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Ahead of her forthcoming new album Something Beautiful, pop star Miley Cyrus hosted an intimate screening of the visual album on Tuesday night (May 6). During a Q&A session with fans, the singer shared some of her favorite advice she’s received — and it came from from her godmother Dolly Parton.
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When asked about the best advice she’s received in her career, Cyrus did an impersonation of the country legend: “You do you, I’ll do me, and together we’ll be us,” she said, as fans cheered in agreement. She continued to explain the quote, saying, “I can’t be giving you and you can’t be giving me … We all just need to be ourselves.”
In taking the advice, Cyrus explained that Parton helped her understand the difference between being admired and being understood. “I don’t love the word ‘idol,’ because it feels like something you’re worshipping and I don’t want or need to be worshipped,” she said. “I just want to be loved like everyone else.”
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A fan interjected by calling the singer a “goddess,” which Cyrus playfully used to underline her point. “Well, hello! You do you and I’ll do me, and together we’ll be us!”
The screening comes nearly eight months after genealogy website Ancestry.com revealed that 79-year-old country icon Dolly Parton and 32-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus are distant relatives. But their bond goes far beyond family ties. The two have shared a deep personal and professional connection for years, from Parton’s recurring “Aunt Dolly” role on Hannah Montana to their 2023 reimagined duet of “Wrecking Ball” on Parton’s Rockstar album.
The event also spotlighted key moments from Cyrus’ upcoming album Something Beautiful, providing both a visual and emotional lens into the project’s themes. At another point during the screening, Cyrus called the new album her “gayest” project yet, sharing that it deals with themes of “beauty, but not what beauty represents by a standard of someone else’s idea.”
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Nathan Jerde, the drummer of Chicago indie-rock outfit The Ponys, has padded away, it has been confirmed.
News of Jerde’s passing was confirmed by the band on social media on Monday (May 5). “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we let you know our friend, our band mate, and our brother left this world today,” The Ponys wrote.
“Nathan was an amazing drummer and possessed savant like art skills. Nathan loved goofing around, and had the sweetest of hearts. We traveled the world together. We ate amazing meals together and we met lifelong friends together. We fought like brothers sometimes, but we had so much f–king fun together. Nathan, we will miss you so much!”
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Matador Records also expressed their “deepest condolences to all friends, family and bandmates of The Ponys’ Nathan Jerde,” with their sentiments echoed in a social post from In the Red Records, who issued The Ponys’ debut album.
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“We’re beyond sad to hear the news of the passing of Nathan Jerde of The Ponys,” In the Red’s post read. “He was an awesome guy and a fantastic drummer. To say he will be missed is an understatement.”
The Ponys were formed in Chicago in 2001 by vocalist and guitarist Jered Gunmere, who had previously performed with The Defilers and The Guilty Pleasures. Joined by girlfriend (and later, wife) Melissa Elias on bassist, the lineup was rounded out by Jerde, who was previously the drummer for The Mushuganas, and Ian Adams, who also comprised one half of Chicago duo Happy Supply, on guitar and keys.
The band released their debut album Laced with Romance in 2004 via In the Red, before teaming up with veteran producer and Electrical Audio founder Steve Albini, to record their follow-up, 2005’s Celebration Castle. The group would sign to Matador for their third album, with 2007’s Turn the Lights Out reaching No. 39 on the Heatseekers Albums chart that same year.
The band would split in 2007, with members focusing on other projects. Jerde founded the group Mother of Tears and also joined Tyler Jon Tyler as bassist, before The Ponys regrouped for a series of shows throughout 2009 and 2010.
Jerde would continue working in the music industry, focusing on the artwork for bands such as Outer Minds, Mannequin Men, and Choke Chains in the ensuing years. The Ponys would reunite again in 2016 for a series of shows, though had not played live since the following year.
Drew Afualo gives Megan Moroney her flowers, and she shares that she won Miss Sorority Girl during college, her admiration for Kacey Musgraves and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
All right, here we are with the iconic, the legendary, the unbelievably beautiful Megan Moroney. How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
I’m so excited. I mean, we’re just celebrating the girls tonight. So I love it.
Love, and you’re persevering — you don’t feel that great?
Yeah, I got a shot in my butt, my left butt cheek.
She shared that with me.
So now I shared with everyone.
And she’s still here serving. And what are you doing?
Because, Mama ain’t raise no…
Exactly. You fill in the blank, exactly. Well, I’m so excited to have you here. I’m gonna do a little fun thing for you. So I’m gonna give you some flowers. These are for you.
Thanks!
So I want to give you your flowers-
Are they real?
They are real.
Cool!
Isn’t that so funny. OK, so who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are now?
My mom.
That’s so common tonight. I love that. Moms, shout ’em out.
No, my mom, I feel like, at a very young age, gave me the confidence to be exactly who I am, and she gave me an attitude to match.
Love. I got one for my mom too, period. I love that. OK, so who do you give your flowers to for inspiring your music?
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Drew Afualo gives GloRilla her flowers as she talks about GloRilla’s era of livestreaming on Facebook while working at Checkers Drive-In at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
Team, we have the iconic, the legendary, the one and only GloRilla. Welcome backstage, how do you feel being here at the Billboard Women in Music Awards?
GloRilla:
I feel honored.
That’s amazing. You look fab.
Thank you. You look fab.
Thank you so much. Thank you. Did you guys get that on camera? I also hear you’re on tour, and you made time to come here. I love that.
Yes, I did.
How’s tour going?
It’s going great. Sold-out shows every night. You know?
Look at you, yeah, just slight work, you know, you know, a little bit.
Well, really a lot of work, but we gonna call it slight work, you know, make it look easy.
You make it look easy, tea, love that for you. OK, so I do want to ask you some fun questions, but first I’m gonna give you some flowers. Oh, look at that. That’s for you!
Oh, thank you so much.
Oh my gosh, you’re so welcome. Flowers, literally and metaphorically. But I want to ask you: Who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are now?
My fans.
Love.
Yeah, most definitely my fans and my team.
That’s amazing. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
Oh, my cousin. My cousin. I ramp up.
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Host Drew Afualo gives Becky G flowers, and she shares how Selena Quintanilla has helped inspire her music, her love for her fans and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
Y’all, we’re here with the talented, iconic, hilarious and stunningly gorgeous Becky G, period. How are you feeling being here at Billboard Women in Music?
Becky G:
We’re not just at Billboard Women in Music. We’re in Inglewood, my hometown, so I’m very happy to be home. It’s very nice. And also, we’re celebrating so many bada– women.
So I love that, and I do want to start off by giving you your flowers. First, hold on. Here you go. That’s for you. So I’d like to ask you: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
Ooh, um, my mom. I quite literally would not be here without her.
I love that, that’s beautiful. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
Selena Quintanilla, easy answer.
What a grand answer. “Si Una Vez” is my favorite song of hers. Yours?
All of them, of course, all of them — “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Tú Sólo Tú,” “Si Una Vez”
We love that.
I can go on and on.
Don’t get me started on Selena.
It’s fine.
OK? And last, kind of serious one, what do you give flowers to your fans for?
Oh, you know, I think any artist who’s been doing it for a long time, one thing we can thank our fans for is rocking with us throughout every phase. Yeah, I grew up doing this longer than I’ve ever not been doing it, and they have seen my life is basically chronological on the Internet, like a bubble.
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Whiskey Myers talk about their favorite things about Stagecoach, their new album, being on ‘Yellowstone’ and more at Stagecoach 2025.
Tetris KellyWell Whiskey Myers has decided to come kick it with Billboard before they’re set at stagecoach. How’s it going? Fellas?
Whiskey MyersYes, it’s going good man. How are you I’m good man. But like, you guys are pros at this. You’ve had your own festival for seven years, which is crazy. So how do you bring in that energy to stagecoach for the second time?
Whiskey MyersOh, man, it’s just, we’re just happy to be here, man, and to win the weather. You know, it’s always great to get out here, so we’ll just bring whatever we usually just try to bring to it. And
Tetris KellyI mean, you guys clearly love festivals, because you’re bringing a new one, even to Florida. So why Florida? And what’s that festival gonna be all about?
Whiskey MyersYou know, the weather we’ve done, you know, we’ve done festivals around our home. We’ve done festivals around, I guess, Kansas, and some other stuff. So, I mean, we’d never done went to beach, so it seemed like a pretty good idea.
Tetris KellyWhat do you enjoy about stagecoach specifically?
Whiskey MyersI mean, it’s cool. It’s good setup. You know, they ain’t messing around. I mean, we’ll play music wherever. You know, that’s always been our MO we always been a touring band. So we’re just happy to be here and play music for the people.
Tetris KellyAnd I mean, you guys are fresh off an announcement new album coming out in September. So tell me about the album. First of all, you got to explain the name of the album to me. And what does it mean?
Whiskey Myers‘Whomp Whack Thunder.’ Yeah, we went on there. We went in there and whomped on things, whacked on things, and made some thunder, I guess. But it just kind of came out like that. It’s a cool record. Man, it’s a real rocking, kind of high energy record. We did it in Nashville with Jay Joyce and proud of it comes out this fall.
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When Ghost’s new studio album Skeletá debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart (dated May 10), it not only secured the band its first No. 1, but also marked the first hard rock set to reach No. 1 in over four years. The last hard rock title at No. 1 was AC/DC’s Power Up – which […]
Host Drew Afualo gives our 2025 Billboard Women in Music Woman of the Year honoree Doechii flowers for her cover of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” and asks who she would give her flowers to for supporting and inspiring her throughout her career backstage at Billboard’s Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afaulo
Hey, y’all, it’s true. I’m backstage at Billboard Women in Music Awards. I’m with the one, the only, the iconic, the legendary Swamp Princess, Ms. Doechii. Oh my gosh. How are you feeling tonight?
Doechii
I feel good!
Drew Afualo
I feel good too. OK, so we’re gonna do something real fun. Well, first off, let me ask you: How do you feel being here celebrating women in music?
Doechii
I feel really good. I feel safe, like I feel just held up, like the energy in the room is so good. I thought I was gonna be nervous, but my girls got me, so.
Drew Afaulo
I said the same thing. I said the energy is so light. Yes, no men involved. Oh yeah. OK, so I’m actually gonna ask you some questions. But first things first, I’m gonna give you some flowers.
Doechii
Thank you!
Drew Afaulo
They’re for you and they are real. And I want to ask you: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
Doechii
Wow, who do I give flowers to to getting me here? It has to be my mother. It would be my little sister for supporting me and critiquing me. My coaches and artists that came before me, like Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Erykah Badu, Beyoncé, etc.
Drew Afaulo
We have to. And who do you give your flowers to for inspiring your music?
Doechii
Oh, probably one of my friends from high school who told me that I could make music by myself. Her name is Taylor Moon. She’s amazing. Love my school, Blake High School, and all of my musical influences.
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Host Drew Afualo gives our 2025 Billboard Women in Music Breakthrough honoree Ángela Aguilar flowers for being a pug mom, and Aguilar returns the favor to her mom, her fans and her husband for supporting her backstage at Billboard’s Women In Music 2025.
Drew Afaulo
Here we are again, backstage with the iconic, the legendary Ángela Aguilar. Honored to have you, queen. How are you feeling tonight?
Ángela Aguilar
I’m so happy. No more nerves. Tequila hit and the speech was good. I feel good.
Drew Afaulo
Period. I could hear the mariachis in the air.
Ángela Aguilar
I know!
Drew Afaulo
Stunning and gorgeous. And when they walked out, I said, ‘Period, period, period,’ as they were walking past. ‘Yes, thank you. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Work, it, work, it.’ Love that. I think you’re stunning and amazing. So actually, first I want to ask you, how does it feel celebrating other women in music tonight?
Ángela Aguilar
It feels amazing. You know, I’m very happy to be here, because my mom has always been behind the scenes, and she was always my momager, she was like, helping me since I was very little with like my dress and stuff,
Drew Afaulo
That’s cute.
Ángela Aguilar
And they’re honoring her tonight as well.
Drew Afaulo
Oh my gosh, how amazing.
Ángela Aguilar
The first awards ceremony that they honor me and my mom, and she deserves it more than I do.
Drew Afaulo
Oh my gosh, that’s so sweet and amazing. What a milestone. Incredible. So for some fun things, I actually am going to give you some flowers tonight.
Ángela Aguilar
Thank you!
Drew Afaulo
Yes, of course, these are for you, both literally and metaphorically, giving you your flowers. These are well known, my favorites, mine too. Look at us. OK, and we’re falling in love. My question for you is: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
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