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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. […]
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” […]
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.
MatisyahuI 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.
MatisyahuWhat’s up, this is Matisyahu and you’re watching Billboard News.
Rania AniftosHey, 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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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 […]
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 $ign’s “Carnival” land in the top 10. Tetris Kelly:A new leader and a bunch of fresh new faces — […]
Rihanna and A$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.Watch the full video above!
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’ […]
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 KellyA jury has found two men guilty of murdering Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay more than 20 years after his death. […]
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 […]
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 DMLShe took me out on a date.
Tetris KellyOh, I love that.
Fireboy DMLAnd 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 KellyHey, 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 DMLI’m good, I’m blessed, how you doing man?
Tetris KellyLast time I saw you, you were kicking it at the Grammys, man, living your best life. How’s the whole experience for you?
Fireboy DMLIt 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 KellyThat’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 DMLAh 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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