Billboard

12 Dec 2024

Stray Kids Reminisce About Billboard’s Early Support & Being Grateful for Their STAYs | Billboard Music Awards 2024

Stray Kids reminisce about Billboard‘s support for them early in their career, their first album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts, being grateful for the support from their STAYs and more at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

Stray Kids:
The Billboard charts are something that felt so out of reach growing up. Thanks to receiving so much of STAYs’ love and support, we have been able to chart with our albums and achieve so many things. Accomplishing this is still so surreal to us. Thank you so, so much. It really wants us to work even harder going forward. Thank you, Billboard! I mean it’s funny because, you know back before even when we debuted, Billboard actually named us as, you know, the top five K-pop artists to watch out for in 2018. And we were No. 1, so that was, something very, very memorable. And also our very first Billboard No.1 would be ODDINARY. Yeah.

Well, we all believe that because of STAYs, STAYs are the reason why we are here on this stage, performing for the BBMAs. So it’s really important to share this moment with STAYs here on stage. And yeah, I think it’s something memorable and something we can all enjoy. We brought out the two best performances that Stray Kids had this year because of that. I hope you can feel Stray Kids’ colors a bit more deeply. Along with this large-scale set, soon there will be STAYs here as well. I hope you can also see the way we synergize with STAYs.

12 Dec 2024

SEVENTEEN on How They Feel About Being on the Billboard Charts, How Much CARATs Mean to Them | Billboard Music Awards 2024

SEVENTEEN talks about how they feel about being on the Billboard charts and how much their CARATs mean to them at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

What does charting on the Billboard Charts mean to you and your career? 

SEVENTEEN:
What do you think, Woozi? It’s such an honor for SEVENTEEN and for CARATS. It’s so meaningful and one of the reason we always put in effort for good results. It feels like we’re given the strength to continue on with a feeling of accomplishment. These results are not something we could have achieved with just SEVENTEEN alone, so it’s even more meaningful. And we believe that rather than us, it’s our CARATs who achieved these results. So I hope they feel more proud and happy. Right, the reason SEVENTEEN exists is because of CARATs. 

12 Dec 2024

Jelly Roll Has Been Loving Chappell Roan & Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Album | Billboard Music Awards 2024

Jelly Roll shares who he’s been listening to this year at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

Jelly Roll
It’s all about the fans. Always fan first in every regard, every time, all the time. We wouldn’t have a stage to stand on if there wasn’t people in front of it.

Question:
Who did you listen to most this year?

Jelly Roll
Oh goodness, probably Chappell Roan, dude, I’ve been “Hot to Go” like everybody else. I can’t lie, a lot of ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ Taylor, I thought had a great album. Sabrina’s album was incredible. Lainey Wilson’s ‘Whirlwind,’ Cody Johnson’s ‘Leather,’ Kelsea Ballerini’s ‘Pattern’ just came out. I’m sorry, I’m excited.

12 Dec 2024

Selena Gomez Is Engaged to Benny Blanco | Billboard News

Selena Gomez announced her engagement to Benny Blanco on Wednesday, December 11th. Keep watching to see the cute pictures she shared along with reactions to the engagement!

Tetris Kelly:

Selena Gomez is engaged! We got the story on her and producer Benny Blanco and how Taylor Swift is ready to get involved. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are officially engaged. The news just broke when Gomez shared an Instagram carousel featuring her engagement ring, alongside the caption “forever begins now,” and Benny adorably responded: “hey wait… that’s my wife.” And Selena’s bestie Taylor Swift is ready for the wedding. She commented: “yes, I will be the flower girl.” The pair have been romantically linked since December 2023, but their professional relationship began when they collaborated on the 2019 track “I Can’t Get Enough” alongside Tainy and J Balvin.

12 Dec 2024

Shaboozey Talks ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ on Hot 100, Listening to Sabrina Carpenter & More | Billboard Music Awards 2024

Shaboozey talks about the success of “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” on the Hot 100, who he’s been listening to and more at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

Shaboozey:
Charting on the Billboard charts is super important to me. It’s definitely something I feel like it has, like, a long-standing history. And being able to have a song, or, you know, have a couple songs this year, you know, finally break that. It just shows that, you know, it’s a testament to all the hard work and dedication and sacrifice we just put in. I really think it’s been a really cool year for music.

Listen to our Sabrina Carpenter. Listen to a lot of, you know every Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, Chappell Roan, Beyoncé, but yeah, just a lot of, just my friends. You know, it’s really cool to be able to listen to your friends, or like to, you know, to start with something. And we have this respect for each other. But there’s been so much good music I can’t say, you know, one artist and my taste jumps around a lot.

Having the longest charting song is crazy. Last year, I remember just checking out some of just looking at the charts and just being like, “Man, I would love to have a song, you know, even just enter in for me, having my first Hot 100 entry this year, my first two, and getting the longest No. 1.” It’s pretty cra… I don’t know if that’s ever happened before, making history has always been like a big thing for me, and just having an impact as an artist and as a human being. So it just shows that I didn’t let my childhood self down.

12 Dec 2024

Teddy Swims on His Favorite Thing About Performing ‘Lose Control’ Live | Billboard Music Awards 2024

Teddy Swims talks about his favorite thing about performing “Lose Control” live and why the BBMAs are special this year at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

Teddy Swims:
I tried my very best that when we performed, I always make it feel like it’s our living room, you know. And in my living room, I walk around butt naked, not that I’ll physically be butt naked, but figuratively, I just try to create a safe place for myself and other people to feel that we’re, you know, in the same room together.

My favorite part about performing live is this, this beautiful thing that you get to, you know, when you’re writing the song, you kind of are just, it’s solely kind of for you in the moment. But I think what’s so beautiful is that the place that I was in at the time the song was written, when I was really down bad, it was it’s a moment that I got to kind of gain ownership of that trauma, and also people that are going through the same kind of like trauma that we get to kind of turn that into a celebration and own it and celebrate it together and come out on the other side. And always, always had that we won together.

You should tune in to watch the Billboard Music Awards, though, because I’m gonna be a part of it. So maybe, maybe, if that’s not enough, there’s a lot of huge artists. I think this year is so special because, you know, there’s so many new artists that I think are like legacy artists, and I think there’s so many new artists that are, I think, here to stay, and I think this is going to be a historic year. That’s going to be 10 years down the line, every one of those new artists you see this year are going to be still there.

12 Dec 2024

Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener’ Rises Into Top 10 of TikTok Billboard Top 50 | Billboard News

Ariana Grande, Wham!, Madonna and more make their way into the top 10, but which artist will take No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50?

Tetris Kelly:
A crop of classics break into the top 10 while the leader approaches a chart record. “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs returns to the top spot, giving it a grand total of eight weeks at No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the chart posting Dec. 12. It’s two weeks away from matching Tommy Richman’s 10-week record.

Our biggest debut of the week is the choir version of “Like a Prayer.” The Madonna classic, reworked for the Deadpool and Wolverine movie, has found new life on TikTok thanks to a trend featuring Pepe from the Muppets. Our other top 10 debut comes from Malcolm Todd. “Chest Pain” debuts at six because users wanna show off the ones they love.

While Ariana’s been ruling the box office and earning a Golden Globe nomination, her 2018 track “Sweetener” has made a comeback. It bounds 36 to 8 thanks to everyone getting down the track. And our final track in the top 10 is Wham!’s holiday classic “Last Christmas.”

Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok by monitoring music discovery and engagement on the platform in the United States. To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week, users can simply go to any sound detail page and tap the top right button to access the charts page.

12 Dec 2024

GloRilla’s 2024: A Year Full of Wins & More | Billboard News

GloRilla’s 2024 has been filled with big wins. From being named Billboard’s Hottest Female Rapper of 2024 to being one of the Associated Press’ Entertainers of the Year, we run through her big wins!

Tetris Kelly:
It’s GloRilla’s big year! GloRilla is adding more accolades to an already illustrious 2024. The Associated Press has named GloRilla one of their Entertainers of the Year. And earlier this week, Glo’s hit “TGIF” was named the best song of 2024 by Time magazine. Time says of Glo: “For GloRilla, being single is a supernatural experience. When the Memphis rapper isn’t in a relationship, she’s not just free from headaches and responsibilities; she’s powered up, unstoppable, glowing.” Big Glo has truly taken the world by storm in 2024, even us here at Billboard are “right here with her” as we named Glo the hottest female MC of 2024. It was a big year for GloRilla and we can’t wait to see what she brings in 2025.

For more hip hop news, keep it locked here at Billboard.

12 Dec 2024

Edén Muñoz on His Friendship With Alejandro Fernandez | Behind the Photo

Edén Muñoz takes Billboard Behind the Photo and shares moments within his friendships with Alejandro Fernandez and Jesse y Joy, and more!

Edén Muñoz:
Hello, family, how are you? I’m Edén Muñoz and I’m going to go Behind the Photo with Billboard.

This is an advertising campaign we did this year, but strangely enough, this is the studio in my house where not everyone enters. And it was like, I don’t know, we missed it and it was urgent and we had to do it. So, I was like with the vibes of recording and all that. That’s why my face reads like “Go away already.”

This is a very special photo for me because it was the first time that I saw Abbey Road Studios. Besides being a big Beatles fan, I’m a fan of the music. I really like the studios and the vibe. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see it on the inside, but I was there. I met the front desk and I think they were doing some sort of modification that it didn’t allow us to see more. I also left my little message here for The Beatles.

Photo No. 3: A great friend, an artist that I believe needs no introduction, my friend Alejandro Fernandez. We were at the rehearsals of some things that I’m working on with him. He’s a great guy, I love him very much. And speaking of people I love very much too, this was a moment, I think, one of the most special moments in my career. 

Keep watching for more!

12 Dec 2024

Shaboozey On Friendship With Morgan Wallen, Loving Medium Build & More | Billboard Music Awards 2024

Shaboozey talks about staying on top of the Hot 100 chart for so long with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” his friendship with Morgan Wallen, loving new artist Medium Build and more backstage at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

Tetris Kelly
Hey, what’s up? It’s Tetris with Billboard News, hanging out with Shaboozey ahead of his first BBMAs performance. Man, you gotta be excited. What’s the vibe? What are you bringing to the BBMAs?

Shaboozey
Man it’s fun, man, hopefully a lot of country music, you know, lot of Western you know, a lot of vibes.

Tetris Kelly
I gotta be honest, I’m really proud of you. I remember meeting you actually at a BT party, and it was when your song was like, No.2, No.2, No.2. And you were like, Man, I hope I gotta, I gotta get to No.1. Like, now it happened. So tell me when it happened for you. How was that finally getting that accomplishment?

Shaboozey
The kind of things I was doing at the time were, like, just really cool things that I just never thought I’d be doing, and meeting a lot of people I never thought I would meet, you know, being able to do that BET awards, and Jay Kwan come out, and then, you know, just the week right after that moment we went No.1. It felt like, it felt like a full circle moment, you know, felt like a, like a movie, honestly.

Tetris Kelly
I mean, that was a full circle moment, but I’m sure you didn’t even know then, like, 15 weeks was about to happen. So tell me about 15 weeks at No.1. That’s crazy, bro.

Shaboozey
It’s crazy. You know, we do music and and especially being from like, a small town like me, you watch all these greats and all these, like, huge acts and people who have kind of, you know, matched those achievements or done more, and you’re just like, Man, I would love to be in those conversations and in those rankings. And it’s just, it’s great to be here. Honestly, yeah, I feel like we do something really special and something really different, and I put in a lot of time and a lot of work into just my music and my career, so just see it all kind of take off like this has been a blessing. Honestly, it’s been just just shows you just got to stay down, stay true to yourself, and keep working. Yeah, you can get anything.

Watch the full show above!