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6 Beauty Brands to Support for AAPI Month & Beyond
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! As the month of celebrations comes to a close, we collected a list of beauty brands to shop for AAPI month and beyond. From skincare to nail lacquer, see below for a roundup of six AAPI-owned companies that should be on your radar. Amazon Rovectin Clean Lotus Water Cream- Gentle and Vegan Moisturizer $20 $22 9% OFF Rovectin is a Korean beauty brand rooted in “love and resilience.” The brand was developed to help cancer patients restore skin severely damaged from chemotherapy and has become one of Kor...
TINI’s ‘La Triple T’ Holds at No. 1 on Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Chart
TINI’s “La Triple T” holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart for a second week (chart dated May 21), two weeks after it flew in at No. 53. The track is the Argentinian’s first leader as a soloist, unaccompanied by another act, among a collection of three champs, including her seven-week run atop the list: “Bar,” with L-Gante (starting on the chart dated Nov. 20, 2021). Harry Styles secures his highest ranking dating back to his first entry in May 2020, as “As It Was” climbs 7-2 after a two-week No. 7 high. While Emilia’s “Cuatro Veinte” holds steady at No. 3 for a fourth week (after its No. 2 peak) and Sofía Reyes and Maria Becerra’s “Marte” sits at No. 4, a new title visits the upper tier: Bad Bunny’s “Ojitos Lindos,” with Bomba Estéreo, surges 19-5 in its second wee...
Big Boi & Sleepy Brown ft. Scotty ATL “Do Ya Best,” Russ ft. Ktlyn “Handsomer Remix” & More | Daily Visuals 5.26.22
HipHopWired Featured Video While we may never get that elusive OutKast reunion album or tour, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown are still out there keeping that Southernplayalistic vibe going with some new work to bop and groove to. Linking up with Scotty ATL for the visuals to “Do Ya Best,” Big Boi and Sleepy Brown host a fashion show where the women are so thick that the thongs they flaunt get swallowed up by their, well, y’all know. If you don’t then watch the video. Russ meanwhile tries to give acting a shot and in his mini film to the Ktlyn assisted “Handsomer Remix,” Russ interacts Tiffany Haddish at a fancy soiree before letting Snoop Dogg comedically put her on blast for no reason. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Kehlani, Wais P and Pete Twist featuring The Musalini ...
Ice-T’s Daughter Chanel Still Rides In A Stroller & It’s Got Folks In Their Feelings
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Hip-Hop legend Ice-T and his wife, Coco Austin, are facing backlash after sharing a photo of her family at The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. “A stroll through the @atlantisbahamas shops,” Austin wrote. “Chanel is so over it unless there’s something cool to see,” she added, acknowledging the pout on the young girl’s face. However, folks in the critics section aka the comments had other ideas about why the 6-year-old might be pouting. One commenter wrote, “She looks like she’s over being in a baby stroller 😩 😂,” and “Isn’t she like 6 yrs old! Should she be out of a stroller by now?!” Related Stories “I know she may be your last baby but you have to let her grow up. If anything a wagon is more her age!”...
Young Thug and Dua Lipa Join Calvin Harris in Video for New Song “Potion”: Watch
Young Thug and Dua Lipa have joined Calvin Harris for a new song. It’s called “Potion.” Below, watch the Emil Nava–directed music video for the new single. “Potion” is the first single from Harris’ forthcoming album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, which, according to a press release, is due out this summer. It also marks the first new single to feature Young Thug since the rapper was indicted on racketeering charges, as well as drug and gun possession charges earlier this month. Harris spoke of his upcoming LP in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. “I wanted the original essence and I want the layers and the grit and the dirt and I don’t want everything to be mixed perfectly,” he told Lowe. “I want things to be too loud and I want things to be like, you know, I want things to be like...
Chance the Rapper Shares Video for New Song “A Bar About a Bar”: Watch
Chance the Rapper has shared another new song that doubles as an interdisciplinary art piece, as press materials describe it. The video for “A Bar About a Bar” stars Chance and Vic Mensa doing writing exercises together while Chicago-based painter Nikko Washington works in the background. As Chance raps his piece, the scene he is describing materializes and Washington plays off the story in his art. Watch it happen below. “A Bar About a Bar” follows March’s Moses Sumney–featuring “Child of God,” which included work by the Gabonese painter Naïla Opiangah. Chance the Rapper’s last album, The Big Day, came out in 2019. Read about Chance in the roundup of “The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
There Would Be No Depeche Mode Without Andy Fletcher
Throughout his time with Depeche Mode, Andy “Fletch” Fletcher became accustomed to one question more than others. “What exactly is it that you do?” It was a fair query. Fletcher — who passed away Thursday (May 26th) at the age of 60 — was an enigma amidst bandmates with clearly-defined roles. Dave Gahan holds forth as lead singer. Martin Gore is the band’s primary instrumentalist and prolific composer. Even former members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder had delineated responsibilities in the group’s operation. Fletcher, however, was content to be “the guy that stands in the back.” Tall. Unassuming. Genial, even. Onstage he stood behind a keyboard but could appear as if he’d just happened to wander onto the set. He was the only band member with no songwriting credits, and at a certain point hi...
NRA Forced to Cancel Concert as Lee Greenwood Joins Mass Exodus
The National Rifle Association has been forced to cancel its “Grand Ole Night of Freedom” concert after the event became free of talent. Mr. “God Bless the USA” himself, fervent Trump supporter Lee Greenwood, has joined a mass exodus of musicians trying to distance themselves from the NRA in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. As Greenwood explained on Fox and Friends (via The Daily Beast), he felt that performing at the concert would be an endorsement of the AR-15, which was used to murder 19 children and two teachers. “For me to go and play at the NRA just days after the shooting would be an endorsement, and people would then deem that as [me saying] ‘I like this weapon.’ Obviously, that weapon killed kids. I just couldn’t go.” He becomes the latest ar...
Song of the Week: Calvin Harris Concocts the Perfect “Potion” with Dua Lipa and Young Thug
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Calvin Harris gives us a first look at his upcoming Funk Wav. Bounces Vol 2, with some help from Dua Lipa and Young Thug. Five years ago, Calvin Harris orchestrated a well-needed left turn from his wildly popular, occasionally cheesy EDM — just when summer was on the horizon, the Scottish producer teamed up with Frank Ocean and Migos for “Slide,” a deeply funky, specific and rewarding track for an artist that often worked in a more general sphere. “Slide,” and its accompanying album, Funk Wav. Bounces Vol 1, co...
Harry Styles Pledges Over $1 Million to Everytown for Gun Safety
Harry Styles and Live Nation have pledged over $1 million to the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. In light of the recent string of mass shootings across the US, including the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas this week, Styles is donating proceeds from his upcoming “Love On Tour,” with Live Nation matching, equaling over $1 million in total. The donation will support the education, research, and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country. “Along with all of you, I have been absolutely devastated by the recent string of mass shootings in America, culminating at Robb Elementary School in Texas,” Styles said. “On our North American tour, we will be partnering with Everytown who work to end gun violence, donating to support...
Rising Talent AZËE’s Skills Shine On Sophomore Single “Me & You” Alongside DAEVØ
Having recently shared his debut single “Holding On” alongside DAEVØ, which has amassed 60k streams on Spotify alone since its release, rising talent AZËE and DAEVØ have returned with yet another summery heater, “Me & You.” A versatile producer whose talents cover multiple genres, AZËE got his start as a musician back in 2016 by opening his first recording studio after multiple years of studying music. He’s worked in a wide variety of genres and already amassed success since he started releasing original productions in 2020–with his Ruffsound and Day Vee collaboration, “Baila.” He’s also reached the Top 100 BDS radio charts in Quebec and is positioning himself as an artist to watch with “Me & You.” Featuring sun-kissed production and an infectious topline, “Me...
ThatBehavior & Arcando Unite With Josh Bogert For Anthemic Single “Love Me First”
Bringing together pop and future bass influences in a speaker-rattling mix, German duo ThatBehavior and Dutch star Arcando have just teamed up with the Canadian multi-talent Josh Bogert to unveil “Love Me First.” Both music production powerhouses have received massive acclaim over the years through their infectious combination of melodic future bass, trap, and pop, with “Love Me First” making up a stunning display of their vibrant styles. “Love Me First” starts off with subtle guitar licks and minimal instrumentation that nicely supports Josh Bogert’s R&B-flavored vocal performance before playful piano starts leading the energy towards the climax. The drop explodes into a mind-bending combination of vocal chops, bright synths, and unpredictable rhythms, making up for a sing...
