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Leave it to André 3000 to get the Met Gala red carpet buzzing and do some album promo at the same time. On Monday night (May 5), the Outkast legend showed up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute fundraiser with a baby grand piano strapped to his back, and at the same time, […]
Doja Cat‘s signature feline motif came to play once more at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday (May 5). After channeling the late Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette for her debut at the 2023 Met Gala, Doja wore a Marc Jacobs pinstripe bodysuit with a velvet ocelot-print bustier design and dramatic shoulder pads on the wool […]
Doechii stamped the Louis Vuitton logo on her face for her debut at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday (May 5). She was literally head-to-toe in LV, from the monogram-printed logo blazer and vest to the tailored shorts with the brand’s checkerboard Damier print to the mini speedy bag. She told Vogue livestream co-hosts Teyana […]
Host Drew Afualo gives our 2025 Billboard Women in Music Woman of the Year honoree Doechii flowers for her cover of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” and asks who she would give her flowers to for supporting and inspiring her throughout her career backstage at Billboard’s Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afaulo
Hey, y’all, it’s true. I’m backstage at Billboard Women in Music Awards. I’m with the one, the only, the iconic, the legendary Swamp Princess, Ms. Doechii. Oh my gosh. How are you feeling tonight?
Doechii
I feel good!
Drew Afualo
I feel good too. OK, so we’re gonna do something real fun. Well, first off, let me ask you: How do you feel being here celebrating women in music?
Doechii
I feel really good. I feel safe, like I feel just held up, like the energy in the room is so good. I thought I was gonna be nervous, but my girls got me, so.
Drew Afaulo
I said the same thing. I said the energy is so light. Yes, no men involved. Oh yeah. OK, so I’m actually gonna ask you some questions. But first things first, I’m gonna give you some flowers.
Doechii
Thank you!
Drew Afaulo
They’re for you and they are real. And I want to ask you: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
Doechii
Wow, who do I give flowers to to getting me here? It has to be my mother. It would be my little sister for supporting me and critiquing me. My coaches and artists that came before me, like Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Erykah Badu, Beyoncé, etc.
Drew Afaulo
We have to. And who do you give your flowers to for inspiring your music?
Doechii
Oh, probably one of my friends from high school who told me that I could make music by myself. Her name is Taylor Moon. She’s amazing. Love my school, Blake High School, and all of my musical influences.
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Chris Brown turned 36 years old on Monday (May 5), and he has extra reason to celebrate his birthday after the RIAA announced that he’s collected another diamond certification with 2011’s “Look at Me Now.” After going eight times platinum in 2021, “Look at Me Now” earned diamond status on Monday. With assists from Lil […]
Doechii hits a new peak in the top 10 with “Anxiety,” Alex Warren continues his rise on the Hot 100 with “Ordinary” and Kendrick and SZA continue their run on the Hot 100 with “Luther.” Tetris Kelly:This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated May 10. Doechii’s “Anxiety” returns to the […]
ABC News announced on Monday (May 5) a new show about Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial will air each day. According to the press release, the new 30-minute program, titled Burden of Proof: The Case Against Diddy and hosted by GMA3 co-host Eva Pilgrim, will offer analyses of what’s going on inside the courtroom. The series […]
DJ Akademiks has divided his followers by arguing Drake‘s “Family Matters” was the best diss track exchanged between Drizzy and Kendrick Lamar. As K-Dot and the 6 God’s legendary rap battle reaches its one-year mark, critics and rap fans alike have been reflecting on the cultural impact of the diss tracks exchanged between the two […]
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” ascends 3-2 for a new Hot 100 high. It tops Streaming Songs (21.5 million streams, up 2%) and Digital Song Sales (7,000 sold, up 6%) for a second week each, while boasting a 17% surge to 19.7 million in radio audience.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” dips 2-3, following five nonconsecutive weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning in January, and Drake’s “Nokia” holds at No. 4, after reaching No. 2.
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” keeps at No. 5 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. It notches a 43rd week in the top five – matching The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” in 2020-21, for the most weeks spent in the tier all-time. (Fittingly, it ties the top-five weeks record, at No. 5, and in its 55th week on the chart overall, on Cinco de Mayo.) “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” also adds a 43rd week at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart.
Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” is steady at No. 6 on the Hot 100 after hitting No. 4.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year’s No. 1 song, lifts 9-7, as it logs a record-extending 60th week in the top 10; two weeks earlier, it surpassed the 57-week run in the region of “Blinding Lights” for the most such frames in the chart’s history. “Lose Control” notches an 89th week on the Hot 100 overall, the third-longest stay in the chart’s history. The only hits with longer runs: Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” (91 weeks, in 2021-22) and “Blinding Lights” (90, in 2019-22).
Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” slips 7-8 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2; Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” rises 10-9, also after peaking at No. 2; and, rounding out the top 10, Doechii’s “Anxiety” returns to the tier, up two spots back to its No. 10 best.
Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest film released its first official trailer on Monday (May 5), ahead of its nationwide arrival in theaters this August.
The director and Denzel Washington reunite to work together for the fifth time in the crime thriller, which also stars A$AP Rocky as Yung Felon, who’s Washington’s son in the movie, and the project serves as Ice Spice’s feature film debut, who does not appear in the new trailer.
The film is said to be loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 noir High and Low, which finds an individual at a moral crossroads and dealing with the chaos of New York City.
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“There’s more to life than just making money. There’s integrity, there’s what you stand for. There’s what you actually believe in,” Washington narrates in the clip. “The hard times will come from the money and the mayhem follows … That’s the question I have for you, can you handle it? All money ain’t good money.”
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Produced by A24 along with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Highest 2 Lowest was shot throughout New York City. The film is set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival later in May before coming to theaters on Aug. 22 and eventually landing on Apple TV+ on Sept. 5.
“And A$AP, man. Fire,” Spike Lee gushed about Rocky’s acting during an appearance on Carmelo Anthony’s 7pm in Brooklyn show in April. “I mean, there’s some scenes with him and D head to head, he ain’t backin’ up. It’s like, ‘I’m here too!’ Very, very happy with the way the film turned out and looking forward to sharing with the world.”
Rocky was also impressed with Denzel Washington’s music taste, as he revealed that the esteemed actor pulled up to the movie set bumping Memphis rappers such as Pooh Shiesty and Moneybagg Yo.
“He likes to listen to Memphis rappers, but modern Memphis rappers,” Rocky told Vogue recently. “Then he started quoting NLE Choppa … He’s really tapped in. Working with Denzel was a dream come true, he’s an OG.”
Watch the Highest 2 Lowest trailer below.