellyHow do you feel fans are gonna react?
J BalvinI think they’re gonna go crazy, but they have no idea, no clue. Like, not even my friends, don’t come to rehearsal, nothing.
Tetris KellyJust come straight to the show.
J BalvinEven my wife!
Tetris KellyShe doesn’t know?
J BalvinYeah, she’s like, ‘Can I come?’ I was like, ‘Nope!’
Tetris KellySo I’m seeing you up in the air and all this stuff — are you nervous about that part at all?
J BalvinWhen I started doing this part here, you know that goes to the UFO, I was shaking the first day, I can’t lie, because you know from this height, you fall, you’re done, right? If we go viral… but that’s not important.
Tetris KellyBut we don’t want that, right?
Watch the full video above!
Coachella takes LA by storm this weekend, with headliners like Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler the Creator taking the stage and many more exciting artists playing at the iconic desert festival. Here’s all the artists and parties you should look out for during the year’s hottest music festival. Tetris Kelly: The desert is […]