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Luck Ra & Khea’s ‘Hola Perdida’ Rules Billboard Argentina Hot 100

Luck Ra and Khea add a new No. 1 to their Billboard Argentina Hot 100 career as “Hola Perdida” lifts 2-1 on the chart dated March 2.

Luck Ra also holds strong in the top 10 with two other songs: “Que Me Falte Todo,” with Abel Pintos, which holds at No. 3 for a third week, and nine-week leader “La Morocha,” featuring BM, which drops 7-9. In total, the trap and freestyler places a total of seven songs on the current ranking, the most for a male act this week, behind Emilia’s 10 and Maria Becerra’s eight simultaneous songs, respectively.

As “Hola Perdida” lands at the summit, it sends Mesita, Nicki Nicole, Emilia and Tiago PZK’s “Una Foto” to No. 2 after a six-week domination.



Elsewhere, Tiago PZK and Ke Personajes add a top 10 to their Billboard Argentina account as “Piel” rallies from No. 17 to No. 6. While Tiago scores his sixth top 10, Ke Personajes collect their 12th top 10.

Meanwhile, Chilean Floyymenor earns his first top 10 as “Gata Only,” with Cris MJ, surges 22-8 in its third week.

The week’s Greatest Gainer goes to Trueno and Nicki Nicole’s “Mamichula,” featuring Bizarrap, Taiu and Tatool, which flies from No. 82 to No. 20.

Further, Gino Mella, Jairo Vera, Yandel, Lenny Tavárez and Best take the Hot Shot Debut of the week as “El Amor De Tu Vida” starts at No. 40.

Seven other songs enter the chart this week, starting with KHEA and Emilia’s “Tú y Yo” at No. 42. Dua Lipa follows with “Training Season” at No. 55, while El Turko’s “30 Grados,” featuring Mandale Flow, joins at No. 71.

Dominican Engel Montaz follows as he nabs his first chart entry with “Cupido” at No. 80, while Pablo Chill-E and Oro600’s “Nena Sad (Orodembow)” opens at No. 81.

Lastly, La K’Onga, Emanero and David Bisbal’s first team-up, “Fama de Diabla” bows at No. 82, while Tiesto & Karol G’s “Contigo” arrives at No. 88.



JoJo Siwa Says She Has Baby Names & A Sperm Donor ‘Lined Up’ for Future Children

There’s planners, and then there’s JoJo Siwa. In a recent interview, the 20-year-old singer/dancer revealed that she already has her future mapped out to a T when it comes to her plans for motherhood, from baby names to a sperm donor.

Sitting down with Access Hollywood, Siwa got on the topic of kids when she revealed that she has two tattoos in honor of her future babies — of which she hopes to have three. “This one’s dedicated to my baby girl one day; her name is Freddie,” she said, pointing to some ink on her arm. “Then this is dedicated to twin boys: Eddie and Teddie.”

“Freddie, Eddie and Teddie,” she continued. “I want three babies. I’ve got a sperm donor lined up.”

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The Dance Moms alum’s left arm is decked out with black tattoos. During her recent stay in Florida, Siwa acquired some new ink, per a Feb. 28 post on her Instagram.

In January, it was announced that Siwa would replace Nigel Lythgoe on So You Think You Can Dance for season 18. The 74-year-old judge stepped down from the panel after Paula Abdul sued him over claims he sexually assaulted her twice, both of which he denies. In addition to Abdul’s claims, a pair of unnamed contestants on “AAG” — which is believed to be a reference to the reality series All American Girl — came forward earlier this month with accusations that Lythgoe made unwanted sexual advances and groped them inside his Los Angeles home in 2003.

The new season of the dance competition series premieres March 4 and will feature Allison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy as Siwa’s co-judges. “FINALLY!…. ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ is coming to FOX this summer and I am so grateful that I am going to be a judge!” the “Boomerang” singer wrote on Instagram following the news. “It’s such an honor to be a part of this shows come back!!!”

Watch Siwa discuss her plans for motherhood below.

Tish Cyrus Says She Might’ve Been a ‘Better Parent’ If She Smoked Weed When Her Kids Were Young

Tish Cyrus is reflecting on parenthood in a new episode of the Sorry We’re Stoned podcast on Thursday (Feb. 29), which she co-hosts with her daughter Brandi Cyrus.

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The 56-year-old is mom to Brandi, Trace Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Braison Cyrus and Noah Cyrus — all of whom she shares with ex-husband Billy Ray Cyrus — and opened up about how the use of marijuana might have helped her in motherhood. “I actually feel like I would’ve been… I didn’t smoke pot when I had kids. I didn’t start smoking until I was like, 46,” she shared. “And so I think I would’ve been a better parent if I would’ve smoked then. I think I would’ve been… like, I don’t know, school projects, I would’ve felt more fun.”

Brandi agreed that Tish would have been “much more tolerant,” to which she replied, “I really do wish I had smoked then.”

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Tish also recalled Miley’s years of using marijuana, which she has since quit. “She loved weed. And at that time, I didn’t smoke weed,” she said. “And I was not happy with her.”

The matriarch went on to explain how she uses weed throughout her day. “I don’t get up and smoke a whole joint,” she said. “but I like to get up and take a couple puffs. And then throughout the day, that’s what I’ll do.”

She added that weed “has just been the best thing ever” for her. “My decision making is so much better now that I smoke weed,” she explained.

Watch the full episode of Sorry We’re Stoned, featuring guest Wiz Khalifa, below.



Creamfields 2024 Lineup: Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim, Michael Bibi & Many More

Creamfields 2024 has announced its complete lineup.

Leading the bill are a flurry of A-list electronic artists including dance pop king Calvin Harris, local legend Fatboy Slim, progressive house leader Eric Prydz, global star of the moment Peggy Gou, the U.K. legends on a current hot streak Chase & Status, techno leader Charlotte de Witte and rising star Eliza Rose. London-based producer Michael Bibi will also play one of his first shows back after his December announcement that he’d beat cancer.

Additionally, the lineup includes many of the dance world who’s who, like Armin van Buuren, Alesso, Fisher, Gorgon City, Hardwell, John Summit, Martin Garrix, Solomun, Steve Angello, Tiësto and many more. See the complete featured artist lineup below. The festival will also feature many more local and rising acts, bringing the total artist count to roughly 300.

The festival, which typically hosts 80,000 fans over three days, happens in Daresbury, England this August 22-25. Ticket start at £240 ($300)and are on sale now.

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In 2024 Creamfields will debut a 30,000 capacity indoor mainstage, which the event claims will be the world’s largest indoor festival superstructure.

Creamfields launched in 1998 as a one-day electronic music festival. The event’s parent company, Cream Holdings Limited, was acquired by Live Nation in 2012 as the music industry rushed to invest in electronic music properties amid the EDM boom.

In a statement at the time, Live Nation president/CEO Michael Rapino said that “With this acquisition, Live Nation further establishes its position in electronic music and expands its concert platform.”

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Rihanna Jokes About the Size of Her Luggage Ahead of Private Wedding Party Performance in India

Go big or go home — Rihanna has landed in India ahead of the nuptials of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, whose pre-wedding party she’s set to perform at. Joining the pop superstar are her many large pieces of luggage — something she hilariously joked about with fans on Instagram Thursday (Feb. 29).

Recent snaps captured the Fenty mogul arriving in Jamnagar in time for the Friday (March 1) event, where she’ll reportedly perform a medley of her biggest hits for the soon-to-be newlyweds. Ambani is the youngest son of multi-billionaire Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.

One video taken on the day of her arrival shows a parade of platforms being dragged behind a transport vehicle, each carrying huge boxes covered by tarps. After a fan on Instagram posted the clip, one commenter quipped, “What she bring with her? A folding house?”

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To fans’ surprise, Rih saw the comment and responded with a joke of her own. “the stage couldn’t fit in my carryon,” she explained, adding a shrugging emoji.

Anant and his fiancée will officially tie the knot July 12 in Mumbai, according to People. Their pre-wedding party will reportedly be attended by Disney CEO Bob Iger, Ivanka Trump, Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, members of Bhutan’s royal family and more of the world’s most powerful elites, each of whom will have the rare opportunity to watch Rihanna perform at the lavish event.

The Ambani dynasty is well-known for throwing extravagant weddings. When Mukesh’s daughter Isha got married in 2018, for instance, Beyoncé performed at the ceremony, and when the business titan’s oldest son Akash tied the knot in 2019, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and the Chainsmokers took the stage at the pre-wedding festivities in Switzerland.

Creepy Nuts at No. 1, Sakurazaka46 at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100

Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” extends its reign over the Billboard Japan Hot 100 to five weeks on the chart dated Feb. 28.

While slowing down slightly in streams and downloads, the MASHLE Season 2 opener remains almost stationary and adds another week at No. 1 to both metrics. Streaming is down by about 0.6% (21,661,077 streams) and downloads by about 2.3% (19,520 units). The viral hit is at No. 19 for video views and rises 9-7 for karaoke, while slipping slightly in radio (7-10) this week, leading the Japan Hot 100 by a huge margin.

Sakurazaka46’s “Nansai no koro ni modoritai no ka?” rises 15-2 after launching with 531,917 CDs in its first week (released Feb. 21). The eighth single by the J-pop girl group features Ten Yamasaki in center position of the choreography, and follows the first-week sales of its previous single, “Shoninyokkyu” (545,944 copies). The track gained points in other metrics as well, coming in at No. 4 for streaming with 7,808,921 streams, No. 11 for downloads with 3,758 units, No. 74 for radio, and No. 67 for video.

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OCTPATH’s “OCTAVE” debuts at No. 4 this week. The eight-member boy band’s fifth single sold 99,413 CDs in its first week — 14.3% more than its predecessor “Sweet” —to come in at No. 2 for sales, while also hitting No. 2 for radio. 

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Omoinotake’s “IKUOKU KONEN” rises a notch to No. 7. The track is steadily on the rise figure-wise as well, moving 10-8 for downloads (4,913 units, up 10.6%), 7-6 for streaming, (7,323,028 streams, up 20.8%), and 25-22 for video.  



SPYAIR’s “Orange” jumps 19-8 this week, debuting in the top 10. The second release by the four-man band featuring new vocalist YOSUKE is being featured as the theme song for the animated feature film Haikyuu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump, which opened in Japanese theaters on Feb. 16. According to Kogyo Tsushinsha, the movie drew 2.9 million viewers and grossed over 4.18 billion yen during its first ten days. “Orange” comes in at No. 3 for downloads with 7,168 units, No. 8 for streaming with 6,492,428 streams, No. 21 for radio, and No. 13 for video.



The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Feb. 19 to 25, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s ‘Solo’ Music Video Reaches 1 Billion YouTube Views

Jennie’s first solo single outside of BLACKPINK, fittingly titled “Solo,” has officially hit one billion YouTube views.

Within five hours of its release on YouTube back in 2018, the video had surpassed four million views. “This is not a touching love story/ No romance, no sincerity/ I’m sorry, but I’m not sorry/ From today on I’m a shining solo,” she sings on the dance-ready track.

As the title suggests, “Solo” is Jennie’s first solo single outside of BLACKPINK. “There was definitely some pressure when I was starting because I was representing myself and also BLACKPINK for the very first time,” she told Billboard in 2018 of the track, which she said is about “being true to yourself and being confident. I hope that listeners can embrace the message and enjoy the song as much as I did.”

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She also shared what she likes to do in her alone time, noting, “I like to just stay at home with my family, I eat something nice,” she says. “Strawberry are in season in Korea, [so] they’re my go-to everyday. Just relax, just rest from everything.”

Upon its release, “Solo” topped Billboard‘s World Digital Song Sales chart. The star became the second solo female K-pop act, and first as the lead artist, to top the chart after CL.

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Revisit Jennie’s “Solo” music video below.



Saweetie Opens Up About Her Past Insecurities as an Artist: ‘I Just Felt Myself Giving Up’

Saweetie carries herself with a “boss b—h” mentality when representing as the leader of her Icy Gang. While her confidence is on point as a woman in her everyday life, she’s opening up about how that doesn’t always match when she’s making music.

The “My Type” rapper graced the cover of Allure on Thursday (Feb. 29), where Saweetie revealed that she’s felt like giving up in the past, and her insecurities as an artist have bogged her creativity down.

“I don’t mean to dampen the mood. But this is, realistically, how my career has been,” she said of the critics who have seemingly attacked her status in the rap game at every step. “We were constantly criticized for every drop. I was just very insecure. I’m a confident woman, but I was a very insecure artist.”

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Later in the interview, the Bay Area native admitted there have been times she felt like “giving up.” Still, Saweetie wants to shed that mentality moving forward, while being fully in the moment and invested in her thriving career.

“There’s been a lot of times these past couple of years where I’ve given up on myself,” she added. “Whether people knew about that or not, I just felt myself giving up, and I don’t want to do that anymore.”

With a clean slate, the 30-year-old kicked off 2024 with her first single of the year as the opulent “Richtivities” hit streaming services Feb. 23.

As the conversation has been for years since Saweetie burst onto the scene in 2018, fans are still wondering about the status of her anticipated Pretty Bitch Music debut album. These days, she’s still refusing to put a date on the elusive project.

“To me, music is sacred. It’s coming from your spirit. You can’t just go finish an album in a week,” she explained of the delay. “That’s why it’s taking me so long.”

Beyoncé Reigns for Fourth Time on Streaming Songs Chart With ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Beyoncé’s fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart – and first completely solo – comes with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which rises to the top of the March 2-dated tally.

“Texas Hold ‘Em,” which debuted at No. 4 on the Feb. 24 ranking, vaults to No. 1 via 29 million official U.S. streams Feb. 16-22, a boost of 51%, according to Luminate.

Beyoncé first reigned on Streaming Songs, which began in 2013, with “Drunk in Love,” featuring Jay-Z, which ruled for four weeks in 2014. She then led for a week in 2018 as a co-lead on Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect,” and her third topper came as a featured act on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” in 2020.

Thus, “Texas Hold ‘Em” is Beyonce’s first Streaming Songs leader without any other act attached in a lead or featured role – eclipsing the No. 2 peak of “7/11” in 2014.

Between “Savage” and “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Beyonce reached Streaming Songs multiple times, paced by the No. 3 peak of “Break My Soul in 2022.

She becomes one of 10 acts with at least four No. 1s on Streaming Songs since its inception. Drake leads all acts with 20 rulers.

Concurrently, “Texas Hold ‘Em” spends a second week at No. 1 on Country Streaming Songs. The multimetric Billboard Hot 100, as previously reported, sees the song lift 2-1; in addition to its streams, the song earned 16.1 million radio audience impressions and 29,000 downloads.

“Texas Hold ‘Em” and counterpart “16 Carriages” (which appears at No. 36 on Streaming Songs, down from its No. 27 debut, via 8 million streams) are both from Beyoncé’s upcoming eighth studio album, which does not yet have a release date.

Shakira Reveals Collabs With Cardi B, Grupo Frontera & More in ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ Tracklist

Ahead of her upcoming new album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, set to drop March 22, Shakira has unveiled the LP’s tracklist.

The 16-track album includes eight new tracks plus previously released singles such as “TQG” with Karol G, the Rauw Alejandro-assisted “Te Felicito” and “El Jefe” with Fuerza Regida. A remix to her Bizarrap-produced “Music Sessions Vol. 53” featuring Tiesto will also be included in the set. Shakira recruits Bizarrap and Alejandro again for new songs, while tapping new collaborators, including Cardi B and Grupo Frontera.

“Making this body of work has been an alchemical process,” Shakira previously said in a statement. “While writing each song, I was rebuilding myself. While singing them, my tears transformed into diamonds, and my vulnerability into strength.”

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran is the Colombian hitmaker’s first new album in seven years. It also marks her debut release on vinyl, featuring four distinct artwork editions, each paired with an exclusive colored vinyl variant.

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Shak’s new album follows her 2017 set El Dorado, which spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart, and included hit songs such as “Chantaje” with Maluma, “La Bicicleta” with Carlos Vives and the Prince Royce-assisted “Deja vu.” Overall, the hitmaker has placed eight top 10 albums on the Top Latin Albums chart, six of those hit No. 1, including Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998), Fijación Oral: Vol. 1 (2005) and Sale El Sol (2010).

See Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tracklist below:

  1. “⁠⁠Puntería” x Cardi B
  2. ⁠”La Fuerte” x Bizarrap
  3. ⁠”Tiempo Sin Verte”
  4. ⁠”Cohete” x Rauw Alejandro
  5. ⁠”(Entre Paréntesis)” x Grupo Frontera
  6. ⁠”Cómo Dónde y Cuándo”
  7. ⁠”Nassau”
  8. ⁠”Última”
  9. ⁠”Te Felicito” x Rauw Alejandro
  10. “Monotonía” x Ozuna
  11. ⁠”Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53″
  12. “TQG” x Karol G
  13. ⁠”Acróstico” x Milan + Sasha
  14. ⁠”Copa Vacía” x Manuel Turizo
  15. “⁠El Jefe” x Fuerza Regida
  16. ⁠”Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (Remix Tiësto)”
  17. “Punteria” (Vinyl Version)