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Erykah Badu and Azealia Banks took to social media to give their unfiltered thoughts on Beyoncé’s upcoming album ‘Cowboy Carter.’ After having to postpone 29 shows, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band make their big return at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Djo returns to the top spot on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart as Beyoncé & Dasha break into the top 10. We break down Shakira’s chart history. And more!

Tetris Kelly
It’s Beyoncé’s world, we’re just living in it. We’re telling you the biggest songs on TikTok, hanging out with Karol G, talking about Shakira’s iconic career and taking you to see Bruce Springsteen. It’s Thursday, March 21st. I’m Tetris, and this is Billboard News. I’m so excited about ‘Cowboy Carter’ and I’m clearly not the only one. So let’s get into some Beyoncé news. ‘Cowboy Carter’ is one of the most anticipated albums of 2024. But this new era is rubbing some people the wrong way. Beyoncé already has a No. 1 song from her new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ and it doesn’t even drop until next week. But after revealing the album name, inspiration behind the project and an alternate cover, some other artists are questioning Queen Bey. Erykah Badu shared Bey’s alternate cover on IG with the caption “hm,” seeming to insinuate that she copied Badu’s propensity for rocking similar braids. She recently wore the same style at a red carpet and in a promo. After the Beyhive got wind of it, Erykah took to Twitter, saying to Jay Z ‘say something, Jay, you’re gonna let this woman and these bees do this to me?’ Jay-Z didn’t respond. But Beyoncé’s publicist Yvette seems to have acknowledged it, sharing a slideshow of B with braided hairstyles over her decadeslong career. Erykah Badu isn’t the only artist taking issue with Beyoncé’s new era.

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Beyoncé unveiled the cover for her highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Maren Morris showed her support after the ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ singer revealed she didn’t feel welcome in the country music world. Olivia Rodrigo announces that she’s releasing a deluxe version of her album ‘Guts’ which will include new tracks “So American,” “Obsessed,” “Scared of My Guitar,” “Stranger” and “Girl I’ve Always Been.” Megan Thee Stallion is hitting the road for the Hot Girl Summer Tour alongside GloRilla. Bebe Rexha tells us 5 things we didn’t know about her and NewJeans shares what advice they would give to their younger selves. We caught up with Chief Keef at Rolling Loud LA and he opened up about working with Sexyy Red and Mike WiLL Made-It. Raf Saperra gives us an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at his latest music video “Hood Harvest” with featured artists Dave East and Big Body Bes. And more!

Tetris Kelly
Beyoncé didn’t feel welcome in country but Maren has her back. GloRilla is joining Meg, and Olivia’s deluxe. We hang out with Chief Keef at Rolling Loud, go backstage with NewJeans and Bebe Rexha at Women In Music, head to Madrid with Nicki Nicole and are on set with Dave East. It’s Wednesday, March 20th, and I gotta say Billboard News really be doing the thing. We have so much great behind the scenes content for you. But before we give you the VIP treatment, here’s three things in music news you need to know today. Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ arrives on March 29th and she just unveiled the very iconic cover. She’s back on the saddle in the most patriotic way, and boy did she get candid in the caption, saying, “It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed. And it was very clear that I wasn’t but because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and studied our rich musical archive. This ain’t a country album. This is a Beyoncé album.” Fans think she was talking about this country award show with the Chicks.

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