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SOFI TUKKER’s exciting new album, ‘BREAD,’ is set to release this Friday. The duo discusses how embracing sexuality was the main inspiration for the album, the Brazilian influence on their latest work, their collaboration with Heidi Klum, and their upcoming tour sets with Kygo and J Balvin, and more!

Katie Bain:

We are here with SOFI TUKKER. Guys, welcome to the studio. Thank you for coming in. I’m really excited about your new album. I think it’s fantastic. I think it’s fun and it’s playful and it’s sexy and it’s sophisticated, and it’s many things. And I’m wondering when you guys knew that it was time to get back into the studio after the last one that came out in 2022.

SOFI TUKKER:

The truth is, we never stopped going into the studio. So we’re just always baking things, and like for instance, “Woof,” which is one of the songs on ‘BREAD,’ we made before we even finished the last album, ‘Wet Tennis,’ and we just couldn’t figure out, couldn’t figure out, couldn’t figure out. It had so many different versions of the song. And then finally, we got it right for this album. We’re kind of always in the studio, always making things, and then once we feel like the songs are telling a story, or the songs are like, Oh, wait, there’s something cohesive here that feels like they need to belong together. Then we make the album.

What story do you feel like you landed on? And what story does this album tell?

I think this album tells like a return to who we are when we started. Like when we started I had just finished playing basketball. We were in college. Sophie was a jazz musician, playing mostly Brazilian music. I was into house music, playing house parties. 

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Chappell Roan’s sudden rise to fame has thrown her into a whirlwind. Keep watching to see what she has to say about her rapid rise to fame!

Tetris Kelly:

Chappell Roan has taken over the airwaves, with a Hot 100 Top 10 and an album approaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200. She sat down with SNL’s Bowen Yang, for Interview Magazine, to talk about what seems like her sudden rise to fame. 

When asked about sharing her struggles on stage, she said, “This is really weird and really hard. In the past, honestly, eight weeks, my entire life has changed. It’s been really emotional because I’m not just singing pop music, it’s automatically political because I’m gay.”

But it is one of the many reasons her fans love her. Over the weekend she gained a couple more famous fans. Folks on the internet discovered that both Ariana Grande and Rihanna followed Chappell on IG. They’re just the latest added to the list of her famous followers. Chappell also told Bowen how fortunate she is to be able to pick and choose which projects she is a part of since she’s so booked and busy now. 

She said “I’ve never been guaranteed money before. That’s the difference. I’ve always been a writer, but I didn’t start making money to pay my rent until last year.” Another perk of her hard earned success is the respect of others. She told Yang, “I’ve never given a fuck about the charts or being on the radio, but it’s so crazy how industry people are taking me more seriously than before. I’m like, ‘I’ve been doing this the whole time, bitch.”

No offense taken on the charts comment, we look forward to seeing Chappell continue to do what she’s done this whole time.

After Doja Cat made it known she was interested in ‘Stranger Things’ actor Joseph Quinn, it looks like the two were spotted together. Keep watching for details.

Tetris Kelly:
Doja Cat and Joseph Quinn? If you believe it, you can achieve it. We’re breaking down how it looks as if Doja Cat may not have given up on nabbing the actor as bae. And she said what she said: She wanted Joseph Quinn. She once tweeted, “joseph quinn fine as sh–.” The pop star also previously DMed Joseph’s ‘Stranger Things’ co-star Noah Schnapp, and said, “Noah can u tell Joseph to hmu…wait no. does he have a gf?” And when instructed to DM him, she responded, “idk his ig or twitter…he doesn’t have a dm to slide in.”

Joseph later told Entertainment Weekly, “That was funny. That whole experience was quite odd, but it’s fantastic. I admire her enormously as an artist.” How much? Because I guess she got in touch. Now Deuxmoi has caught the two allegedly boo’d up and walking the streets of London, so is it official? Billboard has reached out to reps of both for comment.

Will Billie Eilish make her way to No. 1?

Tetris Kelly:
This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated Aug. 24. “Too Sweet” is still at No. 10, as is “Lose Control” at No. 9, and “Please Please Please” at No. 8. Chappell Roan slips a spot to seven, as “Million Dollar Baby” drops to six. Billie Eilish reaches a new peak at No. 5. “Espresso” is at last week’s No. 4. “Not Like Us” is steady at No. 3. Posty and Morgan are still the duo at two. For the sixth time at No. 1 is Shaboozey with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

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Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland & AJ McLean team up for Netflix’s new show ‘Building the Band.’ Keep watching for all the details!

Tetris Kelly:

Liam Payne, AJ McLean, Kelly Rowland and Nicole Scherzinger know a thing or two about being in a group. Nicole even had a hand in putting together Liam’s massively successful group One Direction. AJ is set to host the new program, while Nicole will serve as mentor and judge, alongside Kelly and Liam on the judging panel. ‘Building the Band’ will bring together a number of talented singers and task them with forming their own bands without ever seeing each other. Isolated in individual booths, all they’ll have to go on when selecting their bandmates is musical compatibility, connection, chemistry and merit, according to a release. It’s giving ‘X Factor’ meets ‘Love Is Blind.’ The contestants are in good hands: AJ being a member of Backstreet Boys, Liam went through the reality show band-making machine on ‘X Factor,’ while both Kelly, of Destiny’s Child, and Nicole, of the Pussycat Dolls, served as judges on ‘X Factor.’ Nicole knows the other side of the dynamic as well. She was part of WB’s ‘Popstars,’ where they created her first girl group Eden’s Crush. Check out Billboard.com for all the details and the latest on ‘Building the Band.’

After heavy speculation of a collaboration coming soon, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars confirmed their new single, “Die With A Smile.” Keep watching for the details!

Tetris Kelly:

After rumors ran rampant and tons of teasing, the Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars collab is official. Gaga and Bruno posted the cover art for “Die With A Smile” announcing the song and video are dropping at midnight on the East Coast. It’s giving Country Variety Show a la Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. Gaga captioned the cover “WHILE YOU WAIT TILL LG7.” The two have been teasing the duet the whole week. They’ve interacted in the comment section of his IG, she posted a video wearing a Bruno Mars shirt, while he posted a photo of himself wearing a Lady Gaga tee. But could we be getting a live performance of the new song tonight? Bruno is set to open LA’s new venue, the Intuit dome tonight with a second night tomorrow. It would be the perfect time for Gaga to make a surprise performance.