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After performing at Viña del Mar, Bacilos sits down to talk about how they feel about their performance, being huge Carín León fans, how their career has changed since they first started, releasing Pequeños Romances as independent artists and more!
Ingrid Fagardo:Hi, friends at Billboard, we’re here at Viña del Mar, finally. Today, we’re here with Bacilos. How are you?
Bacilos:Really good, thank you. What a great invitation, and it’s great to be considered for Viña, thank you.
Ingrid Fagardo:We’ve really enjoyed this week in different forms. We’ve seen you guys as judges. How do you feel about Bacilos:this week being a judge and being a fan?
Bacilos:Because we’ve also had the opportunity to see artists that we admire on the stage, and obviously we admire the guys to have the courage to come here, to this novelty of a stage, and to be able to come to this monster. It requires a lot, it inspires a lot, and there’s a lot of respect.
Ingrid Fagardo:It’s the first time you’re judging right?
Bacilos:Yes, the first time.
Ingrid Fagardo:I know that the night when you guys were performing, you guys made us dance. It was a really, I don’t know, it was a night full of partying. It didn’t matter how cold it was, the time didn’t matter, it was literally a Bacilos party.
Bacilos:Yes, it was beautiful. The people were great. After Marc performed … Well to sing and perform after Marc felt like a responsibility, a challenge almost, but the people stayed. They stayed outside on a cold night.
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It’s almost Global Day of Unplugging, and in honor of it, Mustard, Lucky Daye, Lil Mosey and more shared how they take a break from their screens to reconnect.
Starting at sundown and lasting for the next 24 hours, take a moment — whether it’s a minute, an hour, or the full day — to unplug and be present.
How do you unplug? Let us know in the comments!
Rania Aniftos:You’re always plugged in, always locked in. What do you do to unplug?
Lucky Daye:I’ll travel or it’s really tough for me to unplug first of all, but I’ll break something just to put it back together.
Julia Michaels:Things I do to unplug? Oh, I love the sun. Love to be in the grass. I love a drive.
Tetris Kelly:There we go.
Julia Michaels:Love a long drive.
Lil Mosey:It’s hard to unplug. I was just saying last night. Right when you see a video on any Instagram, TikTok, you’re stuck in there for a whole hour just going.
Rania Aniftos:Going down the rabbit hole with the weirdest stuff, too.
Lil Mosey:You just gotta throw your phone out the window or something. Just call it a day.
Tetris Kelly:For the people that might be at home right now feeling like I don’t know what to do. I’m tired of scrolling through Twitter or X. What advice do you have to them?
Green Day:Take a break, stay off of social media for a while. I think one of the worst things in the world is the anxiety that we all feel collectively, and I think it has a lot to do with social media freaking us out even more, and then all of a sudden, you just realize you go and you hang out with a friend and you just make those connections that you’re supposed to make.
Lady Gaga’s Mayhem is out today, and the pop singer discusses how the chaos of her earlier work influenced this album, her relationship with the media, how she’s grown as an artist, her fan interactions and more!
What do you think of Mayhem? Let us know in the comments below!
Lady Gaga:To me, if you can repeat your fingerprints, they’re your fingerprints. I don’t want to drive anyone insane, but also, thank you so much. So, like I tried to have a lot of fun making this record. I always embark on a very like organic musical process, and the album always begins with the music. There have been times in my career where I had, like, an idea in terms of, like, how to conceptually approach a record. I would say that this album from start to finish, it was like pieces coming together, and I did not want to turn it into anything artificial. I really wanted to allow myself to, like, just follow the music. It started to slowly remind me of, like, my earlier work, the mayhem of my approach to pop music, which is, like, something that, like, is mine, that I feel proud of. I did want the chaos to end, and that’s why the record is the way that it is. It’s sort of like there being an end of insight to the chaos — I think gives it some hope.
Stephen Daw:What was it that was kind of fearful for you about doing that?
I think I felt a lot of pressure. Yeah. Felt pressure to, yeah, like, ever since my first album. You know, I did listen to what people would say, “Will she outdo herself? Can she top herself? She live up to it? You know, she needs to evolve,” or she, you know, “she hasn’t changed enough.” There was a lot of noise. I was young, too, of course, you know. And I’m 38 now, I’m a lot more confident in myself, but I think I found my confidence in this record.
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Eladio Carrión shares what he loves about his fans, what to expect from his new album, how he’s preparing for the tour, why he loves performing and more!
Ingrid Fajardo:Hello, my friends at Billboard! Today from Viña del Mar we are with the great Eladio Carrión.
Eladio Carrión:Hello, hello, hello!
How are you? It’s a pleasure to have you here. We’re enjoying the view. I was telling you that we brought a bit of San Juan.
Clearly, I feel like I’m in San Juan here next to the hill.
Exactly, next to the hill. How are you, Eladio? How do you feel? Nervous?
I’m really good, I never get nervous. I was an athlete for many years. Those are pure nerves when you’re going to compete against other people. Do you get me? This is moreso eagerness to get on the stage, to see how the experience is, to see how people enjoy the show. You get me? It’s more eagerness than nervousness.
What–
I’m doing good though, how are you?
I’m doing good, too. What have you listened to or what expectations do you have for the “monsters,” as fans call it here,
The “monsters?” They call themselves “monsters”?
The fans do because it’s not easy.
Oh no, what are they here? They’re the best, right? Here they’re part of the top five fandoms in the world. I love to come here for that reason. They live the music, the feelings at the shows. You get me? They enjoy it because there’s nothing more beautiful to be an artist, a singer and see the people enjoying the music. Do you really get me? There’s nothing more beautiful than that.
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Daniel Seavey’s bid for solo stardom is no surprise. At 25, Seavey has already been carving his path in the industry for years — first capturing attention on American Idol in 2015, and then making waves as a member of a pop group, formerly known as Why Don’t We. Now, he is once again stepping into the spotlight as a solo artist with the release of his debut album, Second Wind, out today (Mar. 7), using the project to prove that his journey is just getting started.
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Following the formation of Why Don’t We in 2016, Seavey and the rest of the group scored a pair of top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, earned a top 40 hit on the Hot 100 with 2020’s “Fallin’ (Adrenaline),” and toured the world, with sold-out shows alongside the rest of the group later leading to solo performances. Yet Seavey’s pursuit of music stalled in 2022, when Why Don’t We disbanded amid lawsuits between their former manager and then-current management over control of the group.
The ligitation forced Seavey to cancel his 2023 solo tour in support of his debut EP, Dancing In The Dark. The case finally concluded last Thursday (Feb. 27), with a jury ruling that the four ex-band members named in the lawsuit (Zach Herron, Corbyn Besson, Jonah Marais, and Jack Avery) owed their former managers a symbolic $1 each, but could no longer utilize the Why Don’t We name.
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With all the hurdles Seavey has overcome as an artist, he’s not only been determined to solidify his spot in the industry as a solo artist, but to also make his mark. Following multiple EPs and singles throughout 2023 and 2024, Second Wind encompasses the mentality of growing older while clinging onto youth: the project, which was executive produced by Michael Pollack, draws inspiration from early-’00s pop-rock, blending infectious energy with introspective lyrics, and radiating both optimism and artistic freedom.
Determined to reconnect with the childlike joy of making music, Seavey aimed to create something fun and meaningful. Throughout the 12 tracks on Second Wind, he opens up to fans, sharing his struggles and hopes for the future in an honest and heartfelt way.
This month, he’ll embark on his international headlining tour in support of the project, kicking off on March 18 in Dallas and wrapping up in June in Auckland, New Zealand. His jump into a world tour comes as no surprise — Seavey has been anxious to hit the road. In 2024, he built momentum as an opener for Benson Boone’s Fireworks and Rollerblades world tour and Dean Lewis’ Sad Boi Winter run, in addition to a main stage slot at Lollapalooza in Chicago.
Billboard sat down with the star to discuss his album, touring and his plans for the future in music.
Congratulations on the release of your debut album, Second Wind. How does it feel to finally be putting it out for the rest of the world to hear?
It is the biggest relieving moment to have it finally coming out. It was a long time coming, more than I would have hoped, but it also feels really special timing in that I finally got my head out of all the dark clouds of the last couple years and what better way to celebrate that than to have people hear the music that I’m putting my heart into… It nails how I feel, I’m hitting a second wind, and enjoying life right now and excited for [fans] to hear that in the songs.
Can you walk me through how you decided you wanted to create a full album on your own?
I think making an album was always a dream of mine. I’m very musically inclined and I play a lot of different instruments, and I think an album is a great way to showcase the different sides of me and all kinds of different ways in which I wanted to travel musically. And I think this album does exactly that. It goes a lot of different directions, and I think I’ll look back on it and I’ve dreamt of doing as I started making music on my own at 15.
Do you feel any relief knowing the lawsuit has officially come to an end?
One hundred percent. In the sake of trying to get back to a good place, the wind was taken out of our sails and a dark cloud was above us. With that gone, we can breathe again. Time heals, and with time we can take this and crawl back to that standpoint of being friends again… It’s a breeziness in the air that’s unbelievable, and so nice for all of us.
What do you think of Why Don’t We’s legacy, and what do you hope people think of when listening to your band’s past music?
It’s a tricky question for me right now. It’s unfair, and being so transparent, anything that relates to the band – the name, the music – right now I’m in the thick of it, it’s a little traumatic. And I hear the songs and it brings back tough memories but I have such an appreciation for the music and when I think on it a little longer. All the good memories are there. I hope to get my head and heart. I would love to be able to look at it and fully accept it.
The overarching theme of Second Wind is about growing up, and not only reminiscing about your youth, but finding memorable moments to cling onto. Compared to your previous singles and EPs, how different was bringing this album to life?
With all my original EPs, I wrote those in a really tough time… I was in the thick of life being really hard. I wrote those first singles and EPs in my house and the difference was that I was completely on my own for the most of it… I produced the whole thing myself and it was great for that time, but the biggest difference of this last album was that I brought in some people who I love and immensely trust and it really reminded me of how fun music is. I think you can hear it in the songs.
If you could pick a favorite song that you wrote but also to perform what would it be?
It changes all the time — when I was performing last year, I did a couple of the songs off this album. “Sleeping With The Lights On” was a fun one. I haven’t performed “Waves” yet, but I’m really excited for that one. I’m most excited to perform “Eden,” it may or might not make the album.
If there was one song you could encourage fans to listen to off of your album, which would it be?
“The Older You Get.” It’s one of my favorite songs I’ve ever penned. It really sums up my standpoint and perspective on life. It includes where my life was at and what was going on and the optimism I have.
You opened for Benson Boone and Dean Lewis in 2024, and you’re now preparing for your own global headlining tour this year. How excited are you to be on the road, and what are you most looking forward to on tour?
I am beyond excited… I was so nervous for that first tour, I had no idea of what it would be like to be on my own. It was a completely new experience. I was just a nervous wreck. Since then, even opening and being in the uncomfortable position of opening for people that aren’t there for you and kind of getting to win them over, I feel so ready and comfortable to be back on stage more than ever. I’m dying to be back in front of my fans and really build that bond and I know it’s going to be so special. I’ve been dreaming about it this whole year.
Do you have any fun surprises for the tour that you’re willing to share?
Me being the nerd as I am, I’ve been messing with this Looper [loop pedal] a ton. On my first tour, I don’t think the technology was particularly there to do what I wanted to do, so I kind of made the Looper work, in a sense I wanted to loop all the instruments together to be a one-man band. Looking back on it, it’s giving band class, but I think I cracked the code a little more.
Manifesting your dreams into reality, do you have any fun guests for the tour or collaborations in the future?
Possibly! I’m just getting into those conversations toward the tail end. I was so focused on saying who Daniel was, and I’m definitely talking about certain collabs… We’ll see!
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A Day to Remember’s Big Ole Album, Vol. 1 jumps 27-5 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated March 8) — and is the only title on the list charting solely from physical album sales. The set was surprise released on Feb. 18 exclusively on CD and vinyl, with its digital download and streaming versions slated for a March 21 release. (The March 8 chart reflects the sales week ending Feb. 27.)
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In the tracking week ending Feb. 20, the album sold about 4,000 copies in the U.S., according to Luminate and yielded debuts on Top Album Sales (No. 27) and Indie Store Album Sales (No. 4). All sales generated in the Feb. 18-20 frame were from brick-and-mortar stores.
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Then, in the week ending Feb. 27, as mail order sales kicked in, it sold nearly 10,000 copies (up 205%), largely from vinyl sales (almost 8,000). The set surges 27-5 on Top Album Sales, 4-2 on Indie Store Album Sales and bows at No. 4 on Vinyl Albums, No. 6 on Top Hard Rock Albums, No. 19 on Top Alternative Albums, No. 24 on Top Rock Albums and No. 30 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums. It also debuts at No. 155 on the all-genre Billboard 200 as the only title on the list charting from solely physical sales.
With the 27-5 jump on Top Album Sales for A Big Ole Album, Vol. 1, A Day to Remember earns its third top 10-charting effort on the list. The rock band also visited the top 10 with 2021’s You’re Welcome (peaking at No. 3) and 2016’s Bad Vibrations (No. 1).
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
As for the rest of the top 10 on the latest Top Album Sales chart, Tate McRae’s new So Close To What leads the pack, as it debuts atop the list with 71,000 copies sold. Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping GNX is a non-mover at No. 2 with 19,000 (down 37%) and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet falls 1-3 with 17,000 (down 77%). Chappell Roan’s former No. 1 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess climbs 5-4 with nearly 10,000 (down 15%).
The Weeknd’s chart-topping Hurry Up Tomorrow is stationary at No. 6 with 9,000 sold (down 16%) and Stray Kids’ former No. 1 HOP is steady at No. 7 with 8,000 (down 8%).
Rock act Killswitch Engage debuts at No. 8 with This Consequence, selling nearly 7,000 copies. It’s the eight top 10-charting set for the group.
Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft falls one spot to No. 9 with 6,000 sold (down 23%) and G-DRAGON logs his first top 10 with Übermensch bowing at No. 10 with nearly 6,000 sold.