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04 Mar 2024

Hot 100 Chart Reveal: March 9 | Billboard News

Tetris Kelly:
With new music in from SZA, can Beyoncé hold on to the top spot? This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated March 9th.

Falling to No. 10 is Taylor Swift. “Snooze” is at No. 9.

“Greedy” stays in last week’s spot.

Zach and Kacey rise two slots to No. 7.

SZA’s “Saturn” debuts at No. 6.

Teddy Swims is at No. 5.”

“Beautiful Things” rises to No. 4.

Jack Harlow drops a spot to No. 3, while “Carnival” jumps up to No. 2.

And holding on to a second week at No. 1 is Beyoncé with “Texas Hold ‘Em.”

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01 Mar 2024

Karol G’s Flight Emergency, New Music From Cardi B, Miley Cyrus & Pharrell, & More | Billboard News

It’s the first Friday in March and we have a ton of new tracks to run through. Cardi B makes her return to music with her new song “Like What (Freestyle),” Miley Cyrus teams up with Pharrell for “Doctor (Work It Out),” Galantis, David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer dropped their new collab “Lighter” and more. Karol G’s private plane had to make an emergency landing in LA after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. Kanye West takes to social media to ask Kim Kardashian to remove their kids from Sierra Canyon. Miley Cyrus opens up about her friendship with Pharrell post ‘Hannah Montana.’ And more!

Tetris Kelly
Updates on Karol G, Kanye and Miley Cyrus with new music from Miley, Chlöe and Cardi, from LA to Vegas we take you to the hottest shows around we break down Victoria Monét”s massive success and sit down with Matisyahu. Happy Friday it’s Tetris and this is Billboard News for March 1st, finally a new month. Let’s kick off today’s show with some brand new music. After wondering where’s Cardi she bounced back with “Like What?” And the tracks will keep on coming in this show today.

But let’s take a break real quick to give you some news. Thank goodness she’s okay. Karol G’s private jet identifiable by its heart logo had taken off from Hollywood Burbank Airport Thursday evening with 16 people on board. According to the news reports the jets pilot reported smoke in the cockpit so the plane made an emergency landing at Van Nuys Airport in LA. Karol G is in the midst of her Latin America stadium tour.

Kanye and Kim are back in the news for disagreeing about the kid’s school he posted, “Kim take my kids out of Sierra Canyon now it’s a fake school for celebrities that are used by the system.” TMZ sources say Kim is upset at how this endangers the kids safety. Noting Kim wants these disputes settled privately something Kanye agreed to in the divorce settlement. And Miley has arrived with new music with Pharrell and is opening up to Apple Music about how he helped her after ‘Hannah Montana.’ She stated, “He was really the only one that I could kind of tell him what I really wanted. What I really wanted to make who I really wanted to be what I really wanted to do.” With Pharrell adding, “I just remember her being in a place where no one really understood what she was and I got it.”

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01 Mar 2024

Matisyahu Talks His Upcoming Song ‘Ascent’ That Speaks Out Against Antisemitism & More | Billboard News

Matisyahu opens up about his new EP ‘Hold The Fire,’ what inspired him to write his upcoming song “Ascent” that speaks out against rising antisemitism, becoming an independent artist, why his trip to Israel following the October 7th attacks made him hopeful for the future, his two concerts that were canceled in Arizona and more.

Matisyahu
I was feeling really hopeless about what the future is going to look like for all of us and went to Israel and it renewed my faith in humanity.

Matisyahu
What’s up, this is Matisyahu and you’re watching Billboard News.

Rania Aniftos
Hey, everybody, it’s Rania Aniftos with Billboard News and we’re sitting here today with Matisyahu. You have a new EP out, ‘Hold the Fire.’ There’s something I’ve always liked about your music, is it’s always music with a message. So tell me a bit about the theme surrounding this EP and the inspiration when writing it.

Matisyahu
Sure, the theme comes from, the basis is a dream that I had maybe about 10 years ago in my early 30s, as I was playing lots of shows and started out, you know, with my career and then had a family and lived in New York and moved to LA, but playing, really grinding and playing lots of shows a year, like maybe 200 shows a year in order to survive, you know, up until COVID. One of the themes that became relevant to me is: How do you still stay in love with music after you’ve beenplaying so many shows and playing those songs over and over again? And I went through a complicated relationship with the music because it’s like your dream when you’re a teenager, and then it becomes reality. And then it’s like your dream come true. And then you’re making music and there’s the art and there’s the business, then there’s like, it’s like a relationship, you know. This EP is called ‘Hold The Fire’ and it’s about stamina, as an artist, and it’s about how to not let … your fire go out. But at the same time, you know, if you still stoke your fire too much, you could burn everything up and you could burn up in your own fire. And I guess the idea in the opening track is called “Fireproof.”

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29 Feb 2024

Justin Timberlake Confirms New *NSYNC Track, Reneé Rapp Gets Candid & More | Billboard News

Justin Timberlake seemingly confirms that *NSYNC will be featured on his upcoming album. Fans are in a frenzy after Lady Gaga refers to her “past career.” Lizzo addresses the claim that she rejected Jennifer Lopez’s ‘This is Me… Now’ cameo offer. Reneé Rapp opens up about her love for Beyoncé, shares thoughts on creating an R&B record, talks about her crush on Justin Bieber and writing about being sexually assaulted. A week after scoring a splashy debut at No. 11 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, Djo’s “End of Beginning” vaults to No. 1, while Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival” land in the top 10. And more!

Tetris Kelly
*NSYNC is back, Gaga is not, and Lizzo says hold on, J.Lo. We have a wrap-up on Reneé Rapp, we run down the TikTok chart and highlight one of our Women in Music. It’s Thursday, February 29th, and this is Billboard News. Being a millennial, I’m so excited about this first story, so let’s jump right into it.

Justin Timberlake
It’s very exciting. The deluxe edition of ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ vinyl.

Tetris Kelly
While showing off the vinyl of his upcoming record, Justin Timberlake accidentally revealed a much-anticipated collab.

Justin Timberlake
Here it is, deluxe edition. Very excited about it.

Tetris Kelly
An eagle-eyed fan commented, blink twice if *NSYNC is on a song called “Paradise,” to which JT responded with blinks. Talk about paradise! Listen, I was hoping for a full-on *NSYNC album, but I’ll take whatever I can get — this is just the beginning. This next story set Twitter on fire.

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29 Feb 2024

Djo’s ‘End of Beginning’ Is the Latest TikTok Billboard Top 50 No. 1 | Billboard News

A week after scoring a splashy debut at No. 11 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, Djo’s “End of Beginning” vaults to No. 1, while Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival” land in the top 10.

Tetris Kelly:
A new leader and a bunch of fresh new faces — the TikTok Billboard Top 50 has been shaken up.

Djo’s “End of Beginning” claims the top spot, thanks to a trend where users show you how you know they’d won the lottery. Also in the top 10 of TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the chart posting Feb. 29 is the cast of Glee‘s “Rose’s Turn.”

Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” climbs to No. 4, while Ye and Ty Dolly $ign’s “Carnival” lands at No. 5. Two more new entries in the top 10 include “Back It Up and Dump It” and Armando Trovajoli’s “L’amore Dice Ciao,” which debuts at No. 8 thanks to being the perfect track for cute videos.

Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok by monitoring music discovery and engagement on the platform in the United States. To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week, users can simply go to any sound detail page and tap the top right button to access the charts page.

28 Feb 2024

Rihanna & A$AP Rocky’s Film, UMG Removes Beyoncé, SZA’s Music From TikTok & More | Billboard News

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are starring in a new short film together for Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty. Artists like Beyoncé, Harry Styles and SZA are having their music removed from TikTok after UMG pulled songs featuring their songwriters. After being publicly encouraged to release new music by her ex Offset, Cardi B is teasing fans with a track that features a Missy Elliott sample. Chlöe shared a teaser of her new track ‘FYS’ out this Friday. Charli XCX announces her sixth album ‘Brat.’ And more!

Tetris Kelly:
Rihanna and A$AP give us beauty in a new short film. More of your favorite songs get removed from TikTok. New bops are coming from Cardi, Chloe and Charli as we prepare to honor Charli XCX at Women in Music.

We made it to hump day. It’s Wednesday, February 28th, and this is Billboard News. Somehow, February is still happening and the news never stops coming this month. So let’s get into it for today.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky drop a short film to show off their Fenty collab.

Narrator:
She was a classy dame, but she had odd ways of showing her affection from leaving me out cold in the dark to stealing my heart.

Tetris Kelly:
Rihanna and her man, A$AP Rocky, are giving old Hollywood glam in ‘Born To Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours.’

Narrator:
Although the female’s choices are endless, because she borrows from the male for her camouflage.

Tetris Kelly:
This short film highlights the couple’s collaborative products.

A$AP Rocky:
She did not steal my blazer. I can’t steal any of her clothes.

Tetris Kelly:
They teased their collab earlier with the cutest interview clip when Complex asked RiRi what would be the perfect collab with A$AP.

Rihanna:
We did that already, twice. We got two bomb a** little boys at home.

Tetris Kelly:
And now we know what the Fenty Skin and Beauty product they were promoting is.

Narrator:
So when I finally solved the case of my missing Lux Bomb, I wasn’t surprised when she surfaced. Not so fast, baby. This one’s mine.

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27 Feb 2024

J-Hope Announces Album Tracklist, Jennifer Lopez on Celebs Rejecting Cameos & More | Billboard News

Sean “Diddy” Combs is being sued by ‘The Love Album: Off the Grid’ producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. for sexual assault and harassment, sex trafficking and various other forms of misconduct. Jennifer Lopez opened up about the celebrities who passed on being included in her film “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story.’ BTS’ J-Hope has released the tracklist for his upcoming album ‘Hope on The Street’ Vol. 1.’ Romeo Santos is joining Aventura for one final tour. And more!

Tetris Kelly 0:00
Jung Kook says yes to J-Hope, Taylor Swift says no to J.Lo and Romeo Santos joins Aventura. A male producer accuses Diddy of sexual assault. We sit down in studio with Fireboy, get an exclusive look at The Kid Laroi’s documentary and we go in depth about Women In Music honoree Maren Morris. It’s Tuesday, February 27th and welcome to Billboard News. There’s a lot going on today in the first story is a bit of a shocker. Diddy has been named in another shocking sexual assault case, and this time a male producer is suing the mogul for multiple forms of sexual misconduct. Producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. who says he worked on Sean Diddy Combs ‘The Love Album’ is accusing Combs of sexual assault and harassment, sex trafficking and more in a sprawling lawsuit filed February 26th. In the complaint, he accuses combs of groping and touching his anus and trying to groom him into engaging in sexual acts with Diddy and other individuals. He also claims that Combs forced him to solicit sex workers, some of whom were under age, as well as to perform sex acts to the pleasure of Mr. Combs the lawsuit even details and alleged studio shooting from 2022. In a statement sent to Billboard Combs’ attorney Shawn Holley said, “Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar who filed a $30 billion lawsuit shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday.” Jones lawsuit is just the latest in a string of legal accusations pointed that Diddy. In November Combs longtime girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie sued him for rape and physical abuse, though the case was promptly settled.


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27 Feb 2024

Jam Master Jay Murder Verdict: Jury Finds Two Men Guilty in Run-DMC Star’s 2002 Killing | Billboard News

A federal jury in Brooklyn on Tuesday (Feb. 27) found two New York City men guilty in the 2002 murder of Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay, setting the stage for potential decades-long prison sentences.

Tetris Kelly
A jury has found two men guilty of murdering Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay more than 20 years after his death.

Tetris Kelly
Jam Master Jay was murdered in Queens, New York back in 2002 and today after a three week trial Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington had been found guilty of murder. More than 30 witnesses testified and the jury came to the conclusion that the two men killed the rapper after he cut them out of a cocaine deal. Jordan and Washington each face a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison. They will be able to challenge the verdict first to the judge and then to a federal appeals court but such appeals face long odds, attorneys for both defendants and the prosecution did not immediately return requests for comment on the verdict.

27 Feb 2024

Billboard News Exclusive Clip: The Kid LAROI’s Documentary ‘Kids Are Growing Up’ | Billboard News

The new documentary ‘Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named LAROI’ hits Prime Video on Thursday.

The Kid LAROI:
Maybe I’m just feeling lost. I guess I’m just going through what maybe most people my age are going through, but I guess the difference is this is the time for people to figure out what they want to do in life. I already know what I’m doing in life. I have a job, a family and a lot of people I support and stuff like that so I kind of like don’t really have time to be like a lost teenager. I’m just lost with a job.

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27 Feb 2024

Fireboy DML On His Rise, Working With Ed Sheeran On ‘Peru’ & More | Billboard News

Rising Afrobeats star Fireboy DML talks about how he got interested in making music, his many notable collaborations with the likes of Blaqbonez, Jon Bellion, Jon Batiste, Jax Jones, Madonna and his most well know collaboration Ed Sheeran on his most famous song “Peru,” how he feels about the Grammys finally recognizing Afrobeats, how much he loves football, mixing Afrobeats and country music, his love of Noah Kahan and more.

Fireboy DML
She took me out on a date.

Tetris Kelly
Oh, I love that.

Fireboy DML
And she just made me feel, let’s let’s move on. What up people? My name is Fireboy DML and you’re watching Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly
Hey, what’s up? It’s Tetris with Billboard News and I’m excited today because I’m hanging out with Fireboy. How’s it going, man?

Fireboy DML
I’m good, I’m blessed, how you doing man?

Tetris Kelly
Last time I saw you, you were kicking it at the Grammys, man, living your best life. How’s the whole experience for you?

Fireboy DML
It was amazing. It was a brand new experience for me. It was glamorous seeing all those people or those talents, you know, people that look up to. I saw Lenny Kravitz, I saw Jay-Z. Yeah, it was an amazing experience for me.

Tetris Kelly
That’s super cool. And how was it to see Afrobeats being celebrated, because obviously, there was the Best African Music Performance category that was a new category. So to see that happening to see Burna Boy on stage, how was that was that?

Fireboy DML
Ah that was everything. It was like a manifestation of everything that we’ve been working for over the years. And I was just really honored to witness it. It was like, “Oh, this is this is where this is like, this is it.” You know, I’m just I’m just really happy for Afrobeats in general and African music in general, because I mean, it’s bigger than Afrobeats.

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