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This Week: Nicki’s Fan Altercation & ‘Freaky’ Song Teaser, Lizzo’s New Album, BTS’ Disney+ Show & More | Billboard News
Nicki Minaj teases her latest song with a ‘Super Freaky’ sample and gets into an altercation with a fan, Lizzo talks about her song ‘Rumors’, creates an immersive experience and releases a new album ‘Special’, and BTS announce they have a slate of projects coming to Disney+ as J-Hope releases his first solo project. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=&#...
Ne-Yo Opens About Being Honest On New Album ‘Self-Explanatory’, New Season of ‘Step Up: High Water’ Season 3, Naya Rivera & More | Billboard News
R&B star Ne-Yo opens up about being honest about his relationship struggles on his new album ‘Self-Explanatory’, the state of R&B, the new season of his Starz show ‘Step Up: High Water’ and remembers the late Naya Rivera. You can pre-order his new album ‘Self-Explanatory’ here – https://presave.umusic.com/neyoself-explanatory [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flex...
Billboard Explains: Why Concerts Tickets Are So Expensive
Can you name the top touring artist right now? Given the high demand to see the Puerto Rican superstar, Bad Bunny concerts ticket prices surged through the industry standard dynamic pricing. So what is dynamic pricing? Who does your ticket money actually go to? What’s with all those fees? This is Billboard Explains why are concerts so expensive. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag&...
‘Elvis’ Is Already One of the Top 10 Grossing Music Biopics Since the Mid-1970s: Here’s the Top 25
After just one week in theaters, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis has grossed more than $40 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to boxofficemojo.com. The film, starring Austin Butler as the King, Elvis Presley, is already one of the 10 highest-grossing biopics of musicians since the 1970s. How high will it climb on the list of top-grossing music biopics? It’s off to a fast start, but it’s not even one-fifth of the way to matching the “domestic” (meaning U.S. and Canada) grosses of the leader. (Can you guess what that is? All will be revealed.) The 25 biopics of musicians on this list cover a wide range of genres. Pop/rock artists are the focus of eight the 25 films, followed by R&B (four); rap and classical (three each); country, Latin and traditional pop (two each); and contemporary Christi...
Kelly Clarkson’s 25 Best Duets
Kelly Clarkson continues to flex her muscle as a multi-hyphenate, but as her resume expands, her passion for music remains at the forefront. The singer first gained notoriety after winning season 1 of American Idol in 2002. Practically overnight, the 20-year-old Texas native became a household name, with her debut single, “A Moment Like This,” landing atop the Billboard Hot 100 and her first album, Thankful, topping the Billboard 200. With Hot 100 top 10s such as “Since U Been Gone,” “Because of You” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” (a three-week No. 1) under her belt, Clarkson has since branched out, hosting her own smash hit talk show and serving as a coach on The Voice. Her flawless vocals and credibility as an artist have allowed her to team up with fellow singers on a slew of ja...
Beyoncé & Drake Collide on the Dance Floor: Breaking Down the Surprise A-List Releases
Just one week ago, fans had no clue about Beyoncé‘s Renaissance or Drake‘s Honestly, Nevermind, beyond some subtle social media hints from Queen B. Now, we have a full new album from Drake and a release date (July 29) for Beyoncé, as well as the first taste of her project in lead single “Break My Soul.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news And in a further coincidence, both Drizzy and Bey have taken their sounds in a decidedly dancey direction, with Drake teaming up with some unexpected electronic artists for the project and Beyoncé reuniting with queen of bounce Big Freedia on her house-inspired new song. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the left-field releases from these A-list artists and what we thin...
A Timeline of Everything Harry Styles Has Said About Taylor Swift
“Haylor” never goes out of style. It’s been 10 years since Taylor Swift and Harry Styles were rumored to be dating, as they were spotted strolling around New York City’s Central Park Zoo in December 2012. While the suspected couple never publicly confirmed their short-lived relationship, fans have since gotten songs from both artists that are widely believed to be about their whirlwind romance, from Styles’ “Ever Since New York” and “Two Ghosts” to Swift’s “Out of the Woods” and the aptly titled “Style.” Nearly a decade later, the duo sweetly reunited at the 2021 Grammy Awards, where Swift won album of the year for her eighth studio album Folklore, while Styles took home his first-ever Grammy for best pop solo performance for his Fine Line hit, “Watermelon Sugar.” In a viral video that cir...
Tears for Fears’ Curt Smith Talks Taking ‘Mad World’ Back to Its Roots on ‘Behind the Setlist’ Podcast
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is excited to have new material to play live. The group’s new release, The Tipping Point, was its first studio album in nearly 18 years. “The fun part of the first week to two weeks of touring is, you may not have got it right,” he tells Billboard’s Behind the Setlist podcast. “And you may want to change things for the first bunch of shows. So until you get in front of an audience, you don’t know 100% what’s going to work.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Smith and bandmate Roland Orzabal first hit the charts in the U.K. in 1982 with “Mad World.” For a time, the band performed the song to sound like the darker Gary Jules and Michael Andrews version that was featured on the soundtrack to the film Donnie Dark...
Here Are 15 Times Elvis Presley Was Portrayed in Movies & TV
Austin Butler is set to take on The King of Rock & Roll in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, which hits theaters on June 24, 2022. The film is set to explore the life and music of Elvis “through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks),” according to the film’s description. “The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America.” Butler, however, is hardly the first star to portray The King in TV and film. Back in 1979, Kurt Russell transformed into Presley for a biopic directed by John Carpenter. The movie aired two years after Presley’s untimely dea...
Exclusive Look Inside the BTS’ Pop Up Shop in New York | Billboard News
Our very own Tetris Kelly talks to the ARMY and takes you inside the BTS’ pop-up shop in New York City. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=”fl-textarea” title=”Description” ][flexi-form-tag type=”file” title=”Select file” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=&#...
Will One Direction Ever Reunite? And Who Else Do We Want to See Back Together? A Wish List
One Direction is back in the headlines in a big way, with the release of Harry Styles‘ blockbuster third album Harry’s House and Liam Payne‘s controversial interview with Logan Paul, during which he aired some dirty laundry from his boy-band days. All this 1D talk has us wondering: What might the future hold for the group? Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about the potential of a One Direction reunion and what it could look like. But that’s not all: We’re also talking about some other groups who have broken up or gone on hiatus that we would love to see back together again some day. Who makes our wish list? Listen to the podcast below to find out. Also on ...
Kate Bush Reacts to Success of ‘Running Up That Hill’ in ‘Stranger Things’ | Billboard News
‘Running Up That Hill’ was the lead single to Bush’s 1985 album, ‘Hounds of Love’, soundtracks the story of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink), still reeling from a family death, in the fourth season of ‘Stranger Things’, which premiered on May 27. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=”fl-textarea” title=”Description&#...
