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New Around the World: ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Goes Bilingual on Global Charts
For those who haven’t been paying attention, Disney’s Encanto is a hit. Its soundtrack has ruled the Billboard 200 for seven of the last eight weeks, and its breakout, fast-talking ensemble anthem “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has spent more weeks at No. 1 — five to-date — on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other track from a Disney movie in the chart’s history. Beyond the U.S., the accolades continue. “Bruno” spent three weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 and cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. Now, on the March 5-dated Global Excl. U.S. chart, the song doubles up, ranking at No. 14 in English and debuting at No. 121 in Spanish. Carolina Gaitán and Mauro Castillo, from the English-language version, are joined by fellow Colombians Daniela Sierra, Juanse Diez, Olga Lu...
All of Becky G’s Top Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hits: ‘Mamiii,’ ‘Mayores’ & More
Happy birthday, Becky G! The Mexican-American artist turns 25 Wednesday (March 2), and Billboard is celebrating by highlighting all of her hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart. In total, the singer-songwriter has 21 entries on the chart, including four that entered in the top 10. Her first entry was in 2014, with her Pitbull-assisted “Can’t Get Enough,” which also marked her first top 10 banger. Explore Explore Becky G See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Three years later, after discovering her sound in the Spanish-language market, Becky hit No. 3 with her flirtatious Bad Bunny-assisted “Mayores.” In 2018, her collaboration with Natti Natasha, “Sin Pijama,” peaked at No. 4. Both music videos also surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. More recently, Becky G is...
Trending Up: Ed Sheeran Has Hits for All Radio Formats — Plus YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Yeat & More
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. This week: As Ed Sheeran makes multiple radio plays, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Yeat score viral hip-hop hits, and newcomer Maddy Zahm launches an emotional new trend. Ed Sheeran = Radio Ubiquity Although Equals (=), Ed Sheeran’s fourth solo album released last October, hasn’t risen to the level of chart-topping single success that 2017’s ÷ did (two No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Shape Of You” and “Perfect”), the project’s past six months have stil...
Kanye West Now Ready To Speed Up Kim Kardashian Divorce?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Will / Getty One year out from Kim Kardashian filing for divorce from Ye aka Kanye West, it appears that West has now had a change in attitude resulting in his desire to now speed up the proceedings. According to reports, the “Flashing Lights” rapper has made it known that he’s now focusing on making sure things are settled with his estranged wife in a quick fashion, directing his lawyers to hurry things along. Related Stories In a brief statement sent to Jason Lee and his Hollywood Unlocked website on Tuesday (March 1st), he said: “I’ve asked my team to expedite the dissolution of my marriage to Kim so I can put my entire attention into our beautiful children” — YE”. This comes in advance of him appearing in court with Kardashian on Wednesday to ascertai...
NYPD Fund Divests Itself From $42M In Russian Assets…
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty The backlash against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to grow across the globe, and now the NYPD itself has decided to send a message to Moscow by divesting itself from $42.2 million in Russian assets. The Gothamist is reporting that one of NYC’s five pensions has voted to divest itself from Russian assets as Moscow continues to use military action to invade Ukraine even as the world calls for a stop to the unprovoked war. Y’all just know that if Comrade Trump was still President he would’ve lambasted the NYPD for making such a move, but luckily for us and the world, he’s not and is currently holed up in Mar-A-Lago awaiting indictments in both New York City and Atlanta, GA (tee-hee). “The trustees of the New York City Police Pen...
HHW Gaming: Capcom Is Boosting The Terror With Next-Gen Versions of ‘RE2’, ‘RE3’ and ‘RE7’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Capcom / RE2 New-Generation Capcom, the Japanese video game developer that loves to scare the sh*t out of us with its Resident Evil games, has decided to make them even more terrifying. Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 remakes, and RE7: Biohazard were already games many wouldn’t dare play in the dark due to how insanely terrifying they are. On Wednesday (Mar.2), Capcom announced it would reintroduce those games by making each one look even more horrifying with next-gen updates. Source: Capcom / RE3 New-Generation Yaaaay. All three next-gen versions of those games will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X|S sometime later this year, Capcom announced, touting cutting-edge features like ray tracing, high frame rate, and 3D audio. So all of those jump scares you enco...
President Joe Biden Jeered During State Of The Union Address By Lauren Boebert & Marjorie Taylor Greene
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty President Joe Biden delivered his State of The Union address Tuesday night (March 1) and the anticipated speech was not without its hitches as most expected. Republican Party congresswomen Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to foil the address by jeering and jawing throughout, highlighting how divided things are across partisan lines. As reported by NBC News, Biden did his best to address the concerns on both sides of the aisle but the attempt didn’t satisfy two of the GOP’s more visible members in Boebert and Taylor Greene. As noted in the report, the congresswomen continually talked throughout the address and did their dedicated best to derail the moment for Biden. More from NBC News: Related Stories Boebert and Green...
Fireboy DML ft Ed Sheeran & R3HAB – Peru (R3HAB Remix)
Check out this brand new remix of “Peru” from Fireboy DML ft Ed Sheeran & R3HAB. Nigerian sensational singer Fireboy DML drops yet another remix version to his song titled “Peru” in which he featured Ed Sheeran and this time has R3HAB on it. With so many streams and airplay, the song “Peru” gets more popular, making it one of the biggest hit singles out of Africa. The new remix also sounds interesting as the new featured music artist brings in a special feel. This serves as a follow-up to his previously released ‘Peru remix’ with 21 Savage & Blxst Listen and download Fireboy DML ft Ed Sheeran & R3HAB – “Peru” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Fireboy_DML_-_Peru_Remix_ft_Ed_Sheeran_R3HAB__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
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Slushii Goes Behind the Scenes of Ambitious Anime Concept Album, “E.L.E” [Exclusive]
With his next album, Slushii is aiming to register a seismic sonic impact. On the precipice of revealing over three years of work in the studio, Slushii has opened up about the direction of his forthcoming album, E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event), which he says is an ode to the brostep era of the 2010’s. “This album is the culmination of three years of my best work. I really felt that there was a need for an album to revive the early 2010’s brostep machine, and fix it up with some new modern tech,” Slushii said. “This is a slow burn type of album, and one I hope you listen to front to back that can stand as a new beginning in the book of Slushii!” Slushii. Jennica Mae Abrams In a new video interview premiered exclusively by EDM.com, Slushii ...
Anna Lunoe’s New House Single Is “Dark, Rowdy and Made to Play”: Listen
Nobody does club music like Anna Lunoe. And while the Aussie’s release schedule may have slowed down in recent years, her latest, “Double Dip,” once again marks this momma bear‘s territory as one of the most consistently innovative players in the house music game. “It’s dark, fun, rowdy, made to play and going straight in my set,” Lunoe said in a press release. “Double Dip” gets things moving and grooving with a banging four-on-the-floor beat and throbbing bassline, arranged alongside crashing hi-hats and whirring techno synths. “Lick, lick, lick, lick / Tastes good, so I double dip,” flow its sultry vocals, written with Madison Rose. Sprinkled throughout are light bursts of garage sonics, expertly rounding out the...
Insomniac Announces 2022 Day Trip Festival Dates
“WE BACK BABY, and better than ever!” The organizers of Day Trip Festival have triumphantly announced plans for the 2022 edition of the Southern California event, which is scheduled to take place June 25-26. While last year’s inaugural event ended up having to switch locations from a waterfront site in L.A. County to the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, this year’s fest will occur at a locale better than originally intended—at the historic Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach. The 21+ festival will feature two stages showcasing techno and house music’s top tastemakers. Beginning March 3rd, ticket-holders from the inaugural 2021 Day Trip and the brand’s recent Skyline Festival in Downtown L.A. will receive first access to the exclusive 24-hour presale. Gen...
GRiZ and Big Gigantic Drop Trippy Animated Video for New Dubstep Collab, “Open Your Mind”
Let the good times roll—GRiZ and Big Gigantic have reunited for a brand new single. The two beloved electronic music acts today joined forces for “Open Your Mind,” a massive dubstep track with a reggae twist. And thanks to their signature saxophones, it’s yet another forward-thinking take on the breezy, fun-loving sound that longtime fans admire. Big Gigantic and GRiZ are longtime creative collaborators, most recently joining forces for a single on the latter’s scintillating 7th album, Rainbow Brain. Their 2015 collab “Good Times Roll” remains one of the most prized songs in each of their decorated discographies. And if comments by Big Gigantic are any indication, their collaborative chemistry hasn’t lost a beat. “GRiZ is an absolute mon...
