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03 May 2023

Kate Bush Is Really Hoping There’s a ‘Secret Handshake’ for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame revealed its inductees for the Rock Hall’s Class of 2023, with Kate Bush making the list under the performer category.

The “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” singer shared her sweet reaction to the news on her website, writing in a statement, “I have to admit I’m completely shocked at the news of being inducted into the Hall of Fame! It’s something I just never thought would happen. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. It means a great deal that you would think of me. It’s such a huge honour.”

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She concluded by hilariously noting, “Now as part of the initiation ceremony I get to find out about the secret handshake… there is one, right?”

See her post here.

To be eligible for the Rock Hall, an artist’s first commercial release must have come out at least 25 years prior to the nomination year. Alongside Bush, performer category inductees this year include Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners.

The “musical influence award” sees DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray enter the Rock Hall, while the “musical excellence award” honors Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Bernie Taupin.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Nov. 3. See our full breakdown of the Class of 2023 here.

03 May 2023

Billie Eilish FaceTimes Cardi B’s Daughter Kulture During Met Gala

Cardi B let fans in on what really goes down inside the Met Gala with a new Instagram post on Wednesday (May 3), in which she shared a series of star-studded photos.

The photo carousel showed the “I Like It” rapper posing with Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Halle Bailey and more, but the sweetest snap was a screenshot of a FaceTime between Billie Eilish and Cardi’s four-year-old daughter Kulture. In the picture, the two are both sweetly smiling into the camera.

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See Cardi’s post here.

The rapper encompassed the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” Met Gala theme by channeling the late German fashion designer on the red carpet in a sleek tuxedo gown, complete with massive black Chanel-inspired Camellia flowers and a Lagerfeld-inspired grey hairdo. “This skirt is giving Chanel Boy bag, and the flowers — when you get a Chanel purse, you always get white flowers but this one is black. Up top, it’s giving Karl,” Cardi told Vogue on the red carpet. “I’m representing the House of Chanel and Karl at the same time.”

Eilish, meanwhile, opted for a stunning black, see-through lace custom Simone Rocha gown, with her hair in a long black braid down her side.

The Met Gala’s new Lagerfeld-inspired exhibition will showcase more than 150 original looks designed by Lagerfeld, who died at 85 years old in 2019, delving into the former Chanel creative director’s expansive seven-decade career. Many of his original sketches are also set to appear alongside the objects on display.

03 May 2023

Billie Eilish Took an Epic Met Gala Bathroom Selfie With Halle Bailey, Elle Fanning & Maya Hawke

Billie Eilish is showing off her time inside the Met Gala with one of the event’s famed bathroom selfies.

For those who may not know, phones and cameras aren’t technically allowed at inside the highly exclusive A-list soiree (per the rules of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour), so the only place one can safely whip out your smartphone for a cute photo with friends is in the restroom.

Wearing a sheer, lacy Simone Rocha dress over a corset by Agent Provocateur for the high-fashion occasion, the “Billie Bossa Nova” singer rounded up pals Halle Bailey, Elle Fanning and Maya Hawke for a high-fashion mirror selfie that she posted to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday (May 2). Eilish even cheekily doubled down on the bright red “no smoking” sign posted on the mirror by adding two emojis of the same symbol to her caption-free post on her now-expired Story.

Bathroom selfies have become something of a tradition at the Met Gala over the years. One of the most memorable was back in 2017 when Kylie Jenner shared a veritably party-within-a-party happening in the lavatory featuring her sisters Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner, A$AP Rocky, Brie Larson, Luka Sabbat, Paris Jackson, Sean Combs, Elizabeth Chambers, Ashton Sanders, Lily Aldridge and more.

This year’s gala theme was Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, with guests asked to dress “in honor” of the late designer behind the likes of Chanel, Fendi, Chloé, a brief stint at Balmain and his own namesake label, Karl Lagerfeld.

Check out Eilish’s glamorously goth look on the Met Gala carpet before it expires.

03 May 2023

Foo Fighters Take Sole Possession of Alternative Airplay Top 10 Record With ‘Rescued’

Foo Fighters retake sole ownership of the most top 10s in the history of Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart as “Rescued” leaps from No. 18 to No. 5 on the May 6-dated tally.

“Rescued” launches into the top 10 in its second week on the list and after its first full tracking frame (April 21-27); it was released April 19 and its first two days of availability contributed toward the previous, April 29-dated chart.

The song is Foo Fighters’ 29th Alternative Airplay top 10, the most since the chart began in 1988. Previously, the band was tied with Red Hot Chili Peppers with 28 apiece after the latter scored a string of three top 10s from early 2022 through the No. 10-peaking “The Drummer” this February.

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29, Foo Fighters
28, Red Hot Chili Peppers
24, Green Day
23, U2
21, Weezer
19, Pearl Jam
18, Linkin Park
18, The Offspring
17, Muse
17, The Smashing Pumpkins

Each of Foo Fighters’ last five charted singles on Alternative Airplay has hit the top 10, beginning with “Shame Shame,” which peaked at No. 10 in 2020. Prior to “Rescued,” the band last appeared with “Love Dies Young,” which reached No. 6 in March 2022.

By hitting No. 5, “Rescued” is Foo Fighters’ top-charting song on Alternative Airplay in eight years, matching the No. 5 peak of “Congregation” in May 2015. Their most recent No. 1 is “Something From Nothing,” which ruled for eight weeks beginning in December 2014.

Concurrently, “Rescued” shoots 20-11 on Mainstream Rock Airplay and debuts at No. 40 on Adult Alternative Airplay. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, the song lifts 3-2 with 7.9 million audience impressions, a 62% boost, according to Luminate.

The impact of “Rescued” is found on other Billboard charts, too. Most notably, it jumps 7-2 on the multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs survey, with 1.6 million official U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads sold, in addition to its radio audience.

“Rescued” is the lead single from But Here We Are, Foo Fighters’ 11th studio album and first since the March 2022 death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins. The set is due June 2.

03 May 2023

Diddy & Yung Miami Are the Sweetest Couple Goals in Met Gala Behind-the-Scenes Video

Diddy and City Girls‘ Yung Miami stepped onto the iconic Met Gala steps together on Monday night (May 1), and music’s new it couple shared a behind-the-scenes look of their getting ready process with Vogue.

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In the clip shared on Wednesday (May 3), Diddy is getting his hair done while he muses on his relationship with the “Act Up” rapper (real name Caresha Brownlee). “Me and Caresha, we’re dating and we’re just enjoying ourselves,” the hip-hop mogul explains. “This is what comes with dating me. Sometimes we gotta hit the red carpet. I’m just happy for her because it’s her first one. This night is really about her, and I’m there as her arm candy.”

The scene then goes to Miami picking up a FaceTime call from Diddy while getting glam. “What’s up, baby?” Diddy is heard sweetly saying when she picks up. “It’s game time! You getting ready?”

He continued, “I just wanted to thank you and tell you how excited I am as your date. I haven’t been on a red carpet with a woman in so long.”

Miami later says that she loves Diddy’s big personality. “He gon’ bring the energy,” she shared. “I love that for us. Just two Black, beautiful souls gracing the Met Gala. I felt like I can’t do it with nobody but him.”

Watch the duo get ready for the Met Gala below.

03 May 2023

Jennifer Lopez Says Ben Affleck Is a ‘Wonderful Father Figure’ to Her Kids: ‘They Love Him’

Jennifer Lopez can’t stop gushing about Ben Affleck and his relationship with her kids. The singer-actress appeared on TODAY on Wednesday (May 3) to chat about her husband, twins Emme and Maximillian, and her forthcoming album, This Is Me … Now.

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“They are becoming adults. They are challenging everything in life, they’re looking at everything and these kids have so much information, so much more than we had,” she told TODAY‘s Hoda Kotb of the kids she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony. “They’re thinking about things and talking about life in a different way than I did when I was 15 or 16 years old. I think they’re going to change the world, to be quite honest, and make it so much better.”

Lopez also shed some light on her kids and their relationship with her husband. “They love Ben. He’s a wonderful, wonderful father figure to them as well,” she said, nothing that Affleck’s relationship with his kids with ex-wife Jennifer Garner helps him be a good dad to her own kids.

She continued, “He has his own three beautiful children and then there’s us, and he’s fantastic. He really steps up to the challenge of what that is and what that means and they love him, and they appreciate him, and so do I.”

As for Lopez’s forthcoming album, This is Me … Now, she revealed that her personal growth throughout the years and of course, her relationship with Affleck, largely served as inspiration for the LP. “I’ve grown a lot and I think the albums are really about capturing those moments in time … of falling in love with the love of your life and 20 years later coming back together and trying to capture what this moment was,” she explained. “People are going to feel that in the album.”

Lopez’s mother, Guadalupe Rodríguez, was sitting in on the interview in the background and sweetly chimed in, “I knew you’d [Lopez and Affleck] get back together, because I prayed for 20 years.”

Watch Lopez’s full interview on TODAY in the video above.

03 May 2023

Jack Harlow Launches The Jack Harlow Foundation

Jack Harlow is giving back to Kentucky in a big way. On Wednesday (May 3), the Jackman MC announced The Jack Harlow Foundation will serve as the Louisville, Ky. native’s primary philanthropic vehicle to “reinvest, uplift and support organizations aiming to make the city that raised him a better place.”

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“The launch of my foundation is represented by gifts to 4 organizations that I believe are doing the work of making Louisville a better place; helping under resourced families remove obstacles to higher education, supporting a new start in a neighborhood that has been lacking investment, giving hands on assistance to the poorest of the poor, and making safe housing affordable for families,” Harlow said in a press release.

The four Kentucky-based organizations that will receive aid from Harlow’s foundation include Adelante Hispanic Achievers, Centro Latino, Russell: A Place of Promise and Sponsor4Success. “With all I have done and will do in my career, my home is where my heart is, my refuge, and the place that shaped me,” added Harlow. “Giving back to Louisville represents the dream I have of making a difference. My vision is to make Louisville a better place. Know that this is just the start of my philanthropic legacy and I look forward to transforming our community and, as a result, the success and happiness of its citizens.”

Later today, Harlow will be presented with the Hometown Heroes banner in Louisville, celebrating hometown stars who have used their national platforms to give back to their communities. Last week, Harlow released his third studio album Jackman, followed by his new visual, “They Don’t Love It,” on Monday (May 1).

03 May 2023

This Taylor Swift Kid’s Book Is Topping the Charts on Amazon

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Taylor Swift is no stranger to topping the music charts, but how about the book charts? A new kid’s book about the singer hit No. 1 on Amazon’s bestsell ing books category and No. 8 on the tally of n onfiction releases.

Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Biography, released Tuesday (May 2), follows Swift’s journey from aspiring recording artists to certified superstar. The picture book was written by Wendy Loggia and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri.

According to the description, the book was written to “help your little one dream big,” plus it makes a fun activity for Swifities who have kids (also a cute Mother’s Day gift for Swiftie moms with younger kids).

“One of Taylor’s biggest strengths is storytelling – her songs tell stories that many people can relate to,” reads an excerpt from the book. “Taylor wrote all the songs on her third album, Speak Now. Listening to a Taylor Swift album is like hearing a diary being sung out loud!”

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Despite being written for children, older Swifties (with and without kids) can also enjoy the book’s inspirational story, adorable illustrations, and nods to Swift’s loyal fan base.

“Taylor also loves sharing things with her fans,” reads another passage from the book. “They know that her lucky number is thirteen. She often hides clues and symbols in her music and videos. For a few of her albums, she surprised special groups of fans by inviting them to secret parties to listen to the album before anyone else. They got to hang out at her house, meet her family – and even bake cookies together!”

Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Biography is part of the Little Golden biography series, which features kid’s books on other stars like Willie Nelson, Beyoncé, Dolly Parton, The Beetles, Tony Bennett, and Bruce Springstein.

As for Swift, the “Anti-Hero” singer is currently on the North American leg of her Eras Tour, which heads into Nashville on Friday, May 5.

03 May 2023

YOASOBI’s ‘Idol’ Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

YOASOBI’s “Idol” logs its third consecutive week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on the chart dated May 3.

Last week, “Idol” stayed at No. 1 after surging in streaming, video views, and other metrics — scoring an 83.7 percent increase in overall points. The Oshi no Ko opener maintains its momentum this week, racking up 25,783,683 streams (26.6 percent gain) and 9,030,423 views (7.6 percent gain) to dominate streaming and video. Overall points for the track increased by 17.3 percent this week and reached 23,211. With 25,783,683 weekly streams this tracking week, YOASOBI’s “Idol” ranks second on the all-time record behind BTS’s “Butter” that clocked in at 29,935,364 streams on the week of June 2, 2021. Official HIGE DANdism’s “Subtitle” follows at No. 3 with 21,708,199 weekly streams (Nov. 23, 2022).

BE:FIRST‘s “Smile Again” bows at No. 2 on the Japan Hot 100 after taking the top spot for downloads and preventing the soaring “Idol” from holding for a second week. The ballad also rules radio and comes in at No. 2 for physical sales, streaming, and video, scoring high in each metric to reach a total of 19,494 points, but this wasn’t enough to overturn the point difference between YOASOBI’s hit in streaming and video.

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AKB48‘s “Doushitemo kimi ga suki da” (“I just love you so much”) debuts at No. 3 on the Japan Hot 100, launching with 473,635 copies to hit No. 1 for sales. The 61st single by the girl group, its first after switching labels to Universal Music Japan, sold more CDs in its first week than the previous single, “Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss,” released last October (429,419 copies) but couldn’t supplement this lead with the other metrics. Total points for this track added up to 7,219, far behind the two top songs competing at a high level this week.

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

For the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Apr. 24 to 30, see here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.

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