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29 Nov 2023

Travis Kelce Shouts Out Taylor Swift for Liking a Post About His New NFL Record

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have got this whole supportive couple thing on lock. Soon after the 33-year-old pop star showed some love to the 34-year-old football player’s exciting new NFL record on social media, Kelce gave his superstar girlfriend a special shoutout on his New Heights podcast Wednesday (Nov. 29).

The sweet moment came after Travis’ older brother and podcast co-host Jason Kelce, who plays center for the Philadelphia Eagles, brought up Swift’s headline-making “like” on a post from the Kansas City Chiefs’ official Instagram account celebrating the tight end’s latest feat: fourth and fastest player to reach 11,000 receiving yards in NFL history, and the only Chiefs player to ever do it.

“Thanks, Tay,” Travis said, suddenly bashful. “I appreciate you.”

Jason went on to sarcastically ask whether the “Anti-Hero” singer has always been such a fan of NFL tight-end news, to which Travis said, “I’m not sure, that’s a good question.”

“Maybe, I don’t know,” he added, smiling. “I don’t know if she’s a fan of tight ends or not. I’ll have to ask her.”

The latest podcast episode comes days after fans went wild over Swift giving the Chiefs’ post a double tap, the second time she’s done so to “like” a post about her new beau. She also “liked” a post about Travis becoming Kansas City’s all-time leading receiver earlier this month.

The pop star’s most overt show of love for Travis so far, however, was definitely when she changed her “Karma” lyrics onstage at an Eras Tour show in Rio de Janeiro to “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.” Immediately after, videos from the concert show that a blushing Travis hid his face in his hands before continuing to dance along to Swift’s performance, after which they shared a big hug and kiss.

Watch Travis thank “Tay” on New Heights above.

29 Nov 2023

Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo & Noah Kahan Set As Final ‘SNL’ Musical Guests of 2023

Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan are set to be Saturday Night Live‘s musical guests for its last three episodes of 2023, NBC announced on Wednesday (Nov. 29).

The long-running late-night comedy show returns from a brief break Dec. 2 with Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone joining the Five-Timers Club for her fifth shot helming the show. Kahan will be making his SNL debut as the musical guest that night.

Up next on Dec. 9 is Ferrari star Adam Driver, who is set to host for a fourth time that night. Rodrigo returns for a second time as the musical guest, and the first since she released her sophomore album, Guts.

SNL alum and Barbie star Kate McKinnon — who in the past has delivered hilarious impressions of everyone from Justin Bieber to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg — returns to Studio 8H to host for the first time on Dec. 16. Eilish, whose song “What Was I Made For” for the Barbie soundtrack has been nominated for several 2024 Grammy awards — will be the musical guest for the third time.

Recent musical guests on Saturday Night Live include Tate McRae, Boygenius, Foo Fighters and more. Latin superstar Bad Bunny both hosted and was the musical guest on the Oct. 21. In addition to announced musicians, the long-running show has seen some artists make surprise appearances as well. Taylor Swift showed up unannounced to introduce Ice Spice on the season premiere. Lady Gaga did the same to introduce Bunny’s performance the night he did double duty; that same evening, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger showed up to support the Puerto Rican star in several sketches.

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC at 11:30 p.m. ET, and streams live on Peacock.

29 Nov 2023

Machine Gun Kelly Offers Travis Kelce $500K to Leave Kansas City Chiefs for Cleveland Browns 

Look out, Chiefs Kingdom — there are some powerful forces at play trying to poach Travis Kelce. In a hilarious moment on the Wednesday (Nov. 29) episode of the New Heights podcast, Machine Gun Kelly genuinely tried to bribe the tight end to leave Kansas City for the Browns in Cleveland, which both MGK and Kelce have called home. 

“I’m sure you get asked this question behind closed doors a lot, but I would be remiss if due to the nature of our friendship and just as a Clevelander if I did not insert this question personally,” began the rapper-turned-rocker, calling in to New Heights with a surprise request.  

“I will give you $500,000 cash upon arrival just for shopping or whatever you want,” he continued. “As well as matching that same amount as a donation to both of our high schools — both Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights — as well as every day breakfast and coffee delivery from my restaurant, if you would just come home and put on these colors right here.” 

“Come on home, Trav!” added the “My Ex’s Best Friend” musician. “Come home, put these colors on and rock the city.”

Both Travis and his older brother/podcast co-host Jason Kelce — who plays center on the Philadelphia Eagles and was later extended the same offer by MGK — laughed out loud with bewildered shock. “You know that was the original dream, dawg,” Travis replied. “You know that was the dream!”

And although the 34-year-old football star admitted it was “an intriguing offer,” Chiefs fans need not worry. He won’t be sporting an orange and brown uniform any time soon (and consequently, his superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift will probably stick to watching his games from her usual suite in Arrowhead Stadium). “You know how much we love the East side of Cleveland, the Heights,” Travis told his friend. “I’m not gonna lie, the situation’s pretty good in Kansas City.”

“My fingers [are] crossed, there is no decision that needs to be made right now, but just know my offer is real and it’s on the table,” conceded MGK, noting he’d be sending new music soon to Travis, who he called his “secret muse.”

Watch the new episode of New Heights above.

29 Nov 2023

With ‘Rich Baby Daddy,’ Drake Banks 39th No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay

Drake blasts into another orbit on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as the list’s most frequent chart-topper adds to his staggering total, earning a 39th career No. 1 with “Rich Baby Daddy” featuring Sexyy Red and SZA.

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“Rich Baby Daddy” jumps from No. 3 to lead the chart dated Dec. 2. The song’s advance comes after a 24% spike in plays that made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the week ending Nov. 23, according to Luminate. By reaching the summit in its sixth chart week, “Rich Baby Daddy” becomes Drake’s eighth leader to have wrapped its run to No. 1 in six weeks or less. Here’s a look at his quickest climbs to the penthouse among the 39 chart-toppers:

Weeks to No. 1, Song Title, Artist (if other than Drake), Date Reached No. 1

  • 4, “In My Feelings,” Aug. 11, 2018
  • 5, “God’s Plan,” March 3, 2018
  • 5, “Toosie Slide,” May 9, 2020
  • 6, “Work,” Rihanna featuring Drake, March 19, 2016
  • 6, “One Dance,” featuring Wizkid & Kyla, May 28, 2016
  • 6, “Nice for What,” May 26, 2018
  • 6, “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future & Young Thug, Oct. 23, 2021
  • 6, “Rich Baby Daddy,” featuring Sexyy Red & SZA, Dec. 2, 2023

As he banks his newest Rhythmic Airplay victory, Drake extends his record for the most champs among all artists. His latest, though, comes with a bonus. With 39 No. 1s, he now has at least three times as many leaders as every other act who has ever hit the top of the list — save for only Rihanna, who has 17 No. 1s. Here’s a look at the current leaderboard for the most No. 1s in Rhythmic Airplay history, which dates to October 1992:

  • 39, Drake
  • 17, Rihanna
  • 13, Bruno Mars
  • 13, Chris Brown
  • 13, The Weeknd
  • 13, Usher
  • 12, Beyoncé
  • 12, Lil Wayne

For Sexyy Red, “Rich Baby Daddy” secures the breakout rapper her first Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 with her third appearance. She previously landed hits on the radio ranking with two viral-turned-radio hits: “Pound Town 2” with Tay Keith and Nicki Minaj, which reached No. 19 in August, and “SkeeYee,” which repeats at its No. 13 peak for a second frame.

SZA, meanwhile, nabs her fifth Rhythmic Airplay champ and third of 2023, tying Drake and Ice Spice for the most this year. The R&B hitmaker first ruled the radio chart via a featured spot on Doja Cat’s two-week champ “Kiss Me More” in 2021. Between “Kiss Me More” and “Rich Baby Daddy,” SZA ruled with three of her own tracks: “I Hate U” (one week, 2021), “Kill Bill” (three weeks, 2023) and “Snooze” (two weeks, 2023).

“Rich Baby Daddy” appears on Drake’s latest studio album, For All the Dogs, which gave the superstar his 13th champ on all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart. Thanks to the arrival of a deluxe edition release with six new tracks, the set rallies from No. 4 to earn a second week at the summit on this week’s chart.

29 Nov 2023

Tyla’s ‘Water’ Rises to No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart

Tyla takes over Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as her breakthrough single, “Water” rises to No. 1 on the list dated Dec. 2. The track springs from No. 4 to crown the chart after a 14% surge in plays that made it the most played song on U.S. monitored mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the week ending Nov. 23, according to Luminate.

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Through its double-digit gain, “Water” wins the Greatest Gainer honor, awarded each week to the song with the largest increase in plays among the chart’s 40 titles. As it reaches the summit, “Water” pushes Victoria Monet’s “On My Mama” to second place after two weeks in charge.

Thanks to “Water,” released on Fax Records/Epic Records, Epic Records returns to No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for the first time in just over a year. Future’s “Wait for U,” featuring Drake and Tems, was the label’s last leader, completing a record 16th week at No. 1 on the chart dated Oct. 29, 2022.

As “Water” reigns on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, the radio smash repeats at a No. 5 high on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay list, which ranks songs by combined audience impression totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. There, “Water” added 14% in weekly audience to reach a new best of 15.8 million.

In addition to the R&B/hip-hop wins, “Water” flows 7-4 on Rhythmic Airplay, following a huge 27% increase in weekly plays at the format. Pop radio also has embraced the tune, with a 28-21 on the newest Pop Airplay list after a 41% hike in weekly plays. Armed with strong results from the R&B/hip-hop, rhythmic and pop sectors, “Water” is knocking on the door of the top 10 of the all-genre Radio Songs chart with a 17-11 ascent and 24% weekly improvement in audience to 38.4 million.

The rapid “Water” radio rise joins with the song’s growing sales and streaming profile to fuel the track’s high placements on several Billboard multimetric charts. Notably, the song wins a seventh week atop the sales and streaming-powered U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, while also climbing the radio, sales and streaming-driven Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (5-4) and Billboard Hot 100 (15-10) charts.

29 Nov 2023

Cardi B Jams Out to Lady Gaga’s ‘Beautiful, Dirty Rich’ While Dressed in Her Holiday Finest

Cardi B is getting into the holiday spirit. In a pair of videos uploaded on Tuesday (Nov. 28), the “Bongos” rapper showed off what she called her “two moods,” showing off a pair of clips in which she grooves to Lady Gaga’s 2008 The Fame song “Beautiful, Dirty Rich” while rocking a voluminous red gown that showed off her legs.

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The promo shoot for Cardi’s Whipshots alcohol-infused whip cream novelty found Cardi holding up a cup of the creamy libation and striking a series of poses as a person off-camera shouts out encouragement and suggestions for different looks. In the second video, Cardi stripped down to a red bodysuit and matching fur coat while waving around two cans of Whipshots as she rapped along to Lil Boosie’s “Set It Off.”

The video post came after Whipshots posted an image from its holiday flavors campaign earlier this week, which includes a festive peppermint flavor. In an Instagram post promoting the new products, the Whipshots account wrote, “The holidays are all about coming together and getting lit – and we’re not just talking about the Christmas tree, Fam. Elevate your celebrations with Whipshots Peppermint vodka whipped cream – the perfect stocking stuffer to bring the bougie to your holiday bash. (Besides, bringing a bottle of wine for your friends and family is so been there, drank that!).”

Cardi partnered with Starco Brands on the boozy non-dairy whipped cream in December 2021, which sold its first million cans in just 10 months, selling another million cans over the next four months.

Check out Cardi’s holiday shoot below.

29 Nov 2023

How to Find Your 2023 Spotify Wrapped

‘Tis the season to learn about your music habits throughout the year with Spotify Wrapped, the annual breakdown of how you’ve been listening to music.

While Spotify Wrapped is available for anyone with an account, sometimes, it can be hard to find. Don’t worry, though, Billboard‘s got your back. Unlike last year, the 2023 Spotify Wrapped is not limited to only the Spotify mobile app, which you can download at Spotify.com/Wrapped as usual, and to make sure you have the latest version, which you’ll need to access Wrapped. The platform this year is making Wrapped available via desktop and mobile, also at Spotify.com/Wrapped.

Once you’ve logged in, your personalized look back at 2023 should appear at the top of your home screen. After watching and learning about your listening habits, you’ll be able to share your Wrapped results to social media.

In addition to being accessible via desktop and mobile, Spotify is rolling out a few new features for Wrapped this year, including:

  • Me in 2023 reveals what the platform calls the 12 “characters that best describe the way you listened to Spotify this year.” For example, the “Alchemist” is someone who created more playlists than others, while the “Shapeshifter” is a listener who jumps from artist to artist. Depending on listening habits, users will be revealed to be one of the characters.
  • Sound Town matches listeners to a city according to their “listening and shared artist affinity.”
  • Wrapped is getting a refresh, including how Top 5 Genres will appear “with a new sandwich-inspired design, while Top 5 Artists will show when “your listening peaked for each artist.”
  • Your Artist Messages in Wrapped is where users will find a video message from one of their top artists. (Listeners can also check out the Wrapped feed, where 40,000 artists — from Swift to Peso Pluma and SZA — will have video messages for fans.)

29 Nov 2023

SEVENTEEN, NewJeans Are Top Winners at 2023 MAMA Awards

SEVENTEEN was the top winner at the 2023 MAMA Awards, which were held over two nights, Nov. 28 and 29, at Tokyo Dome, Japan. The group won five awards – album of the year for FML; best male group and best dance performance male group, both for “Super”; bibigo culture & style and worldwide fans’ choice.

SEVENTEEN was one of 10 winners in the latter category, along with ATEEZ, BTS, ENHYPEN, Lim Young Woong, NCT DREAM, Stray Kids, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TWICE and ZEROBASEONE.

NewJeans was a close runner-up in total number of awards, with four – artist of the year and three awards for their hit “Ditto” – song of the year, best female group and best dance performance female group.

BTS, JISOO and ZEROBASEONE each won three awards. ATEEZ, Jung Kook and TREASURE each won two.

Jung Kook won both of his awards – best dance performance male solo and best collaboration – for “Seven” featuring Latto. The track was a global hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Awards were presented in more than 20 categories. There are the usual five or six nominees in most categories, but in the big four categories – artist, song and album of the year and worldwide fans’ choice – there are dozens of entries. All artists who were nominated in one of the subordinate categories were automatically nominated there — an unusual approach for an award show to take.

In the worldwide fans’ choice category, winners were determined by global fan votes. There were two rounds of voting on the K-culture platform Mnet Plus and on Spotify, which is also one of the sponsors for this year’s awards.

Jimin and Tomorrow X Together were the leading nominees for the 2023 MAMA Awards, which were announced Oct. 19. Each received eight nominations.

Jimin won best male artist, beating two fellow members of BTS – Jung Kook and V. The other nominees in the category were Lim Young Woong, Parc Jae Jung and TAEYANG.

The nominees for album of the year included three albums that topped the Billboard 200 in 2023: Tomorrow X Together’s The Name Chapter: Temptation, Stray Kids’ 5-STAR and NewJeans’ Get Up.

While many Western awards shows are moving toward gender-neutral categories, fully half of the 20 categories here are gendered. There are separate male and female categories for best artist, best group, best new artist, best dance performance solo and best dance performance group.

First-night performers included &TEAM, Dynamicduo, ENHYPEN, INI, JO1, JUST B, Kep1er, Lee Young Ji, STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TVXQ!, xikers and Yoshiki.

In addition, JAEHYUN of BOYNEXTDOOR, HONG EUNCHAE of LE SSERAFIM, ANTON of RIIZE, CHOI HYUN SUK, YOSHI, HARUTO of TREASURE and ZHANG HAO of ZEROBASEONE appeared for special collaborations.

Second-night performers included ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, EL7Z UP, (G)I-DLE, LE SSERAFIM, Monika, NiziU, RIIZE, SEVENTEEN, TREASURE and ZEROBASEONE. 

Also, XIAOTING of Kep1er and Bada Lee from STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2 appeared on stage.

Videos of the performance can be watched on the official YouTube channel, Mnet K-POP.

The MAMA Awards, which bills itself as the world’s foremost K-pop awards, is presented by entertainment company CJ ENM. This year’s eligibility period ran from Oct. 22, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023. The show aired live on various global platforms, including CJ ENM’s music channel Mnet.

Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2023 MAMA Awards, with winners marked.

Artist of the year

ADYA

aespa

BOYNEXTDOOR

Choi Ye Na

EL7Z UP

EVNNE

EXO

(G)I-DLE

Hwasa

IVE

Jeon Somi

Jihyo

Jimin

Jisoo

Jungkook

KISS OF LIFE

LE SSERAFIM

Lee Chae Yeon

Lim Young Woong

LIMELIGHT

NCT DREAM

WINNER: NewJeans

Parc Jae Jung

RIIZE

SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

Taeyang

TREASURE

tripleS

TWICE

TXT

V

xikers

ZEROBASEONE

Song of the year

aespa – “Spicy”

Agust D (Suga) – “People Pt.2” (Feat. IU)

AKMU – “Love Lee”

Anne-Marie, Minnie – “Expectations”

ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye” (Feat. Paul Blanco)

BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic” (Feat. Lee Suhyun)

BIG Naughty – “With me” (The Interest of Love OST)

BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting” (Feat. Lee Young Ji)

BTOB – “Wind and Wish”

BTS – “Take Two”

BTS – “The Planet” (BASTIONS OST)

DAWN – “Dear My Light”

(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”

Hwasa – “I Love My Body”

IVE – “I AM”

J-Hope – “on the street” (with J. Cole)

Jay Park – “Candy” (Feat. Zion.T)

Jeon Somi – “Fast Forward”

Jihyo – “Killin’ Me Good”

Jimin – “Like Crazy”

Jisoo – “FLOWER”

Jungkook – “Seven” (Feat. Latto)

Kai – “Rover”

LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (Feat. Nile Rodgers)

Lee Chae Yeon – “KNOCK”

Lee Mujin – “Ordinary Confession”

Lim Jae Hyun – “Heaven (2023)” (It Was Spring OST)

Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”

M.C the MAX – “Eternity”

MeloMance – “A Shining Day”

NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”

NCT DREAM – “Candy”

WINNER: NewJeans – “Ditto”

Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”

Paul Kim – “You Remember” (The Glory OST)

SEVENTEEN – “Super”

STAYC – “Teddy Bear”

Stray Kids – “S-Class”

Taeyang – “VIBE” (Feat. Jimin)

Taeyong – “SHALALA”

TXT – “Goodbye Now” (Love Revolution OST)

TXT – “Sugar Rush Ride”

V – “Love Me Again”

ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”

Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”

Album of the year

(G)I-DLE — I Feel

aespa — MY WORLD

Agust D — D-DAY

Big Naughty — Hopeless Romantic

BTOB — WIND AND WISH

EL7Z UP — 7+UP

EVNNE — Target: ME

EXO — EXIST

IVE — I’ve IVE

JEON SOMI — GAME PLAN

JIHYO — ZONE

JIMIN — FACE

KAI — Rover

KISS OF LIFE — KISS OF LIFE

LE SSERAFIM — UNFORGIVEN

Lee Chae Yeon — Over the Moon

LIMELIGHT — LOVE & HAPPINESS

NCT DREAM — ISTJ

NewJeans — Get Up

Parc Jae Jung — Alone

WINNER: SEVENTEEN — FML

STAYC — TEENFRESH

Stray Kids — 5-STAR

TAEYANG — Down to Earth

TAEYONG — SHALALA

TXT — The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION

TREASURE — REBOOT

tripleS — ASSEMBLE

TWICE — READY TO BE

V — Layover

xikers — House of Tricky : How to Play

ZEROBASEONE — Youth in the Shade

Worldwide fans’ choice (10 winners)

aespa

AKMU

WINNER: ATEEZ

BOYNEXTDOOR

BTOB

WINNER: BTS

CIX

CRAVITY

WINNER: ENHYPEN

EVNNE

EXO

fromis_9

(G)I-DLE

H1-KEY

Highlight

ITZY

IVE

Jisoo

Jeon Somi

Kep1er

LE SSERAFIM

Lee Chae Yeon

Lee Mujin

WINNER: Lim Young Woong

MONSTA X

n.SSign

NCT 127

WINNER: NCT DREAM

NewJeans

NMIXX

ONEUS

P1Harmony

Parc Jae Jung

Red Velvet

RIIZE

WINNER: SEVENTEEN

SHINee

STAYC

WINNER: Stray Kids

Super Junior

Taeyang

TEMPEST

THE BOYZ

WINNER: TXT

TREASURE

WINNER: TWICE

Xdinary Heroes

xikers

WINNER: ZEROBASEONE

Zior Park

Best male artist

WINNER: Jimin

Jung Kook

Lim Young Woong

Parc Jae Jung

TAEYANG

V

Best female artist

Hwa Sa

JEON SOMI

JIHYO (TWICE)

WINNER: JISOO

LEE CHAE YEON

YENA

Best male group

EXO

NCT DREAM

WINNER: SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TREASURE

Best female group

(G)I-DLE

aespa

IVE

LE SSERAFIM

WINNER: NewJeans

TWICE

Best new male artist

BOYNEXTDOOR

EVNNE

RIIZE

xikers

WINNER: ZEROBASEONE

Best new female artist

ADYA

EL7Z UP

KISS OF LIFE

LIMELIGHT

WINNER: tripleS

Best vocal performance solo

DAWN – “Dear My Light”

LEE MU JIN – “Ordinary Confession”

Lim Young Woong – “London Boy”

WINNER: Parc Jae Jung – “Let’s Say Goodbye”

V – “Love Me Again”

Best vocal performance group

WINNER: AKMU – “Love Lee”

BTOB  – “Wind and Wish”

BTS – “Take Two”

M.C the MAX – “Eternity”

MeloMance – “A Shining Day”

Best collaboration

Anne-Marie, MINNIE ((G)I-DLE) – “Expectations”

BIG Naughty – “Hopeless Romantic” (Feat. LEE SUHYUN)

BSS (SEVENTEEN) – “Fighting” (Feat. Lee Young Ji)

WINNER: Jung Kook – “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version

TAEYANG – “VIBE” (feat. Jimin of BTS)

Best dance performance male solo

Jimin – “Like Crazy”

WINNER: Jung Kook – “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version

KAI – “Rover”

TAEYANG – “VIBE” (feat. Jimin of BTS)

TAEYONG – “SHALALA”

Best dance performance female solo

Hwa Sa – “I Love My Body”

JEON SOMI – “Fast Forward”

JIHYO (TWICE) – “Killin’ Me Good”

WINNER: JISOO – “FLOWER”

LEE CHAE YEON – “KNOCK”

Best dance performance male group

NCT 127 – “Ay-Yo”

NCT DREAM – “Candy”

WINNER: SEVENTEEN – “Super”

Stray Kids – “S-Class”

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”

ZEROBASEONE – “In Bloom”

Best dance performance female group

(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”

aespa – “Spicy”

IVE – “I AM”

LE SSERAFIM – “UNFORGIVEN” (feat. Nile Rodgers)

WINNER: NewJeans – “Ditto”

STAYC – “Teddy Bear”

Best rap & hip-hop performance

WINNER: Agust D – “People Pt.2” (feat. IU)

ASH ISLAND – “Goodbye” (Feat. Paul Blanco)

j-hope – “on the street” (with J. Cole)

Jay Park – “Candy” (Feat. Zion.T)

Zior Park – “CHRISTIAN”

Best OST (original soundtrack)

BIG Naughty – With me (The Interest of Love OST)

WINNER: BTS – The Planet (BASTIONS OST)

Lim Jae Hyun – Heaven (2023) (It Was Spring OST)

Paul Kim – You Remember (The Glory OST)

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Goodbye Now (Love Revolution OST)

Best music video

(G)I-DLE – “Queencard”

IVE – “I AM”

WINNER: JISOO – “FLOWER”

Jung Kook – “Seven” (feat. Latto) – Clean Version

SEVENTEEN – “Super”

Stray Kids – “S-Class”

Other Awards

Worldwide icon of the year: BTS

Favorite new artist: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE

Inspiring achievement: TVXQ!

Favorite Asian male group: INI

Favorite Asian female group: Kep1er

Favorite international artist: Yoshiki

Galaxy Neo Flip artist: TREASURE

bibigo CULTURE & STYLE: STREET WOMAN FIGHTER 2, SEVENTEEN

Favorite dance performance male group: TREASURE

Favorite dance performance female group: LE SSERAFIM

Favorite global performer male group: ATEEZ

Favorite global performer female group: (G)I-DLE

29 Nov 2023

Taylor Swift Drops ‘You’re Losing Me’ on Streaming to Celebrate Being Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist

There’s no more blank space anymore for this song! Taylor Swift was named Spotify‘s most streamed artist on Wednesday (Nov. 29), and to thank fans for the honor, she gave them what they’ve been asking for: “You’re Losing Me (From the Vault)” on streaming services.

“Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you. Getting named Spotify’s Global Top Artist in 2023 is truly the best birthday/holiday gift you could’ve given me. We’ve seriously had THE MOST fun this year out there on tour and now this. Are you serious,” she wrote. “So I was trying to think of a way to thank you, and a lot of you have been asking me to put “You’re Losing Me (From the Vault)” on streaming… so here you go! You can finally listen EVERYWHERE now [kiss emoji]”

The track is off Midnights (The Late Night Edition), which is a special edition of the 2022 album released first to Swifties who attended the May 26, 2023, Eras Tour concert held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Then later that night, Swift’s webstore released the digital download, which was available for 24 hours only.

“You’re Losing Me” is an emotional ballad set to a heartbeat, and details a slow, painful ending of a long romance. Fans surmised that the track is about Swift’s split from Joe Alwyn, her partner of six years; their breakup made headlines in April.

In the first verse, the 12-time Grammy winner sings, “You say, ‘I don’t understand’ and I say, ‘I know you don’t’/ We thought a cure would come through in time, now, I fear it won’t/ Remember lookin’ at this room, we loved it ’cause of the light/ Now, I just sit in the dark and wonder if it’s time.”

In the heart-wrenching bridge, Swift croons, “And I wouldn’t marry me either/ A pathological people pleaser/ Who only wanted you to see her/ And I’m fading, thinkin’/ Do something, babe, say something/ Lose something, babe, risk something/ Choose something, babe, I got nothing/ To believe, unless you’re choosing me.”

See Swift’s message to fans about her latest Spotify honor, and listen to “You’re Losing Me (From the Vault)” below:

29 Nov 2023

Olivia Rodrigo Says Writing ‘GUTS’ Album ‘Tested My Confidence and Patience’

Olivia Rodrigo says she learned a very important lesson when writing the songs for her sophomore album GUTS: you can’t try to please all the people all the time. “The experience tested my confidence and patience. It taught me some important lessons about songwriting in terms of focusing on your craft rather than just waiting for inspiration to strike,” she told Variety magazine.

Most importantly, though, Rodrigo, 20, said the sessions for the LP taught her how to zero in on the mindset that is most important to writing good songs. “You can never sit down at the piano and try to write something that everyone will like; that always results in a really bad song. It taught me that I write songs that I want to hear,” she said.

Her second collaboration with producer/co-writer Dan Nigro has spawned the hit “Vampire” and recently racked up six Grammy nominations, including her first nod in the best rock song category for the grunge pop rager “ballad of a homeschooled girl.” While there was pressure to deliver a smash follow-up to her Grammy-winning 2021 debut, Sour, Rodrigo said she Rwas once again laser-focused on being as real as possible.

“Honest songwriting. It’s what I’ve gravitated towards my whole life — music that helps you process what you’re feeling or comforts you when you’re feeling these big feelings,” she said of what she hopes audiences take away from her songs. “It’s just nice to know that someone else is experiencing them. It makes you feel less alone.”

Rodrigo is slated to kick off her GUTS world tour on Feb. 23 with a show in Palm Springs, CA on an outing that is currently slated to keep her on the road through an Aug. 13 show in Los Angeles.