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Electronic music icons deadmau5 and Rezz come together for a candid fireside chat moderated by Fab Strong. From early musical inspirations to navigating the industry and pushing sonic boundaries, the conversation dives into the creative chemistry between these two global artists. Tune in for thoughtful reflection and hilarious moments between collaborators who continue to redefine […]
Cardi B has been teasing her new single “Outside” and fans have been speculating who Cardi is going off on the track. What do you think of Cardi B’s new song “Outside?” Let us know in the comments! Cardi B: “Good for nothing, low down, dirty dogs.” What’s up y’all, it is your girl, Cardi […]
President Donald Trump has implemented various actions against immigrants, and Latin artists across all genres have spoken out against these actions. Artists including Peso Pluma, Pepe Aguilar, Becky G, Chiquis and more have gone on social media to share resources to those affected, and their stance on the current political climate. Keep watching for the […]
In today’s episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Angel Diaz, and special guest, Rapsody, debate who the best rapper/producer duo are. Moderated by Billboard’s Delissa Shannon, each hip-hop expert gives their hot take on Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, Nas & Hit-Boy and more! Delisa Shannon: What is up y’all, this is Billboard […]
WWE Champions Liv Morgan & Dominik Mysterio share what their dream entrance song remixes would be, Liv wanting to go up against Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion in the ring, their thoughts on ‘Love On The Spectrum,’ SummerSlam, Sabrina Carpenter and more!
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Noah Reardon: We’re here with Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. Gonna chat music today, a little different for you. I want to hear from both of you: What is your dream remix? Who would you love to have remix your theme?
Liv Morgan: My dream remix of my song … I’d like a collaboration. I’d like a collaboration between Sabrina Carpenter and, like Drake, if they could come together and do some, like, cool remix of my song, I think that’d be pretty good. There’se a little giggle in the beginning, and that could be Sabrina, but then Drake could, like, chime in and, you know, say some cool s–t about me.
Dominik Mysterio: I would probably go a little bit more traditional Mexican. Fuerza Regida or Adriel Favela, Calle 24, maybe throw in some Mexican OT, too. I think that’d be, that’d be pretty dope. But, yeah, I think so.
Oh you just met him earlier?
Mysterio: Yeah, he’s a good dude.
How was that?
Mysterio: He’s awesome, yeah. I mean, looking forward to seeing him around more for sure.
I heard it’s coming up on your anniversary. Is there any music from last summer’s songs that you’re like, “Oh, that is us. We were listening to that bumping that.”
Morgan: I don’t know that there’s anything specific, because Dominik has, like, a very diverse, kind of eclectic music taste like he’s everywhere. But, you know, I did learn last summer that he’s a Sabrina Carpenter fan and so, you know, just anything Sabrina Carpenter kind of reminds me of Dominik a little bit. You know, she just released “Man Child,” not that song, but, you know, just Sabrina Carpenter in general.
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The Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit that claimed Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” infringed upon Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” Keep watching for the full story. Tetris Kelly:Does this song sound like this one? Well, the Supreme Court doesn’t want to hear about it as Ed Sheeran escapes a court battle, […]
Ángela Aguilar takes a walk through Placita Olvera to visit her grandfather Antonio Aguilar’s statue and shares how he was able to achieve his American dream.
Ángela Aguilar: I feel like this looks like Mexico.
Griselda Flores: Yes, it does look like Mexico!
From here, look at the chapel. The same colors that they put, literally.
Down there everyone eats so well.
Yeah, right?
My mom lives down there for six months out of the year.
How cool!
Yes, because my grandpa is still there. My grandpa, obviously, studied there many years ago, but he was also an extra in … Well your grandpa was filming.
I know, it was super cool. They told me that what my grandpa would do was talk to them through the radio like the whole world saying, “We need four men who know how to do this.” And with that, they would go. That’s what I saw.
My grandpa showed up there just as an extra.
What’s happened to me too, now that I’m an adult, people tell me, “I was Boy No. 1 in this movie.” And I’m just like, “That’s so cool.” So we’re here in front of Union Station.
Yes.
There was a restaurant and the owner was an opera singer. My grandpa would go to the restaurant and he told him, “I’ll be your waiter, I won’t charge you anything, but give me singing classes.” That’s why he slept here, he went over there, the owner would give him classes and he would come back. My grandpa was deported, like, four or five times.
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Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak has announced a temporary departure from the group following the discovery of a non cancerous brain tumor.
News of Lozinak’s health update was shared by the band on social media on Tuesday (June 17), explaining that the guitarist had first experienced “mild symptoms that raised concerns of a possible stroke” during their visit to England’s Download Festival on Saturday (June 14).
“Out of an abundance of caution, he sought medical attention the following day upon arriving in Lille, France,” the post explained. After undergoing a CT scan at the ER, doctors discovered a brain tumor, leading to his immediate admission for further testing.
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“Following a thorough 24-hour evaluation, including an MRI, it was determined that the tumor is a benign meningioma—a slow-growing mass that has likely been present for years. We are immensely relieved that Wayne’s diagnosis is the best possible outcome given the circumstances.”
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Currently, Lozinak is in the process of returning to the U.S. so that he can “prepare for surgery and focus on rest and recovery.” Noting his determination to return to the band “as soon as he is able,” the group added that in his absence, Lozinak’s role will be filled by Shadows Fall’s Matt Bachand.
Notably, Bachand has performed in Hatebreed since November 2024, having taken over from bassist Chris Beattie following his departure from the band. In a statement shared in February, Beattie clarified that “the decision to leave the band was not mine,” citing “misleading and wrongful statements” as leading to his exit.
Hatebreed also added that First Blood’s Carl Schwartz has now taken on the role of bassist following Bachand’s move to guitar.
Hatebreed first formed in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1994 and released their debut album three years later. They found widespread fame with 2002’s Perseverance, which reached No. 50 on the Billboard 200, while the group later received a Grammy nomination for best metal performance in 2004.
Further albums improved on their initial chart showing, with 2013’s The Divinity of Purpose becoming their most commercially-successful when it peaked at No. 20 and additionally topped the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. Their most recent album, 2020’s Weight of the False Self, became their first not to impact the Billboard 200 since their debut, but peaked at No. 12 on the Hard Rock Albums.
Hatebreed’s current Wight of the False Self Tour is making its way through Europe presently, with dates scheduled across the U.K. and North America until October.
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Following the death of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson at age 82 on June 11, the group’s catalog surged 184% in equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending June 12, growing to 31,000, according to Luminate. Plus, the act’s classic 1966 album Pet Sounds reenters the Billboard 200 chart — and at its highest rank in nearly 60 years.
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Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
On the Billboard 200, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, released in 2003, jumps 180-52 (15,500 units; up 71%) and Pet Sounds reenters at No. 136 (11,000; up 1,335%). For the latter, it returns to the chart for the first time since July 2015, and to its highest rank since Feb. 18, 1968, when it ranked at No. 110. It peaked at No. 10 in 1966 and is one of 13 top 10 albums for the group.
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Overall on-demand official streams of the group’s songs increased by 126% to 26.7 million, while their collected songs sold 19,000 (up 1,132%). The act’s most-streamed song of the week was “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” (2.28 million; up 78%), while the top-selling song was “God Only Knows” (4,000; up 3,382%). On the Digital Song Sales chart dated June 21, “God Only Knows” debuts at No. 7, while “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” the second-biggest-selling Beach Boys song of the week, debuts at No. 18.
“Woudn’t It Be Nice” reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, while its follow-up single, “God Only Knows,” hit No. 39 later that same year. Both are from Pet Sounds. In total, The Beach Boys boast 35 top 40-charted hits on the Hot 100.
The Beach Boys’ catalog also makes waves on the LyricFind U.S. and Global charts, where “God Only Knows” bows at No. 1. The LyricFind Global and LyricFind U.S. charts rank the fastest momentum-gaining tracks in lyric-search queries and usages globally and in the U.S., respectively, provided by LyricFind. The Global chart includes queries from all countries, including the U.S. The company is the world’s leader in licensed lyrics, with data provided by more than 5,000 publishers and utilized by more than 100 services, including Amazon, Pandora, Deezer, Microsoft, SoundHound and iHeartRadio.
According to LyricFind, lyric searches and usages of “God Only Knows” jumped 1,238% in the U.S. and 1,519 globally week over week (June 9-15 vs. June 2-8).
The U.S. chart features five Wilson-penned songs in all, with “God Only Knows” followed by “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” (No. 2), “Don’t Worry Baby” (No. 4), “Sloop John B” (No. 7) and “Good Vibrations” (No. 9).
Further increases for The Beach Boys catalog could occur in the tracking week ending June 19 (Luminate’s tracking week runs Friday through Thursday each week), after a full week of impact is felt following Wilson’s passing.
Additional reporting by Kevin Rutherford
