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It doesn’t matter how siblings enter your life — they’re going to get on your nerves sometimes. Charli XCX knows this firsthand from her relationship with Matty Healy, who she says is like family to her now by way of The 1975.
Speaking to Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe ahead of the release of her Brat remix album, the alt-pop star said that the “Somebody Else” singer is “like my brother now.” “I hope he wouldn’t mind me saying this,” she continued. “I have an endless amount of respect for him as a songwriter and him as a person.”
“But I sometimes want to strangle him,” Charli added, laughing.
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The “Von Dutch” singer is engaged to George Daniel, drummer for the Healy-fronted 1975. The band is featured on a revamped version of Brat track “I Might Say Something Stupid” arriving Friday (Oct. 11), which Lowe teased is “quite eye-opening” in terms of Healy’s lyrical contributions to the song.
“I really wanted him to do the song,” Charli said of the sometimes polarizing frontman. “Even before being with George — years and years ago — I’ve always been such a fan of [The 1975’s] work … I just really enjoy people who take a risk in terms of what they’re putting out there artistically.”
The 1975 is just one of several artists guesting on the “Apple” artist’s remix album. In addition to her previously released collaborations with Addison Rae, Lorde, Robyn, Troye Sivan and Billie Eilish, Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat will also feature Caroline Polachek, The Japanese House, Julian Casablancas and Bon Iver.
Plus, Ariana Grande will jump on an updated “Sympathy Is a Knife,” which fans have suspected was about Taylor Swift amid the “Anti-Hero” singer’s whirlwind romance with Healy last year. “This one girl taps my insecurities,” Charli sings on the track. “Don’t wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend’s show.”
But Swift has since sung Charli’s praises and put rumors of a feud to rest. “I’ve been blown away by Charli’s melodic sensibilities since I first heard ‘Stay Away’ in 2011,” Swift told Vulture in August. “Her writing is surreal and inventive, always. She just takes a song to places you wouldn’t expect it to go, and she’s been doing it consistently for over a decade.”
Added Charli to the publication, “That song is about me and my feelings and my anxiety and the way my brain creates narratives and stories in my head when I feel insecure and how I don’t want to be in those situations physically when I feel self-doubt.”
Watch Charli’s Apple Music 1 interview below.
J Balvin has reeled in some of his biggest and personal celebrity friends for a new docuseries called A Great Day With J Balvin, premiering on Thursday, Oct. 17, via Peacock.
The six episode series will “take audiences on a personal journey” with the Colombian artist and “his captivating quest to uncover the secrets of a truly fulfilling life,” according to a press statement. Balvin is joined by Anitta, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Demi Lovato, Jimmy Butler, Saweetie, and Xolo Maridueña “as they embark on a series of unexpected and transformative adventures together.”
“Whatever comes my way, I make it a great day … whether by playing sports, meditating, the zouk, cooking,” he said in the trailer that arrived Thursday (Oct. 10). “Join me on this journey. We are not what we have, we are what we are.”
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A Great Day With J Balvin sheds light on how Balvin (real name José Álvaro Osorio Balvin) — one of the first major Latin artists to publicly speak about his struggles with mental health — finds his balance.
“That’s why I said before, in the darkest moments, I didn’t lose control. But I take my pills daily,” he told Billboard in his cover story interview. “It’s perfectly normal, as if someone had an issue with high [blood] pressure. But there’s also meditation — I’ve been meditating since I was 19 years old — daily exercise, eating habits and the people you surround yourself with. The fact that I don’t do drugs or anything like that has also been part of having that mental, spiritual balance.”
Additionally, the “Mi Gente” singer is confirmed for a Superstar Q&A at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week, returning to Miami Beach on Oct. 14-18, with other confirmed artists including Feid, Young Miko, Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Sanz, Maria Becerra, and Peso Pluma, among many others. For tickets and more details, visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
He will also receive the Spirit of Hope Award at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards, recognizing his philanthropic efforts through his Vibra En Alta Foundation, which aims to elevate young individuals by supporting their educational journeys. The awards ceremony will air Sunday, Oct. 20 via Telemundo.
Watch the trailer for A Great Day With J Balvin below:
Shawn Mendes fans will get a chance to hear the singer’s upcoming fifth studio album, Shawn, before its official release thanks to an upcoming live concert film. Mendes and Trafalgar Releasing announced on Thursday (Oct. 1) that Shawn Mendes: For Friends and Family Only (A Live Concert Film) will hit screens across the country for one-night-only on Nov. 14.
According to a release, the movie features a “heartfelt performance of the self-titled album in its entirety — for the very first time.” The movie was filmed at the historic 500-capacity Bearsville Theatre in Woodstock, NY and features footage of Mendes explaining the inspiration behind each song on the album as well as sharing personal stories, “giving fans an intimate look at the creative journey that shaped the music.”
A full list of participating theaters and showtimes will be announced soon, with fans encouraged to click here to request a screening in their city; tickets will go on sale on Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. ET.
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On Wednesday, Mendes announced that Shawn would be pushed back from its original Oct. 18 released date to Nov. 15. He explained, “My team and i have decided to push the album release date to November 15th. We just need a little bit more time to bring some new inspiration and ideas to life. I love you guys thank you for being so patient, I can’t wait to see you guys at the next few shows.”
The Woodstock show was the first in a limited run of intimate concerts Mendes performed in the cities where the album was recorded over a two-year stretch, a string that also included gigs in London, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Seattle.
“Performing this album for the first time in such an intimate setting, surrounded by close friends, family, and the people who helped bring it to life, was truly special. I’m excited for fans around the world to feel that same connection through the film and get to experience the ‘Friends & Family’ shows before the album release,” Mendes said in a statement.
Trafalgar Releasing SVP of content acquisitions Kymberli Frueh added, “Shawn Mendes’ relatable lyrics and ability to connect with fans through his music are on full display in this intimate and authentic performance of his new album. This exclusive cinema event will be a special experience for fans across the globe.”
To date Mendes has released the singles “Why Why Why,” “Isn’t That Enough” and the moody “Nobody Knows,” which he debuted at last month’s 2024 VMAs. Mendes will continue his tour of Shawn live debut shows with an Oct. 14 gig at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, followed by an Oct. 18 show at the Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, NY and an Oct. 22 stop at the Ford theater in Los Angeles.
When rap producer Ron Browz crafted the ominous beat that would ultimately become Nas’ legendary 2001 diss track, “Ether,” he initially had a much different MC in mind: Nas’ rival, Jay-Z, who was offered the instrumental first. But Jay’s then-A&R executive, Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua, passed on the track, with no idea that it would later become the backdrop to one of rap’s most iconic diss records.
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“I get a phone call: ‘Nas wants you to come to hear what he did to the beat,’ ” recalls Browz, who had handed his CD to Nas’ travel agent months prior. “I go to the studio. Nas is in there eating fruit. Calm and no entourage. Just him and the engineer, and he’s like, ‘Yo. Play it for Ron.’ Then I hear the intro: ‘Fuck Jay-Z.’ I was like, ‘Wait. I didn’t put that in there.’ ”
At the time, Browz was living at his mother’s house in Harlem and had only scored one other placement, for the late rapper Big L’s “Ebonics.” “I’m in shock, but the whole time, [I’m thinking], ‘Ron, this is your introduction,’ ” Browz says. “In my mind, I’m like, ‘Is this a good thing or bad thing?’ Because it was going at the No. 1 artist in the game. I just remember sitting there with the great Nas, who said, ‘I’m putting this out on Friday,’ which was Jay-Z’s birthday. Jay-Z’s birthday is Dec. 4, and my birthday is Dec. 6, so it was like a fly birthday present.”
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“Ether” proved to be the game-changer Browz’s career needed, swiftly propelling him into the spotlight upon its late-2001 release. And, 23 years later, his story still resonates with many producers, especially in today’s competitive hip-hop climate where feuds are more prevalent than they’ve been since the 1990s or early 2000s. This year alone, there have been clashes between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion, Latto and Ice Spice, Chris Brown and Quavo — and, of course, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, whose blockbuster beef yielded seven diss tracks in a month, including Lamar’s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper, “Not Like Us.”
Produced by Mustard, “Not Like Us” was the producer’s first-ever No. 1 on the chart — and arrived three years after his most recent top 20 Hot 100 song, Roddy Ricch’s “Late at Night.” “Mustard worked like a machine, sending beats daily because he was trying to get [Kendrick] on his album. This went on for months,” says Meko Yohannes, Mustard’s manager and co-founder of their record label, 10 Summers. “He was just overwhelming him with beats. As long as [Kendrick] said, ‘Keep them coming,’ we kept them coming.”
“Not Like Us” immediately became a pop culture phenomenon. Actress Taraji P. Henson used the song during her opening monologue at the 2024 BET Awards. Serena Williams crip-walked to the track while hosting this year’s ESPYs Awards. Multiple professional sporting leagues, most notably the NBA, used the song during their broadcasts. And at his Juneteenth Pop Out concert, livestreamed on Amazon Prime, Kendrick performed it five times. “I didn’t know what we were getting ready for,” Yohannes says. “I don’t think anybody did. Mustard always wanted to work with Dot. That was one of the things missing from his résumé. For the first time working together, not only is it Mustard’s biggest record, but it’s also Dot’s biggest record.”
Even if a diss record doesn’t become a “Not Like Us”-size hit, it can still significantly increase the profile of the producer involved. Though “Ether” failed to chart on the Hot 100 and only peaked at No. 50 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it boosted Browz’s visibility in New York, where top-tier producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland reigned supreme at the time. “Ether” “was all you heard in the neighborhood, coming out of cars and anything with a radio,” Browz recalls. “Cars, stores, everything. It stopped the city.”
Browz, who had received $1,500 for Big L’s “Ebonics,” earned his “first big check” with “Ether,” for $10,000. But while he landed placements for DMX and 50 Cent following the song’s success, he also experienced some growing pains.
“This time, in New York, the club scene is crazy. Once we started going to the club, I worked with DMX, Lil Kim, Fat Joe, Ludacris and 50 Cent. Artists would say, ‘I need that “Ether.” Send that.’ I remember doing that for a while. I was getting the placements, but they weren’t the singles,” he says. “Singles had to be bright and happy, so I had to switch the sound, and that’s how my hit ‘Pop Champagne’ ” — the 2008 single that hit No. 22 on the Hot 100 on the strength of a remix with Jim Jones and Juelz Santana — “came about.”
While producing a big diss track has advantages, it’s not always without consequences. Several producers contacted for this story — including The Alchemist, who produced Lamar’s “Meet the Grahams,” as well as Wyclef Jean, who co-produced Canibus’ 1998 track “Second Round K.O.” — declined to speak about their experiences, preferring to leave them in the past due to the significant political implications involved. Reopening an old wound, or potentially straining relationships further after the fact, isn’t ideal for producers looking to expand their networks.
For Mustard, though, it’s working out. As “Not Like Us” remained in the top 10 of the Hot 100 during the summer, Mustard used the momentum to propel the release of his first album in five years, Faith of a Mustard Seed. (Lamar doesn’t appear on the project, but plenty of other hip-hop stars do.) Its first single, “Parking Lot,” featuring Travis Scott, dropped about six weeks after “Not Like Us” and peaked at No. 57 on the Hot 100, becoming Mustard’s highest-charting song as a lead artist since 2020. The track also continues to boost Lamar, who was named the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headliner in September.
“We held back on [releasing] ‘Parking Lot,’ ” Yohannes says. “We stopped it because we wanted to give room to see how high ‘Not Like Us’ would go. We sat back like everybody else, just watching. It’s something that you can’t just make happen; you got to be ready for it and do your best to build off the momentum.”
This article appears in the Oct. 5 issue of Billboard.
More than a billion people have now begged the question: Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Eminem‘s iconic “The Real Slim Shady” music video has joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club, a full 14 years after it was uploaded to the site and nearly a quarter-decade after the 2000 smash first dropped. As the […]
The 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards will honor some of Latin music’s biggest stars with special recognitions during the ceremony, which will broadcast Oct. 20 on Telemundo.
As previously announced, regional Mexican star Pepe Aguilar will receive the Hall of Fame Award, joining past recipients like Joan Sebastian, Marc Anthony and Vicente Fernández. Colombian hitmaker J Balvin will be honored with the Spirit of Hope Award, which was created more than 20 yeas ago in honor of Selena Quintanilla. Meanwhile, Spanish icon Alejandro Sanz will be bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award, which in the past has been awarded to acts like Los Temerarios, Ricardo Arjona and Los Ángeles Azules.
Days before receiving their special awards, all three artists will also speak at the 35th annual Billboard Latin Music Week, taking place Oct. 14-18 in Miami. Aguilar, Balvin and Sanz will participate in their respective Icon Q&As where they’ll sit with Billboard‘s Leila Cobo for a one-on-one conversation. (Check the weeklong event’s full schedule here.)
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The 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards will broadcast Sunday, Oct. 20 at 9 p.m. ET on Telemundo, and simultaneously on the Telemundo App, Peacock, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on Telemundo Internacional. Karol G leads the list of finalists with 17 nods in categories including artist of the year, tour of the year, Global 200 Latin artist of the year, and top Latin album of the year for Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season). See the complete list here.
Below, the three artists who will be honored with special awards at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards:
Pepe Aguilar
Recognition: Hall of Fame Award
Past Recipients: José José, Vicente Fernández, Rocío Dúrcal, Marco Antonio Solís, Joan Sebastian, Marc Anthony, Franco de Vita, and Alejandro Fernández, to name a few.
“Receiving the Billboard Hall of Fame Award is an incredible honor, and it reminds me of the importance of continually evolving as an artist,” Aguilar says. “After 35 years in this industry, I feel just as passionate and driven as I did on day one. It’s exciting to see how música Mexicana is growing and evolving, and I’m proud to be part of that movement. What’s even more special is being able to connect with a new generation of fans while staying true to my roots. I’ve reinvented myself time and time again, and as music continues to evolve, I’m ready to keep pushing boundaries and creating something new.”
J Balvin
Recognition: Spirit of Hope Award
Past recipients: Carlos Santana, Carlos Vives, Daddy Yankee, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Karol G, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Ricky Martin and Shakira, among others.
“I’m so grateful, and so honored, to be recognized with such a special award,” the Colombian hitmaker says in a press statement. “It’s important for me, as the artist I am today and that little kid with dreams I once was before – and still [am] to this day – to be able to support and guide the next generation into realities of their own. I am proud to be able to help the youth and new wave discover their passions through the Vibra en Alta Foundation and help turn those very dreams into realities.”
Alejandro Sanz
Recognition: Lifetime Achievement Award
Past recipients: Los Ángeles Azules, Los Temerarios, Miguel Bosé and Ricardo Arjona, and others.
“I’m very happy to return to the Billboard Latin Music Awards, it’s certainly special,” Sanz expresses in a statement. “I am deeply grateful for this recognition from Billboard, and I love that it takes place in Miami. It’s fantastic to be home.”
For the fourth straight week, the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart has a new No. 1 — this time Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps,” which reigns on the Oct. 12-dated survey.
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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity from Sept. 30-Oct. 6. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
“Maps” rules the chart in its second week on the list, following a No. 20 debut on the Oct. 5 tally. Its rise is attributed to a recent trend using the song wherein creators use a filter to remove their facial features and then have them cascade back down onto their face, often with uncanny results.
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A previous, continuing trend that began in September also sets a sped-up version of “Maps” to a dance trend.
“Maps” peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004, and it appeared on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ debut album Fever to Tell in 2003. In the week ending Oct. 3, the song earned 1.5 million official U.S. streams, up 40%, according to Luminate.
“Maps” follows the reigns of Alphaville’s “Forever Young” (Oct. 5), BabyChiefDoit’s “Rollin’” (Sept. 28) and Surf Curse’s “Disco” (Sept. 21), which each ruled the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for one week.
NLE Choppa and 41’s “Or What” lifts one spot to rank at No. 2 on the Oct. 12 survey, followed by Alphaville’s “Forever Young,” which drops 1-3. “Or What” is mostly driven by lip-synching uploads to the 2024 song (it was released a month ago on Sept. 6), with the tune concurrently leaping 79% in official U.S. streams to 5.7 million in the week ending Oct. 3, begetting its No. 91 debut on the latest Hot 100.
The latest TikTok Billboard Top 50 is the first chart of the year to incorporate October data, and that can only mean one thing: the return of Girl in Red’s “We Fell in Love in October.” The song re-enters at No. 4, a new peak, after rising as high as No. 5 last October. The song trends on TikTok, as well as other platforms, every year around this time, sans any sort of dominating trend other than the changing of the month.
The top debut of the week belongs to J. Cole, whose “She Knows,” featuring Amber Coffman and The Cults, bows at No. 7. The 11-year-old song (it was released as part of the rapper’s album Born Sinner in 2013) is largely being used in content about the arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs and allegations that he was involved in the deaths of multiple musicians (honing in on the lyric “Only bad thing ‘bout a star is they burn up/ Rest in peace to Aaliyah/ Rest in peace to Left Eye/ Michael Jackson, I’ll see ya/ Just as soon as I die” (other videos also bring Beyoncé into the fold, alleging she was aware of Diddy’s alleged crimes).
“She Knows,” which peaked at No. 90 on the Hot 100 in 2014, sports a 133% jump in streams to 2.8 million in the week ending Oct. 3.
A pair of Milli Vanilli songs also debut on the TikTok Billboard Top 50: “Blame It on the Rain” and “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You,” which start at Nos. 34 and 37, respectively. The songs’ rise on the chart runs concurrent with the duo’s catalog gaining in streams after multiple tunes’ synchs in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story series, which was released on Sept. 19.
See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.
After 25 years, Disturbed still can’t shake The Sickness. The hard rockers announced on Thursday (Oct. 10) that they will embark on a 34-date North American tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 2000 debut album, on which they’ll perform the entire LP and a second set of greatest hits each night.
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The Live Nation-produced The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour is slated to kick off in Nampa, ID on Feb. 25 and hit arenas in Denver, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Toronto, San Antonio, Seattle, San Francisco and Phoenix before winding down on May 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Three Days Grace and Sevendust will open the first half of the tour, with Daughtry and Nothing More doing the honors for the second half.
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The Sickness, which topped out at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 album chart and was certified five-times platinum, featured such fan favorites as “Down With the Sickness,” “Stupify” and “Voices.”
Ticket sales will kick off with an artist presale beginning Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. local time; fans can pre-register here. Additional pre-sales will take place throughout the next week before a general onsale begins at 10 a.m. local time on Oct. 18. Additional European/UK dates will be announced soon.
Earlier this year, the David Draiman-led band’s churning cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” passed the one billion mark on YouTube, marking their first entry into the Billion Views Club.
Check out the dates for Disturbed’s The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour below:
Feb. 25 — Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena*Feb. 27 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena*March 2 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center*March 4 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum*March 6 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center*March 8 — Chicago, IL @ United Center*March 10 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena*March 12 — Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center*March 14 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden*March 17 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena*March 19 — Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell*March 21 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*March 29 — Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center^March 31 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse^April 2 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center^April 4 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center^April 5 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena^April 7 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena^April 9 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse^April 12 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center^April 14 — Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center^April 16 — Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at The BJCC^April 18 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena^April 23 — Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena^April 25 — San Antonio, TX @ Front Bank Center^April 26 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena^April 28 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center^May 5 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena^May 7 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center^May 9 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center^May 10 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center^May 13 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum^May 15 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center^May 17 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena^
*with special guests Three Days Grace and opener Sevendust^with special guests Daughtry and opener Nothing More
It’s been just over six months to the day J. Cole waved the white flag at his Dreamville Festival to withdraw from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake feud.
With the added perspective from watching how it all played out, Cole addressed bowing out of the beef on a new track titled “Port Antonio.” The Dreamville boss released the track via his Instagram account on Wednesday night (Oct. 9).
“I pulled the plug because I seen where that was ’bout to go/ They wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow/ They see this fire in my pen and think I’m dodging smoke/ I wouldn’t have lost a battle, dog, I woulda lost a bro/ I woulda gained a foe,” he raps.
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Cole went on to show love to Drake, as he appreciated his “First Person Shooter” collaborator’s support while having enough of people trying to paint him taking a side. “They say I’m pickin’ sides, don’t you lie on me, my n—a to start another war/ Ay, Drake, you’ll always be my n—a/ I ain’t ashamed to say you did a lot for me, my n—a/ F–k all the narratives/ Tapping back into your magic pen is what’s imperative,” he rhymes.
With the jarring allegations made by both sides in the Drake and Kendrick feud, Cole believes they crossed lines that shouldn’t have been. “I understand the thirst of being first that made them both swing/ Protecting legacies, so lines got crossed, perhaps regrettably/ My friends went to war, I walked away with all they blood on me,” he continues in the track.
Instead of opting to feud, Jermaine explains his approach to rapping and pushing the culture forward rather than beating one another down. “Reminding these folks why we do it/ It’s not for beefing, it’s for speaking our thoughts/ Pushing ourselves, reaching the charts/ Reaching your minds, deep in your heart/ Screaming to find emotions to touch/ Somethin’ inside to open you up/ Help you cope with the rough times and s–t,” he finishes on the track.
Just a couple of days after releasing his “7 Minute Drill” Kendrick Lamar diss track, J. Cole immediately expressed regret for doing so while on stage at his Dreamville Fest in his home state of North Carolina back in April.
“I’m so proud of [Might Delete Later], except for one part. It’s one part of that s–t that makes me feel like, man that’s the lamest s–t I did in my f–king life, right? And I know this is not what a lot of people want to hear,” he told fans. “I was conflicted because, one, I know my heart and I know how I feel about my peers, these two n—as that I just been blessed to even stand beside in this game, let alone chase they greatness. So I felt conflicted ’cause I’m like, bruh I don’t even feel no way. But the world wanna see blood. I don’t know if y’all can feel that, but the world wanna see blood.”
He eventually removed “7 Minute Drill” from streaming services, and Cole’s side-stepping led to Lamar and Drake battling, which played out over the course of the next month into May.
Listen to “Port Antonio” below.
The top spot of the second iteration of the TouchTunes Frontline Chart is the same as its first: Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” reigns on the ranking for the third quarter of 2024.
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The TouchTunes Frontline and Catalog charts for the third quarter of the year track the most played music on TouchTunes jukeboxes from July 1 to Sept. 30, with the Frontline ranking inclusive of music released in the last 18 months, followed by the Catalog tally for any music that was released more than 18 months ago. TouchTunes has jukeboxes in over 60,000 locations worldwide. TouchTunes data is not factored into other Billboard charts.
Much like the first charts, which covered the second quarter of 2024 (April 1-June 30), “A Bar Song” is not only No. 1 on the Frontline Chart — it was also the most played song on TouchTunes overall, besting all entries on the Catalog Chart.
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Its continued reign is concurrent with the song’s ascension to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the timeframe; its coronation occurred on the July 13-dated Hot 100, and it’s ruled for 13 weeks in all (including the most recent survey, dated Oct. 12).
The latest Frontline Chart represents the first full quarter of data for “A Bar Song”; Shaboozey released the song on April 12, 12 days into the second quarter of the year.
In quarter two, the second-most-played song on TouchTunes was, unlike “A Bar Song,” a much older release – Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey,” which reigned on the Catalog Chart. And while, yes, “Tennessee Whiskey” indeed remains atop the latest Catalog survey, it’s surpassed by another Frontline contender in Post Malone’s Morgan Wallen-featuring “I Had Some Help,” which lifts to No. 2 on the Frontline Chart after premiering at No. 3 in quarter two.
Like “A Bar Song,” the third quarter is also the first full tracking period of data for “I Had Some Help,” which was initially released May 10. The song preceded “A Bar Song” at No. 1 on the Hot 100, ruling for six weeks in all beginning in May.
With Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey,” from his 2015 album Traveller, again leading the Catalog Chart and ranking as the third-most-played song overall, the country genre occupies the entire top three.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” follows as the most-played non-country song, ranking at No. 3 on the Frontline Chart after appearing at No. 2 in the second quarter.
It’s one spot ahead of perhaps the biggest mover of the month (as well as the most-played hip-hop song): Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which leaps to No. 4. The Drake diss was released May 4, begetting an appearance at No. 18 on the inaugural Frontline Chart.
Wallen’s “Cowgirls,” featuring Ernest (No. 5), and Hozier’s “Too Sweet” (No. 7) are the two other new entries into the Frontline Chart’s top 10.
Meanwhile, the top three of the Catalog Chart remains intact, with the aforementioned “Tennessee Whiskey” followed by Toby Keith’s “I Love This Bar” and Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places” at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Brooks & Dunn’s “Neon Moon,” a two-week No. 1 for the duo on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in 1992, breaks into the top five, rising 6-4, and Wallen’s “Whiskey Glasses” (No. 8), Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road” (No. 9) and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” (No. 10) reach the top 10 for the first time.
As for the top debut on either chart? Wallen again. “Lies Lies Lies” bows at No. 11 on the Frontline Chart following its July 5 release, followed by the Wallen-featuring “Whiskey Whiskey” by Moneybagg Yo at No. 12 after its June 14 premiere as part of the rapper’s album Speak Now.
Sure enough, Wallen boasts eight appearances across both rankings — six on Frontline and two on Catalog. He has double the entries of the next closest, Jelly Roll, who appears three times on Frontline and once on Catalog.
See both 25-position charts below.
TouchTunes Frontline Chart
1. “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey2. “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (+1)3. “Lose Control,” Teddy Swims (-1)4. “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar (+14)5. “Cowgirls,” Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST (+7)6. “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen (-2)7. “Too Sweet,” Hozier (+6)8. “Fast Car,” Luke Combs (-3)9. “Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone (-3)10. “Save Me” Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson (-2)11. “Lies Lies Lies,” Morgan Wallen (debut)12. “Whiskey Whiskey,” Moneybagg Yo feat. Morgan Wallen (debut13. “Million Dollar Baby,” Tommy Richman (debut)14. “Where the Wild Things Are,” Luke Combs (-4)15. “White Horse,” Chris Stapleton (-4)16. “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” Luke Combs (debut)17. “Pink Pony Club,” Chappell Roan (debut)18. “Pour Me a Drink,” Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton (debut)19. “I Am Not Okay,” Jelly Roll (debut)20. “Houdini,” Eminem (debut)21. “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (-6)22. “Lovin on Me,” Jack Harlow (-13)23. “Wild Ones,” Jessie Murph with Jelly Roll (debut)24. “You Proof,” Morgan Wallen (-7)25. “Sweet Dreams,” Koe Wetzel (debut)
TouchTunes Catalog Chart
1. “Tennessee Whiskey,” Chris Stapleton2. “I Love This Bar,” Toby Keith3. “Friends in Low Places,” Garth Brooks4. “Neon Moon,” Brooks & Dunn (+2)5. “Son of a Sinner,” Jelly Roll (-1)6. “Fat Bottomed Girls,” Queen (+1)7. “Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland (+1)8. “Whiskey Glasses,” Morgan Wallen (+5)9. “Copperhead Road,” Steve Earle (+2)10. “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey (+4)11. “Something in the Orange,” Zach Bryan (+1)12. “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink,” Merle Haggard (-3)13. “Simple Man,” Lynyrd Skynyrd (+2)14. “Rockstar,” Nickelback (+3)15. “Family Tradition,” Hank Williams Jr. (+1)16. “The Joker,” The Steve Miller Band (+2)17. “Wasted on You,” Morgan Wallen (-7)18. “Oklahoma Smokeshow,” Zach Bryan (+5)19. “Thunderstruck,” AC/DC (+3)20. “Brown Eyed Girl,” Van Morrison (-1)21. “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” Toby Keith22. “Higher,” Creed (debut)23. “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses (+1)24. “Truck Bed,” HARDY (-19)25. “Bartender Song,” Rehab (debut)