Favorite Slang
Landon Barker reveals his favorite SoCal slang to Billboard. Landon Barker:Hey, it’s Landon Barker, and here’s some of the slang I used growing up. The first one is ‘bet.” I’m sure it’s, like, a lot of people say it, that just means, “OK,” instead of saying, “OK,” you say “bet.” The second one is “for […]
Jon Batiste reveals his favorite New Orleans slang to Billboard. Jon Batiste:Hello, it’s Jon Batiste and this is my Favorite Slang from New Orleans. “Wuzham, wodie?” “Wuzham?” is “What’s happening?” Was happening … wuz happenin … wuzham. You see the progression? Wuzham. Wuzham, wod. Another one you might hear me say is, “Where y’at?” “Where […]
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro have reportedly broken off their engagement after three years together; the it couple talked about their relationship on the cover of Billboard back in March. Killer Mike teaches us his favorite hometown slang. Tori Kelly has reportedly been hospitalized for severe blood clots found in her legs and lungs. And more.Tetris Kelly: Power Couple Rosalía and Rauw have reportedly called off their engagement. Tori Kelly has a major health scare. We round up the most viral music moments from Jimin, Britney and Khalid. Killer Mike teaches us some of his favorite slang. And we learned five things about Toosii.
Welcome to Billboard News. I’m Tetris Kelly and it’s Tuesday, July 25th. I hate to do it, but we have to start the show off with some sad news. Our March cover stars Rosalía and Rauw have reportedly called off their engagement.Rauw Alejandro: “Between collaborations, the difference is you’re collaborating with the love of your life. Well, I’m collaborating with the love of my life.”Rosalía: “Me too.”
They were one of music’s it couples but now they’ve reportedly called it quits.
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro announced their engagement via their music video for ‘Beso’ back in March but the Latin power couple have decided to end the three-year relationship, according to People.Rauw Alejandro: “Rosi came down and I saw her, I got even more nervous.”Leila Cobo: “It was love at first sight for you?” Rauw Alejandro: “Yeah, 100%. Without a doubt.”Rosalía: “Really?” Rauw Alejandro: “Not at first sight — from the photo I was already in love with you.” Rosalía: “Me too, since I heard your name.”
We sat down with the ‘RR’ singers earlier this year to talk about their love, working together and how they inspire each other. But People‘s sources say despite the love and respect the singers have for one another, they have both agreed to end their engagement.
As for what’s next for these two, Rosalía just wrapped up her Motomami Tour, while Rauw will continue his Saturno Tour through November. Billboard has reached out to both Rosalía and Rauw but have yet to hear back. Neither has addressed the breakup publicly at this time, but we wish them both the best.Watch the full video above.
Killer Mike reveals his favorite Georgia slang. Killer Mike:What’s up? This Michael Render, Killer Mike. Three of my favorite pieces of Georgia slang are “shawty” because that can mean so many things. It could mean, “I saw a pretty girl, and man, was she pretty. Shawty.” It could mean your buddy did something dumb: “Man, […]
French Montana reveals his favorite Moroccan slang while chatting with Billboard. French Montana:What up? What up? It’s your boy, Moroccan Montana today, and this is my three Moroccan slang. [Speaking in Arabic] … that means “f–k off.” [Speaking in Arabic] … that means “Go f–k yourself.” [Speaking in Arabic] … that means “D–khead.” Shout out […]
Rising country star Morgan Evans reveals his favorite Australian slang to Billboard. Morgan Evans:This is Morgan Evans, and this is my favorite Australian slang. Morgan Evans:First one, I feel like I need to start with this: “Fair Dinkum.” And it just means, like, the real deal. Like, if you were looking for some music news, […]
Davido chatted with Billboard News and talked about some of his favorite Nigerian slang! DAVIDO:Yo, what’s up? It’s your boy Davido, and these are some Nigerian slang. Let’s go! The first one is “Yawa,” that’s Y-A-W-A, which means, like, “trouble.” So, if somebody hits me up like, “Yo, yawa do,” that mean it’s like, “Oh, […]
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