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Listen to NGHTMRE and KLAXX’s Reunion on Their Anthemic Track “The One”
Following the release of his emotive new track with SLANDER and Dylan Matthew, “Fall Into Me,” NGHTMRE has tapped KLAXX for yet another moving single entitled “The One.” “The One” is a festival anthem at its core, showcasing both NGHTMRE and KLAXX’s affinity for writing melodic music. Beautifully, sweeping guitar riffs are accompanied by gorgeous vocals crooning about the uncertainty that comes with love all while dynamic drums build towards a soaring, synth-driven drop. “The One” truly encapsulates NGHTMRE’s distinct sound while showing growth and simultaneously allowing KLAXX to shine. KLAXX shares his experience writing the tune in a press statement. “The idea for ‘The One’ was to write a song that made you fe...
Bad Bunny Has the Best-Selling Album of 2022 (So Far) with Un Verano Sin Ti
Bad Bunny hopped his way to the top of the Billboard charts with the best-selling album of 2022 to date. The Puerto Rican rapper’s latest release, Un Verano Sin Ti, debuted this week at No. 1 in the US after moving 274,000 equivalent album units. Previously, Bad Bunny made history when his 2020 LP, El Último Tour del Mundo, became the first-ever all-Spanish language album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He’s now added a second No. 1 album. To illustrate just how well Un Verano Sin Ti performed commercially, it enjoyed the best-selling week since Adele’s 30 in December 2021. Diving a bit deeper, with 356.66 million on-demand streams, it’s the largest streaming week ever for a Latin album, the biggest streaming week of 2022 for any album of any genre, and the biggest streaming week for ...
2022 Billboard Music Awards: Silk Sonic Perform “Love Train”: Watch
Silk Sonic took the stage at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night to perform their cover of “Love Train” by R&B and funk band Con Funk Shun. Watch the replay below. Dressed in matching maroon leisure suits, Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars turned up the charm as they ran through the song with a fully choreographed routine in tandem with their backup dancers and band. At this year’s BBMAs, Silk Sonic are up for awards in four categories: Top Duo/Group, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, and Top R&B Song, the latter of which they have already won for “Leave the Door Open.” Advertisement Related Video In April, Silk Sonic performed “777” at the 2022 Grammy Awards, where they picked up four wins for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance, a...
2022 Billboard Music Awards: Latto Performs “Big Energy”: Watch
Latto hit the stage at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night for a triumphant performance of her hit single “Big Energy.” Watch the musical number below. The rising star strutted across the stage in a glittery silver and chrome ensemble as she rapped, “Bad chick, I could be your fantasy/ I could tell you got big, big energy/ It ain’t too many of ’em that could handle me/ But I might let you try it off the Hennessy” while flanked by a bevy of backup dancers. Latto also received her first BBMA nomination at this year’s ceremony, as a finalist in the Top Female Rap Artist category against Cardi B and winner Megan Thee Stallion. Advertisement Related Video Watch Latto’s Billboard Music Awards performance below. Last month, the Atlanta rapper ran through a solo version of her breakout...
The Road to the Billboard Music Awards: Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, BTS & More Talk About Their Hits
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards are Sunday (May 15). As you get ready to tune in to the awards show, Billboard News‘ “Road to the Billboard Music Awards” video will get you even more excited for the night ahead. The clip, which can be watched above, highlights several of this year’s nominees and features interview clips with artists like Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Doja Cat, who’s nominated in 14 categories at the 2022 BBMAs, looked back at what it was like first hitting No. 1 on the charts with her music. After celebrating the news over the phone, she said, “not even like an hour later, I hear a beep outside and it is 10 cars lined up on the road.” She added, “I come outside and everybody’s like, ‘Congratulatio...
Fans Choose My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Foundations of Decay’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
My Chemical Romance‘s new song “The Foundations of Decay” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (May 13) on Billboard, choosing the rock group’s dizzying six-minute track as their favorite new music release of the past week. “The Foundations of Decay,” MCR’s first release as a band since 2014, brought in 40% of the vote, beating out new music by Post Malone featuring Roddy Ricch (“Cooped Up”), Kendrick Lamar (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers), Florence + The Machine (Dance Fever), The Chainsmokers (So Far So Good), and others. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “The Foundations of Decay” showcases MCR’s penchant for epic storytelling while highlighting frontman Gerard Way’s impeccable vocal ran...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Bad Bunny notches his second chart-topping album on the Billboard 200 chart as his latest release, Un Verano Sin Ti, debuts at No. 1 (on the May 21-dated chart) with the year’s biggest week for any album: 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 12, according to Luminate. It’s also Bad Bunny’s best week ever in terms of units earned. See latest videos, charts and news Un Verano Sin Ti marks the second all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1 on the 66-year-old chart. The first was Bad Bunny’s last album, 2020’s El Último Tour del Mundo. The new album’s release date of May 6 was announced on May 2 via an Instgram post, after Bad Bunny had teased hints about the project for months. Also in the Billboard 200’s new top 10, Jack Harlow scores his highest-chartin...
Selena Gomez as ‘SNL’ Host: Watch Every Sketch She Starred In
SNL host Selena Gomez‘s opening monologue made headlines for its spot-on Miley Cyrus impression and sweet Barney sing-along, but the singer and actress really showed off her comedic skill in a variety of sketches Saturday night (May 14). In just one episode, Gomez pulled off being a Bratz doll, a Latina talk show host, a documentarian, a princess, a jealous partner, a bad understudy, a model spokesperson, an irresponsible older sister and a way-too-patient girlfriend. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In total, Gomez starred in nine sketches during her gig on Saturday Night Live — and only broke character once. Watch them all below, and see the full episode on Hulu here. The streaming service is currently offering a 30-day free ...
Watch Post Malone and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Play New Song on SNL
Post Malone has made his Saturday Night Live debut, performing songs from his new album Twelve Carat Toothache. For one of the songs, “Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol,” Malone was joined by one of his favorite artists: Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, who sang in a choir behind Malone, slightly obscured by a fog machine. Two percussionists playing taiko drums flanked the rapper for the moody performance. For his live rendition of “Cooped Up,” Malone wore head-to-toe leather and was joined by Roddy Ricch on the SNL stage. Ricch appears on the recorded version of the single—Malone’s latest release from Twelve Carat Toothache. Watch it all go down below. Pecknold previously performed on Saturday Night Live in January 2009. According to the Fleet Foxes musician, he and Post Malone wrote “Love/Hate Let...
3 Injured During “Security Incident” at Las Vegas’ Lovers & Friends Festival
Three people were injured Saturday (May 14) during the first night of Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas, TMZ and local NBC affiliate News 3 report. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told News 3 that shortly after 10 p.m., gunfire was reportedly heard at the event, which takes place at Las Vegas Festival Grounds. This reportedly caused a large group of attendees to exit the venue. Three people were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to News 3. The LVMPD later tweeted that the report of gunfire heard nearby “was deemed unfounded,” and that “at this time, there is no evidence of a shooting.” News 3 reports that the festival was paused, but resumed shortly after. Festival organizers released a statement on stage screens saying there was a securit...
Post Malone and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Debut New Song on SNL: Watch
Post Malone previewed his upcoming album, twelve carat toothache, with an appearance on the penultimate episode of Saturday Night Live’s 47th season. Posty made the most of his SNL debut, as he brought along Roddy Ricch for “Cooped Up” and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold for the debut of “Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol.” Replay both performances below. If you’re wondering how the A-list rapper linked up with the alternative folk singer, it’s pretty simple: Post Malone is a big fan of Fleet Foxes. “If you don’t like Fleet Foxes, then fuck you,” he tweeted in 2015. He added in another tweet, “Fleet Foxes is the only group that I love every single song of.” Fast forward to 2021, and Pecknold was seen in the studio with Post Malone. Elsewhere on last night’s SNL, Post Malone appeared in a sketch alon...
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Ted Nugent Urges Trump Supporters to “[Go] Berserk on the Skulls of the Democrats”
Ted Nugent called for violence against “Democrats” and other “enemies” of America while performing at a rally for Donald Trump in Austin on Saturday night. “Think of what the enemies of America have done over the last 14 months,” Nugent told the crowd. “They didn’t sneak into the White House — they lied, they cheated, they scammed, and everyday the Democrats violate their sacred oath to the Constitution. And if you can’t impress you friends on that, they shouldn’t be your friends.” “I love you people madly,” Nugent continued, “but I’d love you more if you went forward and just went berserk on the skulls of the Democrats and the Marxists and the Communists.” Advertisement Related Video Nugent’s comments came just hours after a white supremacist shot and killed 10 people and wounded three ot...
