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True to their word about collabing earlier this week, Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red teamed up and released “Fat Juicy & Wet.” The pair’s song came out with a star-studded video as well. Keep watching for all the details on the new single!

Tetris Kelly:
Bruno got his Sexyy Red wish in a new track, and all his No. 1 collaborators joined him in the video. This is Music You Should Know: “Fat Juicy & Wet.” We are obsessed. The brand new track came together after Bruno went on socials asking Sexyy Red to make a “strip club anthem.” It was to celebrate his No. 1 with Lady Gaga and his No. 1 with ROSÉ. Well in iconic fashion, he got them both in the video for the new track. The song and video show all the ways this crew is iconic. Can you also not get enough? Let us know if you think Bruno has another No. 1 in the comments!

Brazilian musician and DJ Alok reveals his new ‘Something Else’ alias and how he plans to experiment and create various types of new music, and more.

“Miçanga” is out now. Read the full interview here!

Alok:

I think that the main goal about ‘Something Else’ is really like you just become that big, that so so giant, that everything is super big, and then you just miss also a different kind of connection you know?

Tetris Kelly:

Alok has transformed to Something Else, and with a new name comes a brand-new track.

When you say ‘Something Else,’ I don’t want to say that one kind of style of genre. I just want to be like ‘it’s something else from that Alok pop that you saw Belém.’ You know?

Tetris Kelly:

The Brazilian dance icon spoke exclusively with Billboard about branching out from pop with this new sound.

Alok:

What happened is that, you know, I’ve been performing for the last 20 years or more, and I started with, like, side trends, very underground. And then I made a choice in my life, which was like, I wanted to go into more of this pop world, and I became this pop artist, you know, you’re playing for, like, 1 million people. You’re playing those big structures and, you know, this massive production. And of course, sometimes when you’re going to play in some places where it doesn’t fit so much, you know, this huge structure, I just feel that there’s a lot of people that I want to connect with and they also want to connect with me.

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The 2025 Oscar nominations are out, and we’re running through the biggest nominations. From Ariana Grande to Zoe Saldana, keep watching to find out who was nominated!

Tetris Kelly: 
Ariana Grande is nominated as Selena Gomez is snubbed, and both their musical movies receive tons of noms. We’re diving into today’s Oscar nominations. Ariana shared the sweetest post of baby Ari performing Wicked as she emotionally gushed about her best supporting actress nomination at the Academy Awards. Her co-star Cynthia Erivo also picked up a nomination for best actress, and the film grabbed 10 nominations total, including best picture.

Selena Gomez did not receive a nomination for her role in the musical Emilia Pérez. Her co-star Zoe Saldana did receive a nom for best supporting actress, though, as well as Karla Sofía Gascón for best actress. The film itself grabbed 13 noms total, including best picture.

For the best original song nominations and so much more, head to Billboard.com for all things Oscars.

Chris Brown has filed a $500 million defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery for their documentary ‘Chris Brown: A History of Violence.’ Keep watching for the full details about the case.  

Tetris Kelly:

Chris Brown is suing for $500 million after a documentary is saying he has a history of violence. We have the story as it’s developing. The “Loyal” singer has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging the media giant defamed him with a 2024 documentary claiming that the R&B star had a long history of sexually abusing women. He’s accusing the production company behind ‘Chris Brown: A History of Violence,’ of “promoting and publishing false information in their pursuit of likes, clicks, downloads, and dollars and to the detriment” of the R&B star — all while “knowing that it was full of lies and deception and violating basic journalistic principles.” The Jane Doe who made sexual assault accusations against Brown in the documentary is also named as a defendant in the complaint as well as several individuals who appeared as talking heads in the doc. Brown is asking for $500 million in damages, “a portion of which will be donated to survivors of sexual abuse.” Warner Bros. Discovery and Ample Entertainment did not immediately respond to Billboard’s requests for comment.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie has finally announced her solo debut album, Ruby, in a new teaser. Keep watching to see a preview of the teaser!

Which collab are you most excited for on her album? Let us know in the comments! 

Tetris Kelly:
We’re living that “Pretty Girl Mantra” and getting even more of it as Jennie just announced her new album, and we have the details. 

Jennie:
I think, ever since the day I started in this music industry, which was 15, releasing a full solo album has been on my list.

Tetris Kelly:
And she got her wish as the BLACKPINK star just announced her solo album Ruby is landing on March 7. And it boasts some major collabs. The highly anticipated 15 tracks will include Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, Doechii and more.

For more on Ruby and Jennie’s Billboard cover, head to our YouTube or Billboard.com.

In celebration of Bruno Mars hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 and Global 200, the singer wants to create a “strip club anthem” with Sexyy Red. Keep watching to see the two interact on social media!

Tetris Kelly:
Are Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red creating the next great strip-club anthem? Bruno Mars has a lot to celebrate this week with both of his latest collaborations topping the Billboard charts.

Bruno has topped both the Billboard Hot 100 with his Lady Gaga collab “Die With a Smile” and the Billboard Global 100 with his Rosé collab “APT.” Bruno took to Instagram to share his chart-topping news while ending his post mentioning a very specific way that he wants to celebrate, “THANK YOU ALL! ? I’m headed to the studio right now to make a strip club anthem so I can celebrate and properly act up this weekend. Someone please help me get in touch with Sexyy Red!!?”

Not one to miss out on a good time, the “Get It Sexyy” rapper quickly responded on Twitter. She first responded with, “I heard Bruno say he lookin for ah real bthc baby I’m right hur @BrunoMars ??‍♀️”

Then Sexyy Red and Bruno Mars had a playful back and forth with Red tweeting, “Heyyyyyy Bruno! @BrunoMars ?” to which he replied, “There she is. ♥️”

We can’t wait to hear what these two cook up. For more music news, stay tuned here at Billboard. 

Carrie Underwood had to sing a cappella at Donald Trump’s inauguration, and the Internet had a lot to say. Even Ariana Grande liked an Instagram post seemingly shading the performance. Keep watching for the full story!

Tetris Kelly:

Did Ariana Grande just shade Carrie Underwood’s inauguration performance after she was forced to go a cappella? After receiving online backlash, American Idol Carrie Underwood performed “America the Beautiful” for Donald Trump’s inauguration. When the music didn’t start, she was forced to sing a cappella. Did the song still land? Several online users have questioned Kamala Harris and her husband Doug’s reactions, as well as pointed out that Carrie skipped out on shaking Kamala’s hand. But Wicked’s Glinda, Miss Ariana Grande, has got the internet buzzing. Ariana liked a post saying Kamala Harris’ reaction is saying “Girl, find the note…”

Do you think Underwood’s performance fell flat? Let us know in the comments.

Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos barely takes the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 after Taylor Swift released a vinyl version of Lover: Live From Paris, landing her at No. 2. Keep watching to see the numbers!

Tetris Kelly:
Bad Bunny just barely grabs a No. 1 from Taylor Swift after she releases a vinyl from her past Lover album in a stiff competition. We have the story. Following its first full week of activity, Bad Bunny’sDebí Tirar Más Fotos climbs two to one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, scoring the superstar his fourth leader on the list with 203,500 equivalent album units. And only 1,000 albums behind at No. 2? Taylor Swift’s Lover: Live From Paris. A popular heart-shaped rerelease of the 5-year-old album earned 202,500 equivalent album units, with many during the week thinking she would nab the top spot from Señor Bunny. Meanwhile, can we just get a collab from you two?

Find more on the Billboard 200 at Billboard.com.

Travis Scott debuted his new track “4×4” at the College Football Playoff National Championship halftime show, LiAngelo Ball performed “Tweaker” live for the first time, Caitlin Clark and Taylor Swift attended a Chiefs game and more! Keep watching to see your fave artists mixing into sports! 

Tetris Kelly:
There was a lot going down this weekend in the world of music and sports. From Travis Scott’s new track to LiAngelo Ball’s debut performance to Caitlin Clark hanging with Taylor Swift, and we can’t forget Coco Jones bringing the house down. Here’s a roundup of everything you need to know!

First up, Travis Scott performed high atop the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta during the College Football Playoff National Championship halftime show, where he debuted his new track “4×4.” Along with “4×4”’s debut, Scott also announced that he is releasing special merch in which 100% of the proceeds will go to the California Wildfire Response Fund. Also at the CFP National Championship, R&B songstress Coco Jones brought the house down with her rendition of the national anthem. And on Saturday, making his live performance debut, LiAngelo Ball performed his viral hit “Tweaker” in Detroit at the Lions vs. Commanders game. Finally, Caitlin Clark was spotted kicking it at the Kansas City Chiefs game with none other than Taylor Swift. Caitlin even defended her Chiefs’ fandom on the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast.

Caitlin Clark:
People think I’m like a bandwagon Chiefs fan, but no. I was there before Patrick and Travis. 

Tetris Kelly:
And those are some of the happenings in sports and music. For more, stay tuned here at Billboard.