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13 May 2024

Tyla Joins ‘Fortnite,’ Taylor Swift Rules at No. 1, Ariana Grande Back in the Studio, Drake & Kendrick Fight It Out on Hot 100 and More | Billboard News

It’s Monday, May 13, and Taylor Swift is still ruling at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not only that, she’s set to feature on Gracie Abrams’ new album and will be part of the Bridgerton season 3 soundtrack. Ariana Grande posted on her IG story that she’s back in the studio. Are we getting more new music soon? ‘Fortnite’ revealed that they added Tyla as a new Challenge Emote with her song “Truth or Dare.” Katy Perry shares that her daughter calls her Katy Perry occasionally, and we have Katy’s reaction. Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks, but how will this shake up this week’s Billboard Hot 100? Keep watching to find out more! We were at the Gold Gala with Steve Aoki and Saweetie, and we give you an exclusive look into the afterparty we hosted. We sat down with Aitana and she shared how it went down with creating “Akureyri” with Sebastián Yatra and more!

Tetris Kelly
What update is shocking Ariana fans? Tyla goes digital and Katy Perry is Katy Perry, Kendrick and Drake’s beef tops the charts, more Taylor Swift on the way, we take you inside the Gold Gala with Sweetie and Steve Aoki, and Aitana shows us how it went down. Who likes Mondays? Well, we do when we’re Billboard News! Let’s dive in. Taylor spends a third week on top of the Billboard 200, but that doesn’t mean we can have more. If you thought you got a lot with 31 tracks from ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ you’re getting even more. Gracie Abrams posted the tracklist to her upcoming album ‘The Secret of Us’ with one track featuring Taylor Swift. She talked about the song titled us on her IG stories saying, “All I can tell you for now is that some of the most fun I’ve had in my whole entire life was writing this song together.” And there’s more, Variety shared some of the soundtrack to season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ episode 4 will feature a cover of Taylor’s “Snow on the Beach” with Lana Del Rey. The first four episodes will also have quartet covers of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” BTS’ “Dynamite,” and “Cheap Thrills” by Sia.

Watch the full video above!

13 May 2024

Aitana On How She Made “AKUREYRI” With Sebastián Yatra | How It Went Down | Billboard

In today’s episode of ‘How It Went Down,’ Spanish star Aitana shares how she created her new song “AKUREYKI” and making the music video with her co-writer, Colombian star, Sebastián Yatra.

Aitana
Well the truth is this is my third song with Sebastián Yatra. We seem to understand each other quite well in the studio, that’s for sure. The truth is that I will tell you that “AKUREYRI” is the song we started in Iceland on a trip we both made in 2023 for the first time for my birthday and we bought a guitar. We went to buy a guitar and Sebastián started trying out different guitars I was recording at the little shop and he started with the chords to “AKUREYRI” then he started, I don’t know, like throwing some verse, I don’t know like some verses and then I came up with the melody…I have that recorded on a video, you know? Like literally and Sebastián said to me, that melody is very pretty and then we kind of said ah, let’s start a song. We took the guitar and started the song in a car and there they began the first verses and the first tunes for “AKUREYRI” and then later on we finished it in Mexico. It’s a song that took months, it’s not a typical song that you make in a day or a week, but it is a song that we gave a lot of time and in very different conditions. Sebastián is a very versatile artist. In other words, like he can really make a song that makes you dance, or a song that will make you cry for a whole week if you need to.

13 May 2024

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for May 18, 2024 | Billboard News

Tetris Kelly:
Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks, but how will this shake up on the charts? This is the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated May 18.

Slipping to No. 10 is Teddy Swims, as Benson falls to No. 9.

“Espresso” drops from No. 4 to No. 8.

Drake’s “Family Matters” debuts at No. 7.

“Like That” is up two spots to No. 6.

Shaboozey is at No. 5.

Taylor falls from the top spot as Kendrick’s “Euphoria” is up to No. 3.

“Million Dollar Baby” has a second week at No. 2, and debuting in the No. 1 spot is Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

Watch the full video above!

10 May 2024

Ghostface Killah ft. Nas “Scar Tissue,” Dave East “Living Single” & More | Daily Visuals 5.10.24

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s version of Iron Man might have bitten the dust in Avengers: Endgame, but the Hip-Hop culture’s iteration of Tony Starks is alive and well and after more than three decades in the game, Ghostface Killah shows got more than enough life left in his body to continue to churn out darts and laser beams on the track as he’s just dropped his latest album, Set The Tone.

Linking up with another Hip-Hop legend in Nas for the visuals to “Scar Tissue,” Ghost and Nas gives the OG’s something to break their neck to as the two turn a workout gym into a lyricist lounge where they spit the kind of gritty bars that had heads hitting the block with a G-Pack back in the day.

Keeping the vibes in the Big Apple, Dave East pays homage to a popular 90’s sitcom and in his clip to “Living Single,” the Harlem rapper kicks it with two thick young women while checking off the names of the characters from Living Single in his bars. Y’all can have Friends, we loving Living Single round these parts.

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Plies, Tee Grizzley featuring Future, and more.

GHOSTFACE KILLAH FT. NAS – “SCAR TISSUE”



DAVE EAST – “LIVING SINGLE”



PLIES – “2100”



TEE GRIZZLEY FT. FUTURE – “SWEAR TO GOD”



DUVY HUNCHO – “COUNT UP DA CHECK”



KASH DOLL – “KASH KOMMANDMENTS”



ANTHONY LEWIS – “TRICKY”



BLAKELANA FT. MONEYBAGG YO – “PRICEY”



10 May 2024

Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice & BTS’ RM Release New Music, ENHYPEN’s Fate World Tour Preview & More | Billboard News

It’s Friday, May 10, and the rap girlies are back in the game. Megan Thee Stallion & Ice Spice released new singles and BTS’ RM dropped his new song, “Come Back to Me.” Dhruv shares about what he’s looking forward to when performing at Head In The Clouds. We give you all access to ENHYPEN’s Fate Plus World Tour, and we even got to sit down with them to chat about how they feel about performing in the states. We take a look at how Stray Kids dominated U.S. & Global Billboard Charts just in time for the release of their new song with Charlie Puth, “Lose My Breath.” Camila Cabello & Lil Nas X teamed up to release their new single, “He Knows.” We had Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, JaQUEL Knight and Amber Ruffin stop by the studio to talk about how they’re reviving and updating ‘The Wiz.’ Ryan Castro released his new album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ and he shares his journey to stardom, what to expect from his new music and more!

Tetris Kelly
New Music from Meg, Ice and RM we run down Stray Kids history making music take you to see ENHYPEN in LA, Head In The Clouds heads to New York and catch up with the cast of ‘The Wiz.’ Happy Friday, we’ve gotten tons to get into and today’s Billboard News starting with our Friday music guide.

Tetris Kelly
Megan Thee Stallion levels up on boa and is that a Gwen sample I hear? Ice Spice takes things higher with “Gimme me a Light.” I love festival season and this weekend is a good one in the clouds is going down in New York City and they’ve enlisted some epic acts from (G)I-DLE to Joji, Head In The Clouds is bringing the party back to New York City with a stacked lineup of Asian talent. Atarashii Gakko will take the stage again this weekend when Head In The Clouds returns to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. In addition to them BIBI is set to make her NYC debut also making their NYC debut is Dhruv.

10 May 2024

Stray Kids’ Chart Success on U.S. & Global Billboard Charts | Billboard Explains

Stray Kids are back and better than ever with new single “Lose My Breath,” a collaboration with Charlie Puth. The boy band has had several hits, so let’s take a look back at the K-pop group’s chart success on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200 and Global chart with songs such as “LALALALA” and “Hellevator.”

Stray Kids:
Hello, everyone, we are Stray Kids!

Narrator:
They’re back with a new collaboration with Charlie Puth called “Lose My Breath.” To celebrate, we’re looking at their chart accomplishments. This is Billboard Explains: Stray Kids Chart Success.

Stray Kids made their U.S. Billboard chart debut with “Hellevator.” The song debuted on the World Digital Song Sales Chart back in November 2017. “Hellevator” was the first of their 27 top 10s on the chart, with four No. 1s: “Mixtape: OH” in 2021, and “MANIAC,” “CASE 143” and “LALALALA” all in 2023.

“LALALALA” was also the group’s first Hot 100 hit, peaking at No. 90.

Stray Kids have had big success on the Billboard 200. All four of their charting projects have debuted at No. 1. 2022’s Oddinary: EP and Maxident, and 2023’s 5-Star and ROCK-STAR. The group was the first act to have their first four charting albums all reach No. 1 since Alicia Keys achieved that feat in 2007.

Over on the Billboard Global 200, Stray Kids have had seven songs make that chart, with “LALALALA” reaching the highest peak — No. 10 in 2023.

We can’t wait to see where Stray Kids goes next on the Billboard charts.

10 May 2024

Wayne Brady & Deborah Cox on How They’re Reviving & Updating ‘The Wiz,’ Nichelle Lewis’ Talent & More | Billboard News

Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, JaQUEL Knight and Amber Ruffin talk about how they’re reviving and updating ‘The Wiz’ for today, why it is important to the culture, the talent of lead Nichelle Lewis, being able to break barriers on Broadway with the show and more!

Wayne Brady
I’m Wayne Brady.

JaQuel Knight
I’m JaQuel Knight.

Amber Ruffin
I’m Amber Ruffin.

Deborah Cox
I’m Deborah Cox.

The ‘Wiz’ Cast & Creative
And this is Billboard News.

Rebecca Milzoff
This is really the first major revival that’s happened of the show since the original production in the ’70s. I think of ‘The Wiz’ as a show that is so important to so many people coming up in musical theater. A lot of people get to do it in high school and college. And yet, this is really the first major remounting we’re seeing. What did it mean to all of you growing up as people in entertainment and the arts loving the movie?

Wayne Brady
Loving the movies, having the movie being this inspirational and aspirational thing. We’re like, oh, people that look like me can do that thing. And I want to do that thing. And the songs are so amazing and you can get lost in it. And so I know for me, it was definitely one of the drivers that made me go, Oh, I think I can do this.

Deborah Cox
It means everything to me to be in the show, really. And truly, I have never had the opportunity to play a real whimsical, fun, out-of-this-world type of character. And I love that I get to display that every night onstage.

Watch the full video above!

09 May 2024

Cam Wells & Benny The Butcher “Tony Two Tone,” Young Breed ft. Rick Ross “Hold Up Wait” & More | Daily Visuals 5.9.24

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For a while there it seemed like Benny The Butcher was in every other music video as he was doing features all over the board and collecting all the bags, but lately the Buffalo representative has seemingly been MIA as of late and letting his Black Soprano Family do them.

Coming back off the bench The Butcher returns as he heads down to Miami to link up with Cam Wells for the visuals to “Tony Two Tone” where the two take in the South Beach vibes and politic on the street before hitting the club and performing for a crowd eager to see the men do their thing.

Keeping the scene in Miami, Young Breed and Rick Ross cross paths and in their clip for “Hold Up Wait,” the two kick it with a few thick young women before landing at the airport where they style in front of Rick Ross’ private jet that crash landed in Texas just a few days ago. We wonder if that happened right after shooting this video. Just sayin.’

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Dirty Red, Larry June, and more.

CAM WELLS & BENNY THE BUTCHER – “TONY TWO TONE”



YOUNG BREED FT. RICK ROSS – “HOLD UP WAIT”



DIRTY RED – “I LIKE ME”



LARRY JUNE – “MEET ME IN NAPA”



KALAN.FRFR – “EVERYBODY”



408 DARWIN – “GANG GANG”



JAE STEPHENS – “WET”



BIG MEEL – “SNAKES INA GRASS”


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BUILTTOSHRED – “NEW YORK”



09 May 2024

Cardi B Apologizes After Met Gala Backlash, Megan Thee Stallion & Ice Spice Tease New Singles, Shaboozey in TikTok Chart Top 3 & More | Billboard News

It’s Thursday, May 9, and Cardi B issued an apology after receiving backlash from her Met Gala interview where she forgot her designer’s name and just stated he was Asian. Meanwhile,  Kendrick Lamar’s back catalog is up 49% following a weekend full of beef, while Drake’s is down by 5%. Ice Spice teases her new single “Gimme A Light,” Megan Thee Stallion announced her new song “BOA” and Jermaine Dupri posted a sneak peek at a possible remix with one of Mariah Carey’s songs. Ryan Castro talks new music with us and what to expect from his new album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto’  Cover star Lainey Wilson teases new music and some of the challenges she’s had with stardom. Will Lay Bankz be able to hold on to her top spot on the TikTok Chart? SEVENTEEN takes us behind the scenes of their music video for “Maestro” and more! 

Tetris Kelly
Kendrick’s music is up with Drake’s down, three big teases in new female Hip-Hop tracks, and Cardi B is clearing the air. We go behind the video with SEVENTEEN, chat new music with Ryan Castro find out who’s on top on TikTok and Lainey Wilson is on Billboard’s Country Power Players issue. You’ve got another very exciting episode of Billboard News, let’s jump in. Here’s three things you need to know any apart. With all the distracts between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans are wondering if Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” is going to top the charts. But when it comes to both rappers catalogs a winner in the battle is clear. Kendrick Lamar’s back catalogue is up 49% following the weekend of beep, while Drake is down 5%. Dang Drake’s Hotline ain’t blinging no more, we’ll have to see if we’re getting a new king of the charts and new music is coming. Ice Spice has teased “Gimmie A Light” out Friday.

09 May 2024

Ryan Castro Talks New Album ‘El Cantante del Ghetto’ & His Journey to Stardom | Billboard News

Ahead of the release of his album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ Ryan Castro shares his struggles to get to where he is today and more!

Ryan Castro:

I never thought one day as I was waiting to sing on the bus, all sweaty with my mic, that in a few years I was going to be at the same bus stop, but in an interview with Billboard.

Tetris Kelly:

Colombian superstar, Ryan Castro, sat down with Billboard for an interview ahead of the release of his new album to talk about how far he’s come. 

Ryan Castro:

I had more needs. I believe that that need also made me do crazier things to get what I wanted. And nowadays I am more mature, I think about the actions I take so I can stay out of trouble or to avoid making bad moves.

Tetris Kelly:

His latest dream is this album featuring some big collaborations including Arcángel on the focus track. 

Ryan Castro:

To be able to say that I have a song like that is a triumph, like being able to say that I have a song with Arcángel and for it to be the focus of my album, for me it is a real triumph and it says that my career and my music is getting the respect I dreamed of. 

Tetris Kelly:

The album fittingly called, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ or ‘The Ghetto Singer,’ is inspired by his humble upbringing in Medellín as he reflects on what the streets taught him. 

Ryan Castro: 

I learned to control my time and emotions. I learned not to skip the process. I learned that singing on a bus.

Keep watching to learn more!