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Listen to Preview of Four New Tracks From Ariana Grande’s Deluxe ‘Positions’
Ariana Grande continued the slow tease of the upcoming deluxe edition of Positions on Wednesday (Feb. 17) when she posted brief snippets of the four new songs that will appear on the expanded edition of her most recent studio album. Based on the brief previews, the now-20-track effort due out on Friday (Feb. 19) will add some more bounce to the project on songs such as “Worst Behavior,” which glides along on a finger-snap beat and the lyrics, “I forgot to mention I’ll be there in (inaudible)/ We don’t need to talk too much, show each other what we know.” “Main Thing” has a slinkier vibe, with a subtle wash of keyboards and Grande whisper singing “When I call you (call you)/ You never keep me waiting (waiting)/ I be trippin, I ...
Lil Nas X Chronicles His Turbulent Road to Fame in Revealing ‘Life Story’ TikTok Series
So, in November of that year he moved in with his older brother into a situation where he says there was “domestic violence everyday.” The one-minute clips consists of a series of Lil Nas’ signature selfie videos, with part two kickinh off with the Dec. 2018 release of the mega-smash that would make Lil Nas a global phenomenon, the record-breaking No. 1 hit “Old Town Road.” With literally no money to promote, the rapper used silly memes to promote the song, which helped the track chart on Apple Music and unleashed an onslaught of label deal offers that he characterized as “terrible,” mostly because they were focused on the song, not him. He turned them all down and kept promoting “Road” in his own unique way and before he knew it the Ti...
Blue Ivy Carter Stars Alongside Beyonce in Sleek ‘Icy Park’ Adidas Campaign Video
Beyoncé is bringing some heat to the cold winter with her highly anticipated “Icy Park” collection for Ivy Park x Adidas, and the star called on her mini me for the drop’s latest ad on Wednesday (Feb. 17). The two-and-a-half-minute clip finds Queen Bey and her nine-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter posing in the collection alongside a number of models, including Hailey Bieber, Kaash Paige and Shi Gray. The camera pans down the line, showing off skirts, leggings, bucket hats, puffer jackets, ski gear, sweats, bustiers, bodysuits and more in wintery blues, pinks, nudes and whites. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make mo...
Kelly Clarkson Sings Us Through ‘Times Like These’ With Foo Fighters Cover
In case you thought Kelly Clarkson couldn’t totally nail a rock song, think again. The singer took on Foo Fighters‘ “Times Like These” for her daytime talk show’s popular “Kellyoke” segment on Wednesday (Feb. 17). As the United States comes up on the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 lockdowns, the lyrics to the 2002 One By One track feel particularly hopeful and uplifting. “It’s times like these you learn to live again / It’s times like these you give and give again / It’s times like these you learn to love again / It’s times like these time and time again,” Clarkson belted in the chorus. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins...
BTS Collaborate With Japanese Band Back Number For New Movie Theme ‘Film Out’
Back Number have never written a song for another artist before, and Shimizu shared in a press release that his exchange with BTS — in particular Jungkook, who suggested a new melody based on the demo Shimizu sent — was an exciting experience. “I had some reservations because I’d never written a song that someone else besides myself would sing,” Shimizu said. “But I’m happy that we’ve completed a very lyrical, yet powerful track thanks to our experienced staff, our co-arranger UTA’s efforts, some exciting exchanges with Jungkook, and the personal qualities and power of expression each of the BTS members have.” Previously, BTS’s “Don’t Leave Me” was featured as the theme of the Japanese TV drama Signal, a remake of a South Korean series by the same name, starring Kentaro Sakaguc...
Latin Remix of the Week: Carlos Rivera’s Heartfelt ‘100 Años’ With Maluma & Calibre 50
The lyrics to the song — co-written by Rivera, Maluma, Muñoz, Édgar Barrera, and Vicente Barco — express a relationship worth salvaging: “Though it’s said that nothing bad lasts 100 years, I wouldn’t want to be the first idiot to be the exception / A love like ours doesn’t come along every day, a love like ours is worth saving.” The original music video, which features Rivera and the Colombian star, currently has over 48 million views. The remix was released with a lyric video representing the colors of the Mexican flag: green, white, and red. Listen to the Latin Remix of the Week below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, ch...
Dua Lipa, Christina Aguilera & More Artists Share the Love on Valentine’s Day 2021
See how other artists are celebrating Valentine’s Day with their loved ones: Joe Jonas The Jonas brother shared a sweet throwback pic of wife Sophie Turner from when she was pregnant with their daughter. In the snap, the Game of Thrones star is sprawled on the couch, her pregnant belly on display. “Happy Valentine’s Day to my 2 Valentines [heart emoji] throwback,” he captioned the image. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello The “Wonder” singer showed off the sweetness in his life on Valentine’s Day. In his Instagram Stories, the crooner shared a photo of Cabello with a plate featuring what appears to be a heart-shaped pancake surrounded by blueberries and strawberries. The photo was accompanied by three heart emojis. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill The countr...
Katy Perry Is the Queen of Hearts for ‘American Idol’ Return on Valentine’s Day
One fan accurately summed up Perry’s holiday look in the comments section of Instagram: “‘how many hearts do you want on your dress?’ katy: ‘yes,'” they joked. American Idol‘s fourth season on ABC airs Sunday night, after running for 15 seasons on Fox. “Our aim was to make this season of Idol as normal as possible,” showrunner Trish Kinane told Billboard ahead of the new season. “We want to be the first show to pivot back to something resembling normality so we had that lens through which we look at every phase of the format.” See Perry’s Valentine’s Day ensemble on Instagram, and catch the premiere of American Idol tonight. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined wh...
Machine Gun Kelly Says He Wears Megan Fox’s ‘Blood Around My Neck’ on Valentine’s Day
Fox posted a tribute to her “unusually handsome boy” as well, using descriptions like “magical and haunted” and “ethereal and dangerous” and writing, “the journey will likely be perilous but there is no destination without him.” Her post featured a slideshow of personal pictures showing off their connection. For some fans, MGK’s gesture brought to mind former couple Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton’s alleged blood vial necklaces. “You know those lockets you buy that are clear and you put a picture of your grannie in and wear it around your neck?” Thornton said in 2014, addressing the chatter years after their early 2000s relationship. “She bought two of those. We were apart a lot because she’s off maki...
Cardi B Reveals the Sweet — and Extravagant — Surprises From Offset for Valentine’s Day
Offset also shared video of Cardi B opening up the gift in his Instagram Stories. “25k don’t play wit me,” he wrote over the clip. In a second video, Cardi — who released her latest single “Up” on Feb. 5, can be heard gushing. “Oooh! Oh oh oh! Wow! You did that? You did that for me? You did that for me!” she says as she walks into a hallway lined with boxes of red roses, and then into a room decorated with vase upon vase of more red, white and pink roses. Offset also appears briefly in the clip to confirm that he did indeed surprise his wife with an abundance of flowers. “Thank you again baby for this beautiful trip,” she captioned the video with the flowers, tagging the Migos rapper. “Your right I need to take my mind...
Bad Bunny Burns for Rosalia in Romantic ‘La Noche De Anoche’ Video: Watch
“La Noche De Anoche” is the latest single from Bad Bunny’s third studio release of 2020, El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo, which dropped in November. Bunny — born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — previously opened up to Billboard about how his song with Rosalia came about. “We recorded separately because of COVID and our schedules. We’d been trying to work together for a while and the right opportunity hadn’t come up,” he shared at the time. “Chris Jedi sent me a track with a rhythmic base he did with Rosalía, and I thought it was cool, but I let it sit for a while. A couple of days later, I couldn’t stop singing the song.” The video for “La Noche De Anoche” wasn’t the only Bad Bunny news on Valentine’s...
Beyonce Gets Flexible in ‘Icy Park’ Promo Shots Ahead of Adidas Collection’s Release
The singer also took to Instagram to share another photo of a previously shown pink two-piece ensemble while standing inside a white fur-lined Jeep with a paint job to match her eye-catching outfit. With less than a week before the release of her “Icy Park” collection, Beyonce has been giving sneak peeks of the skiwear-meets-streetwear drop on her own Instagram, as well as the brand’s official IG account. Other celebrities involved in the campaign include rapper Gucci Mane and singer Kaash Paige. Beyonce first unveiled her third Ivy Park x Adidas collection in January with an electrifying visual of snow-capped mountains. The collection includes cozy textured pieces made from faux sheepskin and performance terry materials, a new Ivy Park monogram and ski tag pri...
