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Chloe x Halle Strip Down ‘Forgive Me’ for Yet Another Epic Live Performance & Beyoncé’s Mom Approves
Chloe x Halle served yet another flawless live performance during quarantine in their backyard tennis court, but this time, for “Forgive Me.” Chloe and Halle Bailey transformed the space into a misty forest Thursday night (Aug. 6), invoking a peaceful atmosphere with Halle’s acoustic guitar before the camera pans upward and reveals the 20-year-old R&B singer is indeed wearing a strappy black belt as a top with a complementary sultry mermaid skirt, which is all too fitting for her upcoming role as Ariel in the Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Her sister Chloe donned a medieval yet modern cutout breastplate-bodysuit hybrid with a billowing skirt for their chic matching black ensembles, right down to the jewels dotting their eyeliner. “Hope you all ...
The Michelle Obama Playlist Celebrates ‘#BlackGirlMagic’ With Mereba, Beyoncé, Teyana Taylor & More
Former First Lady Michelle Obama shared a playlist from the first season of her latest eponymous Spotify podcast “The Michelle Obama Podcast,” and there’s lots of Black girl magic. The inaugural “Michelle Obama Playlist” features 41 songs highlighted in or inspired by the podcast, including Mereba’s “Black Truck,” Ari Lennox’s “Night Drive,” Beyoncé‘s “Black Parade,” Jhené Aiko and H.E.R.‘s “B.S.,” UMI’s “Down to Earth,” Tierra Whack’s “Pretty Ugly,” Teyana Taylor and Erykah Badu’s “Lowkey,” Chloe x Halle’s “Do It,” and many more. “Excited to share with you a new @Spotify playlist inspired by the first season of ...
Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear Try to Get With ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ in New Collab
Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear tag-team yet again for a song about a messy entanglement involving “my ex’s best friend,” which came out today (Aug. 7). The guitar-laden track weeds through a breakup that would’ve felt harder to get through if the two artists weren’t using their ex-girlfriend’s right-hand women as rebounds. “My ex’s best friend” will be featured on MGK’s fifth studio album Tickets to My Downfall, which is coming out Sept. 25 and executive produced by his frequent collaborator Travis Barker of Blink-182. MGK and blackbear have previously worked on three songs together, including “End of the Road” on the first’s 2012 LP Lace Up, “Shoot ‘Em Down” by MOD SUN, and “e.z.” ...
First Out: New Music From Chika, Troye Sivan, Tegan and Sara & More
In need of some new music for your queer playlists? We’ve got you covered — Billboard Pride is proud to present First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists. From Chika’s groovy new single to Troye Sivan’s latest release from his upcoming EP, check out some of our favorite new releases this week: Chika, “U Should” Ahead of her upcoming role in Netflix’s Project Power, Alabama rapper Chika is ready to chill you out with her smooth new single “U Should.” The groovy track sees the 23-year-old rapper employing some of her much-loved rapid-fire bars, while blending them with a trippy melody filled with acoustic guitars, horns and some gorgeous harmonized voice. “It’s a tug of war for y...
Kane Brown Surprises Virginia Subway Employees by Dropping In for Some Lunch
Kane Brown took a stop on his drive on Interstate 81/64 in Virginia on Thursday (Aug. 6) for some lunch. As expected, the Subway employees at White’s Travel Center were shocked to see the country superstar walk through the door. The travel center shared a photo from the exciting moment on Facebook, in which Brown is seen in a mask, throwing up the “hang loose” sign while posing with the sandwich shop’s employee, Angie.”He was super-cool as he posed with Angie for a selfie!!” the photo caption read. {“nid”:”9416342″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Kane Brown Calls on Khalid & Swae Lee for 'Be Like That': Listen”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/country\/941...
Blink-182 Unveil the Official ‘Quarantine’ Anthem of 2020
Eight months into 2020, blink-182 is singing what we’re all thinking: ‘F— quarantine.” The group’s latest single, “Quarantine,” is truly an angsty anthem of the times we’re living in amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new rock song’s chorus pays tribute to everyday tasks we had taken for granted or even found boring before we were locked in our homes to practice social distancing. “Quarantine, f— this disease / I’d rather be on Star Tours or stuck at the DMV / Quarantine, no, not for me / I thought that things were fucked up in 2019 / F— quarantine,” Mark Hoppus proclaims in the chorus. {“nid”:”9412096″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Blink-182 Is Ce...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Icona Pop, Machinedrum, SG Lewis & More
New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams. This week, we’ve gotten a very excellent surprise EP from Hudson Mohawke, a single from Joji and Diplo and the much-anticipated debut album from Bronson, the joint project by Odesza and Golden Features. All that goodness comes in addition to the five fresh dance tracks below. Let’s dig in. Icona Pop, “Feels In My Body” The Swedish duo extend the dance pop sound that’s been their sign...
20 Questions With Monsta X
Monsta X will perform during an epic virtual concert, Live From Seoul with Luv, on Saturday (Aug. 8). Presented by LiveXLive, the one-of-a-kind livestream will serve as the idols’ only live music event for the year, and will feature them performing a combination of tracks from their 2020 English-language LP All About Luv and hits in their native Korean, including “Fantasia,” “Follow,” “Dramarama” and more. Ahead of the much-anticipated concert event, (which was postponed to this weekend after originally being scheduled for July 27), the K-pop group chatted with Billboard over email about everything from the first music they ever purchased, the dream concerts they’d want to attend, what’s left on their bucket list as a band, their devoti...
Post Malone’s ‘Circles’ Sets More Records With Run to No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart
Post Malone’s “Circles” adds more honors to its chart résumé, as it reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary radio airplay ranking (dated Aug. 8). With the coronation, Post Malone becomes the first artist to have topped both the AC and Rap Airplay charts as the sole lead artist on each No. 1. On Rap Airplay, he reigned with “Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage, for two weeks in 2017. Plus, “Circles” rules in its 41st week on the AC chart, completing the longest climb to No. 1 by a solo male in the chart’s 59-year history. It falls shy of the overall record by one week: matchbox twenty’s “Unwell” hit the top in its 42nd frame in October 2001. On the all-genre, multi-metric Billboard Hot 100, “Circles,” rel...
Ava Max Calls on Lauv & Saweetie for Empowering ‘Kings & Queens, Pt. 2′ Remix
Back in March, Ava Max unveiled her powerful anthem for the queens, “Kings & Queens” as the fifth single off her upcoming album, Heaven & Hell. But on Thursday (Aug. 6) the singer called on her fellow stars Lauv and Saweetie for a fiery remix. “Kings & Queens, Pt. 2″ features a brand new second verse courtesy of Lauv, taking on the male perspective in a relationship with a strong, independent woman. “She’s the queen and I’m lucky to get close to the throne/ I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy, but she’s taking me home / No damsel in distress, don’t need to save her / She’s a goddess, I would never try to change her,” he sings. {“nid”:”9334984″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Watch Ava Max Re...
Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: It Can Cost a Venue $60,000 a Month to Be Closed
As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run Neumos with its sister club Barboza and the accompanying Runaway bar. As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the music industry, we will be speaking with Severin every two weeks to chronicle his experience throughout the crisis. (Read the last installment here and see the full series here.) {“nid”:”9430226″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Indie Venues and...
‘Normal People’ Actor Paul Mescal Is an Apologetic, Drunk, Hot Mess in The Rolling Stones’ ‘Scarlet’ Video
The Rolling Stones enlisted Emmy-nominated actor Paul Mescal from Hulu’s Normal People for their latest music video “Scarlet” out today (Aug. 6). Directing duo Us, comprised of Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor, filmed the clip while following social distance guidelines at London’s iconic Claridge’s hotel. A dapper Mescal drunkenly dances around his hotel room and lobby while recording an apology video to Scarlet, the titular love interest, and mouthing the lyrics of the legendary U.K. rockers’ previously unreleased track. The 24-year-old Irish actor received his first-ever Emmy nomination this year for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for his role as Connell in the Hulu drama TV series Normal People. “Scarlet,” featuring instrumenta...
