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Carl Banks show off New Orleans inspired and NFL themed Starter jackets for Super Bowl weekend. Carl BanksHi it’s Carl Banks, two time Super Bowl champion and I am here with Billboard. The interesting thing about my relationship with Starter, is I was one of the first athletes to wear the brand when they introduced […]
Cardi B and Pardison Fontaine dropped “Toot It Up,” but are fans hitting her with backlash from this match-up? Cardi tells you why there isn’t any drama and when her new album is coming.
What do you think of the new track? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly:
New music from Cardi is here, but is there drama that it includes Megan Thee Stallion’s ex Pardison Fontaine?
Cardi B:
None of that is my ******* business. So stop ******* harassing me. Stop calling a *****.
Tetris Kelly:
And Cardi, when is the album coming?
Cardi B:
It’s coming. I’m just waiting on everything to be ready.
Tetris Kelly:
We have it all in this week’s Music You Should Know: “Toot It Up.” It’s Cardi and Pardi on an explosive new track “Toot It Up” and the music video has us doing just that. Now, Pardison Fontaine has worked with Cardi B on her ‘Invasion of Privacy’ album in the past, but he also dated Megan Thee Stallion. And some of her fans think Cardi is doing her friend and collaborator dirty, still working with her ex. She had this to say on X.
Cardi B:
I want to make this very clear, when I **** two people and I like two people, I stay away from **** because when it comes to relationship, some **** will always happen. And one thing about me, I’m gonna stay neutral, and I’m gonna stay the **** out of it.
Tetris Kelly:
Now will this track be a part of Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore album? And when is it coming out?
Cardi B:
It’s coming. I’m just waiting on everything to be ready. So when it’s time to order, everybody can have everything on deck for the pre-order.
Tetris Kelly:
Okay, okay, when it’s time to order, we gonna get it. We gonna get all the sides, the toppings?
Cardi B:
Everything, all the bells and whistles!
Tetris Kelly:
Oh, Cardi. Well, we will be ready when it comes.
Rob49 opened up his new restaurant, The Nest NOLA, in New Orleans just in time for the Super Bowl, and the rapper is sharing how he was inspired to open a restaurant, what it was like to work with Lil Wayne, his upcoming music releases and more!
Catrise Johnson:
Hey everyone. It’s your girl Catrice J, we are in New Orleans with Rob49 at his new restaurant The Nest NOLA. How you feeling?
Rob49:
I’m good, good, good. It’s like a lounge type, restaurant type vibe.
Tell me about it.
That’s what it is. I just always wanted somewhere like for me and my partners to come instead of going like to these… all these spots that we not comfortable at.
What does it mean to you to have this restaurant in New Orleans, your home city?
It feels good just because New Orleans food is everything I ain’t- I wouldn’t even feel comfortable building nowhere else.
New Orleans has one of the richest food cultures in the world. How do you think the flavors of the city are going to represent in this restaurant?
It’s the one like, I think if they come here, they’re gonna know, like, New Orleans got the best food in the United States. Like, for sure. And I know it sounds crazy, 50 states, 49 of them like, but this the one.
I feel like it too. I’ll be honest.
You feel like that?
I feel like you have the best food in New Orleans.
Nah, swear to God bro.
And obviously your restaurant, or lounge-
Today’s gonna do it for you.
Oh, I’m excited!
So we’re here for Super Bowl weekend. How does it feel to have the Super Bowl in your city?
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The Palisades fire devastated Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt, and now the couple are regaining the strength to rebuild their life through Heidi’s music. They share their first-hand encounter with the Palisades fire, how fans have impacted Heidi by streaming her music and more. Spencer Pratt: Wow. Here’s the final mix, and it just got […]
The Super Bowl is just around the corner, and Kendrick Lamar dropped some gems at his press conference in NOLA, NFL players are reacting to Trump’s attendance at the Big Game, Swifties are considering switching sides for the game and more. Are you excited for Kendrick & SZA this Sunday? Let us know in the […]
Check out the hip-hop and R&B highlights from the 2025 Grammy Awards. Tetris Kelly: Genre icons, first-time nominees, and more! Hip-hop and R&B shined bright during the 2025 Grammys, and we have all the highlights. The 67th annual Grammys took over Los Angeles with Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Mustard, Doechii and more walking away with massive […]
Lil Wayne and Drake’s “She Will” has been crowned No. 1 on this week’s TikTok Billboard Top 50, but the top 10 is filled with a roundup of new hits. Keep watching to see what they are! Tetris Kelly:A new leader climbs to the top while the rest of the top 10 sees some major […]
After the devastating Eaton and Hurst fires impacted the community of Altadena in California, local residents share their firsthand stories of how the fires burned their homes down, how they’re trying to rebuild and more.
Keep watching this Billboard News special to learn more about those impacted.
Julian Perry:Just seeing around, like the waves of black smoke coming over the houses and looking down the street, and I can’t even see down the street, but I can see the house over there. You know, it was fully engulfed in flames.
Adam Clingmon:I lived here for 40 years. This was just my community. This is where I grew up, my neighbors, my friends, we got the emergency text around 6:30, maybe little earlier than that. Then we saw it on TV that there was a fire in Eaton Canyon. And maybe 15 minutes after that, we get another text saying that we have to evacuate.
The Edwards Family:Every house, except for three on our street, burned down. And then she lives pretty far. I remember … Yeah, one mile, far in the sense of a fire, but yeah, she lives exactly one mile away, west of it.
Julian Perry:Hearing the loud explosions and the pops and that crunch of the wood was, you know, was terrifying.
Adam Clingmon:Most people are freaking out. I’m staying calm thinking, like, “You know, we’ve had these before, it’ll be all right.” And so we start packing stuff up. My mom, my sister, my nephew, they evacuate. My dad wants to stay. So I was like, “I’m gonna stay as long as my dad stays.” But then around 8:39 o’clock, the power goes out, and that’s when it gets scary. And then we go outside, and we can see a huge glow on the mountain, a huge glow. That’s when I got scared.
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Gelo became an overnight rap sensation when “Tweaker” dropped, and today, he exclusively reveals to Billboard the star feature on the “Tweaker” Remix. He shares how his hit came to life, why he chose to sign with Def Jam, debuting on the Hot 100, album plans and more!
Michael Saponara:
So we gotta talk about “Tweaker” here. It’s going crazy out here, walk me through how this came together. What was… When you started writing for it and then recording it? Paint that whole picture for us.
Gelo:
I had to, like, I always get, like, a little itch to write. If I feel like that, I go make some songs. Well, I wrote it in the garage, but I was feeling like, a certain way, and then I just got to thinking and writing and sh–. That’s what I came up with, though. But at the end of that, like, I knew that sh– was gonna be great. Like, I was like, wow.
So you’re like, “This is a hit here.” Right?
I played it all the way home. I’m like, yeah, “This goes hard.” Like, it’s gonna be it.
So were you sending it out? Does LaVar get to hear it? Does LaMelo hear it? Does Lonzo hear it?
I sent it to Melo and Zo, like, two of my friends, like, nothing. It’s not going to be spreading like that.
Gotcha. And they all thought it was out of here too?
I do that with all my music, though. I got other songs I like more than “Tweaker,” but it’s coming.
And how long, I guess, before we heard it? Did you write the record and record it?
I wrote that, like three weeks ago.
Oh, wow, so this is all fresh.
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Ahead of the Super Bowl this upcoming Sunday, Travis Kelce shared his thoughts on President Donald Trump attending the big game. What do you think about his response? Let us know in the comments! Travis Kelce: Doesn’t matter who the president is, I know I’m excited. Tetris Kelly: Travis Kelce is honored to play the […]