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From spearheading Girl Power, landing No. 1s on both sides of the Atlantic, launching a solo career, penning books, and enjoying a front-row seat for Formula One, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has lived a life less ordinary.
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Halliwell, or “Ginger” to generations of pop music fans, stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her new book, chat about her love of Americans’ can-do attitude, and talk us through where it all took off for her — with the Spice Girls.
As a member of the pioneering British girl group, Halliwell and her bandmates were a phenomenon, one that spawned a feature film, every type of imaginable merch, and hits – including nine No. 1 songs in the U.K. and a four-week stint at the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Wannabe,” at the start of 1997.
Speaking with Fallon on Tuesday night’s episode (Oct. 3), Halliwell confirmed she actually missed the audition for what was to become Spice Girls (she was climbing a mountain, got sunburnt, phoned weeks later and still got the gig). Also, she admitted the name Spice Girls came to her in an exercise class in the 1990s, though the name Ginger, “some magazine made it up.” And, yes, before they became Simon Fuller’s Spice Girls, the project was briefly called Touch.
The iconic Union Jack dress that she wore on stage at the 1997 Brit Awards was a Gucci, which she altered with a tea towel. And those flashy red boots, she told Fallon, were juiced-up with spray-on car wax, an idea from the mind of her mechanic dad.
Geri has a place in her heart for the U.S. “I don’t think I’d be as successful as I was, and I have been, if it wasn’t for America. You say, ‘you can do it.’” And she did it. After leaving Spice World, Halliwell went solo. During a stretch from 1999 to 2001, she enjoyed four consecutive No. 1s in the U.K., including her cover of The Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men,” which appeared on the soundtrack for Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Spice Girls reunited last year to cerebrate Geri’s 50th birthday, an event that doubled-up as the 25th anniversary of their sophomore album Spiceworld, released back in 1997. There’s no talk, however, on the famous five hitting the studio or the road anytime soon.
These days, Halliwell is a happily married mom, and familiar to millions of sports fans through her husband Christian Horner, principal of Red Bull Racing, and the Netflix series Formula One: Drive to Survive, in which they regularly appear.
Halliwell’s second book, Rosie Frost & the Falcon Queen, was officially released on Tuesday (Oct. 3) on Amazon, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and Target.
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One is a Puerto Rican Latin music star. Another, a Nicaraguan fashion designer. The third, a Mexican-American barber, tattooist and visual artist. But all three have something in common: Myke Towers, Shantall Lacayo and Rob The Original are leaving their mark in their respective fields, through their own way of making art.
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The three met on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami Beach, Florida, where they participated in the “Deja Tu Huella” panel presented by Cheetos to talk about the importance of giving back. With Billboard‘s Jessica Roiz as moderator, each spoke about their inspirations, influences and motivations.
Towers, who has placed dozens of songs on the Billboard charts, including his latest hit “Lala,” has used his platform to give back to Puerto Rico during difficult times such as Hurricane Fiona in 2022, when he donated $150,000 from two concerts at the Coliseo to the survivors. “I feel that I have responsibility; Those people are the first to support me,” he said about his fans on the island. “And not only in Puerto Rico,” he added. “There are a lot of fans who make a sacrifice just to be in a hotel to greet you or come to the show and try to be in the first row. You see that and you try to do what you can for them.”
Lacayo, who has been making her way in the U.S. fashion scene, where she won Project Runway‘s season 19, not only incorporates bright colors that represent her land into her creations, but also elements such as wooden buttons hand-carved by indigenous women and other details made by artisans from Nicaragua and other Latin American countries.
“I believe that every artist who wants to excel in the creative industry has to find that DNA that makes them unique,” said the Miami-based designer. “Throughout my career, together with my team, I think the main thing we have discovered is that the DNA of our brand is our cultural roots, how we can keep alive those indigenous traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation and that unfortunately are getting lost in this world of fast fashion. We all want to leave a mark; part of my work seeks to do so through the reinterpretation of the work of artisans.”
Her brand has also partnered with Extraordinary Women, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women in extreme poverty to work on their self-esteem and prepare themselves in various fields to be able to enter the work field.
For Rob The Original, who started out cutting hair, went on to be a tattoo artist and today makes portraits in shattered glass and other mediums — from sand and salt, to Cheetos! — his contribution lies in the diversity of his work. “That is going to be my mark: telling people that there are no limits to art,” said the artist, who has 1.7 million followers on Instagram alone. To that end, he has announced the Rob the Original Academy, in which he plans to prepare other multidisciplinary artists. “Basically, we are going to do a little bit of everything I do, we are also going to show how you can grow your social networks… how to make a career out of your talent.”
Celebrated for more than 30 years, the 2023 edition of Latin Music Week includes a Superstar Q&A with Shakira; the Legends on Legends chat with Chencho Corleone and Vico C; Making the Hit Live! with Carin León and Pedro Capó; a panel with RBD’s Christian Chávez, Christopher von Uckermann, and Maite Perroni; Superstar Songwriter discussion with Edgar Barrera and Keityn, among many other panels, Q&As and workshops. See the ultimate Latin Music Week guide here. This year’s Latin Music Week, taking place Oct. 2-6, also includes showcases by Peso Pluma, Mike Bahía and Greeicy, DannyLux, and Fonseca, to name a few. Check out the dates and times for the showcases throughout the week here.
Official partners of the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Week include AT&T, Cheetos, CN Bank, Delta Air Lines, Lexus, Netflix, Michelob ULTRA, and Smirnoff.
Latin Music Week coincides with the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, which will broadcast live from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday (Oct. 5) and will air on Telemundo. It will also broadcast simultaneously on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.
For NFL night on Wednesday, Oct. 4, The Masked Singer threw the ball to a handful of celebrity contestants. Four scored, and for one, the Diver, a fumble and exit.
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After Pickle (singing The Who’s “Pinball Wizard”), Gazelle (Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away”), Cow (Bruno Mars’ “Treasure”), S’more (Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger”), and Diver (OneRepublic’s “I Ain’t Worried”) gave it their best shot, Diver was given the heave-ho.
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When the helmet came off, the confetti fell, jaws dropped and Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules supervillain Tom Sandoval gave the crowd a wave.
Ken Jeong chose right for the second straight week. And with it, season 10 of Fox’s bizarre singing competition unmasked perhaps the “second-most hated person” in its history, notes Variety’s Michael Schneider, behind only disgraced former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who appeared in season seven.
If Jeong guessed right, he wasn’t the only one. Internet sleuths figured out the man behind the mask well ahead of the big reveal.
“So much fun,” Sandoval said of his experience on The Masked Singer. “Being able to come out here and perform behind the mask, not being judged, just being judged on my performance, it was really nice.”
Being a top TV villain, was it tough going on the show? “It was, but it was nice, I felt protected under the mask,” he continued. “This costume is incredible. There’s so many talented people here I feel honored to be part of it.”
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Hosted by Nick Cannon, the latest season includes a 16-strong fleet of contestants disguised in extravagant costumes including a Husky, Royal Hen, Tiki, Hawk, Hibiscus and Anteater.
Sandoval (Diver) joins Anthony Anderson as Rubber Ducky and Demi Lovato as Anonymouse as season 10’s unmasked celebrities.
Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke, Jeong and Jenny McCarthy return as judges for the latest season, which airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox.
“I was a bit nervous but we’re going to give it our all,” singer-songwriter DannyLux said at the beginning of his showcase, presented by Warner Music Latina, on Wednesday (Oct. 4) during the Billboard Latin Music Week 2023.
The Mexican-American artist delivered an eclectic set at the Faena Theater for Latin Music Week attendees as day three of the conference wrapped. Wearing a Selección Mexicana jersey and with his guitar in hand, DannyLux serenaded those in attendance with his sad sierreño anthems such as “Jugaste Y Sufrí,” “Junto A Ti” and “No Te Quiero Perder.” He was also joined by emerging artist StrangeHuman to perform their collab “Sustancias En Mi Corazón” for the first time together on stage.
“It’s crazy what’s been happening to us, we’ve dreamed of doing this since we were kids,” said DannyLux — who performed at Coachella earlier this year. “Thank you for all the support you give us. I’m so happy that you have accepted my songs. I don’t know how to express myself pero la neta gracias.”
He also shared his backstory to those who were just discovering his music, explaining that he did not come from a family of musicians. “My dad was a garbage truck driver and one time he found a guitar and brought it home,” he said.
Earlier this year, a billboard in the Coachella valley went viral ahead of DannyLux’s debut at the festival. It read a special message from his father to Danny: “My last time at Coachella I was picking up the trash. Now I’m back to see my son perform this Friday. Te amo DannyLux, Tu Papá.”
Celebrated for more than 30 years, the 2023 edition of Latin Music Week includes a Superstar Q&A with Shakira; the Legends on Legends chat with Chencho Corleone and Vico C; Making the Hit Live! with Carin León and Pedro Capó; a panel with RBD’s Christian Chávez, Christopher von Uckermann, and Maite Perroni; Superstar Songwriter discussion with Edgar Barrera and Keityn, and, among many other sessions, Q&As and workshops. See the ultimate Latin Music Week guide here. This year’s Latin Music Week, taking place Oct. 2-6, also includes showcases by Peso Pluma, Mike Bahía and Greeicy, DannyLux and Fonseca, to name a few. Check out the dates and times for the showcases throughout the week here.
Official partners of the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Week, taking place Oct. 2-6, include AT&T, Cheetos, CN Bank, Delta Air Lines, Lexus, Netflix, Michelob ULTRA and Smirnoff.
Latin Music Week coincides with the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, which will broadcast live from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday (Oct. 5) and will air on Telemundo. It will also broadcast simultaneously on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.
ILLENIUM has had a massive 2023 with his self-titled album and the global tour behind it. But as the year comes to a close, he’s returning to the beginning of the ILLENIUM saga.
On Nov. 21, the producer born Nick Miller will release ILLENIUM Presents: Starfall, a graphic novel spin on the producer’s own origin story. Produced in collaboration with Z2 Comics, which has produced graphic novels with a variety of artists including Blondie, Sublime and Vince Staples, the 80-page graphic novel tells the story of “a cold totalitarian society where only the fittest survive.”
See exclusive images from the project below.
“Nick has embraced a new world order of violence and brutality,” the Starfall teaser continues, “blindly following his overseers’ wishes no matter how much blood stains his hands. To meet these vicious ends, Nick relies on an addictive Substance—a potent elixir that his malignant overlord rations out to the loyally subservient.
But a mysterious woman named Ash soon challenges his worldview, unlocking a potential of harmonyrooted in a winding mythology of phoenixes and fire. To transcend the dystopia he helped create, Nick will have to battle demons of addictions and unearth the secrets of ILLENIUM.”
This storyline mimics Miller’s own life, as the producer has been candid about getting sober in 2012 after a heroin addiction.
“The chance to bring my origin story to life in graphic novel form has always been a dream of mine,” Miller says in a statement. “This will be unlike anything anyone has ever seen from me before.”
The graphic novel will be available in standard hardcover, deluxe hardcover and super deluxe editions. The deluxe edition will feature an oversized hardcover book in a custom slipcase and come packaged with three art prints illustrated by artist Alex Moore. The super deluxe edition, which contains the same contents as the deluxe edition, is limited to 100 copies signed by ILLENIUM and also includes a limited edition holographic collectors card in a magnetic case and an enamel pin. Pre-orders are available now.
The IRL ILLENIUM is currently on tour in Europe and will play a pair of shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi stadium in February behind his ILLENIUM LP, which debuted at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Albums upon its release this past Mary. The hero of our story also announced yesterday (Oct 3) that he got married in Aspen, Col. this past weekend.
From ILLENIUM: Presents Starfall, with images from Pablo Andrés and Luis Expósito Hernández
From ILLENIUM: Presents Starfall, with images from Pablo Andrés and Luis Expósito Hernández
From ILLENIUM: Presents Starfall, with images from Pablo Andrés and Luis Expósito Hernández
Peso Pluma took over Miami on Tuesday (Oct. 3) with an intimate showcase at the Faena Theater, just hours after speaking at the Billboard Latin Music Week 2023.
An exclusive show for Latin Music Week attendees, Peso’s “Billboard En Vivo” concert was as expected: packed. The Mexican star delivered a riveting one-hour set to an equally energetic crowd, kicking off with a cinematic intro featuring black-and-white footage of the artist and a giant spider, Peso’s spirit animal.
“Very cool to be here tonight,” Peso said at the beginning of the show. “I want to thank all of you for the support. Let’s sing some corridos because that’s what people want to hear. This is how La Doble P sounds like in Miami.”
Backed by a live band with instruments — such as a tololoche, trombones and trumpets — that powered Peso’s signature sound, he went on to sing such songs as “Rubicón,” “El Belicón,” “Rosa Pastel” with special guest Jasiel Nuñez, “Bye,” “El Azul,” “Lady Gaga,” “AMG,” “PRC” and “Ella Baila Sola.”
“I want to thank my band because without them, none of this would be possible,” the Jalisco-born artist (real name: Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija) told the audience. “I also want to thank my Billboard family. Thank you to the team for all the support.”
Earlier, Peso joined Yng Lvcas and Grupo Frontera’s Adelaido “Payo” Solís and Juan Javier Cantú for The New Mexican Revolution panel at Billboard Latin Music Week 2023, presented by BMI. There, the singer-songwriter spoke on regional Mexican’s music global growth. “We’re now taking this music global, which were able to do because of unity, has others looking at us now. What we’re doing now will be in the history books of Latin music.”
Celebrated for more than 30 years, the 2023 edition of Latin Music Week includes a Superstar Q&A with Shakira; the Legends on Legends chat with Chencho Corleone and Vico C; Making the Hit Live! with Carin León and Pedro Capó; a panel with RBD’s Christian Chávez, Christopher von Uckermann, and Maite Perroni; Superstar Songwriter discussion with Edgar Barrera and Keityn, and, among many other sessions, Q&As and workshops. See the ultimate Latin Music Week guide here. This year’s Latin Music Week, taking place Oct. 2-6, also includes showcases by Peso Pluma, Mike Bahía and Greeicy, DannyLux and Fonseca, to name a few. Check out the dates and times for the showcases throughout the week here.
Official partners of the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Week, taking place Oct. 2-6, include AT&T, Cheetos, CN Bank, Delta Air Lines, Lexus, Netflix, Michelob ULTRA and Smirnoff.
Latin Music Week coincides with the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, which will broadcast live from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., on Thursday (Oct. 5) and will air on Telemundo. It will also broadcast simultaneously on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo App, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional.
Jason Mraz has never had a No. 1 on the Billboard 200, though he has got agonizingly close (on multiple occasions).
On Tuesday night, Oct. 3, the U.S. singer, songwriter and guitarist felt the fresh air at the top of the tree following his second round performance on ABC‘s Dancing With The Stars.
Mraz and his dance partner Daniella Karagach did a Rumba to “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” by Andrea Bocelli featuring Jennifer Lopez, and got the judges moving and grooving to their efforts.
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The judges awarded the pair 24 out of 30, equaling the night’s (and season’s) best, also notched on the evening by Marvel star Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy, who danced to Camila Cabello’s “Don’t Go Yet”.
Mraz is now joint leader. First, no doubt, feels great for the two-time Grammy Award winner who has landed two top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100, and five top 10s on the Billboard 200, including two No. 2s — for 2012’s Love Is a Four Letter Word and 2014’s Yes.
The three eights awarded by the DWTS judges is an improvement on the three sevens awarded for week one, when Mraz and Karagach strutted out with a Cha Chat to “I Feel Like Dancing,” one of his own songs.
In June, Mraz released his eighth studio album, Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride, and, last month, issued the 15-year anniversary Deluxe Edition of We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. We Deluxe.
He’s competing for the Mirrorball Trophy, now in its 32nd season and renamed in honor of the late head judge Len Goodman.
Watch Mraz’s dance below.
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One celebrity no longer in contention is Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney Spears’ younger sister.
On Tuesday, Spears and her dance partner Alan Bersten performed a Cha Cha to “Shake Senora” by Pitbull featuring T-Pain and Sean Paul. The routine didn’t cut it.
When fan votes and judges scores were counted, Spears was eliminated.
Watch Spears’ dance below.
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The Voice has found another one.
Teen Kaylee Shimizu showed up big time during her Blind Audition Tuesday night (Oct. 3), with a performance that carried the confidence of youth, and the skills of a professional.
Hailing from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Shimizu covered the Beatles’ “Golden Slumbers,” peppering it with elite high notes — all stability and control — and with more runs than a track and field event.
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The 17-year-old gave us feathery touches, through to the dynamite, and earned a four-chair turn.
John Legend turning first, followed immediately by Niall Horan, Reba McEntire and, after a pause to soak it up, Gwen Stefani.
“We’re just stunned right now. Your voice was just dazzling, it was so creative it was so musical,” remarked Legend. “You know you could win The Voice, right,” he added, before rolling out the red carpet for Team Legend. “You have so much confidence delivering these impossible notes.”
Stefani was “blown away.” The youngster’s “vibrato, it’s so slow,” and it “feels like you have so much control over that,” she added. “I’ve never heard anything like that before and I think it’s because you’re so young and free.”
Horan, as a member of One Direction, has enjoyed several lifetime of experiences. “I cannot believe what I just witnessed,” he enthused. “That was just unbelievable. When we talk about ‘technically gifted,’ I’ve never met anyone so gifted. The song choice was perfect.”
Speaking last, McEntire admitted, “when I was 17 I had not the imagination to be even think about singing like you. I’ve never heard anybody do what you did on stage today. It was spiritual to me.”
Shimizu digs her “soulful R&B” and grew up singing karaoke with her Filipino family, who were invited to join the contestant on center stage.
There could be only one team for Shimizu, and that was Team Legend.
Watch the audition on NBC‘s The Voice below.
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Mitski already has a number of Billboard chart accolades, but she’s now officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist, as “My Love Mine All Mine” debuts on the latest ranking (dated Oct. 7) at No. 76, becoming her first career entry on the survey.
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The song appears on Mitski’s seventh LP The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (released Sept. 15 via Dead Oceans/Secretly Group), which debuted at No. 12 on the Sept. 30-dated Billboard 200 with 32,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week, according to Luminate; it ranks at No. 38 on the latest chart. It also opened at No. 2 on Alternative Albums, Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Vinyl Albums, and No. 3 on Top Album Sales.
“My Love Mine All Mine” enters the Hot 100 with 6.5 million official U.S. streams, up 58%, according to Luminate.
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TikTok has been a major factor in the song’s growing profile, as a portion of its audio has been used in over 300,000 clips on the platform to date. (Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard’s charts except for the newly-launched TikTok & Billboard Top 50.) On Instagram, the song has been used in over 13,000 Reels.
The song also becomes just the second Hot 100-charting song for Dead Oceans/Secretly Group, the independent record label founded in 2007 by Chris Swanson and Phil Waldorf. The label first reached the chart with Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers’ charity cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” (No. 57, 2020).
Mitski (full name: Mitski Miyawaki) first appeared on a Billboard chart in July 2016 with her fourth studio album Puberty 2. The set, her first release on Dead Oceans, reached No. 19 on Alternative Albums and No. 32 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums.
Since then, she has charted three albums on the Billboard 200: Be the Cowboy (No. 52, 2018), Laurel Hell (No. 5, 2022) and her latest a week ago. Laurel Hell also hit No. 1 on Alternative Albums, Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums.
In 2018, Mitski scored her first No. 1 on a Billboard chart, when “The Only Heartbreaker,” from Be the Cowboy, topped Adult Alternative Airplay. The song became her first of four total entries at the format, followed by “Love Me More” (No. 23 peak in 2022), “Should’ve Been Me” (No. 16, 2022) and current single “Bug Like an Angel” (up 17-16 on the latest chart, a new high).
Taylor Swift spends a record-extending 80th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Oct. 7), thanks to nine albums on the Billboard 200, and three songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
Leading Swift’s titles on the Billboard 200 is Midnights at No. 10, with 42,000 equivalent album units earned Sept. 22-28, according to Luminate. It’s followed by Lover at No. 12 (38,000 units).
Here’s a recap of Swift’s current Billboard 200-charting albums.
Rank, Title:No. 10, MidnightsNo. 12, LoverNo. 16, FolkloreNo. 18, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)No. 19, 1989No. 20, reputationNo. 25, Red (Taylor’s Version)No. 33, EvermoreNo. 61, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
This is the 49th consecutive week that Midnights has spent in the top 10; it hasn’t left the region since it debuted in November 2022. Swift’s only albums to spend more time in the tier overall are 1989 (60 weeks) and Fearless (58).
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On the Hot 100, Swift charts three songs: “Cruel Summer” (up 6-4, after reaching No. 3), “Anti-Hero” (26-21, after spending eight weeks at No. 1) and “Karma,” featuring Ice Spice (38-31, after hitting No. 2).
Rounding out the Artist 100’s top five, Olivia Rodrigo dips to No. 2, Zach Bryan rises 5-3, as his new five-track EP Boys of Faith debuts at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 (44,000 units), Morgan Wallen holds at No. 4 and Doja Cat jumps 10-5, powered by her new LP Scarlet, which opens at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 (72,000 units).
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
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