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10 Jul 2024

Grupo Firme Takes Billboard Behind the Scenes of Their La Ultima Peda Tour | Billboard News

Grupo Firme takes Billboard behind the scenes of their La Ultima Peda Tour. The Mexican group shares what they’re hoping to achieve with this concert, their upcoming collaboration with Demi Lovato and what it was like to record their song, the impact of Regional Mexican music on Latin music and more!

Ingrid Fajarado:
The last party with Billboard and …

Grupo Firme:
Grupo Firme!!!

Eduin Caz: 
It’s not our last tour. The reason for the title of The Last Party is that the last party never really happens. I think this time around in this last year we took a sabbatical year, we could call it that. I feel like everything is in good harmony and it has, and it has to keep flowing like this because, in reality, this tour is for that, to just go with the flow. I’m explaining myself correctly?!? But I want to enjoy it one day at a time. I finish my show and the next day if I want to take my mom shopping, because my mom is in the hotel right now, I bring her everywhere, I bring my children, you get it right? I bring my whole family, and if my bandmates want to be with their families two or three days before, do it. There’s nothing I’ll do about it.

We are in Miami because we have a show this weekend, we had a couple of interview, we all got to hangout together. We just all got to hangout together. 

Jhonny Caz: 
We had some interviews with some networks that get filmed here in Miami.

Interviewer: 
I saw one of the interviews and was intrigued about what you said in the interview about a collaboration that you are doing.

Eduin Caz:
Yes, there’s a collaboration with Demi Lovato. 

Interviewer: 
Very good.

Keep watching to learn more!

10 Jul 2024

Drake Loses a Soccer Bet & Is Reportedly Working On New Music | Billboard News

Drake loses a $300,000 bet on the Copa America Canada versus Argentina game, and is reportedly working on new music. Keep watching for the details!

Tetris Kelly: 
Drake gets trolled by a soccer team while he’s apparently working on new music. WOP WOP WOP WOP WOP: Argentina beat Canada in the Copa America semi-final on Tuesday, and Drake was bold enough to post he bet $300,000 on Canada winning. Can I borrow some of that? Argentina took notice and trolls certified loverboy posting, “Not like us, not with us,” with the team celebrating.

Hopefully Drake has something to celebrate soon. His boy Akademics is riding hard on X, posting, “All u ***** who been acting like Drake finished… bookmark this tweet for 6 months from now. We don’t want u ****** no where near us…… Remember that.” Adding “and yes.. enjoy all the other noise and bs.. Drake new music otw. and its fye…. trust.”

Do you think Drake is ready for a comeback after the Kendrick Lamar KO? Let us know in the comments.

09 Jul 2024

Eminem ft. Big Sean & BabyTron “Tobey,” YG ft. Lil Yachty & Baby Face Ray “Stupid” & More | Daily Visuals 7.9.24

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With the release of his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady just a few days away, Eminem is prepping to remind the world why he’s considered one of the GOAT’s of the rap game but before we get that full body of work, the greatest white rapper ever links up with some fellow Michiganders to show how they do in the Upper Midwest.

Collaborating with the likes of Big Sean and BabyTron for the visuals to “Tobey,” Eminem and company throw on some utility coveralls and get to work as they drop their bars while some CGI effects multiply their persons by the dozens for no apparent reason other than they had a decent sized budget for the video and had to do something with that money. Seriously, we don’t know why they had so many digital doubles in this video, but hey, it is what it is.

Back on the Left Coast, YG invites Lil Yachty and Babyface Ray to join him for some fun in the sun and in their visuals to “Stupid,” the trio floss all their ice, cars and stacks of cash while rolling through the streets of LA. Lil Yachty is finally stuntin’ on a boat! That took long enough.

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from JT and Jeezy, Jack Frost and Merc, and more.

EMINEM FT. BIG SEAN & BABYTRON – “TOBEY”



YG FT. LIL YACHTY & BABYFACE RAY – “STUPID”


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JT & JEEZY – “OKAY”



JACK FROST & MERC – “HIGHER”



WYFT – “DING DONG”



BIANCA CLARKE – “BIG OL FINE”



ASH B – “PUT IN WORK”



OSO GLORIOUS – “SHE GOT IT”



09 Jul 2024

Julia Fox Comes Out as Lesbian | Billboard News

Julia Fox, former girlfriend of Ye, has officially come out via TikTok, keep watching to see how she announced it!

Julia Fox:

I was that lesbian. So, sorry boys!

Tetris Kelly:

Pride month may be over, but Julia Fox is our and proud!

Ye’s ex let her followers on TikTok know that she’s done with men. The multi-hyphenate who has a child with her ex-husband, Peter Artemiev, has never been shy to talk about her sexuality, like she did on Showtime’s Ziwe.

Julia Fox:

I have a gay bone and I need to explore that more. Like, maybe my ex-boyfriends weren’t wrong when they called me a lesbian and complaining that I never wanted to have sex with them.

Tetris Kelly:

Congrats to Julia on being her authentic self, and here’s to having a brat summer!

09 Jul 2024

BLACKPINK’s LISA Headlines Global Citizen & Links With Rosé, Jennie Apologizes | Billboard News

LISA’s a headliner for the 2024 Global Citizen Festival, marking this as her first live solo set. She also linked up with Rosé on TikTok, and Jennie released a statement about being spotted vaping in a recent vlog. Keep watching for the details.

Tetris Kelly:
LISA’s set to make her first solo festival appearance, while Jennie apologizes for vaping. Here’s what the women of BLACKPINK are up to.

LISA just earned her first Global 200 excluding the U.S. No. 1 with “ROCKSTAR,” and now she’s heading to New York. Lalisa will join the likes of Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone and Rauw Alejandro when she takes the stage as a headliner at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Sept. 28.

And while we love her new solo hit, it was nice to see LISA reunite with Rosé on TikTok. More BLACKPINK reunions please!

Meanwhile, Jennie issued an apology after some fans were outraged by a video of her vaping. In the YouTube vlog, Jennie was seen vaping while in hair and makeup, which has now been removed from the video. Her agency released a statement saying in part, “Jennie acknowledges and deeply regrets her mistake of vaping indoors and causing inconvenience to the staff. Jennie has personally apologized to all the staff on-site who may have been affected.”

Do you think she needed to apologize? Let us know in the comments.

09 Jul 2024

Joaquina Shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Her | Billboard

Joaquina shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know about her, including insight on her first album and her single, “pesimista.”

Joaquina:

Hi friends, I’m Joaquina and these are five thing you may not know about me. Number one, my favorite food is pasta and milanesa, in no specific order. Separate, together, whatever, in any form, made any way, any preparation, always. Number two, the last song I released is called “pesimista,” but it’s actually a love song. And I think it’s a bit of an ironic title, but I thought it was funny to name it that on purpose. Number three, I think I have very poor time management and I’m trying to get better at that. I have learned to do my makeup anywhere possible, the bathroom, the car, on the street, in a dumpster, in a restaurant. No mirror? Doesn’t matter, I’ll use my cell phone camera. No cell phone camera? Doesn’t matter, I’ll use my imagination. You have to problem solve and here we are. In fact, I think my eyeliner is the only thing in my life that I do fast, that’s the truth. Number four, I am making my first album and the whole process has me feeling absolutely crazy, in every sense of the word, crazy with love, but also crazy because I am very obsessive when I write and my brain never stops thinking about the songs. And I think all the songs on the album were written in hotel rooms, in my room, in airplanes, in cabs, in cars, I think in everywhere but a studio.

Keep watching to learn more!

09 Jul 2024

John Summit’s ‘Comfort In Chaos’ Debut Album, Relationship With Kaskade & More | Billboard News

John Summit’s been selling out arenas like Madison Square Garden, and we had the opportunity to talk to him about his latest album ‘Comfort In Chaos,’ his relationship with Kaskade, closing out EDC 2024 with childhood idol, Green Velvet, being accepted by the house music scene in Chicago and more!

John Summit:

The only way to get people to not say your name is by doing nothing, is by saying nothing. 

Katie Baine:

Exactly. 

John Summit:

And I do not want to choose that route. Hi, I’m John Sumit and you’re watching Billboard News.

Katie Baine: 

We have a lot to talk about yeah cuz you’re a busy man. Tell me about closing out EDC and playing with Green Velvet and what that moment was like for you.

John Summit:

That was like absolutely surreal, like Green Velvets been my childhood hero for you know, ever Since I started listening to house music, when he came out with “Percolator” like the year I was born. 1994, which is crazy. And then yeah, closing out EDC which is like, if you like every DJ stream, I think it was like 150,000 people in the crowd so… Which is weird like I thought I’d be nervous walking up. It’s like so many that like he kind of like your mind can’t even process and we just played it like a straight up Chicago house set and people liked it. So we’re happy.

Katie Baine:

Did I catch you crying for a minute there? At the end. 

John Summit:

It got a little emotional. 

Katie Baine:

Okay well tell me what was going on through your mind or like your your emotions at that moment? Because that’s a big deal.

John Summit:

I mean, I closed out the festival with “Go Back,” which is my new single with Sub Focus and Julia Church, you know. The writing behind it is you know, when I hear that sound…

Keep watching for more!

08 Jul 2024

French Montana, Fabolous & Fivio Foreign “To The Moon,” Drag-On ft. Goodz “That Whoa Money” & More | Daily Visuals 7.8.24

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Looks like some New York rappers are out to rep the Big Apple as three of your favorite rappers from the past, present and future link up on the same track to show everyone how they get down.

In the visuals to “To The Moon,” Fabolous, French Montana and Fivio Foreign link up on the streets of the city that never sleeps and get things turnt up with a gang of thick women before peeling off in some exotic automobiles that cost more than some people will make in a lifetime.

Speaking of OG rappers, former Ruff Ryder Drag-On shows he still got bars for days and in his Goodz assisted clip to “That Whoa Money,” the opposite of H2O hangs in the projects with his peoples while spitting some fire over the classic Black Rob instrumental. Son is still nice.

Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Neek Bucks, Solo YS, and more.

FRENCH MONTANA, FABOLOUS & FIVIO FOREIGN – “TO THE MOON”



DRAG-ON FT. GOODZ – “THAT WHOA MONEY”



NEEK BUCKS – “BACK OUTSIDE”



SOLO YS – “HOLDING PAIN”



42 DUGG FT. EST GEE – “SINCE WHEN”



NINA EVE – “HOT TO TREAT ME”



LIL PETE FT. TALIBAND 45 – “LOVE & HATE”



DEEBABY – “BLAME IT ON A PLAYA”



08 Jul 2024

Kesha Celebrates ‘JOYRIDE’ as an Independent Artist | Billboard News

Kesha celebrates her release of “JOYRIDE,” her first single as an independent artist, and other women in music. Keep watching to find out more!

Tetris Kelly:

Kesha’s celebrating her first release as a free woman, reflecting on her past and shutting down her haters. Kesha dropped “JOYRIDE” on the Fourth of July, her first song as an independent artist and she’s having fun while trolls are hating. She took to X and shared some snaps in a bikini saying in part. “to those who think you’re shaming me, you’re actually making me feel very powerful.” Kesha also celebrated “Praying” seven year anniversary, tweeting, “as i race like a madman into this iconic chapter of my life, i can’t help but appreciate how hard this joy has been fought for.” And when she’s not celebrating her new release with Beverly Hills housewives, she’s celebrating other women in music. Kesha posted a video on TikTok using Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” with the caption, “proud to be a woman in music.” Girls keep the hits coming this summer.

08 Jul 2024

Tinashe’s Creative Process For Viral Hit, “Nasty” | How It Went Down | Billboard

In today’s episode of ‘How It Went Down,’ Tinashe reveals how she created “Nasty,” from the beat to the music video. She shares her reactions to the memes and the song’s virality, discusses whether she’s found someone to “match her freak,” and more!

Tinashe:

Hey, I’m Tinashe and this is How It Went Down for my song “Nasty.” I really wanted to create a song that was fun, that had this confident energy about it. So I thought that there was no better song than to write something that kind of came from this persona that I’ve created in my mind. Nasty Nashe is this character that I like to tap into when I’m feeling really confident and braggadocious and hot and sexy. So I wanted to write a song from that perspective, that kind of felt like that. So I thought, why not just write a song named “Nasty.” The session for “Nasty” happened over a couple of times. The first session that we did, we worked on the beat with Ricky Reed made this kind of two chord section that went from this minor chord to this major chord section, which I really loved. I took that beat home with me and just kind of started thinking about ideas. And then I was driving in my car and I was recording myself singing and vibing and free-styling on the beats. And then all of a sudden, I came up with “I’ve been a nasty girl, nasty. Is somebody gonna match my freak?” It really just felt instinctual. It was just something that kind of came to me at the time. So I listened to that recording, I took it to the studio and I was like, I think I got an idea. When I’m in the studio, I like to be comfortable. I like to be just in my zone. I don’t want too many distractions.