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What’s Your Favorite Project in the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart Top 10? Vote!
The top 10 of Billboard‘s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart looks a lot like a greatest hits collection from the past few years, with Lady Gaga‘s The Fame (2008), Odesza‘s A Moment Apart (2017) and Calvin Harris‘ Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017) all occupying top positions. As time passes, these older LPs just keep racking up plays, as other new projects also rise. With a collection of dance world superstars all riding high on the list, we want to know your favorite album from the top 10. Let us know by voting below!
Here Are the Lyrics to Marshmello & Halsey’s ‘Be Kind’
Marshmello and Halsey instruct listeners to “Be Kind” to their loved ones in their first collaboration, which debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week (dated May 16). To go along with the song, the two artists started a #BeKind campaign with Postmates (ending tomorrow, May 15), which hopes to donate up to $100,000 in tips to the Postmates Fleet of drivers who constantly deliver goods to their communities. Check out the emotive lyrics below. Wanna believe, wanna believeThat you don’t have a bad bone in your bodyBut the bruises on your ego make you go wild, wild, wild, yeahWanna believe, wanna believeThat even when you’re stone cold, you’re sorryTell me why you gotta be so out of your mind, yeah I know you’re chokin’ on you...
See What Tiana Major9 Is Cooking Up During Quarantine: Exclusive
Motown signee Tiana Major9 is doing the other thing she loves best during quarantine: cooking. The East London singer/songwriter, who jumped on American radars last fall with her Earthgang collab “Collide” from the Queen & Slim soundtrack — followed by at spot at Billboard’s 2019 Women In Music celebration — took over Billboard‘s Instagram on Thursday (May 14) to talk about what she’s been dishing up during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. If you follow Tiana on Insta, you know she’s always in the kitchen cooking something up, so, she says, “I’m grateful that I have enough time to work on recipes and nourish my body and really take care.” Her busy day included a deep conditioning of her hair, whipping up a killer pancake b...
Rhino Charges Off ‘Masked Singer’ After Intense Semi-Final: ‘Singing on Stage Is Quite Scary to Me’
[Spoiler alert: This story contains the identity of the eliminated contestant on Wednesday night’s (May 13) The Masked Singer.] It’s been a long, crazy season on The Masked Singer. We’ve had pop, R&B and hip-hop icons, skateboarding legends, TV/movie stars and everything in between march on and off the stage before being unmasked. And on Wednesday night’s (May 13) semi-final featuring Rhino, Frog, Turtle and Night Angel, we had some of the best performances of to date, making season three’s penultimate episode one of the hardest ones ever. Sadly, it was the end of the line for the tall drink of water that is Rhino, who wowed America and the judges for months with a mix of seriously on-point pop, rock and country tracks, with his final run through Tim McGraw’s ...
Common’s #WeMatterToo Campaigns For Early Jail Releases Amid Pandemic
Rapper and activist Common went into quarantine concerned about incarcerated people he has met during visits to jails, prisons and juvenile detention centers around the U.S. and who aren’t able to maintain social distance or adopt rigorous hygiene routines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “It’s a troubling time for them,” Common said, “because they are the people who usually are overlooked.” On Wednesday, his criminal justice reform organization Imagine Justice launched a campaign with dozens of advocacy and activist groups calling attention to the threat that the coronavirus pandemic poses on millions of men, women and youths who are incarcerated in the U.S. The campaign, dubbed #WeMatterToo, is urging authorities to immediately release people who have served the vast majority of their ...
The Killers Bring the Energy, Dedicate ‘Caution’ to Frontline Workers on ‘Fallon’: Watch
The Killers hit the right note, with the right message, when they appeared on The Tonight Show on Wednesday night (May 13). Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci represented the Las Vegas pop-rock outfit for an at-home performance of “Caution,” lifted from their forthcoming set Imploding the Mirage. At the top, Vannucci dedicated the song to healthcare workers “who are putting themselves out on the frontlines helping everybody in need.” He added, “we can’t tell you how much we appreciate that and how heroic that is.” The pair brought the energy and filled it up on guitars, keys and a drum machine, with no gimmicks. “Caution” made chart history last month when it rose 2-1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs airplay survey, a full 13 years and six months after their last leader on the...
ASTRO Break Down ‘Gateway’ EP That Is ‘Reintroducing’ the Emerging K-Pop Boy Band
ASTRO returns to the Emerging Artists chart this week with big gains on YouTube and Twitter. Following a busy 2019 that included two album releases and their first-ever U.S. tour, ASTRO is looking to reintroduce themselves with a new EP that looks to transcend their past. Following the release of the K-pop boy band’s Gateway — that ties in everything from surging pop on standouts “Knock” and “Lights On” to playful hip-hop for “When You Call My Name” — ASTRO sees gains across the board to mark a return to Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart. At No. 49 this week, ASTRO’s re-entry to Emerging Artists can be mostly attributed to their social media presence. Upon the release of Gateway, the sextet gained 75,000 new YouTu...
Cardi B and Anuel AA Join Secreto, Black Jonas Point & Liro Shaq For ‘La Bebe’ Remix: Stream It Now
Anuel AA and Cardi B are taking “La Bebe” to the next level. The hip-hop stars join up-and-coming urban artists Secreto El Biberon, Black Jonas Point and Liro Shaq for a remix. “It is exciting to know that Cardi B and Anuel AA are joining us to release the La Bebe remix,” said the rising trio. “It’s more than a dream come true and we hope all of our fans enjoy it to the fullest.” The original cut, produced by BlackFreestylo and Geral La Melodia, was released back in December and the video has more than 33 million views on YouTube. The new version, released under GLAD Empire and Flow La Movie labels, features Cardi B rapping entirely in Spanish. Listen to “La Bebe” remix below: [embedded content]
‘Glee,’ ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ & More: Which Musical Show Should Reunite Next?
NBC’s Broadway-centered series Smash regained buzz on the Internet this week, seven years after its final episode, when it was announced that a special livestream of the 2015 live concert of Bombshell will air on May 20 at People.com along with a cast reunion. As with the original 2015 Bombshell concert, the livestream will be benefiting The Actors Fund, the national human services organization helping support actors through health care, affordable housing, financial assistance and more. Given that we’re in an age of social distancing and Zoom meetings, it’s easier now more than ever for some of our other favorite musical TV shows to reunite (virtually). Maybe the Glee cast can come together for an iconic re...
Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Pays Tribute to Kobe Bryant With ‘Memories’ Performance
Kobe Bryant is gone, but not forgotten. Adam Levine paid his respects to the mercurial L.A. Lakers shooting guard when Maroon 5 delivered a virtual performance of “Memories” on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. Levine donned Bryant’s old-school No. 8 jersey for the sombre song that remembers those special people who are no longer with us. Bryant, who won five NBA Championship rings and is often in the conversation on the Greatest Of All Time, perished in a helicopter crash in January, along with eight others. He was 41. The athletic scoring machine wore No. 8 until the 2006-07 season, when he switched to No. 24. The Black Mamba returned to our screens in recent weeks for Netflix’s hugely-popular documentary series on the Chicago Bulls’ final title run, “The Last Dance.&#...
Five Finalists Revealed In Unprecedented Elimination Night on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
(Warning, spoilers follow) And then there were five. There was plenty of action and drama Tuesday night (May 12) as four contestants were eliminated on NBC’s The Voice. The Top 9 finalists became the Top 5 as The Voice broke from tradition and guaranteed progress for one artist from each team, along with the Instant Save. The top vote-getter from each team was Micah Iverson (Team Kelly), Thunderstorm Artis (Team Nick), CammWess (Team Legend) and Todd Tilghman (Team Blake) all of whom advance to the finale next Tuesday. At night’s end, Team Blake’s Toneisha Harris got the save from viewers after her performance of “Loving You” and she becomes the inaugural fifth finalist of the talent show, now in its 18th season. The unlucky four sent home were Joanna Serenko, Allegra Miles, Megan Danielle...
Blue Ivy Carter Dances to Her Mom Beyonce’s ‘Mood 4 Eva’: Watch
Blue Ivy Carter clearly takes after her mom. The eight-year-old daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z has songwriter awards, her vocals appear on hit records, and a new video proves she can dance. On Tuesday, the younger’s personal stylist Manuel Mendez shared a cute clip of Carter busting some moves to her mom’s music. Mendez’ Instagram show’s Bey’s eldest child grooving along to “Mood 4 Eva” from the 2019 soundtrack, The Lion King: The Gift. The clip originally appeared in Beyoncé’s 2019 Making the Gift documentary. Mendez, who previously worked as Beyoncé’s personal assistant, also shared the caption: “Mood 4 Eva. #love.” Despite her tender years, Blue Ivy Carter already snagged the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award at the Soul Train Awards...
