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The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula season three winner Landon Cider talks to Billboard about finding drag, being inspired by David Bowie and Stephen Sondheim, and more! Landon Cider:Because I’m an overachiever, the first song that I performed was a full on mix, where I came out as my feminine persona and transformed into drag on stage […]
Rae Sremmurd talks about performing their new song during the BET Awards pre-show, their love of groups like Outkast, Backstreet Boys, the Ying Yang twins, being excited to see Busta Rhymes being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and more on the red carpet of the 2023 BET Awards! Related Images:
Big Freedia talks to Billboard about her new album Central City, her new Fuse reality show Big Freedia Means Business, working with legends such as Lil Wayne and Beyoncé, and more!
Big Freedia:They were trying to stop me from gyrating and called all these police.
Tetris Kelly:They called the police?
Big Freedia:Yeah, and I was like, ‘I’m the queen of bounce, honey. You’re all gonna get ready to take me to jail.”
Tetris Kelly:Twerk all the way to the jail, how about that?
Big Freedia:Hey, this is Big Freedia, the queen diva, and this is Billboard News — girl down!
Tetris Kelly:It’s Tetris of Billboard News hanging out with Big Freedia. You looking good! Happy Pride!
Big Freedia:Thank you, happy Pride to you as well.
Tetris Kelly:I have been loving the energy. Have you been celebrating Pride?
Big Freedia:I’ve just been performing everywhere, bringing good energy, you know, going out living in my true being loud and proud.
Tetris Kelly:And I feel like the energy is different this year because of course, we always celebrate Pride. But then there’s so many social issues happening right now. So have you noticed, like, a difference in Pride this year when we’re under attack for so many reasons?
Big Freedia:Yeah, I definitely think that we are being fearfulness. And we are going out there and just showing our true colors, and letting them know that all of these laws that they’re trying to put in place, it’s not really stopping anything. We are going to still stand strong, and we’re gonna come together as a community and keep on fighting for our rights.
Watch Big Freedia’s full interview with Billboard News above!
Carly Pearce reveals five things you didn’t know about her at the Billboard Country Live event. Carly Pearce:Hi, I’m Carly Pearce, and these are five things you may not know about me. I live on a bus with four grown men — and I’m grosser than all of them. If I wasn’t in commercial country […]
Portugal. The Man frontman John Gourley is Billboard’s new cover star. A freak hailstorm broke out at Louis Tomlinson‘s show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday night, sending fans ducking for cover. Orville Peck cancels his tour to work on his mental and physical health. And Shawn Mendes shared the stage with Ed Sheeran during […]
Portugal. The Man frontman John Gourley talks about the crazy whirlwind success of the band’s hit single “Feel It Still” (a Billboard Hot 100 top 10), why their upcoming music is their most personal yet and more. John Gourley: The stakes have changed. The motivation has changed. The reason I’m doing this piece all changed […]
Singer-songwriter Lauren Jauregui spills about her celebrity crush, pet peeve, favorite movie and more on the fourth episode of Billboard News’ Speed Dating.
Tetris Kelly:We’re gonna do a little speed date. You got to be quick, though!
Lauren Jauregui:Oh, you got a little … we got a little card for this one.
Tetris Kelly:Oh, yeah. I’m ready! Where are you from?
Lauren Jauregui:Miami.
Tetris Kelly:What’s your sign?
Lauren Jauregui:I’m a Cancer.
Tetris Kelly:You got a little extra? What’s your moon?
Lauren Jauregui:I’m a Scorpio moon.
Tetris Kelly:See, you gotta get all the information!
Lauren Jauregui:And a Virgo rising.
Tetris Kelly:What was your dream job as a kid?
Lauren Jauregui:I wanted to be a teacher. I used to like to pretend to do roll call and, like< make my brother and sister be students and give them homework. Tetris Kelly:Who’s your celebrity crush? Lauren Jauregui:Currently, me. Tetris Kelly:I love the confidence. Lauren Jauregui:Or Megan Thee Stallion. Tetris Kelly:Good answer. I mean, she’s everybody’s celebrity crush. Everything about her, I mean, just run a clip. What’s your favorite movie? Lauren Jauregui:My favorite movie? Across the Universe. I also love like all the Spike Lee’s movies, because I just love his style. Tetris Kelly:What’s your favorite fast food? Lauren Jauregui:I haven’t been to a fast food place in a minute, but I would say Five Guys. Tetris Kelly:What’s your favorite local spot? Lauren Jauregui:LACMA. Tetris Kelly:Oh, you go to LACMA? Lauren Jauregui:Yeah, I love art. Watch the full video above!
Beyoncé, Rihanna and Zendaya sit front row at Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton show. Pop stars are under attack as Ava Max is slapped by a concertgoer in LA, a few days after Bebe Rexha was hit by a phone at her concert. We give you a deeper dive into season 13 RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Symone. […]
In the newest episode of Billboard’s Growing Up, Shaggy reflects on his whirlwind career, including how he developed his signature singing voice and the creation of his smash hit, “It Wasn’t Me.” See the industry titan take a trip down memory lane and tease his upcoming One Fine Day: Sting & Shaggy music festival, which […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 13 winner Symone talks about her start in drag, performing for the first time and more for our Billboard Pride cover with Maren Morris. Symone:At 18, I went to an amateur night at the club back home in Arkansas. I stepped on that stage, honey — the lights, the cameras hit […]