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Normani Shuts Down Claims She No Longer Has ‘Motivation’ to Make Music: ‘Just Shut the F— Up’
Normani is not tolerating any comments about her work ethic. On Tuesday (Aug. 9), the singer gave a pointed response to Twitter users who believe she is no longer passionate about her music endeavors. “No idea where Normani’s motivation (no pun intended) has gone but I just dont see the same passion from her as I used to,” one user wrote in a tweet, which has since been listed as private. “Before yall start, its not depression so dont even go THERE!” A second user replied to the first user’s tweet and wrote, “What happens when you’ve gotten comfortable and you’re not HUNGRY anymore.” Normani, incensed by the comments, jumped into the conversation and simply replied, “Just shut the f— up.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The comment...
Grupo Firme Set for Latin Music Week 2022 in Miami
Grupo Firme is confirmed for the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Week, set to take place Sept. 26-30 at the Faena Forum. The regional Mexican supergroup will be participating in one of the various superstar panels taking place during the week in Miami. Founded by Caz in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2013, the group — which straddles the genres of banda and norteño — is comprised of Eduin’s brother Jhonny Caz, Abraham Hernández, Joaquín Ruiz, Christian Gutiérrez, José Rubio and Dylan Camacho. Touring titans, in 2021, the band secured a historic booking at Los Angeles’ 20,000-capacity Staples Center as the first Latin act to perform the most shows in a single calendar year at the venue with seven sold-out concerts this summer. (The only other artist who has done more in one year is Adele, with eight perfor...
Billboard Expands in Asia With Launch of Billboard China
Billboard is expanding its global footprint in Asia. On Monday (Aug. 8), Billboard announced the launch of Billboard China along with plans for its rollout. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Billboard brand in China,” Billboard President Mike Van said in a press release announcing the news. “We look forward to providing a platform for Chinese musicians to share their art and unique sound amongst a global audience. Today marks the beginning of another exciting chapter in Billboard’s evolution and we are eager to witness the proliferation of new artists shaping pop culture.” Billboard China adds to the list of the publication’s international editions and music content in Asia, following Billboard Japan and Billboard Korea. Per the press release, Billboard will work closely with ...
NCT 127’s Next Album Is Arriving Sooner Than You Think
Attention, NCTzens! NCT 127 announced Monday (Aug. 8) that they’ll release a new album this September. The yet-untitled studio set will be the K-pop act’s fourth album following Sticker: The Third Album, which was released in September and notched the group their third No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart before it was repackaged the following month as Favorite. In its two different forms, the LP was supported by the title track and second single “Favorite (Vampire).” Not much is known yet about the forthcoming studio effort, including its title, track list or exact release date courtesy of SM Entertainment and Capitol Records. But in a release, the idols teased that they will kick off the era with a pair of electrifying shows in Los Angeles and New York City — their first live performances ...
Olivia Newton-John’s Top 20 Biggest Billboard Hits
Pop icon Olivia Newton-John — who died at the age of 73 on Monday (Aug. 8) — logged an incredible catalog of hits on Billboard’s charts. She claimed nearly 40 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 — including five No. 1s. Newton-John’s all-time biggest hit on the Hot 100 is “Physical,” which spent a whopping 10 weeks at No. 1 on the tally in late 1981 and early 1982. It’s not only her biggest hit, but also the No. 1 hit of the entire 1980s decade — it tops Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Songs of the ’80s chart — and scored the most weeks atop the weekly Hot 100 of any song that decade. The four-time Grammy Award winner made her Hot 100 debut with “If Not for You” in 1971 and was last on the list in 2010, when the Glee Cast took its c...
Doja Cat Assures Fans She’s OK After Shaving Off Her Hair & Eyebrows: ‘I’m Rich, I’m Fine’
Doja Cat knows she’s still a boss b—h, even if she has no hair. In a recent Instagram Live, the 26-year-old “Vegas” rapper told viewers that the recent surge in online negativity over her newly shaved head and eyebrows isn’t bothering her — but that people speculating she’s mentally ill because of her new look definitely are upsetting her. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Doja first revealed her bare head in a Thursday (Aug. 4) Instagram Live, during which she later shaved off her eyebrows on camera as more than 20,000 people watched in real time. Ever since, she’s been sharing lots of selfies showing off different painted-on brow looks — but not everyone is a fan. Some on social media have commented their dislike for the style change, w...
John Legend Credits Chrissy Teigen for ‘Powerful, Wise Decision’ to Share Pregnancy Loss Experience: ‘It Helped a Lot of People’
John Legend stopped by BBC’s Desert Island Discs on Sunday (Aug. 7) and opened up about wife Chrissy Teigen’s devastating pregnancy loss with their baby Jack. “It was difficult,” he told host Lauren Laverne of the couple’s decision to share such a painful experience with the world. “And I was hesitant to share it, but I think Chrissy was really right in encouraging us to share it because I think it really was powerful for a lot of people. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “And way more people than anybody realizes go through this,” the EGOT winner continued. “And I think they feel alone a lot of times; they told us they felt alone a lot of times. And us sharing our experience helped people feel less alone and feel like there were other pe...
Megan Thee Stallion Shows Off Her Acting Chops as Tina Snow on Starz’s ‘P-Valley’
Megan Thee Stallion is a Grammy-winning rapper, a Texas Southern University graduate and now, an actress. The “Pressurelicious” rapper made a guest appearance in the penultimate episode of P-Valley on Sunday night (Aug. 7), playing the role of Tina Snow on the Starz series. In addition to the guest-starring role, Megan wrote and recorded an original song for P-Valley‘s second season. For the new episode, Tina Snow and Lil’ Murda — played by J. Alphonse Nicholson — perform together at the Pynk strip club. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The critically acclaimed series tells the story of a strip club located deep in the Mississippi Delta and the big characters who enter its doors. Season 2 takes audiences deeper into the lives of the...
Lil Wayne Says ‘Tha Carter VI’ Is ‘Coming Soon’ at Young Money Reunion With Drake & Nicki Minaj
Lil Wayne is finally teasing Tha Carter VI. The 39-year-old rapper confirmed that he’s working on the sixth installment of Tha Carter album series during the final night of Drake‘s October World Weekend on Saturday (Aug. 6) at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage. “I’m working on Tha Carter VI, coming soon,” Weezy told the crowd during his onstage reunion with former Young Money labelmates Drake and Nicki Minaj. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lil Wayne’s most recent album, Funeral, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in February 2020, earning the hip-hop star his fifth leader on the chart. He previously topped the Billboard 200 with Tha Carter V (2018), Tha Carter IV (2011), I Am Not a Human Being (2010) and Tha Carter III (2008). Saturday’s show, whic...
Fans Choose Benny Blanco’s ‘Bad Decisions’ Feat. BTS & Snoop Dogg as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Benny Blanco‘s latest song “Bad Decisions,” featuring BTS and Snoop Dogg, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 5) on Billboard, choosing the epic collaboration between the super producer, K-pop stars and rap giant as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Bad Decisions,” the lead single from Blanco’s as-yet-untitled upcoming album, beat out new music by Calvin Harris (Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2), WILLOW (“hover like a GODDESS”), Lauv (All 4 Nothing), DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby (“Staying Alive”), and others. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Bad Decisions” finds BTS’ Jin, V, Jung Kook and Jimin showing off their vocal talents and seeing what trouble they can get up to, as S...
Amy Grant ‘Making Progress Every Day’ After Bike Accident That Left Her Unconscious for 10 Minutes
Amy Grant‘s bike accident left her unconscious for nearly 10 minutes and with a concussion, but her team says her recovery is going well. Grant was hospitalized on July 27 after she fell while on a bicycle ride with friends in Nashville. “She is making progress every day,” a rep for Grant told Billboard on Sunday (Aug. 7). “As Vince has announced during his concerts at the Ryman, she has a concussion and has needed a lot a lot of downtime and peace and quiet to recover. When she hit the pothole she was thrown from her bike and hit her head hard and was knocked out for about 10 [minutes] before being transported to the hospital by ambulance. Every day she gets stronger and more alert/energetic.” Vince Gill, the singer’s husband, addressed Grant’s accident Saturday night (Aug. 6), durin...
Superfly Drops ‘Dynamite’ Remix by DJ R3HAB: Listen
Superfly made its major-label debut on April 4, 2007, as a duo with the single “Hello Hello.” Now Superfly — the stage name of vocalist Shiho Ochi — has released numerous J-pop hits over the years, including “Ai wo Komete Hanataba wo” (A Bouquet With Love), “Beautiful” and “Flare.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The singer/songwriter continues to work tirelessly in the year marking the 15th anniversary of her debut, releasing a new digital single called “Voice” on her debut day and then “Dynamite” on May 23, the song featured in the new commercial series for Boat Race 2022 in Japan. A globally renowned DJ from the Netherlands, R3HAB has remixed tracks by a variety of top artists including The Chainsmokers and Rihanna. Superfly is the first Jap...
