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Harry Styles’ Pre-Orange Bowl Concert Canceled Amid COVID Surge
It looks like Harry Styles won’t be headed to Florida for the Capital One Beach Bash after all. On Monday (Dec. 20), Capital One announced that the free concert, which was meant to kick off the pre-game fun at the Orange Bowl in South Beach, has been canceled due to the current spike in COVID-19 cases. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Due to increasing logistical and production challenges related to the pandemic and after consultation with the artists and their production teams, we have jointly made the difficult decision to cancel the Capital One Beach Bash originally scheduled for December 30, 2021 on South Beach at Lummus Park,” reads a statement from Capital One. “While we are disappointed to not host the concert, we are excited for a great...
Lil Durk Proposes to India Royale Onstage at Hometown Chicago Concert: Watch
Lil Durk is officially engaged to his longtime girlfriend India Royale. On Saturday, during his performance for radio station WGCI’s Big Jam Concert at the United Center in the pair’s Chicago hometown, the hitmaker (nee Durk Derrick Banks) caught the audience by surprise when he unexpectedly proposed to Royale onstage. Durk was on bended knee when he asked Royale, “Do you wanna be my wife?” The enthusiastic crowd burst into applause in celebration of the special moment before Royale said yes. The rap star shared a video of his proposal on Instagram. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The two reportedly started dating in 2017. They became parents to daughter Willow Banks soon after in November 2018. The heartwarming marriage proposal culminates an incredible year for Lil Durk, ...
What’s Your Favorite K-Pop Song of 2021? Vote!
As the year winds to a close, it’s a great time to look back on all the incredible music fans were gifted with this year, and the realm of K-pop is no exception. From BTS‘ “Butter”-y domination to long-awaited solo singles from Blackpink‘s Rosé (“On the Ground,” “Gone”) and Lisa (“Lalisa,” “Money”), some of the genre’s biggest stars continued to reach new career highs throughout 2021. Meanwhile, idols like TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TWICE and Seventeen celebrated well-earned breakthrough moments on the Billboard charts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news So now, Billboard wants to know: Which K-pop hit was your favorite release of 2021? Did you prefer a boy band like NCT Dream (“Hot Sauce”) or CIX (“Cinema”)? What about a solo star like IU (“Lilac”...
Shadows Fall Reunite to Play First Show in Six Years: Watch
Shadows Fall reunited for their first show in six years on Saturday (December 18th) at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The influential metalcore band had previously announced the one-off concert in its home state way back in June. Before that, we hadn’t heard much of anything from the Shadows Fall camp since the group went on hiatus following gigs in 2015 — although guitarist Jon Donais has been keeping busy as a member of Anthrax the past several years. The celebratory reunion show featured a stacked lineup with support from Unearth, Darkest Hour, Within the Ruins, Sworn Enemy, and Carnivora. As for the headliners, Shadows Fall sound like they’re in fine form based on the audience footage recorded during their set. Advertisement Related Video The band played a 16-song, car...
In Photos: Bands Featuring Sons of Metallica’s Hetflied, Ulrich, and Trujillo Team Up for San Francisco Gig
As part of Metallica’s “San Francisco Takeover” to mark their 40th anniversary, a handful of club gigs were announced to surround the metal titans’ massive shows at the Chase Center. One of those shows included three bands — OTTTO, Taipei Houston, and Bastardane — with each featuring at least one son of a Metallica member. The gig took place Saturday night (December 18th) at The Chapel, with Bastardane taking the stage first. Based out of Savannah, Georgia, the group features drummer Castor Hetfield, son of Metallica frontman James Hetfield. The trio had a sound that was just as much thrash metal influenced as it was hard rock, and put on an impressive set. Next up were Taipei Houston, a two-piece whose members Myles (drummer) and Layne (singer-bassist) are the sons of Lars Ulrich. Althoug...
R.I.P. Carlos Marín, Il Divo Singer Dead at 53
Carlos Marín, one-quarter of the multi-national vocal group Il Divo, has died at the age of 53. The surviving members of the quartet announced the news on Twitter. “It is with heavy hearts that we are letting you know that our friend and partner, Carlos Marin, has passed away,” the group wrote. “He will be missed by his friends, family and fans. There wiIl never be another voice or spirit like Carlos.” The statement continued: “For 17 years the four of us have been on this incredible journey of Il Divo together, and we will miss our dear friend. We hope and pray that his beautiful soul will rest in peace. With Love — David, Sebastien and Urs.” Advertisement Related Video Marín had been performing with fellow Il Divo members David Miller, Sébastien Izambard, and Urs Bühler in the UK until t...
Kelly Clarkson Kicks ‘the Door Open’ With Soulful Silk Sonic Cover: Watch
Kelly Clarkson tapped into her soulful side in her signature Kellyoke opening segment on the Monday (Dec. 20) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, and performed her powerful take on Silk Sonic’s hit “Leave the Door Open.” Joined by a trio of background singers to assist her, Clarkson peppered the lyrics with smooth vocal runs to make the song her own. “I’ma leave the door open/ I’ma leave the door open/ That you feel the way I feel/ And you want me like I want you tonight, baby/ Tell me that you’re coming through,” Clarkson effortlessly sang. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Leave the Door Open” hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2021; the track serves as Bruno Mars’ eighth No. 1 single, while Anderson .Paak earned his first wi...
Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ Hits Its First Billboard Airplay Chart
Taylor Swift‘s “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” has already topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts (dated Nov. 27), and now adds another impressive, if perhaps unlikely, achievement: It reaches its first Billboard radio airplay chart, entering Adult Pop Airplay at No. 38, up 52% in plays in the Dec. 13-19 tracking week, according to MRC Data. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The song has overcome two notable challenges in bowing on the ranking: It’s not being promoted, by Republic Records, as a proper radio single, and it clocks in, in its longest form, at over 10 minutes. It’s even competing for airtime against another Swift song that is receiving a focused promotional campaign at radio: “Message in a Bottle (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault),” which ranks a...
DJ 4Kerty – Zazoo Mix
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Juice WRLD’s ‘Fighting Demons’ Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
The late Juice WRLD is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 2 with Fighting Demons. The artist’s second posthumous album is debuting with 119,000 equivalent album units including 110,000 in streaming equivalent album units (155.49 million on-demand streams of the songs), 5,000 in track equivalent album units and 4,000 in album sales. Fighting Demons marks Juice WRLD’s fifth Billboard 200 entry, and follows previous No. 1s like Legends Never Die in 2020 and Death Race for Love in 2019. Elsewhere on the chart, Adele logs her fourth straight week at No. 1 with 30 while Taylor Swift, Michael Bublé and Olivia Rodrigo at Nos. 3, 4 and 5. Making up the bottom half of this week’s top 10 are Morgan Wallen, Mariah Carey, Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas, Drake and Po...
Big Sean Details His Relationship With Kanye West in Full ‘Drink Champs’ Interview
Last month, Kanye West gave an honest interview on Drink Champs revealing some thoughts about his colleagues in the industry. Ye is never one to hold back on his thoughts and revealed that signing Big Sean to his G.O.O.D. Music label was one of the worst decisions he has ever made. Big Sean and Kanye West’s feud go way back and since hearing his comments, Sean Don was ready to appear on Drink Champs to set the records straight. The interview touched on many dramatic issues surrounding Big Sean and Ye’s relationship over the course of their careers. Big Sean discussed how Kanye West and JAY-Z once pressured him to fire one of his friends due to a photo that surfaced online of the three of them collaborating in the studio, as well as auditing the label for money he was owed and reaching out ...
Fans Choose FKA Twigs and The Weeknd’s ‘Tears in the Club’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
FKA Twigs and The Weeknd‘s new track has topped this week’s fan-voted new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll that was published Friday (Dec. 17) on Billboard, choosing “Tears in the Club” as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Tears in the Club,” the first team-up between the two artists, brought in just over half of the vote at 52.43%. FKA Twigs and The Weeknd dropped the song on Thursday, with the atmospheric chorus “Tears in the club/ ‘Cuz your love’s got me f—ed up.” While it’s unclear whether “Tears in the Club” will appear on an upcoming album from either FKA Twigs or The Weeknd, this year they’ve both hinted that new albums are in the works. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Weeknd’s “Poison” collab with Aaliyah, re...
