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Luis Figueroa Secures Third Top 10 on Tropical Airplay Chart With ‘Todavía Te Espero’
Luis Figueroa claims his third top 10 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart as his latest single “Todavía Te Espero” jumps 12-10 on the May 14-dated survey. The song, released March 24 via Sony Music Latin, rises to the upper tier with a 5% boost in audience impressions, to 2.6 million, earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 8, according to Luminate. One of the new voices of the salsa movement, Figueroa scored his first No. 1 on Tropical Airplay less than a year ago when his version of the 1993 classic “Hasta El Sol De Hoy” landed at the summit in July 2021. [embedded content] “Todavía,” which was written by Luis Figueroa and ICON and produced by Motiff, is the first single from Figueroa’s eponymous upcoming album and follows the Puerto Rican’s second chart entry “Si Tú Me Dices Ven” (N...
Here Are the Lyrics to Justin Bieber & Don Toliver’s ‘Honest’
Justin Bieber teamed up with Don Toliver for the sleek collaboration, “Honest,” which the duo dropped in April. According to Universal Music, “Honest” is Bieber’s first official single since “Ghost,” the finale to the Canadian pop star’s Billboard 200 chart leader Justice and itself a No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Airplay Chart. If you need a guide to follow along with Justin Bieber’s “Honest” featuring Don Toliver, find the lyrics below: Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news (Yeah)Honest (honest)You’re modest, I like it (I like it)You stay down and you’re the baddest (baddest)Find you in the cut, I copped it (I copped it)Honest (honest)You kept it real with me from jump (with me from jump)It’s twenty-three when you get dunked on (splash)I put...
Kelly Clarkson Takes Us to Neverland With This Kelsea Ballerini Hit: Watch
Kelly Clarkson took the second star to the right on Wednesday (May 11), performing Kelsea Ballerini‘s “Peter Pan” to open The Kelly Clarkson Show. Accompanied by just her pianist, the multi-hyphenate pared Ballerini’s 2016 country hit down to a tender ballad, singing, “You’re just a lost boy with your head up in the clouds/ You’re just a lost boy, never keep your feet on the ground/ You’re always gonna fly away just because you know you can/ You’re never gonna learn there’s no such place as Neverland/ You don’t understand, you’ll never grow up/ You’re never gonna be a man, Peter Pan.” Released as the third single from Ballerini’s 2015 debut album The First Time, the track completed the young country singer’s hat trick atop the Country Airplay chart following fellow No. 1s “Love Me Like You...
Disney+ Hits 137.7M Subscribers, Beats Wall Street Expectations
Disney once again beat Wall Street expectations last quarter in streaming, adding 7.9 million Disney+ subscribers, and suggesting that the company may be positioned to take a lead in what has become a cutthroat race to the top in streaming. While Wall Street expectations for Disney+ were varied, a midpoint expectation was 4.5 million to 5 million adds. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Disney reported revenue of $19.2 billion and income of $3.7 billion, with earnings per share of $1.08. Wall Street expectations were for revenue of $20.1 billion, operating income of $3.3 billion, and EPS of $1.17. The EPS miss could be due to a change in tax regulations, which saw the company’s effective tax rate balloon from 8.8 percent a year a...
Young Thug Hit With Seven Additional Felony Charges After Home Raid
Young Thug is facing an additional seven felony charges after authorities found guns and drugs during a raid of his Buckhead, Atlanta home. According to Consequence, the Fulton County jail records state that the 30-year-old rapper has been hit with charges of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of a Schedule III, Iv or V Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Firearm During Commission of a Felony; and Possession of Sawed-Off Shotgun, Sawed-Off Rifle, Machine Gun, dangerous Weapon, or Silencer, alongside separate counts of Unlawful for Person Employed By/Associated with Criminal Street Gang to Conduct/Participate in Criminal Activity. Thugger was arrested earlier this week on charges of “conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influence...
Casanova Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy, Drug Charges in Federal Case
Brooklyn rapper Casanova has pleaded guilty in a federal racketeering case, in which the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York claims the rapper had a “leadership role” in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang. The rapper, whose real name is Caswell Senior, pleaded guilty to one count of “conspiring to conduct and participate in the conduct of the affairs of a criminal enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity” and another count of “conspiring to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s statement today, Senior admitted with his guilty plea to shooting at someone “with whom he was having a gambling dispute” at a Florida party in July 2020. He also admitted to participation in marijuana trafficking and a 2018 rob...
Lorde Announces New Sonos Radio Station
Lorde has launched a new artist-curated station on Sonos Radio called SOLARSYSTYM. It features selections from Lorde as well as clips of the New Zealand singer looking back at her life and career, from her teenage years and early career to the present day, and the moments and artists that inspired her. Listen to a station sample on Mixcloud below. In a statement about the new station, Lorde said: “SOLARSYSTYM is like stepping into my brain, giving listeners a front row seat to the songs that have meant a ton to me and my life. It is a collection of forms, gravitationally bound, a handful of planets, dozens, more dwarf planets, and countless little rocks. All reflecting light from a sun. These are the forms that have altered my course for better.” Artists that have launched Sonos Radi...
Joey Bada$$ Announces New Album 2000 and Summer Tour
Following the new single “The Rev3nge,” Joey Bada$$ has announced a new album called 2000. It’s out June 17 via Columbia Records. The new album’s release date marks nearly 10 years to the day since the release of the mixtape 1999. He’s also announced a North American summer tour with Capella Grey. Find those dates below. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Joey Bada$$: 1999 2000 Summer Tour Joey Bada$$: 07-01 Boston, MA – Big Night Live07-02 Montreal, Quebec – MTELUS07-03 Toronto, Ontario – Rebel07-06 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts07-07 New York, NY – Terminal 507-08 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore07-09 Norf...
Laura Nyro Documentary in the Works
Vistas Media Capital has announced plans for a new documentary about Laura Nyro, the late singer-songwriter, activist, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. The as-yet-untitled film will be produced by Ben Waisbren (300, The Equalizer, Blood Diamond) and music producer Bonnie Greenberg (RBG), with Laura’s son Gil Bianchini serving as an associate producer, reports Deadline. A director has yet to be announced for the documentary. “I was first attracted to Laura Nyro’s music and life story by what David Geffen so poignantly said about her in Susan Lacy’s 2010 feature film Inventing David Geffen,” Waisbren said in a statement. “Her lyrics touched and galvanized a generation of women—words that have resonance today.” At age 19, Laura Nyro made a name for herself at the 1967 Monterey Pop F...
Elon Musk Calls Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban A “Mistake” & Wants To Reverse It, Jack Dorsey Agrees
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Twitter’s future owner Elon Musk (we hope not), finally said the quiet part out loud regarding the return of the twice impeached President Donald Trump to the platform. The moment bootleg Tony Stark aka Elon Musk, decided to make his move to purchase Twitter, MAGA land immediately dubbed him the savior of their lord and savior, Donald Trump’s banned Twitter account. Speaking at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car conference, Musk finally gave Trump’s loyal fans the red meat they have been waiting to consume. Related Stories Musk feels Twitter should be “reluctant to delete things” while being “very cautious with permanent bans.” He also added that Twitter’s decision to ban Trump in January 2021 following the saltine-fueled i...
HHW Gaming: ‘Street Fighter’ Fans React To The News Fei Long Allegedly Being Removed From Future Games
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Capcom / Ultra Street Fighter IV Is Fei Long’s run in Street Fighter coming to an end? That might be the unfortunate case. Fei Long, a character that obviously gets his inspiration from the iconic martial arts movie star Bruce Lee, quickly became a favorite among fighting game fans when he was first introduced in Super Street Fighter II. Nintendo Life reports that Fei Long’s time as a playable character in the Street Fighter game has ended. Like Bruce Lee, Fei Long was a martial artist and action star and was Capcom’s tribute to the late actor, but apparently, the Lee family has done a 360 when it comes to seeing non-serious depictions of Bruce Lee. Street Fighter V composer Daniel Lindholm revealed during a YouTube Q&A that “comedic interpretat...
Illadelph Lap Dance?: Questlove Says The Roots Were Discovered At A Philadelphia Strip Club
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Schultz / Getty Listen: I’ve been an avid fan of The Roots since the release of the band’s fourth album Things Fall Apart. I’ve since made purchases on their whole 14-album catalog, attended three of their live shows and have even made an honest attempt at regularly watching Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show since they are the house band. I thought I knew everything about The Roots—until Questlove revealed that they were discovered after performing at a strip club. According to Page Six, the drummer and recent Oscar winner recalled during an episode of Luminary podcast Til This Day with Radio Rahim that prior to the 1993 debut band’s first album, Organix, the band found most of its success through the “Ivy league route, playing college frat parties...
