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18 Dec 2024

Bryson Tiller on Opening for Himself, Why ‘Whatever She Wants’ Is One of His Favorites to Perform & More | Rolling Loud Miami 2024

Bryson Tiller explains the concept behind opening for himself, creating an alter ego, why “Whatever She Wants” has become his favorite song to perform live, what’s coming up for him in the next year and more at Rolling Loud Miami.

Bryson Tiller
My favorite song from the new album to perform is probably “Whatever She Wants,” you know, and it really wasn’t supposed to be on the new album. Shout-out to RCA and all the people that forced me to put that song on the album, but, you know, I get it, and it’s cool, but that was my mixtape song, and I had a lot of other songs with that song that kind of matched that vibe. So it’s a little bit random, but, you know, the Bryson Tiller album was about versatility, so it’s all good. It made sense in the end. But that would have to be my favorite, favorite song to perform. I’m trying to add some new ones though. You know, I’ve been, you know, I never got a chance to rehearse any of the new album stuff, so I kind of just had to, like, get right on tour. So I’m about to take some time and just figure out which ones I could perform and see which ones the fans want to hear me perform as well.

Interviewer
What songs from the Bryson Tiller album would you most want to perform live?

Bryson Tiller
I definitely want to try to perform “Calypso” a little bit. I’m not sure yet. I just kind of got to browse through, because you never know like listening to Him, listening to them is a different vibe. You know, you like, Oh, I like listening to this, but when you when I start performing this, it can just be a whole different so I don’t know some stuff is just better live.

18 Dec 2024

Rich the Kid on ‘Carnival’ Going to No. 1, His NBA Starting Five, What’s Next for Him & More | Rolling Loud Miami 2024

Rich the Kid talked “Carnival” going to No. 1 on the Hot 100, his ideal NBA starting five, wanting to live in a Missy Elliott music video, what’s coming up for him next year and more at Rolling Loud Miami.

Rich the Kid
What’s up Billboard, it’s Rich the Kid and I’m at Rolling Loud.

Interviewer
You’re building a starting five with athletes or rappers. NBA, who are the five people you’re picking on your team fantasy league?

Rich the Kid
In the NBA?

Interviewer
Yup. Starting five.

Rich the Kid
Kobe, LeBron, Shaq, Jordan, myself — I’m on the team.

Interviewer
I like that. OK, if you could live in any hip-hop music music video from the past, which one would you pick?

Rich the Kid
One of Missy Elliott videos.

Interviewer
Why?

Rich the Kid
Because that sh– was crazy. That sh– was fire.

Interviewer
OK, what is the craziest thing a fan has done to get your attention?

Rich the Kid
Damn, sh–, wait at the airport when I got there.

Interviewer
Just waiting?

Rich the Kid
Yeah.

Interviewer
Just standing there. Like, like, that’s crazy. How do they know when your plane got there?

Rich the Kid
I don’t know.

Interviewer
That’s wild.

Rich the Kid
I don’t know either.

Interviewer
OK, what do you think is the most exciting trend in hip-hop right now?

Rich the Kid
Exciting trend, damn. That’s a hard one. Exciting trend in hip-hop. I don’t know. I don’t really follow the trends, I guess.

Interviewer
You make your own trends.

Rich the Kid
Yeah.

Interviewer
OK, so you had a crazy year, obviously, beginning with “Carnival,” No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. What’s coming up in 2025?

Rich the Kid
Yeah, new albums, more No. 1s, you know, stuff like that.

Interviewer
What can we expect on your album?

Rich the Kid
Fire, different production, different flows, different everything, new sh–.

Interviewer
Amazing. Thank you so much. Have a good night.

18 Dec 2024

Chlöe Bailey & Burna Boy Spark Dating Rumors With New Pics | Billboard News

Chlöe Bailey and Burna Boy were seen getting cozy, which quickly turned into fan speculation of their relationship status. Keep watching to learn more!

Tetris Kelly:

Are Chlöe Bailey and Burna Boy more than just friends? Well, Spotify is fanning the flames on their ‘Love Language’ playlist. Chlöe and Burna have set dating rumors ablaze after being spotted hanging out in Lagos, Nigeria. Rumors started swirling when the “Boy Bye” singer landed in Lagos on Sunday and was welcomed with a massive bouquet of flowers. But things really heated up when she and Burna Boy were spotted arriving at a venue in his signature purple Lamborghini. Clubgoers saw them dancing together, and then they were later seen exiting the spot holding hands. With cuffing season in full swing, it looks like these two might have found their perfect match. Billboard has reached out for comment. Neither Chlöe nor Burna Boy have commented on their relationship status at the time of this reporting. For more hip-hop news, keep it locked here at Billboard.

18 Dec 2024

BINI: Making A Global Impact & Spreading Filipino Music In 2024 | Billboard Global No. 1s 

BINI is beloved by the Philippines as they’re crowned as Billboard Philippines’ No. 1 artist of the year for Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. BINI talks about why they believe they’ve succeeded, their love for BINI CORE, how they’re using their stardom to spread Filipino music and more!

Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea, and more!

BINI:

Hi, I’m Sheena. Hi, I’m Mikha. Hi, I’m Aiah. Hi, I’m Stacey. Hi, I’m Gwen. I’m Colet. I’m Jhoanna. I’m Maloi and we are BINI. We feel honored to be representing the Philippines in the global stage. It was just a dream for us and now it’s really happening, and it’s not just a personal achievement, but the whole OPM as well. And right now, we are still honestly in shock that this even happening, but we are so grateful to everyone who truly believes and supports us and in return we promise to give you guys good music and performances soon.

I think with BINI, with us girls, aside from the music that we put out and the craft that we built, I think it’s because of us, girls and our personalities, and all the BINI CORE that the people love and enjoy because with us girls we’re just really being ourselves. I think the term for that is us being authentic and it’s like what you see is what you get and of course, excellence. We always aim for excellence in everything that we do. Yes, speaking of authenticity, I think it really shows in our songs. Also our personalities show in our songs and I think that’s what makes us relatable.    

So when has it ever sunken in… I don’t think it ever has because we’re just always ourselves like we don’t really… we don’t let fame or the titles get to us.

Keep watching for more!

18 Dec 2024

Rihanna Gets a Special Present From Mariah Carey at Her Christmas Concert | Billboard News

Rihanna attended Mariah Carey’s last Christmas concert, and the pop superstar gifted Ri something special to remember the night. Keep watching to see their interaction and the gift!

Tetris Kelly:
Say what, RiRi?! Rihanna lived her best life at Mariah Carey’s last Christmas show in Brooklyn, including getting her boobs signed. Let’s get festive. Rihanna was at the show with A$AP Rocky and bestie Jason Lee couldn’t believe Mariah was even approaching her. She is literally all of us. The way she grabbed the mic. Best moment ever. And my favorite part? Never ever try and catch the queen in bad lighting or from her bad side.

18 Dec 2024

Geolier Neapolitan’s Influence in 2024: ‘DIO LO SA’  Second Act & More | Billboard Global No. 1s

Geolier is a gift to Billboard Italy in 2024 as he’s chosen to be their No. 1 artist of the year for Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. Geolier talks about his pride of being Neapolitan, performing three sold-out shows and more!

Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase distinct voices topping their local charts around the world in exclusive interviews. Stay tuned throughout the week to discover who’s No. 1 in the UK, Brazil, Korea, and more!

Geolier: 

It’s definitely a major accomplishment. At the end of the day, it’s about doing a good job. I’m just carrying on the work that the pioneers started in Naples. Neapolitan has always been known in Europe, in Italy and around the world. I’m simply carrying on a culture that was already. Not at all. I thought I’d be able to make a living from music because it was the only thing I was good at, but I never imagined all of this. What I experienced at the Maradona Stadium was amazing. It’s been incredible to feel the love from the people and to see the results of my hard work. It was a celebration with the people. It wasn’t just a simple concert. It was definitely one of my biggest achievements. Disappointments are part of the journey this year, next year and even in. It’s just how it goes. But the good things help you heal from the bad things that happen to you. Act 2 was the final chapter of my album. I wanted to include everything that was missing and complete the story. Releasing a repack because by then you know exactly what was left out and what’s needed to complete the project. So, with the repack, I was able to fill in those gaps  

17 Dec 2024

 Jelly Roll’s Statement After Meeting Donald Trump | Billboard News

Jelly Roll’s fans had mixed opinions after he met and chatted with President-elect Donald Trump at a UFC match. Keep watching to see what he had to say.

Do you agree with his statement? Let us know in the comments!

Tetris Kelly: 

Jelly Roll was spotted shaking hands and smiling with President-elect Donald Trump at a UFC match, and it had fans debating about his political opinions. He’s finally speaking up. The “I’m Not Okay” singer cleared the air alongside his wife Bunnie XO on an episode of her ‘Dumb Blonde’ podcast, explaining: “We were told that the president is the highest honor in the world. When you meet a president, that’s a f—ing honor, no matter if you like them or not.”

He detailed his approach saying: “Dude, there’s not a chance in hell that I’m not going to meet the President-elect. I don’t care — if I got a call to meet Joe Biden, I would have stopped at any point and meet him. I don’t care about what he thinks or I think about policies. I don’t hide behind the ‘I’m not political stuff’. I’m not political!”

And lastly, he added Trump likes his music stating it was more relaxed than people think, with Trump telling him that he loves the song “Save Me” and that the star is “doing incredible things.”

17 Dec 2024

Sergio George’s ‘Flor Pálida’ Performance With Marc Anthony & More | Behind the Photo | Billboard

Sergio George goes ‘Behind the Photo’ and shares what it was like to perform with Marc Anthony & Luis Figueroa, recording with Noriel and more!

Sergio George:

Hey, what’s up? I’m Sergio George, and we’re going ‘Behind the Photo’ with Billboard.Photo number one, this photo, I believe, was in Premios Juventud with Marc and Luis Figueroa. They sang the song “Flor Pálida.” So it was vocals and piano. It was a magical moment, because I had to actually play piano for real, live. Pretty scary. Photo number two, oh, this was, I think, in Sony Studios, Sony Music Studios. I was recording, well I was recording vocals with Noriel, part of my salsa urban record with Noriel at Sony Studios. Cool picture. The story behind this picture. This was a master class that I had in Panama, Panama City, Panama. I had two full houses of 350 people each day. And this was a magical moment that people actually showed up to hear me talk crap. This is the photo that we’ve seen looks like he’s seven feet tall compared to me. It was, uh, we were recording the video for “La Vida Es Una Fiesta” and he’s not that much taller than me, by the way, but we sing as a man, I love it. 

17 Dec 2024

Ab-Soul ft. Vince Staples & Kamm Carson “California Dream,” Skilla Baby “Donavon McNabb” & More | Daily Visuals 12.17.24

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Many Hip-Hoppers felt that Ab-Soul had one of the best Hip-Hop projects of the year when he dropped Soul Burger just last month and much to the delight of his fans, Ab has given one of the album’s standout cuts the visual treatment and we couldn’t be more pleased.

Linking up with Vince Staples and Kamm Carson for the visuals to “California Dream,” Ab-Soul and company hang outside the LOVE HOUR eatery in LA with their respective crews to spit their bars and quite possibly get some grub after wrapping up the video shoot. Might as well, right?

Elsewhere Skilla Baby gets ready for a night out on the town and in his clip to “Donavon McNabb,” SB lays up with pillows of weed surrounding him before hitting the club with his peoples and turning up while high as a kite.

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Roc Marciano and The Alchemist, Larry June, and more.

AB-SOUL FT. VINCE STAPLES & KAMM CARSON – “CALIFORNIA DREAM”

SKILLA BABY – “DONAVON MCNABB”

ROC MARCIANO & THE ALCHEMIST – “STREET MAGIC”

LARRY JUNE – “TREASURE ISLAND”

EST GEE – “RIP LU MIKE”

STARLITO & BANDPLAY – “AIN’T GOING”

JONNY PARKS FT. JAE VON BUBBLES – “NMB”

PHILTHY RICH – “REAL, RICH & RESPECTED”

DABOII & BABYTRON – “SHITTYBOII”

17 Dec 2024

Mariah Carey Ties Her Longest Hot 100 Run & More | Billboard News

Mariah Carey is on the cusp of breaking her longest Hot 100 run, she’s ready to wrap up her Christmas tour and more. Keep watching to see all the latest news on the queen of Christmas!

Tetris Kelly:

Big news for Mimi as Mariah Carey ties her own record and one with Lil Nas X, whom she might top in the future. All as she was sick but is prepared to close out her tour. We have the updates. Mariah had to cancel 3 holiday tour shows due to flu and was really devastated, but she’s making her return to the stage in Boston tonight for the last show of the tour stating: “Thank you for making my #ChristmasTime so special ❤️ I’ve loved singing with you every night.” This comes as news dropped of her grabbing a 16th week at No.1 on the Hot 100 with “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tying her longest running No. 1 “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men. She now also ties for longest running streaming No. 1 with “Old Town Road” at 20 weeks. Both “Old Town Road” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” have topped the Hot 100 19 times. Will Mimi’s Xmas bop reach that milestone one season? We’ll have to wait and see!