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19 Mar 2024

PinkPantheress Encourages Her Younger Self to Get Into Music Faster | Billboard’s Women in Music 2024

PinkPantheress says she wishes she would have gotten into music faster when giving advice to her younger self backstage at Billboard’s Women in Music 2024.

PinkPantheress
Some advice that I give to my younger self would be to just dive in head first into music sooner because there’s no need to be shy or to be concerned about what other people think about the craft that you make. Because if you believe it’s going to be successful then it doesn’t matter what people think. It’s just worth going for it, see where it goes. If it goes well, then great. If it doesn’t go well, then at least you tried.

19 Mar 2024

Maren Morris Shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Her Music | Billboard Women In Music 2024

Maren Morris shares five things you didn’t know about her music-making process backstage at Billboard’s Women In Music 2024.

Maren Morris
I’m Maren Morris. And these are five things you don’t know about my music. I cannot record vocals drunk, the second any alcohol touches my lips, it sounds awful. So I don’t know, I wish I could I feel like I could be a looser singer if I had a few glasses of wine. But yeah, I overthink it. I get a lot of questions from people about how songs get written how they start. There’s no rhyme or reason. Sometimes it’s I start with a title. Sometimes I start with a melody that I recorded in my voice app. And sometimes it’s just a lyric idea. But I feel like that’s kind of a fun thing is that I never know how the song will begin. I wrote my song “The Bones” in about an hour. And then I think we had it recorded an hour later. So sometimes not all the time, you get a really fast ditty. And you think the song gods when that happens. One of my favorite venues is Red Rocks, you’re outside, you’re under the stars, you’re in the elements. And it just is like a communal show. Get my musical inspiration. Honestly, from conversations with friends. I feel like they at this point, they know if I stop or space out after they’ve said something. It’s because I’m mining our conversation for lyric ideas. Not all the time, but they know when like Maren is not here anymore and it’s because I’m like thinking about, “how will I turn this into a song tomorrow?” And those are five things you did not know.

19 Mar 2024

Billboard All Access: Ivan Cornejo Performs, Los Tigres del Norte Break Their Own Record at The Houston Rodeo | Billboard News

We took over the Houston Rodeo and thanks to Spotify, we caught up with your favorite artists. Spotify celebrated La Tierra de Texas at shows with acts like Ivan Cornejo, Los Tigres del Norte and more!

Tetris Kelly:
Food, fun and tons of amazing music. Hey, it’s Tetris Kelly with Billboard News. We’re at Houston, Livestock Show and Rodeo. We’re taking you up close and personal with your favorite artists. Thanks to Spotify, Billboard has all the access.

The Houston Rodeo draws millions of people from all over the world with food, games and so much entertainment. In its 92nd year, the Rodeo is the hottest event in Houston. With daily musical acts, there’s something for everyone. And I’m right here on the floor at the NRG Stadium where your favorite artists are about to take the stage. Música Mexicana was well represented with acts like Ivan Cornejo.

Ivan Cornejo:
My first show was here in Houston. Half the crowd was my family and the other 12 people, you know, just fans. It feels nice to just come back two years later and just do the Houston Rodeo which was insane for me. It’s a beautiful feeling. Houston has always showed me so much love.

Tetris Kelly:
Spotify has got the fiesta in full force here at the Rodeo. Their activation at the Houston Rodeo brought authentic Mexican culture to the forefront. The La Tierra De Texas space celebrated Tejano culture with bumping tunes from Spotify’s Rompiendo: Houston playlist, air fresheners and two free months of Spotify Premium. Go Tejano Day was the epicenter of Mexican pride, highlighting the greatness of Música Mexicana. Los Tigres Del Norte made their big return breaking their own attendance record with 75,595 fans of the stadium.

Los Tigres Del Norte:
We broke our own record today. It feels fantastic. It feels very emotional. This is the fifth time that we’ve come here in Houston. Next time that you come here we want to prepare a better show for them. This is our responsibility.

Watch the full video above!

19 Mar 2024

Bebe Rexha Shares What She Learned From Kylie Minogue’s Grammy Win | Billboard Women In Music 2024

Bebe Rexha offers advice to her younger self, talks about learning from Kylie Minogue’s Grammy win & more backstage at Billboard’s Women In Music 2024.

Bebe Rexha:
Advice I would give my younger self is to, and I see it a lot of times because I’ve helped a lot of other artists, younger artists that are trying to make their way up. And I noticed that everybody’s always so antsy, you know, everybody feels that their time is running out. And I think that’s something, especially for women that’s something that’s been created in our heads to be like, “Oh, the clock is ticking.” But when it’s for other men and other artists, when they get older, it’s hotter, that they’re sexy and they have gray hair.

But you know I was nominated for Grammy this year and you know who won in that category? Kylie Minogue, who’s 50 and she’s still the queen of dance. So I feel like what I’m learning and what I would tell my younger self is to take a chill pill. It’s gonna all work out. Age has nothing to do with it. It’s all talent.

19 Mar 2024

THE BOYZ Talk Latest Album ‘Phantasy Pt.3,’ Possible Upcoming Tour & More | Billboard News

K-Pop boy band THE BOYZ talk about their latest album Phantasy Pt.3, how fans inspired them to write their song “Love Letter,” why they frequently describe this era as a new beginning, their possible upcoming tour to accompany the album, the new music coming out from their sub-units, love of Beyoncé, how they use TikTok as a creative outlet, they tell us more about themselves in a game of “Who’s Most Likely” and more!

Whenever we come to L.A., all our members they ask me hey, where should we go for you know a good restaurant?

He never knows.

What?

Tetris Kelly
He says you never know.

Exactly. I don’t really know.

Best THE BOYZ.

THE BOYZ
Hello we are THE BOYZ and you are watching Billboard News

Tetris Kelly
Hey, what’s up it’s Tetris with Billboard News and we get to have some fun today I’m hanging out with some fellas from THE BOYZ.

Tetris Kelly
You just dropped a brand new project Phantasy Pt.3 So now that it’s all out, I mean, you guys decided to release it in three parts. But what makes this one different than the first two?

Well, we took the word Phantasy and split it up into three different kind of worlds. And this one is kind of like funeral slash graduation. It’s kind of saying goodbye to the past and welcoming the future. So it’s kind of a emotional but hopeful kind of vibe.

Tetris Kelly
Okay, so can you tell me now what’s part of the funeral? What are some things you guys think you’re saying goodbye to?

Well, in a graduation, you’re essentially saying goodbye to your previous years and letting go of the past. If you’re looking at our music video, we’re actually playing students, we’re actually at a graduation. And so you can feel a lot of the vibes watching the music video.

Watch the full video above!

18 Mar 2024

What You Missed at Rolling Loud California 2024: Nicki Minaj, Ye, Post Malone, Sexyy Red & More | Billboard News

Here’s all the show-stopping performers you missed this weekend at Rolling Loud California 2024, from Sexyy Red, Chief Keef, Nicki Minaj, Ye, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Future, Metro Boomin and more!

That Mexican OT
She was Nicki, she that bi—.

Tetris Kelly
From Nicki’s complete takeover to a weekend of Sexyy Red.

Sexyy Red.
I had fun doing the set.

Tetris Kelly
Ye, Ty Dolla $ign, Post Malone and so much more.

Chief Keef
It’s always loud, Rolling Loud.

Tetris Kelly
Hey, what’s up, it’s Tetris with Billboard News. We’re here at Rolling Loud taking you to all the biggest sets and showing you everything you missed this weekend. You had Sexyy Red up there. Man, how did you guys start working together? It was so good.

Chief Keef
I just know she f—ed with me real heavy. I f— with her too, saying she want to come thru, I said hell f—in’ yeah!

Tetris Kelly
Sexyy Red also had her own set, which landed on ‘Pink Friday,’ when Nicki Minaj brought her tour to the Barbz in Inglewood.

Tetris Kelly
The weekend was kicked off on Thursday, when Ye had the night to himself with Ty Dolla $ign and friends. Quavo was one of those friends, and he also joined Post Malone’s set, which was full of all his hits.

Watch the full video above!

18 Mar 2024

Reba McEntire Denies Taylor Swift Diss, North West’s First On-Cam Interview & More | Billboard News

We spent the weekend at Rolling Loud California, and here is everything you may have missed! Country legend Reba McEntire denies dissing Taylor Swift. North West gave her first on-camera interview at Rolling Loud this weekend and discussed her debut album, ‘Elementary School Dropout.’ Taeyong of NCT is set to enlist for mandatory military service next month. New songs enter the Hot 100 top 10 with Drake and Ariana Grande, Benson Boone and Teddy Swims hit new highs, and we crown a new No. 1. We caught up with Sexyy Red at Rolling Loud, and more!

Tetris Kelly
Reba denies dissing Taylor, Taeyong is set to join the military and North West’s first on-camera interview. I catch up with Sexyy Red, we reveal who tops this week’s Billboard Hot 100 and Lainey Wilson gives her younger self some advice. I’m Tetris Kelly it’s Monday, March 18th, and I’m tired from an epic weekend at Rolling Loud. This is Billboard News. So we’re gonna break it all down for you. But first, here’s three things you need to know. Reba McEntire shuts down rumors of dissing Taylor Swift. The country legend took to IG to post the headline claiming she called Taylor “an entitled brat” at this year’s Super Bowl. She said, “Please don’t believe everything you see on the Internet. I did not say this. Taylor is a wonderful artist, strong role model and has done so much good for so many people and the music industry.” Country girls got to stay together, and to whoever runs the America Loves Liberty Facebook account, if you’re gonna make up a story about Reba at least spell her name right.

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18 Mar 2024

Sexyy Red Talks Performing Post-Pregnancy, Hiding Her Baby Daddy, Drake & More | Billboard News

Sexyy Red talks about performing post-pregnancy, hiding the identity of her baby daddy, how much she loves Drake, being a fan of Nicki Minaj and ‘Pink Friday,’ her new song “Get It Sexy” and more backstage at Rolling Loud California 2024.

Tetris Kelly
Hanging with Hood Hottest Princess Sexyy Red — I heard you, OK? I heard you rush on the stage to get back here because you’re here to have some good weed — is that true?

Sexyy Red
Oh, who told you my business?

Tetris Kelly
You know we got our ears to the street. How was it up on your set, how’s Rolling Loud been for you?

Sexyy Red
It was fun, I had fun doing the set.

Tetris Kelly
Now, you know you a mama so how does that change how you approach your day-to-day life?

Sexyy Red
I just try to manage it, but I got help so I manage it good.

Tetris Kelly
You killing it and looking good while you’re doing it. Now you’ve been hiding the baby daddy from us. Why is it so important for you to keep this little mystery with every fan guessing?

Sexyy Red
‘Cause I don’t need anyone in my business — like why you want to be so nosy? Mind your f—ing business.

Tetris Kelly
How was it to work with Drake? How was the whole process?

Sexyy Red
It was fun. I f— with Drake. He a good, a good person for real.

Tetris Kelly
Nice. And then all the fans, like are they excited tonight? They got Nicki Minaj coming up tonight, are you a Nicki fan?

Sexyy Red
Yeah, yeah. I f— with Nicki.

Watch the full video above!

18 Mar 2024

Beyoncé’s Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s, From ‘Crazy in Love’ to ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Beyoncé‘s been a hitmaker ever since she stepped onto the music scene as part of Destiny’s Child.

Her musical golden touch has continued well into her solo career, with her latest single, “Texas Hold ‘Em” marking her milestone 22th Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as a soloist — and ninth No. 1 total. Bey released “Texas Hold ‘Em” as the first single from her upcoming Cowboy Carter album on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 18). The project is set to arrive on March 29.

Her first song to crack the top 10 in her solo career was 2003’s “Crazy in Love,” featuring Bey’s now-husband, Jay-Z. The track was her first of seven Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s apart from Destiny’s Child (with whom she achieved four leaders). “Crazy in Love” enjoyed an eight-week command on the Hot 100.

Since then, Beyoncé has seen Hot 100 success with mega-hits including “Irreplaceable,” “Baby Boy,” “Check On It,” “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and many more.

To celebrate “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Beyoncé’s illustrious music career, we’ve compiled a full list of her 22 Hot 100 top 10 hits as a soloist, both as the main artist and as a featured act — plus the songs’ peak position on the tally and when. See below.

18 Mar 2024

Lainey Wilson Tells Herself to Prepare For the Journey | Billboard Women In Music 2024

Lainey Wilson tells herself to prepare for the journey when giving advice to her younger self backstage at Billboard Women In Music 2024.

Lainey Wilson
Some advice I would give to my younger self is stay true to yourself. Be kind, roll up your sleeves. It’s gonna be a scary, scary ride but hold on tight and keep people close.