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10 Jul 2024

Grupo Firme Takes Billboard Behind the Scenes of Their La Ultima Peda Tour | Billboard News

Grupo Firme takes Billboard behind the scenes of their La Ultima Peda Tour. The Mexican group shares what they’re hoping to achieve with this concert, their upcoming collaboration with Demi Lovato and what it was like to record their song, the impact of Regional Mexican music on Latin music and more!

Ingrid Fajarado:
The last party with Billboard and …

Grupo Firme:
Grupo Firme!!!

Eduin Caz: 
It’s not our last tour. The reason for the title of The Last Party is that the last party never really happens. I think this time around in this last year we took a sabbatical year, we could call it that. I feel like everything is in good harmony and it has, and it has to keep flowing like this because, in reality, this tour is for that, to just go with the flow. I’m explaining myself correctly?!? But I want to enjoy it one day at a time. I finish my show and the next day if I want to take my mom shopping, because my mom is in the hotel right now, I bring her everywhere, I bring my children, you get it right? I bring my whole family, and if my bandmates want to be with their families two or three days before, do it. There’s nothing I’ll do about it.

We are in Miami because we have a show this weekend, we had a couple of interview, we all got to hangout together. We just all got to hangout together. 

Jhonny Caz: 
We had some interviews with some networks that get filmed here in Miami.

Interviewer: 
I saw one of the interviews and was intrigued about what you said in the interview about a collaboration that you are doing.

Eduin Caz:
Yes, there’s a collaboration with Demi Lovato. 

Interviewer: 
Very good.

Keep watching to learn more!

10 Jul 2024

Drake Loses a Soccer Bet & Is Reportedly Working On New Music | Billboard News

Drake loses a $300,000 bet on the Copa America Canada versus Argentina game, and is reportedly working on new music. Keep watching for the details!

Tetris Kelly: 
Drake gets trolled by a soccer team while he’s apparently working on new music. WOP WOP WOP WOP WOP: Argentina beat Canada in the Copa America semi-final on Tuesday, and Drake was bold enough to post he bet $300,000 on Canada winning. Can I borrow some of that? Argentina took notice and trolls certified loverboy posting, “Not like us, not with us,” with the team celebrating.

Hopefully Drake has something to celebrate soon. His boy Akademics is riding hard on X, posting, “All u ***** who been acting like Drake finished… bookmark this tweet for 6 months from now. We don’t want u ****** no where near us…… Remember that.” Adding “and yes.. enjoy all the other noise and bs.. Drake new music otw. and its fye…. trust.”

Do you think Drake is ready for a comeback after the Kendrick Lamar KO? Let us know in the comments.

09 Jul 2024

Julia Fox Comes Out as Lesbian | Billboard News

Julia Fox, former girlfriend of Ye, has officially come out via TikTok, keep watching to see how she announced it!

Julia Fox:

I was that lesbian. So, sorry boys!

Tetris Kelly:

Pride month may be over, but Julia Fox is our and proud!

Ye’s ex let her followers on TikTok know that she’s done with men. The multi-hyphenate who has a child with her ex-husband, Peter Artemiev, has never been shy to talk about her sexuality, like she did on Showtime’s Ziwe.

Julia Fox:

I have a gay bone and I need to explore that more. Like, maybe my ex-boyfriends weren’t wrong when they called me a lesbian and complaining that I never wanted to have sex with them.

Tetris Kelly:

Congrats to Julia on being her authentic self, and here’s to having a brat summer!

09 Jul 2024

Hot 100 First-Timers: Yuki Chiba, Loco & BabyTron All Score First Entries Thanks to Collaborations

Yuki Chiba, Loco and BabyTron all notch their first career entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated July 13) thanks to a series of A-list collaborations.

Yuki Chiba is already established in the Japanese hip-hop scene, but he earns his first crossover hit in the United States thanks to his featured appearance on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Mamushi.” Released June 28 on her third studio album Megan, the song debuts at No. 68 on the Hot 100 with 7.3 million official U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads sold in its opening week, according to Luminate. It also starts at No. 18 on Hot Rap Songs and No. 21 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The bilingual track features Megan dishing a few bars in Japanese. (Megan debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.)

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The Japanese-Korean artist, who primarily releases music under the name KOHH (his father’s surname), hails from Oji, Kita, Tokyo, and has been releasing music for over a decade. He has released six studio LPs (all as KOHH), most recently The Lost Tapes in 2022. Before “Mamushi,” Yuki Chiba had appeared on Billboard’s charts with Dirt II (Side A), which reached No. 14 on World Albums in July 2016.

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Loco (real name: Kwon Hyuk-woo) makes his Hot 100 arrival thanks to his new track with Jimin, “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band.” The song, released June 28 via BigHit Music/Geffen/ICLG, debuts at No. 88 with 6.8 million U.S. streams and 11,000 sold. It also launches at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales, as well as No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales, earning Loco his first leader and Jimin his fifth (apart from BTS).

Loco, from South Korea, has been releasing solo music for over a decade, including two studio albums — Bleached in 2017 and Weak in 2023, with the former reaching No. 7 on World Albums. The rapper has additionally charted four tracks on World Digital Song Sales, including three top 10s: “Can’t Help Myself” (by Eric Nam featuring Loco; No. 4 peak), “Young” (with Baekhyun; No. 4) and “All I Wanna Do” (by Jay Park featuring Hoody and Loco; No. 9).

BabyTron (aka, James Johnson IV) likewise reaches the Hot 100 for the first time, thanks to his co-billed turn on Eminem’s “Tobey,” also with Big Sean. Released July 2 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/ICLG, the song debuts at No. 95 after just three days of tracking. It earned 5 million streams and sold 3,000 units. The song concurrently opens at No. 23 on Hot Rap Songs and No. 26 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

BabyTron, from Ypsilanti, Mich., is a member of hip-hop trio ShittyBoyz. He has also released five solo albums and multiple mixtapes, three of which have charted on the Billboard 200: Bin Reaper 3: Old Testament (No. 69 peak in 2022), Bin Reaper 3: New Testament (No. 100; 2023) and MegaTron II (No. 43; 2023).

09 Jul 2024

BLACKPINK’s LISA Headlines Global Citizen & Links With Rosé, Jennie Apologizes | Billboard News

LISA’s a headliner for the 2024 Global Citizen Festival, marking this as her first live solo set. She also linked up with Rosé on TikTok, and Jennie released a statement about being spotted vaping in a recent vlog. Keep watching for the details.

Tetris Kelly:
LISA’s set to make her first solo festival appearance, while Jennie apologizes for vaping. Here’s what the women of BLACKPINK are up to.

LISA just earned her first Global 200 excluding the U.S. No. 1 with “ROCKSTAR,” and now she’s heading to New York. Lalisa will join the likes of Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone and Rauw Alejandro when she takes the stage as a headliner at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Sept. 28.

And while we love her new solo hit, it was nice to see LISA reunite with Rosé on TikTok. More BLACKPINK reunions please!

Meanwhile, Jennie issued an apology after some fans were outraged by a video of her vaping. In the YouTube vlog, Jennie was seen vaping while in hair and makeup, which has now been removed from the video. Her agency released a statement saying in part, “Jennie acknowledges and deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors and causing inconvenience to the staff. Jennie has personally apologized to all the staff on-site who may have been affected.”

Do you think she needed to apologize? Let us know in the comments.

09 Jul 2024

Joaquina Shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Her | Billboard

Joaquina shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know about her, including insight on her first album and her single, “pesimista.”

Joaquina:

Hi friends, I’m Joaquina and these are five thing you may not know about me. Number one, my favorite food is pasta and milanesa, in no specific order. Separate, together, whatever, in any form, made any way, any preparation, always. Number two, the last song I released is called “pesimista,” but it’s actually a love song. And I think it’s a bit of an ironic title, but I thought it was funny to name it that on purpose. Number three, I think I have very poor time management and I’m trying to get better at that. I have learned to do my makeup anywhere possible, the bathroom, the car, on the street, in a dumpster, in a restaurant. No mirror? Doesn’t matter, I’ll use my cell phone camera. No cell phone camera? Doesn’t matter, I’ll use my imagination. You have to problem solve and here we are. In fact, I think my eyeliner is the only thing in my life that I do fast, that’s the truth. Number four, I am making my first album and the whole process has me feeling absolutely crazy, in every sense of the word, crazy with love, but also crazy because I am very obsessive when I write and my brain never stops thinking about the songs. And I think all the songs on the album were written in hotel rooms, in my room, in airplanes, in cabs, in cars, I think in everywhere but a studio.

Keep watching to learn more!

09 Jul 2024

John Summit’s ‘Comfort In Chaos’ Debut Album, Relationship With Kaskade & More | Billboard News

John Summit’s been selling out arenas like Madison Square Garden, and we had the opportunity to talk to him about his latest album ‘Comfort In Chaos,’ his relationship with Kaskade, closing out EDC 2024 with childhood idol, Green Velvet, being accepted by the house music scene in Chicago and more!

John Summit:

The only way to get people to not say your name is by doing nothing, is by saying nothing. 

Katie Baine:

Exactly. 

John Summit:

And I do not want to choose that route. Hi, I’m John Sumit and you’re watching Billboard News.

Katie Baine: 

We have a lot to talk about yeah cuz you’re a busy man. Tell me about closing out EDC and playing with Green Velvet and what that moment was like for you.

John Summit:

That was like absolutely surreal, like Green Velvets been my childhood hero for you know, ever Since I started listening to house music, when he came out with “Percolator” like the year I was born. 1994, which is crazy. And then yeah, closing out EDC which is like, if you like every DJ stream, I think it was like 150,000 people in the crowd so… Which is weird like I thought I’d be nervous walking up. It’s like so many that like he kind of like your mind can’t even process and we just played it like a straight up Chicago house set and people liked it. So we’re happy.

Katie Baine:

Did I catch you crying for a minute there? At the end. 

John Summit:

It got a little emotional. 

Katie Baine:

Okay well tell me what was going on through your mind or like your your emotions at that moment? Because that’s a big deal.

John Summit:

I mean, I closed out the festival with “Go Back,” which is my new single with Sub Focus and Julia Church, you know. The writing behind it is you know, when I hear that sound…

Keep watching for more!

08 Jul 2024

Kesha Celebrates ‘JOYRIDE’ as an Independent Artist | Billboard News

Kesha celebrates her release of “JOYRIDE,” her first single as an independent artist, and other women in music. Keep watching to find out more!

Tetris Kelly:

Kesha’s celebrating her first release as a free woman, reflecting on her past and shutting down her haters. Kesha dropped “JOYRIDE” on the Fourth of July, her first song as an independent artist and she’s having fun while trolls are hating. She took to X and shared some snaps in a bikini saying in part. “to those who think you’re shaming me, you’re actually making me feel very powerful.” Kesha also celebrated “Praying” seven year anniversary, tweeting, “as i race like a madman into this iconic chapter of my life, i can’t help but appreciate how hard this joy has been fought for.” And when she’s not celebrating her new release with Beverly Hills housewives, she’s celebrating other women in music. Kesha posted a video on TikTok using Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” with the caption, “proud to be a woman in music.” Girls keep the hits coming this summer.

08 Jul 2024

Tinashe’s Creative Process For Viral Hit, “Nasty” | How It Went Down | Billboard

In today’s episode of ‘How It Went Down,’ Tinashe reveals how she created “Nasty,” from the beat to the music video. She shares her reactions to the memes and the song’s virality, discusses whether she’s found someone to “match her freak,” and more!

Tinashe:

Hey, I’m Tinashe and this is How It Went Down for my song “Nasty.” I really wanted to create a song that was fun, that had this confident energy about it. So I thought that there was no better song than to write something that kind of came from this persona that I’ve created in my mind. Nasty Nashe is this character that I like to tap into when I’m feeling really confident and braggadocious and hot and sexy. So I wanted to write a song from that perspective, that kind of felt like that. So I thought, why not just write a song named “Nasty.” The session for “Nasty” happened over a couple of times. The first session that we did, we worked on the beat with Ricky Reed made this kind of two chord section that went from this minor chord to this major chord section, which I really loved. I took that beat home with me and just kind of started thinking about ideas. And then I was driving in my car and I was recording myself singing and vibing and free-styling on the beats. And then all of a sudden, I came up with “I’ve been a nasty girl, nasty. Is somebody gonna match my freak?” It really just felt instinctual. It was just something that kind of came to me at the time. So I listened to that recording, I took it to the studio and I was like, I think I got an idea. When I’m in the studio, I like to be comfortable. I like to be just in my zone. I don’t want too many distractions.

08 Jul 2024

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for July 13, 2024 | Billboard News

Will Shaboozey finally get his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1?

Tetris Kelly:
There’s a new top 10 and No. 1 in this week’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated July 13. Chappell Roan blasts into the top 10 at No. 10. Teddy Swims is still at last week’s No. 9. As is Benson Boone at No. 8 and “Too Sweet” at No. 7.

“Please Please Please” falls a spot to six. “Million Dollar Baby” is up to five. “Espresso” is still at four, as Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” holds at three. Post and Morgan fall from last week’s No. 1 spot.

And grabbing his first ever Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 is Shaboozey with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

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