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10 Dec 2024

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Final Show: Everything You Missed | All Access | Billboard

Taylor Swift wrapped up her two year trek of ‘The Eras Tour’ in Vancouver this past weekend, and we’re showing you everything you missed from the final night!

Tetris Kelly:

It’s Tetris Kelly with Billboard News at the very last night of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. We’re telling you everything you missed from the show. We’re giving you one moment from each era in Billboard’s All Access. Taylor kicked off her very last set of surprise songs with “A Place in This World” from ‘Debut’ and of course, we have to give it up for the best bridge on ‘Fearless.’ She always enchants us for ‘Speak Now’ and never, ever forget her first Hot 100 No. 1 from ‘Red.’ We grabbed our passport to Canada as Taylor took us to ‘1989’ and she took us to church one last time during ‘Reputation.’ During ‘Lover,’ Taylor reminded us how special the night was. We all went to the woods for ‘folklore,’ cue the “Champagne Problems” standing ovation. The ‘Midnights’ set sparkled as we said goodbye to an era, and we were completely shook by her most recent era addition: ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ What a night we had fighting dragons with you, Taylor. I had too much fun tonight, long live. For everything you missed at the last night of ‘The Eras’ tour head to billboard.com.

10 Dec 2024

Fat Joe on ‘Paradise’ With Anitta, DJ Khaled Friendship & More | Behind the Photo

Fat Joe shares how he filmed the “Paradise” music video with Anitta and DJ Khaled, how LL Cool J inspired him to rap and more in Behind the Photo.

Fat Joe:
Hey, what’s up, y’all? This is Fat Joe. We are on Billboard, and this is called Behind the Photo.

My big day, I promised my mother I would graduate one day. I didn’t know that somehow God would give me a doctorate. Shout out to Lehman High School in the Bronx. This is a very big day for me, and it was such an honor for me to get it. I flew right back to Miami the next day just to give my mother the diploma and tell her that I promised I would give it to her. So you don’t know how things are gonna come. You know, God blessed me in this way. I need that.

You know for being such a superstar, being so lit right now, she’s so humble in real time, and we shot the video to “Paradise” behind Khaled. We jumped out in Washington Heights with no permits everywhere. She never complained once. She did the video. Beautiful person. I need that Brazil. This guy is crazy. It’s my brother, Khaled, this is, uh, football Sunday, I believe, early in the morning in Orlando. This is just before he crowd surfed in the crowd. I was so terrified for him, because he really jumped out there and had the students carrying him, throwing them up in the air. But you already know that’s my brother. We the best, yes.

It’s me and my idol, LL Cool J. I would never rap if it wasn’t for LL Cool J, he inspired my whole life. He’s always mentored me and given me knowledge to go to the next level. So shout out, LL Cool J, James Todd Smith, my brother, I love you.

10 Dec 2024

SZA & Luke Combs Sizzle at Nos. 7 & 8 on Billboard’s Top 10 Artists of 2024 | Billboard News

SZA and Luke Combs take over the seventh and eighth spots of Billboard’s Top 10 Artists of 2024. Keep watching to see who landed where and how their discography landed them their spots!

Make sure to tune in on Dec. 12 for the Billboard Music Awards airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX and Fire TV channels and on-demand on Paramount+.

Tetris Kelly:
We’re counting down numbers seven and eight of the year’s biggest acts on Billboard‘s Top Artists chart for 2024, and at No. 8? Luke Combs! The country king is No. 8 after a busy year on both the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Hot 100 songs chart. He scored his sixth consecutive top 10-charting effort on Billboard 200 in June with Fathers & Sons, debuting and peaking at No. 6. He debuted eight new titles on the Hot 100 during the chart year, including two that reached the weekly top 40: his Twisters soundtrack contribution “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” and Post Malone’s “Guy for That,” on which he’s featured. And we’re not done!

At No. 7 on the countdown? SZA! SZA scores the No. 7 spot, thanks to the enduring success of her two full-length studio albums SOS and CTRL on the Billboard 200, as well as multiple hits on the Hot 100. SOS, which was released in late 2022 and debuted at No. 1, has yet to depart the chart, while CTRL, released in mid-2017, has been on the chart in almost every week since its release. Four songs that premiered on the Hot 100 chart during the 2023 chart year continued their runs into 2024: “Kill Bill,” “Snooze,” “Slime You Out” with Drake, and “Rich Baby Daddy” with Drake and Sexy Red.

Keep it locked here all week for more artist reveals and don’t forget to tune in to our Billboard Music Award pre-show special on Dec. 12, followed by the main show happening right after at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX and Fire TV channels and on-demand on Paramount+.

10 Dec 2024

SZA Teases ‘Lana’ Release in New Trailer | Billboard News

SZA posted a teaser on her Instagram for her highly anticipated new album, Lana. Keep watching to see the teaser and the fan theories on her new music!

Tetris Kelly:
The R&B soulstress SZA has given fans something to talk about with the release of a quick teaser for her upcoming Lana deluxe album. Two years to the day since the original release of SOS, SZA shared a video to social media accompanied by an unreleased track that samples the Isley Brothers’ “Voyage to Atlantis.” The teaser shows SZA in the woods having a much needed moment to herself before closing with overlaid text which sees Lana appearing above the words “SOS Deluxe”. The video is captioned with the words, “Clock starts now. Happy anniversary.”

Internet sleuths have pointed out that SZA is wearing a shirt with a five on it, and the dark part of the stream in the video also seemingly makes a five. What does it all mean? Is that a hint at the album release date or something more? Only time will tell, but we’re looking forward to whatever SZA has in store.

For more in music, stay tuned here at Billboard News.

10 Dec 2024

4Batz on ‘Thank You Jada’ Album, ‘Act II: Date @ 8’ With Drake, Says Ye Is a ‘Genius’ | Billboard News

4Batz sits down to share details about his new project, Thank You, Jada, which continues the story from U Made Me a St4r. He discusses meeting Drake, the creation of “Act II: Date @ 8,” and its rise into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, he talks about spending time with Ye, the inspiration behind “Hood Grammy,” how he initially never envisioned a career in the music industry and more!

Michael Saponara:
What’s going on, everybody? Welcome to another episode of Billboard News. You let me host another one. I’m Mike Saponara. We have the guy with us, the Heartbreak Kid. Can you believe it? 4Batz in the building. 

4Batz:
Your boy in the middle, what’s up? 

How we feeling? Good? 

Amazing, blessed. 

In New York.

In New York.

How’s your trip treating you? 

Beautiful. It’s always a trip. It’s always a good trip. 

Well, we love that you’re here, bro. You got your project coming on the way, Thank You, Jada. How do you want to set this up that differentiates from your first project, U Made Me a St4r?

Honestly, I want to continue the story. You know, I look at my life like a story. I look at my life like I think it’s always been interesting like a book. You know, that’s why I named them. The first was acts, chapters, you know, it’s a story. I’m just trying to continue with it.

Like we’ve heard you say, Thank You, Jada, before that was the tour and everything. Why’d you want to continue, I guess, with that theme? 

Because it’s going to be just one continuation to the story. But also, you know, a lot of people didn’t see, you know, a lot of people know the tour. See the tour before, right? So the tape is kind of showing like, you know, you made me a star. Thank you, Jada. That’s why I thank you. After this, I don’t know, it might be over with. You know, you gotta talk to the author about that. 

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09 Dec 2024

Ariana Grande’s Acting & Musical Success Set Her Up for ‘Wicked’ | Billboard Explains

Ariana Grande unveiled her newest role as Glinda in ‘Wicked’ not too long ago, and we’re running through her acting and singing career that helped set her up for this huge milestone. From starring on Broadway to scoring No. 1s on the Hot 100 & Billboard 200, keep watching to see Ariana Grande’s journey to ‘Wicked!’

Narrator:

Ariana Grande was born to be Glinda. The superstar may be known for her insane vocal range, and she’s stepping into the iconic role of Glinda the Good Witch in Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of ‘Wicked.’ But who is Ariana? What’s her story? And how did she land a role in one of the biggest movies of the year? This is Billboard Explains: Ariana Grande’s Journey to ‘Wicked.’

Born in Boca Raton, Florida, Ariana’s passion for singing and musical theater started at a young age. Growing up, she starred in numerous theater productions, including the leading role in a children’s production of ‘Annie.’ At 15, she was chosen from thousands of hopefuls to play the role of Charlotte in the Broadway musical ‘13,’ and made the move from Florida to New York in 2008.Fast forward to the early 2010s when Ariana made her big TV debut on the Nickelodeon series ‘Victorious,’ starring as Cat Valentine. The show ran for four seasons and turned into the popular spin-off ‘Sam & Cat.’ During this time, Ariana landed her Billboard chart debut with the ‘Victorious’ song “Give It Up,” which debuted at No. 3 on Kid Digital Song Sales. Ariana also started uploading covers to YouTube and soon caught the attention of Republic Records president Monte Lipman. He signed Ari to the label in August 2011.

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09 Dec 2024

Post Malone Is No. 9 on Billboard’s Top 10 Artists of 2024 | Billboard News

Post Malone snags the No. 9 spot on Billboard’s list of the Top 10 Artists of 2024. Keep watching to see how Post stole the year with his summer tune!

Tetris Kelly:

We’re counting down the year’s biggest acts on Billboard’s Top Artists chart for 2024 and at No. 9? It’s Post Malone! The country crooner had a chart-topping 2024. ‘F-1 Trillion’ became Post Malone’s third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and first No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and his hit collaboration with Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help” was not only a No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but the track also won Billboard’s Song of the Summer chart race for 2024. If you want more chart-topping artists, don’t forget to watch our Billboard Music Awards Pre-Show Special on December 12! And keep it locked for the main show on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox and Fire TV channels and on-demand on Paramount+.

09 Dec 2024

Kendrick Lamar Is No. 10 on Billboard’s Top 10 Artists of 2024 | Billboard News

To round out 2024, we’re launching our list of the top 10 artists of 2024. At No. 10, we have Kendrick Lamar. Keep watching to see how he took over the year and how he landed at No. 10!

Tetris Kelly:

We’re counting down the year’s biggest acts on Billboard’s Top Artists chart for 2024, and at No. 10? Kendrick Lamar! The West Coast native has had a huge 2024. His hit diss track “Not Like Us” broke the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, with 25 weeks in the top spot. During the 2024 chart year, four of Lamar’s previous albums – ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City,’ ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,’ ‘DAMN.’ and ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ – all spent time on the Billboard 200, with ‘Good Kid’ and ‘DAMN.’ both getting back into the top 20. And speaking of chart-topping artists, don’t forget to tune in to our Billboard Music Award Pre-Show special on December 12! And stay tuned for the main show on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FOX and Fire TV channels, and on-demand on Paramount+.

09 Dec 2024

Fidel of Grupo Marca Registrada Plays ‘Fishing for Answers’ | Billboard

Fidel Oswaldo Castro from Grupo Marca Registrada shares the moment he knew his life changed, his fears and more!

Fidel Oswaldo Castro:

Hello, how are you friends? I am your friend from the Marca Registrada Group, and on this occasion we are going to play ‘Fishing for Answers’ with Billboard. What is your biggest fear? My biggest fear, really, is losing my family. I think it’s my biggest fear, personally and musically, to run out of ideas. Second question: What is your favorite vacation destination? I think Cancun, Mexico. If you were to make a movie about your life, who would play you? What a good question, isn’t it? There are quite a few very good actors. Let me think about it. I believe Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler would represent my life. 

Producer:

It’s a comedy?

Fidel Oswaldo Castro:

Yes, it’s a comedy of my life, really. When was the first time in your career that you thought: “I made it”? The first time I thought I made it was when I filled my first stadium, my first arenas, such as the Toyota Arena in California, among others, some of which are bull rings in Mexico. And when I heard my music in all the streets, of which great artists began to notice me and my talent. That was the first time. 

09 Dec 2024

Jay-Z Responds to Being Accused in Civil Lawsuit of Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl Alongside Diddy | Billboard News

Jay-Z has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year old girl alongside Diddy in 2000, and the rapper has responded to the accusations. Keep watching for the full details on the case and Jay-Z’s response.

Tetris Kelly:

Jay-Z accused of assault? In a complaint filed in New York federal court, the unnamed Jane Doe has added Jay-Z as a defendant in the civil lawsuit allegedly along with Sean “Diddy” Combs at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty back in 2000, according to a civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday. Lawyer for the plaintiff Tony Buzbee claims that after the alleged victim was driven to the afterparty and forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement, she was given a drink that made her feel “woozy” and “light headed.” When she went into a bedroom to lie down, Buzbee claims she was assaulted by the two stars while a third female celebrity looked on. The music icon has strongly denied the allegations against him. Calling the lawsuit a “blackmail attempt” aimed at securing a settlement, he called Buzbee a “fraud,” a “deplorable human” and an “ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.” Jay released a statement Sunday evening addressing the lawsuit:

“You have made a terrible error in judgment thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same, I’m not from your world. I’m a young man who made it out of the projects of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games. We have very strict codes and honor. We protect children, you seem to exploit people for personal gain.”

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