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Charli XCX, Tinashe and Megan Thee Stallion are all over TikTok with their latest hits. Here are all the updates you need to know.

Tetris Kelly:
From Megan’s new Hot 100 hit, Charli bringing the apples and “Nasty” getting a remix, we’re talking about three of the most viral songs you should know. Tinashe’s “Nasty” has been all over the ‘Tok and even in our studio, but now Tinashe’s highest charting solo Hot 100 hit is getting a remix with superstar Chlöe Bailey.

And not sure if you heard, but it’s a BRAT summer. And as people are loving our cover star Charli XCX’s new album, its song “Apple” has a dance that her homie Troye joined for, one of our faves KEEHO, and even John Summit joined Jake Shane.

And we all think we know Japanese now thanks to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Mamushi” with Yuki Chiba, which became his first Hot 100 song and just climbed to No. 45 on the chart.

Billboard’s Fan Army Face Off is back this year and there’s loads of fandoms that are battling it out to take the No.1 spot. Head to billboard.com to cast your vote now!

Tetris Kelly:

Drake versus Kendrick, Ice Spice versus ATEEZ, NewJeans versus Sabrina Carpenter. Billboard’s Fan Army Face Off is back and the 32 matchups in round one to see who has the ultimate fandom are already heating up! Last year’s winner, SB19 takes on SZA in round one while their rubber up, SEVENTEEN, is up against viral chart new comer, Chappell Roan. Speaking of charts, the king and queen of this year’s charts, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift go head to head. While BLACKPINK, who hasn’t released an album in almost two years, takes on Charli XCX who has one of the most acclaimed albums of the year. But one of the biggest battles of round one has to be Drake versus Kendrick Lamar. We’ll see if the fans can settle this beef once and for all. For the full list of matchups in round one and to cast your vote, head to Billboard.com

Ahead of Adele’s Munich residency, she dropped the bombshell that she wants to take a “big break” from music. Keep watching for the details!

Tetris Kelly:
Adele says she’s taking a break from music, but what’s next for the chart-topper? Ahead of her 10-day residency in Munich, Germany, Adele sat down with German outlet, ZDF, to talk about her upcoming shows.

During the interview, according to NME, Adele said she has no plans for new music and wants “a big break after this … to do other creative things, just for a little while.”

No word on what those other creative things may be. We know from her stint on SNL she is a comedy queen. And she didn’t specify how long “a little while” is. But we do know she returns to Las Vegas to finish out the last 10 dates of her Weekends with Adele residency spanning Oct. 25 to Nov. 23.

Griff released her debut album as a trilogy, and the final installment, ‘Vertigo,’ is out. She stops by Billboard and shares how she got inspired to release her debut album in three parts, her experience on opening for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, and how she will be opening for Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n Sweet Tour. Griff also shares how she’s preparing for her first tour and more!

Griff:

The eight year old me that listened to Taylor and like was obsessed with ‘Fearless’ is like so like dying inside that, like, the fact that that’s happening is an achievement in itself. Hey, it’s Griff and you’re watching Billboard News.

Lyndsey Havens:

Hey I’m Lyndsey for Billboard News, and we’re here with the stellar singer-songwriter Griff.

Griff:

Thanks for having me.

Lyndsey Havens:

Yeah. Thanks for being here. So you have some super exciting tour announcements. And then obviously, your debut album that we’ve all been waiting for. So it was announced that you’re opening for Sabrina Carpenter this fall. Congratulations on that one.

Griff:

Thank you.

Lyndsey Havens:

So if you can remember, how did you find out that this was happening?

Griff:

I was doing my first ever European tour. And I just finished a show and I was getting on the tour bus and my tour manager called me and I had to step off. And he was like, so, Sabrina Carpenter wants you to join her on tour, which was obviously so surreal, and it’s such an honor that she would want that to happen. I bumped into her for the first time at a Grammy party last time I was in LA. And then I saw her last time she was in the UK for a festival. So that was nice, like, fully hang out and say hi, but yea I’m so excited. 

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