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Billboard’s Dance Moves roundup serves as a guide to the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard’s many dance charts — new No. 1s, new top 10s, first-timers and more.
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This week on charts dated April 19, Skrillex, 2hollis, PinkPantheress and others achieve new feats. Check out key movers below.
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The influential DJ-producer dropped his fourth studio album, F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!!
MELBOURNE, Australia — Just months after the 2024 Music Victoria Awards were confirmed to have been targeted in an egregious occurrence of voter fraud, organizers have made the decision to suspend the 2025 event.
The 2024 edition of the awards – which seeks to honor and recognize the talents of musicians in the Australian state of Victoria – was held in Melbourne on Oct. 24, though it was later announced on Nov. 27 that an “unknown assailant/s” had targeted the voting process and manipulated several of the publicly-voted categories.
In a statement, Music Victoria, the trade body that produces the annual ceremony, explained they had become aware of “unusual activity within the third-party voting system used for the public voted categories.”
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Following a thorough internal investigation, and liaisons with “the third-party voting system Award Force, cyber security experts and legal advice,” it was discovered that “thousands of misregistered votes” had been “falsely attributed to nominees, resulting in a change to the recipients of five of the six publicly voted categories.”
As a result of the discovery, the rightful winners were later reinstated and Music Victoria insisted it will “carve out space” in the 2025 ceremony to “present the winners in front of our industry.”
However, a statement issued by Music Victoria on Wednesday (April 16) has now confirmed the awards will in fact be suspended for 2025.
“This decision comes after careful reflection, consultation, valuable feedback and learnings over the last 18 months,” the statement read. “The organisation believes this is the right time and opportunity for Music Victoria to reassess and reimagine the Music Victoria Awards, ensuring they are reflective of and aligned with Victoria’s diverse music community while operating in a financially sustainable manner.
“Music Victoria remains deeply committed to its mission of providing a valuable platform for artists and industry and looks forward to engaging with stakeholders – working together to uncover new ways to celebrate and support Victorian music meaningfully.”
Music Victoria CEO Fiona Duncan also issued a statement, noting, “this short-term action gives us the opportunity to set up the Music Victoria Awards for a robust and sustainable long-term future.”
“We need to take one step back to allow leaps forward,” Duncan added. “We look forward to collaborating closely with our community to shape this next chapter to celebrate the depths of talent we have in Victoria. We appreciate your understanding and continued support as we evolve through these changes.”
The Music Victoria Awards were originally launched in 2006 as the EG Music Awards, as a means to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Melbourne newspaper The Age’s long-running entertainment guide. Initially a retrospective ceremony, the focus shifted in the ensuing years to reflect the annual performance of musicians from Victoria.
The 2024 edition of the Music Victoria Awards saw names such as Angie McMahon, Gut Health, and Maple Glider, recognized for best album, best group, and best solo artist, respectively.
Drake went on Adin Ross’ livestream and spilled that he has a new solo album in the works after he received love from Travis Scott and Yeat at Coachella. Keep watching for the full story! Are you ready for a new Drake album? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: Drake’s recent return with […]
Anyma surprised fans at Coachella by joining Yeat during his set, and we had the opportunity to sit down with the DJ as he shared his excitement about the conclusion of the Genesys trilogy with the release of his album End of Genesys in May, the inspiration behind his Coachella set, and more!
Tetris Kelly:
So from Sphere to Coachella, Anyma, bro, I don’t think people are ready for you to come out joining Yeat, even though you guys have the track together. So how was that whole vibe?
Yeah, no sh*t. I wasn’t ready for it. Like, honestly, like, it’s been just, like, surreal working with him. Like, so talented and like, we just, like, directly went for it, made the song in a few weeks, studied the visual, the whole universe we wanted to make collide, you know? My world, his world, his world’s crazy, like the energy was insane, like it was, for sure, an experience and some crossover even I didn’t expect I would have done this in my life, you know.
And I mean, you have, obviously, through your career, created a really awesome world which people saw at Sphere. So how do you come into like his world and like do your own thing?
Well, I feel like artists such as me, and yet we have such strong vision for our brands and our art and what it means to be an artist into this contemporary world that when, when two universes like that collide, it or works very well, or is it like a disaster, you know, like, because it’s not obviously something we did for necessary, for commercial purposes, or just to make it happen, you know, we really wanted to see if we can, like, do something next level and sort of like, you know, makes, you know, make people say, Like, what is this?
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Uncle Waffles is excited to take part in the spread of amapiano music in the U.S., and her Coachella performance is doing exactly that. The singer shares how amapiano music is growing globally, how she felt headlining the Brooklyn Mirage, her preference of Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé and more!
What do you think of Uncle Waffles? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly:Bringing the ‘Chella vibes with my girl. Uncle Waffles, what’s going on, boo?
Uncle Waffles:Hey!
We’re happy to have you here, but you gotta start by saying, you know, for the people out there that don’t know you, how did you come up with the name? How did we get there?
So I’m Uncle Waffles. There isn’t really a cool backstory. My friends came up with it in high school, and it just kind of carried on to where I am currently. It was never meant to be Uncle Waffles. It was just meant to be “Waffles,” but my manager decided that “Uncle Waffles” made me more unique. So here we are.
Listen, my name is Tetris, girl, so I understand. It also was a high school nickname, so it just happens. And then here we are.
Then here you are, like, yeah, I love it.
Well, you’re playing one of the hottest parties at Coachella. I gotta say, I’ll be having myself a good time at Revolve. So how do you feel to be heading out there?
I am so excited. I’m so excited to be bringing the sound to the world. You know, I know a lot of people. They probably won’t know what amapiano is, but I’m excited to be their first experience of it. I hope everyone loves it after they get to see me, you know.
I mean, like, what can people expect from your set?
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Bow Wow discusses his success with The Millennium Tour and why he loves touring, reflects on his Hot 100 hits including “Let Me Hold You,” “Like You” and others. He also shares what you can expect from his new album with Chris Brown, Future’s cameo in his music video and more!
What’s your favorite Bow Wow song? Let us know in the comments!
Carl Lamarre:Y’all, I am deputy director of R&B and hip-hop, Mr. Carl Lamarre. We are here at the Barclays Center for a special tour — The Millennium Tour — super throwback, super nostalgic, but we are here with Mr. 106, but I told him today he’s gonna be Mr. Hot 100. I’m talking about 21, of them, bad boys. Three top 10.
Bow Wow:That’s crazy.
Mr. Bow Weezy.
What’s up, man?
How you feeling?
I’m good. I feel blessed. I’m great.
Listen, man, we are on tour in Barclays at Brooklyn. Man, how has the tour been for you so far?
Tour has been a blessing. You know, this is our fourth Millennium Tour, third one for me, and just going out on these … on the stage, and going to these arenas and just looking at 13, 14,000 people every night. Words can’t even describe because now staring at myself at 38 years old knowing that I was doing it 25 years ago and I’m still doing it. I’m still going down these tunnels and hallways. Sometimes, young child artists that start off young, they usually don’t make it this far. For me to still be here doing it, man, something must be going right
That’s God working right there. Absolutely, for cats who haven’t seen you perform, what’s your stage game like right now?
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Ozuna and Kapo‘s debut collaboration is making waves, as “Más Que Tú” claims the No. 1 spot on Billboard‘s Latin Airplay chart (dated April 19). Colombian artist Kapo achieves a career milestone as he celebrates his first-ever chart-topping hit on the overall Latin radio ranking. Meanwhile, Ozuna continues as one of the chart’s top performers, adding a 35th No. 1 to his ledger.
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“Más Que Tú,” released Feb. 12 on Nibiru/Sony Music Latin, jumps 3-1 after earning 8.3 million audience impressions in the U.S. in the tracking week ending April 10, according to Luminate. That is a 14% gain in impressions from the week prior. The song ejects another Puerto Rican-Colombian pair-up from the lead: Yandel and Feid’s “Habláme Claro,” falls 1-13 with a 43% decline in audience (to 5.2 million), after one week in charge.
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Thanks to “Más Que Tú,” Ozuna reaches a new milestone, securing his 35th chart-topping hit on Latin Airplay since the chart’s inception in 1994. He ranks just behind J Balvin, who holds the record with 37 No. 1 hits. The latest chart-topping track comes a year after Ozuna last claimed the peak with “Baccarat,” which spent one week at No. 1 in March 2024.
Kapo, meanwhile, scores his first No. 1 on his sixth chart visit. The Colombian has earned four top 10s, including two No. 2-peaking songs, “Ohnana” last November and “Imagínate,” with Danny Ocean, on the April 5-dated list. The song drops 4-7 on the current ranking.
Notably, in 2025 so far, 11 songs have reached the top on the Latin Airplay chart. While Shakira (“Soltera”) and Karol G “(Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”) mark the only female presence among those winners, five of those emerge from collaborations between male soloists; all one-week rulers. Here’s the recap of the male collabs:
Title, Artist, Peak Position“Doblexxo,” J Balvin & Feid, March 15“Khe?,” Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos, March 29“Háblame Claro,” Yandel & Feid, April 12“Más Que Tú,” Ozuna & Kapo, April 19
Elsewhere, “Más Que Tú” also improves on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, where it jumps 2-1 for its first week atop.
All charts (dated April 19, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, April 15. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
The first weekend of Coachella 2025 featured some of the hottest stars, including JENNIE, LISA and Cardi B. Tyla brought out Becky G for her set, Lady Gaga delivered a monster performance, and Megan Thee Stallion surprised the crowd by bringing out Ciara, and more! Keep watching to catch everything you missed at Coachella! Who […]
The late Dominican Rubby Pérez singer-songwriter returns to the Billboard charts as his 2021 album, Rubby Pérez ¡Grandes Éxitos! debuts at No. 7 on the Tropical Albums chart (dated April 19). The 30-song set launches with 2,000 units equivalent album units earned in the U.S. during the April 4-10 tracking week, according to Luminate. Pérez died on April 8 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after the roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed during one of his performances. He was 69.
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It’s the merengue artist’s first appearance on any Billboard albums chart in over three decades. He was last on an albums chart when his self-titled set peaked at No. 15 on the Top Tropical Albums chart in 1987.
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“It’s been 25 years, a lifetime together, filled with beautiful memories,” Enrique Paulino, Pérez’s international manager tells Billboard. “The most important thing for me was his humility and his outpouring of affection for his audiences.”
Out of Rubby Pérez ¡Grandes Éxitos! album’s unit sum earned in the week ending April 10,1,000 units were attributed to streaming activity. That translates to 1.6 million official on-demand streams for the set’s songs; a resurgence that comes two days after Pérez’s passing. The remaining negligible amount come from traditional album sales and track-equivalent units.
“Rubby quietly did thousands of deeds, such as buying medicine for people with cancer and various other illnesses,” Paulino adds. “He bought pets and schoolbooks for children. He was greatly loved in his country, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. I want you to always remember him with his beautiful smile and his love for everyone.”
Pérez also achieved success on the Tropical Airplay chart, landing four entries over the years. Among them, “Tu Vas a Volar” reached a career-high at No. 9 in 2001. Most recently, Pérez collaborated with Romeo Santos, Toño Rosario and Fernandito Villalona on “15,500 Noches,” featuring Ramón Orlando, which peaked at No. 15 in 2022.
All charts (dated April 19, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, April 15. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake go head-to-head for No. 1 on the Hot 100. Tetris Kelly:This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated April 19. “Beautiful Things” is at 10. Morgan Wallen is still at nine. “Lose Control” slips to eight. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” joins the top 10. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” […]