The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum just got a little more musical with a special donation from the family of John Prine. Recently, the late singer’s family members including wife Fiona Prine and son Jody Whelan donated the icon’s 1942 Wurlitzer jukebox to the Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The story […]
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Ice Spice has recruited Rema for her newest single “Pretty Girl,” released on Friday (Oct. 13).
This marks the first time the Bronx-bred rapper, who’s Nigerian by way of her father, and the Nigerian Afro-rave singer have collaborated on a song. But the two are no strangers to collaboration. Ice’s four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits are with other artists: “Karma” with Taylor Swift (peaked at No. 2), “Boy’s a liar, Pt. 2” with PinkPantheress (No. 3), “Princess Diana” with Nicki Minaj (No. 4) and “Barbie World” with Minaj and Aqua (No. 7). Meanwhile, Rema’s “Calm Down” remix with Selena Gomez reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 and topped Billboard‘s U.S. Afrobeats Songs, Adult Pop Airplay, Pop Airplay, Rhythmic Airplay and World Digital Song Sales charts. “Calm Down” won the best Afrobeats award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards last month.
“Pretty Girl” arrives the day before Ice’s Saturday Night Live debut on the 49th season premiere, which will be hosted by Pete Davidson. It’s the first episode since the live sketch comedy show shut down in May due to the recently resolved writers’ strike. Earlier this week, she won the best breakthrough hip-hop artist award at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
Next month, Ice will open on select dates for Doja Cat‘s Scarlet Tour. Rema was recently announced as the co-headliner alongside Kendrick Lamar for the second night of the Hey Neighbour Festival in Pretoria, South Africa. The festival will take place Dec. 8-10.
Listen to “Pretty Girl” below.
In 1981, Stevie Nicks officially stepped away from the personal and creative chaos within Fleetwood Mac by releasing her first solo album. The project had been years in the making, beginning while the hit rock band was at work crafting their twelfth album, Tusk. Although the group’s experimental record is critically acclaimed now, it didn’t earn […]
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Billy Strings surprised concertgoers by taking the stage during rock band Tool‘s headlining performance in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night (October 11). The bluegrass maestro lent his guitar-playing talents to Tool’s lengthy metal jam “Jambi.” The song is a stark departure from the traditional bluegrass sound at the heart of most of Billy Strings’ […]
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Billy Strings surprised concertgoers by taking the stage during rock band Tool‘s headlining performance in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night (October 11). The bluegrass maestro lent his guitar-playing talents to Tool’s lengthy metal jam “Jambi.” The song is a stark departure from the traditional bluegrass sound at the heart of most of Billy Strings’ […]
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Luck Ra’s “La Morocha,” featuring BM, adds a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 14). The team-up ties with Bizarrap & Shakira’s Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 for the fifth-most weeks at the summit in 2023. Let’s look at the leaderboard:
Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artists
Seven, “Los del Espacio” LIT killah, Maria Becerra, FMK, Rusherking, Duki, Emilia, Tiago PZK & Big One
Seven, “En La Intimidad,” Emilia, Big One, Callejero Fino
Six, “Lala,” Myke Towers
Five, “Un Finde: Big One CROSSOVER #2,” Ke Personajes, Big One, FMK
Four, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” Bizarrap & Shakira
Four, “La Morocha,” Luck Ra, featuring BM
Emilia’s “GTA.Mp3” pushes up the tally, jumping 7-2, while Los Angeles Azules and Maria Becerra’s “El Amor de Mi Vida” dips 3-2. Meanwhile, Grupo Frontera and Ke Personajes’ “Ojitos Rojos” rises to its new No. 4 peak, and Big One, Ulises Bueno and Rusherking’s “Mentiras I Crossover #3”, enters the top 5, as it lifts 8-5.
This week’s Greatest Gainer goes to Spaniard Iñigo Quintero’s “Si No Estás” which rallies up 69 ranks, from No. 85 to No. 16.
Enrique Iglesias and Maria Becerra’s first partnership, “Así Es La Vida,” takes the Hot Shot Debut of the week, at No. 34.
Elsewhere, Bizarrap and Milo J each add a new career entry as “Bzrp Music Sessions Vol 57” bows at No. 35. With the new recruit, BIzarrap adds his 49th chart visit and enters a tie with J Balvin for the third-most entry on the tally, trailing only Bad Bunny’s 60 total appearances and Duki’s 56.
Further, singer-songwriter Jere Klein adds his second Billboard Argentina Hot 100 entry with “Ando” at No. 41.
Four other songs debut this week, starting with Trueno’s “Ohh Baby” at No. 75. Jung Kook and Jack Harlow’s “3D” follows at No. 79. Plus, Doble P, Lauty Gram and Gusty dj’s “Me Escapé” joins at No. 86. Lastly, Lauty Gram adds another entry through “Linda” (Remix),” his collab with Marka Akme, Migrantes, Peipper and DJ Tao join at No. 91.
“Hey You” appears on Pink Floyd’s epic 1979 double album, The Wall. The concept record follows a young rock star named Pink as he withdraws from the world, building a figurative wall through self-isolation. “Hey You” is the track where Pink questions his choices and attempts, futilely, to reconnect with society. Pink becomes overwhelmed by […]
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Taylor Swift is back at Arrowhead Stadium.
The superstar was spotted heading to Travis Kelce’s suite on Thursday (Oct. 12), rocking a Kansas City Chiefs windbreaker and a black mini skirt with black heeled boots. In a TikTok posted by the NFL’s official account, Swift walks to the suite while waving to fans.
This is the third Chiefs game Swift has attended over the past month, with the first being on Sept. 24, when the Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears. The two also left the stadium together, as seen in a clip sports reporter Jarrett Payton shared on X. Kelce and Swift were then spotted riding off together in his convertible, according to photos acquired by TMZ.
The second game was on Oct. 1 in New Jersey, when the Chiefs played the New York Jets. She arrived with a group of famous friends, including Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
Kelce’s ongoing courting of Swift began back in July, when he tried (and failed) to hand her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it during her Eras tour stop in Kansas City.
See her arrive at Arrowhead Stadium below.
@nfl welcome back 🫶 #taylorswift #kansascitychiefs #nfl ♬ original sound – NFL
“Hey You” appears on Pink Floyd’s epic 1979 double album, The Wall. The concept record follows a young rock star named Pink as he withdraws from the world, building a figurative wall through self-isolation. “Hey You” is the track where Pink questions his choices and attempts, futilely, to reconnect with society. Pink becomes overwhelmed by […]
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Taylor Swift shuts down The Grove in Los Angeles for the premiere of her ‘Eras Tour’ movie. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have reached an agreement on the custody of their children. Offset goes all out for Cardi B’s birthday, and Kesha announces she’s searching for a sugar daddy. Mitski claims the No. 1 spot on the TikTok Billboard Top 50. Fuerza Regida frontman JOP shares the stories behind some of his most interesting IG photos. Jessie James Decker shares five things you didn’t know about her, and more!
Tetris Kelly 0:00
Taylor’s movie premiere was the place to be, and I was there. We’ve got relationship updates on Joe Jonas, Cardi B and Kesha. We learn five things about Jesse James Decker. We run down what’s charting on TikTok, and we ask Fuerza Regida frontman JOP what’s going on in this photo. Welcome back to Billboard News. I’m Tetris Kelly and I am tired. It’s Thursday, October 12th, and I’m still not over the Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ movie premiere.
Taylor Swift
You’re stuck with me because I’m gonna sit with you and watch this.
Tetris Kelly
OMG. Taylor sat in the theater with friends and celebs. Yes, that’s Beyoncé, and all her loyal Swifties last night and we were there. It’s Tetris with Billboard News, Taylor Swift just shut down The Grove’s AMC for the world premiere of ‘The Eras Tour.’
Taylor Swift
So I think you’ll see that you absolutely are main characters in this film because that’s what made the tour magical. That’s what made it different than anything I’ve ever done in my life is your attention to detail, your preparation, your passion, your intensity.
Tetris Kelly 1:14
Taylor went to each room last night to talk to fans during a magical night at AMC The Grove where fans were able to grab pictures, colorful drinks, snacks and merch, and celebs like Maren Morris, Flavor Flav and Adam Sandler joined. And somehow we ended up getting to watch Taylor watch Taylor and it’s the best thing that ever happened to us.
Tetris Kelly
I mean, like watching her be in the crowd for the “delicate” chant.
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