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Bad Bunny‘s “DtMF” hits a 20th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart (dated June 7).The track’s extended dominance marks a milestone for Benito, becoming his third song to spend at least 20 weeks at the top — a record unmatched by any other artist in the 39-year history of the chart.
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Bad Bunny becomes the only act with three songs to spend at least 20 weeks atop the tally. He previously spent 27 weeks in a row at No. 1 with his collaboration with Jhay Cortez, “Dakiti,” in 2020-21, and 20 straight weeks on top with “Me Porto Bonito,” his collab with Chencho Corleone, in 2022.
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Only two other artists have tallied multiple songs with 20-plus-week runs at No. 1: Enrique Iglesias and J Balvin, each with two. Iglesias’ “Bailando,” featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, dominated for 41 weeks (2014-15), and “El Perdón,” with Nicky Jam, ruled for 30 weeks (2015). Meanwhile, J Balvin’s “Ginza” spent 22 weeks at No. 1 (2015-16), and “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life),” with Black Eyed Peas, led the chart for 24 weeks (2020).
“DtMF” holds strong atop Hot Latin Songs despite a decline across all metrics. On the tally that ranks songs based on a formula blending streaming, sales and airplay totals in the United States, the song fell by 3% in streams, to 7.8 million, in the tracking week ending May 29, according to Luminate. It also earned 8 million audience impressions, down 12%, which yields a 1-3 dip on the overall Latin Airplay chart.
Karol’s 29th Top 10
Elsewhere on Hot Latin Songs, Karol G adds her 29th top 10 with “Latina Foreva.” The song, released May 22 via Bichota/Interscope/ICLG, debuts at No. 4 predominantly by streaming activity. It logged 6.9 million U.S. official on-demand streams during the May 23-29 tracking week, enough for a No. 3 on Latin Streaming Songs.
Sales, too, assist the song’s high start: 1,000 downloads sold during the same period for a 15-1 surge on Latin Digital Song Sales.
Ashley McBryde and Cody Johnson are set to bring viewers deep into the music propelling the 52nd annual CMA Fest as hosts of the upcoming television special CMA Fest Presented by SoFi. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The three-hour special will air June 26 starting at 8 […]
LeBron James stays tapped in. The NBA goliath has been bumping plenty of Kendrick Lamar this year, and he’ll have a new verse this summer when K. Dot’s “Chains & Whips” collab with the Clipse arrives in July.
GQ got an early listen to Lamar’s verse on Let God Sort Em Out as part of a Clipse cover story released on Monday (June 2), and LeBron reposted one of the Compton rapper’s unhinged bars — as first revealed in the magazine — to his Instagram Story.
“Therapy showed me how to open up! It also showed me I don’t give a F,” he wrote to IG as the lyric clearly resonated with the Lakers star.
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According to Pusha T, Kendrick’s verse was at the center of his and Clipse’s split from Def Jam, as the record label wanted Lamar removed from the project completely.
“They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,” Push told the publication. “And then they wanted me to take the record off. And so, after a month of not doing it, Steve Gawley, the lawyer over there, was like, ‘We’ll just drop the Clipse.’ But that can’t work because I’m still there [solo]. But [if] you let us all go.”
Def Jam did not reply to Billboard‘s initial request for comment on Pusha’s statement.
Clipse ended up inking a distribution deal for a comeback album with Roc Nation. Many fans online tied the alleged attempted censorship to Def Jam’s parent label, Universal Music Group, being actively sued by Drake for defamation over the alleged artificial inflation of Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The label has denied Drizzy’s claims, and in early May, asked a judge to dismiss his updated lawsuit.
“Chains & Whips” will serve as Pusha T’s first collab with Lamar since teaming up for “Nosetalgia” in 2013. The track was initially premiered at Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton fashion show earlier this year.
LeBron James has continued to show support for Kendrick after making an appearance at the award-winning rapper’s Pop Out concert last year, which seemingly damaged the NBA star’s relationship with Drake in the heat of battle.mDrizzy appeared to send shots at King James on the leaked “Fighting Irish” freestyle in January, but the Conductor Williams-produced track was quickly scrubbed from YouTube.
Clipse kicked off the project’s rollout with “Ace Trumpets” on May 30. Look for Let God Sort Em Out to arrive on July 11.
JoJo Siwa has been on a real rollercoaster ride over the past month. The reality dance star turned pop singer went from having her honor defended by housemate Chris Hughes on Celebrity Big Brother UK after homophobic comments from actor Mickey Rourke to breaking up with then-partner Kath Ebbs at the show’s wrap party and then partnering up with Hughes.
Now, reunited with Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly — he of the infamous “Gay Pop” interview — Siwa says “30 days ago I would have never even imagined I’d be friends with Chris Hughes,” calling their now-official relationship “the weirdest” idea. But, the heart wants what it wants, and, as of this week, the couple are Instagram official and appear to be inseparable.
In the episode of “Take Us Out” recorded at Burbank Priscilla’s (watch the full video above), JoJo says that Hughes is now the closest person in her life, someone she would “die for… when someone comes into your life and you enjoy it, you can tell.” That said, Kelly wondered how it’s felt for Siwa to be figuring out her sexuality in front of the whole world.
“It’s really hard because people tear it apart,” she says of her full embrace of queer life. “I understand if you have no context why people tear things apart… there’s people going through this same thing that I’m going through. There’s somebody who’s identified as one sexuality and then maybe had this realization within themselves but they don’t now feel they can’t change or grow.” Siwa says she felt like she was being placed in a box she wasn’t meant to be in when she came out. “I’ve dated beautiful women, I’ve date beautiful non-binary people, I have dated men… but I realize that’s just who I am. I realize for myself that I just like humans.”
Siwa also touches on her excitement in the run-up to her 22-date An Unforgettable Night Out summer tour, which kicks off on July 10 in Houston, TX. “I’m an adult now, which is crazy,” says Siwa, 22, about her first outing in three years and first one as a legal grown up. “There’s elements in this show that make it a lot different than just a typical concert,” she explains about the show that will mix her songs with bits about her time on Dance Moms, funny sketches and JoJo the Bilbo references.
She made a point of addressing that flap over the $900 “Dream Guest VIP” ticket offer, in which she told fans they would get to help her “build the set” for the show. “People did take that as actual building the set,” she says, making a wrenching motion. If you want to carry props out on stage, JoJo says that’s fine, but that’s not what she intended.
“The point was people are going to get to have their say in what we actually do that night,” she clarifies about allowing four die hards at each stop help put together that night’s set list.
In a vulnerable moment, Siwa talked about the trepidation she felt before releasing her March single “Bulletproof,” in which she publicly embraced her queerness. “Music is probably the thing I’m most insecure about,” she says. “I think a lot of people have a lot of things to say and I think I’ve also done some things that have fueled that fire… it’s vulnerable. And now it has put me in a place where I don’t like to say I’m a singer.”
She recalls opening up about that fear on Big Brother, where she proclaimed that she “can’t sing, but I can release a song. And I can make a point” while casually teasing that she’s working on her first-ever full length album with her favorite production team, Rock Mafia. She admits that she’s dying to be on the hit Peacock competition show The Traitors, while simultaneously pitching her own reality show starring all her best pals from previous gigs on Dancing With the Stars, Special Forces and Big Brother.
Watch JoJo talk about “Bulletproof,” “Fighter,” balancing stage JoJo vs. real life JoJo and her tangled love life in the video above.
A documentary on Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is on the way, it has been confirmed.
The currently untitled film is the product of Live Nation Productions, Federal Films, Polygram Entertainment and RadicalMedia, with Nick Sweeney serving as director, and RadicalMedia on board as the production company.
The film is set to portray Kahan’s rise from his Vermont roots to global stardom, tracing his early musical ventures, leading into the release of early albums such as Busyhead and I Was / I Am, and the household name status that would follow as the result of 2022’s Stick Season.
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Following the release of his Stick Season album, which would hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and see its title track hit No. 9 on the Hot 100, Kahan found himself firmly in the spotlight, receiving widespread acclaim and even a Grammy nomination for best new artist.
As the documentary follows his journey, it shows Kahan grappling with the realities of becoming a prominent voice in the conversation surrounding mental health, the pressures surrounding his success, and the challenges of following it up. The intimate look also captures Kahan returning to Vermont as he reconnects with the people and places that helped shape him while also navigating through the challenges of life and changing relationships.
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The film has already wrapped production and is currently in the market for distribution with CAA. The film’s producers include Ryan Kroft, Vaughn Trudeau and Anna Keegan for Live Nation Productions, Jeff Ludwig and Devon Libran for Federal Films, David Blackman for Polygram Entertainment and Samantha Mustari, Dave Sirulnick and Stacey Reiss for RadicalMedia.
Executive Producers on the project include Michael Rapino, Jessica James Batista, Michael Yerke and Alex Maxwell for Live Nation Productions, Drew Simmons and Ryan Langlois for Foundations, Ben Adelson and Alex Coslov for Mercury Records, Monte Lipman and Jeffrey Remedios for Federal Films and Jon Kamen for RadicalMedia. Asher Brown and Henry Allison also serve as co-producers.
Following the release of Stick Season in 2022, Kahan has since released two expanded editions of the record, including 2023’s Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) and 2024’s Stick Season (Forever).
In August 2024, he released the Live from Fenway Park album, with the next month seeing Vermont governor Phil Scott proclaim Sept. 19, 2024 as Noah Kahan’s Busyhead Project Day in recognition of Kahan’s efforts surrounding mental health.
For parents and priests back in the ‘80s worried about subliminal, evil messages in heavy metal music, Cold Slither was their worst nightmare. Or at least the four-piece hard rock band would have been if they’d been flesh-and-blood instead of a cartoon band from the iconic animated series G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero. But at San Diego Comic-Con, Cold Slither – the villainous metal band whose music was laden with subliminal messages from terrorist organization Cobra – is coming to life for the first time.
On July 24 at San Diego’s Brick by Brick, Cold Slither will take the stage for a one-night-only show presented by Hasbro and Reigning Phoenix Music. The evil (but honestly kind of doltish) band of swamp mercenaries working for Cobra Commander will be brought to life by Gus Rios (vocals/bass, portraying Zartan), Ross Sewage (guitar, portraying Torch), Matt Harvey (guitar, portraying Ripper) and Andy Selway (drums, portraying Buzzer).
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The day after the concert, Friday, July 25, Cold Slither’s debut album will drop. It features the “Cold Slither” song that appeared in the Dec. 2, 1985, episode of the series that introduced the band, as well as nine additional tracks, including “Thunder Machine,” which debuts today. Pre-orders are available now.
Soldiers and mercenaries who swing by the Hasbro and Reigning Phoenix Music booths can pick up the “Zartan Chameleon Blue” and “Blood Moon Red” vinyl variants, respectively, both exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con. Fans can also pick up limited-edition action figures of the hard-rocking Dreadnoks at the event.
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“This isn’t just an album – it’s a sonic strike straight from Cobra Command!” the band says. “We’re back, louder, heavier and deadlier than ever. We can’t wait for G.I. JOE fans and metalheads to experience the raw power of our music, culminating in our live debut at San Diego Comic-Con. Prepare your ears for total domination… Let’s Rock and Cobra Roll!”
Check out the Cold Slither album tracklist below.
Cold Slither1. Welcome to the Swamp (Intro)2. Cold Slither3. Knock ‘Em Dread4. Thunder Machine 5. Zartan’s Revenge 6. Snakes on the Bayou7. Torched8. Under the Dreadnok’s Spell9. Master of Disguise10. The Ballad of Buzzer11. These Fluffies Are Fatal
Sabrina Carpenter is up to something. This week, the pop star has been taking to the streets to tease a new project, first with a clip of herself trying to hitchhike followed by a series of mysterious billboards. On Monday (June 2), Carpenter first got fans paying attention by posting a video on social media […]
With Tha Carter VI set to arrive on Friday (June 6), Lil Wayne is plotting a North American tour to bring the album with him on the road later this year. Announced on Tuesday (June 3), Weezy’s Tha Carter VI Tour is slated to kick off on Friday with a celebratory show at the iconic […]
Mariah Carey is stepping into a new era. After going nearly seven years without dropping a proper album, the pop superstar appeared to tease on social media that she has a new LP in the works — and the first taste of it may be coming sooner than you think.
In one video posted Monday (June 2), Mimi looks as glamorous as ever while sitting in a car, listening to a single with a groovy club beat on the radio. The video then cuts to a shot of the screen displaying an untitled track — “T:D_MC16.mp3.” “To show my appreciation for your support, thank you DJs,” Carey’s smoky voice says as the track heats up.
The clip then pans to the car’s license plate, which displays the following: “MC16.” The caption reads, “What’s your type?” — the same message that the video ends with.
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Based on the license plate, it looks like the Songbird Supreme is finally following up 2018’s Caution, which was the 15th album in her discography — as in, her next LP will be her 16th, or “MC16.” It would also appear that the first single could arrive Friday (June 6), based on another video Carey posted on Instagram one day after the first one. In the second clip, she sits again in a car while music plays on the stereo system, the engine loudly running before the shot cuts to a message reading, “June 6.”
Billboard has reached out to Carey’s reps for comment.
Though the “Obsessed” singer has been active over the years with her yearly “All I Want for Christmas” pushes, fans have been growing increasingly impatient for fresh music. Carey’s last album, Caution, reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200, one of 18 top 10 entries she’s scored on the chart over the course of her career.
The new teasers come just a few days after Carey celebrated the 20th anniversary of one of her most iconic albums, The Emancipation of Mimi, which spent two weeks at No. 1 in 2005. To mark the occasion, she recently released a special multi-disc anniversary edition of the project, featuring remixes, bonus tracks, radio mixes and a cappella cuts compiled together in one place for the first time.
See Carey’s posts below.
Shane Hawkins set the record straight on which Foo Fighters song was his late dad Taylor Hawkins‘ favorite to play during a recent drum clinic at the Dead Famous cocktail bar in Newquay, England. “All right, this is another one of my dad’s that I like to play,” Hawkins, 18, told the crowd at the […]