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After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a cameo in Drake’s “Nokia” music video, fans wondered if his team is cursed. LeBron James reacts to “Man on the Lakers,” and we cover who’s going to be performing at the NCAA March Madness music festival. Do you think Shai has been cursed by Drake? What did you think about […]
Morgan Wallen walked off the ‘SNL’ set early, which stirred memes and debates online as to why he left and around his cryptic post of “Get me to God’s Country.” ‘SNL’ cast members Kenan Thompson responded to his walk-off. Keep watching for all the updates on Morgan Wallen’s abrupt departure. What do you think of […]
Morgan Wallen’s “Just In Case” debuts in the top five of the Hot 100. Tetris Kelly: This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated April 5. “APT” is back in the top 10 while “Not Like Us” slips to nine. “Beautiful Things” also returns to the top 10, as does “Nokia” […]
Billboard Women in Music 2025 takes place Saturday, March 29, and Billboard’s staff is breaking down each of the honorees’ successes that earned them their awards, from JENNIE receiving the Global Force Award to Doechii being named Woman of the Year, to Gracie Abrams being honored as Songwriter of the Year, and more! Who are […]
Ariana Grande dropped ‘Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days Ahead’ deluxe accompanied with a heartfelt short film, and Selena Gomez released an album with fiance Benny Blanco, ‘I Said I Love You First.’ Keep watching for the breakdown of their newest releases! What’re your thoughts on ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ & ‘I Said I Love You First?’ Let […]
DDG is in the midst of his 24/7, weeklong Hit-A-Thon livestream, where he streams the process of creating his new album. We got to sit down in the middle of his stream to talk to him about why he decided to create an album during streaming, his top Billboard-charting songs, his eagerness for Blueface to be released, co-parenting Halo with Halle Bailey and more!
Are you watching DDG’s Hit-A-Thon? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly:
Yo, Billboard News hanging out with DDG, so bro, I’ve interviewed you like, I think this may be the third time, but nothing like this. So you gotta tell me, when did you decide you were gonna stream for seven days, man?
DDG:
I think I planned this probably, like, three weeks ago.
Oh, dang, not even that long ago.
Yeah, I know.
You said, I want to do this.
Yeah, I just been going every day, so I’m like, 36-37 days in a row.
That is wild, and how did your team feel about it?
Great. This is going amazing, actually. This is going much better than I actually thought. I thought it was gonna be, like, just something cool, but this is, like, my biggest project ever.
And I mean, it’s got to feel good, but at the same time, I know it can’t be just like easy to be 24/7 on the stream. So has it at any point yet, has it felt like this is overwhelming?
Nah, I ain’t gonna lie, it’s cool because, well, I got, like, my family and friends that pull up just to help entertain the audience, so it’s not too many dead moments. And that’s, that’s that’s what a lot of people scared of when they do like, 24/7 streaming, because it can be like moments where it’s like, super dead and you don’t know what to do, and you just don’t know how to entertain them. You run out of things to do. But since I got a lot of people here pulling up every day, it makes it easier for me to, like, you know, jump back and forth. Plus, I got a pool, basketball court and-
Stuff to do.
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LISA collaborated with 100 Thieves, and we take you inside the exclusive pop-up, where the global pop star even made an appearance. With the venue LISA’ed out from the side of the building to the merch, keep watching for everything you missed at the 100 Thieves x LISA pop-up!
Fan 1:
Pretty surreal experience that I won’t forget.
Tetris Kelly:
We got to hang with LISA and her fans — oh, and adorable dogs — at the 100 Thieves pop-up in LA, and from the moment the queen walked in, she had us shook.
Fan 2:
She’s gorgeous, different, like her aura was unreal.
Tetris Kelly:
We take you there for Billboard All Access. The pop-up had everything a fan could need. There was, of course, photo moments, where you could be your best rock star, and you could take the time to listen to each of LISA’s alter egos from her brand-new album. Can we take a second to talk about the merch? So much merch. They had her albums, light sticks, there were hoodies and adorable T-shirts. There were even games, because 100 Thieves is at the center of bringing games, culture and music together.
Fan 3:
When I heard they were doing one with LISA, I was like, you could not pick a better collab together to really kind of bridge that gaming vibe. The side of the building is covered in her face, which is insane.
Tetris Kelly:
And the fans were loving it.
Fan 4:
She’s so talented. She’s so cool.
Fan 2:
She went from performing at the Oscars, doing that whole thing, the James Bond thing, and then she’s here, like, 24 hours later. And I was just like, wait, that’s insane.
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Billboard Women in Music is this Saturday, March 29, and with our celebration of Doechii as Woman of the Year, we’re taking you to Brazil and Canada where we celebrated Ana Castela and Charlotte Cardin. Are you excited for Billboard Women in Music 2025? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: As we get […]
With Doechii being honored at Billboard Women in Music this upcoming Saturday as Woman of the Year, Billboard staffers share their take on the internet debating if she’s an industry plant, and explain why she isn’t.
Keep watching to see their take!
What do you think an industry plant is? Let us know in the comments below!
Jerah Milligan:
Yo, y’all see Twitter going crazy talking about Doechii and Billboard?
Evan Burke:
Oh, my god, yeah. I gotta show you this one. Someone said “kind of awesome that it’s only March and Billboard’s like’ we’ve seen enough it’s Doechii.’” I mean, but it’s legit though. I mean, she just won a Grammy that only two other women has ever won.
Ciara Zimring:
She’s killing it.
Evan Burke:
And I mean, Women in Music always happens every March. So it’s not like we just decided.
Stefanie Tanaka:
It’s not like this is, like, the first time we’ve done it. We kind of did something similar, with SZA like, ‘SOS’ came out at the very end of, like, 2022 when she was our Woman of the Year in March, and then she had that great run in 2023 with ‘SOS.’
Tetris Kelly:
But I feel like what they’re really doing is just putting Billboard in the conversation that they were already trying to have about Doechii being an industry plant.
Evan Burke:
I mean, they’ve always been trying to discredit her success. I mean, she has been like in the game forever. She was our Rising Star two years ago. So it’s not like she is brand new.
Tetris Kelly:
Oh my god. Two years ago, I was talking to her at Coachella.
Ciara Zimring:
Oh, right!
Jerah Milligan:
Oh, well five years ago I saw her on Twitter. I saw her post “ I lost my job. I’m going to go knock on doors”
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Billboard Women In Music 2025’s lineup keeps on growing, with Tina Knowles, Becky G, Suki Waterhouse and more joining as presenters and honorees. Keep watching to see who else will be at Women in Music! Watch the live event on March 29 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on the Billboard Women in Music 2025 […]