Media – Billboard https://www.billboard.com Music Charts, News, Photos & Video Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:38:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Mýa Meets Her Doppelgänger, Talks Album Anniversaries, Bounty Killer Collab & More | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/mya-doppelganger-album-anniversaries-billboard-news/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:00:00 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235415692

Mýa sat down with her Billboard doppelgänger, Heran Mamo, and opened up about her album anniversaries, love for Jamaica and dancehall, the lessons she’s learned throughout the years and more!

Heran Mamo:
I get told often that I look like you from, like, artists I interview to, like, random people at events.

Mýa:
Oh my goodness! This is so on point, I thought that was me.

Hey, I’m Mýa, and you’re watching Billboard News!

Heran Mamo:
Well, thank you so much for coming today! I’m super excited to interview you!

Mýa:
Thank you for having me! Excited to be here!

Heran Mamo:
I have to congratulate you first because you’ve spent 25 incredible years in the music industry, and I’m curious: What is the biggest lesson and the biggest blessing of it all?

Mýa:
The biggest blessing — I’ll start there — is to, of course, help others to be in a position to. Traveling is always beautiful, experiencing new places, cultures, food. I’m a foodie. Lessons … you know to remain a student — that’s the biggest one because there’s always something to learn, a position to learn, a new skill set to learn for anything in life, and staying humble will keep you a student and then eventually a master so you can help others. Yeah.

Heran Mamo:
I think you were recently in Jamaica, right? For the music video for your new single “Whine” with Bounty Killer. Tell me about that new single.

Mýa:
Funny story is I had a solo version of the video shot two years prior to reaching out to Bounty Killer and I’ve always wanted a feature on that record. And so we went back down to Jamaica two years later and you know, to the same location and put Bounty Killer in the video, inserted him, and it all looks cohesive now.

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Maren Morris Is ‘Righteously Angry’ & Leaving Country Music: So What’s Next? https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/maren-morris-leaving-country-music-pop-shop-podcast-1235416074/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:38:04 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?p=1235416074

Maren Morris has been a country hitmaker since her 2016 breakthrough “My Church.” But last week, she released a pair of new songs — “The Tree” and “Get the Hell Out of Here” — along with a mission statement that makes it clear she’s no longer interested in playing by the rules of country music.

“These two songs are incredibly key to my next step because they express a very righteously angry and liberating phase of my life these last couple of years, but also how my navigation is finally pointing towards the future, whatever that may be or sound like,” Morris said in a press release. “Honoring where I’ve been and what I’ve achieved in country music, but also freely moving forward.”

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On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are looking at other recent examples of stars working outside country — Taylor Swift’s explicit pop pivot, Kacey Musgraves bypassing the establishment, Zach Bryan charting his own course — and how they’ve all found their own lanes beyond the genre. Morris herself has already found success outside country, with her Billboard Hot 100 top five hit “The Middle” with Zedd and Grey (also a seven-week No. 1 on Pop Airplay) and her crossover hit “The Bones,” which topped the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Airplay charts.

Listen below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Olivia Rodrigo doubles up at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with her new GUTS album and its single “Vampire,” how Fleetwood Mac is back on the Billboard 200 with a new archival live album, how friend of the podcast Josh Groban can be heard on a new No. 1 album on our Cast Albums chart, and how rising jazz star Laufey makes a splash on the Billboard 200 and atop our jazz charts with the largest debut for a jazz album in nearly two years.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

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Megan Thee Stallion Talks Going Viral With Justin Timberlake, Christina Milian Addresses Jennifer Lopez Feud Rumors & More | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/megan-viral-justin-timberlake-christina-milian-jennifer-lopez-feud-rumors-billboard-news/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:59:08 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235415816

Megan Thee Stallion talked to Billboard about her partnership with Cheetos, what it was like working with Cardi B again and going viral with Justin Timberlake. Music powerhouse Mýa sat down with her Billboard doppelgänger Heran Mamo and opened up about her album anniversaries, love for Jamacia and dancehall, the lessons she’s learned throughout the years and more. Christina Milian addresses Jennifer Lopez feud rumors over Jennifer’s track “Play.” And more!

Tetris Kelly:
Megan Thee Stallion talks about Cardi B and Justin Timberlake. Christina Milian addresses feud rumors with Jennifer Lopez. Zach Brian collabs with Noah Kahan and Bon Iver. Mya drops by our studio and we learned five things about ITZY.

Welcome to Billboard News. I’m Tetris Kelly, it’s Tuesday, September 19th and we’re starting off today with Megan Thee Stallion, straight from the horse’s mouth.

Cheeto Commercial Extras:
FU, Megan.

Megan Thee Stallion:
FU!

Cheeto Commercial Extras:
FU!

Megan Thee Stallion:
FU, all the way!

Tetris Kelly:
Megan Thee Stallion is giving out scholarships with Cheetos and she’s talking to Billboard about Cardi B and Justin Timberlake. Let’s talk about the Hotty!

Megan Thee Stallion:
Welcome to Flaming Hot University, where we teach you everything about the flaming hot lifestyle.

Tetris Kelly:
It’s Flaming Hot University and Megan is the official Hot Girl Dean of Admission for a partnership that gives back with scholarships, a curriculum and, of course, merch. But she talked with Billboard about so much more!

On her recent “Bongos” collaborator, Cardi B, she stated, “She literally just let me do me. This is the second time she sent me a song and I’ll be like, “friend, can I do whatever I want to do on the beat? I’m gonna put two verses on here. Alright?” She always let me do whatever I want to do creatively.” They performed the track at the VMAs, where a video went viral where it looked like Meg cussed out Justin Timberlake backstage.

Watch the full video above!

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Here Are Five Things You Didn’t Know About ITZY | Billboard https://www.billboard.com/video/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-itzy-billboard/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:54:50 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235416212

ITZY reveals five things you didn’t know about them.

ITZY:
Hey! This is ITZY!

Lia:
And these are five facts that you might not know about us.

Chaeryeong:
Let’s talk about it!

Ryujin:
Go on, Yuna.

Yuna:
Oh, actually…

Ryujin:
You’re hesitating.

Yuna:
I really really love our fans.

ITZY:
Actually?

Ryujin:
Do you have to put “actually” in front of it?

Yuna:
Yep, that’s true!

Lia:
Actually, I gained weight after coming here because there was so much delicious food everywhere so yeah, definitely enjoying this time.

Chaeryeong:
Me too!

Yeji:
Actually, I don’t like coffee-

Yuna:
Everyone knows!

Yeji:
But this day, I like coffee.

ITZY:
Oh!

Chaeryeong:
I ordered an acai bowl for an hour later.

Ryujin:
Later? It will come?

Chaeryeong:
Yes.

Ryujin:
Today in the morning I ate an M Morning. It was so delicious. On the top and the bottom was the pancake.

Lia:
We’re ITZY and these are some facts that you might not know about us.

Chaeryeong:
Bye!

Ryujin:
Thank you!

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Jung Kook Misses BTS, Suga’s Enlistment Date, Halle Berry Slams Drake & More | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/jungkook-misses-bts-sugas-enlistment-date-halle-berry-slams-drake-billboard-news/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:51:00 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235414809

The numbers are in for this week’s Hot 100! Did Doja Cat hold on to No. 1? Is country music still reigning over the charts? Plus, Katy Perry sold her music catalog to Litmus for a whopping $225 million. The deal includes rights to the singer’s five chart-topping songs off ‘Teenage Dream.’ BTS’ Jung Kook talks about missing his bandmates and Suga has revealed his military enlistment date. And more!

Tetris Kelly:
Olivia Rodrigo is the queen of the charts. Jung Kook says he misses BTS as Suga prepares for military duty. Drake allegedly crosses Halle Berry. Katy Perry made bank selling her catalog and we learned five things about Renee Rapp.

I’m Tetris with Billboard News. Hope you had a great weekend! It’s Monday, September 18th, and we have a huge update for our charts.

On the Billboard 200, Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album Guts debuts at No. 1, making her the first female artist to debut their first two entries at No. 1 since Ariana Grande. But that’s not it for her or us. Today, we launched our Hot 100 in a brand new way for the first time on video and I couldn’t be happier to deliver you the goods. Let’s run it down!

This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated September 23. Down from its No. 6 peak is “Dance the Night.” Gunna falls to No. 9. SZA’s “Snooze” is just shy of its No. 7 peak. But good idea, right? Olivia is up from No. 26. “Last Night” falls again to No. 6. Taylor’s “Summer” is still going at No. 5. “Fast Car” slows down to No. 4. And Zach Bryan is at No. 3 in his third week. Down from her first solo No. 1 last week, Doja Cat. And back at No. 1 for the first time since July… “Vampire.”

Watch the full video above!

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Here Are 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Reneé Rapp | Billboard https://www.billboard.com/video/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-renee-rapp-billboard/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:41:27 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235415431

Reneé Rapp reveals five things you don’t know about her.

Reneé Rapp:
Hey, what’s up? My name is Reneé Rapp and these are five things that you might not know about me — and if you do, you pay much too attention to me.

I played golf my whole life and I started on the boy’s golf team in middle school. And they were all super rude to me, for the most part. And I have a distinct memory of someone hitting me in the back of the head with a golf ball. So I hope you rot.

I have a good one… oh, I’m a fake vegan. I was vegan, actually, in real life for two years. And now I just tell people, I’ll be like, “yeah, sorry, I’m a vegan,” and then they’ll be like, “Oh my God.” And I’ll be like, “yeah” and then like, one of my friends will usually be like, “she’s not a vegan. I don’t know why she’s lying to you.”

I used to, when I was a kid, I used to dress my little brother up, putting him in little like skirts and bows, and he looked absolutely stunning. For a while, my little brother was Kylie to me, my younger sister.

I was in Student Council, but not just Student Council, I was actually on the State Board for North Carolina Student Council. I don’t remember exactly what that title was but it was something advisor. And it was a big f—ing deal.

My legal middle name is not Mary Jane. It’s actually just Jane, but my grandmother’s name, who my middle name is after, is Mary Jane and I loved Spider-Man. And I thought MJ was super hot. I got really pissed that nobody put Mary Jane as my legal name and I started just calling myself Reneé Mary Jane Rapp, and now it’s stuck.

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Hot 100 Chart Reveal: Sept. 23, 2023 | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/hot-100-chart-reveal-09-23-2023-billboard-news/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:19:05 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235414650

The numbers are in! Will Doja Cat be able to hold onto No. 1? Is country music still reigning over the charts?

This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated September 23.

Down from its No. 6 peak is “Dance The Night.”

Gunna falls to No. 9.

SZA’s “Snooze” is just shy of its No. 7 peak.

But good idea, right? Olivia is up from No. 26.

“Last Night” falls again to No. 6.

Taylor’s “Summer” is still going at No. 5.

“Fast Car” slows down to No. 4.

And Zach Bryan is at No. 3 in his third week.

Down from her first solo No. 1 last week, Doja Cat.

And back at No. 1 for the first time since July… “Vampire.” 

Watch the full video above!

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Vic Mensa on His Latest Album ‘Victor,’ Black Star Line Festival & More | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/vic-mensa-new-album-victor-collaborators-billboard-news-interview/ Sat, 16 Sep 2023 01:00:00 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235413963

Vic Mensa talks about his sophomore album, Victor, the Black Star Line festival in Africa, working and collaborating with other artists such as G-Eazy, Common and Chance the Rapper, his cannabis brand 93 Boyz and more!

Vic Mensa:
We broke out the sage.

Tetris Kelly:
Oh, of course!

Vic Mensa:
Or the palo santo! And just like, “Yeah, so what you thinkin’?” What’s up, y’all? I’m Vic Mensa, and you’re watching them Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly:
It’s Tetris with Billboard News. A lot of swag just hit the couch. What’s up, Vic?

Vic Mensa:
How are you doing, man?

Tetris Kelly:
Let’s talk about this music. You got your sophomore album coming, and I feel like your name has been around so long. It’s crazy this is only your second offering. So tell me how’s it feel to put your second piece of work out?

Vic Mensa:
I’m very excited about it. It’s really a story of redemption and triumph, and spirituality and love and pain and struggle — human experience. That’s the place I write from. That’s what I aim to communicate and to convey. And I’m just so excited to open that conversation with any and everyone who listens to this album.

Tetris Kelly:
We’ve got some great collaborators G-Eazy, Common, Ty Dolla $ign. Love Ty. So how do you go about deciding who you want to bring into a project?

Vic Mensa:
I think first and foremost, it’s like, the relationships as a human being, as a man with those brothers in particular, like those are people that have long-standing personal relationships with so as I’m creating music, and I hear a voice to do something — Common, for example, is my favorite MC since being a little kid. When I made this song called “Southside Story” that is featuring Common, immediately I knew it’d be crazy to have his voice on here, and his paintbrush, his texture.

Watch the full interview above!

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BTS’ V ‘Tiny Desk Korea,’ SUGA’s New NBA Merch, New Music From Drake, Demi Lovato & More | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/bts-v-tiny-desk-sugas-new-nba-merch-new-music-from-drake-demi-lovato/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:58:47 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235414282

BTS’ V becomes the first K-pop idol to perform on NPR’s international version of their hit ‘Tiny Desk’ series, ‘Tiny Desk Korea’; his bandmate SUGA debuts new merch in collaboration with the NBA called the “Dynamite” capsule collection from Mitchell & Ness; Zach Bryan and Noah Kahan are working in the studio together; Billboard gives you an exclusive look at the VMAs, as well as concerts from Karol G and Gunna; Vic Mensa talks about his newly released sophomore album ‘Victor’; and we have new music from Drake and SZA, Demi Lovato, Diddy and more.

Tetris Kelly
The boys of BTS are bringing us to NPR and the NBA. Hot 100 No. 1 artist Zach Bryan teams up with Noah Kahan. Vic Mensa stops by to talk about his new album. We take you to the hottest music events around town, and we’ve got new music from Drake, Diddy, Dan + Shay and so much more.

Tetris Kelly
We’ve almost made it to the weekend. I’m Tetris Kelly for Billboard News, it’s Friday, September 15th, which means we’ve got new music and our Friday music guide. Drake surprised us with his first SZA collab. It’s called “Slime You Out” from his upcoming album ‘For All the Dogs.’ We’ll have more new music throughout the show, but first let’s get to our top story.

Tetris Kelly
V brings it to the Tiny Desk and SUGA teams up with the NBA.

Tetris Kelly
BTS’ V played NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Korea,’ making him the first solo K-pop artists to participate in the honored tradition.

Tetris Kelly
Previous acts to play NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ include Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa and so many more icons. It’s the first ‘Tiny Desk’ performance since creator Bob Boylan announced his retirement. V’s not the only BTS member making moves: SUGA just launched his collab with the NBA. You can get some merch for your favorite teams with that BTS spin now, but you gotta hurry because they’re flying off the shelves.

Watch the full video above!

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*NSYNC Announces New Track, Drake & SZA Collab, Madonna’s Pepsi Commercial & More | Billboard News https://www.billboard.com/video/nsync-new-track-drake-sza-collab-madonna-pepsi-commercial-billboard-news/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:52:23 +0000 https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=pmc_top_video&p=1235413534

The guys of *NSYNC are dropping a new track, 21 years after their last release, Drake & SZA are teaming up, and Sia’s new track “Gimme Love” is the first single off her upcoming album ‘Reasonable Woman.’ Madonna thanked Pepsi for airing a canned 1989 ad during the 2023 MTV VMAs. We are taking a look back at Madonna’s iconic VMA performance of “Like a Virgin.” And more!

Tetris Kelly:
New music is on the way from Drake, Sia, SZA and *NSYNC. Madonna reflects on her scrapped Pepsi commercial and we reflect on her first VMAs performance. We’ve got a new chart for your favorite artists to break records on and we learned five things about The Warning.

I’m Tetris Kelly, back for Billboard News! It’s Thursday, September 14th, and we’ve got some new music on the way, including a major return. *NSYNC is back and they aren’t trolling us. Drake nabbed SZA for a track and Sia breaks an eight-year silence.

Justin Timberlake:
Do you know something?

Joey Fatone:
Do you know something?

Chris Kirkpatrick:
I might know something.

JC Chasez:
I might know something too.

Lance Bass:
What’s the thing you know?

Tetris Kelly:
Well, they told us! *NSYNC has officially announced they are releasing their first new music in 20 years by way of the song “Better Place” in the new film Trolls Band Together.

I’m so excited, I don’t know what to do. The song is available to pre-save now and will be released September 29th.

Drake is teasing more ‘For All the Dogs.’ He teased an untitled track with SZA, their first in-studio collaboration. The cover art features what looks like a 2012 photo of Halle Berry covered in green slime at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. His album is expected on September 22nd.

Watch the full video above!



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