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Watch Justin Bieber Perform ‘Lonely’ for Inmates During California Prison Visit
Bieber — who went to the prison in Lancaster, Calif., along with his wife Hailey and pastor Judah Smith — visited with prisoners involved in The Urban Ministry Institute, as well as the Paws for Life K9 Rescue program, which allows prisoners to train dogs to become service animals for military vets. Thanks to conversations during his visit, Bieber committed to providing buses to transport family members who have been unable to visit their incarcerated loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was a life-changing experience that I will never forget,” Bieber said in a statement Thursday (April 1). “It was such an honor listening to their stories and seeing how strong their faith is.” Bieber’s visit was in partnership with the Anti-Recidivism Coali...
Beyonce Celebrates 5th Anniversary of ‘Lemonade’ Album: ‘I’m So Thankful’
She concluded, “I hope you find joy today.” Lemonade arrived on April 23, 2016, through its same-titled film, which was soundtracked by the album’s songs, and premiered on HBO. The 12-song visual album was released by Parkwood/Columbia Records following the film’s debut, initially as an exclusive through Tidal. With standouts like “Hold Up,” “Formation,” “All Night” and “Sorry,” Lemonade debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, earning Beyonce her sixth-chart topper. The set includes guest appearances by Jack White, James Blake, The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Following its release, all 12 of the album’s songs debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. Lemonade was also 2016’s third-biggest-selling albu...
BTS Are Louis Vuitton’s New Brand Ambassadors: See Pics
BTS are the new brand ambassadors for Louis Vuitton, as both parties announced on Thursday (April 22) via Twitter. The iconic luxury brand ushered in the partnership by sharing pictures of the septet dressed in pastel suiting juxtaposed with more casual sneakers. In a statement shared on social media, Louis Vuitton tweeted: “Joining as new Ambassadors, the world renowned pop icons @bts_bighit are recognized for their uplifting messages that impart a positive influence. Louis Vuitton is pleased to welcome members, RM, Jin, Suga, J-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet B...
The Weeknd Enlists Ariana Grande for “Save Your Tears” Remix: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:02:20+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:02am ET The Weeknd has teamed up with Ariana Grande for a remix of his After Hours song “Save Your Tears”. Watch the accompanying animated music video below. The track is the latest in a string of remixes that the Canadian Grammy boycotter has released since After Hours arrived last March. It follows he and Rosalía’s “Blinding Lights” remix from back in December, which was preceded by a Kenny G-featuring rendition of “In Your Eyes”, and a handful of remixes by Chromatics, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Lil Uzi Vert earlier in the year. It’s the first material The Weeknd has released since he reissued his debut mixtape Ho...
The Weeknd Drops ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix With Ariana Grande: Stream It Now
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande made sure their fans got their tissues ready and saved their tears for Friday (April 23) when they released their “Save Your Tears” remix. Earlier this week, both superstars teased an eight-second audio snippet on Twitter of their breathy vocals harmonizing the lyric “I don’t know why I run away” on the song from The Weeknd’s Billboard 200 No. 1 album After Hours. “Save Your Tears” is currently sitting at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, dated April 24, and just topped the Pop Airplay chart this week. The “Save Your Tears” remix is The Weeknd and Grande’s third collaboration in seven years. He hopped on the “off the table” duet featured on Grande...
Luther Vandross Seized the Moment and Redefined R&B with Never Too Much: Classic Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-22T17:20:55+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 1:20pm ET April 20th marked what would’ve been the 70th birthday of the late, great Luther Vandross. To celebrate his memory and musical legacy, we’re holding a giveaway for a one-of-a-kind prize pack, featuring Never Too Much and This Is Christmas on vinyl, plus a special plaque commemorating the icon’s gold and platinum singles. Visit here for more information and a chance to win. And in the meantime, enjoy Rashad Grove’s classic review of Vandross’ game-changing debut, Never Too Much, which will turn 40 later this summer. Nobody aware of his backstory would ever characterize the emerging stardom of Luther Vandross as an overnight success. Va...
Miley Cyrus Hides in The Kid Laroi’s Car in Latest Remix Tease
Cyrus captioned the clip “…where are we going @thekidlaroi? BTW I think they want us to drop the remix. The second sneak at Miley’s upcoming remix of LAROI’s 2020 single “Without You” comes after Tuesday’s 20-second clip that blended the original over footage of Miley making faces as headlines about her dating life scrolled in the background. “Miley Cyrus Romance Retrospective: All the Men and Women She’s Dated,” read one, “What Really Ended Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas’ Relationship,” screamed another. All the while, Miley, looking satisfied and confident, gazes into the camera as the Kid sings, “And I can’t take it back, so in the past is where we’ll leave it, huh,” before Miley ...
Yola Announces New Album, Shares ‘Diamond Studded Shoes’: Listen
“The video is in part inspired by the Truman Show and is about being trapped in a false construct,” Yola said in a release. “It is supposedly perfect, but you’re trapped in a life that wasn’t meant for you. I wanted to convey the feeling that everything you know to be true is not quite working the way it’s supposed to. The island at the end is a paradigm of mental conditioning, we are all trapped on an island of our own thinking, until we change it.” The song taps into the civil unrest many have been feeling over the past year. Yola asks listeners “to unite and turn our focus to those with a stranglehold on humanity” instead of falling prey to “the false divides created to distract us from those few who are in charge of the majority of the world’s wealth and...
Aurora Achieving ‘Runaway’ Success on Billboard Global Charts Thanks to TikTok Trend
The song hits the Global Excl. U.S. chart’s top 40 and leaps 130-49 on the Global 200. In 2015, Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora released her debut EP, Running With the Wolves. She followed in 2016 with her first full-length, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, which reached No. 28 on Billboard‘s U.S.-based Top Rock Albums chart. Both sets begin with the song “Runaway.” Fast-forward to 2021 and the track is gaining more widespread worldwide recognition on the back of, what else? TikTok virality. On the latest lists, dated April 24, “Runaway” leaps 99-34 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and 130-49 on the Billboard Global 200. “Runaway” received its own colorful interactive TikTok filter that dramatically changes the backlighting from da...
Kelly Clarkson Delivers Sassy Cover of Maren Morris’ ‘Rich’: Watch
Kelly Clarkson took on country-pop superstar Maren Morris‘ “Rich” in the latest (April 21) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “If I had a dollar every time that I swore you off/ And a twenty every time that I picked up when you called/ And a crisp new Benjamin for when you’re here then gone again/ And a dollar every time I was right about you after all,” Clarkson sang, backed by her band Y’all and standing out in a white shirtdress against a green-lit stage. “Rich” appears on Morris’ 2016 major label debut album Hero. Clarkson also previously covered Morris’ “My Church” at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined w...
Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’ Posts Big Vinyl Sales, Jumps 79-2 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now MRC Data. Pure album sales were the measurement solely utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. The new April 24-dated Top Album Sales chart (where Fearless [Taylor’s Version] debuts to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on April 20. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both T...
Dua Lipa Covers Arlo Parks’ “Eugene”: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T02:53:12+00:00“>April 19, 2021 | 10:53pm ET During a recent appearance at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, Dua Lipa brought down the lights and turned up the temperature for a cover of “Eugene” by Arlo Parks. Lipa and Parks are both young (25 and 20, respectively) and both ascendent in different ways. Parks is our former Artist of the Month, and “Eugene” appeared on her excellent debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams. Meanwhile, Lipa is fresh off her Grammy win for Best Pop Vocal album for Future Nostalgia. The pop star reveled in the intimate setting of the Live Lounge, also performing a stripped-down version of her own song “Hallucinate”. For “Eugene”, Lipa sang without pe...
