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Official HIGE DANdism’s ‘Mixed Nuts’ Logs Third Week Atop Japan Hot 100
Official HIGE DANdism’s “Mixed Nuts” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated July 13, logging its third week at the top of the tally. On the chart tracking the week from July 4 to 10, the SPYxFAMILY opener is powered by streaming, downloads, and video views. The track continues its reign over streaming and downloads, with the former increasing slightly from 9,371,493 to 9,452,499 weekly streams to extend its record to 11 weeks at No. 1 for themetric, while the latter decreasing slightly from 11,066 to 10,259 units but extending its record to 4 weeks, respectively. The single is at No. 4 for video, withfigures increasing from 1,614,634 to 1,641,850 views. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news [embedded content] SEKAI NO OWARI’s “H...
Britney Spears Is Sharing Her Voice Again on a Grown-Up Version of ‘…Baby One More Time’: Watch
Britney Spears has lived a lot of life since she recorded her breakthrough 1998 hit song “…Baby One More Time,” and now she’s sharing a more grown-up version of the song in a new video. The pop star took to Instagram on Friday to share two videos of her singing her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit a cappella with some more adult lyrics, swapping out “give me a sign” in the chorus with “give me a f—ing sign.” In the accompanying caption, she says she asked to record this slinkier version of the song for years, but her “TEAM said No.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “This is me yesterday doing laundry and separating clothes … I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time … maybe too long … and here’s me playing at my house with a d...
Song of the Week: Tegan and Sara Heal Wounds of the Past with “Yellow”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Tegan and Sara are back with an ode to the music of Coldplay on “Yellow.” It’s been six (!) years since a full-length Tegan and Sara album. As the beloved sister duo gears up for the October 21st release of their tenth LP, Crybaby (via Mom + Pop Music), they’ve started rolling out previews of the new era, including their latest, “Yellow.” It’s no mistake that it bears the same name as one of the most famous love songs in recent decades — Coldplay’s “Yellow” — and is rather directly referencing it in the accompa...
Tina Knowles Stopped Solange from Being Beyoncé’s Austin Powers Backup Singer
Oh, behave! Back in the early 2000s, Beyoncé memorably made her theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember, and Solange almost played a part in the comedy before Tina Knowles shut it down. According to Vulture‘s oral history of Queen Bey’s time as Foxxy Cleopatra, a then-15-year-old Solange was all set to serve as her sister’s back-up singer in the 2002 three-quel. “I remember Beyoncé and I giggling because [Solange] was young and everything in Austin Powers is so suggestive,” recalled choreographer Marguerite Derricks. “‘He’s got the Midas touch, but he touched it too much’ — that was a lyric that we were freaking out about for her sister.” However, when it came time to shoot the scene, Tina Knowles put her foot down. Costume designer Deena Appel explained, “What happened, the w...
The Rome and Duddy Show: Live from the Road
Listen via: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Pocket Casts | RadioPublic | Stitcher | RSS Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B return for another episode of The Rome and Duddy Show — live from the road! This week, the guys come to your from their hotel rooms while on tour. They discuss their time on the road — storms and all — and what’s coming on Season 2 of TR&DS. Advertisement Related Video Plus, stick around for the announcement of last show’s The Great American Talent Show winner! Listen to the full episode now, then make sure you like, subscribe to, and review The Rome and Duddy Show wherever you get your podcasts. Fans should...
Rap Song of the Week: Remy Ma and Rapsody Assert Dominance on DJ Premier’s “Remy Rap”
Rap Song of the Week is a Friday roundup of the hip-hop tracks you need to hear. Check out the full playlist here. Today, Remy Ma and Rapsody team up on DJ Premier’s “Remy Rap.” For DJ Premier’s new EP celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the pioneering producer handpicked a lineup of rappers known for their lyricism including Nas, Lil Wayne, and Run the Jewels. Preemo also paired up seasoned MCs Remy Ma and Rapsody on the track “Remy Rap,” which finds both women letting out frustration about being underestimated in a male-dominated industry. Remy in particular spits with a fire in her belly, calling on female rappers to level up and expressing resentment for her pen game being questioned. After coming up as part of Big Pun and Fat Joe’s Terror Squad and later marryin...
Ricky Martin’s Accuser Identified As His 21-Year-Old Nephew: Report
Ricky Martin’s 21-year-old nephew has reportedly been identified as the individual who was granted a restraining order against the pop singer earlier this month. A Puerto Rican judge approved the restraining against Martin on July 1st, but the identity of the accuser had been unknown until now. According to Spanish newspaper Marca (via People), Martin’s brother, Eric, identified the artist’s nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sanchez, as his accuser. According to the restraining order, which was filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law, Martin and Sanchez had been in a seven-month relationship. Martin allegedly refused to accept their breakup and was found loitering outside of Sanchez’s home on three different occasions. Sanchez also accused Martin of physical and psychological abuse. Advertisem...
Steve Lacy Drops Sophomore Album Gemini Rights: Stream
It may be Cancer season, but Steve Lacy has released his new album Gemini Rights via L-M Records/RCA Records. The studio effort — The Internet guitarist’s sophomore solo outing — arrives a little over three years after 2019’s Apollo XXI and contains singles “Mercury,” “Bad Habit,” and the Fousheé collab “Sunshine.” “Gemini Rights is essentially me coming into myself after a breakup,” the artist said in an interview with The Recording Academy a few days before the album’s release. “It’s a story that is very fluid [and] very fun. To me, the subject matter could be sad if you look at it that way, but I feel like it is way more hopeful — and that’s the story: finding happiness. I’m finding myself after a heartbreak and I am excited for people to hear this record.” Advertisement Related Video D...
Bruce Springsteen is a Grandfather
Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa are celebrating the birth of their first grandchild. As Scialfa revealed on Instagram, the couple’s youngest son, Sam, and his fiancée recently welcomed a baby daughter named Lily Harper. Sam, 28, was sworn in a firefighter in Jersey City, New Jersey in 2020. His older brother, Evan, works for SiriusXM Radio. Their sister, Jessica, is a champion showjumper who won a silver medal at last year’s Olympics. Advertisement Related Video Bruce and Patti will have a few months to enjoy being grandparents before they reunite with the rest of the E Street Band and head out on an expansive world tour. Tickets to the newly announced North American leg go on sale beginning next week. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgDLIypvHLd/ [flexi-common-toolbar] [fl...
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ Turns 10: How Its Video Became the First Member of YouTube’s Billion Views Club
Before K-pop stars like BTS and BLACKPINK dominated the charts in the United States, there was Psy. On July 15, 2012, he released a music video for his signature hit, “Gangnam Style.” The track would change Psy’s career, launching him to No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and kicking off YouTube’s Billion Views Club in the process. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Gangnam Style” hit the 1 billion views milestone in December 2012, 159 days after the video premiered on the platform. At the video’s peak, it netted a notable 14.9 million views per day and still averages 900,000 views per day in 2022. To date, the video has 4.4 billion views and counting. The billion-views status for “Gangnam Style” remained untouched for more tha...
The Video for Calvin Harris’ ‘Stay With Me’ Is Like Being Inside a Kaleidoscope With Halsey, Justin Timberlake & Pharrell
VIP areas and the interiors of a kaleidoscope are both similarly dazzling, and in a stroke of genius the video for Calvin Harris‘ latest, “Stay With Me,” combines these two spaces with glitzy visuals and even glitzier stars. Released Friday (July 15), the clip places the track’s featured vocalists, Halsey, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell, inside a shimmying, spinning, lightly psychedelic universe, where each of them — dressed in dazzling brights — perform the funk-inflected disco opus, with Timberlake giving just the right amount of air guitar and evoking the video for Jamiroquai’s classic “Virtual Insanity” while dancing on a moving walkway. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In addition to the trio of vocalists, Harris also makes two brief cameos...
Joe Jonas Shares Adorable Video Celebrating His & Sophie Turner’s Love Story After Welcoming Second Baby
From getting together in 2016 to welcoming their second child together this month, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have quite a few relationship milestones to celebrate. And in an adorable video posted to his Instagram, the DNCE frontman did just that. The Friday (July 15) video opens with old clips of the pair sitting together on a restaurant date and snuggling in bed before cutting to photos from their wedding day. It ends on a sweet snapshot of the couple taking a mirror selfie with Turner’s pregnant belly on full display. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Started from the bottom now we’re here…” Jonas captioned the video. “I want to see your [love] story.” The video — soundtracked by DNCE’s newest song “Got Me Good” — comes one day after...
