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Nicki Minaj Adds ‘Likkle Miss’ Remix With Skeng to Her ‘Queen Radio: Volume 1’ Compilation
Nicki Minaj has added a new track to her surprise greatest hits compilation, Queen Radio: Volume 1. The Queen of Rap took to social media early Sunday morning (Aug. 28) to share cover art and reveal that a remix of Jamaican dancehall artist Skeng’s “Likkle Miss” has been officially added to her new 29-track release, which dropped on Friday. “Likkle Miss” was originally released by Skeng in early July, and the music video on YouTube for the track had amassed nearly 2.7 million views at press time. Minaj teased in a selfie video on Instagram earlier this month that she was “writing my verse” for “Likkle Miss.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Dancehall need this/ The whole place shake it/ Boom boom/ That a– clapping on his d— all night/ He in Jam...
Notting Hill Carnival Returns to London Streets After Hiatus
The annual Notting Hill Carnival has returned to the streets of London for the first time since 2019, with more than 1 million people expected to take in the music, spectacular parades, dancing and food offerings at Europe’s largest street party on Sunday (Aug. 28) and Monday. The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture at the end of August every year, had to take place online for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizing a gathering to unify the community after a series of racially motivated attacks on West Indians in west London’s Notting Hill neighborhood. The event has grown from a festival drawing several hundred people to a huge annual street party, with tens of t...
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Four People
Win Butler, who performs with wife Régine Chassagne in Arcade Fire, has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people. In a report published by Pitchfork on Saturday (Aug. 27), three female Arcade Fire fans and a fourth person who is gender-fluid and uses they/them pronouns claimed that they’d had sexual interactions with Butler when they were between the ages of 18 and 23 that they deemed inappropriate; one claimed that they’d been sexually assaulted by the musician. In a statement given to the publication, Butler said that the extramarital relationships were consensual. Billboard reached out to a representative for Butler, who said he had no further comment beyond the statement provided to Pitchfork. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The all...
Mable John, First Female Solo Artist Signed by Motown, Dies at 91
Mable John, the first solo female artist signed by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, has died. She was 91. The veteran R&B singer passed away at her home in Los Angeles on Thursday (Aug. 25), her nephew Kevin John told The Detroit News. A cause of death had not been revealed at press time. “We loved her and she was a kind person,” Kevin John said of his aunt, who was the older sister of R&B star Little Willie John. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In addition to being the first solo female artist signed to Motown (then Tamla), Mable John also recorded hit songs for Stax Records and she was a singer in Ray Charles’ Raelettes backing band. John was born on Nov. 3, 1930 in Bastrop, Louisiana. The oldest of nine children, she and h...
How to Watch and Livestream the 2022 VMAs
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will take place tonight (August 28) in Newark, New Jersey. The broadcast and livestream of the main ceremony are set to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) on MTV and MTV.com. (ViacomCBS networks including BET, Comedy Central, MTV2, and more will also simulcast the show.) After last year’s return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the show has moved to the Prudential Center and will be hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. How to Watch the VMAs Pre-Show The MTV VMAs pre-show begins at 6:30 p.m. Eastern (3:30 p.m. Pacific) and will feature 90 minutes of performances and celebrity interviews. The pre-show will air on MTV, and, starting at 6:15 p.m. Eastern, it’ll stream on th...
VMAs 2022 Performers List: See the Full Lineup Here
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards air tonight, August 28, at 8 p.m. Eastern. The show takes place in front of a live audience at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. As always, there are going to be a ton of performances during the broadcast. Among the 2022 performers are Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow, Lizzo, Måneskin, J Balvin, Anitta, and more. Check out the full list of performers for the pre-show and main ceremony below. Find out how to watch and stream the 2022 VMAs here. 2022 MTV Video Music Awards performers AnittaBlackpink performing “Pink Venom”Conan GrayDove CameronEminem and Snoop DoggFlo MilliJ BalvinJack HarlowJIDKane BrownLauren Spencer SmithLizzo performing “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)”Måneskin performing “Supermodel”Marshmello and KhalidNicki MinajPanic! at the DiscoRed Hot Chili P...
Maren Morris and Cassadee Pope Call Out Jason Aldean’s Wife Brittany Over Transphobic Comments
Comments made by country singer Jason Aldean‘s wife, Brittany, are coming under fire after she posted a transphobic joke on Instagram. “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life,” Brittany wrote earlier this week, on Aug. 23, as a caption to a before-and-after makeup video set to Beyoncé’s 2006 song “Upgrade U,” (even though Beyoncé is known to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community). Husband Jason left a laughing emoji in the comments and replied, “Lmao!! Im glad they didn’t too, cause you and I wouldn’t have worked out.” In a wordier statement via Instagram Stories on Friday (Aug. 26), Brittany expanded upon her unsolicited thoughts on transgender youth and their rights to gender-affirming care: “Advocating for ...
Bob LuPone, Actor Who Helped Found and Lead Off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, Dies at 76
Bob LuPone, who as an actor earned a Tony nomination in the original run of A Chorus Line and went on to help found and lead the influential off-Broadway theater company MCC Theater for almost 40 years, has died. He was 76. LuPone, brother of Broadway icon Patti LuPone, died Saturday (Aug. 27) following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Matt Ross Public Relations. “The MCC Theater community mourns the loss of our much loved and uniquely inspiring partner, colleague and dear friend, Bob LuPone, who lived fearlessly and with great curiosity, good humor, a boundless passion for connection, and a whole lot of heart. We will miss him deeply and always,” the theater company said in a statement. LuPone’s first professional job was in 1966, in the en...
Alan Jackson Tests Positive for COVID-19, Cancels Kansas City Concert
Alan Jackson canceled Saturday night’s (Aug. 27) concert in Kansas City, Missouri, after testing positive for COVID-19. “I’m so sorry I can’t be there tonight,” Jackson said, according to a statement published by the venue, the T-Mobile Center. “I hate to disappoint my fans.” A representative for Jackson confirmed to Billboard that the country star has COVID-19 and that the show was called off. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The T-Mobile Center says organizers intend to reschedule the concert date, and that those who purchased tickets for the original date will have them honored at the rescheduled date. The show was part of his Last Call: One More for the Road” Tour, which launched in June and runs through early October. At the ti...
Chunky Comedian Aries Spears Attacks Lizzo With Fatphobia, Twitter Holds Up A Mirror
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Aries Spears is currently catching the wrath of Twitter after fat-shaming Lizzo and using a highly insensitive comparison to do so. As a result, fans of the popular singer is reminding Spears that he’s definitely seen slimmer days himself. The clip of Aries Spears taking a shot at Lizzo was captured by the YouTube program, The Art Of Dialogue, which shared a now-viral clip of Spears looking far more washed that the 47 years of age he reportedly is. We would love to avoid giving a breakdown of what Spears said but for the sake of context, the comedian compared Lizzo’s shape to the poop emoji and complained about her choice to show off her body in an array of outfits. To be fair to Spears, he did realize that this was the ...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (August 27)
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. New Selena Music The Quintanilla family released a new Selena album called Moonchild Mixes, which encompasses 10 of Selena’s original recordings between the ages of 13 and 16. The songs are being released 37 years later via Warner Music Latin. “We as a family had discussed this amongst ourselves that in the future, after Selena’s passing, we were going to maintain her presence through her music and we’ve done that for 27 years,” the late singer’s father Abraham Quintanilla told Billboard. “I’m more than sure that the fans are going to love it because if you listen to it, it’ll move...
Disturbance at Wiz Khalifa Concert in Indiana Leaves 3 Injured
Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said. People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville about 10:30 p.m. Friday (Aug. 26) after a reported disturbance on part of the amphitheater’s lawn, with some of them shouting about a possible shooting, The Indianapolis Star reported. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Police said in a news release early Saturday that no weapon was found following a sweep of the area at the venue about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Indianapolis. The disturbance happened about 45 minutes into Wiz Khalifa’s show that was part of the Vinyl Verse co-headlining tour with fello...
