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Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” returns to the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the fourth week, while Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is Your” breaks the top 10 as we usher in the holiday season. Lil Mabu and Chrisean Rock’s “Mr. Take Your B*tch” drops to No. 2, while Aliyah’s Interlude “It […]
Billboard takes a look back at when musical legend Elvis Presley and longtime friend and collaborator Otis Blackwell penned the 1957 musical hit “All Shook Up” inspired by shaking a can of Pepsi. Evan Burke:Elvis Presley, one of the biggest names in music history. But did you know that one of the King of Rock’s […]
The top 10 contestants from HYBE and Geffen’s ‘The Debut: Dream Academy’ sat down to talk to Billboard News’ Tetris Kelly about their favorite memories that they’ve shared together, getting to meet LE SSERAFIM, their biggest inspirations and more. The top 10 contestants hail from all over the world: Daniela (USA), Lara (USA), Megan (USA), […]
Cardi B, Offset, Lance Bass and ENHYPEN are all tagging along for Baby Shark major movie debut. The three stars and K-pop boy band, plus Cardi and Offset’s kids Kulture and Wave, will all play their aquatic alter-egos in the animated children’s film, arriving Dec. 8 on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. The top 10 contestants from […]
Country band Lady A talks about their single “Love You Back,” unique request line tour, 15-year career longevity, the recent surge in country music popularity, Charles opens up about being one year sober, and more.
SpeakerCan I have your attention please?
Stephen DawOf course they do it on a Monday. It works, gang, you did it. Good job.
Charles KelleyHow’s it going, everybody? This is Lady A.
Hillary ScottAnd you’re watching Billboard News.
Stephen DawI’m very, very stoked about the new single. It’s so, so cool. Tell me a little bit about what went into writing this.
Hillary ScottWell, this one, it’s actually a really cool story. So, you know, we write 80% of our own music. And then we learned early on in our career that you never say no to a great song, whether we write it or not. And so this was one that a really good friend of ours and co-writer, her name is Emily Weisband, sent this song to Charles.
Charles KellySo I called her up and I said, Hey, let’s find an hour, I want to come over. You play Hillary, I’ll play me. And let’s see if this fits before I even send to them. For sure. Just sometimes I just like to save some time and just see if something is even in the realm of our world. And it just felt so much like us. And the minute I sent it to the gang, they were like, “Oh, wow”. I mean, we’ve had a handful of songs like — most of the music from us, we’ve written like “Need You Now,” “Run to You” — but “American Honey” was one that we didn’t write. Sometimes you get songs that you feel. You’re like, y’all wrote this for us?
Hillary ScottAnd that’s what it felt like, yeah.
Watch the full interview above!
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Taylor Swift changes the lyrics to “Karma” and kisses Travis Kelce after her concert in Buenos Aires. The singer also made a speech imploring people not to throw things onstage. Drake announces dates for the ’It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As The What?” with J. Cole. Troye Sivan reacts to an ‘SNL’ sketch […]
Jung Kook gets his second top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year. The Beatles notched their first top 10 since 1996. Can Taylor Swift keep her current hot streak on the Hot 100 going? Watch the full video to find out. Tetris Kelly:This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week […]
UPDATE (Nov. 13): Marc Cohn and Bettye LaVette have been added to the lineup for the 43rd annual John Lennon Tribute on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Town Hall in New York. Rosanne Cash and Judy Collins were already announced as performers at the event, where Graham Nash will become the ninth recipient of the John Lennon Real Love Award.
LaVette will sing a stripped-down version of “Watching the Wheels,” a song from the 1980 Lennon/Yoko Ono album Double Fantasy that became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981. She will also perform “It’s So Hard” from Lennon’s 1971 album Imagine. LaVette is making her seventh appearance at the annual tribute event.
Cohn will be making his second tribute appearance and his first in five years.
PREVIOUSLY (July 10): Graham Nash will become the ninth recipient of the John Lennon Real Love Award at the 43rd annual John Lennon Tribute on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Town Hall in New York. Previous recipients include Natalie Merchant, Patti Smith, Ani DiFranco, Donovan and Rosanne Cash.
The event, staged by the nonprofit Theatre Within, will be held days before the 43rd anniversary of Lennon’s murder on Dec. 8, 1980. The award draws its name from The Beatles’ 1996 hit “Real Love,” which Lennon wrote and recorded in the 1970s.
Nash will play some of his favorite Lennon/Beatles classics and will be joined by such artists as Cash, Judy Collins and Rita Coolidge. Drummer/percussionist Rich Pagano, a founding member of the Fab Faux, will serve as music director for the 15th consecutive year.
“This is a very special award,” Nash said in a statement. “I thank Yoko [Ono] and the Theatre Within for thinking of me. Over many years, I watched John and Yoko ‘fight the good fight’ for many whose voices were not being heard, a fight that Yoko continues to this day. I’m proud to be associated with the many fine artists who were previously honored with the John Lennon Real Love Award.”
In a statement, Ono said, “With its joyful annual John Lennon Tribute and John Lennon Real Love Project, Theatre Within is furthering the vision that John and I shared for a better world.”
Nash, 81, won a Grammy in 1970 as part of Crosby, Stills & Nash, which were voted best new artist. He is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was inducted as a member of CSN in 1997 and as a member of The Hollies in 2010.
Proceeds from the Tribute support Theatre Within’s ongoing free workshops in creative expression and mindfulness, including the John Lennon Real Love Project songwriting program.
In 2023, for the fourth consecutive year, Theatre Within is providing 200 free workshops for children and adults impacted by cancer through the Red Door Community (formerly Gilda’s Club NYC) and other regional cancer support communities.
Since the John Lennon Real Love Project’s elementary and middle school program launched in the spring of 2021, Theatre Within has brought the program to 17 schools.
Tickets for Theatre Within’s 43rd Annual John Lennon Tribute will go on sale on July 22 at 12 p.m. ET at LennonTribute.org. Fans are invited to join “Friends of the Annual John Lennon Tribute” at LennonTribute.org/join-friends, where VIP packages are available.
The annual tribute is produced in association with Music Without Borders. It remains the only Lennon tribute concert in the world that is sanctioned by Ono.
Afrobeats sensation Teni sits down with Billboard News’ Rania Aniftos to discuss the inspiration behind her new album Tears of the Sun, what it means to be a Nigerian woman in the music industry, the growth of Afrobeats and more!
Teni and Rania Aniftos:Money can’t buy you love, money don’t fill this emptiness, but I want all the money in the world.
Teni:You did well. Good job, good job.
My name is Teni, sugar mommy of the whole world, and this is Billboard News.
Rania Aniftos:Hi everybody, it’s Rania Aniftos with Billboard News, and I’m here with Afrobeats superstar Teni.
Teni:Ta-da.
Rania Aniftos:Afrobeats has been really rising in the U.S and has been really accepted by American culture over the past few years. Why do you think that is?
Teni:We are everywhere, and the sound is spiritual. Afrobeats or Afropop or Afro-everything, you can do anything with Afro.
Rania Aniftos:Yeah.
Teni:The beauty in Afrobeats is the joy, but also the pain. The music suffers. Triumphant. It’s …
Rania Aniftos:Everything.
Teni:It’s everything.
Because everybody goes through pain. Everybody cries sometimes.
Rania Aniftos:And I mean, so pain is something that you touch on a lot, especially with your album Tears of the Sun, you said that it’s a double entendre. Tell us a bit about that and the inspiration behind balancing the pain with the joy with the highs and the lows.
Teni:For anyone who’s ever tasted success, they’ve also tasted pain. Pain is a very big recipe for success. So I don’t run away from it — I embrace it, I turn it into something positive.
Rania Aniftos:What song are you most excited for people to hear on the album?
Teni:One of the songs is definitely a song I wrote from my heart. It’s like, money don’t buy you happiness. Should I sing it?
Rania Aniftos:Yes, please do.
Teni:They say money don’t buy you happiness. Money can’t buy you love. Money don’t fill this emptiness. But I want all the money in the world.
Rania Aniftos:Yes.
Teni:Can you sing that?
Rania Aniftos:Now I go?
Teni:Yes, you go.
Rania Aniftos:I can’t sing.
Teni:Don’t worry! You can do it, you can do it. I will hold your hand. I will hold your hand.
Teni and Rania Aniftos:Money don’t fill this emptiness, but I want all the money in the world.
Teni:Just keep interviewing people, OK?
Rania Aniftos:I will.
Teni:Don’t sing.
Rania Aniftos:Trust me.
Since your debut album, you’ve grown quite a bit — both spiritually, emotionally, musically. Who are you introducing to the world with your upcoming album Tears of the Sun?
Teni:I’m introducing a girl that just don’t care. That’s who I’m introducing. You know, growing up in Nigeria where I grew up, we grew up with so much culture, tradition, you know, you must respect your elders, you must do this, you must do that. And you know, some of it is right, some of it is wrong. You know, some times have changed. And, you know, I’ve learned as a woman coming from where I’m coming from, to be able to express myself, to be able to say how I feel, to nobody telling me you’re a woman and this is where you belong, or this is what you can do, this is how you should dress. I do what I want, how I want it because the calling is on me. If I can’t be myself, how am I going to deliver the message?
Rania Aniftos:Wow.
Teni:How am I going to be happy? You know, so, I, on this album just said, could I use the F word?
Rania Aniftos:Yeah.
Teni:And I said, “F–k this.” I’m gonna do me even if it’s one person that gets what I’m saying that’s a win for me.
It’s all love, all love, brother, yeah, it’s all love.
Rania Aniftos:You were so wonderful. I had the best time speaking with you today. Thank you so much.
Teni:Thank you. I like to do it. Hi. I’ll just do a presenter. Hi, my name is Teni.
Rania Aniftos:Oh, you’re about to do that.
Teni:Sitting on the couch with Billboard. We are wrapping it up. Expect the album Tears of the Sun coming soon. Thank you very much. How did I do as a journalist? As a presenter?
Rania Aniftos:Very good.Watch the full interview above!