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27 Mar 2024

T-Pain, Ludacris & More to Headline 2024 Revolve Festival Over Coachella Weekend: See Lineup

T-Pain, Ludacris and more stars are headed to Palm Springs next month for Revolve Festival.

On Wednesday (March 27), Revolve announced the 2024 lineup for its annual festival that takes place over Coachella weekend, featuring big names in hip-hop, reggae, dance pop and more.

Slated for April 13 in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, the invite-only event will also feature performances from Sean Paul, the Ying Yang Twins, Nina Sky, Siobhan Bell and Kim Lee. It marks the seventh year the fashion brand has hosted the mini-festival, which has previously seen Post Malone, Jack Harlow, Cardi B, Ice Spice, Willow, Migos, Offset, SZA, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage, Chance the Rapper, Snoop Dogg and Tyga take the stage.

“Like every year when planning the artist lineup, we look to our community for inspiration,” said Raissa Gerona, Revolve’s chief brand officer, in a statement. “This year was no different. We decided to lean into the Y2K craze with artists from this era.”

She added, “We’re so excited to have the biggest chart-topping artists join us and bring the energy to Revolve Festival, the best party in the desert!”

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The one-day showcase will also feature opportunities to try new lifestyle and fashion experiences, according to the press release. Per WWD, Hailey Bieber’s skincare brand, Rhode, will host a photo booth for guests, while Supergoop! provides sunscreen. Kendall Jenner’s 818 tequila company will also be on site to serve drinks, as will Kylie Jenner’s Sprinter Vodka Soda.

Revolve has also unveiled a curated fashion line ahead of this year’s festival season. Shop it here.

See the full Revolve Festival lineup below.

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27 Mar 2024

Lea Michele Reveals She’s Pregnant With Baby No. 2: ‘Mommy, Daddy and Ever Are Overjoyed’

Lea Michele is going to be a mom … again! The 37-year-old Broadway star, who is married to businessman Zandy Reich, revealed that she’s pregnant with her second baby in a sweet Instagram post Wednesday (March 27), sharing photos of her bump.

In the pictures, Michele — who is already Mom to 3-year-old son Ever Leo — poses with a silky white shawl draped over her shoulders, cradling her baby bump as it peeks through the fabric.

“Mommy, Daddy and Ever are overjoyed,” she captioned the post.

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Some of the Glee alum’s famous friends chimed in with supportive messages in the comments, with Zooey Deschanel writing, “Congratulations!!!”

Ashley Tisdale, who also recently announced that she’s pregnant with her second child, added, “So excited for this beautiful family ❤️❤️❤️.”

Michele and Reich tied the knot in 2019. The couple became first-time parents the next year, welcoming Ever in August 2020.

Their news of baby No. 2 comes about seven months after the actress wrapped up her tenure as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, in which she starred alongside Ramin Karimloo. She and her castmates took the stage at the summer 2023 Tony Awards — where she wasn’t eligible for a nomination, having replaced the run’s original leading lady Beanie Feldstein — for a showstopping performance of “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

And while the Barbra Streisand-originated role was a dream come true for Michele, mom life always comes first. In March, she took some unexpected time away from Funny Girl to care for her son after he was hospitalized due to an undisclosed “scary health issue.”

Two days later, she was back in business at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City. “Thank you all for your well wishes this past week,” she wrote via Instagram Stories at the time. “We are taking our boy home from the hospital soon. Thank you to all the amazing doctors and hospital staff.”

See Lea Michele’s pregnancy announcement below:

27 Mar 2024

Don Omar Earns Second Entry to YouTube’s Billion Views Club With His 2011 Hit ‘Taboo’

Don Omar‘s 2011 smash hit “Taboo” has just earned him a new milestone. According to YouTube, the song’s music video, which includes footage from the blockbuster action film Fast Five, has surpassed one billion views, making it his second video in the Billion Views Club as a lead, featured artist or collaborator. Currently, Don Omar comes in at No. 87 on YouTube’s Global Top Artists.

Shot in Brazil and directed by Marlon P, the music video not only includes scenes from Fast Five, but also includes a storyline in which Don Omar is a waiter at a very fancy event, where he crosses paths with a childhood crush. Drama ensues when both leave the party and eventually reunite to rekindle their relationship.

“Taboo” peaked at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart in March 2011, where it sat atop the summit for five weeks. The samba-inspired track also ruled the Latin Airplay tally for five weeks.

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Currently, the Puerto Rican hitmaker is on his Back to Reggaetón U.S. Tour. The stint, produced by CMN, marks his much-awaited return to the stage, celebrating two decades of influential hits that have cemented his status as a global superstar. The tour, which launched in Reading, Penn., on March 7, includes stops in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Las Vegas and Houston.

In February, Don Omar accepted the Ícono Global Award at the 2024 Premio Lo Nuestro. After a riveting medley — which featured special guests Machine Gun Kelly, Anitta and Wisin & Yandel — he gave a heartfelt speech honoring urban artists. “This is for those who made urban music before me, for those who made urban music at the time I made it, for those who make urban music in the future and for all the countries where there is not even a single urban music artist,” he said.

Revisit his “Taboo” music video above.

27 Mar 2024

Camila Cabello Indulges in Life’s Chaos With Playboi Carti for Eccentric ‘I Luv It’ Video: Watch

There’s a lot going on in Camila Cabello’s life and she’s choosing to indulge in the chaos. The pop star joined forces with Playboi Carti for an unlikely collaboration titled “I Luv It,” which arrived on Wednesday (March 27).

Cabello has been teasing snippets of “I Luv It,” which samples Gucci Mane’s “Lemonade” and finds her interpolating Rihanna, over the last few weeks. She also reflected on exploring the rare human connection she has to select individuals, which makes her feel like she’s in “outer space,” while realizing that pace isn’t sustainable and she’ll eventually get burned out.

“Certain things in our human realm do make me feel like I’m in outer space, and the very rare few times where I’ve had incredible chemistry with someone is one of them,” she said in a statement about the track’s inspiration. “Part of that cocktail is also the emotional drama between you and that person, and the chaos and butterflies and nerves and passion. It’s unsustainable and not peaceful and exhausting, but also, I LUV IT.”

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Nicolas Mendez directs the pandemonium-filled clip that is sure to strike a nerve with viewers. Camila does it all from wrestling to climbing trees, eating cake, getting injured in a car accident and bizarrely sipping on liquid gas straight out of the station’s pump.

The Fifth Harmony alum steps out and dances while blindfolded before welcoming Playboi Carti into the fray. Carti is an agent of chaos, and the sensory overload is nothing foreign to him as he thrives in a situation where many of his peers would have faltered.

“All this Novocaine got me numb to the drugs now/ Movin’ on Mary Jane, I feel burnt out like the sun now,” he raps from the convenience store with his throaty flow while holding a Styrofoam cup.

Carti is currently riding a hot streak with his features, and he looks to bring that same Midas touch to “I Luv It” after assisting on Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Carnival” for Ye and Ty Dolla $ign as well as Future and Metro Boomin’s “Type S–t,” which should earn a lofty chart placement next week.

The Atlanta rapper and Cabello connected in the studio in December and posted a photo together to social media, where Carti referred to her as “Baby Girl.”

“I Luv It” ended up landing a few months later and will serve as the lead single for Camila Cabello’s fourth solo album, C,XOXO, which is slated to arrive this summer.

Watch the video below.

27 Mar 2024

5 First-Timers on Billboard’s Charts This Week: Cloonee, Alek Olsen, King Hendrick$ & More

Billboard has more than 200 different weekly charts, encompassing numerous genres and formats.

While established artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically start off on genre-specific lists.

Here’s a look at five artists who appear on surveys for the first time on the March 30, 2024-dated charts.

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Cloonee



The house DJ arrives on Billboard’s charts with “Sippin’ Yak.” Released March 15 via Polydor/Hellbent/Black Book, the song tallied 644,000 U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads in its first week of release (March 15-21), according to Luminate. Those sums help the track debut at No. 25 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, as well as No. 6 on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales. The song samples Tracey Lee’s 2001 song “We Like” featuring Fatman Scoop.

Cloonee, from the U.K., has been performing the song during his live shows for months, but began teasing the song on his TikTok page in January. (The song is no longer available on TikTok due to the ongoing dispute between the platform and Universal Music Group.)

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Cloonee has been performing and releasing music, including multiple EPs, for more than a decade. He has collaborated with many fellow dance acts, including Brisotti, Caleb Calloway, Dances, Chris Lake and Wade. He has North American and European tour dates lined up through August, including Coachella this April.

Alek Olsen



The singer-songwriter scores his first career entry on Billboard’s charts thanks to “Someday I’ll Get It.” The song, which he self-released Oct. 23, debuts at No. 17 on Hot Alternative Songs, No. 22 on Hot Rock Songs and No. 24 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (all of which use the same multimetric methodology as the Hot 100) with 2.6 million official U.S. streams (up 126%) in the March 15-21 tracking week.

The song has been surging in recent weeks due to buzz generated on TikTok, where it has been used in more than 375,000 clips on the platform to date. Many creators are using the song to soundtrack their experiences losing beloved pets, namely with the lyric, “I think of you all the time/ now that you’re gone.” The virality led to the song’s No. 19 debut on the Billboard TikTok Top 50 chart dated March 23.

Olsen originally released the song earlier this decade under the name Imsad., before he rebranded to his birth name. He has released five other songs on streaming services, all since 2015.

King Hendrick$



The Houston rapper debuts on Billboard’s charts with his breakthrough single “Leaving the Lot.” The song, released Feb. 15 via Bigmoneymissions Records, debuted at No. 48 on the March 23-dated Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs survey and ranks at No. 49 on the latest list. It tallied 3.3 million U.S. streams March 15-21, up 10%. King Hendrick$ also rises 40-35 on the Emerging Artists chart.

Recent gains for “Leaving the Lot” can be attributed in part to the Twitch streamer Sketch (aka @thesketchreal), who boasts more than 500,000 followers on the platform and streams himself chatting and playing video games. After playing the song on a Feb. 14 stream, it drew 500,000 on-demand official U.S. streams Feb. 16-22. From Feb. 23-29, it surged 175% to 1.4 million. Sketch has continued to play the song, which has led to other viral clips with the cut’s audio across TikTok and Twitter. King Hendrick$ gave Sketch a shoutout in a March 20 Instagram post celebrating his chart debut.

King Hendrick$ has released eight albums, all since 2016. He has already released nearly two dozen songs this year alone, including, most recently, “Blocking on a Sunday” with Hoodrich Keem (March 13), and “Special Teams Anthem” with Top$ide and Sketch (March 6). He has also collaborated with Babyface Ray on “Wavy Gang Immortal” and “Big Meech Holiday.”

Novulent



The shoegaze artist reaches on Billboard’s charts with his breakout song “Scars.” Released in June 2023 via The Royals, the track debuts at No. 45 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs with 1.5 million streams (up 11%). TikTok has been a contributing factor in the song’s growing exposure, as a portion of its audio has soundtracked more than 90,000 clips on the platform to date, including one by Megan Thee Stallion on March 11.

“Scars” appears on Novulent’s third LP Vol. 1, released in October. He has released three additional albums: My Story (2022), My Story 2 (2023) and DEARY DIARY (this January). He has a new set, Secret Letters, due this Friday (March 29).

Bjrnck



The Chicago native lands her first Billboard chart entry thanks to her featured appearance on Omarion’s “Taking Off.” Released in December on Omarion’s latest LP Full Circle: Sonic Boom Two (on Omarion Worldwide), the track debuts at No. 28 on Adult R&B Airplay with a 28% gain in spins. “BJRNCK is a pure superstar,” Omarion wrote in a Jan. 28 post on Instagram. “Loved working with her.”

Bjrnck has released six solo songs on streaming services, all since 2019, including collaborations with Big Freedia, HappyBirthdayCalvin and Lucky Daye. In February, she released a new collaboration with Eric Bellinger, “Pheenin.”

As for Omarion, “Taking Off” is the R&B veteran’s second song from Full Circle to hit Adult R&B Airplay, after “Serious” reached No. 18 in January. Before that, he had last charted at the format in 2006, with “Entourage.”

27 Mar 2024

Beyoncé Appears to Drop ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tracklist That Includes ‘Jolene’ & ‘The Linda Martell Show’

Beyoncé has seemingly unveiled the long-awaited tracklist to her new album Cowboy Carter, which includes two tracks titled “Jolene” and “The Linda Martell Show” though it’s unclear if those two songs are collaborations with the country icons.

The superstar shared a graphic filled with what appears to be song titles from the March 29-slated record, modeled after a Western-style poster. “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit,” reads a banner at the top.

Alongside the names of previously released singles “16 Carriages” and the Billboard Hot 100-topping “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the post also features the following titles: “Ameriican Requiem,” “Blackbiird,” “Protector,” “My Rose,” “Bodyguard,” “Daughter,” “Spaghettii,” “Alliigator Tears,” “Smoke Hour II,” “Just for Fun,” “II Most Wanted,” “Levii’s Jeans,” “Flamenco,” “Ya Ya,” “Oh Louisiana,” “Desert Eagle,” “Riiverdance,” “Tyrant,” “II Hands II Heaven,” “Sweet Honey Buckin’” and “Amen.”

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The listing also features a nod to “Dolly P” as well as the name of Parton’s iconic hit “Jolene” — which Bey has been rumored to cover with an assist from the country legend on Cowboy Carter for weeks. Another piece of the poster reads “Smoke Hour Willie Nelson,” possibly hinting at a duet with yet another influential country star.

The graphic also lists “The Linda Martell Show,” a nod to the first Black female country soloist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.

Billboard has reached out to reps for Beyoncé, Parton and Nelson.

Minus the names of Parton and Nelson, Cowboy Carter — which will serve as a sequel of sorts to Bey’s 2022 album Renaissance — there are 26 titles on the poster. Fans couldn’t be happier about the possibility of the Grammy winner dropping more than two dozen songs in a matter of days, with many Hive members taking to social media to share their excitement.

“BEYONCÉ HAS REVEALED THE COWBOY CARTER TRACKLIST GET UPPP! WHAT TRACK ARE Y’ALL CLAIMING???!?” asked one ecstatic listener on X.

“BEYONCÉ REVEALED THE COWBOY CARTER TRACKLIST OMG YALL!!!!!” wrote another person.

See Beyoncé’s possible tracklist teaser, plus fan reactions, below.

27 Mar 2024

Sabrina Carpenter Opens Up About Learning From Taylor Swift & Dating Amid Barry Keoghan Romance

Sabrina Carpenter had a lot to discuss in her new Cosmopolitan digital cover story, from traveling the world with Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour to how she approaches dating (ahem, Barry Keoghan).

While reflecting on opening for the “Anti-Hero” singer on the superstar’s global Eras trek’s Latin America, Australia and Singapore legs, the Girl Meets World alum said she feels “so genuinely lucky.” “I get to perform a set that I’m super comfortable with, and then I get to watch one of the greatest performers every night,” she continued.

“It almost feels like a Broadway show because everything is so synchronized, but at the same time feels so in the moment,” Carpenter added. “That’s an art. It’s really hard to teach. It’s really hard to learn. And I feel so lucky that I get to watch Taylor perform every time. It makes me want to tour the world again, which is a good feeling.”

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The “Feather” singer’s Eras stint followed her own headlining tour for Emails I Can’t Send, Carpenter’s fourth studio album, which debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 in July 2022. Swift’s trek has made for several memorable moments where Carpenter is concerned, from the time the two artists performed “White Horse” and “Coney Island” together to the Work It star’s nightly NSFW “Nonsense” outros.

“the most thank you’s I’ve ever thank you’d to Taylor,” she reflected in a recent Instagram post. “I feel so lucky to witness the magic that is you and this tour. there is truly no one like you and there never will be! i love you with all my heart and i will cherish this taybrina era (and all the eras) till the end of time.”

Another fan-favorite moment from Carpenter’s time with the Eras Tour came earlier this month, when cameras captured the singer-actress running into Barry Keoghan’s arms backstage. Since then, the couple have made their public debut, stepping out together at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscars party.

Without naming the Saltburn actor directly, Carpenter shared that she prefers to leave her love life up to “fate.” “I know that’s super broad, but I don’t actively look for it,” she told Cosmo. “The relationships that I actually want to put my energy into have to be so interesting or invigorating because they take me away from the other things I love. So yeah, it’s fun and it’s messy. I think I’m still just at this place where I’m really enjoying the newness of all of it.”

See Carpenter on the digital cover of Cosmopolitan below.

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27 Mar 2024

Ice Cube Makes ‘Historic Offer’ for College Basketball Star Caitlyn Clark to Join BIG3 League

Since the tipoff of the 2023-2024 season, women’s college basketball sensation Caitlyn Clark has been buzzing. Her historic play not only has her seated to be the future No. 1 pick in this year’s WNBA draft, but even maybe the next superstar of Ice Cube’s BIG3 league after the West Coast rap legend reportedly offered her $5 million to suit up and play for his association. 

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“We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship,” Cube tweeted early Wednesday morning (March 27) after a TMZ report surfaced. “But I won’t deny what’s now already out there: BIG3 made a historic offer to Caitlin Clark. Why wouldn’t we? Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the BIG3.”

During her tenure at Iowa State, Clark has established herself as a scoring machine, known for her superior shooting and playmaking abilities. This season in particular has been a testament to her prowess. She has maintained an outstanding average of 31.8 points per game, along with 7.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists, making her a top contender for the WNBA Draft and a potential superstar in the BIG3 league.

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In later tweets, Cube explained the importance of bringing female athletes into his league. “The skeptics laughed when we made Nancy Lieberman the first female coach of a men’s pro team, and she won the championship in her first year,” he said. “Then Lisa Leslie won it all in year two. With our offer, Caitlin Clark can make history and break down even more barriers for women athletes.”

Because the pay scale in the WNBA is considerably lower than that of the NBA, Cube expressed the significance of paying America’s female athletes a competitive salary versus having to resort to playing overseas to get a steady paycheck.

“America’s women athletes should not be forced to spend their off seasons playing in often dismal and dubious foreign countries just to make ends meet,” he said. 

Read Ice Cube’s tweets below. 

27 Mar 2024

Big Sean Brings Detroit to the World With ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert & Teases New Album Is ‘Coming Soon’

With more than 15 years in the rap game, Big Sean has just about seen it all. The Detroit rapper brought his array of hits to NPR for his soulful Tiny Desk concert debut.

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Sean delivered one of the most expansive setlists in Tiny Desk history on Wednesday (March 27) as he took viewers on a journey from the Finally Famous mixtape days through his emergence as a mainstream titan as part of Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music label.

“It’s something my kids can look back on, something my family can look back on to see where I was at in my career,” he said of the performance that serves as a time capsule for those watching years down the line.

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Big Sean kicked off his set with the reflective “Memories” before running through “Nothing Is Stopping You,” “Blessings,” “My Last,” “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay” and more.

He recalled his humble beginnings as a “mixtape rapper” and how detractors tried to count him out after his Hall of Fame album didn’t live up to expectations following his successful debut.

“I remember it was a stressful time for me because when my second album dropped, it didn’t do as well as my first album. People was like, ‘Sophomore slump — it’s over for him.’ Counting me out crazy,” he said. “Then I was able to lock in and make my third album which was Dark Sky Paradise, which is one of my biggest albums.”

Sean flexed his vocal range on “Play No Games” and then moved into anthems such as “All Me,” “Beware,” “Bounce Back” and “One Man Can Change the World” before wrapping up with his “I Don’t F–k With You” banger.

The 36-year-old ended his set teasing an upcoming album “coming soon.”

Big Sean returned from hiatus with his sharp “Precision” single last week.

Watch the performance below.



27 Mar 2024

Jack Antonoff Hangs Up on Reporter After Question About Taylor Swift: ‘You Know I Don’t Talk About That’

Jack Antonoff isn’t giving any spoilers about Taylor Swift‘s new album The Tortured Poets Department, including whether or not he’s involved in the project. One Dutch outlet learned that the hard way in a recent interview with the producer, who abruptly ended their conversation in response to a question about his work with the “Anti-Hero” singer.

While speaking about his latest Bleachers album with NRC, a newspaper based in the Netherlands, Antonoff was frank when asked if he has any credits on Tortured Poets, which is slated for an April 19 release. The former Fun guitarist has been producing for Swift since 2014’s 1989, and he recently won producer of the year at the 2024 Grammys thanks to his work on the pop star’s Midnights LP.

“You know I don’t talk about that,” he told the publication before hanging up. “If you’re looking for clickbait, you’ve come to the wrong place. Thank you for this conversation.”

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Shortly afterward, one reader on X criticized the musician for having a “bad attitude” in the new interview. However, other fans pointed out that Antonoff may have been looking to keep the conversation focused on his own work; he and his band dropped their self-titled Bleachers record earlier this month, and it debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200.

Another person joked of the incident, “trying to cancel jack antonoff for being a man from new jersey is so bold.”

Though he’s staying tight-lipped about Tortured Poets for now, Antonoff has long been vocal about how much he loves working with Swift. “There’s a lot of magic there,” he told Apple Music 1‘s Zane Lowe of their dynamic in the studio in a March 6 interview. “It’s almost like, the more we do, the less I expect it. Because I often think to myself, well, how much longer could we really keep having this spark? And I’m just grateful that it’s there.”

In a February interview, Antonoff was also candid about why he feels protective of the pop star. “You come after my friend Taylor, you’re toast to me,” he told the Los Angeles Times, adding that questioning Swift’s songwriting skills “is like challenging someone’s faith in God … you just don’t go there.”