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Cynthia Erivo to Star in Musical Drama ‘Talent Show’ for Universal
Cynthia Erivo, the Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner who was Oscar-nominated for her work in 2019’s Harriet, has come aboard Talent Show, a musical drama set up at Universal. Gandja Monteiro (Vida, The Chi) will direct the project, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise. Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show. Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script. Aimee Lagos (The Chi) and Adler penned previous drafts. George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel, who last made The Hate U Give, will produce for their State Street Pictures. Waithe w...
Kanye West Polls Fans on If He Should Run In 2024
Kanye West hasn’t given up on his political ambitions. Just 24 hours after unleashing an extraordinary rant on Twitter, West tested the waters for another tilt at the White House. He tweeted, “#2020VISION or maybe ‘24 I guess all black people supposed to vote on Biden? Y’all want me to run on nah???” Soon after, ‘Ye updated on his new album release DONDA, which he insists will drop with video before the week is out. “DONDA: WITH CHILD new album and movie this Friday,” he tweeted. The accompanying photo has more than than enough to keep fans guessing until then, capturing a tracklist, a Crestron fliptop device, a Bible, gaming controllers and a keyboard. It’s been a turbulent couple days for Kanye, who took the stage for an unconventional political rally in South Carolina, at which he...
Marshmello Nabs First Streaming Songs No. 1 With Juice WRLD on ‘Come & Go’
“Come & Go” is also the fourth song to debut at No. 1 on Streaming Songs in 2020 and first since 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” in May. Juice WRLD and Marshmello’s “Come & Go” becomes the fourth song to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart in 2020, ruling the list dated July 25. “Come & Go” bows with 36.4 million U.S. streams earned in its first full tracking week (ending July 16), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song follows Drake’s “Toosie Slide,” The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi’s “The Scotts” and 6ix9ine’s “Gooba” as No. 1 Streaming Songs debuts in 2020, equaling the amount of No. 1 debuts achieved in 2017 and 2019. Only 2018, which saw 11 debuts atop the list, had more. “Come & Go” is Juice WRLD’s third Streaming Songs leader, following the two-week rei...
Mac Miller’s Team to Release Project Celebrating His Music, Set Phone Number for Fans to Call
Two years after Mac Miller‘s untimely death, fans are still devoted to his music. As a result, Warner Records announced on Tuesday (July 21) that an “untitled project” is in the works. “Mac Miller’s team is working on an untitled project to celebrate Malcolm and his music,” the statement shared to social media reads. “His art touched so many lives, in so many ways.” Additionally, the statement revealed that a “toll-free phone number has been set up to collect your stories, thoughts and wishes as part of this project. Your offerings are deeply appreciated.” Fans who would like to participate can sign up here. The project would be Mac’s second posthumous release. In January 2020, Circles arrived as a counterpart to 2018&#...
The Video for Bronson’s Latest Single ‘Keep Moving’ Is a Corporate Culture Fever Dream
While many of are still trading office life for working on the couch in our sweatpants, the new video from Bronson brings us back to our desks via its surrealist approach to life on the corporate ladder. In the clip for the trio’s latest single “Keep Moving” (out today, July 21) the pristinely dressed employees of Bronson Inc. partake in corporate strategy in the midst of an increasingly surreal series of events including miniature corporate drones shooting out of computer screens, dead-eyed employees lip-syncing the song lyrics and a man casually on fire in the boardroom in what appears to be an homage to the cover of Pink Floyd‘s Wish You Were Here. Watch the video below. The creeping panic is set to the tune of the newest track from Bronson, the electronic music ...
From Her Musical Reveal to Hilarious Maternity Looks, Here Are Katy Perry’s Best Pregnant Moments
Katy Perry‘s rollout for her fifth album fell in line with her expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom. From the moment fans knew from her “Never Worn White” music video, the KatyCats keep roaring in anticipation for when she’ll deliver them both this summer! Billboard went back to review eight times Perry made us gush or giggle about her blooming family. Her “Never Worn White” music video baby bump reveal That baby bump in her March 4-dated music video gave fans all the feels, but the real kicker is why she chose to announce her pregnancy with this single and video. “Honestly, I was getting way too fat to hide it, so I was like, ‘Well, I think this song would be a great reveal! Let’s start there,'”...
Bad Bunny’s Road to Success Coming to YouTube’s ‘Artist Spotlight Stories’: Watch Trailer
For the past two months, Bad Bunny has been on a social media detox with his last post on Twitter and Instagram posted on May 19. “Bye, me fui,” reads the caption, which translates to “Goodbye, I left.” Despite being absent from the ‘gram, Bunny has been keeping busy amid the current health crisis, recently nabbing the cover for Playboy magazine and now, forming part of the YouTube Music “Artist Spotlight Stories” series. “Sometimes I feel I attract everything with my mind,” the Puerto Rican singer expressed in a one-minute trailer posted on his YouTube channel. “I think a lot of people, if not everyone, can do the same. But not everyone knows that.” Bad Bunny’s short documentary will share his road to success from the beginning of his career to his chart-topping YHLQMDLG album. “I try nev...
Everything We Know About the Fight Involving Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez (So Far)
An argument involving Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion last weekend resulted in the first rapper behind bars after police arrested him for finding a gun in his car and the latter in the hospital after reports said Lanez allegedly shot her. Earlier on Saturday night (July 11), Megan documented hanging poolside with Lanez and Kylie Jenner on her Instagram Live. Police later arrested Lanez for a felony count of carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle last Sunday (July 12) when officers found the weapon in his SUV after receiving a disturbance call outside a Hollywood Hills residence around 4 a.m. According to TMZ‘s initial report, an argument ensued and someone fired shots in the air before taking off in the vehicle, where police later found the “Hot Girl” ...
Alice Ivy Taps Extraordinary Lineup on Globe-Trotting New Album ‘Don’t Sleep’
With the benefit of hindsight, Alice Ivy was in wonderland when she cut Don’t Sleep. The new LP captures a glorious time not so long ago, filled with mates and late nights in faraway places. That was, before the pandemic ruined everything. Speaking with Billboard from her home in Melbourne, which has just entered a second lockdown, Don’t Sleep is the followup to 2018’s critically-lauded I’m Dreaming. Spanning 13 tracks, Don’t Sleep was written across a dizzying stretch of timezones, and features a diverse lineup with numerous female, non-binary, LGBTQI+, and BIPOC artists and voices. “I’m a very collaborative person,” she explains. “I would have struggled to get a lot of things over the line (stuck) in a room by myself.” [embedded content] In the mixing p...
Kanye West Rages On Twitter
The Kanye West show is in full swing (and full view). A day after his unusual debut political rally in South Carolina in which he appeared wearing a military style jacket with “2020” shaved into the back of his head, indulged in an hour-long train-of-thought session and at one stage, broke down in tears, Kanye is turning his attention to social media. Late Monday, West appeared to be having a very public meltdown on Twitter. It appeared to kick off with a single post, without comment, of Michael Jackson’s music video to “Black or White.” From that point forward, Kanye fired away. With family members among the targets, including Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner. “I put my life on my God that Norths mom would never photograph her doing playboy and that’s on ...
Carrie Underwood Announces First-Ever Christmas Album ‘My Gift’
Sure, it’s only July, but it’s never too early to get in the holiday spirit. Country fans have some jingle bells to look forward to, because Carrie Underwood announced that her first-ever Christmas album, My Gift, is arriving on September 25. In an album trailer shared today (July 20), the star reveals how important it was to her to spread some cheer during these uncertain times. “This year, it was just kind of on my heart to do this Christmas album. I just felt like this was such a fitting time, kind of feel like it’s a more perfect time than ever to record an album like this,” she explains as scenes of the singer recording the album play. [embedded content] “I’ve always wanted to make a Christmas album and it’s been a long time coming,” Underwood mirror...
Gorillaz Tap ScHoolboy Q for Eye-Straining ‘Pac-Man’ Track: Watch
Gorillaz bring on ScHoolboy Q for a tribute to the classic “PAC-MAN” arcade game for the British virtual band’s latest Song Machine addition that premiered Monday (July 20). Gorillaz co-creator and Blur musician Damon Albarn layers his low vocals over the electro-pop beat that fits the tone for his character Stuart “2-D” Pot’s addicting nine-hour game. His pupils ultimately transform into various PAC-MAN ghosts as he sings the blues about feeling trapped and failing to level up in the world. The LA-based rapper activates himself in his home studio when 2-D monotonously repeats in a loop, “I’m stressing out,” amplifying the G-funk beat as he raps about feeling held back from his dreams, representing his roots (“I rep...
