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After wrapping up their UTOP1A Tour, P1Harmony spoke with Billboard to share their experience during the trek, and their excitement about attending KCON LA. The group talked about what it was like to attend the ACM Awards, perform at the Governors Ball, what fans can expect with their new music and more!
Keeho:When is this coming out? Do we know?
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.
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As Simone Biles preps to head to the Summer Olympics in Paris, SZA stopped by to meet her. Taylor Swift raved over Simone’s new floor routine. Keep watching to learn the details! Tetris Kelly: We all know Simone Biles is the G.O.A.T. And she’s got some superstar support as she gears up to represent the […]
After stepping away from music for three years, Jaden recently released “Roses.” He shares if he will have more music coming out, working with his sister, Willow, and more!
Jaden:I know you felt that, you know, I feel like that’s it. That’s the answer is in there. You know stay tuned type s–t.
Tetris Kelly:Hey, what’s up? It’s Tetris with Billboard News hanging out with Jaden Smith. How’s it going, man?
Jaden:It’s going really good, bro.
Tetris Kelly:I’m appreciating the vibes that you got going on there, playing the music, setting the tone. What’s going on today?
Jaden:You know, it’s just a normal day in Sunset City, man.
Tetris Kelly:Not a normal day for me, man. I like the vibes. So talk to me about why after three years, a break from music, you decided now was the time to make a return.
Jaden:Just because I was sad, honestly. And I wanted to share that.
Tetris Kelly:I mean, I think that’s a great thing as an artist that you were able to, you know, notice that you had some emotions that you wanted to get out. So is it more difficult to kind of process your emotions through music? Or is it easier for you that way?
Jaden:I think it’s easier. I think it’s a lot easier. You know what I mean? Like, just to say something through music — I think it’s a lot easier than to just straight up saying it, you know.
Tetris Kelly: I can definitely understand, but you obviously have a lot of spotlight on you with you and your family. Is it hard for you to be kind of so honest and personal in a song like “Roses” when you’re so used to having the spotlight?
Jaden:[Singing] That’s really the best answer that I could come up with, for that particular question.
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Gracie Abrams has secured her first-ever No. 1 album on the Official UK Albums Chart with her sophomore release, The Secret Of Us.
The Californian singer-songwriter’s second studio album follows her debut Good Riddance, which peaked at No. 3 in 2023.
Abrams celebrated her chart-topping success after a surprise appearance at Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium, where they performed “us.” from her new album.
“Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for somehow making my album The Secret Of Us No. 1 in the UK. I can’t wrap my head around that. This is the first time that anything I’ve ever done, ever, anywhere has gone No. 1.”
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“Thank you for believing in the album, thank you for listening to it, and thank you for letting it into your lives. This means so much to me, and to the people I’m lucky enough to have made these songs with. I can’t wait until we’re all in the same place, to sing these songs together at a show and to dance. I’ll be crying! I love you, thank you so much,” Abrams told Official Charts.
The Secret Of Us also tops the Official Record Store Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, making it the best-selling record of the week on vinyl in the U.K.
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Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department drops to No. 2 after seven non-consecutive weeks at the top, bolstered by her U.K. tour dates. Six of Swift’s albums, including Lover (No. 7), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (No. 9), Midnights (No. 12), reputation (No. 15), folklore (No. 16), and Red (Taylor’s Version) (No. 37), remain within the U.K. top 40.
Chappell Roan’s debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, reaches a new peak at No. 6. Alt-rock band The Mysterines secure their second Top 40 entry with Afraid Of Tomorrows, landing at No. 11.
Foo Fighters’ hits collection The Essential climbs to No. 13, driven by their ongoing U.K. stadium tour. Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism rises to No. 27 ahead of her Glastonbury Pyramid Stage performance, while Benson Boone’s debut Fireworks & Rollerblades ascends to No. 28 following his support slot on Taylor Swift’s tour.
Green Day’s 2017 compilation Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band re-enters the U.K. top 40 at No. 29. Avril Lavigne’s Greatest Hits returns to the Top 40 at No. 33, ahead of her own Glastonbury set. Ed Sheeran’s X (Multiply) leaps 97 spots to No. 34 following its 10th anniversary reissue.
Sabrina Carpenter’s hit single “Please Please Please” (via Island) holds strong at the top of the Official UK Singles Chart for the second consecutive week, logging an impressive 8.6 million streams and remaining the most-streamed song in the country.
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The track, produced by Jack Antonoff, is the second single from Carpenter’s sixth studio LP, Short ‘n’ Sweet, which was released June 6, following her previous U.K. No. 1 hit with “Espresso.”
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Following her record-breaking ascent last week, Carpenter has again set a new milestone, becoming the youngest female artist to achieve two consecutive weeks at No. 1 and No. 2, with “Espresso” holding steady at No. 2. This surpasses Ariana Grande’s previous record.
Another rising star, indie-pop sensation Chappell Roan, makes her debut in the U.K. top 10 with “Good Luck, Babe!” landing at No. 7.
Additionally, two more singles from her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, have entered the Top 40: “HOT TO GO!” at No. 33 and “Red Wine Supernova” at No. 40.
U.S. viral sensation Tommy Richman secures his second U.K. top 40 single with “DEVIL IS A LIE,” debuting at No. 21. Coldplay’s latest single, “feelslikeimfallinginlove,” produced by Max Martin, is this week’s highest new entry at No. 25, marking the band’s 28th U.K. top 40 hit. Chris Martin and Co. made history at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday by becoming the first band to headline the event for a fifth time, besting the Cure’s old mark of four.
Meanwhile, Charli XCX continues to climb the charts with “girl, so confusing,” entering at No. 28, boosted by a viral remix featuring Lorde. This gives Charli her 17th U.K. top 40 hit and Lorde her fifth. Jordan Adetunji’s “KEHLANI” becomes the Belfast alt-hip-hop star’s first-ever Top 40 entry, landing at No. 29.
Post Malone and Blake Shelton’s collaboration “Pour Me A Drink” debuts at No. 34, marking Posty’s 23rd U.K. top 40 single and Shelton’s first.
Gracie Abrams, fresh off her first U.K. No. 1 album, adds another accolade with “us..,” her duet featuring Taylor Swift, entering the chart at No. 37.
Finally, Ariana Grande’s “the boy is mine” makes a significant leap, climbing 25 places to enter the top 40 at No. 39, following the release of a remix featuring Brandy and Monica. This marks Grande’s 35th U.K. top 40 single.