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Chloe x Halle Shine With ‘Ungodly Hour’ Performance at 2020 People’s Choice Awards
Chloe x Halle let their star power shine at the 2020 People’s Choice Awards with their performance of “Ungodly Hour” on Sunday (Nov. 15). The pair took the stage in matching skin-tight metallic black outfits with futuristic cuts. Their four backup dancers channeled The Matrix with their trench coats, head-to-toe black and sunglasses. The dancers also wore matching black face masks as the sisters sang the song, the title track from their second studio album. “When you decide you like yourself (holla at me)/ When you decide you need someone (call up on me)/ When you don’t have to think about it/ Love me at the ungodly hour,” Chloe x Halle sang in ethereal harmony during their set, which was a slick black with sharp lines of light. {“nid”:”...
Diddy Goes Viral With Hilarious Pool Dive Video
Sean “Diddy” Combs is spending some much needed time working on his dive. Earlier this week, the 51-year-old hip-hop mogul took to social media to share a hilarious video of himself taking a dive into his pool. In the clip, a serious looking Combs straps on his goggles and takes a deep breath before Leapfrogging in as Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Concrete Jungle” plays in the background. “Working on my dive,” Diddy wrote as the caption. {“nid”:”9467013″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Diddy Officially Endorses Joe Biden, Launches His Own Political Party”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9467013\/diddy-endorses-joe-biden-launches-political-party\/”,&...
Ben Platt Says He Had COVID-19 in March
Ben Platt has revealed that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 several months ago. Responding to a question posed on Twitter on Sunday (Nov. 15) — “Do you personally know anyone that has contracted COVID-19?” — Platt said that he had, back in March. “it was like an awful flu that lingered for 3 weeks or so,” he wrote of the symptoms he experienced. “thankfully made a full recovery. so many haven’t been as lucky and will continue not to be.” {“nid”:”9484295″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Ben Platt Celebrates '10 Gay A– Months' With Boyfriend Noah Galvin”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/pride\/9484295\/ben-platt-celebrates-10-months-boyfriend...
Billie Eilish’s ‘Therefore I Am’ Voted This Week’s Fan Favorite New Music
Billie Eilish’s “Therefore I Am” has topped this week’s favorite new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 13) on Billboard, choosing Eilish’s new single as the best new music release of the past week. “Therefore I Am,” which was co-written and produced by Finneas, dropped on Nov. 12, just days after Eilish announced its release date. {“nid”:”9483777″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”First Stream: New Music From Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Future & Lil Uzi Vert and More”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/pop\/9483777\/first-stream-lil-nas-x-billie-eilish-future-lil-uzi-vert\/”,”media”:{“width”:1024,”heigh...
‘Prayers for Jeremih’: Chance the Rapper, 50 Cent & More Respond to COVID-19 Reports
Chance the Rapper, 50 Cent and Big Sean are praying for Jeremih amid thus far unconfirmed reports that the singer is battling COVID-19. Jeremih is allegedly hospitalized in an ICU in Chicago. Billboard has reached out to a representative of the R&B hitmaker for comment. “Please if you can take a second to pray for my friend Jeremih, he is like a brother to me and he’s ill right now,” Chance wrote on Twitter Saturday afternoon (Nov. 14). “I believe in the healing power of Jesus so if you can for me please please say a prayer over him,” {“nid”:”9475099″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Ne-Yo & Jeremih's 'U 2 Luv' Tops Adult R&B Songs Airplay Chart”,”relative_path”:R...
Run the Jewels Share Futuristic ‘No Save Point’ Video, Discuss ‘Cyberpunk 2077′: Watch
Run the Jewels unveiled their futuristic music video for “No Save Point” during the Adult Swim Festival on Friday (Nov. 13). The fierce track, from the hip-hop duo’s latest album, RTJ4, is featured in the upcoming dystopian-themed video game Cyberpunk 2077. Ahead of the video premiere, the group’s El-P and Killer Mike discussed their contribution to the highly anticipated game. “I grew up on all of those sorta dystopian, sci-fi, cyberpunk films, comics, novels. It was really easy for me to get into the mind state for this,” El-P said. {“nid”:”9468023″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Run the Jewels Perform 'RTJ4' in Full, Declare 'Vote the B——s Out!' During Livestream ConcertR...
Ariana Grande Hits the Laboratory in ’34+35′ Video Teaser
Ariana Grande is getting scientific for her next music video. The 27-year-old pop star took to social media on Saturday (Nov. 14) to tease a snippet from the upcoming music video for her sensual jam “34+35.” Set in a high-tech laboratory, Grande wears a long white lab coat with matching stiletto boots while nervously walking and taking notes on a clipboard. She then approaches a large piece of machinery and slams her hand onto a round button. {“nid”:”9484209″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Ariana Grande & Thundercat Deliver Surprise Performance of 'Them Changes' at Adult Swim Festival”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/pop\/9484209\/ariana-grande-thundercat-them-changes-adult-swi...
Erykah Badu Shares Unusual COVID-19 Test Results: ‘Left Nostril Positive, Right Nostril Negative’
Erykah Badu is a little confused by her results from a recent COVID-19 test. On Friday (Nov. 13), the Grammy-winning songstress shared on social media that she was ultimately given a clean bill of health after multiple tests over 24 hours, but that previous results strangely showed she had tested both positive and negative. “No symptoms. Was tested for COVID. Same machine. Left nostril positive. Right nostril negative,” Badu tweeted. “Maybe they need to call Swiss Beats so they can do a versus between them. Funny thing is, Dr. ONLY reported the positive result. What the fack is goin on here. Rapid Test. $$$$ smh.” {“nid”:”9477239″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”On Election Day, Erykah Badu Aims to Soothe an A...
Walter C. Miller, Longtime Producer for the CMA Awards, Dies at 94
Walter C. Miller, a former executive producer for the Country Music Association Awards, died on Nov. 13, the organization revealed on Saturday (Nov. 14). He was 94. Miller worked for the CMAs for four decades in various producing capacities. “Walter was an absolute television legend,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA chief executive officer. “When you worked with him, you instantly knew you were in the presence of greatness. He brought so much innovation and brilliance to the CMA Awards over the 40 years he worked with the organization.” He was born in 1926 and began his television career in the ’40s as a lighting director for variety series The Horn and Hardart Children’s Hour on NBC. Among his other early credits, Miller worked on Startime, The Bell Telephone H...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Nov. 14)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week: Ricardo Montaner – Ambassador for Peace Singer-songwriter and humanitarian Ricardo Montaner will be appointed as an ambassador for peace by PeaceTech Lab (PTL) — established by the United States Institute of Peace — for his commitment to social impact and support of the PTL’s peace-building mission. He will be recognized during the inaugural International Peace Honors set to take place Dec. 6. “All my life I have tried to make use of my music and my work as a tool to deliver messages of unity, peace and love,” Montaner said. “I am humbled b...
Post Malone Was Almost Featured on Fleet Foxes’ New Album
Post Malone is no stranger to genre-bending collaborations, teaming up with everyone from Ty Dolla $ign and 21 Savage to Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber for chart topping hits. But the singer almost dipped his toes into the indie rock pool recently. In an interview on RADIO.COM’s New Arrivals, Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold revealed that the band almost collaborated with Post on their recent album, Shore. “He came by the studio for one day while we were working in L.A. and listened to stuff and was super supportive,” he said. “We didn’t get together in time because I wanted to get the album out quickly, but I did ask him to be on it. He was down, but we just didn’t end up having time.” {“nid”:”8529933″,”type”:”post”,”title”:...
Here Are the Lyrics to Lil Durk, 6LACK & Young Thug’s ‘Stay Down’
Chicago rapper Lil Durk teams up with Atlanta natives 6LACK and Young Thug for “Stay Down,” which locked down the No. 92 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in its first week (chart dated Nov. 14). The three make their rounds by driving heavy-duty vehicles in the music video, taking turns unloading melancholic and melodic bars about questioning a woman’s motives. {“nid”:”9387326″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Lil Durk Reveals Which One of His Recent Collaborators is 'Next Up For Sure'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/9387326\/lil-durk-interview-no-auto-jcyw2\/”,”media”:{“width”:1548,”height”:1024,”extension”:”jpg...
