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27 Mar 2023

Behati Prinsloo Shares Peek at Baby No. 3 in Maroon 5 Las Vegas Photos

Behati Prinsloo is supporting her husband Adam Levine as Maroon 5 kicked off their Las Vegas residency over the weekend, and the supermodel took to Instagram to document some adorable behind-the-scenes moments.

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The snaps featured the couple’s two daughters, 6-year-old Dusty Rose and 4-year-old Gio Grace, playing around backstage and watching their dad perform, as well as gorgeous selfies of Prinsloo. One of the photos gave the tiniest peek at the duo’s newborn baby, in which the child’s feet are seen laying on his mother’s legs.

Neither Levine nor Prinsloo have publicly announced the baby’s sex or name. “It’s zoned defense, as they say. It’s awesome,” the musician previously told Ryan Seacrest of being a father of three during an recent appearance on On-Air With Ryan Seacrest. “I love the chaos. I embrace the chaos.”

The Victoria’s Secret model shared the news that she and the “Moves Like Jagger” singer were expecting back in September, when she posted a casual photo on Instagram showing off her baby bump. However, the exciting news was somewhat overshadowed by a texting scandal involving Levine last fall, in which Instagram model Sumner Stroh shared alleged flirtatious messages exchanged between her and the singer. Stroh claimed she and Levine saw each other for a year and that in June, Levine asked if it would be OK to name his baby “Sumner” if it was a boy — just a few days after it was confirmed that Prinsloo was pregnant with the couple’s third child.

Levine denied having an affair, but took responsibility for having “poor judgement in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner.”

27 Mar 2023

Jung Kook Wears Double Denim in Teaser for Calvin Klein Ad: Watch

Jung Kook is the latest K-pop star to team up with American fashion brand Calvin Klein, and naturally, BTS fans are freaking out.

The K-pop singer’s teaser of his partnership with the brand arrived on Monday (March 27) and featured him engaging in a few athletic endeavors. While fans will have to wait for the rest of Jung Kook’s Calvin Klein ad to arrive, the first look shows snippets of the BTS member wearing double denim — a jean jacket, denim pants and the brand’s signature white briefs — as he runs though a black-and-white space. His face was not fully revealed in the ad teaser, but his eyes, hair and smiley face finger tattoo gives him away in the video, which is captioned, “Same time tomorrow?”

Reactions to the video were overwhelmingly positive, with ARMY members universally fawning over Jung Kook’s good looks in the advert. “Thanks, I have to call off work now because this made me forget how to breathe… y’all owe me a sick day… or more photos,” one fan tweeted, while another fan added, “JK! He is the epitome of cool! This will be a superb ad campaign! His duality of bad boy looks and adorable giggles & grin are sure to set ‘Calvin’s’ on fire!”

Jung Kook isn’t the first K-pop star to be featured in a Calvin Klein campaign: BLACKPINK’s Jennie got a featuring spot in an ad for the brand earlier this month.

See Jung Kook’s Calvin Klein teaser in the video below.

27 Mar 2023

The 5 Dance Tracks You Need To Hear This Week

Every week, Billboard Dance gives you a look at the newest tracks you need to know about for the dancefloor days and nights to come. These are the five recently released tracks keeping the beat going as we ease back into the workweek.

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LP Giobbi Feat. Sofi Tukker, “If Love Is a Skill”

The Artist: Real life friends LP Giobbi and Sophie Hawley Weld, of Sofi Tukker.

The Label: Counter Records

The Spiel: The newest single from LP Giobbi’s forthcoming debut album Light Places, “If Love Is a Skill” delivers a nuanced and subtle take on romance, a topic often treated with cringey overtness in dance music. Built from a looped beat, Giobbi’s delicate piano playing, equally delicate vocals from Hawley Weld and Michael Cheever on drum machine, the song unfurls languidly, and serves as a vibey counterpart to it’s harder, more club-focused and percussion heavy B-side, “Georgia.”

The Artist Says: “I’m the kind of artist that has to grind tooth and nail to get something good. Who sits with a loop throwing things in and out until finally (and sometimes never) it starts working” says Giobbi. “Watching Sophie work is a whole other experience. The music comes through her and she is so grounded and ready to catch it and be its conduit that it flows with such raw intensity catapulting through her.”

The Vibe: Pure seduction, but like, the kind that leads to real and long-lasting romance.

Yunè Pinku, “Sports”

The Artist: 19-year-old London-based Malaysian-Irish producer/singer/songwriter Yunè Pinku.

The Label: Platoon

The Spiel: Pinku’s considerable buzz is given additional weight with her latest single, “Sports,” which bends IDM and indie-pop into a dreamy, breezily cool earworm with staying power. The track is the latest single from Pinku’s forthcoming BABYLON IX EP, coming April 28k, with her U.S. debut live shows happening this June in Los Angeles.

The Artist Says: “‘Sports’ is based loosely on an angry version of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Video Games’ — mainly just the idea of someone putting a TV screen before the people they care about and their own life. I envisioned a sort of Wall-E-esque future: people glued to the chair with a TV guide vibe.”

The Vibe: Stoned inside a kaleidoscope.

J. Worra & Shift K3Y, “All The Girls”

The Artist: Denver-based fav J. Worra in collaboration with London’s Shift K3Y.

The Label: Ultra Records

The Spiel: This straightforward rager encourages “all the girls in the place with glitter on your face” and “all the boys in the back who are busy sendin’ racks” to engage in such activities as shaking their asses and moving their waists. Tell me how you could hear this one and not.

The Vibe: Literally just frenzied ass-shaking.

RÜFÜS DU SOL, “Something In The Way”

The Artist: RÜFÜS DU SOL

The Label: Rose Avenue Records

The Spiel: As part of tastemaking Aussie radio station triple j’s cover series, the trio do their thing with Nirvana‘s “Something In The Way” from the band’s 1991 masterpiece, Nevermind. The guys take the original and RÜFÜS DU SOL all over it, upping the BPM and adding layers of percussion, keyboard, synth and a string section — creating a richness and different sort of intensity from the already intense original.

The Vibe: Still fairly harrowing, but also now quite vibey.

Jai Wolf Feat. Evalyn, “Want It All”

The Artist: Bangladeshi-American artist Jai Wolf, with L.A.-based singer Evalyn.

The Label: Mom + Pop

The Spiel: Jai Wolf returns with his first new single in three years, the effervescent, pop adjacent “Want It All.” The track, which climaxes with a sax solo, comes before Jai Wolf’s Coachella performance in April.

The Artist Says: “This era feels like a true rebirth by pushing my sound into new territories while still feeling grounded in my usual sonic palette,” says Jai Wolf. “While a lot of electronic music is defined by the production, I really wanted to focus on lyrics and songwriting for the new music. It’s been cathartic putting my feelings to paper and then extrapolating them even further through interpretative dance for the music video.”

The Vibe: As polished and emotive as the aforementioned music video, which features elegant choreography and segments made with A.I.

27 Mar 2023

The 10 Best Lyrics on Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’

Lana Del Rey is back in all her glory on her latest album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, a 16-track victory lap around a remarkable career apex that’s lasted for years and doesn’t seem to be coming to an end any time soon.

It’s been said before, but the March 24-released record is peak Lana: sprawling melodies, caustic lyrics perfumed with wilted roses and cigarette smoke, and most importantly, little regard for pop music’s rules. It’s her ninth studio album and third solo LP in two years — a feat she chose to create with seasoned collaborators Jack Antonoff, Mike Hermosa and Drew Erickson — unshakeable proof that while a generation of aspiring anti-pop stars may try to mimic her complexity, Del Rey will always be inimitable.

“Eleven years ago I wanted it to be so good,” this year’s Women in Music Visionary Award honoree told Billboard earlier this year. “Now, I just sing exactly what I’m thinking. I’m thinking a little less big and bombastic. Maybe at some point I can have fun creating a world again, but right now, I would say there’s no world building. This music is about thought processing. It’s very, very wordy. I’m definitely living from the neck up.”

She really wasn’t kidding when she said she’s leaning wordier than ever, by the way. The tracks on Ocean Blvd often stretch longer than five minutes, no trace of a filler lyric in sight, packed with vulnerable lamentations on family, legacy and duty, in addition to her usual noir musings on love and sex.

Keep reading to see Billboard‘s 10 favorite lyrics from Lana Del Rey’s new record below, in no particular order.

27 Mar 2023

BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Unveils Solo Debut Track List

BLACKPINK’s Jisoo is just days away from introducing herself to fans as a solo artist, with her debut ME arriving on Friday (March 31). Ahead of the release, the superstar unveiled the track list via Twitter on Monday (March 27).

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The two tracks, “꽃 (FLOWER)” and “All Eyes on Me,” came alongside a new poster in which the gorgeous Jisoo is seen pulling back a sheer red curtain, rocking a black leather beret complete with a red lip.

The BLACKPINK member’s first single album follows the autobiographical pattern established by the titles of prior solo releases by Rosé (2021’s record-setting -R-) and Lisa (2021’s LALISA).

As the fourth and final member of the girl group to go solo — Jennie also released her single “Solo” back in 2018 — Jisoo’s single album is set for release on March 31 via YG Entertainment. 

BLACKPINK is set to take the stage at the BST Hyde Park concert series in London this summer on July 2, where they’ll share the stage with “Nonsense” singer Sabrina Carpenter, as well as South Korean indie rockers The Rose and up-and-coming English pop singers Caity Baser and Mae Stephens.

The massive summer series has already announced a a special edition of P!nk’s Summer Carnival outing with Gwen Stefani (and more guests to be announced soon) on June 24 and 25, a June 30 show with Guns N’ Roses (and special guests to be announced), beloved British boy band Take That with The Script and Sugarbabes on July 1, Billy Joel and Daryl Hall on July 7 and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band on July 6 and 8.

27 Mar 2023

Katy Perry Praises Orlando Bloom’s Meeting With Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy: ‘So Proud’ 

Katy Perry took to social media on Monday (March 27) to highlight Orlando Bloom’s partnership with UNICEF to help bring humanitarian aid to the children of Ukraine.

“So proud of the work you are doing with @unicef, my love,” she wrote alongside her fiancé’s video of his in-person meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “You are a hero in real life too.”

In his own caption, which Perry also reposted, the Carnival Row actor explained the work he’s helping with in the embattled country. “Thousands of schools in Ukraine have been damaged or completely destroyed. Thousands of schools in Ukraine have been damaged or completely destroyed. Almost 2.7 million Ukrainian schoolchildren are forced to study online or in a mixed format. About 1.5 million Ukrainian boys and girls are at risk of developing depression, anxiety and other psychological problems.

“During the meeting, we discussed humanitarian aid projects, issues of reconstruction focused specifically on the interests of children,” he continued. “@unicef and our teams will work in several directions, bring victory closer and return a happy childhood to Ukrainian children.

Meanwhile, Perry is currently busy with the latest season of ABC’s American Idol, where she’s once again on the judging panel with Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. And though the trio’s sixth go-round together has already found potential stars in the likes of Platinum ticket winner Cam Amen, Kya Monée and Mariah Faith, Perry’s critiques for hopeful Sara Beth Liebe have sparked a backlash accusing her of “mom shaming.”

Read Perry’s tribute to Bloom below.

27 Mar 2023

Tyler, the Creator Drops New Single ‘DOGTOOTH,’ Announces Deluxe Edition of ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’

Tyler, the Creator is hosting an estate sale! Kind of.

Nearly two years following the release of his critically acclaimed Billboard 200 No. 1 album, Call Me If You Get Lost, the Odd Future rapper is offering a deluxe version of the album, titled, Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, containing unreleased songs that didn’t make the final cut back in 2021.

“Some of those songs I really love, and knew they would never see the light of day, so I’ve decided to put a few of them out,” he tweeted Monday (March 27), along with the release date — March 31.

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Fans were elated, one tweeting a meme that reads, “Tyler I love you more than my wife” written across a man’s bare chest.

Along with the announcement, Tyler dropped the track “DOGTOOTH” and an accompanying self-directed music video showing the California-born rapper in an industrial setting, with elements of the Call Me If You Get Lost aesthetic dispersed throughout. Adopting a cadence reminiscent of southern hip-hop legends such as Pimp C, Tyler starts off strong with the line, “She could ride my face, I don’t want nothin’ in return/ Her body count and who she f–k ain’t never my concern.”

The deluxe album is available for pre-order on Tyler’s website as a triple vinyl set and CD, with accompanying merchandise including hats, socks, hoodies and T-shirts ranging in price from $30 to $120.

In the past, vinyl proved quite successful for the 32-year-old artist: Call Me jumped from No. 120 to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in April 2022, following the set’s release on vinyl. It marked the album’s second nonconsecutive week atop the list; it debuted at No. 1 in July 2021.

27 Mar 2023

Miley Cyrus Keeps Atop Billboard Global Charts, Jimin & Taylor Swift Notch Top 10 Debuts

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” is again the biggest song in the world, as it claims a ninth week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated April 1).

Plus, two songs debut in the Global 200’s top 10: Jimin’s “Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” at No. 8, as the solo single from the BTS member also bounds onto Global Excl. U.S. at No. 5, and Taylor Swift’s “All of the Girls You Loved Before,” at No. 10.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. surveys, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

Cyrus Leads Global 200, Jimin & Swift Start in Top 10

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” adds a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 98.8 million streams (down 6%) and 25,000 sold (down 22%) worldwide in the March 17-23 tracking week.

Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG” rebounds 3-2 on the Global 200, three weeks after it soared in at the summit; The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Die for You” dips to No. 3 from its No. 2 high; SZA’s “Kill Bill” keeps at No. 4, following two weeks on top in January; and Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” rises 6-5, after it hit No. 3.

Jimin’s “Set Me Free, Pt. 2” blasts onto the Global 200 at No. 8, with 56 million streams and 42,000 sold worldwide in its first week, following its March 17 release.

Jimin becomes the fourth member of BTS – joining Jung Kook (two top 10s), Jin and SUGA – to have hit the Global 200’s top 10 solo. Here’s a recap of their top 10s apart from BTS (with the group having logged 10 top 10s on the chart):

“Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8 (to-date), April 2023
“Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 9, December 2022
“The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 10, November 2022
“Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 5, July 2022
“That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 5, May 2022

Jimin previously hit the Global 200 outside BTS with two top 20 entries: as featured on TAEYANG’s “Vibe” (No. 12, this January) and with “With You,” with HA SUNG WOON (No. 19, May 2022).

Also in the Global 200’s top 10, Taylor Swift’s “All of the Girls You Loved Before” soars in at No. 10, with 34.2 million streams and 22,000 sold worldwide in its first frame, following its March 17 premiere as one of four songs that she released that day, timed to the kickoff that night of her The Eras Tour.

Swift achieves her 14th Global 200 top 10, the most among women since the chart began in September 2020; among all acts in that span, only Drake has more (27).

Cyrus Writes Her Name at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.

As on the Global 200, Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” tallies a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 77.4 million streams (down 3%) and 13,000 sold (down 18%) outside the U.S. March 17-23.

Karol G and Shakira’s “TQG” is steady at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., three weeks after it debuted on top; The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Die for You” holds at its No. 3 best for a fourth week; and Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” keeps at No. 4 following two weeks in control in January.

Plus, Jimin’s “Set Me Free, Pt. 2” jumps onto the Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 5, with 49.7 million streams and 27,000 sold outside the U.S. in its first week.

Jimin becomes the second member of BTS to have hit the Global Excl. U.S. top 10 with multiple solo singles, joining Jung Kook, with three; Jin and SUGA have also reached the region apart from the septet. Here’s a rundown of BTS members’ top 10s as soloists on the survey (where, as on the Global 200, BTS has collected 10 top 10s):

“Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8 (to-date), April 2023
“Vibe,” TAEYANG feat. Jimin, No. 9, January 2023
“Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 4, December 2022
“The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 6, November 2022
“Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 2, July 2022
“That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 2, May 2022
“Stay Alive,” Jung Kook, No. 8, February 2022

Along with “Set Me Free, Pt. 2” and “Vibe,” Jimin has appeared on Global Excl. U.S with “With You,” with HA SUNG WOON (No. 14, May 2022).

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated April 1, 2023) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (March 28). For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard‘s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

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27 Mar 2023

Becky G’s Fiancé Sebastian Lletget Responds to Cheating Rumors, Says He’s Committed Himself to a ‘Mental Wellness Program’

Soccer player Sebastian Lletget, who is Becky G‘s fiancé, issued a lengthy statement on Monday (March 27) to address cheating rumors. In a detailed post that he released via social media, the athlete — who got engaged to the Hot Latin Songs chart-topping star late last year — wrote that he has struggled with “personal trauma and acute anxiety compounded by my own denial, pride and bad decisions.”

He explained that a “10 minute lapse in judgement” resulted in an “extortion plot” and a “public social media spectacle filled with more lies than any truth and false posts aimed at the love of my life, the one person who I should never take for granted or put at risk.” Lletget also shared his decision to commit himself into a “mental wellness program” to “work on the parts of me that deeply need healing.”

The “MAMIII” singer — who received the Impact Award at Billboard’s 2023 Women In Music event — has not issued a statement addressing the infidelity rumors around the soccer player that surfaced late last week on social media.

“To Becky, you have been the light in my life, my strength, who has always shown me unconditional love,” he wrote. “Instead of honoring that love every day, I have done the opposite, hurting you, and disrespecting the one person I love more than anything. I am so sorry and know I have to do whatever it takes to earn back the trust and love you deserve.”

In December, the longtime couple shared the news of their engagement, captioning their post, “Our spot forever,” which included three photos of when he proposed. The Mexican-American hitmaker and Lletget have been dating since 2016.

Read Lletget’s statement below:

27 Mar 2023

Nick Cannon Had the Perfect Response When Told His ‘Pull Out Game Is Trash’

Nick Cannon is loving being a baby daddy, and the Masked Singer host joined Audacy’s Hot 104.1 this week, where he discussed keeping healthy relationships with the mothers of his 12 children.

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“I have so much respect and admiration for the individual,” Cannon explained. “Everybody has their challenges – but when you really understand this woman has given the greatest sacrifice, and sacrificed her body to bring a child into [this world], that’s the best gift any man could ask for. Regardless of what goes on in any scenario, I’m gonna always show love and respect. I’ll never say anything disrespectful or bad about any of the mothers of my children.”

Of course, the radio hosts went on to poke some fun at Cannon, telling him that his “pull out game is trash.” In response, the comedian joked, “Or my insert game is amazing.”

Cannon shares twins Monroe and Moroccan with ex-wife Mariah Carey, and twins Zion and Zillion with Abby De La Rosa, who gave birth to her third baby with Cannon, Beautiful Zeppelin, less than two months prior to his youngest child, daughter Halo’s birth. He shares the 3-month-old with model Alyssa Scott.

He is also dad to Golden Sagon, Powerful Queen and Rise Messiah, whom he shares with Brittany Bell; Legendary Love, whose mom is Bre Tiesi; and Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole.

On child support payments, Cannon says he gives whatever his children’s mothers ask for. “It ain’t even about a monthly allowance or amount of money because I don’t give myself that. What they need, they get it,” he shared. “There’s never been something that one of the mothers of my children has asked for and they didn’t receive…. That’s why they call me the provider.”

Listen to the full Hot 104.1 interview here and below.