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20 Jun 2024

Tommy Richman Ties Mitski for Longest TikTok Billboard Top 50 Reign

Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” rules the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for a sixth week, tying it with Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” for the longest reign in the tally’s history as it tops the June 22-dated survey.

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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity June 10-16. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.

Since the chart’s September 2023 inception, Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” had been the only song to rule for at least six weeks, stringing together three-week leads between Oct. 14-28, 2023, and Nov. 18-Dec. 2, 2023.

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The rule of “Million Dollar Baby” has occurred consecutively; it achieved the longest such streak at No. 1 upon the June 15 chart with its fifth frame in a row.

“Million Dollar Baby” was officially released April 26, though its premiere on TikTok came when Richman uploaded a snippet of the track on April 13, a clip that’s since accrued 13 million views as of June 18. A dance trend has been a major driver of activity on TikTok since.

Richman fends off a challenge from Sabrina Carpenter, whose “Please Please Please” vaults to No. 2 in its second week after debuting at No. 10. That’s concurrent with the newly released tune’s No. 2 debut on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100.

“Please Please Please” was first teased on TikTok on June 5, followed by its full release June 7. Its uploads are a grab bag of content, from makeup tutorials and transitions to lip-synching clips and general-interest videos.

In the week ending June 13, “Please Please Please” earned 50.3 million official U.S. streams, 533,000 radio audience impressions and 7,000 downloads toward the Hot 100, according to Luminate.

“Please Please Please” isn’t the only song to hit the TikTok Billboard Top 50’s top three for the first time. Tinashe’s “Nasty” climbs 7-3, a new peak in its fifth week on the tally.

A slow burner since its initial April 12 release, “Nasty” has risen on TikTok due to a dance trend soundtracked by the tune’s “I’ve been a nasty girl” refrain.

“Nasty” reaches a new peak of No. 69 on the latest Hot 100, Tinashe’s highest ranking song on the tally since “2 On,” featuring ScHoolboy Q, reached No. 24 a decade earlier.

Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” falls from No. 3 to No. 4 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, while Sexyy Red and Drake’s “U My Everything” drops from No. 2 to No. 5 to round out the top five.

After debuting at No. 15 on the June 15-dated list, NXY0TAR0’s “Porsche” leads a pair of newcomers to the chart’s top 10, jumping 15-9. The song’s trend involves using a filter filling the screen with floating hearts while a clip of the uploader plays and rewinds on a loop. It’s often accompanied by a captioned compliment (“I like your smile,” “I like your eyes,” etc.).

Sexyy Red’s “Fake Jammin” is the other top 10 newcomer, lifting one spot to No. 10. Uploads featuring the song generally use the “We go together now, mwah, give me a kiss/ Bitch, you know I’m hella sexy” lyric, with lip synchs, dances and more.

See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.

20 Jun 2024

BTS’ Jimin Reveals Tracklist for Seven-Song Solo Album ‘MUSE’

On Thursday (June 20) BTS‘ Jimin revealed the full track list for his upcoming second solo album, MUSE. The seven-song LP due out on July 19 will feature the intro song “Rebirth,” as well as “Interlude : Showtime,” the pre-release song “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” (featuring Loco), “Slow Dance” (featuring Sofia Carson), as well as “Be Mine,” “Who” and “Closer Than This” (which dropped in December.)

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Jimin, 28, helped write six of the song according to a release, which also noted that the announcement from BIGHIT Music featured a vintage feel via images of old-school cassette tapes representing each song, with an overarching theme of “love” connecting all the tracks.

The hip-hop/R&B-leaning focus song, “Who,” was produced by Grammy-nominated singer/producer Jon Bellion, along with Pete Nappi, Tenroc, Pdgogg and GHSTLOOP, with a vibe described as “intense bounce and guitar sound.” In addition, the pre-release song “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” draws inspiration from marching bands, “blending hip-hop elements with the big band sound characterized by a large-scale orchestra, creating an upbeat, lively rhythm and dynamic atmosphere thanks to an assist from South Korean rapper Loco.”

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Other contributors to the album include Tommy Brown (Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber), as well as producers Pdogg, GHSTLOOP and EVAN, who also worked on Jimin’s first solo album, 2023’s FACE, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Jimin’s official solo debut came with the 2018 single “Promise.” Five years later, he became the first South Korean soloist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Like Crazy,” followed by FACE‘s “Set Me Free, Pt. 2” reaching No. 30 on the chart.

Jimin is still in the midst of his 18-month mandatory South Korean military service, which he began in December; bandmate Jin recently became the first member of BTS to finish his service.

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20 Jun 2024

Bowen Yang Says Chappell Roan Was Scouted as a Potential Musical Guest By ‘SNL’s Talent Team

Between climbing the charts and making headlines for her festival performances, rising pop star Chappell Roan is having a moment — and one cast member at Saturday Night Live would like to be a part of that narrative.

In the latest episode of Las Culturistas, his podcast with Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang revealed that he attended a pair of the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer’s concerts with the show’s talent team to try and persuade them that she might make a good musical guest.

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“I went to both of her Brooklyn Steel nights,” Yang said, referring to Roan’s pair of shows at the Brooklyn venue in October 2023. “I went to see her two nights in a row, the first night was the only time I’ve skipped a Tuesday writing night … because the talent people at SNL were like, ‘We’re gonna see Chappell, do you wanna come with?’”

Yang said that while he wasn’t “pressing my thumb on the scale” when it came to the issue, he did offer his input on the singer as a potential SNL guest. “I did wanna be there to talk to them about, like, ‘What would booking her be like?’” he said. “It was just me being like, ‘You guys should experience her.’ So I went with them, and during ‘Casual,’ this person on the talent team — Grace Shaker, love you — turns to me and goes, ‘She’s special.’”

Billboard has reached out to representatives for SNL and Roan for comment.

Over the last two months, Roan’s star has risen quickly. Her breakout single “Good Luck, Babe!” recently broke into the Billboard Hot 100′s top 40, and is currently sitting at No. 21 on the chart dated June 22. Meanwhile, nine months after its release, her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess ascended to No. 10 on the Billboard 200 on the chart dated June 22.

During a recent concert appearance in Raleigh, N.C., Roan commented on her sudden rise, saying she was feeling a bit overwhelmed: “I think my career is just kind of going really fast and it’s really hard to keep up.”

Listen to Yang talk about Roan on the latest episode of Las Culturistas below

20 Jun 2024

Country Singer Mark Chesnutt Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery, Cancels Shows

Country music singer-songwriter Mark Chesnutt is recovering after undergoing emergency heart surgery.

According to a June 18 post on Chesnutt’s Instagram page, he experienced a heart health issue and was hospitalized on Sunday. He underwent emergency quadruple bypass surgery and is currently recovering. The surgery and recovery has also led Chesnutt to cancel some upcoming shows.

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the cancellation of my upcoming shows,” Chesnutt said in his statement on social media. “I send my love and gratitude to my family and friends, the band and fans for your understanding, prayers and support, and look forward to seeing you all again soon at a honky tonk near you.”

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A rep for Chesnutt did not immediately respond to Billboard‘s request for comment.

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Chesnutt had been set to perform shows in Louisiana and Texas on June 21 and June 22, as well as take part in Dauphin’s Country Fest in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, on June 30.

“Dauphin’s Countryfest is extremely saddened to hear the news that we won’t have Mark Chesnutt grace our stage this summer,” the festival said in a statement on social media. “We continue to send healing vibes to Mark and his family during his recovery. Our team is working diligently to secure another act to add to our wonderful Sunday lineup and will make an announcement as soon as we can.”

Chesnutt’s official website currently lists upcoming shows starting in September.

Chesnutt has earned eight No. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hits, including the multi-week chart-toppers “It’s a Little Too Late,” “Brother Jukebox” and “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing.” The Beaumont, Texas, native has also forged his enduring career thanks to songs including “Blame It On Texas,” “Old Flames Have New Names,” and “It Sure Is Monday.”

See his statement about his surgery and show cancellations below:

20 Jun 2024

Sabrina Carpenter Announces Dates for 2024 Short N’ Sweet North American Arena Tour

Sabrina Carpenter announced the dates for her upcoming fall 2024 North American headlining arena tour on Thursday (June 20), with the Short n’ Sweet outing slated to kick off on Sept. 23 in Columbus, Ohio. The 29-date tour will travel across the U.S. and Canada from September through mid-November, with stops in Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Dallas, Vancouver, Seattle, San Diego and Phoenix before winding down on Nov. 15 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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Support acts on the tour include Amaarae, Griff and Declan McKenna, with the singer partnering with PLUS1 to launch the Sabrina Carpenter Fund to support the well-being of people and animals to provide support for mental health, animal welfare and the LGBTQ+ community on the swing.

Presales for the tour will kick off on Monday (June 24) with the Cash App presale at 10 a.m. local time followed by the Team Sabrina presale on Tuesday (June 25) at 10 a.m. local time. The general onsale will launch on June 28 at 10 a.m. local time. The singer has also teamed up with Spotify to create the first-ever Top Listener Fan Pit at all the shows, as well as the official Sabrina On Tour playlist curated by the singer, featuring her ow songs, as well as influential tracks by Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Shania Twain, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Jungle and more.

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The Spotify Fans First Front Row presale — with tix for the Listener Pit on the floor — will launch on June 26 at 1 p.m. ET, with a very limited quantity of presale tickets available for the singer’s biggest listeners. The same day at 2 p.m. E.T. access to the Spotify Fans First Presale will give a wider range of top listeners access to presale tickets throughout the venue.

“My fans are the best, and I’m excited to share Spotify’s exclusive ticket access with them as a thank you,” Carpenter said in a statement. “For the first time, Spotify created a Top Listener Fan Pit at the front of every North American show, and we’re offering tickets to my top listeners. You’ve all been there for every step of my journey, and I can’t wait to celebrate with you on tour.”

The tour will support Carpenter’s upcoming sixth full-length studio album, Short n’ Sweet, which is due out on August 23. To date, Carpenter has released two singles from the collection, the No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Please Please Please” and her No. 3 Hot 100 hit “Espresso.” Carpenter will kick off her road trip on August 10 when she headlines San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival for the first time on a bill that also includes main stage headliners The Killers and Sturgill Simpson; Carpenter replaces Tyler, the Creator, who announced on Thursday that he was dropping off the bill.

Check out the Sabrina Carpenter Short n’ Sweet 2024 North American tour dates below:

Sabrina Carpenter, THE SHORT N’ SWEET TOUR

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20 Jun 2024

Tyler, the Creator Cancels Lollapalooza & Outside Lands Festival Appearances: ‘This Is Not Sexy at All’

Tyler, the Creator has pulled out of his headlining slot at 2024 Lollapalooza about six weeks before the festival was slated to take place. He also won’t be appearing at Outside Lands 2024 the following weekend in August.

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The Grammy-winning rapper made the announcement early Thursday (June 20) that he won’t be making the pair of August festival appearances, but didn’t provide a reason as to why.

“I hate saying this but i have to cancel lollapalooza and outside lands. i made a commitment that i can no longer keep, and that bums me out knowing how excited folks were,” he wrote on social media.

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Though he turned off replies from angry fans on X, Tyler gave them permission to call him names when they see him in person for bailing. “That is not sexy at all. please please forgive me or call me names when you see me in person. love,” he continued.

Billboard has reached out to reps for Tyler as well as both festivals for comment.

The “Earfquake” rapper was slated to headline the annual Windy City festival alongside SZA, Blink-182, The Killers and Future with Metro Boomin. Scheduled for Aug. 1 through Aug. 4, the Chicago festival has more 170 acts across the four days. Other artists on the bill include Tate McRae, Killer Mike, Kesha, Chappell Roan, Zedd and more.

Outside Lands is still going down on Aug. 9 through Aug. 11. Tyler was slated to headline Aug. 10, but his cancellation has left a major hole in the lineup. The San Francisco festival boasts additional headlining acts such as Sturgill Simpson, The Killers and Post Malone.

However, Tyler, the Creator surprised California fans when he popped out to perform “Wusyaname” during Mustard’s set at Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Wednesday night (June 19).

Tyler took to X to put into words how wonder the the experience was for him. “It was beautiful to see the whole city come together last night,” he wrote. “my first raps were written at home off crenshaw dr and 82nd, right down the street from the fourm. thank you. shoutout FREE LUNCH.”

Find his announcement cancelling his Lolla and Outside Land sets below.

20 Jun 2024

Travis Scott Arrested for Disorderly Intoxication & Trespassing in Miami

Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday morning (June 20) for disorderly intoxication and trespassing, CNN reports. Miami-Dade County Jail records show that Scott — born Jacques Webster — was arrested for trespassing of property after a warning.

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Billboard has reached out to the rapper’s attorney and reps, as well as the Miami-Dade police for comment.

According to the cable news network, Scott (born Jacques Webster) was booked into Miami-Dade County Jail at 4:35 a.m. ET after being arrested at 1:44 a.m. He’s facing trespassing of property charges along with disorderly intoxication. The outlet, citing jail records, reports that Scott has already submitted a $650 bond following his early morning arrest at the Miami Beach Marina.

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Scott was on a charter boat and allegedly got into a dispute with another crew, CNN reported, citing law enforcement. Police were called, and he was asked to leave the scene, which he did. According to the affidavit obtained by the cable news network, police — who were wearing body cameras — saw the rapper yell at the crew on the yacht, and were able to “sense a strong smell of alcohol” on his breath. But he returned minutes later and allegedly started yelling at the crew again despite police telling him to not approach the boat, which led to his arrest.

“The defendant later admitted that he had been drinking alcohol and stated, ‘It’s Miami,’” CNN quoted from the affidavit.

Scott appeared to have some fun with his mug shot after his release on Thursday morning. In an Instagram Story post, he added a pair of white headphones and brown shades to the photo.

It’s not the first time the 33-year-old has had run-ins with the law. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct following allegations of inciting a riot at a Northwest Arkansas concert the year prior. The rapper is also entrenched in a litany of lawsuits tied to the 2021 Astroworld Festival, which left 10 people dead and more than 700 injured.

The final wrongful death lawsuit from the festival was settled in May. Terms of the agreement remain unknown. The family of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, who was killed in the Houston festival crowd surge, sued Scott along with Live Nation, Apple and more entities connected to Astroworld.

20 Jun 2024

The Weeknd, Madonna & Playboi Carti’s ‘Popular’ Is Certified Platinum

The Weeknd, Madonna and Playboi Carti‘s “Popular” just got a whole lot more popular: The song has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

According to the RIAA, platinum certification for a song recognizes 1 million units certified in the U.S. for a song, and one unit equals either one permanent download sold, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams. This marks The Weeknd’s 42nd platinum hit, Madonna’s seventh and Carti’s fourth.

“Popular” was released a little over one year ago on June 2, 2023 via XO and Republic Records as the second single from the scrapped soundtrack album The Idol, Vol. 1 from The Weeknd’s HBO drama series The Idol. The official “Popular” music video exclusively debuted in February during Fortnite Festival, during The Weeknd’s takeover of the event’s Season 1.

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The song peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 14 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. With “Popular,” Madonna joined the elite company of artists who have earned Hot 100-charting hits in five distinct decades. The song also represents the first Madonna song to be certified platinum since August 18, 2008 with “Hung Up”; her most recently released song to reach platinum status was the Justin Timberlake collab “4 Minutes,” which was released in 2008 and certified platinum in June of that year. Also this week, Madonna’s 1986 “Papa Don’t Preach” single was certified platinum.

“We had a different version of this song prior, so I’ve had these vocals for a while and I’ve kind of worked around it and then kind of kept it in the tuck. But now, it was time. And it felt right,” the “Blinding Lights” hitmaker (real name Abel Tesfaye) told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe in an interview last June. “[Madonna is] the ultimate co-sign for this song, for this album, and for this TV show.” With “Popular” — as well as new diamond certifications for his singles “Save Your Tears” and “Die For You” — Tesfaye becomes the first Canadian artist to notch seven RIAA diamond certifications and the third overall to score that many, joining Rihanna and Drake, with Post Malone alone at the top with nine diamond records.

Tesfaye also received platinum certifications for his 2023 The Idol hit “One of the Girls” with BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp; the honor also makes Jennie the first female K-pop solo artist to earn a platinum single from the RIAA and marks Depp’s first platinum certification.

20 Jun 2024

The ’80s Hair Metal Era Is the Subject of Upcoming Paramount+ Documentary

Are you ready to rock? Paramount+ revealed exclusively via Billboard on Thursday (June 20) that a brand new docuseries, Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal, will hit the streaming platform later this year.

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The three-part, Jeff Tremaine-directed series is based on the Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock book of the same name, and will dive into brazen era of 80s hard rock, and will feature interviews with some of its main players and fans, including Poison frontman Bret Michaels, Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, Skid Row guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo, TV and radio personality Riki Rachtman, Slipknot lead vocalist Corey Taylor and Jackass star Steve-O, among others.

“This docuseries is a celebration of the most outrageous decade in rock n’ roll. It’s my love letter to the ‘80s,” said Tremaine in a press statement. Per a release, the series will offer “a fresh and shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music’s most iconic eras. Each episode showcases the insanity and blazing ambition that has enthralled generations of music lovers and continues to influence culture to this day.”

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Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Gorilla Flicks and Spoke Studios.

20 Jun 2024

Swifties Can Collect Digital Friendship Beads in New Taylor Swift TikTok Eras Tour Interactive Experience

As if your feed wasn’t already filled with enough Taylor Swift Eras Tour content, TikTok has launched a new in-app experience featuring a series of challenges for Swifties over the next 11 weeks. That, of course, is the number of studio albums Swift has released, with each LP getting its own themed profile frames and beads that will allow fans to make their own digital keepsakes.

The #TSTheErasTour experience will give fans the chance to complete new album-themed tasks each week in which they will earn themed-profile frames and digital beads that will add up to their own bespoke in-app friendship bracelets. Swifties who complete all 11 weeks of tasks will get a final Swiftie profile frame as a gift.

The experience will also feature video highlights from each tour stop during the 11 week run and a playlist tied to each week’s album theme, according to a release announcing the project. Swifties can access the Eras Tour experience by clicking on the anchor symbol on Swift content on TikTok or by interacting with the search banners when looking for Eras Tour-related terms.

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The effort is the follow-up to another Swift initiative TikTok launched in April in connection with the singer’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which allowed fans to celebrate the LP together; according to TikTok, to date there are more than 3.2 million creator videos using the Tortured Poets hashtag.

In the meantime, Swift continues to pack houses across Europe on the Eras Tour, including during a gig in Cardiff, Wales on Tuesday (June 18), during which the singer performed the live debut of the Anthology edition of the Tortured Poets song “I Hate It Here,” which was paired with the Folklore track “The Lakes” during a mash-up in the acoustic section of the show.