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Lady Gaga was the first performer to take the stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday (July 26), which took place along the River Seine in the City of Lights. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For her performance, Gaga belted the French-language “Mon […]
Post Malone‘s upcoming debut country project, F-1 Trillion, will release on Aug. 16, and the singer-songwriter has been steadily releasing collaborations from the project, including his collabs with Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, and his latest, “Guy For That,” with Luke Combs.
Still, fans have been wondering who else will be featured on the album — and they seem to have gotten their answer, thanks to a photo included on a listing for a vinyl version of the project, which was posted to Target’s website. The photo for the vinyl listing was soon amended to not include the featured artists, though multiple Billboard staffers saw the list of featured artists before the photo on the listing was amended. Others on social media have also shared screenshots of the original photo.
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Target’s vinyl listing highlighted the artists featured on the album, and in addition to the previously-known artists including Shelton, Combs, Wallen, Sierra Ferrell and HARDY, the listing includes Lainey Wilson, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, bluegrass luminary Billy Strings, Jelly Roll, Ernest, Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton and Hank Williams Jr.
During Post Malone’s recent collaboration with Bud Light for his “A Night in Nashville” show at Music City’s Marathon Music Works, fans got to hear Post Malone preview new music with HARDY (“Hide My Gun”) and Ferrell (“Never Love Again”) and hear him perform the previously-released “Pour Me a Drink” alongside Shelton. Also appearing at the show was Joe Nichols, who joined Posty for Nichols’ 2002 hit “Brokenheartsville.”
Earlier this year, Post Malone earned a six-week Billboard Hot 100-leading hit with this Wallen collaboration “I Had Some Help,” and followed with the Shelton collab “Pour Me a Drink,” which is currently at No. 24 on the Country Airplay chart.
In June, Post Malone joined Wilson, songwriter Ashley Gorley and Ernest at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe for a songwriter’s round, though Wilson, Post Malone and Ernest largely performed their own individual hits and new releases. Paisley previously performed with Post Malone during this year’s Stagecoach festival, as did Sara Evans and Dwight Yoakam.
Reps for Target and Post Malone had not responded to Billboard’s requests for comment by press time.
Even before “Something in the Orange” propelled genre-fluid singer-songwriter Zach Bryan into wider public awareness, he has been a consistent force on multiple Billboard charts.
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With his latest album, The Great American Bar Scene, just released, Billboard dives into Bryan’s journey on the Billboard charts. Bryan was born in Okinawa, Japan, but was raised in Oklahoma. He began writing songs in his teens, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17; he made music in his spare time while serving in the Navy, and finished serving at age 25. He started in music by uploading videos to YouTube in 2017.
Bryan’s first appearance on a Billboard chart was in 2020, when his second album, Elisabeth, landed on the Heatseekers Albums chart, while the set’s “Heading South” became his first entry on Billboard‘s Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart, peaking at No. 27.
In May 2022, the success of Bryan’s songs “From Austin” and “Highway Boys” aided him in earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart. Another of his potent songs, “Something in the Orange,” became his first Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at No. 10 with 66 weeks on the chart. Since then, he’s amassed 42 Hot 100 entries, including a trio of top 10 hits on the chart, while his Kacey Musgraves collaboration “I Remember Everything” became both artists’ first Hot 100 chart-topper.
Bryan’s latest single, “Pink Skies,” peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100, while he’s earned 21 top 10 hits on the Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart to date, including his collaboration with The War and Treaty, “Hey Driver,” and “Sarah’s Place” featuring Noah Kahan.
Bryan’s genre-fluid style has earned him hits in multiple genre charts, including a dozen top 10 hits on the Hot Country Songs chart, including “East Side of Sorrow” and “28.”
He’s released a string of albums and EPs over the past few years, and made his Billboard 200 debut in June 2022 with his album American Heartbreak. In 2023, his self-titled album debuted at No. 1. In July 2024, he released The Great American Bar Scene, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and took the top spot on the Top Country Albums chart, the Top Rock and Alternative Albums chart and the Folk/Americana Albums chart.
Given Bryan’s prolific nature thus far, it seems likely that he will soon add to these Billboard stats with more music.
Watch the Billboard Explains video about Zach Bryan above.
Soulja Boy responds to Drake‘s supposed “sneak diss” on his new song “Super Soak” with Lil Yachty.
The Atlanta rapper took Drake mentioning Soulja’s label Stacks on Deck (SODMG) as a response to him waking up and tweeting about how he disappointed he is in Drizzy the other day. “You disappointed me,” he wrote at the time. “Doing all them weak a– songs with them n—az look where It got u none of them n—az you collab with or took on tour had yo back.”
Then about a week later, Kai Cenat played “Super Soak” with Lil Yachty and Drake on his stream, where the Toronto rapper, said, “I’m watchin’ the moves, playin’ it close/ S.O.D., super soak.”
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Obviously, Big Draco felt the need to respond.
He hopped on Instagram Live and had a message for the OVO boss. “And Drake, you up here talkin’ about some S.O.D. super soak,” he said as he walk around his house. “Boy, stop playin’ wit’ me, boy. That better be a f—king shout out, n—a. If you in any way try to sneak diss me or play with me in any type of way, bruh, I’m tellin’ you, my n—a, Imma get on your a– … How the f—k you let Kendrick Lamar cook yo’ a– and then the first thing you respond is you tryna come at me.”
He later added: “Drake, you better keep that s—t light, my boy. This your first and only warning.” Soulja also suggested “this not gon’ be the best idea for you, family,” and then told Drake to “speak on how you feel” so they can “get to it.”
Billboard has reached out to Drake’s rep for comment.
It’s also relevant to point out, Soulja also has a song named “Super Soak” that he dropped in 2007.
After becoming Post Malone’s first No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, crosses over to the top of the Pop Airplay tally (dated July 26).
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The song, which ruled Country Airplay for four weeks beginning in June, is Post Malone’s sixth Pop Airplay No. 1 and Wallen’s first. (It became the 13th of Wallen’s 14 Country Airplay leaders.) Post Malone last led Pop Airplay with “I Like You (A Happier Song),” featuring Doja Cat, in 2022; he first reigned with “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, in 2018.
“I Had Some Help” is just the second song ever to top both Country Airplay and Pop Airplay (since the lists launched in 1990 and 1992, respectively). Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” commanded Country Airplay for two weeks in November 2008 and Pop Airplay for a week in February 2009. (Republic Records has promoted both singles to pop radio.)
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Plus, thanks to “I Had Some Help” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” up to No. 1 on Country Airplay as it holds at its No. 5 high on Pop Airplay, the charts share two top five hits simultaneously for the first time. To date, only 10 songs have reached the top five of both rankings at all; Wallen and Swift boast two each.
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Songs to Hit the Top Five on Both Country Airplay & Pop Airplay:
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, 2024 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 1 Pop Airplay
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, 2024 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 5 peak Pop Airplay, to date
“Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 5 Pop Airplay
“I Hope,” Gabby Barrett (feat. Charlie Puth on its pop remix), 2020 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 3 Pop Airplay
“Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, 2018 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 2 Pop Airplay
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum, 2009-10 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 2 Pop Airplay
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift, 2009 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 2 Pop Airplay
“Love Story,” Taylor Swift, 2008-09 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 1 Pop Airplay
“All Summer Long,” Kid Rock, 2008 / No. 4 Country Airplay, No. 4 Pop Airplay
“You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain, 1998 / No. 1 Country Airplay, No. 3 Pop Airplay
Related to country and pop crossover hits, seven titles have hit the top five of both surveys but via two versions each: “Back at One” (by Brian McKnight and Mark Wills, in 1999-2000); “(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You” (*NSYNC, and Alabama feat. *NSYNC, 1999); “I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing” (Aerosmith and Mark Chesnutt, 1998-99); “How Do I Live” (Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes, 1997); “Nobody Knows” (The Tony Rich Project and Kevin Sharp, 1996-97); “I Can Love You Like That” (John Michael Montgomery and All-4-One, 1995); and “I Swear” (Montgomery and All-4-One, 1994).
Additionally, Whitney Houston crowned Pop Airplay for nine weeks in 1992-93 with “I Will Always Love You.” Dolly Parton, who penned the classic, led the Hot Country Songs chart with her versions in 1974 and 1982.
It’s an exciting week in music, with some of the top music artists from every genre dropping some hot new tracks, albums, collaborations and more. Ice Spice unveiled her long-awaited debut album, Y2K!. The 10-song set features previously released singles “Phat Butt,” “Think U the S— (Fart)” and “Gimmie a Light.” “Think U the S— […]
This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features fresh new music from artists such as Grupo Frontera, Fuerza Regida, Elsa y Elmar, Monsieur Periné and more. Mexican-American ensemble Grupo Frontera has teamed up with Romeo Santos for “Ángel,” a sweet bachata track produced by Santos, Edgar Barrera and Casta. The mainly bachata […]
If New York City ever needs to replace the Statue of Liberty, Ice Spice is here to take the torch. The 24-year-old celebrates her Big Apple roots with the “Oh Shhh…” video featuring Travis Scott, which arrived on Friday (July 26). Directed by George Buford, Ice Spice starts off the visual in a glass case […]
After days of rumors that Lady Gaga would be performing at the 2024 Olympics, the pop superstar was the first artist to take the stage in Paris during the Opening Ceremony Friday (July 26).
The show-stopping display opened on a gold staircase with a slew of dancers clad in black, holding fluffy pink pom poms that concealed the headliner’s face. After teasing her presence by doing a saucy dance with only her legs visible, the poms cleared from her face to show that Gaga, indeed, had arrived.
The Grammy winner continued to belt out the French-language “Mon Truc en Plume” (“My Thing With Feathers”) in a minutes-long, highly choreographed routine, at one point playing piano. In honor of the Games’ host country this year, the star opted for a vintage, Parisian cabaret-style performance, hamming up her movements with every opportunity.
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Gaga’s appearance came partway through the procession of the Olympic athletes on the Seine, with each country’s team arriving to the ceremony on boats waving patriotic flags. Elsewhere in the ceremony, the Olympic cauldron will be symbolically lit following a months-long torch relay, in which Snoop Dogg, BTS’ Jin and Pharrell Williams participated.
The A Star Is Born actress was previously rumored to be performing a duet of “La Vie en Rose” with Celine Dion, who is also reportedly set to take the stage on the Seine Friday. In the days leading up to her performance, Gaga was spotted greeting fans in Paris outside of her hotel.
Her trip to France comes in the midst of the singer teasing that her upcoming seventh album is in the works. She recently shared photos from the studio and wrote, “Happy as ever making music … feel so grateful, heart is peaceful. It’s like meditation. I can’t wait for you to hear what I’m working on.”
The singer is also closing in on the release of Joker: Folie à Deux, in which she stars as Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role. A teaser trailer for the dark movie musical dropped earlier this year, promising an Oct. 4 theatrical release date.
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard’s Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
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Fuerza Regida, Pero No Te Enamores (Street Mob Records/Rancho Humilde)
Harnessing the blistering spirit of corridos bélicos and the dance-floor fervor of EDM, the latest venture from Fuerza Regida launches into a bold, unprecedented meld of regional Mexican bravado and pulsating Jersey club in Pero No Te Enamores. With lyrical theatrics and unapologetic “f–kboy” charisma, frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz (JOP) ushers listeners into this audacious new chapter they’ve coined, “Jersey Corridos,” embedding a gritty narrative into each bass drop and brass blast.
Crafted in Colombia and Mexico City, the irreverent, fifteen-track album is a riveting blend of electronic music dynamism and música mexicana’s soulful undertows. They enlist music producers Gordo (known for his work on Drake’s Baltimore club hit “Sticky”) and Synthetic, the architect behind Lil Uzi Vert’s Jersey club smash hit “Just Wanna Rock,” whose cutting-edge production styles thrust Mexican music into the main room.
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The album’s focus track, “Nel,” starts with stirring vocal delivery that ascends into a captivating crescendo; it then pivots sharply, intertwining throbbing Jersey club beats with vigorous reggaetón. “Sofía,” a synergistic powerhouse featuring Major Lazer and Alok, captures the global resonance of dance music while demonstrating the exuberant flair characteristic of Fuerza’s approach. The album reaches a peak with the robust, traditional corrido strains of “Jesús” and “Belinda,” with guitar- and brass-driven bombast, and with “Freestyle,” a track that introduces a thrilling drill influence.
The San Bernardino band’s innovative leap into Jersey corridos does more than fuse two disparate genres — it carves out a fresh niche in the musical lexicon, affirming that the barrios and dancehalls can, indeed, share a singular, resonant heartbeat. — ISABELA RAYGOZA
Piso 21 & Ozuna, “Fichaje del Año” (Warner Music Mexico)
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In a first collaborative effort, Piso 21 and Ozuna deliver a new track that will boost any woman’s confidence. In “Fichaje del Año” (which translates to “signing of the year”), the Colombian group and Puerto Rican artist sing about the girl who is the complete package, but the partner she’s with doesn’t recognize it. “He never tells you anything/ Look how beautiful you are/ You’re the ideal girl/ But he treats you normal/ He’s no good for you/ Don’t forget you’re the ideal girl,” they sing in the chorus. Produced by ICON, Jowan and Rolo, the infectious pop-reggaetón tune with suave requintos also serves as a friendly reminder that self-love comes above all. “You have to let go and admit that it’s not your place […] that man doesn’t know how lucky he is to have you,” continues the track. — JESSICA ROIZ
Grupo Frontera & Romeo Santos, “Ángel” (Grupo Frontera)
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It’s not the first time bachata and Mexican music fuse, but it is the first time Grupo Frontera and Romeo Santos team up for a song. Their first collaborative effort is a delicate and swoon-worthy bachata where Santos’ soothing and velvety vocals meet Payo’s melodic voice. “Ángel” is about the type of love and devotion that transcends time and circumstances. Produced by Santos, Edgar Barrera and Casta, the song is mainly powered by the traditional bachata sound but if you stick around till the end, you’ll hear Frontera’s signature norteño accordion take command for the ultimate fusion of norteño and bachata. — GRISELDA FLORES
Fabiola Roudha, “Que Te Vaya Bien” (Fabiola Roudha)
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Guatemalan singer-songwriter Fabiola Rouhda delivers a master class in soul with her new single, “Que Te Vaya Bien” (good luck), an exquisite and nostalgic ballad filled with sentiment. The song combines soulful blues and gospel elements, showcasing Rouhda’s powerful vocals as she gracefully sings about letting go of a love story and wishing them the best. Accompanied by her acoustic guitar, Rouhda composed the emotional song, which was produced by Franc Castillejos and David Suarez in her home country. — INGRID FAJARDO
Elsa y Elmar, “Ké MaL” (Sony Music México)
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Elsa Carvajal, better known by the name of her project Elsa y Elmar, brings this week “Ké Mal,” a perfect pop song to vent about heartbreak at the top of your lungs. “Too bad that we crossed paths in life when it was ready/ And in yours right now there is a labyrinth/ Too bad that now we don’t want the same thing,” the Colombian star sings with pathos over the syncopated rhythm of an electric guitar and drums. Produced by Elsa and Julián Bernal, “Ké Mal” is the fourth single from her upcoming album PALACIO, which will be released on Aug. 30. It’s a splendid complement to the previously released “entre las libros”, “palacio