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G Flip has something tasty for their next release.
The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Australia is behind BOX, an alcoholic juice available in two flavors — Apple Guava and Tropical Bang.
“My drink of choice has always been juice and alcohol,” reckons GFlip (real name Georgia Flipo). One because I like the flavor of juice, and two since becoming a singer, I stay away from carbonation – think burping on stage, nobody wants that. So juice and alcohol is what I drink before I perform – it’s my vibe.” Created at Moon Dog Craft Brewery in G’s hometown, Melbourne, the beverage is “the real deal,” the indie artist adds. “No word of a lie, it tastes amazing.”
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BOX will be available across Australia from this month in 330ml cans (4.5% ABV), launching with retail group Endeavour Drinks, and rolling out and liquor chains BWS and Dan Murphy’s.
“It’s a largely untouched category and brand new product, unlike anything else on our shelves at the moment,” comments Endeavour Group’s head of spirits Sarah Hall. “It offers trusted and nostalgic flavours. And importantly, it’s ticking all the boxes in terms of what our consumers are looking for right now, particularly Millennials.”
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G Flip has every right to enjoy a celebratory drink or three.
Earlier this year, G established a new record by landing a total of seven songs in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown, including the No. 2 ranked track, “The Worst Person In The World.” That bettered the mark previously held by rock trio Wolfmother, which scored six entries back in 2005.
The year 2023 was a stellar one for G, who landed a first ARIA No. 1 album with Drummer, released in August through via Future Classic/Universal (their debut from 2019, About Us, peaked at No. 6), and bagged two ARIA Awards.
Tuesday’s episode (July 2) of America’s Got Talent introduced viewers to an incredible young talent — 9-year-old Pranysqa Mishra from Tampa, Fla.
Pranysqa’s powerful rendition of Tina Turner’s “River Deep, Mountain High” left the judges and audience wildly impressed, ultimately earning her the coveted Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum.
Before her Season 19 audition, Pranysqa shared her lifelong passion for singing, which dates back as far as she can remember.
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“I always just love singing. It makes me feel happy. Even when I was four years old, I would pretend that I have a microphone, and I would sing like I’m singing to the whole world,” she enthused.
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Pranysqa credited her grandmother as her main inspiration and the driving force behind her burgeoning career, along with her musical idols Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston.
Despite admitting to some nerves, particularly about performing in front of the notoriously tough Simon Cowell, Pranysqa’s confidence shone through the moment she began singing with a commanding voice that defied her youth.
The judges were visibly stunned, exchanging looks of disbelief as her powerful vocals filled the auditorium.
“Oh my gosh, I did not expect that. We expect a lot of things, but I did not expect that,” Heidi Klum exclaimed.
Without hesitation, Klum hit the Golden Buzzer, sending Pranysqa straight to the live shows. “I want you to call your grandmother and say that Heidi Klum pushed the Golden Buzzer for you,” she told the young singer.
When the golden confetti rained down on Pranysqa, she began crying tears of happiness, clearly in shock that she had earned the golden honor. “My dream is coming true. I can’t believe it,” she said, reflecting on her grandmother’s prediction that she would one day perform on a big stage.
Pranysqa’s family joined her on stage for an emotional celebration, with tears of joy and hugs all around. Klum then helped Pranysqa call her grandmother to share the incredible news.
“You are absolutely incredible,” Heidi Klum told the pint-sized powerhouse after her performance.
Watch Pranysqa Mishra perform the Tina Turner classic “River Deep, Mountain High” on America’s Got Talent below.
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Detroit rapper Big Sean is feeling a sense of déjà vu following the release of his latest collaboration with Eminem, “Tobey.”
This track, which also features fellow Detroit native Babytron, marks the fourth time Sean and Eminem have joined forces. But for Sean, this particular collaboration holds a particularly special meaning.
In a heartfelt post on X, Sean shared his thoughts on this full-circle moment, revealing that Eminem’s The Slim Shady LP was the first CD he ever bought with his own money.
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“Not gon hold you, Slim Shady LP was the first CD I bought wit my own money at Costco,” Sean wrote.
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“Me n Em bout 4 songs in now (DVE, No Favors, Detroit 2 cypher) but being on The Death Of Slim Shady is full circle. I ain’t know when I bought that, that I’d be one of the next ones out da city…”
“Let alone even know Em,” Sean added in his tweet. “A reminder to myself of how real unrealistic really is.”
Not gon hold you, Slim Shady LP was the first CD i bought wit my own money at Costco. Me n Em bout 4 songs in now (DVE, No Favors, Detroit 2 cypher) but being on the Death Of Slim Shady is full circle. I aint know when i bought that, that id be one of the next 1’s out da city…— Sean Don (@BigSean) July 2, 2024
The release of “Tobey” comes just ahead of Eminem’s highly anticipated twelfth studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), set to drop on July 12. It follows 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 to give Eminem his historic 10th consecutive leader.
The album, teased with a series of cryptic messages and a horror-themed trailer, is expected to bid farewell to Eminem’s famed alter ego, Slim Shady.
“Houdini” served as the project’s lead single and gave Em his best-charting hit on the Hot 100 this decade when it debuted at No. 2.
In his latest release “Tobey,” Eminem addresses the perennial debate about the greatest rappers of all time, asserting his dominance while responding to those who have questioned his place in hip-hop history.
He even tackles recent criticism from hip-hop pioneer Melle Mel, who had questioned Eminem’s standing in the culture.
With less than two weeks until the album’s release, the excitement continues to build for what’s set to be a monumental moment in Eminem’s storied career.
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) hits streaming services on July 12.
You can stream “Tobey” below.
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Just three months after Peso Pluma’s Génesis clocked its 28th week (and so far final week) at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums, the Mexican singer is back atop the 50-album ranking with Éxodo, his fourth studio set which rises 41-1 on the July 6-dated list. The set also launches at No. 5 on the overall Billboard 200 list.
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Éxodo debuted at No. 41 on Top Latin Albums (June 22-dated ranking) with only one day of activity, as the album was released June 20 via Double P, the last day of the tracking week. According to Luminate, the 24-song set (21 of which are collaborations), generated 64,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the 21-27 tracking week.
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Streaming units comprise essentially all Éxodo’s second week of activity, with a little over 63,000 units deriving from that consumption method. That sum equates to 87.5 million on-demand official streams of the album’s 24 songs. Traditional album sales and track sales, meanwhile, supply the remaining 1,000. One unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
Éxodo becomes just the second album by a regional Mexican act to land at the summit on Top Latin Albums in 2024, following Fuerza Régida’s Pa Las Baby’s y Belikeada, which led for three weeks between April and May.
Beyond its coronation on Top Latin Albums, Éxodo likewise rallies 19-1 on Regional Mexican Albums, where Peso replaces himself at No. 1. The new set sends Génesis to No. 2 with a 4% dip in overall units, to 17,000.
The last act to swap No. 1 positions on the chart was Eslabon Armado, whose album Tu Veneno Mortal, Vol. 2 ceded the throne after three weeks to Armado’s Corta Venas, rebounding to the summit on the chart dated July 31, 2021, for its 18th week atop then. (The latter ruled for a total of 54 weeks, the third-most since the list’s inception in 1985.)
Éxodo was preceded by four songs on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, starting with “La Durango,” with Junior H and Eslabón Armado, which rallies 20-9 with the Greatest Gainer honors, awarded weekly to the song with the largest increase in audience.
“La People II” with Tito Double P and Joel De La P, travels 23-18. “Rompe La Dompe,” with Junior H and Oscar Maydon, re-enters at No. 27 after its No. 12 debut and peak (Jan. 13-dated list). “Peso Completo,” with Arcángel reached its No. 42 debut high, while “Teka,” with DJ Snake, climbs 36-45.
“Reloj,” with Iván Cornejo, leads 17 debuts on Hot Latin Songs, which combines airplay, digital sales and streaming data, where it opens at No. 3. It was the most streamed song during the debut week, with 7.7. million official U.S. streams in the tracking period.
With the 17 new recruits, plus two songs already on the list and a re-entry, Peso Pulma places 20 total simultaneous titles on the current chart, the most in 2024.
Here’s the full recap of Peso Pluma’s Éxodo on the Hot Latin Songs chart:
No. 3, “Reloj,” with Iván CornejoNo. 5, “Vino Tinto,” with Natanael Cano & Gabito BallesterosNo. 6, “La Patrulla,” with Neton VegaNo.9, “La Durango,” with Junior H & Eslabon ArmadoNo. 11, “Hollywood,” with Estevan PlazolaNo. 16, “Mami,” with Chino PacasNo. 17, “Put Em In The Fridge,” with Cardi BNo. 18, “La People II,” with Tito Double P & Joel de La PNo. 19, “Santal 33,” with Oscar MaydonNo. 20, “Me Activo,” with Jasiel NuñezNo. 21, “Bruce Wayne,” with Tito Double PNo. 22, “Sr. Smith,” with Luis R ConriquezNo. 24, “Belanova,” with Tito Double PNo. 27, “Rompe La Dompe,” with Junior H & Oscar MaydonNo. 28, “Ice”No. 29, “Solicitado”No. 31, “14 – 14”No. 37, “Pa No Pensar,” with QuavoNo. 40, “Tommy & Pamela,” with Kenia OsNo. 50, “Mala,” with Ryan Castro
Peso Pluma also reaches global success with three new songs on the Billboard Global 200: “Vino Tinto,” with Natanael Cano and Gabito Ballesteros, at No. 94, with 18.8 million global streams. “Reloj,” with Iván Cornejo, at No. 130 with 15 million universal clicks, and “La Patrulla,” with Neton Vega, at No. 164, with 13.9 million streams worldwide. “Vino Tinto” likewise launches at No. 109 on the Global Excl. U.S. ranking with 12.8 million streams outside the U.S.
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Tetris Kelly:This interview.
Keeho:OK, I don’t even know if I’m allowed to say anything, but …
Tetris Kelly:You won’t get in trouble
Keeho:They’re all like, “No! No!”
Tetris Kelly:Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News, hanging out with the fellas of P1Harmony. How’s it going guys? And I got to start by saying congratulations because you just wrapped up the UTOP1A tour.
Keeho:Yes we did, thank you.
Tetris Kelly: It’s all done, you came here and now you get to relax and hang out with me. So how are you feeling now that the tour is over?
Jongseob:I think it’s … I feel like touring was going very fast. We’ve done our concert 10 times. It’s kind of long — it’s a month and a half — but it feels very short. But it was very fun.
Tetris Kelly:You say it’s very short, but you also had a lot of cities in a very small amount of time. You guys started in Seoul, then all over the United States. So let’s talk about what you guys kind of do in cities where you’re hanging out. So how has it been in Los Angeles so far? You need to do some shopping.
Keeho:Exactly, I think just as you said , whenever we do have off days, for me personally, I love to go out. I love to be really immersed in the city I’m in. And you know, I like to try the food, go shopping and see sites.
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First Glastonbury Festival, now Dua Lipa has her sights set on Wembley Stadium.
Fresh from playing the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury over the weekend, the “One Kiss” singer announces a date at Wembley Stadium next summer for what will be her biggest headlining concert in her homeland.
Lipa is booked to play the 90,000-capacity venue on June 20, 2025. “There couldn’t be a better time to share this with you all,” she comments in a statement. “I am still flying high from the magic of headlining the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this weekend, and I am absolutely thrilled to announce I’ll be playing Wembley Stadium this time next year.”
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Tickets for the Wembley Stadium date go on sale next Friday, July 12, with O2 customers earning exclusive presale access from Wednesday, July 10.
It’s all happening at once for Lipa, who shone on Glastonbury’s main stage where she performed back-to-back hits, cuts from her third and latest studio album, Radical Optimism, and collaborated with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on the Australian psychedelic-pop outfit’s 2015 hit “The Less I Know The Better.”
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“I have written this moment down, I’ve wished for it, I’ve dreamt it,” Lipa told the crowd of what headlining Glastonbury means to her. “When I wrote it down, I said I really want to headline the Pyramid stage on a Friday night so I can party the next two days at the best place on earth.”
Parker worked with Lipa as a co-producer and co-writer on seven tracks off Radical Optimism, including “Houdini,” “Training Season” and “Illusion,” all of which cracked the U.K. top 10.
Radical Optimism logged one week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart earlier this year and, thanks to her performance at Glastonbury, roars to No. 2 on the midweek chart. Her previous, Brit Award-winning album 2020 collection Future Nostalgia reigned for four weeks, and yielded “Levitating,” the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 song for the year 2021.