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Belinda & Christian Nodal Split: ‘I Ask That Our Decision Is Met With Respect’
Mexican singer Christian Nodal formally confirmed his breakup from pop star Belinda. Nodal took to his Instagram Story on Sunday (Feb. 13), the day before Valentine’s Day, to share the news. “To all my fans and friends in media, I want to share that we’ve decided to end our engagement and our relationship as a couple, taking with us the best of each other,” he wrote in white block letters over a black background. “We are grateful to have kept each other company during this time. I ask that the decision we’ve taken is met with respect, where each of us will live the separation process in their own way, always wishing the best to the other for the happy times together as well as the trying times. All speculation is false. To the media, with much respect, I will not be speaking about this top...
Drake Shines Bright at ‘Homecoming’ Concert in L.A. During Super Bowl Weekend
Among the stars, Drake still shined the brightest. In an all-white outfit, the multi-Grammy winner had many concertgoers jostling for position to watch him perform at the Super Bowl-week party dubbed “Homecoming Weekend” on Saturday night (Feb. 12). He made a dramatic entrance, darting down an aisle before performing center stage under an airy tent at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. The crowd included several entertainers and athletes such as Issa Rae, a mask-wearing Mike Tyson, Lil Wayne, Paul Pierce, Derrick Henry, Ricky Gervais, John Hamm, Nicole Scherzinger, Cedric the Entertainer, Karrueche Tran and Flava Flav. Explore Explore Drake See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news While waiting for Drake, attendees mingled for a couple hours. B...
‘Encanto’ No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for Fifth Week, Most for a Soundtrack Since ‘Frozen’
Walt Disney Records’ Encanto soundtrack spends its fifth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, becoming the soundtrack with the most weeks atop the chart since Disney’s own Frozen ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks in 2014. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With their totals at No. 1 (so far), Frozen and Encanto boast the most, and second-most, weeks at No. 1, respectively, among soundtracks in the 21st century. Encanto earned 110,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 10 (down 2%), according to MRC Data. Also in the top 10, both Yo Gotti and Mitski land their highest-charting albums ever on the Billboard 200, as the former’s CM10: Free Game debuts at No. 3 and the latter’s Laurel Hell arrives at N...
Kanye West Elaborates on Removing Kid Cudi from ‘Donda 2,’ Continues Bashing Pete Davidson
Kanye West isn’t backing down from his decision to remove Kid Cudi from his forthcoming album, Donda 2. The 44-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who now goes by Ye, took to Instagram on Sunday (Feb. 13) to expand on his cryptic announcement from the prior day about why his longtime collaborator Cudi won’t be appearing on the sequel to last year’s Billboard 200-topping Donda project. “I’M VERY COMMUNITY ORIENTED I LOVE MY FRIENDS I LOVE MY FAMILY THE REASON I ASKED CUDI TO AT THE LEAST SPEAK TO SKETE IS BECAUSE FOR YEARS CUDI ALWAYS MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS ME AND HIM AGAINST EVERYONE NOW THAT IM FIGHTING FOR MY FAMILY HE NOT BY MY SIDE THIS IS BIGGER THAN MUSIC,” Ye wrote in all caps, referencing Cudi’s friendship with Pete Davidson, who is dating Ye’s estranged wife Kim Kardashian. Explo...
Jordan Peele’s ‘NOPE’ Trailer Is Here
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Universal Pictures “What’s a bad miracle?,” asks Daniel Kaluuya’s character in the trailer for Jordan Peele’s latest horror flick, NOPE. Yeah, we’re still sold on this one. Starting with some history of the first moving images being Black history, “Did you know that the very first assembly of photographs to create a motion picture was a two-second clip of a Black man on a horse?,” says Keek Palmer’s character—things soon and sure enough go left. Related Stories As in potential aliens, Keke Palmer representing all of us and a kid running for his life only to be jettisoned through the air. Again, we’re sold. NOPE, which also stars Steven Yeun, and is written and directed by Peele, is in theaters July 22, and we can’t wait. Also, the trailer featur...
44-Year-Old Kanye West Is Big Mad Kid Cudi Is Friends With Pete Davidson
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty On Saturday (Feb. 12), Kanye West found it necessary to tell the world that longtime collaborator Kid Cudi would not be appearing on DONDA 2. Apparently, the reason for Cudder’s exile is his friendship with SNL‘s Pete Davidson, aka Ye’s ex-wife’s new boyfriend. Yeezy took to IG to make the announcement because that was the most immature thing to do. “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on DONDA because he’s friends with you know who,” posted West, with most everyone figuring it was the Davidson connection that drew his ire. However, Ye deleted his message pretty much as soon Cudi responded in kind, by calling him a dinosaur, saying he’s been the best thing on his albums and relaying that he’ll be praying for him. Can you rea...
Yo Gotti Signs Mozzy to CMG, Announces New Joint Project for EST Gee & 42 Dugg
Yo Gotti’s CMG 2022 Press Conference took place Thursday (Feb. 10) in Los Angeles, where CMG label staff and affiliates, music industry executives, and fans piled into the Skirball Cultural Center for the 30-minute conversation, moderated by Billboard‘s Carl Lamarre. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Nestled behind the 405 Freeway and surrounded by greenery, the Skirball Center’s main theater was transformed into a CMG base of sorts: CMG logos were plastered in the lobby of the venue, and a white backdrop featuring a repeating CMG logo and alternating photos of the label‘s roster flashed on stage behind six empty white chairs. After attendees were seated, Lamarre introduced Yo Gotti, who was joined onstage by BlocBoy JB, 42 D...
Adele Says Las Vegas Residency Will ‘Absolutely’ Happen This Year
Adele is clarifying the status of her Las Vegas residency after postponing the series of performances in January. Set to launch on Jan. 21, Adele announced on Jan. 20 in a video posted to her various social media channels that she would be pushing back the show, with new performance dates to be announced in the future. While visiting The Graham Norton Show on Friday (Feb. 11), the Grammy-winning artist elaborated on the decision to postpone and made a promise to her fans that the shows would be rescheduled, as she has other plans for next year. “We are now working our arses off, but I don’t want to announce a new set of dates until I know everything will definitely be ready,” she said. “The sooner I can announce, the better, but I just can’t in case we are not ready in time. It is absolute...
Kodak Black Shot at Justin Bieber Concert Afterparty
Kodak Black and three other men were shot outside an after party that Justin Bieber’s performance at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California last night, NBC News reports, citing unnamed sources in the Los Angeles Police Department. In a statement to Pitchfork, police confirmed that a fight broke out on the street outside the afterparty venue at 2:45 a.m. local time this morning (February 12). The four victims were hospitalized after being hit by bullets and are currently in stable condition, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. Police are currently seeking a suspect. A video of the incident, published by TMZ, shows Kodak Black, Gunna, and Lil Baby gathered outside of the afterparty venue, The Nice Guy, where they’re seen talking. Later in the edited ...
Kanye West and Kid Cudi Have Public Falling Out
Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) and Kid Cudi have publically fallen out in an online altercation spurred by a post to Ye’s Instagram. Ye—apparently upset over Kid Cudi’s friendship with actor and comedian Pete Davidson (who is currently dating Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian)—posted to Instagram (since deleted) that Cudi “will not be on Donda because he’s friends with you know who,” adding “we all speak in Billie language now.” Cudi responded to the post in the comments, saying “Too bad I don’t wanna be on ur album u fuckin dinosaur hahaha 🤣.” He also responded separately on Twitter, writing: “We talked weeks ago about this. You’re whack for flipping the script and posting this lie just for a look on the internet. You ain’t no friend. BYE.” Ye has since expressed fee...
Kanye West Announces Donda 2 Listening Event
Kanye West has announced a listening event for Donda 2. It’ll take place at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Tuesday, February 22—the prospective album release date. After former G.O.O.D. Music associate Steven Victor teased the news of a sequel to Donda, West confirmed Donda 2 and its executive producer, Future, on January 27. (West and Future had previously collaborated on “I Won” in 2014.) Little else is known about Donda 2, other than that it likely won’t feature Kid Cudi, with whom West is now feuding. Last year, Cudi appeared on Donda’s “Moon,” as well as Donda (Deluxe)’s “Remote Control Pt 2.” West, who legally changed his name to Ye in October, rolled out the first Donda with three stadium listening events: two nights at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, plus another at Chicago’s Soldier ...
3 Injured After Shots Fired at L.A. Afterparty for Justin Bieber Concert
Update: A later report indicated that four people, including Kodak Black, were shot and wounded. All four victims were listed in stable condition. Three people were injured after shots were fired outside an L.A. lounge early Saturday morning (Feb. 12) during an afterparty for a Justin Bieber concert. The multi-victim shooting took place at 2:45 a.m. Saturday morning at The Nice Guy restaurant (401 N La Cienega Blvd.) where the Grammy-winning singer was hosting the h.wood event ahead of Super Bowl Sunday. Following a fight that broke out outside the venue between unnamed individuals, multiple rounds were fired, with three victims, men aged 19, 24 and 60, struck by gunfire, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Two s...
