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We break down everything about Camila Cabello, from her concerns about duetting with Shawn Mendes on “Señorita” to her not wanting to be known as a pop girly and more!

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Was Camila afraid to duet with Shawn? Plus new duets coming her way and she doesn’t want to be a pop girly. We’re breaking down all things Miss Cabello.

We might look at Camila as a pop star, but not her. Not only does she not want to be a pop girly, she didn’t want to be just Shawn Mendes’ girl. She told Complex on her “Señorita” success, “I think there’s always a worry when a song becomes so massive that it’s going to be bigger than you. But it does get people attached to you in a certain light. I was in a really public relationship, and as a woman, you’re like, ‘I don’t want this couple thing to be my new identity.’”

But she’s been owning new music, and in addition to her collabs with Lil Nas X and Playboy Carti, we will be getting JT and Yung Miami of City Girls and double the Drake. Her new album, C,XOXO, is out June 28.

In honor of Ariana Grande’s 31st birthday today, we take you through her Billboard hits and rank them.

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Happy Birthday to Ariana Grande. The pop star celebrates her 31st birthday today and Billboard is honoring her by ranking the Top 10 Ariana Grande songs.  Starting off at No. 10 with the ballad from her latest album ‘eternal sunshine’ “imperfect for you.” Ari told Zach that the song is her favorite from ‘eternal sunshine’ and was the last song she finished for the album.  “ghostin” is at No. 9 and definitely stands out as one of Ari’s most heartbreaking and features a sample from her late ex and dear friend, Mac Miller. Ariana said it was her hardest song to write for ‘Thank U, Next’ especially the second verse as she initially didn’t want to release it, but her then manager Scooter Braun convinced her to do it. No. 8 is a dance anthem collaboration that saw Ariana team up with another pop queen, Lady Gaga, it’s “Rain On Me.” Billboard ranked this song at No. 1 Best Song in 2020. At No. 7 is Ari’s live cover of an all time classic, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” which she performed at her One Love Manchester concert. Ariana did another more recent cover of the song while she was filming ‘Wicked.’ No. 6 is one of Ariana’s biggest and well known hits, another collaboration, this time with EDM DJ Zedd, it’s “Break Free.” 

Keep watching for more!

Will besties Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams go head to head on the Billboard 200 next week? Does Sabrina Carpenter have the qualifications to be nominated for a Grammy? Keep watching to find out!

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There are some battles brewing in the music biz. Who could take the top spot on the Billboard 200? And who even qualifies for the Best New Artist Grammy? Let’s break it down. Gracie Abrams sophomore album, ‘The Secret of Us,’ is expected to secure a solid streaming debut, but it’s going to come down to sales to see if she can best her bestie collaborator, Taylor Swift, and her nine week run with ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ With Gracie’s vinyl variants and Taylor’s CD variants, it’s anybody’s game. As for the Best New Artist Grammy there are many musicians that fans are pulling for, but who even qualifies for the award? Sabrina Carpenter currently owns the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. She’s never been nominated for a Grammy and she hasn’t been entered in the Best New Artist competition three times. She’s been entered twice, in 2017 and 2024. So she’s fair game. The same can’t be said for Tate McRae. While she’s had a stellar year with “Greedy” topping the Global 200 and Global 200 excluding the US, she was entered for best new artists the last three years so she won’t qualify. We’ll know all the Grammy nominations on November 8.

After Justin Timberlake’s arrest a little over a week ago, he’s back online sharing his tour merch with fans. Britney Spears may or may not be reconciling with her kids and more.

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Justin Timberlake is back online, J.Lo flies commercial like the rest of us, and Britney may or may not be reconciling with her kids. This is your millennial pop news update. Since Justin’s DWI arrest he’s been quiet on social media — until now. The pop king has continued his world tour and jumped online to show off the exclusive merch for his Madison Square Garden stop. Meanwhile, there was some good news hitting the net about his ex, Britney Spears. Brit had been upset that her kids cut contact with her and have been living in Hawaii. But Kevin’s lawyer told ET, “The good thing is that the boys saw their mom was doing well and have a desire to speak with her. There has been some telephonic communication between Britney and her sons, and we think that is a step in the right direction.” TMZ was quick to post that the boys and Spears have not reconciled and it was just a Mother’s Day call. Can they leave Britney alone? And Jennifer Lopez canceled her tour to spend time with family, and she’s apparently doing so affordably. Jenny From the Block was photographed in business class on an Air France flight from Italy to France. Short flight, but definitely a change from her private-jet lifestyle.

LISA, IVE, BABYMONSTER and KATSEYE are all set to release new music this week. Keep watching to see when the release dates are!

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Who run the world? Girls. And for K-pop fans, mothers are keeping us well fed. Here are some upcoming releases from women in K-pop.

LISA has been teasing a solo project for some time, and now we’ve got visual takes. It would be the first release on her own label, LLOUD, and it’s yours tomorrow night.

On to the girl groups, IVE’s collabed with Pepsi for Summer Festa to help get the season started. BABYMONSTER’s got new tunes on the way, too. “Forever” marks a new era for the rookie group. And gearing up to make their debut is global girl group KATSEYE. Rejoice, EYEKONS: Their first ever track “Debut” is out Friday.