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Chrissy Teigen Pays a High Compliment to Miley Cyrus
Chrissy Teigen is spending her Saturday turning up some Miley Cyrus tunes. She took to Twitter to share one of the singer’s live performances from over the summer, raving about her vocals. “sounding like a weed smoking dolly angel,” Teigen commented on the clip of Cyrus covering The Beatles‘ “Help” in an empty Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl for June’s “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. “her voice is so different from anyone out there now,” she wrote. “I love it.” “Global Goal” streamed over the summer to shed a light on communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “I dedicated this performance to everyone who is working tirelessly for testing, treatments and vac...
Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union Help Raise Funds for the American Lung Association’s COVID-19 Action Initiative
Hosted by Queen Latifah and featuring appearances by Gabrielle Union and a performance by Katharine McPhee-Foster, the American Lung Association streamed its first-ever live digital fundraising event, #Act4Impact, on Saturday (Sept. 26). At the top of the event, Queen Latifah expressed how the novel coronavirus pandemic “has made glaringly clear the startling inequities in our nation and spotlighted the human toll they have had on our most vulnerable populations.” She added the event’s emphasis on aiding those most at risk by the virus — Black, Latinx and indigenous communities. Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade appeared in their home to partake in the #lungflexchallenge, displaying how much one can do with just one breath — in their case, how much they could dance. Union p...
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Wife Welcome Third Child
Congratulations are in order for Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard and his wife, Hayley, who recently welcomed their third child. The couple’s new son, Atlas Roy Hubbard, was born in Nashville on Thursday (Sept. 24), weighing in at 8 lbs., 2 oz., and measuring 21 inches long. “We are so excited to have Atlas here! It’s been an amazing journey and we are feeling so thankful,” the Hubbards told People. “Having three under 3 was not our plan but clearly it was God’s plan, and now we can’t imagine it any other way. Liv is so excited and ready to meet her baby brother.” Atlas Roy Hubbard joins his 2-year-old sister, Olivia, and 13-month-old brother, Luca. The singer-songwriter and his wife told People that their newborn son’s name &...
Kanye West Teases New Song ‘Believe What I Say’: Listen
Kanye West has shared a snippet of a new song called “Believe What I Say.” The rapper and presidential hopeful took to Twitter on Saturday (Sept. 26) to post a 38-second clip of the track, which samples Lauryn Hill‘s 1998 hit “Doo Wop (That Thing).” The tweet was accompanied by a video shot on a boat. “You ask him to feel protected/ And still feel protected,” West raps on the song. “Just one time for the record/ Just one time for the record/ Don’t agree with the message/ Don’t agree with the methods.” Last week, the rapper waged a one-man war against the music industry, tweeting that he’s “not putting no more music out till I’m done with my contract with Sony and Universal.” In an exclusive interview with Billboard, West said he’s curre...
Willie Nelson Encourages Americans to ‘Vote ‘Em Out’ in New Animated Video
With the U.S. election just weeks away, artists are imploring their fans to get out and vote on November 3. Country music legend Willie Nelson, however, decided to take his advice one step further. In a new animated video for his 2018 single “Vote ‘Em Out,” the outspoken star is asking that voters use the election to unseat those in power with a simple message; “If you don’t like who’s in there, vote ’em out.” The new clip shows cartoon voters casting their ballots, which Nelson pointedly calls “the biggest gun we got.” Nelson originally premiered the song at a 2018 rally for then-Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke in Austin, Texas as he ran against longtime Republican senator Ted Cruz. Throughout the song, Nelson lambasts ...
Rick Ross and Tory Lanez Beef Over ‘Daystar’ Album, Breonna Taylor Protests
Rick Ross and Tory Lanez are sparring on social media following the release of Lanez’s new album, Daystar. On the album’s lead song “Money Over Fallouts,” the 28-year-old Canadian rapper and singer, whose real name Daystar Peterson, denies claims that he shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot after a Hollywood Hills party in July. “Gotta see a couple questions: how the f–k you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons?” Lanez raps on the track. “Megan people tryna frame me for a shootin’ … Knowin’ I ain’t do it but I’m comin’ at my truest.” Ross clearly wasn’t impressed by the Daystar project or the fact that it was released one day after a Kentucky jury brought no charges against...
Halsey Slams Tory Lanez’s ‘Daystar’ & His Attempt to ‘Profit Off of His Violence’ Toward Megan Thee Stallion
Tory Lanez caused an uproar across social media on Thursday night (Sept. 24), when he teased that he would finally break his silence after Megan Thee Stallion revealed that the Canadian rapper shot her in the leg during a July confrontation. Instead of coming clean, the 28-year-old rapper and singer, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, unveiled a 17-track album Daystar, with the lead track “Money Over Fallouts” featuring the line, “Gotta see a couple questions: how the f–k you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons?” “Megan people tryna frame me for a shootin’…Knowin’ I ain’t do it but I’m comin’ at my truest,” he also claims on the track. Despite the controversy, Day...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (September 26)
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: Nicki Nicole Launched New Swag Argentine trap singer Nicki Nicole has teamed up with Spanish clothing company Pull&Bear for a limited-edition capsule collection. Including edgy sweatshirts, dresses, crop tops, and many more must-have trends, the collection is part of Sicko19, the remake of a pre-existing Pull&Bear line that’s been reinterpreted and digitized. The capsule collection is already available at select stores and on Pullandbear.com. Nicki Nicole is confirmed to speak at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Week as part of its two-part On The Rise panels taking pla...
First Country: New Music From Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Scotty McCreery, Trisha Yearwood & More
First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week. Chris Stapleton, “Cold” [embedded content] After releasing jaunty “Starting Over” a few weeks ago, Stapleton returns with another peek into his forthcoming album with this earth-shattering ballad, co-written by Stapleton, producer Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure and Derek Mixon. The song opens with a dirge-like piano and just gets sadder from there as Stapleton, on one of his most soulful vocals, asks why his lover has to “cut me like a knife…girl, you know you left this hole right here in the middle of my soul.” Add in strings and a B.B. King-like guitar solo and this is the finest rip-your-heart-out song you’ll hear all day…or any day. Carrie Underwood, My Gift Underwood’s first holiday album (ho...
This TikTok Has Everyone Listening to Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ Again
Fleetwood Mac‘s “Dreams” cruised to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. Forty-three years later, TikTok user @420doggface208 is jamming to the hit while cruising on his skateboard, and it’s gaining rotation again. In the short clip that’s already received 2.7 million views on the social platform, he’s seen boarding on the road, lip-syncing to “Dreams” and drinking from an entire bottle of cranberry juice. As if the multitasking wasn’t impressive enough, the possibility for the song’s return to the Billboard charts is incredibly high after a meme using the same Rumors hit caused the British-American rockers to re-enter the Hot Rock Songs chart at No. 14 in 2018. Enjoy the latest meme soundtracked by Fleetwoo...
Here’s Who Kamala Harris Thinks Is the ‘Best Rapper Alive’
For Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Tupac “lives on.” That’s why she deemed him the “best rapper alive” during the NAACP’s virtual convention Friday (Sept. 25). CNN‘s Angela Rye, who moderated the event, then reminded the California senator that has been dead since 1996. “I keep doing that,” Harris laughed in response. “Listen, West Coast girls think Tupac lives on. I’m with you,” Rye agreed, before asking the VP nominee to pick another rapper. While Harris admitted there are “so many” rappers she likes, she also expressed that there are others “I would not mention right now because they should stay in their lane.” Kamala Harris asked, who’s the best...
BTS, JoBros & More: Who Should Win Top Duo/Group at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards? Vote!
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are right around the corner, and there are five duos/groups vying for top honors. But who do you think deserves it the most? If BTS wins, the K-pop septet will become the first group to do so two years in a row since the former British boy band One Direction from 2015-2016. Following their epic reunion last year, the Jonas Brothers tie fellow top duo/group nominees Dan + Shay for the most nods with four — top artist, top duo/group, top radio songs artist and top radio song for “Sucker.” The country-pop duo is also up for top country artist, top country duo/group and top country song for “10,000 Hours” with fellow BBMAs nominee Justin Bieber. And hey look Ma, Panic! At the Disco also made it into the category ...
