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29 Apr 2024

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Breaks More Records, Rihanna Teases New Album Again, Hot 100 Reveal & More | Billboard News

It’s Monday, April 29th, and Taylor Swift hits another record on the Billboard 200 with the release of her double album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ She makes a huge debut at No. 1, securing her 14th chart topping album. The Hot 100 is in, who takes the cake? Keep watching to find out. Rihanna is at it again teasing her new album and what type of tracks could potentially be on it. Jess Glynne takes us behind the photo, WILLOW stopped by the Billboard studio to share more about her upcoming album and more!

Tetris Kelly:

Taylor Swift makes a historic debut with ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ The album does a complete takeover on The Hot 100, Rihanna teases R9 leaving fans wanting more and we give you a preview of our chat with WILLOW Smith. Welcome to a brand new week of Billboard News we’ve got a lot to get into, so let’s start with our top story. To no one’s surprise Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ made a huge debut on the Billboard 200, it broke some other records too. Taylor herself reacted to the huge news posting on Twitter, “My mind is blown. I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album.” The album debuted at No. 1 on the chart is the superstars 14 chart topping album. That makes her tied with Jay-Z for the most No. 1 albums for solo artist in the nearly 70 year history of the chart. Only The Beatles are ahead with 19 No. 1 albums. The album launch with 2.61 million equivalent album sales and over 891 million official streams with 1.9 million traditional album sales, it’s instantly the top selling album of 2024. To put that number into context, the second biggest selling album counting weekly sales from January to now is Beyonce ‘Cowboy Carter’ with 228,000 copies total. Taylor does it again. Taylor Swift breaking records who would have guessed? Here’s this week’s chart. Taylor Swift’s the ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ has done a complete takeover.

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29 Apr 2024

Jess Glynne Shares the Story Behind Her Photo With the Spice Girls & More | Behind the Photo | Billboard

Jess Glynne shares stories behind her photo with the Spice Girl, photos in the studio, performing on stage and more in this episode of Behind the Photo with Billboard.

Jess Glynne
Hey, I’m Jess Glynne and this is behind the photo with Billboard. This picture was taken in Rack studios in North London, where I’ve recorded a lot of this album. I remember it quite specifically, I wrote the intro to the album. And this was a moment where I was obviously listening to the record back and my friend Jolene, who’s my creative director for it, let’s take a nice little snap. This is a really like beautiful moment, because there was like a few tears actually, that day. This picture is me onstage last year at Radio 1, this was quite a special moment for me because I had not been onstage for I would say, three to four years. It’s been a minute, it was actually like a really big relief being onstage and like everyone’s reaction, and this moment, captures it all. This is a picture of me at Wembley Stadium with the Spice Girls. And this was just before our last show. This was one of the most surreal moments of my life. The Spice Girls was the first gig I ever went to at Wembley Arena as a kid, my manager came up to me, he was like, the Spice Girls are getting back together and doing a tour and they want you to go on tour with them. And I was like, shut up. And he was like, yeah, like, do you want to do it? And I was like, Is this real? Fast forward, it was real. I went on the tour with the Spice Girls. And it was one of the most insane moments and probably one of the biggest highlights of my career. And I will never forget walking out into that stadium for the first time. And there shows that in and I actually felt like a little kid. So that was a moment I will never forget. This is me pouting with my new merch hat on that says I take you for breakfast. And that is a lyric from my musical. “Enough” is a really important song for this record. It was the first song that I wrote that I decided was going to be on the album, it kind of set me up for the messaging of this record. And like when we were announcing the album, The only song that made sense to kind of release with that moment was this song because it kind of summarizes the journey that I’ve been on and where I’m at now. And it’s crazy because the songs kind of evolved for me in its meaning over the years, but when I listened to it now it’s like a really nice kind of reassuring message that I am enough.

29 Apr 2024

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for May 4, 2024 | Billboard News

Tetris Kelly:
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has done a complete takeover. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated May 4.

At No. 10 is “Guilty As Sin.”

“Who’s Afraid of Little Oh Me?” is in at No. 9.

Florence + The Machine joins Taylor at No. 8.

“But Daddy I Love him” is at No. 7.

At No. 6 is “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys.”

“So Long, London” is at No. 5.

The title track is in at No. 4, with “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” at No. 3.

“Down Bad” is in at No. 2.

In the top spot is Taylor’s 12th No. 1, “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone.

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26 Apr 2024

Normani’s New Single ‘1:59,’ Anitta’s ‘Funk Generation,’ Doja Cat’s Backlash, Latin AMAs 2024 Recap & More | Billboard News

It’s Friday, April 26th, and Doja Cat is getting backlash about her performance at Coachella, with many stating it wasn’t “safe for kids.” Normani released her new single featuring Gunna “1:59,” Anitta dropped her new album ‘Funk Generation’ and more. The Latin AMAs happened yesterday and we have all the updates from behind the scenes with some of Latin music’s biggest names. Songwriter and artist Keityn sits down with us to share how he’s created some of the biggest Latin hits with Shakira, Karol G, Maluma and more. With the release of her new album ‘Funk Generation,’ we take a look back at all of her hits on the Hot 100 and more!

Tetris Kelly:

Doja Cat is not safe for work or your kids, new music from Normani and more. We take you to the Latin AMAs, have an interview with Keityn and an in-depth look at Anitta. It’s almost the weekend, which means we’ve got a ton of new music to get to in our Friday Music Guide. More new music throughout the show, but it’s time to get to our top story. Are Doja Cat’s shows not safe for kids? She’s saying hell no in a rant on X, but is she wrong? Doja just popped off at Coachella, but it’s not for everybody. The Billboard chart-topper posted today, “I don’t know what the f— you think this is but I don’t make music for children so leave your kids at home motherf—er.” Um, okay girl. … A fan asked if she was high and she answered “maintenance.” We love a high maintenance queen.

Get ready for a vocal master class. VINCINT’s got the feels and the vibes with “LEAN.”  Feid & Karol G, who wasn’t able to attend, took home the most awards of the night at the Latin AMAs.

Watch the full episode above!

26 Apr 2024

Anitta’s Rise on the Charts | Billboard Explains

With the release of Anitta’s album, ‘Funk Generation’ we take a look at her various Billboard charts accomplishments especially with her debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Me Gusta” and later hits like “Bellaqueo” and “Envolver.”

Anitta:

Now I’m working on an album like in full funk, full like of my culture!

Narrator:

Anitta is bringing the funk with the release of her upcoming album ‘Funk Generation.’ To celebrate the release of her sixth studio album, we’re looking back at some of her biggest chart accomplishments. This is Billboard Explains: Anitta’s Rise On The Charts. Anitta made her Billboard Hot 100 debut with “Me Gusta” featuring Cardi B and Myke towers back in October 2020, where it peaked at number 91. Since then, she’s had two more songs on the Hot 100 “Bellaqueo” with Peso Puma that reached number 53. And “Envolver” which peaked at number 70. “Envolver” was a viral hit for Anitta that spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard global excluding U.S. chart. Over on Hot Latin Songs, the song is one of Anitta’s four Top 10 hits alongside “Machika” with J Balvin and Jeon which reached No. 10. That collab also saw success on Latin Airplay, where it spent one week at No. 1 in 2018. Anitta also has five Top 10s on Latin Pop Airplay, and three Top 10s on Latin Rhythm Airplay, where will ‘Funk Generation land on the charts? We can’t wait to find out.

26 Apr 2024

Keityn Shares How He Writes Big Hits With Karol G, Shakira, Maluma & More | Billboard News

Songwriter and artist Keityn shares how he’s created some of biggest Latin hits in recent history with Shakira (“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”), Karol G with (“Tusa,””Provenza” and “TCQ”), Maluma (“Hawái”). He shares that he’s written for J Balvin’s new album, talks about how Shakira’s “Acróstico” is a testament to her motherhood, his new song with Tiago, how he finds songwriting inspiration and more!

Keityn
When we did “Hawái” we didn’t think about the artist, it was stored for 6 months. I showed it to several artists and they didn’t want it.


Leila Cobo
Really?


Keityn
Hi I’m Keityn and this is Billboard News.


Leila Cobo
We are happy to have you, because you’ve just won the ASCAP composer of the year.


Keityn
Yes, I won that Composer of the Year.


Leila Cobo
11 songs, including which ones?


Keityn
“Bzrp Music Sessions 53″ with Shakira, I think “TQG,” “Acróstico,” I can’t remember, can I look at a photo?


Leila Cobo
Look at a photo because it is an impressive list.


Keityn
Yes.


Leila Cobo
While you look at the photo, I want to know how do you make a song like “TQG?”


Keityn
“Monotonía,” “Frágil,” “El Amor su de Vida,” “Amargura,” the one with Romeo “for the last time,” “Según Quién,” “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” “El Amor su de Vida,” and that’s it.


Leila Cobo
Nothing.


Keityn
There are little things.


Leila Cobo
Among those 11 songs, 8 or 9 sung by women.


Keityn
Almost all of them.


Leila Cobo
You are a man at a time when many people are saying women should sing songs made by women, but it seems like you have the skill to know how to think like women.

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26 Apr 2024

VVS Talks About What Fans Can Expect From Their Debut, Their Sound & More | Billboard Korea Cover

New K-pop girl group VVS talk about what fans can expect from their debut, how their girl group concept is different from other girl groups, how they describe their R&B and pop sound and more in their Billboard Korea cover interview.

VVS
Hi Billboard, we are VVS!

Britney
Hello my name is Brittney and I’m the leader of the group.

Ilee
Hello I’m Ilee and I’m a rapper in our group.

Rana
Hello I’m Rana and I’m the main dancer in this group.

Jiu
Hello I’m Jiu and I’m the main vocalist in this group. Nice to meet you.

Liwon
Hello I’m Liwon and I’m youngest in this group.

Question: We heard you just learned your group name?

Brittney
So we finally finally finally got our name, we’ve been like waiting for this moment. So we’re so excited. Yeah, so we should tell them our name. So how about we introduce our group name?

VVS
Hello we are VVS!

Question: What’s the meaning of the group name?

Brittney
So we have three meanings to our group name. So our first meaning is that VVS means the highest commercial grade diamonds, so the first meaning shows our luxury side.

Ilee
Additionally, the second meaning of our group name VVS stands for the Roman numeral 5, representing the number five and VS or to be against, which represents our aspiration to overcome all obstacles together.

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26 Apr 2024

Billboard Asks Locals For The Best Get Up Anthems Of Houston | Billboard x Tres Generaciones Tequila

Billboard and Tres Generaciones Tequila are partnering to find out the Get Up Anthems of select cities, and the first stop is Houston, Texas. Ahead of the curated list, in this ‘Man on the Street,’ we tapped Houston locals to help share some of their favorite hometown hits that have inspired and energized their city, including “Savage Remix” by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé and artists like Bun B, Pimp C and more! Be sure to check out the official Get Up Anthems for Houston presented by Tres Generaciones Tequila.

Tetris Kelly:

It’s Tetris. Billboard and Tres Generaciones Tequila have partnered up to find the biggest Get Up Anthem in each city? Today we’re in Houston, the home of barbecue and southern wraps, and we ask the locals which bops inspire and energize this city. Okay, so we’re putting together the Top 10 Get Up Anthems in Houston by people in Houston. So what do you think should be on that list?

Local #1

I think “Wanna Be A Baller” is a cult classic. 

Tetris Kelly:

Are you a baller? 

Local #1:

Oh you know it.

Tetris Kelly:

Okay I was just checking. 

Local #2:

Pimp C. It’s all Pimp C.

Tetris Kelly: 

Anything Pimp C is representing the city right?

Local #2:

Yeah!

Local #3:

My opinion, DeeBaby is killing the game right now. Him and That Mexican OT. Yea

Tetris Kelly:

This man is giving me so much knowledge right now.

Local #4:

I want to say Beyonce because she’s from Houston, Texas. Hey, no, Hold ’em.

Tetris Kelly:

I gotta know what’s your Houston anthem? 

Local #5:

“Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce.

Tetris Kelly:

Oh I knew it.

Local #5

H-Town hotties!

Tetris Kelly:

Oh I was told Tres is for the hotties. 

Local #6

We got Tejano, we got Spanish, RnB, it’s a little bit of everything. I’m a Bun B baby though, I’m a Bun B baby

Local #7

For me it’s gonna be that “Get throwed” 

Tetris Kelly:

Oh Bun B!

Keep watching to learn more!

25 Apr 2024

Taylor Swift Breaks Records on Vacation, Matty Healy Responds, Peggy Gou’s Rise to Fame & More | Billboard News

It’s Thursday, April 25th, and we can’t seem to get enough of Taylor Swift. The singer jetted off to a vacation with Travis Kelce, Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid. After the release of her new albums, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Matty Healy finally responds about the songs about him in Taylor’s new album and Taylor breaks yet another record. On our cover, we have groundbreaking DJ-producer Peggy Gou and she tells us about her rise to fame. We give you an overview of all the exciting music festivals to come this summer. The TikTok Chart is in, who takes the lead? Will it be Hozier or will Alek Olsen still reign supreme? We take a look at the success of Blondie in our Chart Rewind this week and more!

Tetris Kelly:

Taylor’s ex, her vacation and her broken record. We break down the top headliners of festival season. Peggy Gou takes over the cover of Billboard, we run down the TikTok Billboard Top 50 and look back at a past chart topper. Welcome to Billboard News. We’ve got a lot to get into, here’s Three Things You Need To Know about Taylor Swift today.

The records keep breaking, Taylor’s ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’ became the first album to pass 1 billion Spotify streams in a single week. Oh, we are listening, but is one of the album’s rumored muses doing the same? As the Swifties and public dissect if songs are about Tay’s ex, Joe Alwyn or her fling with 1975, Matty Healy, ET caught up with the singer and asked “did he hear his diss track?” To which he responded, “I haven’t really listened to that much of it, but I’m sure it’s good.” It is good. And can we all stop figuring out who it’s about and just enjoy the music.?I pretend it’s my life. Lights, camera, b*tch smile, and Taylor is apparently smiling on vacation. Travis Kelce’s mom shared on QVC saying her son sent her a pic of them having a couple’s vacation with Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid. All I can say to that is double power couple goals. Just invite me next time. Moving on to our latest cover star, Peggy Gou is paving her own way.

Keep watching to learn more!

25 Apr 2024

Noel Schajris on How He Balances His Solo Career & Tour With Sin Bandera | Billboard News

Solo artist and Sin Bandera band member Noel Schajris talks about preparing to perform new song “Love’s Still Here” at the Latin AMAs with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, balancing his solo career and tour schedule with Sin Bandera and more!


Tetris Kelly
Argentine, Mexican singer Noel Schajris is set to hit the stage at the Latin AMA’s Thursday night, performing a brand new song with country star Jennifer Nettles. Billboard’s Sigal Ratner-Arias caught up with him to talk about his busy schedule and how he gets ready for a performance like the Latin AMAs.


Noel Schajris
And I’ve been exercising every day for three years. The day I don’t exercise, my body feels strange and nutrition is vital. I don’t know if you’ve seen me on the show, but I keep jumping up and down and climbing on the rafters.


Tetris Kelly
In addition to his work as a solo artist, he’s part of the chart topping group Sin Bandera and talked about how he juggles it all.


Noel Schajris
Calendars are crazy, in the middle of a tour with Sin Bandera, that we’ve played 80 shows all over the world, owning my own record label, of my own music, release a new album, have three children, a family. It is very demanding. A lot of people tell me: I don’t understand how you do it, but it works. It is achieved by the passion, I have for making.


Tetris Kelly
As for his own music which includes his most recent album ‘Siempre Osupe’ he says he’s enjoying his freedom as an independent artist.

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