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27 Feb 2024

Billboard News Exclusive Clip: The Kid LAROI’s Documentary ‘Kids Are Growing Up’ | Billboard News

The new documentary ‘Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named LAROI’ hits Prime Video on Thursday.

The Kid LAROI:
Maybe I’m just feeling lost. I guess I’m just going through what maybe most people my age are going through, but I guess the difference is this is the time for people to figure out what they want to do in life. I already know what I’m doing in life. I have a job, a family and a lot of people I support and stuff like that so I kind of like don’t really have time to be like a lost teenager. I’m just lost with a job.

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27 Feb 2024

Fireboy DML On His Rise, Working With Ed Sheeran On ‘Peru’ & More | Billboard News

Rising Afrobeats star Fireboy DML talks about how he got interested in making music, his many notable collaborations with the likes of Blaqbonez, Jon Bellion, Jon Batiste, Jax Jones, Madonna and his most well know collaboration Ed Sheeran on his most famous song “Peru,” how he feels about the Grammys finally recognizing Afrobeats, how much he loves football, mixing Afrobeats and country music, his love of Noah Kahan and more.

Fireboy DML
She took me out on a date.

Tetris Kelly
Oh, I love that.

Fireboy DML
And she just made me feel, let’s let’s move on. What up people? My name is Fireboy DML and you’re watching Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly
Hey, what’s up? It’s Tetris with Billboard News and I’m excited today because I’m hanging out with Fireboy. How’s it going, man?

Fireboy DML
I’m good, I’m blessed, how you doing man?

Tetris Kelly
Last time I saw you, you were kicking it at the Grammys, man, living your best life. How’s the whole experience for you?

Fireboy DML
It was amazing. It was a brand new experience for me. It was glamorous seeing all those people or those talents, you know, people that look up to. I saw Lenny Kravitz, I saw Jay-Z. Yeah, it was an amazing experience for me.

Tetris Kelly
That’s super cool. And how was it to see Afrobeats being celebrated, because obviously, there was the Best African Music Performance category that was a new category. So to see that happening to see Burna Boy on stage, how was that was that?

Fireboy DML
Ah that was everything. It was like a manifestation of everything that we’ve been working for over the years. And I was just really honored to witness it. It was like, “Oh, this is this is where this is like, this is it.” You know, I’m just I’m just really happy for Afrobeats in general and African music in general, because I mean, it’s bigger than Afrobeats.

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27 Feb 2024

Billboard Explains: Maren Morris’ Crossover Chart Success

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Maren Morris is always pushing the boundaries in music and in life. That’s why she’s Billboard’s Women In Music Visionary honoree. With 12 songs on the Hot 100, Maren shows no signs of slowing down. This is Billboard Explains Marin Morris’ crossover chart success. Marin Morris is a cross-genre country artist with 12 songs on the Hot 100 including pop dance song, “The Middle” with Zedd and Grey which peaked at No. 5 in 2018. Her massive country hit “The Bones” appeared on the charts in 2019 peaking at No. 12. That song spent 19 weeks at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it the second longest running No. 1 hit on the charts by an unaccompanied solo woman in history. That’s after Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” which spent 27 weeks at the top.

Narrator
Maren has also had 13 songs on Country Airplay including four No. 1. “I Could Use A Love Song,” Thomas Rhett duet “Craving You,” “Girl” and “The Bones.” She’s also had two No. 1 albums on Top Country Albums, Hero in 2016 and Girl in 2019. Her latest album Humble Crest reached No. 2 in 2022. We can’t wait to see what Maren Morris has up her sleeve next.

26 Feb 2024

Black History Month Spotlight: Phylicia Fant | Billboard News

For Black History Month, Billboard is celebrating by highlighting some of the greatest Black executives in music. And today we’re celebrating Phylicia Fant.

Phylicia Fant
Figuring out how can I be authentic, be myself and still achieve my dreams.

Tetris Kelly
For Black History Month, Billboard is celebrating by highlighting some of the greatest Black executives in music, and today we’re celebrating Phylicia Fant. From Lil Nas X to Jason Derulo and from Beyoncé to Prince, it’s not easy to be one of the industry’s best in publicity, but Phylicia Fant does it while looking flawless at the same time. Just some of her former titles include being the Vice President of Publicity at Universal Music Group and the SVP of Media and Strategic Development at Warner Music. She’s currently the Head of Music Industry and Culture Collaborations at Amazon Music, where she has transformed the brand, even working on Beyoncé’s merch deal, and she founded the Purple Agency for Public Relations and Marketing. She’s had a hand in the careers of Erykah Badu and India.Arie.

Phylicia Fant
The reason that you need executives of color in the building is because there’s things about people’s culture that you may or may not understand.

Tetris Kelly
And she’s not just here to represent herself, but fight for others to be by her side.

Phylicia Fant
The game is not necessarily rigged, but you have to really know how to pass the ladder back down.

Tetris Kelly
She’s a beacon of inspiration for aspiring executives everywhere. Her dedication, drive and undeniable style make her a true icon in the game, and we’re here for it. We celebrate you, Phylicia.

26 Feb 2024

Is Cardi B Preparing for Her Next Era? Plus, Fifth Harmony Supports Normani & More | Billboard News

Fans speculate that Cardi B is making her musical comeback after the rapper noticeably wiped her social media pages. Dinah Jane, Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui and Ally Brooke of Fifth Harmony showed their former groupmate Normani some love after announcing her debut album, ‘Dopamine.’ Rihanna let some fans hop into her car in Milan. Reese Witherspoon praised Selena Gomez after the release of her new song “Love On.” Billboard explains the success of Billboard’s Women In Music Global Force recipient Luísa Sonza. We break down the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, reveal a new track at No. 1 and more!

Tetris Kelly
Cardi B is making a comeback. There’s a brand-new No. 1 song in the country, updates on Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Fifth Harmony and giving you the rundown on a Women in Music honoree. I am so excited for this Monday, welcome to Billboard News, I’m Tetris and it’s February 26th. I got a lot of new faces to discuss, including the reason I’m wearing cowboy boots, which you can’t see. But let’s just kick things off with the goodies. Here’s three things you should know today. What would you give to get inside a car with Rihanna? Well, that was the experience for some lucky fans in Milan in a viral video. Rihanna let some fans in her ride for some selfies. I mean, NAVY may not be getting any new music, but that’s arguably much better. Speaking of fans, we love the famous friends fangirling over each other, and that’s just what Reese Witherspoon did to Selena Gomez at the SAG Awards. Hyping her girl up right after she released her new song “Love On.” Loving on “Love On,” I can’t even imagine having an Academy Award winner tell you they like your music. Selena, you really struck friendship gold. Also excelling in the friend department is Normani, after sharing the album artwork and a snippet from her new album ‘Dopamine,’ her Fifth Harmony sisters all jumped in the comments to show her love and this is why I’ll always be a Harmonizer. That kind of sisterhood will stand the test of time and I’ll be ready when the reunion comes.

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26 Feb 2024

Billboard Explains: Luísa Sonza’s Global Force On The Charts

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Brazilian artists Luísa Sonza knows a thing or two about getting on the Billboard charts. And that’s why she’s this year as Women In Music Global Force honoree. Luísa first got her start in 2014, singing covers on YouTube and first entered the charts in 2020. This is Billboard Explains Luísa Sonza’s global force on the charts. Luísa has seven songs on the global excluding US chart including “Cachorrinhas” which peaked at No. 69 in 2022. “Modo Turbo” with Pablo Vittar, featuring Anitta, that one hit No. 71 in 2021, and Chico, which peaked at No. 78 in 2023. Those three songs also charted on the Billboard Global 200. Outside of the US, Luísa has charted 12 songs on the Billboard Brazil Hot 100 including three top 10s. “Chico” which hit No. 1,”Penhasco2″ with Demi Lovato which hit No. 4 and “Sou Musa do Verão” with Marshmello which hit No. 9. She’s released three studio albums, two EPs and two compilations, has collaborated with Katy Perry on the song “Cry About It Later.” The Brazilian artist is already making an impact around the world and we can’t wait to see what’s coming next.

26 Feb 2024

Hot 100 Chart Reveal: March 2 | Billboard News

Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold’Em” rises to a new high, while Teddy Swims and SZA keep a steady presence in the top 10. Watch the video to find out which track reaches the No. 1 spot.

Tetris Kelly:
This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated March 2. Climbing back into the top 10 is “Agora Hills”; “I Remember Everything” is at No. 9.

Tate McRae is “Greedy” at eight, with Tay’s “Cruel Summer” at No. 7, SZA’s “Snooze” is at No. 6, while Benson Boone stays in the top five.

Kanye and crew fall a spot to No. 4, as Teddy Swims jumps back up to No. 3.

Jack Harlow slips a spot to two.

In it’s second week, becoming Beyoncé ninth No. 1 is “Texas Hold ‘Em.”

Watch the full video above!

24 Feb 2024

Billboard Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of LE SSERAFIM’s ‘Easy’ | Billboard

Billboard and the members of LE SSERAFIM, Sakura, Kim Chae-won, Huh Yun-jin, Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae show you the behind the scenes of their music video for “Easy.”

LE SSERAFIM
Hi Billboard we are LE SSERAFIM, I’m Hong Eunchae, I’m Sakura, I’m Huh Yunjin, I’m Kazuha, I’m Kim Chaewon, and today we’re so excited to share with you guys, an exclusive behind the scenes look at our music video for our new song “Easy.”

Nina McNeely
Hey Billboard I’m Nina McNeely, I’m the director of LE SSERAFIM’s new music video “Easy.” I came up with the concept for the video to create this futuristic surrealist world for the girls to explore. It’s like a post apocalyptic world realm that’s been taken over by nature, we’re exploring working with projections, we’re exploring iconography and different symbolism and it’s been a real joy to work with the girls on this.

Jonas Morales
My name is Jonas Morales, I’m your 1st AD, my job as an AD is to keep the set in rhythm. They call me making moves Morales and we got a lot more coming to you.

Huh Yunjin
Hi Billboard, this is Yunjin and the next scene I’m gonna to be filming is me laying in Hong Eunchae’s lap and shedding some golden tears.

Nina McNeely
So in this video I really wanted to create like a heightened sense of fashion and drama and really recreate some more unique things that aren’t seen in K-Pop videos quite as often. So we just shot a scene that just resembled Michelangelo’s sculpture the Pietà.

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23 Feb 2024

Mau y Ricky on Upcoming Album ‘Hotel Caracas,’ Going Back to Venezuela, ‘Los Montaner’ Season 2 & More | Billboard News

Venezuelan brothers Mau y Ricky talk about their new album ‘Hotel Caracas,’ working with a non-Latin producer like Malay and how that was different from making their previous records, how their Venezuelan heritage inspired their new project, their experience going back to Venezuela after many years, tease what fans can expect from the second season of their Disney+ series ‘Los Montaner,’ owning their masters and creating their own record label Why Records in partnership with Warner Records and more!

Leila Cobo
You are not twins. You are not twins, one is younger than the other.

Mau y Ricky
Yes. People can say in the comments who is younger. I’m kidding. Hi, we are Mau and Ricky and this is Billboard News. Spanglish.

Leila Cobo
Mau y Ricky, welcome to Billboard.

Ricky Montaner
We are very happy to be here.

Leila Cobo
This is an exciting time for you. So much change. Let’s talk, first and foremost about ‘Hotel Caracas.’ What is ‘Hotel Caracas?’

Ricky Montaner
‘Hotel Caracas’ is where all your dreams come true. It’s our new album, which we are incredibly proud of. We’ve been working on this album for a year and a half, but I feel we’ve been writing these songs all of our lives.

Leila Cobo
Why?

Ricky Montaner
Because I feel it’s like the destiny we have been waiting to get to. I feel it’s like a feeling that everything we’ve experienced in our career until now has formed us to be able to create this project we have in our hands.

Mau Montaner
Yes, it is the most Mau and Ricky thing we’ve done.

Watch the full interview above!

23 Feb 2024

Taylor Swift in Sydney, New Music From Selena Gomez, TWICE, Jennifer Lopez & More | Billboard News

It’s Friday, February 23rd and there are a ton of new music releases. Selena Gomez released her new track “Love On,” TWICE’s EP ‘With YOU-th’ is here, Jennifer Lopez dropped a music video for her track “Rebound’ and more! Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has arrived in Sydney, Australia. Sabrina Carpenter joined Taylor on stage to sing a mix of “White Horse” and “Coney Island.” Katy Perry, Rita Ora, Taika Waititi and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce attended the show. We go behind the video with LE SSERAFIM. And more!

Tetris Kelly
Katy Perry stops by ‘The Eras Tour’ proving there’s no bad blood, new music from Selena, SZA and more. We take you on set with LE SSERAFIM, Mau and Ricky stop by our studio, and we break down our Icon of the Year Kylie Minogue successes. Welcome back to Billboard News, I’m Tetris Kelly. It’s Friday, February 23rd. And well, I know you’re ready for the weekend. We have a lot to get through today. So let’s start with our Friday music guide. Selena Gomez makes her return with “Love On,” Selena told us this era would be pure pop and she wasn’t lying.

Tetris Kelly
We’ll have more music for you throughout the show, but let’s get into our top story. Katy Perry says, “What “Bad Blood” with Taylor?” as Sabrina Carpenter joins her on stage and her and her boo hit the zoo. We got all your deets on Taylor’s trip down under. It’s a moment for pop culture. Katy Perry attended Taylor Swift’s the Era’s tour and gave us exactly what we needed when she flipped the camera around during “Bad Blood.”

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