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With summer in full swing, a number of music stars are heating up the season with their new music releases.
Childish Gambino bid farewell with his final album, Bando Stone & The New World. There are some special guests peppered throughout the 17-track LP with assists from Jorja Smith, Yeat, Flo Milli, Steve Lacy, Foushee, Amaarae and more. “I always knew Childish Gambino was like a character, and on some level I wanted it to end,” he explained on Hot Ones. “I almost feel like Childish Gambino is like the boss from The Office, like, ‘That stuff worked 10 years ago.’ All that stuff worked, but now it’s like a different thing. It’s like, ‘Oh it’s a little sad, but its like, wow, the cycle kinda continues, which is great, I think.’”
From ends to beginnings, both Joe Jonas and Jade Thirlwall released solo songs outside of the Jonas Brothers and Little Mix, respectively. Thirlwall dropped “Angel of My Dreams,” while Joe Jonas unveiled “Work It Out,” the lead single from his upcoming album, Music for People Who Believe in Love.
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Over in the K-pop world, Jimin dropped his second solo album, Muse. The project features collaborations with Loco and Sofia Carson, with the South Korean superstar experimenting with bold new sounds and styles throughout. It follows 2023’s FACE, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
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Stray Kids, meanwhile, released their mini-album ATE. The eight-member K-pop group — consisting of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. — dropped the project two months after the arrival of their Charlie Puth-assisted single, “Lose My Breath,” marking the group’s third single of 2024.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. With all the great new music out this week, we want to know your top choice. Check out our Friday Music Guide here, and let us know by voting in our poll below.
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ENHYPEN‘s Romance: Untold has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 12) on Billboard, choosing the K-pop seven-piece’s new album as their favorite new music release of the past week.
Romance: Untold brought nearly 76% of the vote on the poll, securing a notable edge ahead of new releases from Katy Perry (“Woman’s World”), Eminem (The Death of Slim Shady), Ice Spice and Central Cee (“Did It First”), Clairo (Charm), and others.
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ENHYPEN unveiled their long-awaited sophomore album, Romance: Untold, on Friday (July 12). The set is a follow-up to the boy band’s 2021 debut, DIMENSION : DILEMMA, which debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart.
“Since our debut, we have been expressing our experiences as artists and honest emotions through our music. ENHYPEN’s authentic story of growth is the biggest inspiration for our music,” member Jungwon previously told Billboard.
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Romance: Untold “marks the beginning of a new chapter for ENHYPEN. The pioneering storytellers have previously captivated audiences with their series of narratives BORDER, DIMENSION, MANIFESTO, and BLOOD where they ventured across boundaries, confronted themselves in a complex world, took the first step forward to connect with their peers, and made sacrifices for the blood-bound ‘you,’” per a press release that announced details of the project last month.
It’s been an exciting year for ENHYPEN. In May, the group — featuring members Sunghoon, Heeseung, Sunoo, Jay, Jake, Jungwon and Ni-ki — announced that a feature documentary film focused on its dedicated fan group, ENGENE, is in the works from Hello Sunshine, the multimedia company founded by actress Reese Witherspoon. FANMADE : ENHYPEN will reportedly focus on the relationship between the group and the fan community by celebrating “ENHYPEN’s fans (ENGENEs) and putting them at the heart of the concert creation process.”
Trailing behind Romance: Untold on this week’s poll is Perry’s “Woman’s World,” with 13% of the vote. The song serves as the lead track to the pop star’s upcoming dance-pop album, 143, which arrives on Sept. 20.
See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.
Music lovers of every genre were treated to a slew of new releases this week, from pop to hip-hop, K-pop and everything in between.
For hip-hop fans, Eminem unveiled his 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). The LP boasts 19 tracks and includes previously released singles “Houdini” and “Tobey” featuring Big Sean and BabyTron, along with a sequel to 1999’s “Guilty Conscience” with Dr. Dre. Em also revealed that TDOSS is actually a “conceptual album,” and he implored listeners to press play and follow the sequencing of the project as listed from one through 19.
Meanwhile, Ice Spice teamed up with Central Cee for “Did It First,” will be featured on Ice’s highly anticipated debut album Y2K!, which will be released on July 26 via 10K Projects and Capitol Records. “Did It First” is the fourth single after her Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit “Think U The Shit (Fart),” the Sean Paul-sampling “Gimme a Light” and her latest offering “Phat Butt.”
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In the pop world, Katy Perry made her comeback with the empowering “Woman’s World,” marking her first proper release since 2020’s Smile, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200. “Woman’s World” serves as the lead track to Perry’s upcoming, long-awaited dance-pop album, 143, which is code for “I love you.” The usage dates back to the early 1900s, per Dictionary.com. The project arrives on September 20.
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ENHYPEN also delivered their higly anticipated sophomore album, ROMANCE : UNTOLD. The project “marks the beginning of a new chapter for ENHYPEN. The pioneering storytellers have previously captivated audiences with their series of narratives BORDER, DIMENSION, MANIFESTO, and BLOOD where they ventured across boundaries, confronted themselves in a complex world, took the first step forward to connect with their peers, and made sacrifices for the blood-bound ‘you,’” per a press release that announced details of the project last month.
With all the great music releases this week, we want to know which is your favorite. Check out our Friday Music Guide here, and let us know by voting below.
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Aitana’s latest single, “4TO 23,” has topped this week’s new music Latin poll. In a poll published on Friday (July 5) — in support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — music fans voted for the Spanish pop star’s latest production as their favorite […]
Usher got his flowers at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, receiving their lifetime achievement award. The award has been presented in all but one year since the show started in 2001. (There was no recipient in 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic nearly brought awards shows to a standstill.)
Whitney Houston was the inaugural BET lifetime achievement award winner in 2001. She was just 37 at the time, rather young for an award of this nature, but, as it turned out, it’s a good thing she got it when she did. She died unexpectedly in 2012.
Eight winners of the BET lifetime achievement award have also received Kennedy Center Honors, arguably the top “lifetime achievement award” given to entertainers. Those double winners are Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Al Green, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and Queen Latifah.
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Most, but not all, of the BET lifetime achievement awards have also won Grammy Awards in competition. The BET honored six acts who, for whatever reason, have yet to win a competitive Grammy. They are Diana Ross, The O’Jays, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Charlie Wilson, New Edition and Busta Rhymes.
The BET’s 2006 lifetime achievement award went to actor Samuel L. Jackson. That was the year Prince died, and the show had five separate segments honoring the music legend. A lifetime achievement award to another music star would have easily been overshadowed by all the love shown to Prince, so the show pivoted and honored an actor instead. (Prince had received BET’s lifetime achievement award in 2010.)
Other BET lifetime achievement award honorees, not already mentioned in this story, are The Isley Brothers, Chaka Khan, Patti La Belle, Anita Baker, Mary J. Blige and Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Looking at that roster of past honorees, you may wonder “who’s left to receive this award in future”? Quite a few people, as it turns out. Here’s a list of 25 leading candidates for lifetime achievement awards at the BET Awards. All are still living. (The BET has yet to present a lifetime achievement award posthumously.) All have been active for 20 years or more.
The list includes legends whose careers date back to the late 1950s or early 1960s, such as Jerry Butler, Dionne Warwick and Stevie Wonder, as well as a few stars who broke through in the early 2000s – Alicia Keys, T.I. and Kanye West/Ye.
Of these 25 leading candidates for lifetime achievement awards at the BET Awards, who would you most like to see get the honor?
LISA‘s “Rockstar” has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (June 28) on Billboard, choosing the BLACKPINK rapper, singer and dancer’s new solo single as their favorite new music release of the past week.
“Rockstar” brought 73% of the vote on the poll, securing a notable edge ahead of new releases from Camila Cabello (C,XOXO), Megan Thee Stallion (Megan), Imagine Dragons (Loom), Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan (“Cowboys Cry Too”), and others.
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“Rockstar” was released under the new partnership between RCA Records and LISA’s management company, LLOUD Co., which she founded earlier this year. The song was first teased on TikTok earlier this month when LISA joined the social media site and set a Guinness World Record by gaining 1 million followers in just over two hours.
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LISA co-wrote “Rockstar” with Brittany Amaradio, James Essien, Lucy Healey, Ryan Tedder and Sam Homaee and was produced by Tedder and Homaee.
“Gold teeth sitting on the dash, she a rockstar/ Make your favorite singer wanna rap, baby, la la/ ‘Lisa, can you teach me Japanese?’ I said, ‘Hai hai’/ That’s my life life, baby I’m a rockstar,” LISA raps on the chorus.
LISA went to her native Thailand to shoot the dance-heavy music video, taking over the streets of Bangkok for the shoot. The clip features Thai transgender influencers Chinnawat Promsri, Bruze Kachi-sarah and Aëffy.
Trailing behind “Rockstar” on this week’s poll is the “other” category, with 16% of the vote, followed by Camila Cabello’s fourth studio album, C,XOXO, which brought in nearly 5% of the vote.
See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.
With June coming to an end, this week’s music releases are getting us ready for the hottest months of the year. Megan Thee Stallion dropped her 18-track, third studio album Megan. She calls on Victoria Monét, GloRilla and UGK for assists throughout the 18-track project. The effort is filled with three previously released singles in the No. 1 hit “Hiss,” “Boa” and […]
Peso Pluma‘s Éxodo has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (June 21) on Billboard, choosing the Mexican star’s highly anticipated new album as their favorite new music release of the past week.
Peso’s two-disc set brought nearly 52% of the vote on the poll, securing an edge ahead of new releases from Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton (“Pour Me a Drink”), Ariana Grande featuring Brandy and Monica (“The Boy Is Mine”), Gracie Abrams (The Secret of Us), Coldplay (“feelslikeimfallinginlove”), and others.
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With one disc powered by his signature corridos and the second packed with hard-hitting trap and hip-hop songs, Peso’s 24-track Éxodo showcases the Mexican star’s duality and versatility. The star-studded project features guest appearances by Cardi B (“Put Em in the Fridge”), Quavo (“Pa No Pensar”) and Rich the Kid (“Gimme a Second”), among many others.
Éxodo follows Peso’s massive year in 2023, which included the release of his history-making Génesis. The album debuted and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning the highest ranking for a Mexican music album on the tally. Earlier this year, the set won the Grammy for best música mexicana album (including tejano).
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Peso Pluma, Billboard‘s 2023 Rookie of the Year, catapulted to stardom last year placing more than 20 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in a span of months. The hitmaker is currently on his Éxodo Tour, which includes upcoming stops in Miami, Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta.
Trailing behind Éxodo on this week’s poll is Post Malone and Blake Shelton’s “Pour Me a Drink,” with 17% of the vote. The party song is the latest track from Malone’s forthcoming country album, F-1 Trillion.
See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.
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 Maluma, Emilia, Karol G, Peso Pluma, and more.
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Maluma has officially entered his regional Mexican music era, and this desert cumbia, titled “Contrato,” with a Tex-Mex flair is a dazzling listen. “I’m really excited to share ‘Contrato’ with all my fans,” said the Colombian superstar in a press release. “It was an incredible experience working with Nuno Gómez and Tés in Las Vegas, a city that has always inspired me. The video reflects that energy, and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do.”
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Evolving beyond her “.mp3” oeuvre, Emilia officially kicks off her “.mpeg” moment with “La_Playlist.mpeg.” Capturing the essence of the late ‘90s and early ‘00s — a period rich in glitchy, vibrant pop tunes — this Y2K-inspired dance-pop track pays tribute to mixtapes transitioning into digital playlists, all while channeling the spirit of Vengaboys’ “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!” The Argentine star conveys emotions of desire and connectivity with an energetic persuasion, merging her modern style with retro flair.
After being recognized as Woman of the Year at Billboard’s Latin Women in Music 2024, Karol G officially kicks off a summer anthem with the merengue-tinged “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.” Set in a quaint seaside spot, its music video sees Karol as a waitress who is encouraged by a colleague to sing at a karaoke bar. Her performance ignites a festive mood, transforming the venue into a lively party that even the police join in, embodyihng true Caribbean spirit.
Peso Pluma also debuted his wildly anticipated 24-track album, Éxodo, where the Mexican superstar not only builds off the corridos that made him a superstar, but gets as versatile as can be with trap, dance-pop and reggaetón music.
Last week, music fans voted for Magneto’s “Prender El Fuego Otra Vez,” which generated more than 45% of the vote, beating out other new releases that dropped this week, including Ángela Aguilar’s mariachi ballad “Gotitas Saladas,” Mario Bautista’s new regional Mexican album Fenix, Chino Pacas‘ latest single “Mami Chula,” Santa Fe Klan and Dímelo Flow’s “Ya Valió,” and Zhamira Zambrano’s “Bienvenida,” with which she announced her pregnancy. Coming in second place is Paulo Londra’s “Paracaídas” with 32% of the votes.
Who should win this week? Vote among new releases by Jowell & Randy, El Blxnco, Wisin, and more, below:
Normani‘s Dopamine has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (June 14) on Billboard, choosing the former Fifth Harmony member’s debut solo album as their favorite new music release of the past week.
Dopamine brought in 74% of the vote on the poll, securing a notable edge ahead of new releases from NxWorries (Why Lawd?), Pharrell (“Double Life”), Don Toliver (Hardstone Psycho), Luke Combs (Fathers and Sons), and others.
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After years of teasing that her debut album was on its way, Dopamine arrived on Friday (June 14) through RCA Records, complete with collaborations from Gunna, Cardi B, James Blake and more. Led by singles “Wild Side” with Cardi B and “1:59” with Gunna, the 13-track effort means that the 28-year-old New Orleans singer is finally in the fray after years of waiting on the sidelines.
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“I’m just grateful that everybody is just really excited still for this album and for this body of work. They’ve waited on me, which I don’t really take for granted,” Normani told Billboard News‘ Tetris Kelly.
Since going solo, Normani has hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart four times with the songs “Love Lies” with Khalid and “Dancing With A Stranger” with Sam Smith each reaching the top 10. Released in 2021, her lead single “Wild Side” featuring Cardi B charted as well, peaking at No.14 and staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
Trailing behind Dopamine on this week’s poll is NxWorries’ second album, Why Lawd?, with 8% of the vote. NxWorries is the superduo featuring R&B critics’ darling Anderson .Paak and underground favorite hip-hop producer Knxwledge.
See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.