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Ahead of NLE Choppa’s interview release, we give you a sneak peek where he breaks down the Kendrick Lamar & Drake beef, who won, and more! NLE Choppa: I think the win is like, you know, how Kendrick go home and feel about it, and how Drizzy will go home and feel about it. I […]
On May 5th, the inaugural Spicoli Scramble Invitational celebrated the life and legacy of Quinn Coleman, co-founder of DC music festival Trillectro, Capitol Records A&R, and Debra Lee’s beloved son. Over 150 of Coleman’s closest friends and family came out to support, raising over $20,000, for the Recording Academy’s Quinn Coleman Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Modi Oyewole (Coleman’s Co-Founder of Trillectro Music Festival), Hannah Wittman (sal&co), and William “VJ” White (creator of party series WORD OF MOUTH) put together a beautiful event, celebrating Quinn’s life and the significant impact he had in music. His unexpected passing in August 2020 left a void, but his legacy thrives through the scholarship fund established in his honor.
“It was truly heartwarming to have friends and family, some who traveled from across the country, to celebrate our friend Quinn. It’s been four years since he left us, so it felt really good to get people together in the name of competition and camaraderie. Emotional for sure, since we all just wish he was out there playing with us,” explained Coleman’s longtime friend & business partner Modi Oyewole.
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The Spicoli Scramble Invitational was named after Coleman’s DJ name, Spicoli. To truly honor his legacy and impact on the industry, his friends curated an impressive list of DJs including Dj Domo, DJ Osh Kosh, Jadaboo, DJ Sean G, Jonny Rabbit, and Smiles Davis.
Among the tournament participants, Mike Pak (Koreatown Run Club), Alex James (Pleasures), Camille Hyde (The CW’s All American: Homecoming), Lester Spellman (Spellman Performance), and more competed in the Par 3 10 hole 4-player scramble.
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Official brand sponsors for the event included: Lululemon, Celaya Tequila, Happy Dad, Topo Chico, OnlyGolfers, and Swang.
The Recording Academy’s Quinn Coleman Memorial Scholarship aims to empower emerging Black music creators by offering financial scholarships and a comprehensive career development program for underrepresented college students. To date, the initiative has effectively dismantled obstacles within the music industry by providing students with professional growth opportunities that will help them secure full-time work opportunities in the industry after graduation.
Learn more about the inaugural Spicoli Scramble and donate to the Recording Academy’s Quinn Coleman Memorial Scholarship fund HERE.
After an 11-year hiatus, New Kids on the Block banded together once more to create and release their new album ‘Still Kids.’ They share how their new song “Better Days” was created, their thoughts on *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, what fans can expect on their upcoming nostalgic Magic Summer tour and more!
Joey McIntyre:
It involved wooing room service, a bottle of wine. Yeah.
Donnie Wahlberg:
And then he played hard to get for two days, wouldn’t talk to John, so John would go “what happened? He’s not texting me.”
New Kids on the Block:
Hey, we’re the New Kids on the Block. This is Billboard News.
Jason Lipshutz:
You guys have a new album out for the first time in 11 years. What is the feeling like? What does today feel like for you guys?
Joey McIntyre:
Well, it is exciting to finally be able to share the album. I mean, it’s been finished and ready to go for a little bit. It’s exciting and just hearing the fans, you know, diving in right away. We’re excited, we’re proud of the album, and excited to play it, and have listening parties. Right, Jordan?
Jordan Knight:
It’s always fun to put new music out and share it with the fans. It’s something you’ve been working on for a year, or whatever how long it took us.
Jason Lipshutz:
Have you guys been scrolling social media feeds? Are you the type of guys that scroll, like to see the reactions, like favorite songs? Getting the music out? Like, are you guys plugged in on that? Or do you just kind of let it go?
Joey McIntyre:
I was just on there, yeah. And the fans are already calling out different songs.
Watch the full interview above!
In the third episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson discuss the aftermath of the 2016 video of Diddy physically assaulting ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura as well as new sexual assault allegations against him and how this will forever tarnish his legacy. They also debate whether Lauryn Hill’s singular album […]
With RM’s solo project Right Place, Wrong Person coming out May 23, we take a look at his impressive chart success as a solo artist and with BTS. His hits such as “Wild Flower” and “Butter,” to name a few, have landed him on various Billboard charts.
Narrator:RM is gearing up for the release of his upcoming solo project, Right Place, Wrong Person, and to celebrate, we’re highlighting some of his biggest chart accomplishments. This is Billboard Explains RM’s Monster Chart Success.
RM made his solo chart debut in March 2015 under his Rap Monster name, thanks to his song “P.D.D” with Warren G. The song debuted at No. 9 on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. Then, his self-titled solo mixtape debuted at No. 12 on the World Albums Chart the next month.
“P.D.D” was just the beginning for RM on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. He has 19 top 10s, and four have gone to No. 1, including “Wild Flower,” his collaboration with Youjeen. “Wild Flower” was a big success for RM: The track gave him his first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 40 on the Billboard Global 200.
On the Billboard 200, RM has charted two projects: the mixtape, mono, which peaked at No. 26 in 2018, and his debut album Indigo, which hit No. 3 in 2022.
And we can’t forget the massive chart success he had with BTS. The group has charted six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, most recently with ‘Proof’ in June 2022. And they have had six No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Dynamite,” their Coldplay collab “My Universe,” and “Butter,” which dominated for 10 weeks in 2021.
Stay tuned to see where RM’s new project takes him next on the Billboard charts.
After a four-year hiatus, Nathy Peluso is back with her new album, Grasa. She talks about how it encapsulates her growth from her 20s to her 30s, how her dad inspired the title, her various collaborations including Blood Orange, Ca7riel, Paco Amoroso and more!
Isabela Raygoza:You also play the guitar, right?
Nathy Peluso:I do, but with these nails it’s impossible. When I go to the studio, I cut them.
Isabela Raygoza:I was looking at your nails and how beautiful they look.
Nathy Peluso:So grasa, so red.
Isabela Raygoza: They’re grasa.
Nathy Peluso:Yes, grasa!
Isabela Raygoza: I’m using the word, too.
Nathy Peluso:Hi, I’m Nathy Peluso, and this is Billboard News.
Isabela Raygoza: Thank you for coming. We saw that you were a guest on Karol G’s tour. That was incredible.
Nathy Peluso:She is very generous, she invited me to play in Buenos Aires, which means a lot to me. That was the first time we sang “Gato Malo,” which is the song we’ve had together for years. We’ve never played it together like that in person and it was super special. She has a very gigantic, beautiful, spectacular show, and I also love her very much as a friend. It was very special.
Isabela Raygoza: Grasa is the name of your album. I think it’s an incredible and catchy name, isn’t it? Tell me, why Grasa?What’s the story?
Nathy Peluso:This album took a lot of time and phases of my life, searching for what I wanted to say. In the end, it all showed in this album. And I wanted the title to come on its own. I didn’t have a title. I did all of the album without the title.
Keep watching to learn more!
Alana Springsteen brought friends together to crack a Bud Light and offered a glimpse into her songwriting process and more in her installment of the Billboard Presents Bud Light Backyard series. Fans 21 and older can catch Springsteen when she and several country hitmakers perform as part of Billboard Presents Bud Light Backyard, a two-day concert […]
After the release of a 2016 video of Diddy physically assaulting former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, the rapper faces new sexual assault allegations. Tetris Kelly: Diddy is hit with a new sexual assault lawsuit and 50 Cent reportedly finds a home for his documentary. After CNN released security footage of Diddy assaulting Cassie in a hotel […]
It’s Tuesday, May 21st, and JoJo Siwa celebrated her 21st birthday at Disney World by “drinking around the world.” Eminem continues to tease fans with Slim Shady’s demise by posting a cryptic message on X. Victoria Monét cancels her performances at Governors Ball and two other festivals due to ongoing health issues. Confused about the […]
Russ started as an independent artist who released 11 mixtapes before signing with Columbia Records. Later he would become 100% independent again, and he shares what’s needed to make it as an independent artist and more! Tetris Kelly: When it comes to being an independent artist, perhaps nobody is as loud and proud as Russ. […]