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08 Dec 2023

David Foster & Katharine McPhee on Creating ‘Christmas Songs’ Album, Their Relationship Advice & More | Billboard News

David Foster and Katharine McPhee talk about how they were inspired to create their ‘Christmas Songs’ album, Foster’s secrets to making great Christmas music, how they make their relationship work, their favorite family holiday traditions and more.

David Foster:
Oh, I thought that you’re taking your ring off! And furthermore, I don’t want to be married anymore.

David Foster:
Hi, I’m David Foster.

Katharine McPhee:
And I’m Katharine McPhee

David Foster:
And this is Billboard News.

Rania Aniftos:
Hey everybody, welcome back to Billboard News. I am Rania Aniftos and I am so honored because we are here today with David Foster and Katharine McPhee.

David Foster:
Let’s hear it, folks!

Katharine McPhee:
Live studio audience!

Rania Aniftos:
We’re finally in the Christmas spirit. You guys have your Christmas album, your second Christmas album together. Tell me a bit about why you decided to give it another go?

Katharine McPhee:
It’s not really a second Christmas album. The way we look at it is that it’s like one complete album. Most albums have, what? Thirteen tracks on it.

David Foster:
Right.

Katharine McPhee:
So now we just combined the two last year…

David Foster:
We did seven and seven. Seven last year, seven this year.

Katharine McPhee:
Yeah, so it’s like one big album. So you can now get the whole thing in one sort of bundle and

David Foster:
It’s called ‘Christmas Songs.’ You know why?

Rania Aniftos:
Why?

David Foster:
“Hey Siri, play Christmas songs.”

Rania Aniftos:
To be fair, it probably doesn’t hurt that algorithm, right? The SEO to get it up at the top

David Foster:
Smart girl.

Watch the full interview above!

08 Dec 2023

Nicki Minaj, Tate McRae & Sabrina Carpenter Release New Music, Akon & Sammy Wilk’s New Merch, More | Billboard News

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Nicki Minaj releases her highly anticipated ‘Pink Friday 2’ album. After success with her single “Greedy,” Tate McRae has released her album ‘Think Later.’ Sabrina Carpenter releases more holiday music with her ‘Fruitcake’ EP, featuring the single “santa doesn’t know you like I do.” Katharine McPhee and David Foster talks about their new Christmas album ‘Christmas Songs’ and what makes their relationship work. Billboard All Access shows some of the biggest Latin artists across the globe. Sammy Wilk and Akon show off their new merch on Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive and more!

Tetris Kelly
We’ve got albums from Nicki Minaj, Tate McRae and The Killers. Katherine McPhee and David Foster help us get in the holiday spirit. We celebrate the Queen of Rap’s birthday with a look back at her legacy. We’ve got your ticket to the hottest shows coast to coast. Plus our Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive continues. I’m Tetris Kelly, it’s Friday, December 8th, and it’s almost the weekend. We’ve got some Billboard News to get through first, starting with our Friday Music Guide. Tate McRae has already charted two songs on the Hot 100 in her latest era, and now we have the full project ‘Think Later’

Tetris Kelly
We’ll have more new music for you throughout the show. But first we’ve got a very special birthday girl to celebrate.

Evan Burke
Only an icon can give out gifts on their birthday. And that’s the Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj

Evan Burke
And from her “Boom Ba Da Doom Bass” to it being Pink Friday yet again, we’re celebrating Nicki’s 41st birthday in this week’s Pop Culture Rewind.

Evan Burke
It’s a monster moment in pop culture we’ll never forget. Nicki Minaj was killing the features early in her career, but her first album ‘Pink Friday’ was full of massive hits.

Evan Burke
None bigger than “Super Bass.”

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08 Dec 2023

Akon & Sammy Wilk Send Love to Their Fans With New Merch on TalkShopLive | Billboard News

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Akon reveals the renaming of his merch line to Konvict Kulture and Sammy Wilk announces autographed merch along with upcoming meet-and-greets for Billboard Live Shopping Week.

Tetris Kelly:
Along with TalkShopLive, we’ve been bringing you the best gift ideas from your favorite artists for Billboard Live Shopping Week. On Thursday, Akon brought out his Superfan gear with autographed merch and special-edition pieces.

Akon:
Konvict Kulture is pretty much what we’re at now, I realized that Konvict Music was more than just music; it really became culturalized globally so we changed the name from Konvict Music to now Konvict Kulture.

Tetris Kelly:
We also linked up with Sammy Wilk, who made available autograph merch and chances for meet-and-greets.

Sammy Wilk:
This is my sending you love merch. I made the design with my buddies.

Rania Aniftos:
I love that.

Sammy Wilk:
It has an abstract hand on the back

Rania Aniftos:
So cute.

Sammy Wilk:
And it’s holding a heart and saying ‘sending you love’ and really I’m trying to simplify my life.

Rania Aniftos:
I love that.

Sammy Wilk:
I feel like if I’m all over the place, my whole life is all over the place and I always say “Sending you love” so let me just make a piece out of it.

Rania Aniftos:
I think it’s a simple sentiment that can be applied to a lot of situations.

Sammy Wilk:
Yes.

Rania Aniftos:
Like life can just be put down to sending love.

Sammy Wilk:
Yes.

08 Dec 2023

Pop Culture Rewind: Celebrate Nicki Minaj’s Birthday by Looking Back at the Road That Led to ‘Pink Friday 2’ | Billboard News

Nicki Minaj celebrates her 41st birthday with the release of her much anticipated album Pink Friday 2, and Billboard is taking a look back at everything Nicki achieved when she broke through and released her debut album Pink Friday.

Evan Burke
Only an icon can give out gifts on their birthday. And that’s the queen of rap Nicki Minaj

Evan Burke
And from her “boom ba da boom bass” to it being Pink Friday yet again, we’re celebrating Nicki’s 41st birthday in this week’s pop culture rewind.

Evan Burke
It’s a monster moment in pop culture we’ll never forget. Nicki Minaj was killing the features early in her career, but her first album Pink Friday was full of massive hits.

Evan Burke
None bigger than “Super Bass.”

Evan Burke
A pop culture moments if we ever saw one.

Evan Burke
The album went No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the follow up Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded, another No. 1. Is the third time also a charm for Nicki’s December 8th birthday? She’s releasing Pink Friday 2 and as teased us with track “Last Time I Saw You.” The rapper has three Hot 100 No. 1 hits “Say So” with Dojo Cat, “Trollz” with 6ix9ine and her solo hit “Super Freaky Girl.”

Evan Burke
Which chart will her loyal Barbs help her top as a birthday gift back? We can’t wait to see. We’ll have another huge moment for you next week in our Pop Culture Rewind.

07 Dec 2023

Ice Spice & Doja Cat Open Up in New Podcast Episode, Karol G Billboard Cover & More | Billboard News

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Ice Spice and Doja Cat discuss a wide variety of topics in a new episode of Instagram’s podcast ‘Close Friends Only,’ Billboard reveals their latest cover star, Colombian superstar Karol G, the Billboard Español and Latin staffs rank the best Latin pop songs of the 21st century, Playboi Carti once again tops the TikTok Billboard top 50 with “Sky,” Angela Simmons shows off her vegan Angela Cakes and Jordin Sparks shares her favorite holiday gifts from Walmart and more!

Tetris Kelly
Karol G graces the cover of Billboard. We break down the top Latin pop songs of the 21st century. Doja Cat and Ice Spice launch a podcast, we’ve seen who’s dominating our TikTok Billboard Top 50 and our TalkShopLive week continues with Jordin Sparks. Welcome back to Billboard News, I’m Tetris Kelly, and it’s Thursday, December 7th. I can’t wait to get to our latest cover start but first, let’s get into Doja Cat and Ice Spice’s new podcasts.

Ice Spice
What do you consider as flirting on IG? Hyping up in comments, liking your story

Doja Cat
leaving a comment on every single photo

Ice Spice
Oh my god, not me flirting with you. I comment on everything.

Tetris Kelly
Doja Cat and Ice Spice are giving us everything we need over on IG and we’re breaking down some of their best moments. Instagram has treated us to a special edition podcast called ‘Close Friends Only’ and it features our queens Doja Cat and Ice Spice in their first ever sit down. They talked memes, fashion, beauty trends and yes, one day we could have the chance to be on Ice Spice’s close friends.
Doja Cat
How would someone make the cut for your close friends list? What’s the checklist?

Ice Spice
The checklist would have to be we’ve met in person at least once. Okay, yeah, that’s about it.

07 Dec 2023

Angela Simmons on Angela’s Cakes & Jordin Sparks’ Top Walmart Gifts:  TalkShopLive | Billboard News

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Angela Simmons shows off Angela’s Cakes during day three of Billboard’s Live Shopping Week and Jordin Sparks shares her top gifts from Walmart for the holiday season.

Tetris Kelly:
All week long we are here helping you with your holiday shopping by partnering with TalkShopLive. Yesterday we teamed up with Jordin Sparks and Walmart to bring you gift ideas for both children and adults. We were also joined up with Angela Simmons for a peek into the world of her ‘Angela’s Cakes.’

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07 Dec 2023

Playboi Carti Back Atop TikTok Billboard Top 50, Mariah Carey Rises to the Top 3 | Billboard News

Playboi Carti’s “Sky” returns to No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” creeping even closer to the top of the list, rising 3-2 on the ranking dated Dec. 9.

Tetris Kelly:
Playboy Carti returns to the top while Mariah Carey inches her way closer to No. 1.

Playboy Carti’s “Sky” soars back to No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the chart posting Dec. 7. And while that may be thanks to the “first of the month” lyrics, December is time for Christmas. The Queen of Christmas climbed one step closer to the top with “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” jumps from 18 up to No. 9. Not bad for a 78-year-old holiday legend.

Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok by monitoring music discovery and engagement on the platform in the United States. To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week, users can simply go to any sound detail page and tap the top right button to access the charts page.

07 Dec 2023

Karol G Opens Up About ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ Hitting No. 1, Global Stadium Tour & More | Billboard Cover

Colombian superstar Karol G opens up about becoming the first woman to have a Spanish-language album, Mañana Será Bonito, reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, her thoughts on doing a global stadium tour, her relationship with Feid, wanting to start a record label, giving back to her community and more.

Karol G
The energy people release, is directed toward me and it’s like I’m a battery, loading.

Karol G
Hey what’s up, I am Karol G and you are watching, Billboard.

Karol G
It had never happened. Yes it’s true! We are celebrating, we celebrate a lot as a team, but it’s crazy for me to think my album was the first album in Spanish to hit No. 1. To think Karol G is the first female Latin artist on a global stadium tour, is very crazy.

Karol G
I started in 2006 and I realized this month we celebrate 4 years of “Tusa.” But then, my first songs were released 15 or 16 years age. Imagine spending 15 years and thinking when will my moment come?

Karol G:
Someone told me, “Are you doing a stadium tour?” Beyoncé is doing stadiums. Taylor Swift is doing stadium tours. Are you ready for stadium tour? I said no. I’m not ready today. But I’ll be ready because it depends on me and my commitment. And on my team, the tour was planned for 2025. We did the Puerto Rico concert in March. At that moment, which was 11 days after the album was released people knew the whole album.

Karol G:
When I say “I go with the flow,” at the first show, I didn’t have the whole album and there were three dates. In the second, I had 4 more songs, and in the third show, I did the whole album. That’s where I sat and said I’m not interested in numbers, not interested in risk, not interested in anything. I want to do this tour and I want it to be global.

Watch the full video above!

06 Dec 2023

Victoria Monét on The Jaguar Tour, Her First Solo Hot 100 Entry, Love for Ciara & More | Tour Stop With Billboard News

Singer, songwriter and dancer Victoria Monét gives Billboard a full behind-the-scenes look at her The Jaguar Tour, being a mother on the road, getting her first solo Billboard Hot 100 placement, love for Ciara and more!

Victoria Monét:
Are you hearing that?

Cameraman:
Yeah, let’s hold for one second.

Victoria Monét:
I can’t get no quiet around here because we’re on tour.

What’s up? It’s Victoria Monét, and this is my tour stop in New York City. And this is where I’m at the stage right down there in a little bit, so see you there!

It’s my very first tour, headlining ever. I’m doing a combination of songs from Jaguar I and Jaguar II. So you get, like, kind of two of my projects in one tour. It’s just really awesome. I’m excited to be doing this.

If I had to pick my favorite songs to perform from ‘Jaguar I and II, I think I would bookend it. My show starts with “Moment,” which is from Jaguar I, and it’s always exciting to see the crowd for the very first time. Everyone’s just, like, super in tune, all the phones are out, so that’s always really exciting. And then the finale is really fun. I do a song from Jaguar II called “On My Mama.” There’s a lot of energy surrounding it — it’s on the radio right now, so it feels very current.

The dance from the music video is somewhat viral, so I can see people doing it in the audience, so that always makes it more, like, an interactive part of the show, which feels really fun to do.

To see “On My Mama” become my first solo Hot 100 entry is really insane. I’ve been writing for so long and I’ve seen glimpses of it for my pen, but not for me as an artist, so it’s really, like, a whole new light for me. I’m super excited. I’m really grateful. I know how much it takes to get an accolade now. So I’m just thankful for everyone who is behind the scenes pushing it, every person at radio, everybody who’s streaming it and sharing with their friends and just making it go and do what it’s doing. I just have a really good understanding of what it takes to be anywhere near Hot 100. So I’m very, very thankful.

And now we are headed to talk to the GRAMMY U students!

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06 Dec 2023

BLACKPINK Renew Contract With YG, Taylor Swift Gets Candid About Travis Kelce & More | Billboard News

BLACKPINK renewed their contract with YG following rumors that Jennie, Jisoo and Lisa were planning to leave the agency. Taylor Swift was named Time’s Person of the Year and got candid about her new relationship with Travis Kelce, what fans can expect from ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’ and her infamous phone call with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Cardi B’s cryptic post on Instagram Stories sparked breakup rumors with husband Offset. Morgan Wallen is on the cover of Billboard’s No. 1s issue. Victoria Monét opened up about touring as a mom, performing songs from ‘JAGUAR’ and ‘JAGUAR II,’ her biggest inspirations and more on the latest episode of Tour Stop. We showed off the best gifts from Netflix shows and movies on talkshoplive during Billboard Live Shopping Week and more!

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Tetris Kelly:
Cardi B and Offset have us wondering what’s up. BLACKPINK is returning to your area. We’ve joined Victoria Monet on tour. Taylor Swift is Time’s Person of the Year. And our Billboard Live Shopping Week continues.

I’m Tetris Kelly. It’s Wednesday, December 6th. We’ve got so much to get into in today’s Billboard News.

First, we’ve got to talk about our latest cover star. Morgan Wallen is the cover star for our No. 1s issue. In his first major interview in over two years, the country star touches on everything from dominating our charts in 2023, being a leader in the resurgence of country music’s popularity and mainstream, to the lessons he’s learned since his 2021 scandal and actions following. Morgan also comments on being snubbed at peer-voted awards shows like the CMAs and Grammys.

Cardi B is no stranger to speaking her mind, but her latest truths have us wondering what’s going on. Rap’s biggest couple may be in trouble again. Fans are speculating that Cardi B and Offset are splitting up. Cardi B sparked rumors that her and Offset may be headed for a breakup. Earlier this week, the rapper posted to her Instagram Stories two cryptic messages, reading, “You know when you just outgrow relationships,” followed by, “I’m tired of protecting people’s feelings… I GOTTA PUT MYSELF FIRST!”

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