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The angels are back! The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to New York City on Tuesday night (Oct. 15), and the show kicked off with the K-pop angel herself, LISA, cruising onto the stage on a motorcycle before performing her hit track, “Rockstar.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts […]
Florida rapper and viral sensation BossMan Dlow responded to a fan’s comments on Instagram Stories that his music “sounds the same.” IG user @bigxbailaaaaa wrote on her Stories, “Aye my mans @bossman_dlow why all your music sound the same? Why you get on Glo track and it sound like you merge your damn song! Get […]
Bow Wow is weighing in on Sean “Diddy” Combs amid his arrest.
“I never thought I would see it like this,” the rapper recently said during a guest appearance on the More to the Story podcast with Rocsi Diaz. “He’s like the gatekeeper to the game, to the point to where BET Award weekend, like the past two, it just didn’t feel right because there was no motion, there was no parties.”
While he didn’t mention Combs’ sexual “freak off” parties, Bow Wow continued, “It’s like a hole. He was just such a gatekeeper for the liquor and the clubs. He was everything hip-hop. So for that to die out, you just really never thought. Especially when you look at somebody as somebody you studied, somebody you idolized.”
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Diddy was arrested last month in New York City, and Manhattan federal prosecutors are accusing him of operating a criminal enterprise centered on his “pervasive pattern of abuse toward women.”
The indictment, obtained by Billboard, includes allegations of sexual abuse, accusing rapper and music executive of running a racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery. If convicted of the charges, Combs is facing a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life behind bars. Diddy pleaded not guilty and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, has maintained his client’s innocence.
In a video obtained by CNN earlier this year and dated March 5, 2016, Combs appears to shove his longtime former partner, Cassie Ventura, to the ground near an elevator bank, kick her several times while she lies on the ground and drag her down a hallway. The contents of the video mirror an assault allegation Ventura made in a now-settled lawsuit she filed against Diddy in November.
The embattled Bad Boy mogul has repeatedly been denied bond and will remain behind bars until his trial begins in May 2025.
Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) recently had a Vultures listening party at Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, Hainan, China where he debuted a new song and announced a new sold album. “I got a new album coming out,” he told those in attendance. “The album is called Bully and this song is called ‘Beauty and the […]
While Megan Thee Stallion came into Tuesday’s (Oct. 15) broadcast of the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards as the top nominee, who will emerge as the night’s big winner?
Meg leads the way with 12 nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with 11; Drake with eight; Cardi B, GloRilla, Metro Boomin and Minaj (seven each); Future and Travis Scott (six each); 21 Savage and 41 (four each); and A$AP Rocky, Common, Lil Wayne, Pete Rock and Sexyy Red (three each).
Follow along with Billboard all night as we update the winners list live below:
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Hip-hop artist of the year
21 Savage
Cardi B
Drake
Future
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Song of the year
“Agora Hills,” Doja Cat
“Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
“Fe!N,” Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
“FTCU,” Nicki Minaj
“Get It Sexyy,” Sexyy Red
“Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
“Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
Hip-hop album of the year
American Dream, 21 Savage
Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla
For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, Drake
In Sexyy We Trust, Sexyy Red
Megan, Megan Thee Stallion
One of Wun, Gunna
Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj
Utopia, Travis Scott
We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin
Best hip-hop video
“8 AM in Charlotte,” Drake
“Band4band,” Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
“Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
“Big Mama,” Latto
“Boa,” Megan Thee Stallion
“Enough (Miami),” Cardi B
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“Type Shit,” Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti
Best breakthrough hip-hop artist
41
310babii
Bossman Dlow
Cash Cobain
Lady London
Sexyy Red
Skilla Baby
Tommy Richman
Best collaboration
“At the Party,” Kid Cudi feat. Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott
“Band4band,” Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
“Bongos,” Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
“Everybody,” Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert
“First Person Shooter,” Drake feat. J.Cole
“Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar
“Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba
“Wanna Be,” GloRilla feat. Megan Thee Stallion
Best duo or group
¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)
Common & Pete Rock
Earthgang
Flyana Boss
Future & Metro Boomin
Rick Ross & Meek Mill
Best live performer
Burna Boy
Busta Rhymes
Cardi B
Drake
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott
Lyricist of the year
21 Savage
Cardi B
Common
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Wayne
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Video director of the year
20k Visuals
A$AP Rocky
Cactus Jack
Cole Bennett
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Dave Meyers & Travis Scott
Doja Cat & Nina McNeely
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Producer of the year
Atl Jacob
Cash Cobain
Hit-Boy
Hitmaka
Metro Boomin
Pete Rock
Q-Tip
The Alchemist
DJ of the year
Big Von
DJ D-Nice
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
Kaytranada
Metro Boomin
Mustard
The Alchemist
Best hip-hop platform
Bootleg Kev
Club Shay Shay
Complex
Drink Champs
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
On the Radar
The Breakfast Club
The Joe Budden Podcast
The Shade Room
XXL
Hustler of the year
50 Cent
A$AP Rocky
Cam’ron & Ma$e
Cardi B
Drake
Fat Joe
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Sweet 16: best featured verse
21 Savage, “Good Good” (Usher, 21 Savage & Summer Walker)
A$AP Rocky, “Gangsta” (Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak)
Cardi B, “Wanna Be” remix (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B)
Drake, “Meltdown” (Travis Scott feat. Drake)
J.Cole, “First Person Shooter” (Drake feat. J. Cole)
Kendrick Lamar, “Like That” (Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne, “Brand New” (Tyga, YG & Lil Wayne)
Megan Thee Stallion, “Wanna Be” (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion)
Impact track
“Blessings,” Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Fortunate,” Common & Pete Rock
“Get in With Me,” Bossman Dlow
“Hiss,” Megan Thee Stallion
“Humble Me,” Killer Mike
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“Precision,” Big Sean
“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
Best international flow
SDM, France
Leys Mc, France
Racionais Mcs, Brazil
Budah, Brazil
Ghetts, UK
Bashy, UK
Stefflon Don, UK
Maglera Doe Boy, South Africa
Blxckie, South Africa
Odumodublvck, Nigeria
Eslabón Armado and Yahritza y Su Esencia arrived at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week on Tuesday (Oct. 15) for the “All in the Family” panel presented by Walmart.
During the vibrant conversation, the two charting Música Mexicana acts were joined by their managers, who also happen to be family. Eslabon was joined by their mom, Nelida Oseguera, and Yahritza was joined by Adriana Martinez, their older sister.
“We never thought we were going to have a [music] career and much less that our sister would be our manager,” Yahritza Martinez said during the panel. “She always took care of us and led us by the hand. She’s like a mother to us too.”
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For the group’s older sister, taking them under her wing, professionally, was a challenge because they had no idea how the industry worked.
“We always separated work from family and established those boundaries from the beginning,” she noted. “It was also super important to always instill the values we grew up with. I had no experience, so I asked God to guide me. Our values come first, and then everything else.”
Like Yahritza y Su Esencia, Eslabon and their family members — including their dad and young sisters — have a tight-knit business relationship.
“It’s a blessing to be together at events, at concerts,” Pedro Tovar, lead vocalist of the group expressed. “I really thank God for that, because not everyone has that. We always see the same faces but we’re very happy with that.”
“I took on the role of manager since Pedro had a dream at the age of 12. From there, my husband and I decided that we would support him and be with him,” Oseguera added. “He’s the one that said his parents would be his managers, and that’s why we are here, because of him.”
Following the heartfelt conversation, Yahritza y Su Esencia exclusively teased a sneak peek of their forthcoming single “Y qué tal si te escapas del cielo,” dedicated to their late cousin.
Over the past 35 years, Latin Music Week has become the one, steady foundation of Latin music in this country, becoming the single most important — and biggest — gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world. Latin Music Week coincides with the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards set to air at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 20, on Telemundo. It will simultaneously be available on Universo, Peacock and the Telemundo app, and in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional.
Jake E. Lee — a former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne — was shot multiple times in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning (Oct. 15) while walking his dog, TMZ reports. He is expected to make a full recovery. The outlet writes that the shooting occurred around 2:40 a.m. as Lee took his dog out for a […]
Shakira’s chart performance proves to be unparalleled, as she achieves a record-extending 25th No. 1 among women on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay with her latest single, “Soltera,” which rallies 12-1 on the Oct. 19-dated ranking. The song also puts her in a tie with Enrique Iglesias for the most rulers among all acts, a record the latter has held since 2000.
“Soltera,” released Sept. 25 via Sony Music Latin, flies 12-1 in its second week with 3.8 million audience impressions earned in the U.S. during the Oct. 4-10 tracking week, according to Luminate.
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With a two-week run to the summit, it becomes the fastest jump to No. 1 since Maluma’s “Junio” soared 19-1, also in its second week, in October 2022. The latter was released Sept. 29, 2022, the last day of the previous tracking week, and debuted at No. 19 on Latin Pop Airplay with only one day of radio activity.
The new “Soltera” chart achievement arrives days after the song’s music video dropped Oct. 11, with cameos from Anitta, Danna Paola, Lele Pons, and Canadian model Winnie Harlow. The single received a high dosage of online promotion starting Sept. 16 when Shakira teased the release on her Instagram account.
In the current tracking week, “Soltera” has logged 3.4 million official on-demand U.S. streams, a 1% gain from the week prior. But it’s the songs airplay gain which moves it 13-11 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, which blends digital sales, radio airplay, and streaming activity.
Back on the radio rankings, as “Soltera” hits No. 1 on Latin Pop Airplay, Shakira collects her 25th career champ dating to April 1996, when the four-week ruler “Estoy Aquí” gave the Colombian her first crown. Adding to her wins, Shakira enters a tie with Enrique Iglesias for the most No. 1s since the tally launched in 1994, a record Iglesias has held since 2000. Plus, Shakira extends her record for the most No. 1s among women on Latin Pop Airplay, further distancing from the next female competitor, Karol G with 8 No. 1s on her chart account.
Here’s a review of the artists with the most No. 1s on the 30-year-old chart:
25, Enrique Iglesias25, Shakira17, J Balvin15, Mana12, Juanes12, Maluma12, Ricky Martin
Beyond its Latin Pop Airplay coronation, “Soltera” concurrently opens at No. 25 on the overall Latin Airplay ranking, where Shakira adds her 54th career entry, the most among women and the most among any Latin pop act.
Halsey is a Jersey girl at heart!
As the star gears up to release their album, The Great Impersonator, later this month, she took to Instagram to reveal that leading up to the drop, she’ll be “impersonating a different icon every day and teasing a snippet of the song they inspired.”
The latest superstar they took inspiration from is The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. In the photo set, Halsey rocks a short, jet-black hairdo, sideburns and a pair of blue jeans as she flawlessly captures a photo from Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” photo shoot, in which he’s seen jumping in the air before strumming his brown electric guitar.
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Per Halsey, Springsteen inspired the eighth track on The Great Impersonator, titled “Letter to God (1983),” writing, “This one requires no explanation, I’m a Jersey girl :)” Halsey grew up in Edison, New Jersey, while Springsteen hails from Freehold.
The Springsteen impersonation follows a series of other icons Halsey has channeled this month on social media, including Stevie Nicks, Dolores O’Riordan, Amy Lee, David Bowie, Cher, Kate Bush, PJ Harvey and Dolly Parton.
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Day 9 of counting down to The Great Impersonator, October 25th ⭐️THE GREAT IMPERSONATOR #9: NJ’s finest aka The Boss aka BRUCE SPRINGSTEENTRACK 8: LETTER TO GOD (1983)This one requires no explanation, I’m a Jersey girl 🙂 pic.twitter.com/k0jfSaGm6R— h (@halsey) October 15, 2024
Arriving Oct. 25, The Great Impersonator will mark Halsey’s fifth studio album. It follows 2021’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album also features previously released singles “The End,” “Lucky” and “Lonely Is the Muse.”
Halsey previously confirmed that the album will traverse different decades and musical styles, with the “Closer” singer revealing multiple variants of The Great Impersonator‘s cover inspired by different time periods through a fan scavenger hunt earlier this month.
A documentary chronicling Chief Keef’s rise as one of the pioneers of Chicago’s seminal drill music scene is in the works. Lyrical Lemonade‘s Cole Bennett is set to direct the untitled doc. Variety was first to report the news on Tuesday (Oct. 15). Through his Khalabo Ink Society, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is onboard as […]
