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The Billboard video staff reacts to Taylor Swift buying back her masters, including our thoughts on ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’ not being re-recorded, how we feel about ‘Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version)’ coming out, what this means next for Taylor’s career and more.
Jerah Milligan
You know, good for her. All right? She’s not giving you a remix. She’s not giving you a reboot. She’s like, it’s perfect. Enjoy it. People need to do that. Movies need to do that. TV shows need to do that. It’s perfect. Let it cook.
Tetris Kelly
All right team, so they are all Taylor’s Versions now. Taylor Swift has bought her masters back, you know, after all, the re-records. Billboard, we’re the people that reported she spent around $360 million to get it all back. How we feeling?
Evan Burke
I mean, that’s pocket change for her.
Tetris Kelly
I mean, as a billionaire, you know…
Stefanie Tanaka
Pocket change, but I think it’s like, you know, it’s substantial, because not all artists hold their masters, and now she does, and this has been something that she’s been trying to do, and she has set out. She said, when she started her ‘Taylor’s Verison,’ this is something she set out to do, and if she had the opportunity to buy them, she would.
Judy Sanchez
I think it’s a total boss move, you know, and it really grabs, like, here she is taking control of her art and her music.
Tetris Kelly
Like a group project, though, right?
Jerah Milligan
Yeah, wait. So she got the ones she re-recorded, but then she got the originals.
Tetris Kelly
Now she owns the original.
Jerah Milligan
So now she got two sets of the same records.
Stefanie Tanaka
So under her new record deal with Republic, she owns her albums. So ‘Lover,’ ‘Folklore,’ ‘Evermore,’ ‘Midnights’ and ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and all the Taylor’s Versions. She owns the rights to those, but her old, her old ones with her old label Big Machine Records, when they were bought out by UMG, she didn’t own those. So now she owns them all. She owns all the music videos, all the movies, everything she’s spent her whole life creating.
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WWE Women’s Money In the Bank and current Women’s champ, Tiffany Stratton talks about her love for Sabrina Carpenter and how she inspires her ring outfits, wanting to see Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion in the ring, what song best describes her rivalry with Nia, who from ‘Love Island’ would do best in the ring and more!
Noah Reardon: I’m Noah with Billboard, and we have Tiffany Stratton, our Women’s Champion. She is. It’s over 150 days now.
Tiffany Stratton: Yes, it’s crazy. It just flew by.
Yeah, and also Ms. Money in the Bank 2024 — how does it feel being back today?
Honestly, I feel like things should be more chaotic for me. I feel like I just got here and I’m already the champion, and I’m just sitting back and and watching these girls fight for my title. So it’s, it’s super it’s super cool to watch. And just kind of sit back and enjoy the show.
I love that. So, last night, we saw what happened — is Strapley no more? Are you gonna be able to make Rhea wear pink?
To me, Strapley is never over. She has a special place in my heart, and I’m gonna try and make Rhea Ripley wear pink. It’s gonna happen one day. I guarantee it.
I would love to hear, I know you’re a big Sabrina Carpenter fan, the new song “Manchild” just came out. Have you heard it?
I have heard it, and I love it. It’s the summer anthem.
On that note, what songs of the summer are you ramping up right now?
Obviously, “Manchild,” I feel like anything country right now. I’m really loving Megan Moroney, Morgan Wallen, obviously I’m loving all the Post Malone and the Morgan Wallen collaborations and stuff like that.
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BTS members Jimin & Jung Kook have completed their military service and were released on Tuesday, June 10th. We take you inside the joyous moment and what the boys had to say! Are you excited for BTS’ reunion? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS have returned from […]
Donald Trump’s recent policies have affected regional Mexican artists over the past two months. Grupo Firme, Julión Álvarez and others have had their visas revoked. Keep watching to learn more about the impact these policies have had on the regional Mexican music market. What do you think about these policies? Let us know in the […]
We caught up with Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Keke Palmer, Jermaine Dupri, and more on the red carpet of the 2025 BET Awards and found out their all-time favorite Mariah Carey song.
What’s your favorite Mariah Carey song? Let us know in the comments!
Keke Palmer: You’ll always see my baby
Snoop Dogg: I would be like “Mariah. You know, when I was in jail, ‘Vision of Love,’ we used to sit around waiting for that video to come on. I can’t believe I did a song with you.”
Ciara: Oh my gosh, there’s so many hits.
Lauren-Ashley Beck: Mariah Carey is being nominated for an icon award this evening, what is your favorite Mariah Carey song?
Amerie: My favorite? “We Belong Together.”
Lucky Daye: I like the one she did with. Uh, is it Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
Oh yes, I can see the music video.
Ciara: That right there, by far, is one of the most timeless records that is special.
Jermaine Dupri: “My All.” I know y’all thought I was gonna say one of my songs.
We did.
Jermaine Dupri: She knows that’s my song. Yeah, I love that song. I wish I would have made that song,
We gotta get you on the stage. Okay, that was amazing. I have chills, actually.
Amerie: That’s my son’s favorite Christmas song. He actually liked it outside of Christmas, but he just started dancing and running around. Yeah, it’s just great, like she created a new classic.
The 2025 BET Awards were filled with huge wins from Kendrick Lamar, honors for Mariah Carey & Snoop Dogg, and Doechii’s passionate speech on people protesting ICE. We take you through the biggest moments of the 25th anniversary of the BET Awards. What was your favorite moment? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: […]
Ángela Aguilar just released her newest album, ‘Nadie Se Va Como Llego,’ and she shares her experience producing her music for the first time, collaborating with Marc Anthony, why she decided to produce, her opinion on speaking up about immigrant rights, working with her husband, Christian Nodal, and more!
What’s your favorite song from Ángela Aguilar’s new album? Let us know in the comments!
Griselda Flores: Hi, I’m Billboard’s Griselda Flores, and I’m joined by singer, songwriter and producer Ángela Aguilar. Ángela, how are you?
Ángela Aguilar: I’m good, good to see you again. That sounds interesting. That’s new for me.
“Producer” is new for you.
“Producer” is new for me.
Yes, and we’re definitely going to talk about that. How are you doing today?
I’m excited. I’m hungry. I am ready to eat.
Yes, so we’re at El Paseo Inn restaurant in La Placita Olvera in LA. Do you have any memories of La Placita Olvera? Because I know you lived between Mexico and the US, but you were born in LA.
Yeah, I was born here. You know, I grew up here, and for me, this was a very important place that I would only take like very special people to go with me because there’s a statue of my grandfather here, and it’s right where he used to sleep on the bench when he was homeless.
No!
Yeah. So it’s very, very important to me to see how much we’ve grown and how much you know our love for Mexican music has continued to nurture different people.
And what about LA? What’s your relationship to LA now?
I was born and raised Angeleno. This is where I studied. This is where I went to school. This is, you know, the city that saw me grow up. But at the same time, it was like 50/50, so I was in Mexico 50% of the time, here 50% of the time.
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After a big weekend at Money In The Bank, Triple H tells Billboard anything is possible when it comes to Cardi B hosting the first ever two-night WWE SummerSlam August 1- 2 at MetLife Stadium. Noah Reardon: You mentioned it’s a busy summer. So with Cardi B hosting SummerSlam, what can we expect from that […]
Can Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” hold on to No. 1? Tetris Kelly: This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week, dated June 14, “Nokia” drops to No. 10, as “Beautiful Things” is up to nine. “Lose Control” stays at No. 8, so does “Die With A Smile” at seven, and “A Bar Song […]
Mariah Carey is teasing MC16 with her dangerously hot new track in years “Type Dangerous.” Anderson .Paak shares what it was like to work with the queen, and how Mariah celebrated her new single. What do you think of “Type Dangerous”? Let us know in the comments! Anderson .Paak: Shout-out to the Queen, Mariah Carey. […]
