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15 Feb 2024

Selena Gomez Shares Adorable Valentine’s Day Selfie With Benny Blanco: ‘I Love You’

Selena Gomez got to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her boyfriend Benny Blanco, and took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday (Feb. 14) to mark the sweet occasion.

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“I love you,” she wrote on a selfie of the duo throwing up peace signs while making silly faces. See the photo before it disappears here.

The singer and actress first confirmed that she and Blanco were dating on Dec. 7, about six months into their romance. In a reply to fans on Instagram, she wrote that he “is my absolute everything in my heart” and that she is at her “happiest” in the relationship.

Gomez soon made their relationship fully Instagram official by giving a spot on her main feed to photos with Blanco, including one in which he hugs her among friends, and one in which she leans back to kiss him.

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The couple went on the spend New Year’s Eve together, with the Only Murders in the Building actress sharing a photo to her Instagram Stories, in which Blanco has his arms wrapped around Gomez and seems to be giving her a kiss.

Gomez announced on Thursday (Feb. 15) that she will be releasing a new single “Love On” via an Instagram post, telling followers that the track will drop Thursday, Feb. 22. “Wait ‘til I turn my love on,” she captioned the announcement, seemingly quoting one of the song’s lyrics. “Presave my new song ‘Love On’ out 2.22.”

“Love On” will mark Gomez’s first release since “Single Soon,” her Benny Blanco-produced comeback single that dropped in August. 

15 Feb 2024

Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Share Sweet Valentine’s Day Dates With Twins Moroccan & Monroe

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon spent Valentine’s Day with their forever valentines — their 12-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.

The former couple took to Instagram to share their respective dates with their children, with Carey posing with son Monroe at a balloon-decorated restaurant. “My funny Valentine,” she captioned the sweet post, which you can check out here.

Cannon, meanwhile, took daughter Monroe to a restaurant where they enjoyed ice cream, burgers and fries. “Best Valentines Date Ever!!!” he wrote in the caption. See the photos here.

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Carey and Cannon tied the knot in the Bahamas in 2008. The five-time Grammy award winner and comedian separated in 2014, and their divorce was finalized in 2016. Cannon still has nothing but glowing words to say about the superstar singer. “I get a lot of this delightful disposition from her,” he told The Shade Room in 2023. “She’s just always happy, always doing for others. No matter what’s happening in life. I’m like, ‘Wow, a person can really operate like that and don’t allow negative energy into their space.’ When I found that out, about how remarkable she was, that woman is not human. She’s a gift from God.”

The Masked Singer host also shares twin sons Zion and Zillion, as well as daughter Beautiful Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa; Golden Sagon, Powerful Queen and Rise Messiah with Brittany Bell; Zen — who died in December 2021 — and Halo Marie with Alyssa Scott; and Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole. Most recently, he welcomed son Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi.

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15 Feb 2024

Taylor Swift Inspires ‘London Boy’ Tour of the City Geared Toward Swifties: See Details

Taylor Swift has inspired Ivy League college courses, football game snack menus and, now, a comprehensive tour of one of her favorite locales: London.

The Tours by Locals website is offering a guided journey through the city dubbed the “London Boy” tour, after Swift’s Lover track of the same name. Its description promises that tourists will visit all of the major sites mentioned in the 34-year-old pop star’s lyrics, including Hampstead Heath, Camden Market, Shoreditch and the West End.

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One version of the trek lasts about eight hours each day and is available for $495 for up to six people.

“London Boy” is one of many songs on Swift’s seventh studio album believed to be about Joe Alwyn, the musician’s now ex-boyfriend of six years. The actor was raised in North London, and the pair spent a lot of time in the U.K. together during their relationship.

“You know I love a London boy/ I enjoy walking Camden Market in the afternoon,” Swift sings on the 2019 deep cut. “Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates/ So I guess all the rumors are true/ You know I love a London boy.”

Ironically, one of the songs on Swift’s April-slated eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, is titled “So Long, London.” So, while hordes of Swifties may soon become more acquainted with the city via the “London Boy” tour, it seems like the 14-time Grammy winner — who is now in a relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — might have put a pin in her love for the English capital.

The “Anti-Hero” singer announced her latest LP while accepting the best pop vocal award for Midnights at the 2024 Grammys earlier this month. Soon afterward, she posted the Tortured Poets track list on Instagram, revealing that the project has a total of 17 songs. See the full tracklist here.

15 Feb 2024

Here’s What Blake Shelton Got Gwen Stefani for Valentine’s Day

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton continue to be couple goals.

The “Hollaback Girl” singer appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) in a fittingly romantic pink flowy dress. When asked what the couple’s plans were for the holiday, Stefani revealed that she got her present “early this year.”

She then showed the audience a gorgeous emerald ring surrounded by diamonds. “Usually I get amazing flowers, which I love, love, love, love,” she shared. “This was just like a ‘Here you go.’ Love you Blakey!”

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Shelton and Stefani met on the set of The Voice, when they were both coaches on the reality singing competition series. They tied the knot in 2021, and have been going strong ever since. 
Stefani shares sons Kingston, Zuma and Apollo with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. The former couple were married for 13 years — and dated for nearly six years before that — but parted ways in 2015.

Stefani also discussed her upcoming No Doubt reunion at Coachella in April. “It’s going to be amazing. I’m so excited and I think what is going to be hilarious is I know what’s going to happen,” Stefani predicted. “I’m going to get on stage and look around and just start cracking up. It’s just going to be like riding a bike. We’re going to be like, ‘What are we doing? We’re in the future right now.’”

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15 Feb 2024

Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 1’ Album Removed From Apple Music

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album has been removed from Apple Music after five days on the streaming service.

Vultures 1 was taken down from Apple Music on Thursday afternoon (Feb. 15) without any explanation as to why.

The project was also wiped from iTunes and scrubbed from the Apple Music charts, where the Rich The Kid and Playboi Carti-assisted “CARNIVAL” had held the No. 1 slot on the Top 100: Global chart. However, “CARNIVAL” has since been added back as a single to Apple Music and YouTube Music.

Earlier on Thursday (Feb. 15), Billboard reported that the album’s distribution company FUGA — a business-to-business tech and distribution platform for labels — had plans to work with DSPs to take the project off streaming in its entirety.

“Late last year, FUGA was presented with the opportunity to release Vultures 1,” a FUGA spokesperson said in a statement to Billboard. “Exercising our judgment in the ordinary course of business, we declined to do so.”

The spokesperson continued: “On Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, a long-standing FUGA client delivered the album Vultures 1 through the platform’s automated processes, violating our service agreement. Therefore, FUGA is actively working with its DSP partners and the client to remove Vultures 1 from our systems.”

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The FUGA spokesperson didn’t clarify whether the company would help facilitate a transfer to another distributor.

While Apple Music has removed the project, Vultures 1 remains on other streamers like Spotify and Amazon Music as of press time.

However, the project faced its first streaming issues on Wednesday (Feb. 14) when Spotify removed “Good (Don’t Die)” from its platform due to claims of “copyright infringement” made by Donna Summer’s estate. The electro-pop deep cut appears to interpolate elements of Donna Summer‘s 1977 hit “I Feel Love” on the pensive chorus, and the estate says it didn’t approve of its use.

“Kanye West… asked permission to use Donna Summer’s song I Feel Love, he was denied… he changed the words, had someone re sing it or used AI but it’s I Feel Love… copyright infringement!!!” the estate wrote in an Instagram Story on the official Donna Summer account Saturday (Feb. 10).

Amazon Music followed suit with the removal of “Good (Don’t Die)” on Thursday (Feb. 15), and it appears more Vultures fallout is on the horizon.

Billboard has reached out to Apple Music and West’s reps for comment.

15 Feb 2024

Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Set to Headline Fourth Date for Rolling Loud California

Kanye West is returning to Rolling Loud. After bailing on his headlining set in 2022, West is set to perform at the California festival‘s newly-announced Thursday night (March 14) kick-off date.

Ye broke the news himself when he revealed Vultures would be coming to Rolling Loud on Thursday (Feb. 15) with an Instagram post showcasing the updated lineup including himself and Ty Dolla $ign.

“VULTURES COMING TO ROLLING LOUD,” West captioned the photo while Ty flooded his comment section with video camera emojis.

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Barbz headed to Rolling Loud’s replies wondering if Nicki Minaj would still be headlining Friday night (March 15) at Hollywood Park, and the festival confirmed Nicki is remaining at the top of the bill for the evening.

However, Rolling Loud further explained that the added fourth day will take place on March 14 and all guests with valid three-day passes will be granted access to the newly-announced Vultures performance courtesy of Ty and Ye.

“VULTURES HEADLINING NEW THURSDAY NIGHT,” the festival wrote on their official X account. “All three day pass holders will be automatically upgraded to a 4 day pass. All single day purchasers will receive an email tomorrow with a special link to upgrade to a 4 day pass! New purchasers must purchase 3 day pass to receive access to Thursday night.”

This won’t be Ye’s first time making an appearance at Rolling Loud — the star made guest appearances during Future’s California set in Dec. 2021 and then popped out to rage with Playboi Carti in New York City in Sept. 2022.

The Chicago native was supposed to headline Rolling Loud Miami in 2022 but dropped out the week of the festival to be replaced by Kid Cudi. However, he still showed up for a brief cameo during Lil Durk’s set.

Rolling Loud California 2024 marks the first time the festival will run longer than three days (March 14-17).

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign delivered their anticipated Vultures 1 album over the weekend and the project is vying for the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200, which would mark Ye’s 11th chart-topper.

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15 Feb 2024

Zhamira Zambrano Earns First Latin Pop Airplay Top 10 With Jay Wheeler Collab ‘Extrañándote’

Venezuelan singer Zhamira Zambrano nabs her first top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart with the Jay Wheeler collab “Extrañándote,” as the song rallies 12-4 on the Feb. 17-dated list.

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Zambrano’s second single from her forthcoming debut album enters the top tier on the Latin pop radio chart in its second week, with 2.7 million audience impressions, up 41%, earned in the U.S. during the Feb. 2-8 tracking week, according to Luminate.

“The song emerged organically in the studio, just as it did with ‘Dícelo,’” Zambrano tells Billboard. “We wanted to do something more upbeat than a ballad and that’s how ‘Extrañandote’ came to be, as always, aimed at love and heartbreak and that’s why many people relate. I’m super happy to know that people have made it their own.”

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As “Extrañándote” advances, it gives Zhambrano her second top 10 on a Billboard chart. The singer scored her first top 10 performance with “Estrellita” as the bachata track peaked at No. 4 on Tropical Airplay (chart dated Dec. 30).

Wheeler, meanwhile, collects his third top 10 ranking among five chart visits. Prior to “Extrañándote,” the Puerto Rican singer placed a No. 8 high entry on Latin Pop Airplay through “Sos” in April 2023. The move also gives Dynamic Records its second top 10 on the chart, after securing its first top 10 with the latter.

Elsewhere, “Extrañándote” makes its debut on the overall Latin Airplay tally at No. 49, marking Zambrano’s second entry after “Estrellita” peaked at No. 43 (chart dated Feb. 10).

“Knowing that I am in the top five for the first time is crazy!” Zambrano adds. “Having found out on February 14, a very special day for us, was very exciting and I am super grateful to all the people who have given it support. This doesn’t happen to everyone and that it’s happening to me alongside my husband is a great blessing.”

15 Feb 2024

Cat Janice’s ‘Dance You Outta My Head’ Is No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50

Cat Janice’s “Dance You Outta My Head” tops another Billboard chart, jumping 5-1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 dated Feb. 17.

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 Feb. 5-11. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50. As previously noted, titles that are part of Universal Music Group’s catalog are currently unavailable on TikTok.

“Dance You Outta My Head” continues to rise on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 as more users learn about and spread both the song and Janice’s story. The 31-year-old singer is currently in hospice care after being diagnosed with cancer, and the newly released track (Jan. 19) is dedicated to her 7-year-old son as her final song.

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Janice herself has continued to post about the song’s success intermittently on TikTok, while other users post dance or lip-synch videos, raise awareness of Janice’s condition or simply use the tune to soundtrack viral moments.

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“Dance You Outta My Head” concurrently reaches the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the first time, lifting 11-10. It earned 5,000 downloads Feb. 2-8, good enough for its first week at No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales list, and 1.2 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate.

Below Janice, Cordelia’s “Little Life” lifts to a new peak of No. 2 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50. The tune has been in the top 10 of the chart for the last five weeks, reaching new heights thanks to a trend in which users say they’re eating half of a food item, but do so in increasingly convoluted ways.

Rich Amiri’s “One Call,” the previous chart’s No. 2, and Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me,” the prior list’s ruler, fall to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. They’re ahead of the debuting Coldplay classic “Yellow,” which enters the ranking at No. 5. Recent top-performing videos for the song, a No. 48 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for the band in 2001, include footage from Coldplay’s Asian tour as well as a viral upload of a pair of fans getting married to the track.

Concurrent with its debut on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart (No. 38), YG Marley’s “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” reaches the TikTok Billboard Top 50’s top 10 for the first time, vaulting 20-9. The grandson of Bob Marley first found success with the track on TikTok after performing it during mother Lauryn Hill’s concerts late last year, which preceded its eventual release that December.

Recent activity using “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” often covers dance trends as well as users pointing out Marley’s heritage, fitting timing given the release of the new Bob Marley biopic Bob Marley: One Love, which premiered in the U.S. Feb. 14.

“Praise Jah in the Moonlight” jumps 74-60 on the Hot 100 via a 33% boost in streams to 8.3 million total.

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.

15 Feb 2024

Selena Gomez Announces New Song ‘Love On’: Here’s When It Arrives

The wait is over, Selenators. On Thursday (Feb. 15), Selena Gomez finally announced her first musical project of 2024: a new single titled “Love On,” boasting an apt title to share the day after Valentine’s Day.

The 31-year-old pop star unveiled the news in an Instagram post, telling followers that the track will drop Thursday, Feb. 22. “Wait ‘til I turn my love on,” she captioned the announcement, seemingly quoting one of the song’s lyrics. “Presave my new song ‘Love On’ out 2.22.”

The singer-actress also shared the track’s cover art, which features Gomez in a white bathrobe, sunglasses and a hair towel as she leans against a luxurious window frame. Outside, a crystal blue ocean stretches for miles behind her.

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The title of the song is written in loopy red lettering, giving the photo a retro feel.

“Love On” will mark Gomez’s first release since “Single Soon,” her Benny Blanco-produced comeback single that dropped in August. The track debuted at its current peak of No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Both “Single Soon” and “Love On” will likely appear on the Only Murders in the Building star’s upcoming third album, which is expected to arrive sometime this year. Gomez has previously confirmed that her next LP is in the works, although it might be her last. In January, she hinted that she may retire from music in the near future, noting, “I do feel like I have one more album in me, but I would probably choose acting.”

Gomez’s most recent album, Rare, debuted atop the Billboard 200 in January 2020 and spawned the Wizards of Waverly Place alum’s first-ever No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, “Lose You to Love Me.”

See Gomez’s “Love On” announcement below.

15 Feb 2024

Drake & SZA Drive Sexyy Red to the Hospital to Give Birth in ‘Rich Baby Daddy’ Video: Watch

Drake has entered his suburban dad phase — at least artistically speaking. The 6 God helms the “Rich Baby Daddy” music video — which arrived on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) — for which he serves as the vintage clip’s director and co-star.

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The OVO boss captures an ’80s aesthetic while utilizing a classic camcorder to give the visual a home-video type of feel. Drizzy and Sexyy Red cosplay a suburban couple, with SZA as their third-wheel friend.

Drake, SZA and Sexyy party the night away on New Year’s Eve in the visual, but the alarms are sounded when a pregnant Red believes her water broke. SZA implores Drizzy to stop recording and take the situation seriously as they race to the hospital.

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“Are you f—ing dumb? Can you stop?” the “Snooze” singer hilariously scolds Drake in a deadpan manner.

While Big Sexyy goes through the pain of labor, Drake and SZA throw a party outside, taking over the hallways of the hospital with their friends.

Congratulations are in order for Red as Drake wheels her out of the delivery room with her baby, and she joins the twerking fiesta. Sexyy raps her bars in her hospital gown while holding her newborn to keep the balloon- and flower-filled party going.

The clip closes with a message to the “Pound Town” rapper that seems to be alluding to the actual birth of her second child: “Congratulations Red!!! We love you.”

“Rich Baby Daddy” jumped off Drake’s For All the Dogs album as an immediate fan-favorite, and provided the soundtrack for adult entertainment establishments across the nation throughout the fall. The anthem reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the U.S. Rhythmic Airplay chart.

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