News
Page: 64
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
Kicking off the NCAA College Football Playoff, you can watch the primetime game for the first round with Sling TV.
The No. 7-ranked Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) take on the No. 6-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Dec. 21.
When Does Tennessee vs. Ohio State Game Start?
The Tennessee vs. Ohio State game broadcasts live, with kick-off at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The game airs on ABC and ESPN, which are both available on Sling TV.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
Where to Watch Tennessee vs. Ohio State Online
The Tennessee Volunteers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes game broadcasts on ABC and ESPN, and it’s also livestreaming on Sling Orange + Blue. Keep reading for more details on how cord-cutters can watch the Tennessee-Ohio State game online with Sling.
Trending on Billboard
How to Watch Tennessee vs. Ohio State with Sling TV
A subscription to Sling Orange + Blue — which comes with ABC and ESPN — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $30 for the first month of service and $60 per month afterwards.
You can watch local networks such as NBC and Fox, while you can also watch many cable networks, including ESPN2, FS1, Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, Cartoon Network, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, MSNBC and many others.
Please note: If you subscribe after Friday, Dec. 20, the monthly price goes up starting at $45.99 per month for Sling Orange. Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market. You can learn more about Sling subscription prices here.
Who Is Performing During Tennessee vs. Ohio State Halftime Show?
Since it’s a game, the Ohio State Marching Band is set to perform at halftime of the Tennessee vs. Ohio State game.
Starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, Tennessee Volunteers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes broadcast on ABC and ESPN, while it’s also available to livestream on Sling TV on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Want more? For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best Xbox deals, studio headphones and Nintendo Switch accessories.
Lil Baby and Gunna may never make music together again.
While sitting down with Charlamagne tha God and his Out of Context interview series, the media personality asked Baby about his relationship with Gunna and if they’ll ever make music again. However, the Atlanta rapper isn’t optimistic about giving fans a follow up to their critically acclaimed mixtape Drip Harder from 2018. “We ain’t got no relationship,” he said before Charlamagne asked about fans on the Internet claiming Lil Baby “can’t make hits without Gunna.”
“The internet will say anything,” he then answered. “You know how many hits I got? So, that don’t even make sense.” Charlamagne then followed up by asking, “I know Thug says what Wham! says goes, but Thug says, ‘Hey, I’mma get in the studio, I’m gonna make some music with Gunna, Baby I want you to participate.’ Would you?”
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
“I don’t see that happening,” Baby replied before elaborating that he meant he doesn’t expect Young Thug to ever make that kind of request. “Nah, I’m just saying, like, ‘I want you to participate.’ I don’t know what nobody else will do. But as far as me, know what I’m saying?”
Trending on Billboard
Charlamagne then brought up his “350” record from 2023 where Baby rapped, “Ain’t never say nothin’ ’bout it, nigga, you know you a rat” on the song’s first verse, but he brushed the controversy surrounding that line off. “That’s just the Internet, what they gonna create,” he answered. “I talk about rats in every song I had since I started rappin’.” Adding, “They just be creating a narrative and I don’t even be talkin’ about a nigga. It’s whoever’s a rat.”
The drama surrounding the former duo dates back to December of 2023 when Lil Baby told his DJ to turn off “Drip Too Hard” during a performance, saying, “F—k the rats, turn this sh—t off.” Since then there’s been conflicting feelings coming out of Thug’s YSL camp such as Thug tweeting, “whateva wham say goes,” in June and his father coming to Gunna’s defense publicly on multiple occasions.
The interesting tidbit in all this is that Thug had to get permission from the judge to be able to record songs with Gunna as a condition of his release.
Lil Baby’s fourth solo album WHAM (Who Hard as Me) is due out Jan. 3, 2025.
K-pop tracks continues to dominate playlists and charts worldwide with 2024 being no exception. This year, top artists delivered an incredible array of songs that define the genre’s innovative spirit, emotional depth and increasing international appeal. As the year winds down, Billboard wants to know which track resonated with you the most. 2024 saw major […]
Powerhouse música mexicana bands Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera have teamed up to release their explosive 5-track EP, Mala Mía, to cap off the year with a bang. Just two years after their Hot 100 hit “Bebe Dame,” this thrilling team-up continues to captivate audiences.
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
Mala Mía presents a collection of entirely new tracks that blend the signature styles of Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera. “Me Jalo” perfectly encapsulates this fusion, combining Fuerza Regida’s signature lovelorn, jaded corridos with Grupo Frontera’s lively accordion-driven cumbia pop; and “0 Sentimientos” delves into the complexities of a love that has soured.
The EP also explores themes of affection in “SOS” and “Coqueta,” with the latter poised to become a hit due to its buoyant rhythm and sweet lyrics. “Aurora,” featuring regional Mexican artists Oscar Maydon and Armenta, stands out with its beautiful melody and sierreño guitar interplay, enveloping listeners in a lyrical haze of love. The vocal interplay between frontmen Jesús “JOP” Ortiz Paz and Adelaido “Payo” Solís III is seamless. The release was co-produced by Edgar Barrera, Miguel Armenta, JOP, Grupo Frontera, and Moisés López.
Trending on Billboard
Fuerza Regida has enjoyed a standout year, marked by a successful tour promoting their Jersey corridos album, Pero No Te Enamores. The momentum continued as they launched their own music festival, Don’t Fall In Love, showcasing top names in música mexicana and hip-hop, including Los Ángeles Azules, Lil Baby, Sexyy Red, Luis R. Conriquez, and Xavi. Their influence extended to the Billboard charts where they topped the year-end, all-genres Top Artists – Duo/Group chart for the second consecutive year, making them the only Latin band to ever achieve this feat since the list’s inception in 2006.
Meanwhile, Grupo Frontera continued to solidify their Tex-Mex swagger with their second album Jugando A Que No Pasa Nada, which peaked at No. 198 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top Latin Albums chart. They’ve made appearances on high-profile TV shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America. Additionally, they secured the No. 9 spot on the 2024 year-end Top Latin Artists chart.
Listen to Mala Mía below.
Rob 49 plays this or that, shares the craziest thing a fan has ever done to get his attention and more at Rolling Loud Miami 2024.
Kyle DennisBillboard is here at a Rolling Loud’s 10th anniversary with the one and only Rob 49, how you doing man?
Rob 49Good Brother, what’s you on?
Kyle DennisI’m chilling man, I gotta know what’s your pre-show ritual?
Rob 49Nothing
Kyle DennisNothing, just chilling
Rob 49Chillin with the bros, Yeah feelin’ comfortable.
Kyle DennisWhat’s your favorite song to perform?
Rob 49Probably like “What’s Happening” for real. I love that song. Crazy.
Kyle DennisYes, sir.
Rob 49I’m not gonna lie.
Kyle DennisI got a couple questions for you. Alright, what do you have to do as soon as you leave the stage?
Rob 49Get some drink, get some food. My head be hurting. Yeah, I’d be having bad headache
Kyle DennisIf you had to live in any if you had to live in any Hip-Hop music video from the past. Which one would you pick?
Rob 49Um Tupac.
Kyle DennisIf you could erase one trend from hip hop forever? Which one would it be?
Rob 49Topping up other people?
Kyle DennisAlright, this or that? Freestyle or written?
Rob 49Freestyle.
Kyle DennisEast Coast or West Coast?
Rob 49like Pac and Nine you hear me?
Kyle DennisTupac or Biggie,
Rob 49Biggie, I’m a real, Biggie fan.
Kyle DennisCome on, what’s your favorite Biggeie song, all of them, freestyle, everything, okay?
Sneakers or jewelry?
Rob 49Shoes,
Kyle DennisStudio or stage?
Rob 49Stage.
Kyle DennisAlright, if you could throw a private listening party for only three people in the world who’s on the invite list,
Rob 49Three people in the world?
Kyle DennisYeah.
Rob 49My mama, probably Frank Ocean, probably like Tyler the Creator
Kyle DennisIf you could have dinner with any three entertainers, living or dead, who would they be?
Rob 49Any three entertainers? Halle Berry, Beyonce and, and, and,
Kyle DenisThem two, no third? Yeah, just you two. Alright. Last question, what’s the craziest thing a fan has ever done to get your attention?
Rob 49Pull they breast out.
Kyle DenisTrue, were they good and nice?
Rob 49 There’s so many, I can’t keep track, I’m not Catholic.
Rob 49Appreciate you Billboard.
Kyle DennisAppreciate you, man.
Lil Baby loves gambling. Whether that be on betting on himself in his career, cards or rolling dice, the Atlanta rapper is always down to play the odds.
Baby hopped on Lil Yachty’s A Safe Place podcast where he admitted that losing a fortune in less than two days forced him to get his gambling habit under control.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
“$8 million,” he said when asked what’s the most he’s lost. “Like one day, probably like 40 hours straight, I lost like $8 million, $9 million. I made myself stop gambling.”
Trending on Billboard
Baby continued: “I had Mike Rubin write a letter to every casino and ban me from the casino. I just do s–t. I don’t gamble no more.”
Don’t expect to see Lil Baby in the casinos anymore, but he’s still making it rain in other ways. The 4PF rapper and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin have become close friends over the years as they’ve aligned on REFORM Alliance ventures and business dealings such as Mitchell & Ness and Fanatics.
Rubin and Lil Baby have been the subject of plenty of memes and social media fodder with photos from his famed “white parties” on July 4. Elsewhere talking to Yachty, Baby revealed the memes actually bother him.
“I don’t play with n—-s, period on no funny, weird s–t. I’m dapping Kuzma up and Mike’s happy to see me he run up on me. I got 10 other pictures,” Baby said. “We play like that. They white so they don’t really understand how I understand. Even when the picture came out before it went viral I told Mike, ‘I can’t have pictures like that.’”
He continued: “When that picture came out, I literally made Mike Rubin go to the security camera in his house and go to the footage the whole time. I ain’t even gonna post that s–t… Certain s–t, all that type s–t like that really bother me. How I grew up, certain s–t can’t be on your name.”
The 30-year-old called Michael Rubin a “super great influence” on his life. “We have the best conversations ever,” Baby added. “He damn near fascinated with the way I live, and I’m fascinated with the way he lives so we live in the middle.”
Lil Baby is looking to kick off 2025 on a high note as he readies a pair of albums, the first of which is set to arrive on Jan. 3 with WHAM (Who Hard As Me).
HipHopWired Featured Video
Source: AXE / AXE
Wham ain’t goin’ for the foolery. Lil Baby in a recent interview on Lil Yatchy’s newly revived podcast spoke controversy around his name. The ATL rapper has made a genuine friendship with entrepreneur, Michael Rubin, however, trolls have attempted to make a certain moment looked very odd. Earlier this year, Rubin had his annual White Out party where every celebrity was in attendance. During the party, the Philly native got excited when he saw Baby and gave him a behind-the-back hug. The on-site photographers captured the moment, and once the picture got out, it went viral. Wham talks about how that misconstrued moment bothered him, “I understand like even when the picture came out before it went viral, I told them I’m like, Mike, I can’t have pictures like that even though man you playing. There’s nothing weird we could be doing in a party with all these people. But I know how small people’s brains are and then I already know, how much of people want to say something bad to me, bro”
Baby also recalls making Michael Rubin confiscate the photo once it was taken, “I literally, when that picture came out, I literally made Mike Rubin go to his security camera in his house, go to the footage and get the whole tape, but I just never, like, I ain’t even gonna post that sh*t on the internet. I’m just like that sh*t, you feel me?”
Watch the full interview here:
The top Latin tours of the year have been revealed, and Luis Miguel tops the list, grossing $290.4 million across 128 shows, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. Following El Sol de Mexico’s trek is Bad Bunny’s Most Wanted tour, grossing $211.4 million across 49 concerts. Both tours ranked top 10 on the overall […]
4Batz reveals his favorite song to perform live, how much he loves performing live, his top 5 rappers and a small cameo from Cash Cobain at Rolling Loud Miami 2024.
Kyle Denis
Billboard is here at Rolling Loud’s 10th anniversary with our guy 4Batz. How you doing tonight?
4Batz
Man, I’m doing amazing, yeah, for sure. So I’m good. So, like, you know, you know, I feel like, right now, I feel like, you ever you seen that, uh, that chill guy emoji, yeah, little dog, yeah. I’m just, I’m just a chill guy.
Kyle Denis
That’s what’s up just a chill guy, yeah, what song are you most excited to perform tonight?
4Batz
Man I’m excited to perform f*cking we can cuss on here right? Yeah, I got a song called “Act Four F*cking You.” I can’t wait as soon as that song come on like I’m on that timing so.
Kyle Denis
Yeah, you’ve been on tour this year. What do you think you’ve learned from that tour that you’re gonna bring to the stage tonight?
4Batz
That I got the energy, I got what it takes to perform so, and I love performing. I didn’t know I like performing that much, but I actually love it, you know, yeah.
Kyle Denis
What’s your favorite thing about being on stage?
4Batz
Just, just like, every every second, it’s kind of like, I like the feeling of just like, I don’t know, like a buzzer beater feeling, yeah, I’m saying, like, Oh, we got to make sure this is this, like, I like that feeling. What’s up my boy, shout out. My boy, Cash Cobain. Say something to him real quick.
Cash Cobain
Shout out to Billboard, shot the Batz Man.
4Batz
Yeah man I just love that tingly feeling, like that, that nervous feeling, yeah, but it just make you so, like, good. It makes you so right, keep you on point.
If you were to meet De La Ghetto for the first time, he’d introduce himself by saying: “I’m De La Ghetto. I’m a rockstar!” The Puerto Rican star punctuated his words with a laugh, but he hit the nail on the head.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
While De La Ghetto, aka De la Geezy or simply Geezy, is known as a reggaetón icon with 18 years of hits under his belt, his range of action goes way beyond a dembow beat. Witness his most recent hits, which include dance anthem “Amaneció” alongside Quevedo and De la Rose, and a soulful cover of “Sweet Child of Mine.” Yes, you heard that right.
Turns out De La Ghetto is a “Closet rockstar,” as he confessed during an intimate Q&A with Billboard’s Leila Cobo as part of the White Claw® Sessions Powered by Billboard, speaking before an audience of some 200 guests at the Surfcomber in Miami Beach.
“When I first started reggaeton, I couldn’t say, ‘Yo I like Guns ‘N Roses, Metallica, Linkin Park. Nobody in the hood likes rock. That’s what I was told. When I was a kid I loved hearing all genres. Hip hop, classic rock, ballads. But from seven to 14, my passion was rock.”
That passion became reggaetón by accident, when he chanced on a reggaetón party in the neighborhood of La Perla in Puerto Rico. He grabbed a mic, started free styling, and next thing he knew, “Someone came up and said, ‘Zion is opening a label, and he needs artists.”
Many hits and many years later, however, De La Ghetto does pretty much whatever he wants musically. While singles like “Sensación del bloque” and “Caile” (alongside Bad Bunny, Bryant Myers, Zion and Revol) have become reggaetón standards, new fare like “AMI Paris” and “TBFCK” explore genres like dance and EDM, or what he calls a “more Americanized reggaetón.”
“With the way reggaetón is constantly changing, the future of reggaetón could be in rock ‘n roll. Now everybody is in the reggaetón salsa wave or dancehall. So, maybe in two, three years there could be more like a rock wave or a punk wave mixed with reggaetón,” he adds.
In fact, he says, in his bucket list of possible collaborators is TImbaland –“I would love for him to produce a record for me. Push me to the next level,” he says—but also alt rocker Robi Rosa.
Anything is possible, he adds. “My advice to young people? Just keep pushing, just keep pushing. Don’t be scared to be different, be unique. Now, with social media, you’re your own boss. What’s the worst that can happen? If they doin’t like your song, put out another one!”
Watch the full interview — including stories behind collabs with Quevedo and Daddy Yankee, plus, De La Ghetto’s favorite and least favorite words and slang— above.