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Billboard caught up with Anderson .Paak ahead of his DJ Pee .Wee set at House of Mouse, and he shares how he’s grown as a DJ, working on his label, collaborating with Mariah Carey and more!
Tetris Kelly:
So a party doesn’t start until DJ Pee .Wee shows up. Man, how you feeling?
I feel great!
I feel like everywhere I go in the industry, I can be at Coachella, I can be at the Super Bowl — you’re there providing the vibe. So what’s the evolution been like for you as a DJ?
Man, it’s been great. I love DJing, you know? Being a part of the party, but also like helping make the party is like, it’s a dream, like, I love it. So it’s been awesome to get to learn a lot of music. Shout-out to Eddie and Maurice. It’s, like, always a new challenge every time, just like, trying to make the crowd move. So it’s been awesome to go from like, a little like speakeasy, where we started, to doing parties with Mickey Mouse now.
I mean, that’s what I’m saying, being at the House of Mouse. How’d you get involved with Mickey and all his cool friends?
It’s been a dream come true. I think our first party that we did was in London, maybe. And, yeah, we hooked up with Joss, and they just like, you know, at first I didn’t know what Willie was about, and it was just like, exceeded all expectations, like to be able to interact with, like, all the characters, and they took me to the studio, and we did so much cool content. It’s been amazing.
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Laufey shares how Disney has inspired her music, why she chose Suki Waterhouse to go on tour with her, and teases her new album!
Are you excited for her new album? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly: Hanging out with Laufey at the House of Mouse. How’s it feel to be here tonight?
Laufey: I’m so excited. There’s like, I’m seeing already so much, like, many ears and bows and like-
It’s the merch for me.
It’s always the merch for me.
I mean, what is your Disney experience like? What has the brand meant to you?
Oh, my God. I mean, it’s just my childhood, right? I think growing up, I didn’t really have… I always loved, like, old music, old sounds. I didn’t have much context for it, but I always heard it in movies. And like, the way I told my friends about my music and, like, my musical aspirations was kind of always through the lens of music. It’s like you listen to the music from, like, the old Peter Pan movies, like the old Disney princess movies. It’s that kind of vintage sound is everything that I strive for in my modern project. So it means a lot to me.
I love that you can connect all the lines there. And I mean you’re gonna be taking the music out on the road with Suki Waterhouse. We’re so excited about that. So how did you decide to partner with her? And what’s it gonna be like on the road?
Oh, my God. I mean, I’m such a fan of hers, I kind of, I wanted it to be like a girly show. Like I was like, I need a girl.
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Billboard Canada cover star Khalid is getting ready to show off his more mature and authentic self on his fourth album, and he sits down to share his reaction to being outed online, who he’d love to work with in K-pop, wanting to be an inspiration to young queer boys, his growth since ‘American Teen’ and more!
Tetris Kelly:
How are you feeling, my friend?
Khalid:
I’m good. Thank you for having me.
Well, we are happy to have you, but I gotta ask you right away: Tell me about your favorite Billboard moment, like a time past, present, future even that you might have charted or want to chart.
My favorite Billboard moment had to be my first ever moment on Billboard with “Location.” I mean, that song, to me, is just one of those songs that I’m grateful to even have gotten a chance to write. It’s one of those songs that kind of came to me, and so to see that success and to know that people are still bumping “Location” almost nearly 10 years later is really exciting.
Yeah, and I mean, to have a hit like that, and then have continued to have hits, you’re a lucky man. And now you got new music coming out. So tell me about “All I Know.”
“All I Know,” Rudimental, I want to thank them for having me be a part of the song. It’s really awesome. I love EDM music, and I listen to it on my own time. So anytime that I’m able to experiment and explore with my sound and try new things, I’m always willing to, so I really love that song so much.
When you’re working on your own new music, you’re creating an album. I mean, you’ve had different journeys in your career, where do you want to arrive now?
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Griselda Flores caught up with El Malilla at Suenos Festival, and he defines “Mexican Reggaeton,” discusses his dream of touring the U.S. and more! El Malilla: The special case with Mexican reggaeton is that – Hey, how’s it going, everyone? I’m El Malilla, and this is Billboard, VIP Access. Griselda Flores: We’re with El Malilla […]
The BET Awards’ 25th-anniversary show takes place Monday, June 9, and we’re breaking what you can expect, including Kendrick Lamar’s 10 nominations, tributes to Snoop Dogg and Mariah Carey, and more. Are you excited for the BET Awards? Let us know in the comments. Tetris Kelly: Kevin Hart, Tyla, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii and more will […]
Ghazi Shami accepts the Clive Davis Visionary award from Olamide at Global Power Players 2025. Penske Media Corporation (which also owns Billboard) and film and production company MRC became investment partners of SXSW in 2021. Penske took majority ownership of SXSW two years later. Mike Van:Past years, the Clive Davis Visionary Award is usually presented […]
Tems accepts the Diamond award from Yati Khumalo at SXSW London 2025. Penske Media Corporation (which also owns Billboard) and film and production company MRC became investment partners of SXSW in 2021. Penske took majority ownership of SXSW two years later. Yati Khumalo:Created in partnership with the Botswana Investment and Trade Center, the Diamond Award […]
This is partner content. This summer is packed with festivals, and we’re highlighting incredible stars such as Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Kim Petras and more, who will be bringing their hottest hits to the stage! Tetris Kelly: The festival season is far from over, and as we gear up for the rest of the year, we’re […]
Billboard hosted its first Global Power Players event in London on Wednesday night, where Elton John and his husband and manager David Furnish, EMPIRE founder and CEO Ghazi Shami and Afrobeats superstar Tems were recognized with special awards. John and Furnish collected the Creators’ Champion Award, with John saying in his speech, “Supporting the next […]
JoJo Siwa takes us out to Priscilla’s and she shares her experience on Celebrity Big Brother U.K., her relationship with Chris Hughes, working with Rock Mafia on her new album, opening up about her sexuality, what fans can expect from her tour and more!
Tetris Kelly:Well, I feel like I live the coolest life ever, because I’m just casually hanging in Burbank with JoJo Siwa.
JoJo Siwa:We’re locals.
And this is Priscilla’s. So what is the story of this place?
They have this blueberry vanilla coffee that became my favorite thing ever.
OK so I wanna try.
So what is really special about this?
I would’ve never thought about blueberry and coffee.
So strange, right?
It’s awesome.
But here’s what’s cool is it’s like, you can see all their coffee beans. The bean is what’s actually flavored. So the coffee bean is infused, essentially, with blueberry. It’s cooked, I think, in oil. I don’t know how they do it. And then it has a vanilla powder in it anyways, I’m on my-
What did you get?
I’m on my English breakfast tea kick right now.
Oh, Miss U.K. right now.
I’m missing my people over there.
From across the pond. You’re going on the 22-date tour. I mean, you’re not new to touring, but like, what’s gonna be different about this summer?
I mean, I’m an adult now, which is crazy. There’s elements in this show that make it a lot different than just a typical concert. It’s been really fun. It’s been really fun to create it as it’s like, song, song, funny bit, song, song, dance moms reference song, song, Jojo the Bobo reference song, song, crowd interactions, there’s things from my life that people really like, quotes that I’ve said, half of them being with you-
All the quotes being with me.
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