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08 Nov 2023

What to Expect from the 2023 CMAs: Morgan Wallen & Post Malone, Paula Abdul & More | Billboard News

Here’s what you can expect at The 57th annual CMA Awards.

Tetris Kelly
Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, Dan + Shay and Paula Abdul? The 2023 Country Music Awards are in Nashville tonight, Nov. 8. We’ll be there but right now we’re telling you everything that’s going down.

Morgan Wallen will take the stage joining forces with Post Malone and HARDY, in what is the jam-packed performance lineup at the CMAs.

We’ll also see Carly Pearce, the Zac Brown Band, The War and Treaty, Lainey Wilson and so many more.

Lainey Wilson leads this year’s nominees with nine nods including Entertainer of the Year.

The ceremony which will again be hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning also sees superstar presenters like Paula Abdul, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, and more.

It all goes down live on ABC. We’ll see you there.

Watch the full video above!

08 Nov 2023

Billboard Music Awards Performer Profile: NewJeans | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Billboard has announced that NewJeans will be performing at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard runs through some of the biggest chart highlights of NewJeans’ career.

Tetris Kelly:
NewJeans is just getting started on the Billboard charts but the K-pop group has made quite an entrance.

In just a few short years, the girl group has dominated the Billboard Global 200 with three top 10 hits, including “Super Shy” and “Ditto.”

Here are some more of the group’s impressive chart accomplishments:

Three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Global 200, four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Global Excl. US Chart, five Hot 100 hits, and one No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, their 2nd EP ‘Get Up’.

This year, the girl group is a finalist in four categories, including the newly created Top K-pop Artist and Album and Top Global K-pop song.

Excited to see NewJeans as a featured performer at this year’s revamped BBMAs.

Watch the full video above!

08 Nov 2023

XG Plays Never Have I Ever | Billboard

XG plays Never Have I Ever with Billboard.

Maya:
Hi, we’re XG and we’re gonna play Never Have I Ever!

XG:
Yes!

Maya:
We love this game.

Evan Burke:
Never have I ever forgotten my lyrics on stage?

XG:
Never!

Maya:
Who? What? I have?

Chisa:
What?

Harvey:
Really?

Maya:
We didn’t know! When? Tell us! Tell us!

Juria:
Recently, but think about it, dancing around…

Cocona:
HITC?

Juria:
No, no, no, that- music shows…

Maya:
Music show… Oh when we were doing music shows in Korea.

Juria:
“GIRL GVNG,” “GIRL GVNG”

Maya:
“GIRL GVNG?” That’s so recent!

Jurin:
You almost forgot for a moment?

Juria:
I almost forgot for a moment.

Maya:
Okay, so she almost forgot. Almost.

Evan Burke:
Never have I ever tripped on stage?

Harvey:
I have!

Maya:
Probably, do?

Juria:
I’ve seen JURIN-chan trip!

Jurin:
Have you?

Maya:
Oh, me too!

Jurin:
I tend to stumble a little bit.

Maya:
You said never but ALPHAZ find your videos online.

Evan Burke:
Never have I ever woken up my roommate getting a late night snack?

Maya:
I have!

Jurin:
I have!

Harvey:
I have!

Cocona:
I think never.

Maya:
And specifically, Hinata. Oh, never?

Cocona:
I think never.

Maya:
No, that’s a lie!

Jurin:
Lie, lie!

Evan Burke:
Never have I ever cried watching a movie?

Maya:
I have!

Harvey:
Of course!

Jurin:
Of course!

Chisa:
I have!

Hinata:
I have!

Juria:
Of course!

Maya:
We’re all very emotional!

Jurin:
I cried so hard when I watched Titanic.

Harvey:
True!

Watch the full video above!

07 Nov 2023

Tori Kelly Opens Up About Hospitalization, Her New EP & More | Billboard News

Tori Kelly sat down with Billboard News’ Rania Aniftos and opened up about her hospitalization, getting back on the road for her tour, experimenting with new sounds and styles on self-titled EP Tori and more!

Tori Kelly:
“I could be your shelter.” Like, the crowd always has to sing that line. Hey, I’m Tori Kelly, and you’re watching Billboard News.

Rania Aniftos:
I’m Rania Aniftos with Billboard News, and I’m so excited to be here with the super talented, the super beautiful Tori Kelly.

First, how are you feeling after your hospitalization?

Tori Kelly:
I’m feeling good. I’m actually feeling really good. Totally caught me off guard. It was a scary few days, but I’m so happy that I had, like, a really good support system around me. I was mind blown by just all the love and support that I got during that time.

Rania Aniftos:
Beyond fans, Beyoncé sent you flowers.

Tori Kelly:
Beyoncé, yeah, I got a lot of flowers. But when Beyoncé’s flowers showed up it was like, “Oh, yeah, those are obviously from Beyoncé.” They were massive.

Rania Aniftos:
I mean, healing of the body and soul, though.

Tori Kelly:
Seriously yeah, I was like, “I’m good now. I’m good, yeah.”

Rania Aniftos:
I mean, but then you really did get back up and you went right on tour, basically.

Tori Kelly:
It is honestly a dream come true. I was looking forward to this tour for a while. And then I think now with everything that’s happened health wise too, I’m just even more grateful. And it feels even like more emotional being on stage now, and just not wanting to take a single second for granted.

Watch the full interview above!

07 Nov 2023

Pop Culture Rewind: Cardi B’s Iconic ‘Okurrr’ Pepsi Super Bowl Commercial | Billboard News

Billboard takes a look back at when hip-hop superstar Cardi B’s “Okurrr” became so iconic that Pepsi decided to feature it in several Pepsi Super Bowl commercials in 2019.

Evan Burke:
Hip-Hop superstar Cardi B is just as famous for her hits as she is for her bombastic personality. Never did we see that more than when her phrase “Okurrr” became legend in her Pepsi ad. We take you to that moment in today’s Pop Culture Rewind.

“Okurrr,” the phrase used by Cardi B, had gained so much traction on social media she even had to explain it to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

But in 2019, when Super Bowl time came, she dropped the perfect explanation with a little bit of help. Steve Carell, Lil Jon and more teamed up to say all the ways Pepsi is OK. But really it’s Cardi B’s ad that shined. Oh ma’am, it’s the best kind of word — one from the dictionary of pop culture.

We’ll have another huge moment for you next week in our Pop Culture Rewind.

07 Nov 2023

Billboard Music Awards Performer Profile: Bebe Rexha | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Billboard has announced that Bebe Rexha will be performing at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard runs through some of the biggest chart highlights of Bebe Rexha’s career.

Bebe Rexha:
When “The Monster,” which is a song I cowrote for Eminem and Rihanna, hit No. 1, I got a picture of all the Billboard Charts and it’s still in the bedroom that I grew up in, in Staten Island.

Tetris Kelly:
Billboard Music Awards performer and finalist Bebe Rexha has been a mainstay on the Billboard Charts in the years since “The Monster” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 2013. And she’s no stranger to the Billboard Hot 100 as an artist either with four songs making it to the Top 10 including the song that almost made it to the No. 1 spot on the coveted Hot 100 making it to No. 2.

“Meant To Be” with Florida Georgia Line also has the most weeks at No. 1 ever on the Hot Country Songs chart. It was No. 1 for 50 weeks.

At this year’s BBMAs Bebe is a finalist in three categories, including Top Collaboration for her song “I’m Good (Blue)” with David Guetta.

The duo’s hit song has the second most weeks at No. 1 ever on the Hot Dance Electronic Songs at 55 weeks.

Bebe is also up for Top Billboard Global Excl. US Song and Top Dance Electronic Song.

Here are some of Bebe’s other No. 1 stats…

Two No. 1 hits on the Pop Airplay Chart and two No. 1 hits on the Dance Electronic Songs Chart.

We can’t wait to see Bebe Rexha’s BBMA performance on Sunday, November 19th.

Watch the full video above!

07 Nov 2023

Nicky Jam Plays Fishing for Answers | Billboard

Nicky Jam plays Fishing for Answers with Billboard backstage at Billboard’s Latin Music Week 2023.

Nicky Jam:
Hi, I’m Nicky Jam, and I’ll be Fishing for Answers with Billboard.

“What is your most embarrassing moment on stage moment?” My most embarrassing moment on stage … that’s a good question because I take care of myself a lot. I would say my most embarrassing moment on stage was when I lost my voice one time. I could barely sing and people noticed I couldn’t sing because my voice was gone. I had to let the backup singer sing and I was just pretending I was singing. There was still half an hour of the show left. For me, that was really embarrassing.

“Have you ever met someone who left you starstruck?” Who was it? Juan Luis Guerra. The first time I saw him was at an award show. I’ve been a fan of Juan Luis Guerra since I was about 8 years old and obviously, when I saw him, I was in shock. He is really big, literally. He measures, like, 6’3″ or 6’2″, something around that. The mere fact of being someone’s fan for so many years and following him, when you see him for the first time. I think he’s the only person who has affected me that way.

“What’s the best concert you’ve ever had?” A concert I had in Madrid about two years ago on my tour. It looked like a Queen concert. Incredible to see so many people giving me so much love, and there’s a point where you feel like crying because you feel it’s like a love overload, you get me, of so many people. That was clearly one of the best concerts I’ve ever had. I can’t remember the exact date, but I know it was in Madrid.

Watch the full video above!

06 Nov 2023

(G)I-DLE, aespa & IVE to Collab, Dua Lipa’s Surprise, Peso Pluma on 2023 BBMAs & More | Billboard News

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker welcomed their first child together, and Stormi Webster stormed the stage with a performance alongside her rapper dad Travis Scott. Dua Lipa teased a special “surprise launch event” in three different cities to celebrate the release of her new single ‘Houdini.’ K-pop girl groups (G)I-DLE, aespa & IVE announce that they are teaming up for their new single ‘NOBODY.’ HYBE x Geffen reveals the top 10 finalists in ‘The Debut: Dream Academy.’ And more!

Tetris Kelly
The Kardashian kids are making the news. It’s ‘1989’ and we’re loving it. Due Lipa is back in music, Peso Pluma is performing at the BBMAs and K-pop girl groups are doing it big. It’s Monday, November 6th, and this is Billboard News. So much to get to, including a massive week for Taylor on our charts. But let’s start by keeping up with the Kardashians. Travis Barker welcomes a baby boy with Kourtney Kardashian, and Stormi joined daddy Travis onstage. We got all your Kardashian kid news. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker both had three kids each prior to their marriage, and now they welcome their first together: a little boy that Barker revealed on the “One Life One Chance” podcast is named Rocky Thirteen Barker. Congrats to the couple. And how adorable is this story made her stadium debut at Travis Scott’s SoFi show in LA.


Tetris Kelly
I cannot deal with the cuteness. Watch out, Blue Ivy Carter: Stormi is coming for you.

Watch the full video above!

06 Nov 2023

Billboard Music Awards Performer Profile: Peso Pluma | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Billboard has announced Peso Pluma will be performing at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard runs through some of the biggest chart highlights of Peso Pluma’s career.

Peso Pluma
It’s just a start, it’s just the beginning of a new era of Mexican music.


Tetris Kelly
It’s been a big year for Peso Puma, our BBMA top new artists finalist. The regional Mexican singer has dominated the Billboard charts all year, bringing regional Mexican music to the forefront. Some of his biggest accomplishments include 22 career entries on the Billboard Hot 100, 14 songs on the Hot 100 at the same time, and his album ‘Genesis’ spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums.


Peso Pluma
It was like my first baby, you know? And just watching it being in the top charts with very big, important names because it was just such a crazy thing.


Tetris Kelly
“Ella Baila Solo” is the first regional Mexican songs hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Peso is a finalist in five categories, including top new artists and top Latin artists. And he’s no stranger to the coveted No. 1s on the Billboard chart. Some highlights include one No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, No. 1 on top Latin albums, three No.1s on Hot Latin songs. Peso Puma has cemented his place in Billboard history and earned his spot as a BBMAs finalist.

06 Nov 2023

Hot 100 Chart Reveal: Nov. 11, 2023 | Billboard News

Can “Cruel Summer” hold its top spot after Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Verison) has completely taken over our charts? And Doja Cat and SZA are still holding on to their spots in the top 10.

Tetris Kelly:
This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated Nov. 11.

We kick off the week of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) with “Suburban Legends.”

At nine, Taylor never goes out of “Style.”

SZA’s “Snooze” stays in the top 10 at eight.

“Bad Blood” is red hot at No. 7.

“Cruel Summer” falls to six.

Back in the vault for “Say Don’t Go” at five.

Doja contributes to the girls-only top 10 at four.

Back to 1989 for “Slut!”

At No. 2 is “Now That We Don’t Talk.”

And with her eighth top 10 this week and 11th career No. 1, is Taylor Swift’s “Is It Over Now?”