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Taylor Swift threw her two cents into the presidential race on Tuesday night after the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Here’s what she had to say about throwing her support behind the VP. Tetris Kelly: Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, and Kamala has fully embraced it with music and merch. […]

Diddy has been hit with a $100 million judgment in a sexual assault lawsuit brought to him by inmate Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith. Keep watching for the full story. Tetris Kelly: Diddy’s been told to cough up $100 million in a sexual assault case he blew off. Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith: I’d like to either preserve the […]

Beyoncé sat down with GQ magazine and got candid about who she listens to, her life and more. Keep watching to see our favorite moments from her cover with GQ! Tetris Kelly:Beyoncé is on the cover of GQ, and she’s being candid about pop stardom, who she’s listening to, she even had time to go […]

Suki Waterhouse’s second album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, is coming soon. The singer, model and actress shares how she recorded the album while pregnant, how her role in Daisy Jones and the Six inspired her to tackle her solo career, a glimpse into her upcoming tour and more!=

Hey, I’m Lindsey Havens for Billboard News, and we are here with artist, singer-songwriter, actress, model, whatever, Suki Waterhouse. 

Hi! 

I feel like I need to say that’s a song title, which we will get into — you just, like, do so much.

She’s a model, actress, whatever. 

Your second album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin album,  I want to ask first how it was different this time compared to the making of your debut album.

The first record I made, I’d never made a record before. I’d been releasing things by myself for, like, 10 years, 8-10, years, so  I didn’t have a label, I didn’t have any team. There was no sort of, like, there was nothing behind me at that point. And then I kind of went and asked a couple of people if they would sign it, and everyone said no. And then Sub Pop said yes, but I had to kind of really bang down the door. And it took like, six months of writing emails, and they said, “No, we don’t want to listen to any songs from models or actresses, whatevers.”

So it was a completely different experience this time. I’ve been able to collaborate with different people, and, you know, have, yeah, have different artists that I could call up, and a few more people wanted to get in the room with me than they did before. So it was, like, very, very different in that way. 

BOYNEXTDOOR shares how 19.99 marks the group’s journey into adulthood and how the album’s themes deal with the emotions surrounding that. The boys talk about how “부모님 관람불가 (Dangerous)” and “Nice Guy” portray the epitome of their personal stories, why K-Pop is no longer a genre, but a culture, their first Japanese release and more!

Hey, what’s up? It’s Tetris with Billboard News, hanging out with BOYNEXTDOOR. How’s it going, fellas? So you guys have a busy, busy time right now, you obviously announced your album ‘19.99.’

Yeah that’s right!

So tell me about the album and tell me about the title because why 19.99?

The album explores the emotions experienced just before turning 20. Specifically, the tracks express the intricate emotions that precede and follow turning 20. That’s the key point to focus on, so please look forward to it. 

We’re watching the growth. 

Yeah, that’s right. The album captures BOYNEXTDOOR’s journey to adulthood. This album is especially involved with a lot of our story, our true stories. We felt a lot of some kind of pain, some kind of happiness, and some kind of thankfulness. We always feel pain for growing, so that is our story.

I mean, you’re covering a lot of emotions there. The pre-release track was called “(Dangerous).”

That’s right!

Tell me about that song and why that was the perfect song to set the tone.

The pre-release track “Dangerous” shows our mischievous side. We sometimes would imagine things like not listening to our moms, hanging out with friends all night, and so on, as students before we turned 20. We tried to uniquely express in our own way the diverse feelings we had, wanting to just have fun. 

Oh you guys are really giving both sides because that’s “Dangerous,” but then the main single “Nice Guy.” So tell me about “Nice Guy.” 

Keep watching for more!

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