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15 Mar 2024

BLACKPINK Sets Another Record on Spotify With ‘How You Like That’

BLACKPINK’s 2020 smash hit, “How You Like That,” continues to break records four years after its release.

The track has officially reached one billion streams on Spotify, marking the first-ever K-pop girl group to reach the milestone. The song is now available to stream on Spotify’s Billion Streams Club playlist.

BLACKPINK, featuring members Jisoo, Rosé, Lisa and Jennie, are no strangers to smashing records with their music. We have a whole list of their impressive accomplishments, which you can check out here. One of the many feats on the list is that the girl group’s 2020 “How You Like That” music video snagged three entries in the Guinness World Records. With more than 86 million views in just the first day of release, the video earned Guinness’ most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours, most viewed music video on YouTube in 24 hours, and most viewed YouTube music video in 24 Hours by a K-pop group.

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On Spotify alone, in 2023, the four-piece girl group became the most-streamed female band on Spotify, according to a report by Guinness World Records. “It’s very surprising to us. All the records are the results of our fans, BLINKs, and their unconditional support,” Jennie told Grammy.com of their success in September 2020. “Every day we try to acknowledge how grateful we are, but more than the pressure, we are ready to give them back as much as they gave us. It just gives us more motivation to go further than we ever dreamed of.”

15 Mar 2024

Halle Bailey Serenades Baby Son Halo in Ethereal ‘In Your Hands’ Music Video: Watch

After reserving her right to keep her first pregnancy to herself, Halle Bailey is slowly beginning to share her baby boy with the world. In the music video for her latest single, “In Your Hands,” the Grammy-nominated singer and actress cradles her son as she belts out the moving ballad.

“All in your hands, in your hands/ The world is yours when I’m in it/ In your hands, in your hands/ You can’t let go or you’ll lose your chance,” Halle sings in the soaring chorus.

Co-produced by Dem Jointz and Davekeyz and co-written by Halle and Feli Ferraro, “In Your Hands” finds Halle crooning of the stability and safety she feels when she’s with those she loves the most — whether that’s her partner — YouTuber and rapper DDG — or her baby son, Halo. In the final frame of the music video, Halle cradles her child in her arms as she gently sways from the side to side, taking in the closing notes of the powerful ballad.

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“In Your Hands” marks the second non-soundtrack solo release of Halle’s career, following the Grammy-nominated “Angel,” which peaked at No. 6 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs in 2023.

Halle revealed on Jan. 6 that she and DDG had welcomed their first child together. “Even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son.. welcome to the world my halo,” she wrote in the caption of an Instagram post at the time. “The world is desperate to know you.”

The arrival of baby Halo came after months of online rumors and speculation about the star possibly being pregnant.

2023 was a banner year for the “Angel” singer, given her starring turns in two of the year’s biggest movie musicals — The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple — both of which spawned accompanying soundtracks that featured contributions from her. At the 2024 NAACP Image Awards, Halle took home the outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture award alongside her Color Purple castmates, including Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino and 2024 Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks (best actress in a supporting role).

Watch Halle’s gorgeous “In Your Hands” music video above.

15 Mar 2024

Cardi B Backs Up GloRilla’s Claim That They’re Related: ‘That’s My Cousin’

Cardi B’s got some biological family lighting up the music industry. Bardi backed up GloRilla’s claims that they’re really cousins during an interview with Big Boy’s Neighborhood on Friday (March 15).

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The Bronx bombshell was initially hesitant to explain how her family tree is connected to Tennessee, but eventually gave in and detailed how she’s related to her “Tomorrow 2” collaborator — who’s from Memphis — through her grandfather.

“That’s my cousin,” Cardi replied in response to Big Boy’s doubts. “A lot of people don’t know this. My grandfather, he used to — I don’t like to put my family business out there — push weight or whatever. He lived in Tennessee.”

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“He didn’t really told my grandma that he was dealing with somebody over there. He had a kid out there, and that’s GloRilla’s dad. So that’s what make us related.”

Cardi felt a deeper connection to GloRilla when meeting the Memphis rapper, and they dug further to find out they were related.

“I asked her, ‘You just feel like we’re too much alike? You get my jokes and everything,’” Cardi added. “She’s just like, ‘Yeah. There’s something funny. Something really weird.’ So we just [started asking].”

The family claims stem back to an October 2022 interview when GloRilla stepped into The Neighborhood and asserted she was a cousin of Cardi’s, to which Big Boy wasn’t having any part of at the time.

Cardi isn’t the only family that GloRilla has in the rap game, as the 24-year-old recently revealed she’s also related to Lil Uzi Vert. “That’s my cousin,” she told Past Your Bedtime podcast host Fannita Leggett in February. “Yeah, that’s my real cousin.”

Cardi B hopped on Big Glo’s “Tomorrow” for the “Tomorrow 2” remix in September 2022, which soared to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Watch Cardi B confirm her relationship to GloRilla below:

15 Mar 2024

What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote!

Springtime is almost here, and to welcome the warmer season, some of today’s biggest music stars are heating things up with a slew of new releases.

Kacey Musgraves‘ fifth studio album, Deeper Well, shows off a transformative side of the singer. Musgraves told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 about the new album, saying, “I’ve found more of a connection to my softer side, my roots, like some of the Americana, the folk, the country…really the warmth of that. I felt drawn to that. I felt like I was in a softer place myself after [Musgraves’ 2021 album] star-crossed and going through a divorce and doing a lot of therapy and honestly falling in love again and opening myself back up to the human experience. These songs just kind of started coming out.”

Similarly, Justin Timberlake’s Everything I Thought It Was arrived six years after his 2018 album, Man of the Woods. The album features previously released singles “Drown” and “Selfish,” which debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Timberlake his highest debut in six years on the tally. Notably, EITIW also includes a long-awaited reunion from *NSYNC, called “Paradise,” and the full band performed the track onstage at Timberlake’s one-night-only concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (March 13).Notably, EITIW also includes a long-awaited reunion from *NSYNC, called “Paradise,” and the full band performed the track onstage at Timberlake’s one-night-only concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (March 13).

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Over on the hip-hop side of music, Cardi B followed up “Like What (Freestyle)” with another blazing single, “Enough (Miami).” Last week, Cardi teased the single over on TikTok. “Me vs. you and you know who they pickin’,” she raps on the track. “I can survive in the coldest conditions… B–ches is washed, soapin’ the dishes/ I apply pressure like boa constrictors/ One b–ch, two b–ch, old b–ch, new b–ch, none of y’all not gonna do s–t/ I’m in Miami I pull up on cruise ships.”

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Meanwhile, PARTYNEXTDOOR and Zayn introduced new music eras with “Real Woman” and “What I Am,” respectively.

With so many great releases, we want to know which is your favorite. Check out our Friday Music Guide here, and let us know by voting below.


15 Mar 2024

Watch Willie Nelson & Kermit the Frog Deliver a Sweet ‘Rainbow Connection’ Duet

Is there anything better than the union of two American icons? During his Luck Reunion concert on Thursday (March 14), Willie Nelson performed “Rainbow Connection” with none other than Kermit the Frog.

With Kermit on banjo and Nelson on guitar, the pair delivered a tender, heartwarming cover of the classic song. The iconic Muppet has a storied history with the track, having originally released the song in 1979 for The Muppet Movie. Kermit’s rendition — performed by Jim Henson — reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned an Academy Award nomination for best original song. In addition to “Rainbow Connection,” the two icons also treated the crowd to a rousing gospel medley featuring selections such as “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” “I’ll Fly Away” and “Hard to Be Humble.”

“Rainbow Connection” has been covered by a slew of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Kenny Loggins, Weezer and Hayley Williams, Johnny Mathis, The Chicks, The Carpenters and Nelson himself on his 2001 album that shares the song’s title. Nelson’s Rainbow Connection peaked at No. 52 on Top Country Albums, reaped a bid for best country album at the 44th Grammy Awards and opened with his cover of Kermit’s classic. More recently, Nelson joined forces with fellow country superstar Kacey Musgraves for a duet of “Rainbow Connection” at the 2019 CMA Awards.

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The 2024 edition of Nelson’s annual Luck Reunion, which takes place on the country legend’s ranch in Spicewood, Texas, featured a star-studded lineup of performers, including Tyler Childers, Red Clay Strays, Durand Jones and Zella Day. On the same day as the concert, Nelson announced his forthcoming 75th solo studio album, The Border, which is slated for a May 31 release. Alongside that announcement, Nelson also unveiled the set’s lead single, “The Border,” a cover of Rodney Crowell and Allen Shamblin’s track from the former’s 2019 Texas LP.

Watch footage of Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog’s “Rainbow Connection” duet below:


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15 Mar 2024

Bhad Bhabie Posts Cute Bhabie Birth Announcement

Bhad Bhabie is a mom. The 20-year-old “cash me outside” rapper posted a sweet birth announcement on Friday (March 15) that seemed to confirm that her first-born bhabie girl is here. The silent, 10 second clip consisted of a black and white image of what appeared to be a newborn sleeping under a blanket, with their face covered and a striped cap on their head.

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At press time the “Gucci Flip Flops” MC not revealed any additional information about her newborn, including her name and the child’s birth date. Last month Bhabie (born Daneille Bregoli), told People that haters who were saying she was too young and inexperienced to bring a child into the world should mind their own business.

“I even see people saying, ‘Oh, I don’t think she’s ready. I don’t think she’s ready,’” Bhabie told the magazine. “It’s like, ‘How can you, from your computer screen, determine if I’m ready to be a mother or not?’ I don’t even be on [social media], so how can you determine that? You know? It’s just kind of off.”

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Bregoli announced in December that she was pregnant with a girl that she planned to name Kali Rose; she also said the child’s father is the rapper’s boyfriend, Le Vaughn. At the time, Bregoli suspected that the seeming public nervousness about her becoming a mother at 20 could be chalked up to the 2016 viral reality TV moment that made her (in)famous when she yelled, “Catch me outside, how ’bout that?!’”

“Do you think if people went back and looked at them when they were 13 and 14 and judged them off that time that they would have that job and be held so high?” she said. “They’re kids, they’re teenagers. But mine happened to be broadcasted all over the Internet, all over public television.” Since then, Bhabie has had some success as a music act, landing at NO. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2017 with the single “Hi Bich”; she has not released any new music sinc 2022’s “Vibe Check.”

Bhabie has been chronicling her pregnancy on Instagram, including a series of Demi Moore-style pics with a very visible baby bump and another series in early February from what looked like her elaborate, all-pink-everything baby shower for Kali.

15 Mar 2024

Ariana Grande Frolics Through Times Square to Celebrate ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Billboard

Ariana Grande has had much to celebrate in the week since her new album Eternal Sunshine dropped March 8, including an enormous digital billboard from Spotify promoting the project in Times Square.

The 30-year-old pop star took a special trip to the New York City landmark to see the billboard with her own eyes, as captured in a video she posted to Instagram Friday (March 15). In the clip, Grande — staying low-key in a face mask, pink bonnet and black puffer jacket — skips around and cheers as her own face appears onscreen.

The singer is only noticed by a couple of fans, whom she poses with in the video. Surrounding her is a group of proud friends as well as her mom, Joan Grande.

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“one week of eternal sunshine,” the superstar captioned the post. “thank you.”

Spotify’s ode to Eternal Sunshine comes after the LP quickly became the streaming service’s most-streamed album in a single day so far in 2024 — within 24 hours of its release.

Grande also shared a backstage photo from her recent performance on Saturday Night Live, as well as snaps from the “We Can’t Be Friends” music video shoot. In a couple of photos, she clutches the teddy bear featured in the visual, which finds the Grammy winner having her memories of a past love wiped a la the Jim Carrey- and Kate Winslet-starring Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the namesake of her new album.

“I think the movie is so beloved because so many people can relate to knowing that something isn’t right but loving so much and wanting to stay,” she told Apple Music 1‘s Zane Lowe of taking inspiration from the film shortly before her record dropped. “I think it kind of fell into place that these songs had little tidbits of that theme. I just felt really inspired by it.”

Her first album since 2020’s Positions, Eternal Sunshine is gunning for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200. The Max Martin-produced project was preceded by just one single, “Yes, And?,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year.

15 Mar 2024

Juanes Makes His Triumphant Stage Return in New York City 8 Months After SummerStage Shutdown

Eight months following an abrupt halt due to “excessive crowds” at Central Park’s SummerStage, Juanes made a grand return to New York City, delivering an unforgettable performance at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday (March 15).

“I can finally see your faces since the last time I was here [in New York] at SummerStage,” Juanes said during his show, reflecting on the history-making moment when, for the first time in 30 years, SummerStage had to stop an ongoing concert because of a non-weather-related problem. “My heart is full thanks to you; I am very happy to be here.”

The sold-out Radio City performance was highly anticipated after the overwhelming attendance of more than 17,000 fans at the Central Park SummerStage in July, which was called off last minute due to “excessive crowds.” Fans in NYC were finally able to see Juanes’ full show Thursday, when he performed some of his greatest hits and tracks from his Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning 10th studio album, Vida Cotidiana, released in May 2023.

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The Colombian rockstar, clad in black and wearing a denim vest that showed his arm tattoos, kicked off with “Gris” and followed with his classic “Mala Gente” — the only two songs he played in Central Park last year before his show was shut down — electrifying the 6,000-strong crowd at Radio City.

A particularly memorable moment was the medley of “Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí,” “Fuego” and “Hermosa Ingrata,” during which he seamlessly mixed rhythms and melodies. The acoustic version of “Para Tu Amor” stood out as he came off stage to perform it among the audience, creating an intimate and personal atmosphere.

The concert setlist wove a narrative through Juanes’ discography, touching on themes of love, social reflection and personal introspection. Among the most chanted songs were the heartfelt “Amores Prohibidos,” “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor” and also the mega catchy “La Paga” and “La Camisa Negra,” during which he showed off his unmistakable guitar riff.

Juanes closed the night with Juan Gabriel’s “Querida,” “Me Enamora” and “La Luz,” encapsulating the essence of his artistry and the connection he shares with his fans.

The Vida Cotidiana USA and Canada Tour, produced by Live Nation, began on Feb. 13 in Portland, Ore., and will end on March 30 in Hollywood, Fla. Upcoming cities include Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Houston, Dallas, Boston and more.

15 Mar 2024

Bowen Yang Calls Ariana Grande Relationship Rumors ‘Incorrect’ & ‘Absolute Falsehoods’

Bowen Yang has Ariana Grande’s back. While reviewing the pop star’s new album Eternal Sunshine on his Las Culturistas podcast Wednesday (March 13), the Saturday Night Live cast member took a moment to defend his friend from monthslong speculation about her relationship with Wicked costar Ethan Slater. 

“The narrative is wrong,” Yang said frankly in conversation with his co-host Matt Rogers. “[Grande’s] not even outwardly saying that, but the narrative has been incorrect. People have even retracted things in these stories with no f—king apology to the people who are involved.”  

“I can tell you for a fact that what people out there seem to be clinging on to is incorrect,” added the comedian, who stars in the upcoming Wicked films alongside Grande and Slater. “A media narrative can be completely consuming and devastating and frustrate you to no end because of how wrong it is. Pushing absolute falsehoods — I’m sorry, it is a really f—king disorienting thing to experience. “ 

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Reports of the “Yes, And?” singer’s romance with Slater first emerged just days after news of her split from husband Dalton Gomez broke in July. Soon afterward, the SpongeBob SquarePants Broadway star’s estranged wife, Lilly Jay — with whom he shares a young son — told Page Six that Grande was “the story” behind her breakup from Slater, adding that the pop star is “not a girl’s girl.”  

In September, Grande filed for divorce from Gomez, two months after Slater and Jay filed. (She and Gomez settled their split in October.) Both TMZ and People have reported from the beginning that the Wicked stars’ romance began after both of their previous relationships ended. 

“If you think this invites karma, I’m here to tell you, your set of facts – I’m not going to reveal the actual facts, because they’re not mine to reveal,” Yang continued on the podcast. “But I can say that the matrix of information that you are using to draw a line to the karmic outcome you want is not existent.”   

Grande herself touched on her recent experiences with the rumors surrounding her relationship with Slater in an interview leading up to her new album’s March 8 release. “We don’t need to go into any specifics, but of course there’s an insatiable frustration, an inexplicable hellish feeling with watching people misunderstand the people you love, and you,” she said on The Zach Sang Show. 

About Eternal Sunshine – on which Grande seemingly shuts down the rumors on songs such as “True Story” — Yang noted, “She could’ve very easily made this a Reputation [by Taylor Swift] album, an album that was like, ‘F–k you, I’ve been completely misunderstood’ … Instead, it’s this very fragile, delicate work.” 

Listen to Yang defend Grande on Las Culturistas below. 

15 Mar 2024

Dr. Dre Crowns Eminem as the ‘Best Emcee Ever’: Watch

Dr. Dre and Eminem are among the most iconic collaborative duos to ever grace hip-hop. Even 25 years into their relationship, Dre still believes that the Detroit legend is the best to pick up a microphone.

The West Coast legend stopped by SiriusXM’s The Life of Mine With James Corden on Thursday (March 14), where he championed Eminem’s greatness.

“I think he’s the best emcee ever,” he said of Marshall Mathers, who landed at No. 5 on Billboard‘s Greatest Rappers of All Time list. “Point blank, period. Of course, there are going to be arguments about that because he’s a white guy. I don’t think anyone that’s rapping can touch Eminem on that microphone.”

Dre reflected on meeting Eminem for the first time at Jimmy Iovine’s office in the ’90s and how their first time in the studio produced The Slim Shady LP‘s “My Name Is.”

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“I met Eminem at Jimmy Iovine’s office,” Dre shared. “We slapped hands, went to the studio and started recording and I’m not sure if anybody knows this, but I think the first four albums was just me and him and his writing and his delivery and his imagination is off the charts and I don’t think anyone would disagree with that.”

“I was playing with the MPC and I hit play on it and he just went, ‘Hi, my name is.’ It happened that fast. No bull—t, and then we went from there and that was the beginning of this relationship.”

Dr. Dre’s handprints are all over Eminem’s first four albums he’s referencing on his Aftermath label, the latter two (Encore and The Eminem Show) Dre served as an executive producer.

The 59-year-old is also reuniting with an old friend for a new project, as Dre’s teasing an album on the way with Snoop Dogg.

From “Stil D.R.E.” to “Nuthin’ But A G Thang” and “The Next Episode,” Dre and Snoop have effortlessly cooked up plenty of G-funk anthems together over the years, and they’re looking to recapture that magic once again decades later.

“I know as odd as it sounds, I’ve only produced one album on Snoop, which was in 1993, Doggystyle,” he said of Snoop’s acclaimed debut, which topped the Billboard 200. “I mean, we’ve done some songs and we’ve played around in between, of course, but that is the one and only album I’ve produced on Snoop, Doggystyle, so we decided to call this one Missionary.”

“Snoop is really sounding fantastic and people are gonna be really shocked and amazed at how we’ve been able to come back together after all these years and do something,” Dre shared. “It’s really interesting.”