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Chris Brown and Drake’s “No Guidance” receives a diamond plaque, and we’re running through all of Chris’ platinum hits. 

Tetris Kelly:
Chris Brown gets his first diamond plaque for his 2019 hit song “No Guidance” featuring his frenemy, the Canadian rapper himself, Drake. On Tuesday, RIAA certified that the song had earned a diamond plaque, which means “No Guidance” has sold or streamed over 10 million units. Oh, but that’s not it for the R&B singer. His 2007 hit “With You” has gone 6x platinum. And off his 2019 album, Indigo, the track “Under the Influence” has officially gone 5x platinum. Thanks to his new certifications, Breezy’s single sales have reached 114.5 million. That’s more than any other male R&B singer, also making him the second Black male singer to cross the 100 million mark with 114, behind The Weeknd’s 126 million sales. Speaking of singles, over the course of his career, Breezy has had over 118 singles land on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Shout out to Chris Brown for those huge achievements.

Ariana Grande is starring in Wicked, but what other singers have made their way into the world of movie musicals? Keep watching to see who else made it big in their roles!

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Ariana isn’t the only singer to star in a movie musical. Here are four other singers that crossed over into the acting world. Let’s start with Beyoncé! She starred in a movie musical that was inspired by an iconic girl group, Dreamgirls. The musical’s storyline is eerily similar to the story of The Supremes. And who better to play the lead singer of a girl group than Beyoncé! She lobbied to play the character of Deena Jones and won it after a successful screen test. Another pop queen who also lobbied to star in a movie musical? Madonna. She sent a four-page letter to director Alan Parker explaining why she was the best option to play the lead role in Evita after actress Michelle Pfeiffer dropped out of playing the lead role. Madonna did vocal training and flew to Buenos Aires to learn about Eva’s life to prepare for the role. That would give her a Golden Globe for Best Actress Comedy or Musical for her performance in the movie. Another singer who was able to transition into a movie musical role, was Olivia Newton-John. The singer, who already earned two No.1s on the Hot 100s, landed the lead role of Sandy in Grease. Although she didn’t have a ton of acting experience, her performance as Sandy made her synonymous with the role. Another blonde superstar who starred in a movie musical, Taylor Swift.

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Jimmy Fallon announced Jin’s appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’ later this month, and we’re showing you how it was announced!

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Is Jin Headed to ‘The Tonight Show’? Jimmy Fallon has confirmed in a hilarious video. We have the story. ‘The Tonight Show’ host posted the video announcing the BTS member will be appearing on November 20th. Fallon is no stranger to BTS or its members. He’s had the group on, as well as Suga, Jung Kook and his bias Jimin, but now it’s Jin’s turn as he just released his new single “I’ll Be There.” Are you ready for Mr. Worldwide Handsome? Let us know in the comments.

Flo Milli posted a teaser of her upcoming single with T-Pain, but fans and friends quickly took it as a pregnancy announcement, and she addressed the rumors. Keep watching to see the reactions and what she said.

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Rapper Flo Milli took to Instagram to tease her upcoming song with pop legend T-Pain. Things took an unexpected turn when fans started to focus on Flo’s appearance more than her new music.

Flo appears in the video dancing on a mystery person in a stomach-exposing top. Folks quickly started to speculate that the rapper was pregnant. Flo’s post had the internet buzzing with many folks congratulating her on what they thought was a pregnancy announcement. Rapper Coi Leray commented on Flo’s post: “congratulations omg.” Rapper Sexyy Red couldn’t handle the reveal and commented: “FLO WAIT WAIT THIS IS ALOT RN.” And the excitement didn’t stop there! Rapper Regina Carter commented: “Congratulations.” Actress Gabrielle Union said: “Congratulations mama!” And Rapper Lady London commented: “my babyyyy!!!! Rooting for a boy.”

Things got so out of hand that the Alabama rapper herself responded on X. Flo wrote: “damn I can’t be bloated??” Does this dispel the rumors that she’s pregnant? Well, Flo, we need to know! We have reached out for comment. Regardless we’re looking forward to the release of Flo’s new track with T-Pain.

We’re counting down the 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century, and taking No. 4 is Drake. The rapper has topped Billboard’s charts numerous amount of times. Keep watching to see how he dominated the Hot 100, Billboard 200 and so much more!

Tetris Kelly:

With 13 Billboard Hot 100 No.1’s, 13 No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and 39 Billboard Music Awards, who ranks No.4 on the greatest pop stars of the 21st century list? Drake! The Canadian superstar first made his name playing Jimmy Brooks in ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation.’ Drake’s music career quickly rose after catching the attention of Lil Wayne, who signed him to his label “Young Money” Records. That led to Drake’s first appearance on the Billboard charts in 2009 with “Best I Ever Had.” As music streaming platforms like Spotify began to rise in popularity, so did Drake. He became the leader of hip-hop for the 2010s mixing his rap verse with more personal R&B style singing, like his frequent collabs with Rihanna during this time. His album ‘Take Care’ not only won his first Grammy in 2013, it continued to show his influence in pop culture. Drake continued to produce No.1 albums like ‘Nothing Was the Same,’ and ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.’ He also began working with another frequent collaborator “Future” with projects like ‘What a Time to Be Alive.’ 2016 was a huge year for Drake, his album ‘Views,’ debuted at No.1 and is his longest running No.1 album at 13 weeks. The album spanned some of the biggest hits of the decade like “Hotline Bling.” Another collab with Riri on “Too Good” and his first No.1 as a lead artist on the Hot 100 with “One Dance.”

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KATSEYE had the perfect “Touch” which helped them be named as Billboard’s new Chartbreaker. Keep watching to see the girls talk about what the title means to them, the meaning of “Touch” and what’s to come with their music!

Manon:

It is unbelievable. We honestly did not expect that, plus we kind of did, but we didn’t.

Tetris Kelly:

KATSEYE is Billboard’s new Chartbreaker, and we caught up with them about what they’ve been up to and how it feels to be Billboard chart official. 

Manon:

It’s just, you know, a huge achievement. It feels amazing. It feels like our hard work is really paying off. And we love seeing all of the icons and fans out there, you know, doing the “Touch” dance. And yeah, we love that we you know, can make people smile and dance. And yeah, it’s amazing.

Tetris Kelly:

That’s right, they even got Usher to dance. 

Lara Raj:

I think Usher was a huge moment. He did the Jersey Club Remix, which made me sob because that’s just so cool. I feel like that was very unexpected for us. And then also just seeing people of a bunch of different age groups do the dance and just like-

Daniela Avanzini:

The babies. 

Lara Raj:

Yeah, like the babies we’ll see like animals and cats or are doing great. 

Tetris Kelly:

And can we talk about these epic mall shows? 

Sophia Laforteza:

The mall shows is such a throwback. It’s so cool that we are kind of like slowly bringing that back in. Because I feel like it’s a space where you don’t usually get artists like this. It’s like, it’s like it’s not really done anymore, and it’s like everybody used to do it back then. 

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Doja Cat posts her possible track list, Young Thug is seen in the studio and Cordae reveals his features on The Crossroads. Keep watching to see the latest on Hip Hop music!

Tetris Kelly:
It looks like we can expect some new tunes from Young Thug, Cordae and Doja Cat. In a now-deleted tweet, rapper-singer Doja Cat posted on X what many assume is her next album’s tracklist, with titles that include “Cards,” “Break My Heart,” “Take Me Dancing,” “Anything,” “Acts of Service,” “Crack,” “Appreciation” and more. There’s no info yet on a release date or what the title of her new LP will be. Speaking about album tracklists, Cordae took to IG to share his tracklist and reveal some of the features we can expect on his new LP, The Crossroads. The Crossroads will be Cordae’s third studio album and will feature hip hop heavies like Lil Wayne, Juicy J, Anderson .Paak, Ty Dolla $ign and Ye. Lastly, there’s word on the street that Young Thug was spotted in the studio with Future, Lil Baby and Travis Scott. Let’s hope the rumors are true and we’ll get a new track from Young Thug real soon.

For more, stay tuned here at Billboard News.