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Zach Williams Adds Fourth Christian Airplay Chart No. 1 With ‘Less Like Me’
As “Less Like Me” hits No. 1 in its 17th frame, it wraps Williams’ fastest trip to the Christian Airplay penthouse. “There Was Jesus,” with Dolly Parton, led for five weeks following its coronation in its 19th frame, on the chart dated Sept. 12, 2020; “Old Church Choir” reigned for 20 weeks after reaching the apex in its 18th week in August 2017; and his debut entry, “Chain Breaker,” led for 15 weeks after reaching the pinnacle in its 22nd week in November 2016. Williams has banked his four Christian Airplay No. 1s among eight top 10s. His first top 10 this year, his version of the Yuletide standard “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” climbed to No. 3 in January. As “Less Like Me” hits No. 1 in its 17th frame, it wraps...
10 Times Selena Gomez Has Stressed Mental Health Awareness
Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Billboard has compiled 10 pivotal moments when Gomez stressed the importance of mental health awareness. April 2021: Launch of “Mental Health 101” with Rare Beauty Timed with 2021 Mental Health Awareness Month, Gomez launched a new Mental Health 101 educational campaign with her mission-driven makeup brand Rare Beauty. The initiative is “dedicated to supporting mental health education and encouraging financial support for more mental health services in educational services,” according to her Instagram. One post contained a set of slides that began by listing mental health as its own school subject next to math, science, history and P.E. and contained shocking statistics about mental health, a peti...
Robopine Sheds His Quills for ‘Masked Singer’ Exit: ‘They Kept the Competition Thick’
In Week 3, his performance of “All of Me” by John Legend brought judge Nicole Scherzinger to tears, and it soon became evident that the man under the half-robot half-porcupine costume was an actual singer. Guest panelist Chrissy Metz and Scherzinger were able to combine their hunches based on the clue packages and correctly guess that Robopine was singer/songwriter/actor Tyrese. “It’s one of the most exciting things I’ve done all year that I couldn’t post about,” he says. “I had to definitely practice restraint, because I love posting. I love talking about things and inspiring people and addressing politics, police brutality and whatever is going on in the world.” Billboard spoke to Tyrese about why he pretended to be 60 years old ...
Willow Smith Reunites Mom Jada’s Old Metal Band for Sick Mother’s Day Surprise
Willow Smith pulled off a top-secret Mother’s Day surprise for Jada Pinkett Smith by getting her mom’s metal band back together to perform on the latest Red Table Talk episode. On Wednesday’s (May 5) episode, which arrived around the third anniversary of the Facebook Watch series. Willow recalled accompanying her mother on tour with her metal band Wicked Wisdom with old home videos, including one where she and her brother Jaden Smith cleaned the outside of the tour bus. “This is the music that I grew up around. My mother was Superwoman, she was a rock star, she was a warrior and a nurturer, all in one. So unapologetically badass. … I was my mom’s biggest fan,” said Willow, who recently took a pop-punk turn on her new single “Tr...
Dirty Honey Announce 2021 US Tour, Won’t Stop Rocking at Actor Taylor Kitsch’s House
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T19:46:05+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 3:46pm ET Rising hard rockers Dirty Honey have announced a headlining U.S. tour set to launch next month. The band is apparently prepping for the trek by performing nonstop at the home of actor Taylor Kitsch. In the short clip posted on Kitsch’s Instagram, the Friday Night Lights actor bemoans the fact that he invited Dirty Honey over to perform at his house … and now they won’t leave. “I haven’t slept in four f**king days because of what’s going on up there,” Kitsch says to fellow actor Derek Phillips, who arrives at the house carrying a golf club. “[John] Notto’s doing solos at 2 in the morning.” The pair make their way to the roof deck, where D...
Marina and Pussy Riot Join Forces for “Purge the Poison” Remix: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T20:22:09+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 4:22pm ET Electropop artist Marina, formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds, has tapped Russian protest group Pussy Riot to remix her new single “Purge the Poison”. Stream it below. Pussy Riot have been collaborating with a number of American artists this year, including Tom Morello, but this Marina remix sees them flexing a different music muscle than usual. Instead of doing their spin on political punk, Pussy Riot lean into Marina’s slick electropop sound — for comparison, check out the original version of the single after the jump — and sprinkle in some whisper-sung lyrics of their own. According to the band’s own Nadya Tolokonnikova, getting...
Adrien Brody Joins Succession Season 3 Cast
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T21:01:23+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 5:01pm ET Adrien Brody is joining the cast of Succession for its upcoming third season, reports Variety. He will guest star as Josh Aaronson, a billionaire activist investor who becomes pivotal in the battle for the ownership of Waystar. He’s the latest big name to join the hit HBO series, as the addition of Alexander Skarsgard as tech founder and CEO Lukas Matsson was announced on Monday. Alongside fellow recurring guests Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, and Jihae, they will join the returning cast members Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Matthew Macfadyen, and Alan Ruck. “Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall (Strong) at ...
Willow Smith Reunites and Fronts Mom Jada Pinkett Smith’s Metal Band Wicked Wisdom for Mother’s Day Surprise: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T21:20:08+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 5:20pm ET Willow Smith pulled off one helluva surprise for her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, on the Mother’s Day edition of the family’s popular Facebook series Red Table Talk. The talented daughter of Will and Jada not only reunited her mom’s old metal band, Wicked Wisdom, she fronted them for a performance of their song “Bleed All Over Me”, much to Jada’s delight. Jada formed Wicked Wisdom in 2002, and recorded two albums with the band — 2004’s My Story and a 2006 self-titled effort. Among the band’s highlights were opening for Britney Spears on tour and playing the traveling 2005 Ozzfest. While the band never officially broke up, they haven’t been a...
Jordan Brand Signs First Player From The Philippines, Kiefer Ravena
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YE AUNG THU / Getty Looks like the Jordan Brand is expanding their family of athletes and they’ve chosen a skilled basketball player straight out pf the Philippines. On Tuesday (May 5), the Jumpman brand formally announced that they had just inked Filipino basketball icon Kiefer Ravena and rolled out the welcome mat for the 6’1″ guard. Though he’s not known in American circles like that, Ravena has built his legend in the Philippines by becoming a two-time University Athletic Association of Philippines (UAAP) Seniors Champion and got himself the 2014 Philippine University Games MVP and Champion as well. The man even went on to add five gold medals to his repertoire in the Southeast Asian Games. The only man ever to do so. Keifer almost found his way into ...
NYC Public Schools Make Juneteenth A Holiday, Columbus Day Goes Bye-Bye
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ira L. Black – Corbis / Getty The Big Apple is starting to get woke. New York City public schools will be celebrating Juneteenth as an official holiday on their academic calendar. As spotted on Gothamist NYC has made some significant changes to some key dates in the school year. On Tuesday, May 4 they confirmed that Juneteenth, a day that signifies day the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, will be recognized as an holiday. This means all learning institutions from kindergarten to 12th grade will be closed on June 20 in observance of the day that has gained much more relevance within the last year. They have shown that they will no longer paint Christopher Columbus as a heroic and daring explorer who discovered the Americas....
Discovery+ Greenlights 50 Cent’s ‘Confessions Of A Crime Queen’ Drama Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz 50 Cent continues to expand his reach within Hollywood. He has found a home for his new Confessions Of A Crime Queen project. As spotted on Deadline the G-Unit boss just secured another bag and more importantly another point of distribution for his gritty content. The trade publication confirmed that Curtis and his staff have locked in Discovery+ as the network for his upcoming crime drama. This new show is billed as a “first-of-its-kind anthology series that brings to life riveting, headline-making stories by combining documentary and scripted genres. Each season will focus on the true story of one larger-than-life woman who created and led a multi-million-dollar criminal empire before a dramatic fall from power.” Nat...
Playing In Our Faces: White Atlanta Cop That Killed Rayshard Brooks Reinstated
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CURTIS COMPTON / Getty Garrett Rolfe, the white Atlanta police officer that was fired after shooting and killing Black man Rayshard Brooks, is now officially back at his duties albeit with some restrictions. Rolfe was reinstated but will not be allowed to possess a service weapon nor will be in uniform working the streets. As seen on hotspotatl.com, a Civil Service Board determined on Wednesday (May 5) that Rolfe was wrongfully terminated from his post as authorities in the matter failed to comply with certain provisions presumably due to union rules and that Rolfe was not given due process. Rolfe will not be allowed back in uniform, on the streets and cannot have a department firearm due to the ruling. It appears that Rolfe is working behind the scenes t...
