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28 Nov 2023

Behind the Scenes of 2023 MAMAs, Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Feather’ Drama | Billboard News

Billboard News’ Tetris Kelly is in Tokyo for this year’s MAMA Awards and is giving us an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the awards show’s space and stages. A Catholic priest is relieved of his administrative duties after allowing scenes from Sabrina Carpenter’s “Feather” music video to be filmed inside a Brooklyn church. Paris Hilton shared two throwback photos looking back on her friendship with Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan. Jennifer Lopez takes fans on a “musical experience” in a newly released teaser for her upcoming album, ‘This Is Me…Now.’ Ally Brooke stopped by Billboard News and opened up about a potential Fifth Harmony reunion, her return to pop music, creating her new holiday EP ‘Under the Tree’ and more!

Kyle Denis:
Sabrina Carpenter is feeling the heat, Paris Hilton takes us back in time, J.Lo teases new music, we get an exclusive look into the MAMA Awards, and we catch up with former Fifth Harmony member Ally Brooke.

What’s good, y’all? I’m Kyle Denis. It’s Tuesday, November 28th, and I am bringing you news from our New York offices.

You will probably see some of my co-workers walking around behind me. I’m filling in for Tetris because he’s in Tokyo right now for the MAMA Awards, and he got an inside look at how the show is put together.

Tetris Kelly:
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, LE SSERAFIM, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ and me? Guys, I can’t believe it. I’m in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome for the 2023 MAMA Awards. Every artist you can think of is going to be hitting this stage, and I’m here to take you behind the scenes to the biggest event in K-pop. The MAMA Awards take place on November 28th and 29th in Tokyo, Japan. And speaking of the amazing show, I got to talk to one of the producers about what the MAMA Awards mean.

Hyoung-jin Lee:
It’s different in many ways. MAMA Awards is the world’s No. 1 K-pop awards. As it incorporates different technologies. It’s the most future-oriented awards show.

Tetris Kelly:
And speaking of it being high-tech, you’re a part of the performances. You helped produce this. I mean, some of my favorite stages have been at this show. BTS in 2020 was out of control. So how was it to arrange these stages?

Watch the full video above!

28 Nov 2023

Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at 2023 MAMA Awards: Stages, Performances & More | Billboard News

Billboard News’ Tetris Kelly is in Tokyo for this year’s MAMA Awards and is giving us an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the awards show’s space and stages.

Tetris Kelly:
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, LE SSERAFIM, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ and me? Guys, I can’t believe it. I’m in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome for the 2023 MAMA Awards. Every artist you can think of is going to be hitting this stage, and I’m here to take you behind the scenes to the biggest event in K-pop. The MAMA Awards take place on November 28th and 29th in Tokyo, Japan. And speaking of the amazing show, I got to talk to one of the producers about what the MAMA Awards mean.

Lee Young-joo:
It’s different in many ways. MAMA Awards is the World’s No. 1 K-pop Awards. As it incorporates different technologies. It’s the most future-oriented awards show.

Tetris Kelly:
And speaking of it being high-tech, you’re a part of the performances. You helped produce this. I mean, some of my favorite stages have been at this show. BTS in 2020 was out of control. So how was it to arrange these stages?

Lee Young-joo:
I have a lot to say when it comes to this. When it gets close to the MAMA Awards season, we get in touch with the artists who have shown one of the most remarkable feats in that year and we discuss together how to deliver the show for the MAMA Awards. We brainstorm technologies and stage direction that can best deliver artists’ visions on the MAMA Awards stage.

Tetris Kelly:
And I’m here with all this access like where’s everybody sitting? SEVENTEEN? ENHYPEN? LE SSERAFIM. Oh, my God Hoshi?

This event is crazy! I can’t believe what’s going down. For everything MAMA Awards, you know where to head Billboard.com.

I’m Tetris Kelly for Billboard News.

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27 Nov 2023

Taylor Swift’s Final Eras Tour Show of 2023, Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Premiere & More | Billboard News

Tyla joins the Hot 100 top 10 for the first time as Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me” climbs to the top. Taylor Swift performed the final 2023 show of her Eras Tour and live-debuted the tracks “Say Don’t Go” & “It’s Time to Go” as surprise songs. Beyoncé stunned at the LA premiere of ‘Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,’ set to premiere on December 1st. Billboard staffers have put together a list of items to snag this holiday season for the music lovers in your life — introducing The Shop 100. And more!

Kyle Denis: Taylor Swift surprises fans, Beyonce stuns with silver hair at her premiere, we check out who lands on top of the Hot 100. This week, Landon Barker schools us on his hometown slang and Billboard helps you with your holiday shopping.

What’s good, y’all? I’m Kyle Denis, staff writer here at Billboard, bringing you the news for Monday, November 27th. Let’s get right into these charts. Drake’s ‘For All The Dogs’ lands back on top of the Billboard 200 after ‘Scary Hours Deluxe’ and on the Hot 100, it looks like we have a new No. 1, check it out.

Alyssa Caverly:
This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated December 2nd.

Tyla enters the top 10 for the first time at the No. 10 spot with “Water.” Taylor Swift drops four spots from No. 5 to No. 9.

“Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” from Brenda Lee re-enters the chart at No. 8 for the holiday season.

Tate McRae moves up to No. 7.

Zach and Kacey hold strong at No. 6. SZA’s “Snooze” drops one spot to No. 5.

Mariah and her “All I Want for Christmas Is You” re-enters at No. 4.

Doja Cat holds on to our third spot and Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” takes spot No. 2, making Jack Harlow grab the top spot with “Lovin’ on Me” as his third No. 1.

Taylor Swift wrapped up the South American leg of her Eras Tour and surprised fans at her final show of 2023. The Eras Tour is a gift that keeps on giving and Taylor just showed some love to one of her ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ fan favorites.

Watch the full video above!

27 Nov 2023

The Shop 100: Ultimate Gift Guide for Music Lovers Featuring BTS, Ed Sheeran, Olivia Rodrigo & More | Billboard News

Billboard staffers have put together a list of items to snag this holiday season for the music lovers in your life. Introducing, The Shop 100!

Kyle Denis:
With holiday shopping in full swing, Billboard put together a gift guide featuring 100 shopable items to snag this holiday season for all the music lovers in your life — like our flagship Hot 100 chart, but for the hottest gifts. Let’s run through some of the items on the list:

For the ARMY, Funko is bringing a new dynamite collection of BTS Funko Pops featuring the seven K-pop members and updated outfits based on their latest album, Proof.

Ed Sheeran teamed up with the G-Shock watches for a limited-edition piece inspired by his album Subtract. The bright yellow will definitely get you noticed.

Olivia Rodrigo and Sony teamed up for the limited-edition LinkBuds S. Each pair is made from sustainable and recycled plastic materials, which means no two pairs will look the same.

Those are only a few selections from our list. To check them all out, including the Little People Collection NSYNC special-edition set or Lainey Wilson’s collab with Wrangler, head over to Billboard.com

27 Nov 2023

Hot 100 Chart Reveal: Dec. 2 | Billboard News

Tyla joins the Hot 100 top 10 for the first time as Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” continues to climb. Can Taylor Swift hold onto the No. 1 spot?

Alyssa Caverley:
This is the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 for the week dated December 2nd.

Tyla enters the Top 10 for the first time at the No. 10 spot with “Water.”

Taylor Swift drops four spots from No. 5 to No. 9.

“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” from Brenda Lee re-enters the chart at No. 8 for the holiday season.

Tate McRae moves up to No. 7.

Zach and Kacey hold strong at No. 6.

SZA’s “Snooze” drops one spot to No. 5.

Mariah and her “All I Want For Christmas Is You” re-enter at No. 4.

Doja Cat holds on to our third spot and Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” takes spot No. 2, making Jack Harlow grab the top spot with “Lovin’ On Me” his third No. 1.

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22 Nov 2023

Jack Harlow’s ‘Lovin on Me’ Jumps to No. 4 on TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart | Billboard News

Mitski continues to reign over the charts with her track “My Love Mine All Mine,” while Jack Harlow breaks into the chart’s top five with his song “Lovin on Me.”

Rania Aniftos:
Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” ranks atop the TikTok Billboard Top 50 yet again, while Jack Harlow’s viral hit “Lovin on Me” makes a major move.

Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” is unstoppable, appearing at No. 1 for the second straight week and fifth overall on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 posted Nov. 22. Lil Mabu and Chrisean Rock’s “Mr. Take Your B-tch” remains in the No. 2 spot, while Kanye West’s “Runaway” featuring Pusha T jumps into the ranking at No. 3, thanks to an upload showing when Ye changed the lyrics to the song to address his divorce from Kim Kardashian.

Kanye West:
More specifically, Kimberly.

Rania Aniftos:
Jack Harlow’s viral hit “Lovin on Me” jumps from No. 23 to No. 4 as users center on the opening lyric of “I’m vanilla, baby” and referencing so-called “vanilla men.”

Rounding out the top five is Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” as users get pumped for the holiday season.

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.

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22 Nov 2023

Boys Are Rolling: Up-and-Coming Producers Working With Joey Bada$$ & More | Billboard News Presents

Meet Boys Are Rolling. The producing trio of Miles Sugarman, Crosby Spagnoli and Arno Sugarman are making a name for themselves by working with artists such as Joey Bada$$, Gunna, JID and Smino. The trio opens about how they came together, the projects they are working on, how they find artists to work with, the future of the group and more!

Crosby Spagnoli:
I definitely saw some people at the beginning were like, “Whoa, you guys made this.”

Miles Sugarman:
It’s always, “You guys made this?” that’s always …

Arno Sugarman:
They always thought that we would pull up like somebody else’s beats or something.

Miles Sugarman:
I’d say the simplest way to put it is Arno will start something, kind of get a great base idea down, we’ll then give it to Crosby. Crosby will polish it up, make it ready to then give to an artist, have it, like, song ready, and then I’ll get it to the artist. I’d say that’s the simplest way to put it.

Boys Are Rolling:
Yeah.

Miles Sugarman:
Me and Arno are brothers, so I guess we’ve known each other for quite a long time now and Crosby went to our high school. He and I did a music theory class together, and at the time, Arno was making beats on his computer, which wasn’t that popular, at least in my personal opinion. It didn’t seem that popular. And Crosby one day was like, “Oh, yo, like I make beats too, like, check this out.” I thought he was hilarious. I thought his music was really interesting, and because they were the only two that I personally knew that did that kind of, I guess, producing, I was like, “You guys need to meet.”

I find mostly bubbling artists, mainly through Spotify. I’ll check out artists that I really like, see who they’ve worked with or check their Instagram to see who likes them, and you’ll stumble upon something fantastic. Luckily, we now have, I feel like, enough credibility where I can DM someone who’s not, you know, completely blown up and usually we have a good success rate of who will hit us back. That’s my favorite part of this. It’s been like this is great. We want to work with them and actually have the ability to work with them.

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22 Nov 2023

Taylor Swift Is Billboard’s Top Artist of 2023 | Billboard News

Taylor Swift is No. 1 on our year-end Top Artists chart. The singer dominated the Billboard 200 albums and Billboard Hot 100 songs charts this year.

Rania Aniftos:
Taylor Swift is the No. 1 on our year-end Top Artists chart.

Taylor Swift is the top artist in many hearts, and now, the singer claims the highest position on our 2023 year-end Top Artists chart. Taylor was previously the year-end top artist in 2015 and 2009, making her the first act to finish as the year-end No. 1 artist at least once in three different decades. She’s also ranked in the top 10 on the chart in 14 of the last 16 years.

During the 2023 chart year, Taylor logged 13 albums on the weekly Billboard 200 chart, including two that spent time on No. 1: Midnights and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). She also had 44 songs on the Hot 100 chart, a very well-deserved honor.

21 Nov 2023

Landon Barker on Potential Charli D’Amelio Collab, Writing ‘Friends With Your Ex’ & More | Billboard News

Landon Barker sat down with Billboard News’ Tetris Kelly to talk about his track “Friends With Your Ex” and the fan reaction, working with girlfriend Charli D’Amelio, getting advice from father Travis Barker, finding balance in his life and more!

Landon Barker:
I’m gonna blow everybody’s mind this next year. I’m really, really excited to show everything that I have. Hey, it’s Landon Barker, and this is Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly:
Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News, and I’m hanging out with Landon Barker.

Let’s talk about your debut single. What was the inspiration about the song? I feel like that title is real, it’s got some drama behind it, “Friends With Your Ex.”

Landon Barker:
It’s kind of about falling in love with somebody you’re not supposed to, but still seeing things through and having a good outcome.

Tetris Kelly:
This is your first debut single. How was it to, like, kind of go from a personal experience versus being, like, “I don’t want people in my business” kind of a way?

Landon Barker:
The story behind the song was I was in a session and it was somebody that I worked with often. He was like, “Dude, I feel like you keep on writing songs about the same thing. Why don’t we incorporate something that’s actually happening in your life?” because I would always shoot to, like, a song about heartbreak, or a song about a girl or a song about being sad, or whatever it is, like, just, like, very, like, repetitive topics. He actually was like, “Let’s dive in and let’s write something about your life right now.” And that’s kind of how that came to be.

Tetris Kelly:
And talking about mirroring your life, your boo, Charli (D’Amelio), is in the music video. So what’s the reaction been, like the song and the music video and you guys being together like that?

Landon Barker:
It’s honestly been pretty good. I’ve been on, like, TikTok watching it. There’s, like, little clips going around. People were like, “What movie is this from?” So I’m like, “D–n, I’m excited about it.”

Watch the full video above!

21 Nov 2023

Morgan Wallen Is No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Artist of 2023 & More | Billboard News

Morgan Wallen tops Billboard’s 2023 year-end Hot 100 Artists list, while “Last Night” leads the year’s Hot 100 Songs recap.

Rania Aniftos:
Morgan Wallen had a big year on the Billboard Hot 100, and as the year wraps up, it looks like the country star is at the top of a few year-end lists.

Morgan Wallen rules Billboard‘s 2023 year-end Hot 100 Artist chart while “Last Night” leads the year’s Hot 100 Songs recap. Morgan is the first artist that primarily records country music to claim the top Hot 100 Artist title since Kenny Rogers in 1981.

“Last Night” leads the 2023 year-end Hot 100 Songs chart, having topped the weekly ranking for 16 weeks beginning in March, the most for a non-collaboration in the survey’s 65-year history.

Meanwhile, his album One Thing At a Time tops the 2023 Billboard 200 Albums recap, and “Last Night” also grabbed the No. 1 title on the 2023 year-end Streaming Songs chart.

Congrats, Morgan!

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