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Bad Bunny Takes ‘El Clúb’ to No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart

Bad Bunny adds his 26th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart with “El Clúb,” which lifts 2-1 to lead the Feb. 8-dated ranking. It’s the first song from Debí Tirar Más Fotos to top the overall radio ranking.

“El Clúb” reigns after a 5% gain in audience impressions, to 9.2 million, earned in the U.S. during the Jan. 24-30 tracking week, according to Luminate. With the lift, Bad Bunny eclipses the domination by Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” as the latter set a new record on the overall Latin radio chart in January. The song dips 1-2 after 27 weeks in charge.

With “El Clúb,” Benito grabs his 26th champ on Latin Airplay and first of 2025. The Puerto Rican first led the chart through his featured role in Becky G’s “Mayores” in 2018. He’s placed at least two No. 1s each year since, with 2020 becoming his most profitable year, enlisting six No. 1s then. “El Clúb” also becomes Bad Bunny’s 10th ruler unassisted by any other artist, among his collection of 26 wins.

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“El Clúb” is the first track stemming from the No. 1 album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, to lead Latin Airplay, while “Baile Inolvidable,” the third single from the album, climbs 11-6 for its first week in the top 10, thanks to a 10% boost in audience (to 6.5 million). Over on Latin Rhythm Airplay, “El Clúb” repeats at its No. 1 for a second week.

Beyond its Latin radio coronation, the song holds steady in the top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (which blends digital sales, streaming data and radio airplay into its formula) in its eighth week, after Bad Bunny swept the multi-metric list when Debí blasted in at No. 1 in January. There, “El Clúb” falls 7-8 with a 24% decline in U.S. streams.

Chrissy Teigen Says White House’s Response to Selena Gomez’s Immigration Raids Post Is ‘Loser Behavior’

Chrissy Teigen is defending Selena Gomez after her tearful video about the Trump administration’s mass deportations led to a response video from the White House.

“I love her,” the Cravings author told TMZ of Gomez on Monday night (Feb. 3). “Empathy should never be frowned upon or made fun of, and the fact that the White House has enough time to even make a statement or a video about it is f—ing preposterous and disgusting and lame and loser behavior.”

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Gomez’s original video featured the “Rare” singer in tears, promising to do what she she can to help undocumented Mexican nationals in the midst of the immigration raids. “I’m so sorry. All my people are getting attacked, the children,” Gomez said through sobs in the since-deleted video that can be seen here. “I don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.”

In response, the White House posted a clip to X, in which the clips of Gomez are interspersed with videos of mothers whose children were reportedly killed by undocumented immigrants. In the video, the women are critical of the actress and tell her: “You don’t know who you’re crying for.”

In addition to the White House, Republican Utah politician Sam Parker also reacted to Gomez’s video by suggesting she should be deported because her grandparents originally came to the United States illegally. “Thanks for the laugh and the threat,” Gomez responded on Instagram.

A National Institute of Justice-funded report shared in September found that “undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes.”

Killer Mike Sues Security Firm Over 2024 Grammys Arrest: Report

Killer Mike has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the security firm that executed his arrest at the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Per Rolling Stone, Killer Mike — born Michael Render — claimed that S & S Labor Force attempted to “degrade, embarrass and physically hurt” him during the arrest, which saw the Run The Jewels rapper escorted out of Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024.

Filed on Monday (Feb. 3) in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Mike made claims of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false arrest and imprisonment.

“Defendants wrongly caused plaintiff to be falsely arrested and had him placed in jail during the remainder of the Grammy Awards Ceremony,” the suit reportedly states. “Plaintiff was therefore deprived of the valuable opportunity to be present at the awards ceremony where he was scheduled to appear on primetime television in front of a huge international audience to appear and speak and be recognized on the telecast for his historic achievements.”

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S & S Labor Force called Mike’s legal allegations “unfounded” in a statement to Rolling Stone. The security company did not immediately respond to Billboard‘s request for comment.

Shortly after the arrest, sources close to Billboard relayed that the altercation stemmed from an issue with a Grammy Awards security guard over media access credentials outside the Peacock Theater where the pre-show was taking place.

The confrontation took place about an hour after Killer Mike won best rap album for Michael and best rap song for the track “Scientists & Engineers” with André 3000. During the scuffle, Mike allegedly shoved a female security worker, after which LAPD officers reported to the scene and handcuffed the rapper.

Killer Mike was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery and released without bail. However, the Los Angeles City Attorney decided not to pursue the charges.

“Even though plaintiff sought to explain the situation in a respectful way, defendants used physical force to invade plaintiff’s bodily autonomy, using hands to touch plaintiff’s person in a manner both offensive and harmful without any justification or provocation from plaintiff, and to restrain him against his will,” the suit continues.

Killer Mike is seeking damages for the incident.

In an appearance on V103’s Big Tigger Morning Show shortly after the 2024 arrest, Killer Mike downplayed the situation, which he called a “speed bump.” “I won a Grammy,” he said. “We party all night. Shout out to my record label. Ain’t nothing had happened, man. But we winners. That’s it.”

Kacey Musgraves Shuts Down Claims She Shaded Beyoncé at 2025 Grammys

Kacey Musgraves is stopping false rumors in their tracks regarding her reaction to Beyoncé‘s best country album win at the 2025 Grammys.

The “Rainbow” singer and Bey were two of several artists nominated for best country album at the awards show Sunday, for Deeper Well and Cowboy Carter, respectively. Ultimately, the prize went to the latter — as presented by a beaming Taylor Swift — and after capturing several seconds of the Destiny’s Child alum’s stunned reaction, cameras cut to Musgraves respectfully clapping in the audience at Crypto.com Arena.

Some fans, however, thought they detected sour feelings on the 36-year-old country star’s face — something a rep for Musgraves has now shut down in a statement shared with E! a day after the ceremony. “It’s a sensationalistic false narrative meant to pit two talented female artists against each other,” the spokesperson told the publication. “There was simply no scowl or expression made,” they added.

Musgraves may not have taken home best country album for Deeper Well — which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in March last year, tying Same Trailer Different Park for her highest peak on the chart — but she did beat out Bey’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” for best country song, winning for “The Architect.” The win makes Musgraves an eight-time Grammy winner, with the singer/songwriter winning her first set of gramophones back in 2014.

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Meanwhile, Beyoncé’s three wins at the 2025 awards brings her Grammy count to 35, with the star expanding her record for the most awards of any artist. Her best country album victory made her the first Black artist to triumph in the category. Cowboy Carter also won for album of the year Sunday night, while Bey’s “II Most Wanted” duet with Miley Cyrus scored best country duo/group performance.

During her best country album acceptance speech, the “16 Carriages” vocalist reminded viewers that genre shouldn’t confine artists to one sound. “I think sometimes ‘genre’ is a code word to keep us in our place as artists,” she said. “I just want to encourage people to do what they are passionate about and to stay persistent.”

Usher Offers Some Advice to Fellow Super Bowl Halftime Performer Kendrick Lamar

To no surprise, Usher brought his A-game to The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (Feb. 4). Skating his way onstage to raucous applause and shout-outs, the eight-time Grammy Award winner had plenty to talk about — including a key piece of advice he had for Super Bowl Halftime headliner Kendrick Lamar.

Having experienced his own historic moment as the star of last year’s Super Bowl halftime show, Usher reminisced with Hudson on what it felt like to be on that stage. “It’s the top of the top; the cream of the crop,” he said of his performance. “No matter how many stages you’re on, you’re never going to play for a bigger audience.”

The “Yeah!” singer continued, adding that he hoped Lamar would take a moment for himself during his much-anticipated performance. “The one thing that I would say is, savor the moment. You get obsessed in trying to build the best performance, but you don’t realize that it’s really about enjoying it, right?” he said. “My encouragement to him is to really be present. I hope that he uses the moment well. There’s a lot to be said for where hip-hop has come from. There’s a lot to be said for that young man and how he’s been an incredible benchmark for what it is to be an artist. I’m hoping that he really maximizes that moment.”

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Later in the show, two fans were given the chance to compete in “Usher’s Cherry Challenge,” in which whoever scored the most correct answers in a trivia contest won the chance of being fed a cherry by the R&B/pop legend himself. And of course, the audience went wild.

Rounding out the episode was a high-energy performance by the Southern University and A&M College marching band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana — who will also play at the Super Bowl pregame show.

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Recording Academy & MusiCares Raised Over $24M for Charitable Activities During Grammy Weekend

The Recording Academy raised almost $9 million on Sunday (Feb. 2), the day of the 67th annual Grammy Awards, to aid in relief efforts related to the devastating wildfires that hit the Los Angeles area beginning on Jan. 7. Over the course of the entire Grammy weekend, the Recording Academy and MusiCares raised more than $24 million for charitable activities, according to an academy spokesperson.

The almost $9 million raised on Grammy Sunday will be split between MusiCares, Direct Relief, the California Community Foundation (CCF) and the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF). Money raised at other Grammy Weekend events, such as the MusiCares Persons of the Year event honoring the Grateful Dead, will go to MusiCares’ ongoing initiatives to support music professionals in need. 

The partnerships with Direct Relief, CCF and PCF amplify the efforts of MusiCares Fire Relief, which the Recording Academy and MusiCares launched soon after the wildfire crisis began. All money raised will remain in the community and be used to aid those impacted.

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Attendees, viewers, music industry partners and corporate sponsors were encouraged to donate throughout Sunday’s telecast. All funds raised from the telecast will be used to support this new partnership, which will serve not only Los Angeles area music professionals but the broader needs of others impacted in the Los Angeles community.

Sunday night’s CBS telecast was seen by 15.4 million viewers according to Nielsen Live Plus Same Day Ratings. Academy sources say they are pleased with the ratings numbers, even though they are down from last year. In order to be sensitive to the fire situation in L.A., they delayed and significantly scaled back traditional marketing efforts and expected a bigger dip in ratings, the sources say.

Despite the ratings dip, the CBS broadcast was the most social TV program of all time, according to the academy, with 102.2 million interactions — more than any other sports, news and entertainment program in history.

Punch Reveals Why Kendrick Lamar Decided to Not Include ‘Not Like Us’ on ‘GNX’

When Kendrick Lamar dropped his surprise album GNX, fans wondered why he decided to leave “Not Like Us” off the project. Now, we finally know the reason why, at least according to a TDE executive.

Terrence “Punch” Henderson was recently asked by a fan on X why the Compton rapper “didn’t include the mega smash on the album.”

“Integrity,” he replied. “That record was for the battle. The album was a separate thing. Could have put it on there to boost overall sales but chose to leave it for what it was. Integrity.”

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Another fan then asked if Lamar was working on his sixth album before his battle with Drake kicked off. However, Punch decided to leave that question alone, answering, “That’s all I got, champ. He can speak on that if he ever choose too.”

Billboard has reached out to Kendrick’s camp for comment.

Maybe we’ll get an answer to whether or not he was already planning GNX prior to their back and forth this upcoming Thursday (Feb. 6) when he sits down with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden and Nadeska Alexis for an interview during the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show press conference.

Fans are also wondering if Kendrick will perform “Not Like Us” — which took home a whopping five Grammy Awards at Sunday’s (Feb. 2) ceremony — during his set at the Super Bowl this coming Sunday (Feb. 9), and whether Toronto rapper’s ongoing lawsuit will hinder him from doing so. Billboard recently spoke with legal experts who agreed the lawsuit shouldn’t stop him, but he may have to edit some lyrics or decide to avoid the song all together just to be safe.

As for Drake, he’s currently on tour in Australia and opened up his first show wearing a black hoodie with bullet holes in it and a trail of gun smoke. He posted a carousel on Instagram showing how the hoodie was made and included the caption: “They thought einstein was lying & shakespeare was barely rhyming & edison wasn’t lit despite what he was designing. So how can I give af what they say about my stars aligning.”

Lady Gaga Celebrates 14th Grammy Win, Thanks ‘Little Monsters’ for Their Support With ‘Die With a Smile’ Lyric

Lady Gaga has added yet another Grammy Award to her collection.

The superstar notched her 14th Grammy on Sunday night (Feb. 2) after her Bruno Mars collaboration, “Die With a Smile,” won best pop duo/group performance. The win also marks Mars’ 16th Grammy.

To celebrate, Gaga took to Instagram on Tuesday (Feb. 4) to share a photo of herself smiling and holding her gilded gramophone trophy. “My 14th Grammy award is a very special one,” she captioned the post. “Being a songwriter, all I want to do is tell stories that touch peoples hearts. Telling this story with Bruno about love is truly a piece of my soul—love is what we all need right now.”

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She ended her note with a “Die With a Smile” lyric dedicated to her fans: “Thank you little monsters—wherever you go that’s where I’ll follow.”

See Gaga’s post in full here.

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“Die With a Smile,” which was released back in August 2024, has seen impressive success since it arrived. The swoon-worthy ballad spent four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, marking Gaga’s sixth leader on the tally and Mars’ ninth. The track also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, where it proceeded to spend eight weeks in the top spot.

Beyond her win at the Grammy Awards, Gaga also debuted her new dance-pop single, “Abracadabra,” during a MasterCard commercial, marking the third of three tracks that the superstar has revealed so far off her highly anticipated upcoming album, Mayhem — the first was “Die With a Smile” and the second was “Disease,” which dropped in October.

GloRilla & Latto Release ‘Set It Off’-Inspired ‘Procedure’ Video Starring Vivica Fox

While Set It Off hit theaters before Latto and GloRilla were born, they’re still familiar with the ’90s classic. Big Glo and Big Mama teamed up on Tuesday (Feb. 4) to release their “Procedure” visual, which originally landed on Glo’s Glorious album this summer.

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Directed by Benny Boom, the video has GloRilla and Latto reimagining an action-packed heist scene from the 1996 movie. The duo orchestrates a bank robbery and hits the jackpot. After counting up their cash, Glo is spooked by a wake-up call from her mother, as the entire situation was a dream.

On the other side of the FaceTime call is none other than Set It Off star Vivica Fox, who scolds Glo for sleeping in. “I know you not sleeping,” Fox shouts. “I call time and time for you — gon’ and get it up. Alright, get to work.”

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GloRilla is hitting the road for The Glorious Tour in March with openers Queen Key and Real Boston Richey. The North American trek kicks off in Oklahoma City on March 5 and will run through Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Las Vegas, Oakland and wrap up with a hometown show in Memphis.

After a banner 2024, 2025 is shaping up to be another big year for Glo. She made her Saturday Night Live debut and officially became a Fenty partner on Tuesday with the launch of her Glo Up Close campaign. The 25-year-old is the first-ever brand ambassador across Fenty Beauty, Hair & Skin and Savage x Fenty.

Billboard caught up with GloRilla at the 2025 Grammy Awards, where she revealed she was most looking forward to seeing Beyoncé and Doechii at the show.

Watch the “Procedure” video below.

Jelly Roll Is the First-Ever ‘Artist in Residence’ on ‘American Idol’

Jelly Roll is stepping into a new Jelly role!

The Grammy-nominated country superstar is set to appear on the 23rd season of American Idol, as the show’s first-ever “artist in residence,” according to Variety. Per the publication, Jelly will first appear on the season during the “Hollywood Week” episodes and continue to become “a permanent fixture this season and will work closely with the Idol hopefuls, giving them firsthand advice on how to navigate the journey.”

It’s hardly Jelly’s first time on American Idol. In 2024, he appeared as a guest mentor on the April 8 episode of the show and performed his song “Halfway to Hell” from his 2023 album Whitsitt Chapel.

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Before that, in 2023, he teamed with Lainey Wilson to perform “Save Me” on the American Idol finale. He also performed “Need a Favor” with Idol contestant Oliver Steele.

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Former judge Katy Perry even suggested that the country star be the one to replace her after her departure from the show, before it was announced that Carrie Underwood would be the newest judge on the panel. “I gotta say, Jelly Roll was crazy when he came on the show,” the pop star had told E! News of the country a. “I was convinced at anything he said. He could run for president, he could be my pastor, I might go back to church for him. He could sell me anything.”

The newest season of American Idol premieres on Sunday (March 9) on ABC, before it streams the next day on Hulu.