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22 May 2024

Watch Bizarrap Premiere ‘Vol. 60’ Live with Lismar at Debut New York Headline Show

On Wednesday night (May 22), Bizarrap electrified Terminal 5 with his debut headlining performance in New York City. Commanding the stage from behind the decks, the Argentine sensation wowed the audience with his dynamic show. Highlighting the momentous night, he surprised attendees by introducing Dominican rapper Lismar to perform their newest collaboration, “Lismar: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 60,” live.

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“I just released a song a few minutes ago. Are you ready to hear it for the first time live or not?!” shouted Biza to the ecstatic crowd. “I brought a special guest. Her name is Lismar from the Dominican Republic. We didn’t just release one song, we released two!” Donning his signature BZRP-emblazoned black cap, his sunglasses and an Adidas windbreaker jacket, he launched into the whirling melody to “Vol. 60.”

The newcomer made her way to the main stage sporting a white strapless crop top paired with black sparkly-net long sleeves and baggy cargo pants. Bizarrap’s Run DMC-esque hip-hop beat filled the air as Lismar spat her rapid-fire rhymes to the roaring crowd. Meanwhile, the song’s music video, illuminated with Biza’s staple blue-hued lighting in his studio, played in the backdrop.

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“She is only 18, she is the future,” the Argentine producer said at the end of their song. Right away, they premiered their second song “Subió La Temperatura,” a funky rap jam with riveting breakbeats accompanied by a quirky video game-styled visual.

Other standout songs performed included “Vol. 53,” famously featuring Shakira, whose lyrics the crowd sang word-for-word. Villano Antillano, Quevedo, Residente, Snow Tha Product, Peso Pluma, and Arcángel where also among the mega hits the Latin Grammy-winning producer also spun.

On Saturday (May 18), Bizarrap unveiled his newest collaboration in the form of a sci-fi-themed seven-minute short film. On May 25, he will also perform at the Sueños Music Festival in Chicago, IL.

Watch Bizarrap and Lismar perform “Vol. 60” at Terminal 5 below:

22 May 2024

Kings of Leon Scores Sixth Top 10 on Album Sales Chart With ‘Can We Please Have Fun’

Kings of Leon scores its sixth top 10-charting effort on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as the band’s latest studio release, Can We Please Have Fun, bows at No. 3 on the May 25-dated tally. The set also makes a splash on a number of other rankings, including top 10 debuts on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Current Album Sales, Indie Store Album Sales and Vinyl Albums.

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Can We Please Have Fun sold 14,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending May 16, according to Luminate.

Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department holds atop the list for a third nonconsecutive week, Knocked Loose scores its best sales week ever and highest charting album with the No. 2 debut of You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, and Scotty McCreery’s Rise & Fall starts at No. 6 – marking his sixth top 10 set.

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Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Swift’s Poets captures a third nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on Top Album Sales (41,000; down 19%), while Knocked Loose logs its best sales week and highest charting effort yet, as You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To enters at No. 2 with 18,000 sold.

SEVENTEEN’s SEVENTEEN Best Album ‘17 Is Right Here’ slips 3-4 with 11,000 (down 78%), Swift’s chart-topping 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is a non-mover at No. 5 (8,000; up 9%), McCreery’s Rise & Fall bows at No. 6 (7,000), Swift’s former leader Lover is stationary at No. 7 (nearly 7,000; up 7%), Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism falls 1-8 in its second week (6,000; down 89%) and Swift’s chart-topping Midnights motors 11-9 (just over 5,000; up 4%).

Rounding out the top 10 is Hozier’s Wasteland, Baby!, which jumps 16-10 with 5,000 (up 30%), following the recent release of a new Amazon-exclusive vinyl edition of the album.

22 May 2024

Top K-Pop of the Week: ENHYPEN, aespa, ZEROBASEONE, Ryu Su Jeong, Sorn & More – Vote!

From groups like aespa, ENHYPEN and ZEROBASEONE to solo stars like MARK, Sorn, Hongseok, Ryu Sujeong and Yein, which new song gets your vote?

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Every week, the Korean music scene delivers outstanding songs across various genres and styles, and the past week was no exception, with a heavy-hitting selection of hits with global potential, satisfyingly nostalgic duets and some of 2024’s most promising new artists.

Internationally adored groups like aespa and ENHYPEN both dropped new singles to tide their ravenous fanbases over while they await their next full-length projects. Meanwhile, K-pop fans were treated to duets with special meanings as Lovelyz members Ryu Sujeong and Yein teamed up for a collaboration (co-produced and written by Hot 100 artist XYLØ, nonetheless) while Sorn and Hongseok also duetted for a new track showing an ongoing bond even after both departed their former label, Cube Entertainment. Alongside newcomers like DXMON and Yungin, embracing a range of unique genres and concepts to connect with audiences, there’s also K-pop sensations ZEROBASEONE and their new single “Feel the POP” that pairs perfectly with the warming weather.

As the K-pop industry moves at a rapid pace, it’s important to pause and appreciate the innovation and diversity it offers across its different acts. Last week, Billboard readers chose Stray Kids’ “Lose My Breath” as their top K-pop pick of the week but fans of Lim Young Woong, Yook Sungjae, BM and D.O all came through with major support.

Take a moment to explore these nine new gems that embody the spirit of the scene and deserve a permanent spot on your playlist. Then cast your vote in our poll for the top of K-pop for the past week.

22 May 2024

Disturbed’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ Video Hits 1 Billion YouTube Views

The video for Disturbed’s take on Simon & Garfunkel’s classic, “The Sound of Silence,” has surpassed one billon YouTube views, the video platform revealed on Wednesday (May 22). The milestone marks the metal band’s first entry into the Billion Views Club.

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The 2015 cover, which was featured on Disturbed’s album Immortalized, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts.

After the band performed the song on Conan in 2016, Paul Simon reached out to give the track a stamp of approval. Frontman David Draiman revealed via the band’s Facebook page that Simon had reached out over email. “It’s not every day that one of the most prolific songwriters of all time sends you an email message. Allow me to share with you the brief exchange I had with Mr. Paul Simon himself!!!! Somebody pinch me … P.S., and no, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke,” he wrote.

Simon wrote to the group, “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I’d seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks.” Draiman then responded, “Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words. We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/ us and we are eternally grateful.”

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Watch Disturbed’s “The Sound of Silence” music video below.

22 May 2024

Morgan Wallen Denied Signage for His Bar by Nashville Metro Council

The Nashville Metro Council may have far exceeded its reach when it voted to not allow Morgan Wallen’s This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen to have external signage with his name on it, according to a prominent Nashville attorney.

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On Tuesday (May 21), the council voted to reject plans for Wallen’s 20-foot external sign to appear on the six-story venue, which is slated to open Memorial Day weekend. Only three members voted in favor of the sign, with 30 members voting against. Four council members abstained. Some members of the council cited Wallen’s past controversial incidents as reasons for rejecting the sign.

Signage requests for the outside of buildings that hang over public property — including sidewalks — are required to obtain council approval. “I don’t want to see a billboard up with the name of a person who’s throwing chairs off of balconies and who is saying racial slurs,” at-large council member Delishia Porterfield said, according to The Tennessean.

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“Mr. Wallen is a fellow East Tennessean. He gives all of us a bad name,” District 14 ouncil member Jordan Huffman added. “His comments are hateful; his actions are harmful.”

However, such a decision is a case of government overreach, says the attorney: “You can’t as the government take negative action against something someone said. The Council was way out on a limb. It violates the First Amendment to say, ‘You used the N-word therefore you can’t put your name on a building.’”

Porterfield is referencing Wallen’s January 2021 use of a racial slur that was caught on video, as well as his most recent arrest on April 7, when he was taken into custody on April 7 for allegedly throwing a chair off of the rooftop of Eric Church’s six-story Chief’s bar in downtown Nashville. Wallen was booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. Wallen is slated to appear before a Nashville court in August.

Wallen’s bar and restaurant, located at 107 4th Ave. N., adjacent to the Ryman Auditorium just off Nashville’s Lower Broadway, is a partnership between Wallen and TC Restaurant Group, which licensed his name for the project. TC Restaurant Group is also behind other celebrity bars in downtown Nashville including Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink and Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar.

The next step, says the attorney, is for TC Restaurant Group to take action in federal or chancery court against the Council. “[TC Restaurant Group] has bought the right to use [Wallen’s] name,” the attorney says. “Basically the city has taken that piece of property away from them. They can’t do that without due process of law.”

A representative for Wallen declined to comment on the council’s decision, as did Wallen’s manager. Representatives for TC Restaurant Group declined to comment, adding only that the company is “focused on This Bar’s opening.”

Additional reporting by Melinda Newman.

22 May 2024

5 Times Electronic Artists Remixed Taylor Swift Songs

Electronic realm favorite Blond:ish got a major global profile boost yesterday (May 21) with the release of her official edit of Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight.”

Her driving house take turns the BPM up significantly on the The Tortured Poets Department opener, turning the solemn Post Malone duet (which debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100) into pure dancefloor fuel that gets progressively richer, brighter, more blissed out and more club-focused as it goes on. (Regarding this sunshine mood, the producer herself wrote “Taylor Swift, but make it summer,” when sharing the track.)

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This isn’t the first time an artist from the electronic world has put their touch on a Swift song. Here are five other times that electronic producers have remixed her work.

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“Anti-Hero (Illenium Remix)”



Dropping a month after the release of Midnights‘ lead single “Anti-Hero”, Illenium’s edit pushed Swift’s work further into the bass realm than ever before. The remix from the Colorado-based producer married the song’s shimmering melody with his signature future bass style, with his fingerprints especially evident in the soaring final third of the remix.

“Our teams had randomly talked about ‘Anti-Hero,’ the producer told Billboard of the remix in March. “They sent me stems… I finished it in like 36 hours and I sent it to them on like, a Monday night. They responded on Tuesday night like, hey this is coming out tomorrow.’ I was like, ‘okay! you do whatever you want’ …. I love Taylor Swift. Back in high school, one of her songs was in my top 25 on iTunes most played.”

Alongside this Illenium remix, Swift also dropped “Anti-Hero” edits by Canadian-born, London-baed house producer Jayda G, French artist Kungs and German singer/songwriter/producer Roosevelt.

“Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix)”

Coming towards the end of the 2023 U.S. Eras Tour (and four years after the release of the original), this official edit by Oregon-born, Austin-based producer LP Giobbi dials up the BPM of the synth pop original and transforms it into a slow-build, blissed out house jam custom-build for a peaktime dancefloor singalong. (Also consider Giobbi’s extended remix, which extends the original by a full minute.)

“I didn’t know when it was coming out actually,” Giobbi told the iHeartRadioCA podcast last October, “and when I woke up I had hundreds and hundreds of text messages and I was like, ‘What happened?’ and then I saw that Taylor Swift posted about me and tagged me, and I realized what had happened. It was a wild moment…I knew she was wildly powerful, but it was wild to see up close just how powerful she is.”

“Lavender Haze (Snakehips Remix)”

British duo Snakehips built their early fanbase with bootleg remixes of artists including Banks and The Weeknd, getting a hot invite into the official remix fold when Swift had them deliver their take on Midnights‘ “Lavander Haze.” Their buoyant, house-oriented take on the song is as light as sunshine burning off haze itself, with the cool outro that makes up the 20 seconds of the edit adding a dose of club thump.

Taylor Swift – …Ready for It? (BloodPop® Remix)

The pre-chorus of 2017’s Reputation opener “..Ready For It” gets beefed up courtesy of producer BloodPop®, who strips the song of its original booming bass and replaces it with layers (and layers) of cotton candy synth.

“Love Story” (Four Tet Remix)


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While not an official edit, Four Tet put himself into the Swift remix ouevre when he debuted his take on her 2008 classic “Love Story” during his set at Madison Square Garden with Skriillex and Fred again.. in February of 2023. The minimal take puts Swift’s “Romeo, save me” on a loop, turning the vocal into a hypnotic build that eventually gives way to Swift singing about “the lights, the parties, the ball gowns” over a spare, galloping beat.

In a 2023 interview with The Guardian, the producer born Kieran Hebden said he made the edit for (and with instruction by) his young daughter. “She ran up and her and Fred were dancing together,” Hebden said of the MSG show. “She knew I’d made it for her.” The bootleg also roused a crowd singalong when the trio dropped it during their 2023 Coachella headlining set. Hear it at the 38:12 minute mark in the officially released video of the set above.

22 May 2024

Train Mourns ‘Legend’ Charlie Colin: ‘I’ll Always Have a Warm Place for Him in My Heart’

Train is mourning the loss of founding member Charlie Colin, following news that the bassist died at age 58.

“When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him,” the band’s frontman Pat Monahan wrote alongside a photo of the OG band on Instagram on Wednesday (May 22). “He was THE sweetest guy and what a handsome chap. Let’s make a band that’s the only reasonable thing to do. His unique bass playing and beautiful guitar work helped get folks to notice us in SF and beyond. I’ll always have a warm place for him in my heart. I always tried to pull him closer but he had a vision of his own. You’re a legend, Charlie. Go charm the pants off those angels.”

See the full post here. Colin helped form Train with lead singer Pat Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood in the ’90s. 

According to TMZ, who spoke to the musician’s mother, the California-bred musician died after slipping and falling in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels, Belgium. His mother said it’s unclear when exactly Colin passed away, as his body was found only after his friends returned from their trip approximately five days ago.

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Colin reportedly moved to Brussels to teach a music masterclass and was working on new music for a film at the time of his death. Colin had been documenting his time abroad on social media, where he declared that the city was his “officially [his] favorite city” in a March Instagram post.

22 May 2024

Don Toliver Announces ‘Hardstone Psycho’ Album, Drops ‘Attitude’ Video Featuring Charlie Wilson & Cash Cobain

Don Toliver announced on Wednesday (May 22) that he’ll release his fourth studio album Hardstone Psycho on June 14.

He also released the third single from the album, “Attitude” featuring Charlie Wilson and Cash Cobain, along with the official music video, which maintains the same leather jacket-wearing biker gang aesthetic from his previous visuals and has a subtle cameo by his Cactus Jack label boss Travis Scott. “Attitude” samples Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams and Wilson’s Hot 100 No. 6 smash “Beautiful” from Snoop’s 2002 album Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$. The Houston artist (real name Caleb Zackery Toliver) has previously reworked another Neptunes-produced classic: He sampled Beenie Man and Mýa‘s 2000 hit “Girls Dem Sugar” on “4 Me,” featuring his IRL girlfriend Kali Uchis.

“Attitude” follows Toliver’s previously released singles, the Tame Impala-sampling, Rhythmic Airplay top 10 hit “Bandit” and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 40 hit “Deep in the Water. “Bandit” also earned Toliver his first top 10 hit as a lead artist on Hot Rap Songs and debuted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Hardstone Psycho arrives one year after Toliver’s last album Love Sick, which reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

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Watch Toliver’s “Attitude” music video below, and pre-order Hardstone Psycho here.



22 May 2024

PinkPantheress Is Ready to ‘Turn It Up’ With Sparkly New Single: See When It Arrives

PinkPantheress wrapped up her solo headlining tour to close out April, and she’s got new music on the way before hopping on as a supporting act on Olivia Rodrigo’s arena trek this summer.

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The bedroom pop princess surprised fans on Wednesday (May 22) when she announced a bubbly single on the way titled “Turn It Up,” which is slated to arrive later this week.

“‘Turn it up’ comes out friday presave here,” she wrote to her Instagram Story with a filtered selfie with a hair roller in.

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The “Mosquito” singer also teased a 12-second snippet of the sparkly single on TikTok, and she’s looking to credit whoever inspired her song title. “Im gonna call it turn it up, if anyone can tell me where i got the voice saying ‘turn it up’ from i will literally visit you and shake ur hand,” she captioned the clip.

The TikTok video finds PinkPantheress giving a colorful home tour in the style of MTV Cribs. “Hey it’s me, we been talking twice a week/ I like the speed, it just makes me wanna say (turn it up),” she sings.

“Turn It Up” will serve as the 21-year-old’s first offering of 2024, as she looks to build on the momentum of her Heaven Knows debut from November.

This summer, PinkPantheress is set to join Olivia Rodrigo on her Guts World Tour, which she’ll jump into on July 19 in Philadelphia. Subsequent shows she’s slated to open on include Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and more.

The 2024 Billboard Women in Music Producer of the Year will also be making a trip down under later this year where she’ll provide support on Coldplay’s tour dates in Australia and New Zealand.

Listen to the “Turn It Up” snippet before the track’s arrival on Friday (May 24) below.

22 May 2024

Creepy Nuts’ ‘Bling-Bang-Bang-Born’ Stays at No. 1, Ae! group Bows at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100

Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” holds at No. 1 for the 16th week on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated May 22.

The MASHLE season 2 opener shows signs of slowing down in all metrics except radio airplay this week, though only slightly. The viral rap banger continues to dominate multiple metrics this week — streaming, video views, and karaoke — while coming in at No. 3 for downloads and No. 37 for radio. 

Ae! group’s “《A》BEGINNING” bows at No. 2. It’s the lead track off the debut single by the five-member STARTO ENTERTAINMENT boy band, released May 15. The CD launched with 782,835 copies and hits No. 1 for sales and comes in at No. 3 for radio and No. 46 for video.

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Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” rises a notch to No. 3 this week. Streaming, video, and karaoke for the Oblivion Battery opener are up 102%, 105%, and 118%, respectively. Other songs by the popular three-man band continue to rise up the chart this week:  “Que Sera Sera” moves 14-13, “Ao to Natsu” 24-23, and “Magic” 38-37. Points for “Boku no koto” increased 1.4 times and the track climbs 78-47.

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Juice=Juice’s “Tokyo Blur” debuts at No. 7, selling 73,185 CDs in its first week to hit No. 2 for sales. The girl group’s 18th single also comes in at No. 13 for downloads and No. 17 for radio.

Debuting at No. 9 after being digitally released May 13 is MY FIRST STORY x HYDE’s “Mugen.” The opening theme song for the Hashira Training arc of the popular TV anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba rules downloads and hits No. 33 for streaming and No. 61 for radio.

Outside the top 10, Noa’s “Hatsukoi Killer” jumps 42-17. Points for the track increased in all the metrics of the chart’s measurement, but streaming in particular gained 1.7 times from the week before. The total is at 169% week-over-week.

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

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from May 13 to 19, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.