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It’s Tuesday, May 14th, and an obituary for Eminem’s Slim Shady appeared in a Detroit newspaper ahead of the release of his upcoming album. ZICO teases in an interview with Billboard that he’s heard some of Jennie’s solo tracks and that they’re all really good. Yves from LOONA  returns to music for the soundtrack of K-Drama, “Missing Crown Prince.” NewJeans performance director takes to IG stories to express her frustration about ILLIT copying creative elements from NewJeans’. Tyla takes us Behind The Photo and shares some of her favorite moments with her best friend. We sat down with Jimmy Fallon to talk about some of his favorite memories of Billboard Chart Toppers on his show. Rapsody shares why ‘Please Don’t Cry’ is her most vulnerable album, her collaborations with Lil Wayne and more!

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The real Slim Shady kicks the bucket. Tyla takes us behind the photo. We learn more about Jennie’s solo tracks. All of LOONA’s members return to music and the NewJeans, ILLIT drama heats up. Jimmy Fallon talks about some of his biggest musical guests and Rapsody stops by to talk new music. Let’s jump right into it, here at Billboard News. Slim Shady is dead, but Eminem lives on. We’re talking about the obituary and his new venture. It seems Eminem may be taking his upcoming album, titled ‘The Death Of Slim Shady,’ literally. The Detroit Free Press ran a fake Slim Shady obituary on Monday and it’s a hilarious read. It states “Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions. Fans ‘Will Never Forget’ Controversial Rapper.” It continues, “His complex and tortured existence has come to a close, and the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which this character departed this world. May he truly find the peace in an afterlife that he could not find on Earth.” What? The ad obituary appears to be in support of Em’s upcoming 12th studio LP, news that was first broken by his frequent collaborator Dr. Dre on Jimmy Kimmel in March. And there’s music news in general and then the whole world of Kpop. There’s so much going on, here’s Three Things You Need To Know in Kpop. Jennie earned her second No.1  on the World Digital Song Sales Chart with “SPOT!” 

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It’s Monday, May 13, and Taylor Swift is still ruling at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not only that, she’s set to feature on Gracie Abrams’ new album and will be part of the Bridgerton season 3 soundtrack. Ariana Grande posted on her IG story that she’s back in the studio. Are we getting more new music soon? ‘Fortnite’ revealed that they added Tyla as a new Challenge Emote with her song “Truth or Dare.” Katy Perry shares that her daughter calls her Katy Perry occasionally, and we have Katy’s reaction. Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks, but how will this shake up this week’s Billboard Hot 100? Keep watching to find out more! We were at the Gold Gala with Steve Aoki and Saweetie, and we give you an exclusive look into the afterparty we hosted. We sat down with Aitana and she shared how it went down with creating “Akureyri” with Sebastián Yatra and more!

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What update is shocking Ariana fans? Tyla goes digital and Katy Perry is Katy Perry, Kendrick and Drake’s beef tops the charts, more Taylor Swift on the way, we take you inside the Gold Gala with Sweetie and Steve Aoki, and Aitana shows us how it went down. Who likes Mondays? Well, we do when we’re Billboard News! Let’s dive in. Taylor spends a third week on top of the Billboard 200, but that doesn’t mean we can have more. If you thought you got a lot with 31 tracks from ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ you’re getting even more. Gracie Abrams posted the tracklist to her upcoming album ‘The Secret of Us’ with one track featuring Taylor Swift. She talked about the song titled us on her IG stories saying, “All I can tell you for now is that some of the most fun I’ve had in my whole entire life was writing this song together.” And there’s more, Variety shared some of the soundtrack to season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ episode 4 will feature a cover of Taylor’s “Snow on the Beach” with Lana Del Rey. The first four episodes will also have quartet covers of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” BTS’ “Dynamite,” and “Cheap Thrills” by Sia.

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It’s Friday, May 10, and the rap girlies are back in the game. Megan Thee Stallion & Ice Spice released new singles and BTS’ RM dropped his new song, “Come Back to Me.” Dhruv shares about what he’s looking forward to when performing at Head In The Clouds. We give you all access to ENHYPEN’s Fate Plus World Tour, and we even got to sit down with them to chat about how they feel about performing in the states. We take a look at how Stray Kids dominated U.S. & Global Billboard Charts just in time for the release of their new song with Charlie Puth, “Lose My Breath.” Camila Cabello & Lil Nas X teamed up to release their new single, “He Knows.” We had Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, JaQUEL Knight and Amber Ruffin stop by the studio to talk about how they’re reviving and updating ‘The Wiz.’ Ryan Castro released his new album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ and he shares his journey to stardom, what to expect from his new music and more!

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New Music from Meg, Ice and RM we run down Stray Kids history making music take you to see ENHYPEN in LA, Head In The Clouds heads to New York and catch up with the cast of ‘The Wiz.’ Happy Friday, we’ve gotten tons to get into and today’s Billboard News starting with our Friday music guide.

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Megan Thee Stallion levels up on boa and is that a Gwen sample I hear? Ice Spice takes things higher with “Gimme me a Light.” I love festival season and this weekend is a good one in the clouds is going down in New York City and they’ve enlisted some epic acts from (G)I-DLE to Joji, Head In The Clouds is bringing the party back to New York City with a stacked lineup of Asian talent. Atarashii Gakko will take the stage again this weekend when Head In The Clouds returns to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. In addition to them BIBI is set to make her NYC debut also making their NYC debut is Dhruv.

It’s Thursday, May 9, and Cardi B issued an apology after receiving backlash from her Met Gala interview where she forgot her designer’s name and just stated he was Asian. Meanwhile,  Kendrick Lamar’s back catalog is up 49% following a weekend full of beef, while Drake’s is down by 5%. Ice Spice teases her new single “Gimme A Light,” Megan Thee Stallion announced her new song “BOA” and Jermaine Dupri posted a sneak peek at a possible remix with one of Mariah Carey’s songs. Ryan Castro talks new music with us and what to expect from his new album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto’  Cover star Lainey Wilson teases new music and some of the challenges she’s had with stardom. Will Lay Bankz be able to hold on to her top spot on the TikTok Chart? SEVENTEEN takes us behind the scenes of their music video for “Maestro” and more! 

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Kendrick’s music is up with Drake’s down, three big teases in new female Hip-Hop tracks, and Cardi B is clearing the air. We go behind the video with SEVENTEEN, chat new music with Ryan Castro find out who’s on top on TikTok and Lainey Wilson is on Billboard’s Country Power Players issue. You’ve got another very exciting episode of Billboard News, let’s jump in. Here’s three things you need to know any apart. With all the distracts between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans are wondering if Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” is going to top the charts. But when it comes to both rappers catalogs a winner in the battle is clear. Kendrick Lamar’s back catalogue is up 49% following the weekend of beep, while Drake is down 5%. Dang Drake’s Hotline ain’t blinging no more, we’ll have to see if we’re getting a new king of the charts and new music is coming. Ice Spice has teased “Gimmie A Light” out Friday.

Ahead of the release of his album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ Ryan Castro shares his struggles to get to where he is today and more!

Ryan Castro:

I never thought one day as I was waiting to sing on the bus, all sweaty with my mic, that in a few years I was going to be at the same bus stop, but in an interview with Billboard.

Tetris Kelly:

Colombian superstar, Ryan Castro, sat down with Billboard for an interview ahead of the release of his new album to talk about how far he’s come. 

Ryan Castro:

I had more needs. I believe that that need also made me do crazier things to get what I wanted. And nowadays I am more mature, I think about the actions I take so I can stay out of trouble or to avoid making bad moves.

Tetris Kelly:

His latest dream is this album featuring some big collaborations including Arcángel on the focus track. 

Ryan Castro:

To be able to say that I have a song like that is a triumph, like being able to say that I have a song with Arcángel and for it to be the focus of my album, for me it is a real triumph and it says that my career and my music is getting the respect I dreamed of. 

Tetris Kelly:

The album fittingly called, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ or ‘The Ghetto Singer,’ is inspired by his humble upbringing in Medellín as he reflects on what the streets taught him. 

Ryan Castro: 

I learned to control my time and emotions. I learned not to skip the process. I learned that singing on a bus.

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